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The push to remove the meters was also sparked because of theft. “A few years ago, we had some theft in our department,” McMul len said. “So, that was one of the big things that sparked this.”
Instead, the University began removing parking meters in areas that collected the least amount of coins. “When we did collect, we had the least amount of coins in those areas, so we knew not many people were using coins,” McMullen said. lillakb2@dailyillini.com
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According to McMullen, a lot of other universities have entirely gone to a pay-by-app model. Paying for parking through an app has been around for years. The option to use the app PayByPhone began in 2014. “We’ve had the capability of peo ple being able to use the app for pay ments at any of the meters,” McMul lenInsaid. addition to PayByPhone, parking fees can be paid through MobileMe ter and McMullenParkMobile.saidthat this a gradual change, and the plan is to not remove all of the parking meters right away.
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Hosted by the Illini Democrats, the event featured Gov. Pritzker alongside a lineup of fellow Democratic candi dates, which served as a who’s-who for Champaign County Democrats.
Prior to Pritzker’s speech, various Democratic candidates traded off spots at the podium — introducing each other and rallying voters with brief speeches.
Following Stratton, Pritzker took the podium and gave a campaign speech touching on the highlights of his first term in office alongside advocating for his fellow Democrats. After the event, the governor briefly met and posed for photos with supporters.
With 69 days left until the general election, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s campaign bus stopped in Champaign for a rally at the Illini Union on Thurs day. Students, faculty and community members crowded into the Illini Union Ballroom to hear a lineup of political speakers encourage listeners in the lead-up to November’s election.
“I think talking about women’s rights is something that we really need to focus on campus so we can get the right people elected in November,” Earl said. “To anyone out there; get out and vote inOthers,November.”such as Joshua Reyes, soph omore in Division of General Studies, thought the event aired on the dry side. Reyes, who labeled himself as a moderate Republican, said he agrees with some Democratic views but found the event to be dull and said the politicians’ speeches sounded the same.
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Accompanying Pritzker at the event were Lt. Gov. Julianna Stratton, State Sen. Scott Bennet, Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons and Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Repre sentatives Nikki Budzinski.
Pritzker will face challenger Dar ren Bailey, a Republican serving in the state legislature, come November. Bai ley, who has frequently been described as “far-right,” won the Republican gubernatorial primary in June with 57.7% of the vote. In 2019, Bailey and seven other Republican lawmakers introduced a resolution calling for the City of Chi cago to become its own state, claiming that Chicago is disconnected from the interests of residents downstate. When asked, Pritzker responded to claims that say he only appeals to Chicago land“It’svoters.absolute hogwash (to claim) we’re only appealing to Chicago voters; you were in this room today, you saw the voters filling this room who were excited about the leadership that we’re providing for the state,” Pritzker said. “Bailey is the one that wants to divide the state. He’s the one who introduced a bill to literally hive off Chicago, throw it out of Illinois and make it a separate state. I believe that we are one Illinois, I have done throughout my four years in office more for Central and Southern Illinois than any governor in memory.”
Nonetheless, Reyes was attracted to the event’s free concessions — pizza — as well as the opportunity to see a major politician.
Ben Rinker, senior in LAS and pres ident of the Illini Democrats, helped organize Thursday’s event. Rinker said he has been satisfied with Pritzker’s term as Governor and is hopeful for reelection.“Iwouldrank (Pritzker) as one of the most effective governors in the coun try, between balancing our budget, pro tecting access to abortion and doing a decent job handling the COVID-19 cri sis,” Rinker said. “I would say I’m pret ty confident for his reelection.”
“Silence will not protect you, so we are not going to be quiet,” Stratton said. “We’re going to get up every day, keep moving forward and make sure we do everything to protect our rights.”
Emily Earl, senior in ACES and for mer president of the Illini Democrats, attended the event to show her support for Pritzker’s reelection campaign and other Democrats down ballot. Earl cit ed the speakers’ constant support for women’s reproductive rights as a high light of the afternoon.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks to the press Thursday after visiting the Illini Union for an event hosted by the Illini Democrats.
Lt. Gov. Julianna Stratton served as the event’s penultimate speaker. An Illinois alum, Stratton focused on the importance of resilience in the face of injustice and adversity. Evoking the words of poet Audre Lourde, Stratton emphasized the importance of protect ing individuals’ rights.
First was Aaron Ammons, the incum bent Champaign County clerk who is tasked with executing and recording all elections in Champaign County. Ammons’ speech focused on his track record of fighting against voter sup pression in Champaign County and ral lying against his opponent, Terrence Stuber.Two University alums, Sen. Scott Bennett and candidate for Illinois’ 13th congressional district Nikki Budzins ki, followed. Each gave speeches that touched on major pillars of their cam paigns, including protecting abortion rights and securing funding for Cen tral Illinois.
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“Taylor Swift was one of the people she admired the most ... Taylor creates a lot of love and a lot of community for people.”
Sam Hunn, junior in Education
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Shaw would not get to see her and her friends’ creation for the secondLeBeautime.said that although Shaw wouldn’t get to be there, she wanted to find a way to make sure the memory of her friend was present.
Besides Taylor Swift night becoming a semesterly event, Shaw’s friends con tinue to post on the uiucswifties Ins tagram
“We have a line in our (sorority) creed: ‘To keep forever sacred, the memory of those we have loved and lost’ — that’s become really real recently,” LeBeau said. “I’m really glad I’m in a sisterhood where we can sit and honor our lost loved ones together and support each other.” sbond21@dailyillini.comfaithaa2@dailyillini.com
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Memories of Shaw filled Joe’s Wednes day night, leaving many who knew her teary-eyed. When the 10-minute version of “All Too Well” played, Shaw’s friends and fellow sorority sisters held hands and swayed to the music.
Bonifazi called Shaw a “shot of sun light” in any room she walked into. “She was just such a gravitating force because of her plain happiness,” Boni fazi said. “She would always look at the bright side and was always such a goodhearted person.”
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On Aug. 24, a line long enough to wrap around the block eagerly waited to enter Joe’s Brewery. The bass of the music was the only thing those far from the door could make out. But those near the door could make out more of the music. A familiar female artist’s pop-country music brought excitement as the line recognized their favorite songs. It was another ‘Swifties’ night, where Joe’s only plays music by Taylor Swift. But Wednesday’s Swiftie’s night was different than last semester’s. This time, it was Just Taylor (Ava’s version.)
In early July, junior and Phi Mu sis ter Ava Shaw passed away after a battle with a heart condition. This month, her friends wanted to find a way to celebrate Shaw and decided this semester’s Swift ie’s night would be dedicated to her. Liz LeBeau, junior in LAS and Shaw’s best friend, was the main organizer of Just Taylor (Ava’s version). LeBeau said the idea was inspired by the success of the first Swiftie’s night in March. “800 people showed up to last semes ter’s night … and we were thinking it would be dumb not to do it again because too many people loved it,” LeBeau said. However, this semester’s event was not originally a dedication. Shaw, LeB eau and Jacob Krueger, junior in Media, were the main organizers behind the original Taylor Swift night, and they planned to host an identical event in theUnfortunately,fall.
Bonifazi said that if she could be there, Shaw would have loved that there was another Taylor Swift night, but that she would “hate” how it was in honor of her.
“I messaged Joe’s saying ‘Hey, is there any way we could honor her at Swiftie’s night?’ and they were like ‘Yes, of course,’” LeBeau said. According to Shaw’s friends, Just Taylor (Ava’s version) was the perfect memorial because of Shaw’s love for the“Theremusician. were two things I knew very quickly when I met her: one, she is a funny person, and two, she loves Taylor Swift,” Bella Bonifazi, junior in LAS, said. LeBeau said one of the things she and Shaw bonded over was their love for Swift, so much so that they founded and ran the popular Instagram account “@uiucswifties” together. Krueger and Shaw also shared an interest in Swift’s music, and Krueger said that once he found out Shaw co-ran the uiucswifties account, they instant ly connected, and their friendship was life-changing.“IfeltlikeI could talk to her about anything, even though I knew her for a short period of time,” Krueger said. “She made me want to be a happier per son, and she just added a certain light to the room that you didn’t know you needed until you met her.”
‘Fearless’ fighter remembered at ‘Swifties’ night
“This is what Ava would have wanted,” Bonifazi said. “She would have wanted other people to be given this happiness.”
Krueger said he thought about how Shaw would react if she could see what LeBeau had put together. He said at first, he was wondering if it was rude to con tinue without her. But after deliberating, he realized that Shaw would not have wanted anyone to feel bad.
“I think she would say ‘I want every one to remember me’ — that’s what Tay lor’s music is about,” Krueger said. “It’s fearless … and I think she would want me to celebrate not only her, but the music herself because she loved music.”
“She would be like, ‘No, we should just be celebrating Taylor Swift’ — she was just such a selfless person,” Bonifazi said. “She didn’t need the spotlight, and it wasn’t something she desired. She was herself, and that was all she Hunnneeded.” saidShaw would laugh and be happy to see her creations carry on.
“Tayloraccount.Swift was one of the peo ple she admired the most … Taylor creates a lot of love and a lot of com munity for people,” Hunn said. “She would probably like to see that we’re continuing on with the community that sheAlthoughstarted.”emotions ran high Wednes day, they were no bother, becoming a part of the moments when Shaw’s friends were closer than ever to each other. Together, they lived in the memories they had of Shaw, capturing them and remembering the girl who was, and still is, fearless.
LeBeau said a portion of the ticket and T-shirt sales will go to a scholarship that Shaw’s parents set up for kids in Dixon, Ill., which is her hometown.
Just Taylor (Ava’s Version) honors University junior who passed away in July
“She was hilarious, and she had the best sense of humor,” Sam Hunn, junior in Education and friend of Shaw, said. “She was always cracking jokes and making everybody smile.”
“Happiness” was a common theme within the words Shaw’s friends used to describe her personality.
Ava Shaw, junior and a sister of the sorority Phi Mu, passed away in July due to a heart condition. The Taylor Swift night at Joe’s Brewery on Aug. 24 was held in her honor.
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Niehans said that at any given time, the program has around 200 students enrolled in community colleges on their path to the University.
For many students, community college serves as a stepping stone between high school and the Univer sity. For engineering students, the Engineering Pathways program pro vides a unique community college experience.Since2010, the Engineering Path ways program, run through the Grainger College of Engineering, has offered students guaranteed admis sion into Engineering from partici pating community colleges. Students spend two years at their community college before transferring into Engi neering for their junior year. Participating students are held to high academic standards and must maintain a GPA over 3.5 to stay in the program. Students must also earn a B or higher in all required courses and stick to regimented plans of study that are according to their commu nityWhilecollege.theapplication process used to only be open to high school seniors, Keri Niehans, the director of the pro gram, said changes were made to make the program more accessible. “We really tried to look at what was necessary as a barrier to entry and what was preventing accessibility,” Niehans said. Now, students already in commu nity college can apply.
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Program connects community colleges to engineering
Kevin Danner, senior in Engineer ing, said the best part of the program is the social aspect. “I’d say the number one thing from the program was probably the cama raderie with the other students,” Danner said. “The other kids from there were my roommates last year, and they’re some of my best friends now.”Pruett shared a similar sentiment, saying many of his friends are engi neering students within the program.
“I’ll almost have no loans when I graduate, which is a huge advantage,” PruettNiehanssaid.said the purpose of the program is to provide an alterna tive way for engineering students to attend the University. “It’s to provide access and afford ability to degrees,” Niehans said. “Students arrive at their destinations in various ways, and I think those students contribute a lot to the Uni versity. So this is set up to provide a different route for students who want it or need it.”
Lucas Pruett, senior in Engineer ing, said the primary reason he became interested in the program was the lower cost.
Danner said that while it varies between individuals, he found his years in community college to be stressful, and said he had to over study. Despite this, he said he feels the program has prepared him well. “It does prepare you really well, if you make it through it,” Danner said. Niehans said that while students in the program take a different route than others, this doesn’t take away from their accomplishments. “These are fantastic students and they’re doing amazing things, just taking a slightly different route of getting here,” Niehans said. features@dailyillini.com
Sullivan said the Illinois app always welcomes people to bring their ideas on what should come next.
Fenner also mentioned that the team is now talking to doctors and medical providers to figure out where technol ogy fits and where a human practitioner engages in the process. Though there is no detailed timeline, Fenner believes the Illinois app will contin ue refining this new tool and prepar ing to serve the campus in the future.
Sullivan said the team is improv ing the events features. He said that with over 300 event calendars pub lished by various departments and RSOs on campus, people can easily miss everything because of the lack ofAccordinginformation.to Sullivan, the Illinois app is now categorizing different cal endars and allowing people to identi fy their interests, tag events and set reminders.Thenew version highlights well ness features, including daily tips to trigger related conversations, a todo list for better time management and wellness rings of healthy habits. Mel Fenner leads the development of theseFennerfeatures.saidthat despite there being plenty of wellness resources on cam pus, students usually assume they don’t exist, as people rarely hear about them. He said the team aims to create a smoother process for stu dents to get help without having to dig“Thedeep.space in the middle between needing and obtaining has traditional ly been very difficult because students may not know where to start,” Fenner said. “Our hope is that when a student is seeking that information, we have it all centralized and ready for them to take advantage of a lot easier.”
Illinois app update enhances campus experience
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Sullivan said, the design team con ducted multiple focus groups with stu dents to learn about their needs.
On the day of a football game, an app will show you the route from your residence to the parking lot. When you arrive, it has your ticket ready on the home screen. After the ticket is scanned, it shows the way to your seat, the availability of nearby bath rooms and food ordering. At the end of the day, the app guides you back to your car. The Illinois app is now shifting the University experience to the University.Theideastarted when Andreas Can gellaris, former dean of the Grainger College of Engineering, and professor John Paul, who designed the Levi’s Stadium mobile app, met in 2017.
“We’re hoping that the doctor or the nurse or the counselor is able to reach out to you and say, ‘Hey, we noticed that your engagement on campus has been dropping, you haven’t really been going to classes frequently, or you haven’t been dining as often, we just want to make sure everything is okay,’” Fenner said.
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The Illinois app has made improvements over the summer with the fourth version released in July.
To Sullivan, the most significant change in the new version is its first steps toward personalization. Users can now decide what they want to pri oritize on their homepage to better suit their Kathrynneeds.Courtney leads the Illi nois app’s student affairs features. She said the Illinois app filled several groups for students in residence halls at the beginning of the semester. She said she sees endless possibilities for these groups to create more inclusive communities as the groups automati cally include all residents.
“Andreas said, ‘Gosh, do you think it would be possible to do for a Uni versity what you’ve done for a sports stadium?’ and JP said, ‘I think we could,’” said William Sullivan, direc tor of Rokwire. “For Levi’s Stadium, it was all about making the fan expe rience wonderful. On our campus, it’s all about the student experience — to reduce as much friction as possible, open doors and make things easier.”
Sullivan said the intensive research and design started in August 2018. Thanks to the efforts of engineers, designers, researchers, content experts and students, the Illinois app officially released its fourth version at the end of July 2022.
To solve this problem, Sullivan said the Illinois app worked with the Office of the Registrar to connect students’ course schedules to Google Maps, where students can now see their day-to-day routes to classes, includ ing locations of accessible entrances.
Joe Grohens, Rokwire’s communi cations director, said he encourages faculty to use quick polls in groups as a simple version of iClicker. Besides the academic and residential groups, entertainment ones are also springing up. Grohens said he is a member of Illini Squirrel Enthusiasts, currently the largest group in the Illinois app, and always enjoys seeing the photos of squirrels roaming around campus.
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“A lot of our efforts are trying to understand the barriers to students’ success,” Sullivan said. “What are the hurdles that students face on a daily basis? What are the annoying little problems that get in the way of a won derful, successful experience here at the University of Illinois? How can we use this technology in these tools to reduce those hurdles?”
“(The Illinois app) is really mak ing this huge place a little bit small er and a little bit more manageable,” Sullivan said.
Sullivan said many new students feel overwhelmed and find it hard to navigate different buildings, especial ly ones with unfamiliar acronyms.
Fenner said an ambitious goal of the wellness features is to flip the tradi tional medical model where a patient must call their doctor and wait until the doctor is available.
“A lot of our efforts are trying to understand the barriers to students’ success.”
Biden’sdirection.presidency has been marked by hesitation to carry out the prom ises he made during his presidential campaign. Debt cancellation is one of those promises he is delivering coinci dentally a few months before midterm elections are set to take place. Loan forgiveness is a reactive mea sure that will help millions of Ameri cans, but eventually, legislators will have to address the exploitative higher education system that allows students to incur large amounts of student debt in the first place. Students need proactive measures, such as increasing Pell Grant fund ing and preventing universities from increasing tuition prices. But for now, let’s enjoy this small victory.
Last Wednesday, President Biden announced he would cancel $10,000 of federal student loan debt ($20,000 for Pell Grant recipients) for individu als earning less than $125,000 a year. This loan forgiveness was announced as part of a three-part plan that also includes a proposal for an income-driven loan repay ment plan and a promise to double the maximum Pell Grant. This is cer tainly promising for the 43 million borrowers eligible for loan forgive ness. Under the policy, 20 million bor rowers would see their debt canceled entirely. Theramifications of this policy are monumental, especially for middleclass Americans that anticipate miss ing out on many large milestones such as buying a home, saving for retire ment or starting a family due to crip pling student debt. Even though many would consider this good news, reactions to this pol icy have been mixed. Many consider loan forgiveness to be unfair for individuals that have already paid off their student loans in full, but the point of living in a pro gressive society is that citizens’ lives improve with each new generation.
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If every policy that helped out a specific demographic of Americans was labeled “unfair,” America would be stuck in time. Many Republican legislators aren’t so excited to cancel student debt either. Their main argument against loan forgiveness is that blue-collar taxpayers are forced to pay off the loans of students, a move that doesn’t benefit them directly. However, most government pro grams work on American taxpayer money, and the average taxpayer does not reap all the benefits their money pays for. Taxpayers pay for schools they don’t go to, roads they don’t drive on, federal parks they won’t visit and muchAdditionally,more. loan forgiveness is certainly not a new concept in America — many Paycheck Protec tion Program loans given out to small businesses during the COVID-19 pan demic qualified for loan forgiveness, which was also paid for with taxpay erThemoney. same Republican legisla tors complaining about unfairness to taxpayers took full advantage of PPP loan forgiveness, according to a White House tweet. Some notable figures include Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who had $183,504 in loans forgiven, Rep. Matt Gaetz, who had $482,321 in loans forgiven and Rep. Vern Buchanan, who had $2.3 mil lionThisforgiven.policy as a whole will change millions of lives for the better, but it is also important to acknowledge that $10,000 is merely a small step in the right
The semester has begun, and it is evident from the long lines and empty shelves at the Illini Union Bookstore that textbooks are in high demand. The known as textbook piracy. Copyright infringement, which textbook piracy falls under, is ille gal and can result in fines ranging from $750 to $30,000, according to 17 U.S. Code 504. Although pirating textbooks is against the law, textbook publish ing companies have been financially exploiting students for decades — they are the criminals hiding in plain sight. The textbook publishing industry made $7.85 billion in revenue in 2020 alone, and this market is dominated by the “big three” publishers: Pearson, McGraw Hill and Cengage. Publishing companies take advan tage of the fact that college students are a captive market since they are obligated to buy textbooks for class es and do so by drastically marking up textbook prices. Outrageously, college textbook costs have risen by 162% since 2000, which is more than three times the amount of the aver age increase for all goods and ser vices, even after accounting for gen eralIt’sinflation. nowonder that students resort to illegal measures to access textbooks, since saving a little goes a long way in college, and books and supplies are a supplemental cost on top of already expensive college tuition. Publishers are robbing students blind. Pirating a textbook should not be considered the same as pirating a new show or movie, since students have no choice but to use textbooks for learn ing in college and getting a degree. Another unfortunate development in the textbook industry is the populariza tion of online learning platforms such as Cengage’s Webassign or McGraw Hill’s Connect. These platforms require students to purchase access codes to work on graded assignments for a class — if a student cannot afford the (often expensive) access code, they are presented with no other solution than to drop out of the course or settle for a lower grade. These online platforms also block students from looking for cheaper alternatives, so downloading PDFs, renting books, buying used copies or borrowing from a library are all out of the Measuresquestion. such as these only work to add another layer of unaffordability to higher education and render it inac cessible for financially disadvantaged students. Students should be able to access textbooks any way they can — even if it is through methods the law would frown upon.
Aparna is a sophomore in LAS. aparnal2@dailyillini.com
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“I’ve had a lot of good running backs in my career,” head coach Bret Bielema said. “(Brown) got an excellent under standing of how to play.”
The Cowboys settled in on the second Illini drive as Brown got the ball on the first two plays once again but combined for a loss of two yards. On third and long, DeVito got the ball out just before pressure arrived, but sophomore tight end Tip Reiman was unable to haul in the pass, and the Illini sent the ball right back to Wyoming.
After punts from both teams, Brown immediately got the offense back into rhythm with back-to-back significant gains, and DeVito responded with two completions to junior receiver Brian Hightower. Brown capped off the drive with an 11-yard touchdown run, putting him over 100 yards in just the second quarter.Junior defensive back Devon With erspoon forced the first turnover of the season for the Illini, picking off Peasley, which he returned for 40 yards. The return gave Griffin his second chance of the day after the offense stalled, and he knocked a line drive through the posts from 27 yards out to give the Illini a two-touchdown lead.“We just made the plays that came to us,” Witherspoon said. “Shout out to my D-line though, it all started up front. I’m so proud of those boys.”
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Illinois blows out Wyoming 38-6 in Week 0 matchup
Sophomore defensive lineman Keith Randolph Jr. and senior defensive line man Calvin Avery were in the middle of the action on defense, as the Illini allowed just one first down on their first two defensive drives. Pressure from the defensive line led to inaccuracy from the Cowboy’s junior quarterback Andrew Peasley, and two punts.
The defense continued its strong per formance with two stops to end the half, but the Illini could not overcome offen sive penalties, and went into halftime, leading 17-3.
The Cowboys came out of the break with a more diverse play call than the first half, alternating runs and passes to get to the Illini 30 in four plays. They were held to just a field goal after mul tiple incompletions and brought them selves within 11.
The Illini’s second-string players took over the rest of the way as sophomore running back Reggie Love broke free for a 33-yard touchdown to extend the lead in the fourth quarter. Other than the touchdown, the play call turned con servative for both offenses, as the clock wound down with redshirt freshman Illini lineman TeRah Edwards falling on a fumble to officially put the game away.
“There’s a lot of things we can clean up, but I thought offensively, from communication, the way they adjust ed on the sideline, I thought Tommy really showed great composure, he’s a very accurate passer. He had some glitches today … things we can defi nitely clean up,” Bielema said. “Good football players are the result of good fundamentals.”Next,Illinoiswill travel to Blooming ton, Ind., for a Big Ten matchup with Indiana on Friday at 7 p.m. CT. @benfader7bfader2@dailyillini.com
It took three drives, but sophomore receiver Isaiah Williams finally got the ball and made multiple cowboys miss, as the shifty playmaker managed to get 13 yards on a first-down screen. Bielema kept the offense on the field for an early fourth-down situation, which Brown converted with a one-yard run. However, DeVito struggled to hit two open receivers, and junior kicker Caleb Griffin missed the ensuing field goal attempt, failing to extend the lead despite being inside the 30.
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The football season officially began on Saturday for a hungry Illinois pro gram, as it defeated the Wyoming Cow boys 38-6 on a sunny day in Champaign. An up-and-down day for fifth-year senior quarterback Tommy DeVito began with excellent field position on Illinois’ first drive, after a 43-yard return by senior kick returner Peyton Vining.
The Illini defense stood firm and forced a field goal late in the first quarter.
Brown was stopped on both carries on the first drive of the half for the Illini, as the Cowboys seemed to have picked up on the play call from the first half, and got the ball right back after forcing a three-and-out.Afterapuntfrom Wyoming, DeVito completed a pass on first down, a rare occurrence up to that point. After a Brown run and another pass, sophomore running back Josh McCray got his first solid work of the day with four consecu tive carries for 23 yards. After the final carry, the back dropped to the ground and was helped off of the field by the medicalAlthoughstaff.he did not return, his efforts helped spark the drive that led to a touchdown after multiple Cowboy penalties positioned the Illini inside of the ten. DeVito then found sophomore receiver Pat Bryant outside the num bers for another touchdown. With the third quarter winding down, the Cowboys felt the pressure of the scoreboard and began to pass the foot ball. After two first downs, the Illini were able to force a fourth down and stuff the conversion attempt, turning the ball over. With a comfortable lead, the Illini took their first shot of the game as DeVito found Bryant down the sideline for a 27-yard gain. DeVito then found Reiman for a 12-yard gain to put the Illini at the five-yard line and in position to score another touchdown. Brown punched it in on the first play of the fourth quarter for his third touchdown of the game, put ting the Illini up 31-6.
The Illini only needed 41 seconds and just two plays to score their first points of the new season, as star junior run ning back Chase Brown exploded for a 38-yard run on first down, then found himself wide open in the end zone for a 14-yard pass to put Illinois up 7-0.
“I feel confident in our room,” defen sive lineman Johnny Newton said. “We were just really comfortable with what players were going to call … we just had to execute it.”
SYDNEY LAPUT THE DAILY ILLINI Junior running back Chase Brown scores one of his three touchdowns during Saturday’s win against Wyoming.
Avery continued to lock up the middle of the field for the Illini, so the Cowboys went outside. Two quarterback- keepers from Peasley got Wyoming into the red zone quickly.
“(Love) is a special kid. His journey … is one of perseverance,” Bielema said. “You just cheer for Reggie Love … to see him not give up … just another great story.”Although the Illini got the win, there was much to improve before their first Big Ten matchup with Indiana. The defense was strong overall, with Ran dolph, Avery and Witherspoon making key plays throughout the game.
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Petey, also known as Peter Martin, is a popular TikToker and up-and-com ing music artist who will be headlin ing Pygmalion on Sept. 23 at the Rose Bowl Tavern’s outdoor patio in down townAnotherUrbana. Pygmalion staple is the Made Fest, which will return to down town Urbana on Sept. 23 and 24.
By Sydney Wood buzz Editor The 18th annual Pygmalion Festi val will return to Champaign-Urbana next month with a program featuring not only nationally touring bands, but authors, social media personalities and more.Patrick Singer is the director of devel opment for Pygmalion. He began assist ing with the festival’s planning in 2013 and said he is happy to contribute to the vibrancy of the C-U arts and entertain ment scene through his work.
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Despite smaller footprint, long-running event draws from bigger pool of acts
TikToker Peter Martin performs at Lollapalooza on the Discord Stage on July 28. Martin will be headlining Pygmalion on Sept. 23 at the Rose Bowl Tavern.
“While we always continue to expand our programming, we’re not interested in necessarily doing more than we can,” he said. “We try to make it a manage able and approachable event that you can see a bunch of shows in the same weekend.”Oneofthis year’s headliners is Joanne Lee Molinaro, a University alum also known by her social media handle, The Korean Vegan. Molinaro will be con ducting a live cooking session and story telling appearance at the Krannert Cen ter for the Performing Arts on Sept. 23. In terms of musical performances, indie-pop band Misterwives is one of this year’s headliners, and the New York-based band will perform at The Canopy Club on Sept. 24.
“I feel fortunate that I can continue to do this job and help create a cool cul tural event for the community,” Singer said. “I also just love booking shows, and putting a bunch of them on the same weekend is always a highlight of the year for me.” Singer described Pygmalion as being a “cultural festival” due to the expand ed scope of programming that ven tures outside of booking musical acts. Although he enjoys booking live music, he said it’s exciting to use Pygmalion as a vessel to bring a more diverse set of personalities to C-U. “We’ve really enjoyed booking come dians and podcasts and anything from influencers to YouTube sensations or podcasts or drag queens,” he said. “We feel it’s a much more fun and dynamic approach to be able to include things that you might not otherwise see at a ‘musicDespitefestival.’”Pygmalion’s aim to garner a more diverse lineup, Singer said the festival “is taking on a bit smaller of a footprint this year” due to its budget and other constraints, but he said this reduction isn’t detrimental.
“We feel very fortunate that we’re able to curate and do these things the way we do and support the arts com munity,” Singer said. “I think that we just want to continue to dig in there and continue to showcase how impor tant it is to the vibrancy and health of a community.”Formore information, visit thisispygmalion.com. swood2@readbuzz.com
“There’s always over a wide vari ety of makers there,” he said. “It’s a little marketplace, and we like to kind of curate that in order to bring some exposure to local makers and artists here in Singertown.”saidone of Pygmalion’s main focuses is to introduce people to art they haven’t heard of before, add ing that the festival is an “event of discovery.” “We’dlike to think that we’re pro viding a discovery experience for peo ple to get to, hopefully, see bands that they might not know or might know a little bit, be playing in a more intimate space than they’re used to seeing them in,” he said.
He advised newcomers to the festi val to be open-minded about Pygma lion’s lineup and to try to see perform ers they’re unfamiliar with. “Oftentimes I have people that say, ‘I’ve never heard of any of these bands.’ What I say to them is, ‘That’s OK,’” Singer said. “I think that, ulti mately, a lot of these bands will never and probably have never performed in Champaign-Urbana.”Singersaidheandthe other festival organizers feel grateful for the commu nity’s support of Pygmalion. As Singer looks to the future of the festival, he said he hopes to find new acts to represent the diverse range of interests within C-U.
Singer said the open-air market will include between 12 to 16 vendors.
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The pre-show nerves were not apparent once the band stepped onto the stage. Members sang, danced and rocked for a full 45-minute set. Krueger flaunted her broad vocal range, while guitarists Dable and Eggers, bassist Sammy Darty and drummer Kyle Beaman brought strong instrumental rock and high energy to the set.
The band performed a variety of different songs and covers, including its most streamed song, “The Creek,” and a cover of Britney Spears’ “Toxic.” The Hangovers performed a unique set list full of energy and excitement, expressing genuine happiness and a visibly strong bond between the bandmates.
Eva Under Fire lights up crowd at Canopy Club
Although The Hangovers didn’t show it, Dable said the band was experiencing pre-show jitters about opening for well-known rock band, Eva Under Fire. “It puts a little pressure on us,” he said. “We want to be our very best so that anybody that is with their crew sees us and hopefully is impressed byHeus.”said all the bands that The Hangovers have opened for are accepting of the young rock band, and are great to meet and talk with before and after the shows.
On the changeover, Eva Under Fire fans made their way to the front of the stage, eager to hear the rising rock band’s impressive music and powerful presence. One fan, Aaron Hart, a junior in ACES, wore an Eva Under Fire T-shirt.
Both bands are paving their way into the music industry as femaleled groups, a trait not common in the rockThecommunity.Hangovers is a five-per son rock band started by lead gui tarist Zach Dable, vocalist Mollie Krueger and guitarist Josh Eggers during their time at Millikin Univer sity. Since starting, members of The Hangovers committed their time to touring the Midwest and the South.
“She inspires as a woman in rock,” Morrison said. “You don’t see many of those. It looks like she can get out there and put on a hell of a show.”
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Eva Marie, lead vocalist of rock band Eva Under Fire, sings at The Canopy Club on Thursday.
Eva Under Fire consists of lead vocalist Eva Marie, guitarists Rob Ryberg and Chris Slapnik, bassist Edward Joseph and drummer Corey Newsom. The members have per formed and opened shows since the release of their first album in 2015.
The band took the stage with pow er, energy, excitement and eager ness. Marie walked into the spotlight on the stage, pointed at the audience and riled up the crowd by asking, “How are you feeling, Urbana?”
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“If you know us, then you know that we really write from our hearts,” Marie said. “We love it when you guys give us the chance to share ourThestory.”banter and sincere connection between the band members creat ed an ecstatic vibe for the audience. Some fans traveled to see the band play. Shannon Morrison of William sport, Ind., is a new fan of the band, and she spoke on the emotions that the band evokes specifically Marie.
The band’s Thursday night perfor mance was its first time headlining a show since it was on the radio.
The band jumped right into its set list, which was composed of some old er songs like “Anchors” and “Betray er.” The songs reflect power and intensity, along with beauty and mean ingfulness. Eva Under Fire showed its talent by connecting to the audi ence emotionally, while also bringing laughter, power, cheer and rock to The Canopy Club. A majority of the songs the band played were from its newest album, “Love, Drugs & Misery,” with the addition of a few unreleased songs from its upcoming album that’s set to be released on Sept. 23. The most-awaited song for fans, “Blow,” has received increased radio play this month, and it reached #11 in the active rock charts this week. “Blow” was the major attraction for many fans to attend the concert on Thursday night, as the band has gar nered lots of support from the song’s popularity.Reflecting on the band’s rising pop ularity and history, Marie thanked the audience for making their dreams possible and achievable.
“They have a good style,” Hart said. “They have that edge that I look for, and they really just show how powerful a band can be.”
By Lucy Bridges Staff Writer Headliner Eva Under Fire and opener The Hangovers played Thurs day night at The Canopy Club in Urbana. The bands performed in front of a small but lively audience, bringing inspiration and rock to the Champaign-Urbana community.
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