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Campus app rewards exercise with discounts file in the Plyo app. Specific discounts at the bookstore include 20% off drinkware, 20% off Nike apparel and 25% off any item. “We’re trying to tie it into what the app is for,” Riha said. “So the Nike apparel — maybe they want a new shirt or something to work out in.” Jack Craig, freshman in Engineering, has been using Plyo since it first launched. Plyo sends a notification to your phone each time you walk into the ARC. “It’s like I’m being recognized for being here,” Craig said. “So it is kind of supportive in that way.” According to Peter Schultze, CEO of Plyo, the app is a health and fitness rewards platform with a mission to “inspire the next generation to live active lifestyles.” Schultze came up with the idea back in 2017 when he was a student at the University of Minnesota. “I was going through my own personal health and

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KAM’s reopened on Jan. 29 after an announcement was made on the bar’s Instagram earlier in the day, and the line for entry stretched over a block. Recently, screenshots from an employee GroupMe surfaced on Twitter, causing strong reactions from the campus community. Kam’s responded Wednesday stating that an employee in the chat was fired.

A new health and fitness app rewarding students for exercising by tracking their workout sessions recently launched on campus. Plyo activates at CRCE, ARC and the Illinois Ice Arena, enabling students to earn points toward exclusive offers to local restaurants, retailers and brand partners. Students can receive discounts at restaurants, such as Kung Fu Tea, PvP Bakery and Paris Super Crepes. Erik Riha, marketing director for the Illini Union, has partnered with Plyo to promote places, such as the Illini Union Bookstore, Quad Shop, Auntie Anne’s and Blaze Pizza. “We liked the aspect that (Plyo) was based around health and fitness rewards and rewarding people for going to the rec centers,” Riha said. In the past two weeks, the Illini Union Bookstore has seen two redemptions and 600 clicks on their pro-

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KAM’s GroupMe stirs controversy BY SAMANTHA BOYLE AND JULIE KANG NEWS EDITOR AND ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

A Twitter post showing a group message between a few KAM’s employees went viral among University students Monday. The post, made by Brianna Ghanbari, junior in AHS, stated in the tweet, “coming from a person who used to

work at kams, i can’t believe how incredibly racist they are wow.” Ghanbari worked at KAM’s last year but said she never turned in her availability for the new school year and was simply never scheduled again. Not having officially quit or been fired, Ghanbari was still in group chats with some of the other employees. The rest of the Twitter

thread showed screenshots of messages on a GroupMe where some employees were talking about Hispanic students at the bar. “It just made me really angry,” Ghanbari said. “I knew I wanted to show people what he was saying because I have a bunch of friends that go there, especially since they just go there, and it’s just like little do they know what all

these people are thinking of them.” Ghanbari posted three screenshots of the GroupMe, starting with a message stating “the Mexican Geeds have discovered Block.” The responding messages revolved around getting the bar to “stock up” on Modelos. JONATHAN BONAGURO THE DAILY ILLINI According to Urban Jack Craig, freshman in Engineering, holds the Plyo app open on his phone at the ARC on Saturday. Plyo, a health and fitness

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Facebook to pay Illinois $550 million to settle privacy lawsuit Concerns over data collection continue to grow BY DIANA ANGHEL STAFF WRITERS

Facebook is to pay $550 million to Illinois Facebook users, after settling a lawsuit that targeted the company’s automated face-tagging system. Three Illinois men sued the company for violating Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act. Facebook’s software uses facial recognition technology to match individuals’ faces to their information. In Illinois, however, this technology is illegal to use without gaining the consent of users before collecting biometric information, including fingerprints and facial recognition. Facebook settled this case by agreeing to pay a fine of $550 million to the state of Illinois, but no other restrictions were placed on the company, as their data aggregations will continue to work in the same way. “That’s like me paying a parking ticket,” said Jamie Andrade, member of the Illinois House of Represent atives a nd

chairperson for the Illinois Committee of Cybersecurity, Data Analytics and IT. Illinois stands as one of three states that have set legislature for biometric data. Even so, it is the only state that allows individuals to file lawsuits against tech companies. “It’s what I believe to be one of the strongest laws in the country,” Andrade said. In this unique way, it creates a private right of action for those who want to protect their online privacy. “In Washington and Texas, that have similar laws, only the state attorney’s general can bring a lawsuit,” said Jay P. Kesan, director of the University Program in Intellectual Property and Technology Law. One of the biggest problems, Kesan added, is most people don’t realize how data is being aggregated and coordinated to get a complete picture of an individual. It’s a commonality to skip over the terms and conditions when using an internet platform, blindly agreeing to private data storage or sharing. This allows companies to set their own restrictions with limited repercussions from their users. “A lot of these agreements

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and terms of service that people consent to will very often say that they will share the information with authorized or specific affiliates, or third parties that they deem to be appropriate,” Kesan said. “Very often you don’t realize it, but you agree to it.” Especially when it comes to the internet platforms that are free, such as

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ate dean of students and adviser to CSEC. One of the biggest changes to this year’s elections process is the implementation of ranked choice voting. This is a system in which voters use a ranked ballot to rank candidates in a sequence on an ordinal scale. “It lets those people vote for who they truly believe in while still knowing that their vote isn’t getting wasted in a sense,” said Fawaz Tirmizi, sophomore in Engineering and ISG senator. Tirmizi, who is up

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UI startup designs waterproof cast, sees large-scale success BY HEATHER ROBINSON STAFF WRITER

A startup originating at the University, The Cast21 Solution, was recently named in the Forbes “30 under 30” list for 2020. The co-founders, Ashley Moy and Jason Troutner, were awarded recognition for their achievement in Healthcare with their creation and success of the innovative Cast21 product. Moy graduated from the University in 2016 with a major in bioengineering and a minor in chemistry and also earned a TEC innovation certificate, which was previously referred to as the iFoundry Innovation Certificate. According to Moy, the cast provides patients with an alternative to a traditional cast or brace used for broken bones. It is waterproof, lightweight and can be manufactured at scale. One user, Marijo Cox, wore a cast after a car accident. At first, Cox was given a traditional, bulky cast but was then able to switch to the new Cast21. “The doctor brought it in and told me it’s much more comfortable — it’s lighter, you can shower in it — and asked me if I’d be interested. I took one look at the big cast I was wearing and one look

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fitness journey, and I realized how challenging it was to live a healthy and active lifestyle at college,” Schultze said. Since Plyo launched on campus, Schultze said there are around 1,000 users. However, the amount of fast food options on the healthcentered app is puzzling for some students. Normally eating at dining halls, Craig does not use the coupons to restaurants. For him, coupons to grocery stores such as Walgreens would be more beneficial. “Of the places in town where you can get your coupons, the selection is definitely catered toward more fast-food places,” Craig said. “It does seem kind of contradictive.” Illini Barstool, a local sports and pop culture blog, offered students free points on Plyo with a code. In a Twitter video, a Barstool worker says, “burn that gut so you can build it back up.” “Do people get these benefits and then go to some of these restaurants and binge on foods after they’ve worked out? That isn’t healthy,” said Justine Karduck, professor in ACES. Karduck recommends the 80/20 rule, in which individuals should eat healthy about 80% of the time and the other 20% can come from the “not as nutrient-dense foods.” Diet plays a significantly larger role in weight loss or control than fitness. “No amount of working out is going to outrun that bad diet,” Karduck said. Using other incentives, such as getting a massage, pedicure, manicure or new

at the one in his hand, and I said, ‘Yes, please!’” Cox said. The project originated as a brainstorm for an independent project between Moy and a few other students at the University. Then, it became a senior design project and continued to grow. Moy said the process of making the idea of the product into a reality was a beautiful blend of exciting and nerve-racking. Since then, the product has seen success, receiving recognition for its achievements and becoming available in different states around the country. Soon, the company looks forward to adding more clinics in other states to be able to reach even more patients and doctors. “We were really excited to have some of our team members recognized in the ‘30 under 30’ list,” Moy said. “But for us, the wins are the amazing feedback that we get from our doctors and patients, like when a doctor or a patient calls us and just lets us know what an amazing experience they had.” Moy said the process of creating the product is ongoing. It’s one that is a constant feedback loop between the design team, users and partners. Additionally, the name of the cast itself is currently in the works, but for clothes, is a method to motivate yourself to work out, Karduck said. Plyo works to have a ratio of “about 70% healthy to 30% more not-healthy restaurants. Obviously, that’s different depending on the campus we’re in and what’s available on campus,” Schultze said. Karduck also recommends considering healthier options in restaurants, such as grilled foods and low sugar desserts, and controlling your portion size. “Do you have to eat all of that in one sitting? No one says you have to. You can break it down and take it home and just put half away

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now, it remains The Cast21 Solution. The startup is one of a long list of successes from the University entrepreneurship. Stephanie Larson, associate director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship for student programs, said

Larson said. “Entrepreneurs say that determination, perseverance, hard work, risk tolerance, personal experiences, unwavering commitment, consistency and more help while creating a startup.” As for students who are pursuing entrepreneur-

ship, they should go for it, Moy said. “I do not personally think there’s a better time in your life where you’ll have the risk profile that could tolerate entrepreneurship,” Moy said. hrr4@dailyillini.com

in a box,” Karduck said. Schultze said his goal is to bring Plyo to every U.S. college campus. In addition, Plyo is searching for ways that would allow people to earn points outside of official campus gyms. This includes places such as dorms, apartments and other living spaces that accommodate fitness spaces. “What we’re trying to do is break down the barriers to entry to fitness,” Schultze said. “If somebody’s working out regularly, we think it’s definitely OK to go treat yourself at the end of the week.” abhatt52@dailyillini.com BEN TSCHETTER THE DAILY ILLINI

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the vibrant entrepreneurship ecosystem on campus and in the community is crucial for a successful startup. “According to many student entrepreneurs and successful alumni, like Ashley Moy of (The) Cast21 (Solution), I believe you have to be passionate about your idea,”

Dictionary, “geed” is a term used to refer to anyone who is not affiliated with Greek life on campus. Ghanbari said she thought about whether or not to leave the names in the screenshots but ultimately left them in. She has since been kicked out of the GroupMe and has not had any interaction with the people in the GroupMe. “I didn’t do it to ruin their life or anything, and I know a lot of people are really upset so they’re posting a lot of mean things about them,” she said. “But it’s definitely going to be a learning lesson for them.” Other members of the GroupMe included in the screenshots did not respond in time for publication. With over 100 retweets and almost 600 likes, Ghanbari’s tweet has received a lot of attention. Other students have also responded to a Facebook event, titled, “Kams Protest (Stand Outside),” created by Alexander Correa, sophomore in Media. At the time of publication, the event showed 71 people interested and 22 people as “going.” “I decided to come up with the event because I am tired of minorities constantly suffering from racism,” Correa said in an email. “The targeted audience in this case were Mexicans, and even though I am Puerto Rican, I will stand with them and any other minority to the day I die. We need to have a voice, and I will always stand up and be that voice if necessary. As a member of a Latino community I refuse to let racism go unacknowledged.” Ghanbari explained there are basically two sides of the issue now; some want to continue going to the bar and

show they do belong there and can’t be driven out, but then there’s the other side that no longer wants to give KAM’s their money. “I’m on the fence between that,” she said. “But at this point, I don’t even want to think about going to KAM’s until I see something from the employees and KAM’s themselves.” According to Cochrane Premier Properties on Tuesday, KAM’s owner Scott Cochrane was out of town and unavailable for comment. However, KAM’s posted on their Instagram Wednesday afternoon that “KAMS has

taken action to terminate this employee as his statements in no way represent KAMS views of the solidarity of the university community as one regardless of race, color, or creed.” According to the post, KAM’s had no knowledge of the group chat containing these remarks and that the business apologizes for the remarks. “... Such remarks will not be tolerated in or as part of, even if falsely attributed to, its business,” the post read. sjboyle2@dailyillini.com sekang2@dailyillini.com

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Exchange students compare cultures University offers unique experience for European students in academics, Greek life BY ROHIT JAMMU STAFF WRITER

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is easily one the most diversely populated universities in the Midwest. The University has ties with over 200 schools and has over 380 different programs in 60 different countries where you can study wild animals in South Africa, immerse yourself in the Spanish lifestyle, help restore Australia’s tropical rain forests or study the world of business in Hong Kong. While most students do a semester or two abroad, the University also becomes a home to hundreds of exchange students from all over the world every year. Sam Gears, an exchange

student from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, is in his third year of studying physics. Gears has always seen America through the lens of TV shows and movies. Despite speaking English, he knew there was a large cultural difference and wanted to experience the Midwest college lifestyle. “I chose to study at (Illinois), because it is one of the largest universities in America with a strong engineering program and international community yet still with strong sports teams and a large Greek life,” Gears said. With a varied diversity ratio of just a little north of 50%, Gears was initially sur prised w ith how welcoming everyone was, both socially at events, such as tailgating and sports societies, as well as academically with his professors. He quickly focused on his academics while here. “I initially wasn’t ready for the weekly assignments, but I found this gave me a greater understanding of courses I took,” Gears said. “When I did apply to study

abroad, I considered some west coast universities, but I found them to be very expensive and having a quieter campus college lifestyle.” Tarkan Bolat, senior at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, said the school has beautiful, old architecture with a campus life that his university in Vienna does not. “Our library literally looks like a spaceship and is in the middle of Austria’s biggest city,” Bolat said. “Moreover, students in Vienna don’t live on campus. The university does not offer all the sport facilities like (Illinois) has. Tuition is covered by tax money in Austria, so we do not have to pay ourselves.” Architecture, tuition and academic structuring is not the only thing that exchange students tend to experience differences in. Martin Grosshauser, fifth year biophysics major at the Technical University of Munich, initially wanted to go to Sweden because of the KTH Royal Institute of Technology and his appreciation for

Scandinavia. Having lived his whole life in Europe, though, he expected more of what he had experienced in his own university. Grosshauser changed his mind in the last minute and decided he wanted to come to the Midwest to experience American college culture. “(Illinois) is definitely special in the sense that the whole city is built around it,” Grosshauser said. “Even not living on campus, I’m surrounded by students. That’s definitely different in Munich.” In Munich, he found most of the coursework is crammed in the last few weeks, right before the finals. The finals make up 100% of the grade, so he tended to be lazier during the semester. “There’s a six-week period, give or take, before finals where everyone is just scrambling to get their academics in line,” Grosshauser said. “So for me, the change of pace was quite surprisingly annoying yet helpful. But having experienced both systems, the outcome is surprisingly similar. I honestly couldn’t

tell which system appeals to me more.” “Studying abroad was one of the best and most mind-opening experiences I ever had.” Bolat said. “I would love to come back one day to (Illinois). I just loved the feeling of meeting, bonding and clashing with new cultures and people and getting out of my comfort zone.” He was overwhelmed by the sizes of everything, especia l ly Wa l ma r t . Another big shock came to him in the form of nightlife on campus. With drinking age being 16 in Vienna, he was impressed by how strict the passports were checked to see if they were over 21. “I did not expect the floor to be so wet and did not understand why people ‘iced out’ initially,” Bolat said. “But soon enough, I went with the flow and got to be a true Illini, too. Usually, a party in Europe starts around 10 p.m., and we go to clubs around midnight or 1 a.m. Being used to party till the daylight, I was shocked when we were getting kicked out at 2 a.m.” Bolat loved the school spirit, watching everyone

wearing Illinois t-shirts, sweaters, hats and bags. What was even more incredible to him was when it was all emphasized on game days with the marching band and sports teams. “I didn’t really know much about Greek life, college football and intercollege rivalry, but after seeing how serious they work and represent, I wish we had that in Europe, too.” Bolat said. With so many stark differences between the universities in Europe and the United States, the one thing all three sources said they thoroughly enjoyed was school spirit and Greek life. “One of the most memorable moments I had was watching the Wisconsin v. Illinois football game,” Gears said. “Despite having no idea what all of the football signs were, being part of such a tense atmosphere with a sense of camaraderie both before, during and after the match was an amazing experience that I don’t think I will ever forget.” rjammu2@dailyillini.com

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Masked shoppers in a supermarket in Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, in central China’s Hubei province on Feb. 10. Many students on campus have been affected by the coronavirus as they have family members still living in China.

Coronavirus weighs on students’ minds Experiences reveal impact of virus, personal toll on families BY MIN CHEONG KIM STAFF WRITER

For University students who have loved ones in China, the coronavirus outbreak has caused their worries to skyrocket. “They do not have freedom right now,” said Chrison Hu, senior in ACES. While Hu and her sister are currently studying in the U.S., her family is back in China. “Even though my parents are not in Wuhan, a lot of my friends and their families are in Wuhan,” Hu said. “My mom told me some of her friends’ family have died from this virus.” While the coronavirus has not been reported on campus, it is definitely taking an emotional toll on the students. Whatever the situation may be for students who have family in China, they share the same worry and concern for their family and friends. “People can’t go out. I feel sad for them. They can only stay home,” Hu said. For a student who lives in Wuhan and visited their family over this past winter break, their fears are even more real because they have

witnessed a glimpse of what is happening in China. “My parents have stayed home for about 23 days right now. They stored a lot of food before because of the Chinese New Year, but they are now running out of a lot of stuff,” said Chloe Chang, senior in Business. In the beginning of January, Chang and her family were just starting to hear news of a virus and were not too concerned, but they prepared in advance, just in case, by buying masks and sanitation supplies. Chang said the situation got worse around Jan. 10, while the University was still on break, and she was still home. Her parents still had to go to work, but she canceled her plans and stayed home. Chang recalls what it was like traveling back to school. “When I was going back for school, there were government workers who were checking your temperature at the airport, and they checked my temperature again at the security checkpoint,” Chang said. “All of the flight attendants and everyone on the plane were wearing masks. I was pretty scared when I was on the plane. I didn’t even drink anything or eat anything.” For Chang and many students who visited Wuhan over winter break, they worked with the McKinley Health Center to ensure they were safe from the coronavirus. Chang did not

show symptoms of the coronavirus, but she chose to stay home in her apartment off-campus for 14 days as a precaution. Although she received support from professors, her learning experience is, of course, different. “One of my professors offered online courses for me, and although they were really helpful, I still feel like I miss a lot of information from the in-class lectures, and I miss out on a lot of group projects,” Chang said. On top of academic and social stresses resulting from self-quarantine, many students like Chang also carry great concern for their families. Chang said her family is still is Wuhan, and she’s skeptical the situation will improve. Currently, many families in China are struggling with rationing supplies in addition to adapting to their new indoor, everyday lives. “There is only one person they designate to go out, so they can save their masks, bodysuits and any sterilization equipment. They quickly ran out at stores, and there’s a manufacturing shortage,” said Lily Ho, senior in Engineering. “Stepping out of the house without a mask is taboo now.” It is a distressing time for students like Ho who live in the U.S. but have family in China. She and her family here are trying to figure out how to help from afar.

“Some of my family ran out of masks. So me and my mom are over here in the States, trying to figure out how to send masks to them,” Ho said, “But my relatives in Beijing said a lot of the postal services stopped. There are no cars and no people on the streets. The prices for masks have been jacked up so much, even outside of China, and it’s also hard to tell if they are fakes or if they were already opened by other people.” Ho said she bought one box of masks for $50, but that’s all. She feels helpless “because there is nothing (she and her family in the U.S.) can do.” People in China are working from home on their computers, and children are taking their classes online. Food is even becoming a luxury as people have limited options to choose from. Parents are not able to take their children out to play, and families can not take their pets out to walk. “There are checkpoints at a lot of major roads now,” Ho said. “My uncle, when he was driving from one city to another, finally after he was allowed to leave, he passed through three checkpoints. At each checkpoint, he had to sign a legal document saying that if he felt ill and did not self-quarantine and was discovered outside with ill symptoms, he could be sentenced to six months in prison after he recovers.” Transportation between

provinces and cities is difficult, and for some cases, it is separating families. For David Ji Lam, sophomore in Engineering, his parents work in different cities, and they are currently separated in their own cities due to government travel regulations. “There are different license plates for different cities in China,” Lam said. “And if your car is not of that province or state, you can’t enter that city.” As a student studying at a university across the world, Lam said it’s a constant struggle not to think of worst-case scenarios. “I’m worried because if my parents somehow get sick, I can’t really go back,” Lam said. “That’s one of my biggest worries. Also, they are separated, so they cannot depend on each other either.” While people are trying to stay positive, even celebrations of love have their hurdles, Ho said. “Valentine’s Day just passed, and my cousin was telling me that a lot of people wouldn’t even buy flowers, or they were even afraid to sniff the flowers because they were afraid of other people who handled it,” Ho said. The impacts of the coronavirus is worldwide, but the numbers of people infected are little to none on this campus. “Currently, there is not really a risk in the United States,” said Julie Pryde, public health administrator

for the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District. “The real health concern going around in our community is influenza. What you do to prevent the coronavirus and influenza is the same, except for influenza, we are lucky enough to have a vaccine.” There is a social epidemic of xenophobia and discrimination in different parts of the world due to the virus with an origin in China. Pryde explains that while people may discriminate each other based on who has the virus or not, the virus itself does not discriminate. “A virus can emerge anywhere. It is ridiculous to think that a virus cares one bit about who it’s infecting because it does not,” Pryde said. While the epidemic in a foreign country can be surreal for many, the unsettling headlines are an ongoing reality for students with family and friends in China. Despite the dire circumstance, families are staying in touch and trying their best to stay positive by finding gratitude and happiness in the small things. The impacts of the virus runs far past the physical body as it creates emotional turbulence of fear and hope. “It’s difficult. I check the news every morning, and my mom calls family every night,” Ho said. “It’s a waiting game.” mckim4@dailyillini.com

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OPINIONS College is a privilege it to be a burden, rather than a privilege. This is in large part due to an COLUMNIST unhealthy emphasis on academic performance and high pressure on ometimes, when the students during our high stress of being a firstschool years. generation college In high school, we were student really gets to me, constantly told to succeed I imagine how liberating in life, we need to have dropping out would feel. good grades. Instead of But before I can log onto learning the material Self-Service and hit the we were presented “cancel registration” with, many of us simply button, I am reminded of memorized it so we could how lucky I am to be here. get an “A” in the class. We While college, at times, didn’t do this because we can make me want to rip were intrigued by the new my hair out, every once information or wanted to in a while I think a lot of broaden our knowledge; us fail to understand just we did it to “succeed.” how fortunate we are to Because of this be here. Yes, college is utilitarian attitude toward far from easy, and I’m education, plus the added sure most of us worked stress of SAT/ACT prep really hard to get to where and the need to be a “wellwe are, but being at the rounded” student with University is a privilege multiple extracurricular many of us take for activities, high school granted. became a stressful Receiving a good stepping stone on our way education is a luxury to college. However, here many people can never we are past high school, afford, and while I wholeand for some of us, college heartedly believe a good is just another stresseducation should be easily inducing path. accessible to everyone, It’s easy to fall back into that is not currently how the old habits you might it works. have had in high school Many of us grew up with and see coursework as America’s public education a burden, but when you system. As a by-product of take a step back and try to that, I think it is common remember when education for us to forget how lucky used to be something that we are to have had that. was exciting and inspiring, Not everyone around the it becomes easier to look at world has access to the all the work presented to same level of education you as more than just work we do, and yet it is still — instead, consider it an something we discount opportunity to truly learn. when assessing our So go to class, do your privilege. homework and study In America, we have for your test with the the right to mostly free understanding that being education for 12 years here is a privilege, not a of our lives, and then we chore. have the opportunity to attend college. However, Abril is a freshman in Media. students often consider abrils2@dailyillini.com ABRIL SALINAS

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THE DAILY ILLINI EDITORIAL

Illini sports deserve equal recognition

ast weekend, the Illinois wheelchair basketball teams played at the ARC in what was the only home tournament of their season. The women’s team pulled away from the tournament having won all three of their games, and the men’s team achieved two out of three victories. These student-athletes worked hard for their laurels. And yet, how many students were there to watch the teams receive their crowns? Only a few dozen sat in the stands to watch their fellow Illini crush the competition. Illinois fans will fill every seat at State Farm Center during the next home bas-

ketball game — for the exact same sport. The University will gather behind its team to watch it either bring home the “w” or go down trying. But no matter what, they’ll be there to support our team. The Illinois wheelchair basketball teams deserve this same support from us. They’re Illini, and they are entitled to the cheers and applause of the student body just as much as Kofi Cockburn and co. It is already written off as a second class sport, forced to compete in the ARC while their abled counterparts enjoy an entire stadium with thousands of screaming fans. Not only is this complete-

ly unfair, it also just doesn’t make sense. The teams are playing the same game. The differences in the rules are negligible. Thus, we can’t even suppose attendance at these events is lower because fans don’t find wheelchair basketball as interesting as it is the same game. Why should it be less interesting with the addition of wheelchairs? If anything, it should be more. But this isn’t just about wheelchair basketball. It’s about all of the underappreciated and under-attended sporting events. Both of our golf teams win consistently. When’s the last time any of you went to a golf tournament? The volleyball team

isn’t half bad. Been to the courts lately to watch? As a community and student body, we need to remember to be supportive of more than just the obvious sports teams like football and basketball; we should reward excellence all around. If one of our teams is winning, we should be there to show that we are aware and proud of their victories. For a school that prides itself on accessibility, equality and diversity, the interests of its sports enthusiasts remain obstructive and disjointed. Let’s change this, Illini! All of our sports teams are worth our support and recognition.

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Indian government becomes anti-Muslim with passage of bill So why did the Hindunationalist Bharatiya Janata Party inflict this COLUMNIST injustice upon the Kashmiri people? It’s no secret politics play a crucial role in ver the course of this blatant discrimination. a half-century, a The BJP has been fervently marginalized group anti-Muslim for a very long of people has been at time, and this recent step the center of an ongoing was simply a move by Prime dispute between India and Minister Narendra Modi to Pakistan: Kashmiris. The continue to persecute the Muslim-majority region marginalized community. has been exploited by the The removal of this two rival countries for article highlights a years when Kashmiris continuing injustice against have consistently sought to the people and is coupled govern themselves. with the absence of any Kashmir, a region that Muslims in a Parliament straddles the borders of of 303 lawmakers. It India and Pakistan, has may sound conclusory to been the center of violence decipher Modi’s actions as between the two countries being inherently prejudiced for years. The region is against Muslims, but India’s divided between the two new “anti-Muslim” law countries territorially and serves to prove my point. the portion of Kashmir On Dec. 11, the being governed under the Citizenship Amendment “Indian side” has seen great Bill was passed in the discrimination. Parliament, granting On Aug. 5, the Indian citizenship to religious government removed what minorities but excluding is known as Article 370 Muslims. This new rule from their constitution. singles out the Muslims This article allowed the who make up 15% of state of Kashmir to have its India’s population, own government and the allowing them to be legally freedom to make its own discriminated against laws. The elimination of this and persecuted. This is essential law — that gave the a strategy by the HinduKashmiris a sense of pride nationalist government to — created an uproar among polarize a vibrant country the Kashmiri people. that is religiously and NESHMIA MALIK

culturally diverse. As a society, we are prone to raise awareness about issues for a week, then continue to go about our lives, forgetting these events are still happening. As a Muslim of Kashmiri descent, these issues affect me personally, despite my being across the ocean. Watching a region my grandparents have told me miraculous stories about exploding into calamity makes their stories a beautiful dream I will never be able to experience. A government that likes to claim institutionalized dehumanization is an act to improve the economy of a country is familiar to us as Americans. To stand in solidarity with a government that endorses the outright oppression of a group of people is comparable to what is happening on our own grounds, from popular support for a border wall to detention camps. To sell the human rights of others for economic and political expediency shows where a nation’s true priorities lie: not in humanity, but in convenience. Neshmia is a sophomore in Media. nmalik20@dailyillini.com

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President Donald J. Trump shakes hands with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 7, 2017. Columnist Neshmia indicts the Indian government for its poor treatment of the Kashmiris and urges the U.S. to reconsider its solidarity with India.

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SPORTS

SOFTBALL

Illini aim to regain mojo at invitational BY CARSON GOURDIE STAFF WRITER

After a subpar week, Illinois will travel to Waco, Texas, for the Baylor Invitational, competing against the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes, the Texas State Bobcats and the Baylor Bears, who the Illini plays twice. Illinois will be looking to regain some of the momenta it gained after a 4-0 start but lost after going 1-3 in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge last weekend. “It’s going to be another tough weekend,” said Illinois head coach Tyra Perry. “Baylor, obviously, is one of the top in the nation. Our entire schedule will present different challenges all year.” Even though the Illini received more votes than the Bears in the latest rankings, Perry had high praise for the Big 12 Conference team and the Bears, who are 8-2 on the year so far. Led by pitcher Gia Rodoni, who sports a 1.27 ERA with 27 and 2/3 innings logged, the Bears have shut down most offensives, only giving up more than four runs three times. With the Illini struggling at the plate — they only scored two runs in their first three games

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of the Challenge — it’s vital for them to swing the bats aggressively and going early. “We will try to swing the bat like we did on Sunday (when they scored seven runs),” Perry said. “Friday and Saturday, we were passive, and we weren’t the weekend before.” W hi le the Bea rs’ pitching staff and record looks sparkling, it’s fair to question if the Baylor is battle-tested, as five of its wins came in the Getterman Classic against Western Illinois, Prairie View A&M and Grand Canyon, which aren’t softball powerhouses. The other two teams, Tulsa and Texas State, have both come out of the gate strong this season, with 8-1 and 7-2 records, respectively. Tulsa plays a similar style to Illinois with fantastic pitching, clutch hitting and close victories, which some people might call lackluster hitting. But with three pitchers currently registering an ERA of 1.85 or lower, Tulsa hasn’t been forced to play aggressively at the plate. However, Tulsa still has power on hand, RYAN ASH THE DAILY ILLINI with Chenise Delce leading Senior Travis Piotrowski wrestles against Purdue’s Travis Ford-Melton at Huff Hall. Piotrowski reached a career high during the SEE INVITATIONAL | 3B

match against Purdue, earning his 22nd victory this season on Sunday.

Purdue inches past Illinois at home BY ANDREW MEDINA STAFF WRITER

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Sophomore Danielle Davis swings during Illinois’ game against North Carolina State at Dail Softball Stadium in Clearwater, Florida. The team will travel to Waco, Texas, to compete at Baylor Invitational.

The No. 15 Illini wrestling team faced No. 8 Purdue on Sunday at Huff Hall, losing a close meet with a score of 18-14. Illinois victories came from seniors Travis Piotrowski and Eric Barone, redshirtfreshman Danny Braunagel and redshirt-sophomore Matt Wroblewski. Piotrowski wrestled at 133-pounds against Travis Ford-Melton. He began the first period with a takedown and scored another point in the second for an escape. Piotrowski took his opponent down two more times to seal the score at 8-2. This was his 22nd victory this season and career-high for Piotrowski. “From where I’ve started out and where I am now, it’s unbelievable,” Piotrowski said. “To see my progression and where I’m at now, it just

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shows me how much ground I’ve gained since being here at the University.” At 157 pounds, Barone faced No. 6 Kendall Coleman. Barone was quick with the first takedown, implementing aggressive style from the start. He scored a point for an escape in the second period, followed by a riding-time point after a successful third period. Barone never let his opponent take him down, utilizing his flexibility at the end of the match to keep his lead over Coleman. Braunagel competed in the 165-pound class against Tanner Webster. In the first period, Braunagel took Webster down twice, entering the second period with a three-point lead. He took Webster down again, earning a twopoint and a four-point near fall, bringing the score to 10-1 going into the final

period. Braunagel scored two successive takedowns, sometimes scoring off of a failed takedown from his opponent, and earned another four-point near fall. This ended the match with 41 seconds remaining and a final score of 19-2 for a technical fall. “My focus was just to hand-fight, hand-fight, handfight,” Braunagel said. “What really made the difference was that first shot he got in on. When he didn’t finish, I felt him break a little bit ... That moment is when I knew I had him.” Wroblewski earned the final victory of the night for the Illini, at 197-p ou nd s a ga i n st Jared Florell. The first period had a successful takedown by Florell, but Wroblewski followed up with an escape. In the second, Wroblewski was able to hold Florell down the entire two minutes

to avoid giving up a point. Wroblewski started in the down position for the third and escaped to earn himself point followed by a takedown to get the lead and win the match. With a point for riding time, the final score was 5-3 in favor of Wroblewski. “(Ford-Melton) was solid as always. Danny Braunagel stepped up and scored bonus points when we needed them. Matt Wroblewski did a great job,” said head coach Jim Heffernan. As the season comes closer to the end, Heffernan stays consistent with his team. “Nothing changes,” Heffernan said. “All these matches are important for the season.” Illinois will compete next against Fresno State in Huff Hall on Friday at 4 p.m. amedina8@dailyillini.com

MEN’S GYMNASTICS

Hartleb stays positive despite slow start BY RICH EBERWEIN STAFF WRITER

After a less-than-satisfactory 1-2 start to the season, the Illinois baseball team will look to pick up momentum and snap its two-game losing streakagainstWesternCarolina in Conway, South Carolina, on Friday at 10 a.m. Over the three-game road series, Illinois will take on Coastal Carolina on Saturday at 2 p.m. and West Virginia on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. A couple of loud home runs, courtesy of junior outfielders Nathan Aide and Taylor Jackson, were the offensive diamonds in the rough during the weekend. Sophomore infielder Branden Comia, who started all three games at shortstop and reached safely in each contest while collecting three hits, was also another key contributor for Illinois. Despite individual standouts, the Illini bats were relatively cold as they earned just eight runs over the three-game opening series. Head coach Dan Hartleb had an optimistic outlook for the remainder of the season. “You’ll see great improvement from this weekend to next weekend from this team,” Hartleb said. “Moving forward, this is going to help us improve.” The pitching staff recorded strong performances in North Carolina as Illini starters threw 15 and 1/3

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Junior Jordan Kovach performs on the parallel bars at the Illini Orange and Blue meet at Huff Hall on Nov. 8. Kovach and his teammate Alex Diab will participate as individuals in the U.S.A. Gymnastics Winter Cup Challenge in Las Vegas this weekend.

Diab, Kovach travel to Winter Cup Challenge BY BRAD ZIMMERMAN STAFF WRITER THE DAILY ILLINI FILE PHOTO

Head coach Dan Hartleb speaks on the mound during the game against University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Illinois Field on March 14, 2018. Hartleb expects the team to end its two-game losing streak against Western Carolina this weekend.

innings while whiffing 18 and walking only a single batter. The Illini are looking to transfer that success to silence the Western Carolina Wildcats, who jumped out to a 4-0 start when they swept all four against the Chicago State Cougars over

the weekend. The Wildcats put up an impressive 34 runs at their home turf during the doubleheader on Saturday at Childress Field. The Illini have faced the Wildcats just four times and have a 2-1-1 record against them. SEE HARTLEB | 3B

Illinois men’s gymnastics doesn’t compete as a team for another two weeks, but junior Jordan Kovach and graduate Max Diab will compete as individuals in the U.S.A. Gymnastics Winter Cup Challenge in Las Vegas this weekend. The Winter Cup Challenge is one of several competitions hosted by U.S.A. Gymnastics this year which will determine the gymnasts that will represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olym-

pics in Tokyo this July. Those who qualify for the Winter Cup Challenge also qualify for the U.S. Men’s Gymnastics Championship which takes place in June, where Kovach and Diab will attempt to qualify for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Kovach qualified for the Winter Cup Challenge by placing fifth in the all-around competition of the Windy City Invite on Jan. 18. The Windy City Invite is one of four January competitions around the country where four gymnasts from each

competition may qualify for the Winter Cup Challenge if they haven’t already qualified. Because the two gymnasts who placed better than Kovach were already qualified, Kovach took the third qualifying spot afforded by the Windy City Invite. Diab, meanwhile, automatically qualified for the Winter Cup Challenge by competing on Day Two of the 2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships last summer. “Really, it’s just another SEE WINTER CUP | 3B

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Dosunmu, Illinois takes down No. 9-ranked Penn State on road BY GABBY HAJDUK STAFF WRITER

Illinois basketball traveled to University Park on a fourgame losing streak prepared to face No. 9-ranked Penn State, who was on an eightgame win streak. But both of those streaks were slashed Tuesday night when the Illini took down the Nittany Lions, 62-56. The Illini rode on the back of sophomore guard Ayo Dosunmu, who was questionable to play due to a knee injury that occurred just a week ago. Dosunmu put up 24 points in 37 minutes of play to give the Illini their first win over a top-10 ranked team on the road since 2012. Dosunmu strung together eight consecutive points for the Illini between the 9:14 and 7:25 mark of the second half to put the Illini at a seven-point advantage. Senior guard Andrès Feliz made a jumper prior to Dosunmu’s run, ending Penn State’s 9-0 scoring streak. Freshman center Kofi Cockburn and Dosunmu scored four points a piece in the final seven minutes to secure the victory. Cockburn totaled 14 points for the Illini after getting in foul trouble just four minutes into the first half. The Illini defense backed up Dosunmu’s dominant efforts by holding the Nittany Lions to 36.2% shooting from the field. Penn State averaged 44.7% shooting from the field on the season so far. Penn State was also held to a season-low four 3-pointers. Junior guard Da’Monte Williams limited Penn State’s standout forward Lamar Stevens to 13 points on a season-low 27.3% shooting from the field. Stevens spent around eight minutes on the bench in the first half after picking up two fouls. The Illini capitalized on their strong defensive efforts and scored 16 fast breakpoints. Illinois also won the rebounding battle

39-32 and scored nine second-chance points. Feliz and Cockburn each grabbed seven rebounds. While the Illini victory came down to Donsunmu’s late-game production, their steady first half ignited the success. Illinois never trailed by more than four and led for more than nine minutes in the first half. Sophomore guard Alan Griffin headlined the first half with nine points, including two 3-pointers. The Illini scored the last four points of the first half — two free throws by Dosunmu and a layup from sophomore forward Giorgi Bezhanishvili — to take a 30-26 lead at halftime. Illinois’s offense didn’t stall out of the halftime break as they worked up to an eight-point lead in the

next five minutes. Cockburn scored Illinois’ first six points in the half; Dosunmu followed with Illinois’ next four points. Penn State went on a 9-0 run with 10 minutes left to play to take its first and last lead of the second half. Illinois joins Iowa, Michigan State, Rutgers and Wisconsin with a 9-6 Big Ten record. Penn State stays in second place in the Big Ten with a 10-5 conference record. Illinois returns home to host Nebraska who is on a 10-game losing streak next Monday at the State Farm Center. Illinois will have just four regularPHOTOS COURTESY OF ILLINI ATHLETICS season games left following Top: Sophomore guard Ayo Dosunmu dribbles past Penn State sophomore guard Myles Dread Mond ay ’s m at c hup. at Illinois’ game at Penn State in University Park, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. Despite suffering a @gabby_h11 ghajduk2@dailyillini.com

knee injury on Feb. 11, Dosunmu put up 24 points in 37 minutes. Above: Sophomore guard Alan Griffin drives to the basket during Illinois’ game at Penn State on Tuesday.

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HOCKEY

PHOTO COURTESY OF CLAUDINE BARNHART

The Illini hockey team listens to the National Anthem before a game against Ohio University Dec. 6. The Illini anticipate an intense matchups against Davenport this weekend since the playoffs are right around the corner.

Illini to play last weekend series before playoffs Team travels to Davenport for final three games of regular season

BY KENNY KAZARIAN STAFF WRITER

Hockey playoffs are right around the corner, which means contending teams, like Illinois, are trying to finish with wins and head into the playoffs on a hot streak. The Illini have high hopes heading into the playoffs because the opening rounds will be hosted at the University of Illinois Ice Arena.

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competition. That’s how I’m looking at it going into it,” Kovach said. “It’s a lot different than an NCAA meet in the sense that I don’t have a team with me. It’s a lot more pressure on myself individually than it would be on the team at a meet.” To prepare for this pressure, Kovach trained more intensely in practice over the last few weeks, which included doing extra sets and half routines to perfect some of his skills. “We’ve been trying to put a little more pressure on me in the gym so the pressure at the meet isn’t as overbearing,” Kovach said. “I’ve been hitting it pretty heavy the past couple of weeks and I’ve been going pretty good. I feel ready.” In the weeks and competitions leading up to the Winter Cup Challenge, Illinois head coach Justin Spring watched Kovach and Diab compete Kovach against Springfield College and Diab in a non-collegiate competition in Houston last weekend. “They look strong, they look well-prepared,” Spring

“It was really nice to get a sweep this past weekend to get on the right track headed into the end of the season,” said senior forward Jon Moskaluk. “We want to be as hot as possible going into playoffs since we’re hosting at (the Illinois Ice Arena).” However, if Illinois wants to have a successful weekend, the team will need to come ready to play, since

their upcoming opponent, Davenport, is having a successful season so far with a 16-9 record and will look to continue winning matchups, especially against Illinois. Davenport is coming off a weekend series against top-ranked Adrian College. Davenport lost in a hardfought battle 5-3 Thursday night and 4-1 on Friday night. But despite losing both

said. “They just got to go out and be their best when it matters.” Spring believes the Winter Cup Challenge could be beneficial to Kovach, and the team as a whole, once Kovach rejoins the team against Iowa on March 1. “It’s a big deal for Jordan to be able to compete on this national stage and it’ll be some great experience,” Spring said. “I think it will give him a little bit of an edge after competing for himself at this prestigious event. He’ll have a little extra confidence, and that’s good. You want to have that competing in a sport like ours.” Spring, along with assistant coach Don Osborn, will accompany Kovach and Diab to Las Vegas this weekend, giving Kovach an added confidence boost. “They’re veterans in gymnastics,” Kovach said. “Justin’s been to Winter Cup more times than you can count. Don’s coached guys in Winter Cup for as many years. They both really know what they’re doing so it’s nice that they can come with us and walk us through it.” While Spring, Osborn, Kovach and Diab are in Las

Vegas, the rest of the team will remain in Champaign under the direction of associate head coach Daniel Ribiero. Spring has the team scheduled for what he calls an “NCAA simulation,” or two consecutive days of allaround practice, which is extremely difficult to do in gymnastics. “Our sport is the most physically demanding sport on planet Earth,” Spring said. “When you finish an all-around, you feel like your body just went through a gauntlet. It’s brutal.” According to Spring, this the reason most gymnastics events in the world, including the Olympics, schedule their all-around competition days on nonconsecutive days. But the NCAA schedules its championship all-around preliminary and final rounds on back-to-back days to prevent student-athletes from missing too much school. “There’s not many chances we get to run that simulation because it’s so taxing on our guys,” Spring said. “We’re taking advantage of this bye weekend to run this gauntlet.”

games, keeping the contests within reach is still a small victory. Even though these teams haven’t yet played this season, the level of competition will be high. The Illini are hoping to feed off this weekend sweep and raise their winning streak to three. Davenport will be looking to get back in the win column after a tough series-splitting home game

with Adrian. “We know that Davenport is going to play tough,” Moskaluk said. “They’ve played us really really hard in the past.” This weekend will bring solid play and high-intensity with the playoff push underway. It’s important for Illinois to win since there’s limited action left before the games carry even more

significance in postseason play. This series is the second to last for both squads. After the two away games in Davenport, Illinois will return back to the Illinois Ice Arena for its final season series against Robbert Morris University on Feb. 28 and 29. @Kazarianken kenneth9@dailyillini.com

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the way with a .379 batting average and three home runs. Texas State’s calling card is its offensive presence. Despite being held to one run twice, the team is still averaging over five runs per game, mostly on the back of ArieAnn Bell, who is currently slugging 1.000. For context, Illinois’ highest individual slugging percentage belongs to Co-Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week Delaney Rummell with .696. While analyzing stats is important, the x-factor for Illinois is sophomore pitcher Sydney Sickels. After not allowing a single run in her first tournament, Sickels came back down to earth a little bit, giving up five earned runs in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge. Still, despite those results, Perry doesn’t plan on changing Sickels’ role any time soon. “She honestly did great,” Perry said. “Against North Carolina State, she had 13 strikeouts. The hits that other teams got, those could have been prevented before. Sickels is still on point.” The tournament starts Friday with a doubleheader against Texas State and Baylor, followed by a Saturday morning game with Tulsa before Illinois finishes with Baylor Sunday. @gourdiereport gourdie2@dailyillini.com

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4-0 start and sweeping Morehead State, including two double-digit scoring games on Friday (15-3) and SunAround the Big Ten, Mich- day (10-4). Maryland is also igan State tops the leader- undefeated after its pitchboard after also leaping to a ing staff surrendered just

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buzz factor: The Netflix teen romantic comedy “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” took the internet by storm upon its release back in 2018, and the highly anticipated sequel “P.S. I Still Love You” has been released just in time for Valentine’s Day. Based on the young-adult book series by Jenny Han, the “To All the Boys” film saga stars Lana Condor and Noah Centineo as the film’s young couple navigating their relationship in high school. Both of the movies are available to stream now on Netflix. There will be spoilers for the first film in this review, so beware. The first film of the series, “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,” focuses on high school sophomore Lara Jean Covey, played by Lana Condor, who has never been in a relationship and spends most of her time reading and baking. When her older sister Margot moves away to Scotland for college, her younger sister Kitty notices Lara Jean’s loneliness and decides to take action. Lara Jean, being the hopeless romantic she is, wrote a series of five letters when she was a kid to all the boys she had crushes on but never sent them. Kitty discovers these — and sends them out. Mortified that one of the letters made it to Josh Sanderson, her older sister’s ex, Lara Jean decides to kiss Peter Kavinsky, another recipient of the letters to prove she is no longer in love with Josh. Peter, who wants to make his ex jealous, and Lara Jean decide to start “fake dating.” After a few ups and downs, Peter admits he has real feelings for Lara Jean, and she realizes she is in love with him as well. The film ends with two starting their real relationship. Fast forward a few weeks, and that is where the sequel, “P.S. I Still Love You,” begins. Lara Jean and Peter

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Noah Centineo and Lana Condor star in “P.S. I Still Love You.” The romance film was released on Valentine’s Day and featured a love triangle between the main characters.

Kavinsky go on a real date for the first time, and Lara Jean starts to feel insecure. She isn’t sure if she is being a good “real” girlfriend, even though she and Peter are very much in love. Lara Jean then receives a letter — a response to one of her infamous love letters. It’s from John Ambrose McClaren, played by Jordan Fisher, one of the five crushes she had a kid. She meets him once again as she starts to volunteer at a retirement home, and it becomes clear she might still like him as more than a friend. When things with Peter start to become a little uncertain, Lara Jean isn’t sure who she should be with, John Ambrose McClaren or Peter Kavinsky. In a typical love triangle fashion, it becomes a Team Peter or Team John situation, where Lara Jean must choose between them. Since the film series is based on books, it is hard not to compare the two.

“P.S. I Still Love You” hits all the crucial scenes found in the book and is a great sequel where Peter and Lara Jean’s relationship is tested. However, Lara Jean’s decision between the two boys feels a bit rushed towards the end which can have a dissatisfying effect even for audience members who are happy with who she ends up with. Regardless, the film was filled with great emotion, and audiences are sure to admire Lara Jean as she navigates love at such a young age. It is an excellent film to have on when you want to escape to a world where fairy tales might really exist, and you can fall in love with every character. High school romances might seem trivial, but the story does a beautiful job of showing people these moments can have a significant impact on you, no matter how old you are. rukayah2@readbuzz.com

 5:30-7 p.m  40 Point North One, 1300 S. Neil St., Champaign  Free 40 North is thrilled to present DOUBLE TAKE — the next exhibition at the 40 Point One art space inside Consolidated Communications and across the street from Meatheads. This special exhibition was inspired by the Exquisite Corpse drawing game invented by the surrealists where artists took turns creating sections of an image on a sheet of paper, folded to hide each individual contribution.

Winter Tales Program: How the West was Spun

 7-9 p.m.  Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana  Free Storyteller and activist Dovie Thomason (Lakota, Apache and Scot descent) uses her indigenous ancestry to weave an epic story that deconstructs the phenomenon of “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s 1880s “Wild West” spectacle, which depicted Indians, buffalo and horses, pursued by cowboys, cavalry and publicists seeking a “New World to conquer.” Over a century later, Thomason upgrades Cody’s so-called history lesson in her insightful, wise and unsparing performance, reframing this narrative through Native experience.

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 9 p.m.-2 a.m.  208 W. Griggs St., Urbana  Prices vary Welcome to the Bat Factory, where we like to look on the spookier side of life through a mutual appreciation of creepy music and fashion. The night is what you make of it — there are no requirements to dress a certain way, but a lot of us own way too much black clothing! A dance floor will be

provided for anyone needing to swoop or stomp, but there are also plenty of tables and seating for folks who want to lurk around in the shadows.

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The Boneyard Brass Band prides itself on the transience of its ensemble and its role within the music scene in Champaign-Urbana. Founded in 2017, the members of the Boneyard Brass Band describe themselves as a New Orleans brass band mixed with funk and R&B. Band members Wyatt Dozier and Korrey Frichtl say Boneyard Brass is composed of highcaliber artists from across Champaign-Urbana. “It ’s nice with the University being here. You have all these really talented students that come through here,” said Dozier, the sousaphone player for the band. “I feel like we really benefit from the scene that generates as a result of that.” The band’s sheer volume and energy fills up small rooms easily, and they can be heard at various venues throughout ChampaignUrbana, such as The Canopy Club, Rose Bowl Tavern and Friday Night Live in the summer. Frichtl, trombonist and vocalist of the group, is optimistic the Boneyard Brass Band will be playing at Blackbird in Urbana on April 16. He also plans to schedule more gigs at The Canopy Club. The Boneyard Brass Band creates musical arrangements based on songs by artists such as Stevie Wonder; Earth, Wind & Fire; Prince and Snarky Puppy.

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“We don’t do direct covers of all of these songs; we usually do our own arrangement of it and just put our spin on the tune,” Frichtl said. “It’s pointless to cover something if you’re just going to try and copy it. You want to try to at least have something that is worth the price of admission,” Dozier said. “If it’s funky and we think we can put our own kind of flavor on it, then we’ll do it.” Both Frichtl and Dozier said Champaign-Urbana is ja m-packed w ith various artists who have transformed the area’s diverse music scene. “They inspire me to get better,” Dozier said. “We really have the privilege to be around a lot of really good musicians.” F r ic ht l described the difficulty the band s omet i me s has in maintaining listeners’ attention due to the fast-paced nature of the Champaign-Urbana music scene. “With so many people going in-and-out, our audience is never the same,” he said. “Our band is changing pretty frequently, so that’s a huge impact. It does provide a little bit of a hoop to jump through in terms of trying to maintain our audience.” Dozier emphasized the area’s unique potential for music, and he said Champaign-Urbana has certain musicians and venues that he considers “hidden gems.” “A lot of people tend to

As the DC Extended Universe has disintegrated into many stand-alone stories, that will probably never interconnect again, the world is left eager and ready for more comic book content. That is, until a woman takes the helm. For girls and gays alike, “Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn” is truly a liberation. It’s directed by a woman of color, and its characters are diverse in race and sexual identity. But for the dude-bros of Twitter, it a movie where Harley Quinn is “ugly” (as if Harley Quinn, Margot Robbie or anyone in between could even be thought of as such). In reality, “Birds of Prey” is an emancipation of the superhero genre, and those who don’t realize this haven’t seen the movie yet. For a quick overview of the plot, Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) tells the world that she and the Joker are kaput. Thus, the world sees her as vulnerable, and everyone she’s ever wronged targets her. She ends up being captured by Roman Sionis (Ewan McGregor) and enlisted to find a stolen diamond. These antics lead her to eventually team up with Detective Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez), vigilante

Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and inside man Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett-Bell). What makes “Birds of Prey” special is the lens it brings to the genre. While we’ve already had a few super-films with female leads, none of them have ever felt so human, let alone feminine. Characters like Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel are larger-than-life figures built to be more than just women. They needed to be Joss Whedon-esque funny female badasses or super femme fatales. This movie doesn’t try to turn Harley into what men think a female power fantasy is. Instead, she’s just a woman who has lived a heck of a life, and this is another one of the wild adventures she finds herself on. While the movie is titled “Birds of Prey” (well, technically not anymore. Now it’s called “Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey” because Warner Brothers was scared their audience wasn’t getting it), this is Harley Quinn’s movie. The birds of prey become kind of window dressing for the first two acts of the movie until the climax hits and everyone has to get together to fight the bad guys. It’s not that they’re not good window dressing! They’re just not at the same level of importance as Harley. One of t he best parts of this movie is its understanding of fear. The main female characters in this movie live at the mercy of men. Black Canary spends the majority of the film as Sionis’ songbird because, without his influence, she can’t see herself surviving.

Hu nt r ess ’ ch a r ac t er only exists because of trauma from violence she experienced at the hands of men in her childhood. Montoya is even stuck as detective, despite her skill, because her former partner took credit for her bust and moved up the career ladder. “Birds of Prey” understands a woman’s experience of living at the mercy of the men around you. It knows every system is built to benefit them and not women. Its main villains embody that message. Sionis and his henchman Victor play two sides of the same coin. Sionis is an egotistical man-child who uses women to make him feel powerful. There’s one particularly disgusting scene where Sionis is feeling insecure and sees a woman in his club laughing. Feeling like she’s laughing at him, he makes her stand on her table and dance. Then, he makes one of the males in her group rip her dress off while she does it. Seeing this kind of humiliation in a popular film release made the movie all the more resonant. Victor is the every-man who becomes a threat to all women under the right circumstances. “Birds of Prey ” is everything it should be. It’s a comic book film with action, compelling characters and a distinct world view. It ’s also beautifully costumed, and every song on the soundtrack is a bop. The film is a triumph, and it offers further proof that Harley Quinn has always been more interesting than the Joker.

underestimate a town like this,” Dozier said. “We’re blessed to be in an area that has a lot more going on than a lot of people realize.” The Boneyard Brass Band performed at the annual Great Cover Up, a charity concert, on Saturday, and Frichtl said the audience’s excitement and vigor helped to enhance the band’s performance. The band animated the audience with an upbeat jadaef2@readbuzz.com setlist, covering songs by American ska-punk band Reel Big Fish for the Great Cover Up performance. “The more energy we bring to a performance, we see the crowd respond, and that makes us want to keep going,” Dozier said. A ud ienc e mem b er Stacey Peters described the Boneyard Brass Band’s performance as highenergy and playful. “The crowd was really into it, and everybody was dancing together,” she said. It was really fun.” Throughout the band’s performance, the audience sang along and danced. As the band began performing its final song, “Take on Me,” audience members immediately swarmed to the floor in excitement. In Champaign-Urbana’s ever-changing music scene, the Boneyard Brass Band is in its element. “When we’re having fun, the audiences tend to have a lot more fun with that as well,” Frichtl said. “If we had any kind of mission it’s PHOTO COURTESY OF IMDB to throw a party.” Margot Robbie stars as Harley Quinn in “Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emanicipation of swood2@readbuzz.com

One Harley Quinn.” The movie offers a feminist perspective in the superhero genre in the form of a woman-of-color director and a feminine cast.

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