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The Art Theater closes despite $25,000 donation BY HEATHER ROBINSON STAFF WRITER

On Oct. 25, the marquee outside of The Art Theater read, “THANK YOU CHAMPAIGN URBANA,” as it announced the theater would close after a final night of showings on Halloween. The theater had financial issues in the past, only keeping its doors open due to the support from the community that donated large sums of money. This past spring, the Art

Film Foundation set up an online fundraising page on which it requested $25,000 to remain open. After having raised more than the foundation’s goal, the theater proceeded to shut down. “There are a lot of people upset right now,” said David Kraft, owner of the building. “They gave $25,000 a couple of months ago, and everyone’s asking, ‘Where did the money go?’” Kraft said multiple news organizations have

attempted to contact the foundation, which is refusing to respond to questions about the money. The executive director of the theater, Porshé Garner, sent the following statement in an email to The Daily Illini: “We are devastated by the closing and (are) extremely grateful to our community, both for their support over the years and for sharing their responses to the sad news so visibly and audibly across so many digital and

analog platforms. We will not be releasing any further statements beyond the previously released public statement.” Last week, Kraft said he noticed the liquor license for the theater was set to end on the day of Halloween, and the Art Film Foundation may not have been able to pay it. The theater owes Kraft $4,952.24 for rent. If the amount is not paid by Tue

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The Art Theater’s sign reads “closed” in downtown SEE THEATER | 3A Champaign on Friday. The theater shut down after Halloween.

Researchers work toward safety in self-driving cars BY LASZLO RICHARD TOTH CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Ongoing research at the University is working to increase the safety of selfdriving cars. The research works to increase reliability in selfdriving cars, known in the field as autonomous vehicles. The focus of this project is to analyze scenarios of potential risk for AVs and attempt to create artificial intelligence that can assess, manage and solve them effectively prior to the actual use of the vehicles on the roads. The researchers began by recreating accidents and possible scenarios of the AVs in order to study where the errors could arise from. These scenarios can range from slippery roads, human error and malicious attempts to hack the car. They soon realized, however, attempting to assess every possible scenario where an accident could occur proved challenging. “If you just sort of create situations willy-nilly, you could be doing it forever,” said Ravishankar Iyer, pro-

fessor in Engineering and one of the main researchers. “You could be doing it for months or years and still really not hit any real safety problems.” In order to account for this, researchers realized they could equip the AVs with a failsafe “AI engine” that attempts to find any potential threat to safety. In this way, the AI engine, which has “domain knowledge” about the vehicle itself, checks to see whether the AV may have missed something that may lead to a dangerous situation. One aspect the research may not yet have accounted for is the human emotional response. “If you see a person with a baby in a pram and you are sort of losing control, you might actually go in another direction (and hit a tree instead),” Iyer said. “That kind of emotional decision is still not there, so we could actually provide for that kind of thinking.” According to Saurabh Jha SEE CARS | 3A

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Sarah Gale, junior in ACES, speaks at the School of Social Work about her personal experiences with the California Wildfires. Her family had to evacuate their home due to a fire in 2003.

California wildfires impact students BY ETHAN SIMMONS STAFF WRITER

Wildfires have ravaged thousands of acres in California this October. For over 2,000 Californian students and professors at the University, blazing landscapes are the normal back home. Sarah Gale, junior in ACES, is a lifelong resident of Claremont, California, just 30 miles east of Los Angeles. One night in 2003, just after her fifth birthday, fires forced her family to evacuate. “It was around midnight that night when the fire had reached the top of our street. That street I live on is a dead-end, we had pretty much no way out,” Gale said. Gale’s family came in contact with the Grand Prix fire, one of 14 expan-

sive wildfires that burned over 750,000 acres across California in the fall of 2003. Gale’s parents loaded her and her sister into the car. Gale’s mother walked their horse down to a nearby house with a stall-carrier, then Gale’s father drove the family out on a concrete jogging trail behind the house. The family drove over to Gale’s grandpa’s house in San Dimas. They slept in one bed. When the Gales returned the

next day, surrounding wildlife was charred, but their house was untouched. “If that had caught, that entire residential neighborhood that goes down to the freeway would have caught on fire,” Gale said. “We lived in a little matchbox house built in the 1940s, paperthin walls; it would have lit up like that.” Fast forward to 2018: Camp Fire was the deadliest wildfire in the state’s

history. It leveled the entire city of Paradise, California, including the home of Gale’s elementary school principal. Gale said during these evacuations, cars would sometimes not start because it was too hot outside. Other cities in California don’t have to be ablaze to be affected by wildfires, either. “The other component is the air quality; fire makes a lot of smoke. It can block out the sun in the middle of the day, and it’s very unhealthy to breathe all that in,” said Jeff Frame, professor in LAS. Such was the case for Bryan Ku, freshman in LAS, who’s lived in Cupertino, California, since the third grade. Even though the fires were hours away from his home, his swim meet still got canceled. “In California, all the pools are outdoors,” Ku said. “They realized it was too smoggy, and it would be unsafe for the athletes.” Currently, at least 13 major wildfires are spreading across California. The largest is the Kincade fire in Sonoma County, which totals over 77,000 acres and has forced evacuation of over 180,000 people.

“It was around midnight that night when the fire had reached the top of our street. That street I live on is a dead-end, we had pretty much no way out.” SARAH GALE JUNIOR IN ACES

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Students build Twitter-connected printer BY DIANA ANGHEL STAFF WRITER

Two students living in Carr Hall in the Pennsylvania Avenue Residence Halls created a thermal Twitterconnected printer that uses coding to print tweets in their dorm. The printer is connected to a Twitter account under the username of @FlourthPrinter. It scans each Tweet that mentions the username and prints out the Tweet in seconds. Roommates Adam Urish, freshman in Engineering, and Matthew Novelli, freshman in DGS, took about two weeks to finish making the printer. The two decided to start this project purely out of curiosity and temptation for a challenge. The process started when Novelli ordered a receipt printer on eBay and thought about using his previous Twitter coding knowledge and connecting it to the printer. Urish joined him in completing the process. Urish said Novelli had previously skipped class to work on the printer and often stayed up late to work on it as well. The coding behind the printer was a long and sometimes frustrating process. Willard Sullivan, freshman in Engineering, lives on the same floor as Urish and Novelli and had insight on the students’ progress with the printer.

“I mean, when they made a mistake, they were clearly frustrated, but there was a sense of excitement and enjoyment behind it,” Sullivan said. Vance Ursiny, freshman in LAS, also lives on the same floor as the creators. “It went in stages of solving problems and then getting the pictures to eventually work,” Ursiny said. The printer is also able to print pictures added to tweets by transforming them into symbols. Novelli explained the printer transforms the pictures based on light space or dark space. “The lightest character would be a period because that’s the most white space, and the darkest character would be an at sign because that’s the most dark space,” Novelli said. For Novelli, he explained, this was one of the biggest projects he has done with coding. Urish, on the other hand, has been coding for six years and has worked on projects of this magnitude in the past. “I’ve never had something that brings all these people together. It’s something that everyone knows about,” Novelli said. The students explained most of the people on their floor know about the printer and use it to print funny tweets. However, they want to bring more attention to it.

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Above, printed tweets with messages and distinct script images made with a printer connected to Twitter, right, in a dorm room at Carr Hall on Oct. 31. Two University students created this printer out of curiosity and desire for a challenge.

“I want to show it at (the) Engineering Open House; we might do that. Maybe (we will be) putting signs up in more places, like the (Illini) Union or around campus, to get more people to Tweet at it,” Urish said. Urish and Novelli said they are curious about connecting the printer to a different social media platforms in the future. Through successfully fin-

ishing this project, the students also created a bond between each other. “They’re an interesting combo,” Sullivan said. “From what I’ve heard, they didn’t know each other; they just met each other in the dorm room, and that’s pretty cool because it looks like they have a great friendship.” danghel2@dailyillini.com

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foundation will be expected to vacate the area. Kraft gave the foundation a 10-day notice demanding it pay the required amount. Although foundation’s chapter is over, contrary to many reports online, the theater will not necessarily be closing its doors for good, and it is possible someone new may take on the responsibility. Athena Tang, freshman in FAA, was a customer of the

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Sarah Gale, junior in ACES, shows a photo of California fires. At least 13 wildfires still spread across California.

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WILDFIRES outages and called his parents who live in San Jose, California. Sure enough, their power was off for two days. “It wasn’t for too long, but I could imagine it being quite a madhouse back home if the entire city’s power was out,” Chopra said. Chopra said his parents weren’t too shaken up. They’d all seen wildfires before. Five years ago, they could see blazes on the Santa Cruz mountains from their house. A couple of years ago, Chopra caught one of his favorite places, Yosemite National Park, looking “morbid and deathly” after an errant fire. “Since they happen so often, I’ve been learning about wildfires since I was in elementary school. Commercials about preventing wildfires, Smokey the Bear, stuff like that,” Chopra said. “I never really thought that other states didn’t talk about wildfires until right now.” Contextualizing the wildfires for students that have never witnessed them is tough since they have “no analog” in terms of weather events, Frame said. For many Californians, Illinois tornadoes come closest. Maybe simpler is better. “You guys got snow days, we’ve got fire days,” Ku said.

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California’s “fire season” runs from October to April, and there’s always a chance for disastrous events. California’s high heat, high winds and low summer precipitation make it so a spark can turn into a firestorm, Frame said.

Lack of summer rain dries California vegetation and leaves the air with little humidity. Cold, dry air on the high deserts of Nevada downslopes thousands of feet into coastal California, warming the air 32 degrees Fahrenheit for every mile it descends, he said. The steep change in pressure from Nevada mountains to California coasts creates the bruising Santa Ana winds, the main spreaders of wildfires, which can reach 75 miles per hour. “I’ve seen 80 tornadoes in my life. I go out and chase storms. I’ve been in the eye of a hurricane. In terms of weather, nothing scares me like wildfire,” Frame said. The other issue: Fires are vital for the ecosystem, and millions of Californians live right in their pathways. Randal Southard, emeritus soil sciences professor at the University of California, Davis, owns property in rural northern California. Southard has a metal roof with no gutters, and he regularly rakes pine needles to defend his house from catching flame. “What I view as the main conflict in California is people live in the wildlandurban interface,” Southard said. “People want to be away from other people, so they move out of town and into the hills or the forests, and that’s where the fuel load issues become difficult.” Southard said the “Smokey the Bear attitude” of suppressing fires at all costs has damaged California in the long run. By preventing the ecosystem from taking its natural course with the occasional fire, excess dry vegetation creates the fuel base for catastrophic ones later on.

“The solution has to be one of trying to minimize the risk of living in that wildlifeurban interface,” Southard said. “To reduce the risk is to reduce the number of people that live there and secondly to try and manage in a controllable way — by prescribed burns or fuel load reduction programs — to minimize the level of understory fuel that can carry fire and can make it catastrophic.” Ben Libman, junior in Media, saw that problem firsthand. Two summers ago, Libman worked with the California Conservation Corps, subcontracted by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, to combat the Klamathon and Carr fires. The latter burned over 220,000 acres, killed eight people including three firefighters and destroyed 1,600 homes for over $1.5 billion in damages, largely due to the fuel buildup. “My boss hated Smokey Bear, and he’s not the only one, he is not a beloved figure in this community,” Libman said. “That’s why we have these huge explosive fires instead of smaller ones every year, because there’s just too much fuel.” Libman worked with California inmates on the dining hall staff, taking out the trash for 16 hours a day, seven days a week for the state’s minimum wage. With climate change increasing their intensity and reach, wildfires affect Californians of all areas and class distinctions, Libman said. “The thing about the wildfires is no one is safe,” Libman said. “It doesn’t really matter who you are, it is a threat.” ecsimmon@dailyillini.com

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and Subho Banerjee, Ph.D. students in Engineering and some of the leading contributors to this project, the idea behind the research was spurred on a whim. Jha and Banerjee had previously been analyzing disengagement reports from the California DMV, where AVs had been tested on public roads. When an AV’s AI can’t process a situation, it disengages and relinquishes control of the car to the human driver. When companies test AVs on public roads, they are required to release an annual report of when the AVs would disengage or be involved in an accident, Banerjee said. Jha and Banerjee presented their research at a retreat, and Iyer encouraged them to go further. “We just presented AV as a use case, and I think professor Iyer said, ‘You know, it would be very interesting to just know how these AVs are really working out. You are saying there is a data, why

theater. She was surprised to hear of the theater’s closing, saying it seemed to be very organized and well put together with reasonable prices. “The Art Theater brought the community closer together because it was probably one of the few theaters I have been to where they showed less popular, artsy movies that everyone loves,” Tang said. Kraft said the absence of the theater will create a void in downtown Champaign. The incident put the the-

ater in a difficult position for its possible reopening in the future, as many of its previous supporters may be hesitant after feeling they were “ripped off” by the foundation, Kraft said. “It won’t be the next person’s fault,” Kraft said. “And I hope that people can look past and realize this is someone new who really cares. They’re not going to ask you for 25 grand and then slip away in the dark of the night.”

don’t you go and analyze and characterize this data more?’” Jha said. “That’s when we started digging more into this data.” Not long after their original work had been published, Jha and Banerjee began to realize that as AVs become more widely used, ensuring they are safe is becoming a more pressing issue. “A day or two days after we actually finished a paper which sort of summarized our results, the unfortunate events happened, that the Uber car crash happened, and the Tesla car crash happened in like a span of a week,” Banerjee said. “And that’s when knew that … at least to make this sort of technology be deployed and generally available, (further research) going to be the thing that everyone has to do.” The research soon gained recognition from companies that realized how crucial safety in self-driving cars is becoming, and the project began to rapidly grow. “We suddenly had work pros, we had resources, we

had collaboration with the industry, and all of that came together for us to be successful in conducting this research,” Jha said. Shengkun Cui and James Cyriac, both first-year masters students in Engineering, heard about the project when they were completing their undergraduate degrees at the University. After graduating, they decided to earn their masters as well as continue their research on the project at the University. “A key driving force (in continuing at the University), at least for me … was the project,” Cyriac said. “It seemed something worthy to pursue.” Cui noted how this type of research is typical of the University and how broad the AV project specifically is becoming. “Not just our group is doing (work with AV’s) ... there are three or four groups also doing AV research,” Cui said. “I think this university is a very active place for doing research.”

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Two student RSOs, The Kat Walk and Living in Color, pose for a photo at the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center on Oct. 30. The Kat Walk’s debut fashion show will take place in the spring.

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After modeling in various shows held by other organizations in the black community on campus, Teara Morrow, senior in LAS, envisioned a much larger stage than what had been traditionally done. That stage is the Main Quad. Morrow recognized the power and influence runway modeling has within black culture, so she thought it should be showcased on a much larger platform. “Our modeling talents speak volumes on a stage and in auditoriums,” Morrow said. “But our modeling talents would touch different backgrounds and cultures if they could be held on such a space as the (Main) Quad.” With the idea of diversifying and broadening the audience, Morrow created her own modeling organization on campus, called The Kat Walk, which plans to host two fashion shows each year on the Main Quad. “I wanted to create a safe space for models in the black community to share their talents with audiences of different cultures (or) races who would be visually attracted to the art of modeling being performed on the (Main) Quad,” she said. “Models in the black community will also get to share one stage by recruiting a diverse pool of models to also participate in the show with audiences of different cultures to come support a broader modeling

community.” Transforming the vision for T.K.W into a fully functioning organization on campus was not an easy process. Morrow reached out to more than 15 potential sponsors to help get the organization up and running. “The biggest obstacle I ran into while creating this organization was finding a sponsor here at the University who was willing to say, ‘No, these models aren’t asking to use an ordinary auditorium space, but I’m willing to back their message and intent because it deserves the platform and abstract (Main) Quad space,’” Morrow said. “Our sponsor would have to be a department or an official University program willing to vouch for our professionalism as models and our right to share runway modeling as a piece of our history embedded in black culture; the obstacle was that it took so long to find a licensed sponsor.” But she wouldn’t take no for an answer. Morrow kept pushing and advocating for the importance of T.K.W until she finally got a yes. T.K.W’s debut fashion show will occur in the spring. The theme is “T.K.W Under Construction,” which is on-brand as the RSO figures out how the structure and logistics of their club will work. “The goal is to kind of ‘build’ our organization right in front of the audience’s eyes,” said Anita Ajao, T.K.W co-producer and senior in

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The Kat Walk and Living in Color host a workshop on why models of color are important at the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center on Oct. 30.

Business. “The visuals for this high fashion show are construction site-inspired. The process for this show consisted of watching and analyzing major runway shows, picking and choosing elements that would work best for our audience and developing ideas with fellow board members.” Putting on a show requires much preparation and planning. From wardrobe, hair and makeup, music, visuals and, of course, the models, T.K.W has set up E-board to make sure the show goes smoothly. “Organization is a major key to a successful show,” Ajao said. “We have already

started working on walk patterns, backstage and runway procedures, outfits, hair and makeup, which is way ahead of show-day. This has given us room to add more creative elements and eliminates unnecessary chaos on show-day ... working with a well-coordinated team of models and executive board members (who) all share a large amount of passion is very critical for a successful show.” To prepare for the show as a model, Fatima Labaran, sophomore in ACES, is walking in other fashion shows on campus to practice and perfect her walk. She practices nearly every day.

in the fashion world. T.K.W delivered a presentation on “finding workplace dress confidence” for women of color, making the presentation interactive with models dressed in both acceptable and inappropriate looks. Morrow hopes to introduce models to local high schools in hopes to spark interest in the fashion world and as an incentive for students to want to go to college. T.K.W is also offering preprofessional opportunities for members who have shown interest in conducting a professional modeling agency. With plans like these, Morrow is thinking about the longevity of the RSO after she leaves. “This process will last a little over one year, ensuring they will be prepared for promotion,” Morrow said. “Our shadowing process ensures that every executive board member will have had the proper training to carry out high-fashion shows well after I graduate.” Morrow is confident her creation of T.K.W will continue to uphold the values she instilled in the group. “With an overarching theme that the organization is based upon, women empowerment and ‘no model left behind,’ I am confident that those who participate in T.K.W will preserve the morals, values and guidelines I built this organization upon,” Morrow said.

“The most challenging part about prepping for the fashion show is building endurance,” she said. “I’ve never done a show on concrete, and I’ve never walked such a long distance.” The show will feature models from other notable modeling organizations on campus such as The Fashion Network and Moda Bellissima. Guest vendors will also be in attendance for the show, and merchandise can be purchased. T.K.W is interested in the business side of fashion, too. They recently did a workshop called “Fashion for Your Future.” This workshop gave tips on how to be successful brielle2@dailyillini.com

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Political climate inspires young voter turnout Voter Turnout by Age Group

BY KIMBERLY VILLANUEVA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

As the 2020 presidential campaigns gain speed, some college students may feel confused or hesitant about who to support in the primaries. Some students feel they aren’t informed enough to make a decision, and others are simply not interested in getting involved with the political world. Low levels of political participation and engagement are signs that not all citizens’ interests will be represented in candidates’ campaigns or during upcoming debates. Politically and civically engaged citizens are often viewed as signs of a functioning democracy because their voices have a greater chance of being elevated and heard. It is a sign of the presence of healthy political and civic discourse. Being politically engaged can take many forms – voting, contacting your representatives, volunteering in campaigns and canvassing are some go-to methods. “To me, political engagement means that you’re actually putting action behind the things that you’re saying, … so that way you can bring about a change,” said Jordan McCoy, senior in ACES. McCoy said he chooses not to be politically engaged. “Politics nowadays is all about proving that you’re right (as opposed to) respecting another person’s ideas and viewpoints even though you don’t agree with them,” he said. “I choose not to engage with it because I don’t want to stress myself out or make myself mad over something that honestly, at the end of the day, probably isn’t going to affect me super heavily.” Vikram Amar, professor in Law, thinks current college students are generally not as big “political junkies” as the students from 10-20 years ago. Amar attributes this to the “nastiness” of the current political climate. According to AllSides Media Bias Ratings, a site that rates media organizations on a political spectrum, many of the popular news sources have a clearly defined bias, a factor that may contribute to the “unpleasantness” of the current political discussion.

Voter turnout remains relatively consistent among college students when stratified by age.

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Max Lyakhovetsky, a junior in Business, said he was more politically active in high school than he is now. At that time, he participated in and founded a political debate group to engage with different ideas from his peers. “Now, I don’t really like engaging with people from the opposite side because it’s pretty stressful to deal with,” Lyakhovetsky said. He said a discussion turning into an argument is inevitable when talking to someone with different viewpoints. Both McCoy and Lyakhovetsky cite the stresses of being a college student as the cause for their decrease in political engagement. McCoy is heavily involved in extracurricular activities, such as a fraternity and a dance group.

Internship interviews, daily homework, exams and family obligations are just a few factors that can get in the way of a student’s level of political and civic engagement. Despite not being as politically engaged as he once was, it is very important to Lyakhovetsky to stay informed and up-to-date on current events because he has a strong interest in politics. However, Lyakhovetsky said it can be difficult to find reliable and unbiased news sources. Amar sees issues with news coverage from outlets all across the political spectrum. “We live in a world where there’s so much more information bombarding us from so many different sources, and there are so many dis-

tractions,” he said. “It’s hard to stay focused.” Nikolas Pfanner, president of the Illini Young Democratic Socialists of America and junior in LAS, believes political engagement goes beyond being aware of everything that’s going on. Pfanner said engaging with political theories and history is the first step, and citizens should not be politically active until “your knowledge can inform your actions and you can put your beliefs into practice.” Pfanner believes political engagement among college students has been on the rise since the 2016 election. This is supported by a recent Tufts University Institute for Democracy & Higher Education study that reported how college voter turnout doubled from

2014 - 2018. The Tufts study also reported the voter turnout for voters between ages 18-21, 18-24 and 18-29 all hovered around 35% in 2018. In 2014, the voter turnout percentages across these age ranges were around 14%. This means the general college-aged demographics all rose at the same rate and during the same time frame. Although we know the youth voter turnout is rising, we cannot accurately predict to whom or to which political party those votes are going towards. After the 2016 presidential election, The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement found major political parties struggled with gaining youth voter support. In the 2016 election, less

than four in 10 youth voters identified themselves as Democrats, and less than three in 10 youth votes identified as Republicans. This suggests young voters may be looking for alternative parties and political ideologies to represent their interests and ideals. Although the voting rate is increasing among collegeaged citizens, the nature of the upcoming election coverage can turn students away from being politically engaged. “It understandably turns people off, but it’s not good for our future if it turns people off permanently,” Amar said. “There seem to be so few people who are interested in the truth as opposed to just spinning their particular side of things.” kdv2@dailyillini.com

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OPINIONS

Donate to oncology research beyond breast cancer ly publicized months for these lesser-known illnessSENIOR COLUMNIST es, and consequently, there isn’t nearly as much charitable giving to research foundations for them. ctober was Breast Back in 2011, I was in Cancer Awareness sixth grade, and “I heart Month. When makboobies” bracelets were ing donations, however, all the rage. All the boys consider donating to canhad them. And believe it cer research organizations or not, they didn’t care that cater to more than just too much about breast breast cancer, specifically. cancer. I have a hunch The top three most com- “I heart lungs” bracelets mon cancers in the United wouldn’t have caught on States according to the quite as well. Centers for Disease ConOur society sexualiztrol and Prevention are, in es women so much that it order, female breast, pros- even sexualizes the distate and lung and bronchus eases with which women cancer. However, lung and are likely to be diagnosed. bronchus cancer is, by far, Women get lung cancer, the deadliest. too, but that’s not easy to Breast cancer is fundraise for. The chariextremely common and table marketplace seems affects more people than to find diseased breasts any other cancer in the U.S. more of a novelty than The thing is, the charitable diseased lungs. giving for this disease outThe general rule? The paces all other cancers dis- less “appealing” the disproportionately in relation eased body part is, the to their deadliness. less funding it receives. In According to Blooma similar vein, the more berg, in 2017, lung cancer likely it is the cancer was received only 20% of the caused by lifestyle choices donations breast cancer such as smoking, the less did. likely it is that particular When’s the last time you cancer will receive public heard about a campaign empathy and support. for the eradication of ovarCancer is scary, no matian cancer? What about ter what part of the body it bladder or kidney cancer? claims. Our charitable givThere aren’t any highing should reflect not social ELLEN BARCZAK

stigmas or trends but our desire for nobody to ever have to suffer or die from the disease ever again. It’s imperative with all charitable giving though, to research the organization before writing a check. Susan G. Komen for the Cure, perhaps the most well-known breast cancer charity, is so large and has such high costs that only 77.4% of its donations go toward breast cancer research, according to Charity Navigator. The organization has also received heat for the salary of its CEO despite decreasing donations, clocking in at $565,000. The American Cancer Society, shockingly, has even worse administration to donation ratios: It spends only 74.2% of donations on cancer research. The Lung Cancer Research Foundation, on the other hand, spends 81.4% of donations on lung cancer research. Its smaller size lends to lower operating costs. Brands are expensive to maintain; the charities you’ve heard of, that host mega-publicized events and have tastefully-made commercials on TV, likely don’t spend as much of your donation as you would like on concrete research

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and services to cancer patients. The moral of the story: Every type of cancer is equally terrifying and devastating for anyone affect-

ed by it. Fundraising for cancer research, therefore, should never be a popularity contest based on trends. Next time you give, consider funding the research

that is just as necessary, yet not nearly as well-funded, as breast cancer. Ellen is a junior in LAS. ellenmb2@dailyillini.com

Encourage students to write about identity Mexican-American. While I understand not ABRIL SALINAS every course or assignment COLUMNIST will fit this, when applicable, professors should strive to enable students to write he way we identify is about their multifaceted anything but statidentities. ic. There is no singuWhen I was in high school, lar category that explains my Advanced Placement every part of us. The peoLiterature teacher, who was ple we are, how we choose also my journalism advisto identify and how we er, allowed me to mix some choose to express ourSpanish into my writing. In selves are constantly assignments like blog posts changing and shifting. and personal narratives, the Being allowed to write in choice to write in my first accordance with and about language not only made me one’s multifaceted identiexcited for the assignment, ties can make a huge differ- but also enabled me to ence to a student, so profes- establish my voice in a way sors should encourage and I previously wouldn’t have welcome students to do so. been able to do. A singular person belongs Spanish is a huge part of to a multitude of differwho I am. The first time I ent groups and is associatwas encouraged to use it ed with multiple identities. in my assignments, even if Whether it’s race, sexuality, it was just a word or two, I ethnicity, religion or geoallowed myself to be vulgraphical location, there nerable, honest and comisn’t one singular attribute pletely me. that identifies the people I never asked or thought we are. about using Spanish in For example, my parassignments like a charents are from Mexico, which acter analysis essay, but in makes me Mexican, but assignments like writing I was born and raised in poetry, the use of another America, which makes me language strengthened my

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No voices should be silenced

fter covering an “Abolish ICE” rally in September, The Harvard Crimson came under fire from its own campus. Student activists leading the charge against the newspaper declared Crimson reporters’ attempts to contact the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for comment to be “culturally insensitive” and denounced the act as “blatantly endangering undocumented students” at Harvard. The protesters have gone so far as to draft and sign a petition demanding an apology from the Crimson and entreating the paper to “critically engage with and change their policies that require calling ICE for comment.” This petition has received over 600 signatures. What these activists fail to grasp, however, is asking ICE to comment is basic journalistic procedure. For a publication to maintain unbiased and fact-based reporting, it must ask all sides for comment, especially those who people may disagree

with. It is the mandate of all journalists to not only present the facts to the people but to also provide a platform for voices of all kinds to be heard. Only weeks ago, The Daily Illini received backlash from the student community, albeit not to the scale of the Crimson, for publishing an article on Brother Jed, in which the reporter allowed Jed to share his thoughts. The criticism, published in a Letter to the Editor, slams The Daily Illini for giving Brother Jed a platform to speak. The ethics of journalism, however, demand if we write a story about Brother Jed, we must speak to Brother Jed. The student activists at Harvard and the University alike have based their protests on untenable ground. If educated people, especially students of higher education at top universities, cannot understand this, then what hope is there for the general populace? This represents a grave problem with modern thought. Instead of debating civilly with the oppos-

ing side, people wish to just silence the opposition. Not only is it wholly unethical, but it is also wholly un-American. It’s this sort of closemindedness that is bringing modern democracy to a grinding halt. How can we claim to be a government of the people if a large portion of those people is silenced? How can we claim to be a diverse nation if diversity of thought is not cherished? Disagreement in a group of over 300 million is to be expected. It is naive to think everyone can agree on even smaller matters, and as a nation that governs itself through debate and disagreement, we cannot afford to silence anyone. Too much is at stake to make this a precedent. So maybe the Harvard activists are the ones who should apologize, both for shaming a newspaper for doing its job and for attempting to promote the silencing of American voices. All voices deserve a place in America, not just the ones that agree with you. It’s time for us to remember this.

voice and my writing. This also helped me form a great relationship with my former teacher and adviser, which cultivated a better environment and classroom experience. It’s more than just letting students write in a different language or talk about the way they identify. By granting students creative freedom, professors are able to engage their students in new ways otherwise unreachable, all while establishing a new level of trust between the professor and student. When I was able to write in Spanish, or about my other identities, I felt excited, welcomed and more attentive in class. If professors want students to write essays with complete effort and wish to create an atmosphere where students feel welcomed and comfortable expressing their ideas, they need to take the first steps in making a student feel comfortable writing about the concepts that interest them. Abril is a freshman in Media. abrils2@dailyillini.com

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Illini inch past Colonels in overtime Feliz, Cockburn shine in season opener BY GABBY HAJDUK STAFF WRITER

Illinois men’s basketball opened up its season in dramatic fashion Tuesday night, going into overtime against Nicholls State. The Illini triumphed with the 78-70 win, led by senior guard Andres Feliz’s seven overtime points. “We got the win, that’s all that matters,” said sophomore guard Ayo Dosunmu. “We don’t come out here and play to try and win by 20, 25, 30. We come out, play for ourselves and get the W. We’re not worried about how we went to overtime. That’s a good team. Nicholls State is a great team, they played the game the right way, and they have shot-makers.” The Illini held the lead until the last 1:24 seconds of regulation after the Colonels went on a 16-2 run to force a 66-66 tie. Nicholls State forced Illinois into a near 5-minute scoring drought before junior Trent Frazier hit a pair of free throws to prevent the loss. Head coach Brad Underwood was impressed with his team’s fight in the first half, forcing nine turnovers and out-rebounding the Colonels 30-10. However, he called the team’s secondhalf defense “disappointing.” “Our first-half (defensive rating) was as low as we’ve ever had of any team here, and yet you can’t allow a team to go on a 16-0 run with five minutes to go,” Underwood said. “I am really disappointed we didn’t get on the floor for loose balls. We got completely outplayed, and Nicholls deserves all the credit for that.” Feliz put the Illini on his back Tuesday night, scoring 28 points, 21 of those coming after the first half. He was also a force on the glass, registering a double-double with 11 rebounds. The senior was usually the first man off the bench last season, but Feliz earned his fifth career start on Tuesday night. Feliz had just one double-double last season. “I call (Feliz) a little pitbull,” Frazier said. “He’s tough. For a guy like that, he’s one of the guys we trust on this team with the ball in his hand late shot clock. He makes the right play. He’s not selfish and gets after it on defense. Dre’s been one of our goto guys on this team, he’s been phenomenal for this team.”

After a 5-point outing in the exhibition game, freshman guard Ayo Dosunmu came alive with 21 points and added 7 rebounds. Freshman Kofi Cockburn was another bright spot for Illinois, also earning a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. While Frazier only scored 4 points, the junior was locked in on the defensive end, drawing three charges and forcing a travel near the end of overtime to seal the win. “Being a veteran, the ball wasn’t going in so I had to figure out other things to do like helping out on rebounding,” Frazier said. “Just mentally locking in on the defensive end, getting stops and helping my team win. I could’ve easily got in my own feelings and let those shots bother me, but I didn’t.” Both offenses were ignited in the second half, but neither team found any flow in the first half with Illinois shooting 39% with 11 turnovers. Nicholls State shot 30% and had nine turnovers. Despite early struggles, Illinois held the lead throughout the entire first half. The Illini used a 9-0 run through seven minutes to keep the Colonels at a distance. While they dominated on the glass in the first half, the Illini were only up 30-19 heading into the second half. Cockburn, Feliz and sophomore guard Alan Griffin all led Illinois with seven points at the half. The Illini came out stronger in the second half, starting back-to-back threes from Feliz and Bezhanishvili. Cockburn kept the momentum flowing with a block — his second dunk of the game came nearly three minutes later. Illinois held a 20-point lead five minutes into the half. Nicholls State picked its offense up a few minutes into the half, shooting 47% through the first eight minutes of the second half. The Colonels hung around, put-

ting pressure on Illinois with their tight man-to-man defense, forcing another eight turnovers just 10 minutes through the second half.

“ We’ve got to do a much better job with ball toughness,” said Underwood said of the Illini’s 23 total turnovers. “We had it taken off the dribble, taken out of our hands, and that’s a mental approach to the way you have to play. Those are the things I can’t live with.” The second-half success continued for Nicholls State as the team shot 54.5% from the field; however, the Colonels crumbled in overtime scoring just 4 points. “Winners win and losers lose, winners win, real simple,” Underwood said. “Defensively in the overtime, we held them to 1-of-6. We re-engaged, we handled our assignments, our responsibilities. Kofi came back and started protecting the rim, we did what we had to do in overtime.” Illinois will head into its twogame road trip 1-0 before playing Grand Canyon on Friday and No. 21 Arizona on Sunday.

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FOOTBALL

Illini look for fourth-straight Big Ten win Holešínská, Myles bring down Cougars BY JARED FARMER STAFF WRITER

Illinois football continues its quest for a bowl game as the team heads up north to take on Michigan State at Spartan Stadium Saturday afternoon. “As we talk about being in the playoffs, this is it,” said head coach Lovie Smith. “This is a playoff game for us, and we’re looking at it that way. A lot of guys are playing their best football which is big.” The Illini are coming off of a blowout victory in front of their home crowd against the Scarlet Knights. After going into the half tied at 10-10 on the strength of 10 unanswered points from the Scarlet Knights, the Illini erupted in the third quarter and scored four touchdowns, totaling 28 unanswered points. Two of those touchdowns came defensively, first after a forced fumble by Isaiah Gay that fell right into the hands of Nate Hobbs for a 33-yard return. Then in the fourth quarter, Dele Harding carried an interception for a 54-yard pick-six that proved to be the final dagger. “Of course, it’s a good feeling to be playing better football,” Smith said. “The last three weeks, going into the third quarter, we’ve played good ball and have been able to get three wins. It sets up the biggest fourth quarter of a season we’ve had since we’ve been here. This is a position you want to be in.” As the Illini look to extend what’s been their winningest stretch under Smith’s tenure to four games, they face a Spartan team that’s gone through a gauntlet of a schedule in the Big Ten East. After start-

ing its season 4-1 and 2-0 against Big Ten opponents, Michigan State dropped three straight games in blowout fashion against No. 3-ranked Ohio State, No. 16-ranked Wisconsin and No. 5-ranked Penn State, before hosting a bye week to prepare for Illinois. In their last match, the Spartans were helpless against the Nittany Lions.

Simmons added nine of his own. “They’ve played outstanding defense for a long time,” Smith said. “Offensively, they’re a little bit more spread out than what we’re used to seeing from them. They have a good line and are skilled. Michigan State is one of the best programs in college football, and that’s how we’re look-

season. For the Illini, a fourthstraight win would grant them bowl eligibility for the first time since 2014, where they lost against Louisiana Tech for the Heart of Dallas bowl. For both teams, Saturday’s matchup will be their most pivotal game of the season. “To be playing football that matters in November,

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Illinois running back Conner Lillig falls just short of the goal line during the game against Rutgers. The Illini won 38-10. Illinois will face Michigan State on the road Saturday.

Penn State scored 28 unanswered points, with the only response from Michigan State being a lone touchdown from freshman running back Anthony Williams Jr. midway through the third quarter. Senior quarterback Brian Lewerke threw for 165 yards on 16 completions, no touchdowns and an interception. Senior linebacker Tyriq Thompson led the Spartans with 11 tackles, while junior linebacker Antjuan

ing at it going in.” This matchup marks the first time the two teams have seen each other since 2016, where the Illini scraped by the Spartans in a 31-27 win at Memorial Stadium. The Spartans will be looking to take advantage at home after dropping three tough road games, and with the Illini coming off of three-straight Big Ten wins, a fourth-straight loss at home could haunt the Spartans for the rest of the

that’s what we’re most excited about,” Smith said. “We have an opportunity to do something we haven’t done in a long time. That’s how you reward good play. We have an opportunity to do something in November that hasn’t been done in a long time, and to have a chance to finish this season up the right way is something I’m betting on.” @jaredefarmer jaredef2@dailyillini.com

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Illini women’s basketball opened up its 2019-2020 campaign with a statement 96-66 victory over the Chicago State Cougars. The Illini were led by junior guard Petra Holešínská, who preceded all scorers with a career-high 29 points, and freshman Kennedi Myles, who finished her collegiate debut with 17 points and 15 rebounds. “(It’s a) great way to start off the season,” said head coach Nancy Fahey. “A couple of things we really wanted to do were push the tempo and have a little bit more free play.I think that energy that you’re feeling on the court has shown itself in practice for the last several months, so it’s nice to see that translate.” The Illini blew the Cougars out of the water from the jump, scoring 14 unanswered points and holding them scoreless for the first five minutes of the first quarter. The Illini were led early on by the steady shooting of Holešínská and the inside presence of Myles. Defensively, five first-quarter turnovers turned into easy fast breakpoints for the Illini, who finished the quarter with 28-9 lead. Holešínská, in her first quarter, since her ACL injury sidelined her last season, led all scorers and outscored Chicago State with 12 points of her own on 4-7 shooting and 2-5 from deep. “It felt great; it’s definitely better to be out on the court than watching your teammates from the bench,” Holešínská said. “My teammates did a good job giving me the ball. I felt like I was basically wide open every time.”

The Cougars offense began to pick up by the second quarter, but it failed to cut the lead to less than 15. After the two free throws by Tyeshia Bowers with 6:33 left to cut the lead to 33-18, Holešínská responded with a fast-break layup and added another three that extended the lead back up to 20 points. The Illini also picked up their shooting from the first quarter, making 50% of their shots in the second after shooting just 38.1% from the field in the first. Holesãnskã finished out the half with 19 points on 7-12 shooting and above 40% from three, while Myles grabbed down 11 of Illinois’ 30 rebounds. As a team, the Illini shot 43% from the field and 33% from deep while holding the Cougars to just 8-34 from the field (23%) and forcing 13 first-half turnovers. The Illini opened the second half up with another 13-6 run. Chicago State found life at the free-throw line, shooting 12-for-12 on their free throw attempts, but was still powerless to stop Holešínská as she set a new career-high of 26 points in the period. Myles recorded her first career double-double in the third, and alongside redshirt senior Cierra Rice and sophomore J-Naya Ephraim, each added five points of their own in to close out the third quarter up 73-49. “It felt really good,” Myles said. “I enjoyed being out there with my team. They motivate me on and off the court, so having them there and being able to do what I love made it easy for this first game.” SEE JUMP | 3B

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COUGARS Holešínská hit her fifth and final three of the evening in the midst of another 12-0 run that gave the Illini their biggest lead of the evening. Holešínská finished with a career-high 29 points, while Myles finished with 17 points and 15 rebounds. The Illini finished the game scoring 33 of their points off of 23 Cougar turnovers while holding them to just 31.7% shooting from the field. The Illini outscored the Cougars in the paint 38-22 and outperformed off the bench to the tune of 32-9. “When a player goes through rehab for an ACL injury, that’s a tough thing to go through,” Fahey said. “It’s a team sport, and all of a sudden you rehab by yourself. So when players come back from those things, it’s special in the first place in a sense of watching her have a night like tonight because you’ve got to have respect for that. I’m just really excited to have her JONATHAN BONAGURO THE DAILY ILLINI and her leadership back out Sophomore wide receiver Donny Navarro carries the ball at Illinois’ game against Rutgers at Memorial Stadium Saturday. Navarro emerged off of Illinois’ bench as on the court. I’m really hap- a main contributor during the Homecoming game against Wisconsin, where he caught a slant pass and broke free for a 48-yard touchdown. py for her.” The Illini shot 44% as a team after their streaky shooting first quarter, while shooting 50% from the field in both the second and fourth BY MILES POWERS-HUANG The catch was the latest Beginning with the East- Football Championship SubWith Sidney done for the quarters. Rice and senior STAFF WRITER in a recent string of big plays ern Michigan game on Sept. division school in Valparaiso, year, Smalling banged up Ali Andrews each added Illinois came out of the from Navarro. 14, Navarro started to gain Indiana, where he played for indefinitely and freshman 10 points, freshman guard gate slow against Rutgers Filling in for injured reps in the slot, catching a one season and lead the team Casey Washington still Jeanae Terry finished with Saturday and was in search receivers Trevon Sidney 10-yard pass in the 34-31 in receiving statistics across learning the offense, Navarfour blocks and Ephraim and of a spark early on. But that and Ricky Smalling, Navar- loss. the board in 2017. ro will continue to be countfreshman guard Jada Peebles jolt came from receiver ro is making the most of his He followed with three With an entire season off ed on to make plays as Illieach led the Illini with four Donny Navarro, who went opportunity starting. catches for 33 yards two to prepare, Navarro learned nois attempts to secure a out of the teams 21 assists. up and out jumped a Scarlet “Awesome catch, tremen- weeks later at Minnesota, the ins and outs of the sixth win and, with it, bowl “This is a fun team to Knight defensive back, haul- dous catch, and with each serving as a security blan- offense, something that has eligibility. watch,” Fahey said. “We had ing in a pass and advancing catch, each game he contin- ket for the forced-in Matt served him well this season, And with more reps each good balance moving the to the 13-yard line before ues to get more confidence Robinson. as he’s been counted on by week, Navarro’s confidence ball around, plus we got to being tackled for a 48-yard with our staff,” said offenBut his big break came the coaching staff for know- continues to skyrocket. the free-throw line. So it was gain. The play set up an ear- sive coordinator Rod Smith. in Illinois’ upset over then- ing where he needs to be. “As I get more snaps, I a good start, but we also had ly touchdown run from Dre “(I’m) extremely impressed No. 6 Wisconsin, catching a “If you’re on the football think my confidence increassome things exposed that Brown to put Illinois on the and happy with (Navarro) slant pass and breaking free team, you’ve done something es a little bit,” Navarro said. we’re going to get better at. board. and his performances so far.” for a 48-yard touchdown that shows you can get the “Just being out there, it’s Myles had a double-double. “First (of all), it was a great Making big plays and earn- against one of the nation’s job done,” said head coach amazing what experience Petra did a great job, not only ball by Brandon (Peters),” ing major playing time isn't top defenses. Lovie Smith. “Sometimes does. So I think that being shooting the ball, but the Navarro said. “I kinda knew something often afforded “For me, I’m glad that I you have to wait for your out there, seeing differdynamics of her court lead- pre-snap I was getting the to walk-ons, but Navarro is can be a part of that and con- opportunity. I think that’s ent coverages, executing on ership is something that we ball. So I tried to make as proving to be an exception tribute to the wins,” Navarro the case with Donny. He every play that I can, that’s have to make sure that we much separation as possi- to the rule. said. “It (has) meant a lot. If I has done some good things big toward my confidence, shot up because she did a great ble, (and the) ball was up in Navarro began the year can do anything to help this around here, contributed and I think that’s what’s been job showing her experience the air. When the ball’s up in primarily returning punts, team win, then I’m gonna be on special teams. (In) what the biggest factor in me gainout there.” the air, it’s mine. That’s just but he forced his way onto to satisfied.” little time he had gotten, he ing confidence.” my thought process, so I was the field through his solidNavarro was forced to sit took advantage of it, and if @jaredfarmer gonna do everything I could ness after injuries to other out during the 2018 season you continue to do that, you @MilesP_H jaredef2@dailyillini.com to go get that ball.” receivers. after transferring in from a get more reps.” milesp2@dailyillini.com

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Illinois seeks first bowl game bid since 2008 BY MILES POWERS-HUANG STAFF WRITER

Head coach Lovie Smith made it no secret in his postgame press conference that he talked with his team about the possibility of a bowl game for the first time after Illinois’ 38-10 victory over Rutgers, leaving the program one victory away from a bowl berth with three games to go. He proclaimed each of the following three games against Michigan State, Iowa and Northwestern, respectively, will be viewed as playoff games by his team — a clear statement of the program’s desire to make a bowl game. If the Illini can successfully secure a sixth victory, or even win seven or eight games, there are several possible postseason destinations.

The Quick Lane Bowl Ford Field, Detroit, Mich.

The Redbox Bowl

Levi Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.

Rose Bowl presented by Northwestern Mutual

Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, Calif.

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tenn.

The New Era Pinstripe Bowl Yankee Stadium, New York City, N.Y.

San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, Calif.

The Quick Lane Bowl

Played at Ford Field in Detroit on Dec. 26, the game would likely pit the Illini against a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference. In last year’s Quick Lane Bowl, Minnesota defeated Georgia Tech 34-10, and the Golden Gophers have been on a roll ever since.

The SERVPRO First Responder Bowl

Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl

TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Fla.

The SERVPRO First Responder’s Bowl

Formerly known as the Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl, this game served as the location of Illinois’ last bowl appearance, a 35-18 loss to Louisiana Tech in 2014. The Illini would face a team from Conference U.S.A. in Dallas on the campus of Southern Methodist University on Dec. 30. If selected for the game, the matchup would be the Illini’s most favorable.

The Redbox Bowl

Taking place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the home of the San Francisco 49’ers, Illinois would face a Pac-12 opponent on Dec. 30 if selected for the Redbox Bowl. In

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2011, Illinois played in the previous version of this game, the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, defeating University of California, Los Angeles 20-14. Oregon defeated Michigan State 7-6 in the 2018 Redbox Bowl and, like Minnesota, has ridden the momentum of that bowl victory into a successful 2019 season thus far.

The New Era Pinstripe Bowl

Easily the most glamorous of the possible bowl locations, Illinois would play Atlantic Coast Conference opposition in New York City at Yankee Stadium on Dec. 27 if selected. Wisconsin defeated Miami 35-3 in

the 2018 Pinstripe Bowl.

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl/ TaxSlayer Gator Bowl

The Big Ten and ACC agreed to send a team to these two bowl games three times between 2014 and 2019 to face a Southeastern Conference opponent. However, the situation as to which conference is going where in 2019 is a bit clouded due to the Gator Bowl being played twice in 2016. Following the resurrection of the bowl schedule, six Music City Bowls and seven Gator Bowls will have been played over the course of the agreement. If Illinois

is picked for the Music City Bowl, it will play in Nashville, Tennesse, at the Nissan Stadium on Dec. 30. If the team gets picked for the Gator Bowl, the Illini will play in Jacksonville, Florida, at TIAA Bank Field on Jan. 2.

San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl

The possibility of playing in this game is quite small, but theoretically, if Illinois wins out and a few other results go its way, it could wind up as the fourth-best team in the Big Ten and earn a bid to the Holiday Bowl against a Pac-12 team in San Diego, California, at SDC-

CU Stadium. Northwestern something to dream about beat Utah 31-20 in the 2018 until it likely fades away in Holiday Bowl. the coming weeks. Before the Illini can worRose Bowl Game presented ry about where they’ll be by Northwestern Mutual headed, they need to secure There is a scenario out a sixth victory. While it there where Illinois could won’t come easy, Illinois’ win the Big Ten West and current three-game winqualify for the Big Ten ning streak is instilling the Championship Game, where roster with more confidence a berth in the Rose Bowl in game by game, with severPasadena, California, would al players including corbe on the line. If so, a return nerback Nathan Hobbs and to “The Granddaddy of wide receiver Josh ImatorbThem All” for the first time hebhe expressing an expecsince 2008 would signal the tation to win all three of the rebuild to be complete at remaining games after SatIllinois for Smith. This pos- urday’s win over Rutgers. sibility, while highly unlikely, is still mathematically in milesp2@dailyillini.com play, which gives Illini fans @MilesP_H

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Take a bite into ‘Daybreak’ BY PAIGE LEDEN STAFF WRITER

buzz factor: If you thought zombie apocalypse shows were overdone and incapable of having a fresh spin, think again. Based in modern-day California, “Daybreak” is a dark comedy with teenagers running the world after adults dropped biological weapons on the planet, turning most everyone over the age of 18 into mush or “ghoulies.” Sounds like a zombie show, right? Not exactly. A bite from these guys doesn’t turn the characters into zombies and an exact shot to the head fails to kill them off. It’s a fresh spin on a classic trope. “Daybreak” features a lot of pop culture and current political references, along with a fair number of references to “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” a classic 1980s film that popularized the breaking of the fourth wall, which is how most of the show is narrated. Actor Matthew Broderick, the original Ferris Bueller, now plays the principal of the school and bad guy, Principal Burr or Baron Triumph, depending on if you’re referencing the modern-day or the

flashbacks. These elements, along with starting the series off with a classic twist on the famed “Bueller ... Bueller ... Bueller,” line, give a nod to a classic film many kids nowadays might not even recall but is sure to catch the eye of fans of cult classics. The first three episodes suggest the plot of the story is about the main character Josh Wheeler, who is supposedly killing the apocalypse, and his hunt to find his girlfriend, Sam Dean – two syllables, two boy names. He is quickly joined by a tribe of oddballs: the foul-mouthed 10-year-old genius with pyromaniac tendencies, Angelica Green, and Wesley Fists, a former bully turned pacifist street samurai. These characters eventually take over some of the narration, telling their own stories in a similar fourthwall-break and through flashbacks. The whole tribe is out to win against the Bro Jocks tribe, a group of former high school jocks out to get Josh mainly based on the fact he beat their leader, Turbo, in a fair fight several times. Although they are presented as basic high-school cliches with an edgy twist,

most of these characters are just kids. They’re trying to figure out how to live in a world without adults to help guide them, all while being extremely angry over the fact the adults ruined their lives by dropping bombs on their world. As teenagers, no one knows exactly how or why the bombs are dropped, but Josh is too focused on his dream of rescuing Sam to care. The rest of the gang is just trying to keep themselves from being murdered by each other or the ghoulies. Besides one very strange episode inside the mind of “The Witch,” aka Ms. Crumble, a former biology teacher who somehow managed to avoid turning completely into a mindless ghoulie, the whole show entertains anyone who likes dark comedy, modern pop culture, political references and some seriously foul language. I don’t want to give away too much because the twists and turns along with surprise references make the series worth it, but the show wraps up nicely with a plot twist that leaves room for a second season. pleden2@dailyillini.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.

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Carrie the Musical

 7:30 p.m  Lincoln Hall, 702 S. Wright St., Champaign  $10 students, $12 general Carrie White is a misfit. At school, she’s an outcast who’s bullied by the popular students and virtually invisible to everyone else. At home, she’s at the mercy of her loving but cruelly over-protective mother. However, Carrie’s just discovered she has a special power, and, if pushed too far, she’s not afraid to use it. Based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel.

Sudden Sound Concert: The Bridge #2.2

 7:30 p.m  Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign  Free A network for transatlantic exchange and jazz collaborations, The Bridge #2.2 brings together an outstanding quartet with decades of experience. French guitarist Raymond Boni draws from an array of influences, from gypsy traditions to “noisy” rock, exploring the expressive possibilities of the electric guitar. Double-bassist Paul Rogers has been a principal figure in the London improvised music scene since the 1970s. Hailing from Japan, saxophonist and composer Mai Sugimoto, along with Rockford, Illinois, native bassist Anton Hatwich, represent a new generation of Chicago-based progressive jazz artists.

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Colin Ford and Sophie Simnett are shown acting in “Daybreak.” The TV series flips the zombie apocalypse genre on its head in a clever way, earning it a four-star rating from buzz.

 6 p.m.  Temple Hoyne Buell Hall, 611 E. Lorado Taft Drive, Champaign  $7 students, $10 general When the patriarchal hunter and adventurer Harold Ryan returns from his years-long disappearance in the Amazon, he finds his family has changed. The world is a gentler

place now, and it seems to have left him behind. Kindly doctors, insecure vacuum cleaner salesman, remorseful bomber pilots and a wife that has been empowered in his absence are what remain, along with a delicate child who idolizes a father he’s never met. Will the great Harold Ryan accept this new reality, or will he lash out and demolish violins? And who is Wanda June?

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Undergraduate Art Gallery

 4-8:30 p.m.  Red Herring Vegetarian Restaurant, 1209 W. Oregon St., Urbana  Free Join us for our Second Annual Undergraduate Art Gallery! 8 to Create has curated a gallery consisting of artwork by undergraduate students at UIUC. These works will be on display at the Red Herring. Featuring music from Zzo, CONA, Archer Elevator and the Data Waves.

Spins on Static with Michelle Mynx

 5:30 p.m.  Defy Gravity — Pole Fitness and Aerial Arts Studio, Lincoln Square Mall, Urbana  Free Learn tips and tricks for taking your pole spins to the next level! Learn to optimize your momentum, angles and grip for more rotations, better flight and combining your favorite spins into combos. A range of options for different levels is available so everyone can add to their repertoire. All levels are welcome.

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Candlelight Concentration Yoga Workshops

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Blues group shares history, comes to Urbana BY CAROLINA GARIBAY STAFF WRITER

This week, buzz had a chance to sit down with Joe Nosek of the Cash Box Kings, a blues group from Chicago, ahead of the group’s appearance at the Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana. Buzz: How would you describe Cash Box King’s sound? JN: We’re really centered around the classic postwar Chicago blues sound from the 1940s and ‘50s, people like Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf. We’re really dedicated to carrying on the traditional Chicago blues sound but at the same time keeping the music relevant by writing a lot of original music, which tackles relevant topics happening today in the world and society. We do delve a little into delta blues, rockabilly and jump blues, too. Buzz: I think it’s interesting that you say you’re trying to keep your music relevant to things that are going on today. Is that something you believe artists should be doing and is a responsibility, or is that more of a personal choice for you? JN: It’s something we feel pretty strongly about. We’ve gotten a little pushback from some people who say, “Hey, stick to the music and leave the social message and politics out of it,” but we feel that music, since its beginnings thousands of years ago, has been

a way for artist to express all kinds of ideas and especially to reflect the world they see around them. Buzz: What role did blues music play into your life growing up, and how did you first become interested in it? JN: Everyone in the band kind of came at it a few different ways. Our lead singer, Oscar Wilson, who was born on the South Side of Chicago, his father was a blues musician, and growing up, he was surrounded by a lot of really famous legendary Chicago blues musicians. For him, it was just his upbringing, and the same goes for our drummer Kenny Smith. His father was Muddy Waters’ drummer, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, and Kenny grew up around these monumental figures in the blues and American music, and he just knew them as his dad’s friends. I did not come from that kind of background, and some of the other guys in the band, we kind of came in as hearing the music when we were in our early teens and just thinking, “Whoa, this music is really powerful.” I came into it through my dad’s Rolling Stones records and I would see “Jagger, Richards, Jagger Richards,” and all of a sudden, I’d see a different writing credit for someone named McKinley Morganfield or Chester Burnett and think, “Who are these guys?” It was preGoogle, pre-Internet, so I

went down to the library and found out that McKinley Morganfield was Muddy Waters, and I thought, “Well geez, I should maybe try to find the original.” But I think the one thing we all have in common is we have a real passion for music and try to play it the right way and preserve its classic ensemble approach and really raw driving spirit. Buzz: What’s the earliest memory you have of hearing blues music and thinking, “This is something I want to do”? JN: I remember hearing a Howlin’ Wolf song when I was probably 12 years old, and it put chills up my spine, like, “Whoa, who is this guy?” I think the first time I might’ve seen it in any type of film or video image was, probably for a lot of people, “The Blues Brothers.” There’s actually a scene on Maxwell Street, and it featured John Lee Hooker, who was in Muddy Waters’ band, and actually our drummer’s father is in that scene. So that was one of the first times I saw it, whereas for Oscar and Kenny, Kenny grew up in Muddy Waters’ basement and watched the band practice. Buzz: When did the Cash Box Kings start performing live? JN: We’ve been around for 18 years. Kenny and I have been together for 18 years, and Billy Flynn, our guitar player, has probably been for about 15 years, and Wilson, our lead sing-

er, probably 14 years, so we’ve been together for quite a while making music together. Buzz: What has kept you guys together and kept the band going for so long? JN: I think we all love blues music and making music together, and we all also have pretty varied and diverse musical likes and interests. I think if it was blues all the time, we might get a little sick of it, so we do try to sprinkle in a lot of things, but I think the most important thing is we like each other as human beings. We’re good friends, we respect each other musically but also as human beings, and we genuinely like spending time with each other. There have been a few personnel changes over the years, but this core group of four of us has been there pretty much since the beginning, and one of the big reasons is we like making music with each other, and we like just hanging out with each other, too. We don’t mind getting on a plane and flying to Europe or driving to New Jersey in a van with each other and having a good time. Buzz: I imagine that dynamic between you all carries onto a stage. I know when I see a band, I can tell how close everybody is and how everyone enjoys doing what they do. Do you feel this resonates with audiences at your performances as well? JN: Yeah, I think so. I

think if you’re up there and you don’t want to be onstage with the people you’re playing with, which happens, you have to put a fake smile on just get through it. But I think you can tell when there are people who genuinely like to be around each other, and it comes through onstage in through the music, so when we’re smiling, it’s because we’re smiling on the outside and on the inside as well. We’re happy to be playing with each other. Buzz: Do you have a favorite song to perform live? JN: For Wilson, his favorite is this old Chicago blues song called “Come on In This House.” It’s a song that his mom would play a lot. So, it’s one that he relates to personally, hearing that song as a really young child, so he really likes to do that one live a lot. That’s probably the one that jumps into my head first. Buzz: You are also touring around the U.S. and Europe. What’s it like traveling and being able to bring your music to all these different places? JN: We love it, you know. It’s like if you would have told me 30 years ago that I’d be able to travel around the world and play music for people and make them happy and get a positive reaction out of sometimes thousands of people in a big festival setting, I wouldn’t have believed you. I think we’re blessed to go around the world and bring

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music to people, especially people who are really passionate about traditional blues music like we are. Audiences members will come up and have the exact same love and passion for the music as we do playing it, so it’s really great to connect with people. It’s a pretty amazing feeling. Buzz: How did the release of your new album in May go? How did fans receive it? A: It was received really well. I think it debuted at number eight, and it may have gone up as high as number five on the Billboard blues chart. We felt a real sense of accomplishment, and it was the most, I think, for a month or two, one of the most played blues recording throughout the world. That was really gratifying, and we got really positive critical reviews of the album as well, so the critics seemed to enjoy it. Buzz: You guys are going to be at the Rose Bowl Tavern on Saturday here in Urbana. Have you guys ever performed in Urbana before? JN: I think we performed in the Champaign-Urbana area, but I know it’s been a while. I know there’s a lot of old school blues fans in central Illinois, and people in the area really love the blues that we play, so we’re looking forward to coming back and seeing a lot of friendly faces. We’re going to come in and just lay it down and have a good night. cgaribay@readbuzz.com

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