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Vol. 149 Issue 21
Seasonal changes bring fall festivities to campus BY KIMBERLY BELSER STAFF WRITER
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Lere Oladipo is a part of a tackle during the Illini’s game versus Akron on Aug. 31. Olidapo is now suspended from the team and faces public accusations of domestic abuse.
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Illinois sophomore defensive tackle Lere Oladipo has not suited up for the Illini since the Sept. 9 matchup at the University of Connecticut despite not carrying an injury. Head coach Lovie Smith has stated in several press conferences since then Oladipo is suspended, without giving a timetable for his return or a reason for his suspension. On Wed nesday, a University student Hana Renee Inman-Grabow, claiming to have been
previously romantically involved with Oladipo, posted a series of tweets accusing Oladipo of infidelity and domestic violence. Inman-Grabow also claimed she traveled with the Illinois football team as well. Illinois Athletics made an official statement regarding the allegations on Wednesday evening. The Daily Illini was not included on the release of the initial statement, and while the release is verified and correct, it was originally referenced from other news sources reporting on the
issue. “ We are aware of accusations involv ing football student-athlete Lere Oladipo,” said Illinois Athletics. “Lere has been and remains suspended from all team activities, pending final resolution of his case within the (University ’s) student discipline process. The University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics takes allegations such as these very seriously. DIA has comprehensive policies and procedures SEE OLADIPO | 3A
Students create sustainable clothing BY HEATHER ROBINSON STAFF WRITER
Ka r ma Trade, a n emerg i ng zero -wa ste initiative clothing store, is now open online. This st udent-led compa ny aims to promote unique fashion in a sustainable and affordable way. The creators behind Karma Trade were inspired to develop a new model for selling clothes that enables circular fashion. The compa ny uses a system of points for customers to trade their clothing in. They simply snap a picture of the item they want to send and receive points they can redeem for other items of equal value. If customers receive items they don’t want, they send them back in the same box they were received in. This method of swapping is done to reuse resources. Behind the face of the company is founder Mona Fang, freshman in Engineering. Fang currently has a fou r-person tea m working alongside her. The team works in subject development, event hosting and marketing. Karma Trade is seeking people
Fa ll ha s of f icia lly reached campus, ushering in changing leaves, colder weather and a myriad of fall festivities. Jessalyn Flores, vice president of programming from the Illini Union Board, said in an email some events the board has already conducted for the fall include September and October Illinites, Party on the Main Quad and Art Gallery openings. Flores said all of the Board’s planning is for the fall and spring semesters on campus. “The events that we plan can happen for either semester, but if there is a certain theme that they are trying to convey when it comes to a holiday or season in the air, they try and match that, but other than that, both semesters are equal when it comes to planning,” Flores said. Flores said the only minor downside for event planning in the fall is the weather. “If we want to plan outside, we have to really check the weather and hope and make sure that it is not going to rain or be too cold, but really that happens in both semesters, but that is such a minor, minor downside,” Flores said. However, Flores said she’s still a fan of the fall season. “It’s the feeling like something new and fresh is going to come and all of the things that are happening in the fall, whether it is all the holidays or all the things that are happening all around,” she said. Isabel Garcia, president of October Lovers, said the organization kicked off its October-loving with a bonfire, along with a visit to Curtis Orchard, a haunted house, corn maze and a barn dance. Rachel Cozentry, man-
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sometimes an earlier frost can do the same. A Fall Weather Safety presentation created in 2019 by the National Weather Service instructed citizens to prepare for the winter weather with measures including ensuring trees are trimmed and at a safe distance from power lines, having an emergency kit, driving slowly with extra space between cars, if necessary, but avoiding driving in general, if possible. Cozentry said there are definitely disadvantages to operating a business in the fall for the orchard. “The risk involved is (you only) have a couple of short months to try and earn enough to support business and to have enough staff to hire, and it’s a short season in order to get everybody trained, let alone hiring,” Cozentry said. “And we don’t have a large overhead like some corporations might, and we’re all privately owned, so yeah, it’s a challenging operation to run.” kbelser2@dailyillini.com
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The exterior of [co][lab] where Karma Trade is located is photographed in Urbana on Saturday. Karma Trade is a studentled company that creates and sells zero-waste clothing.
interested in fashion up-cycling to add to the team. In high school, Fang began her entrepreneurship t h roug h a busi ness incubator class, in which she learned how to develop a company. At first, she experienced difficulties with creating the website for customers to use, but
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ager at Curtis Orchard, said the orchard, which officially opens on July 20 each year, gains most of its popularity toward the end of August and October because of student attendance. Though it varies greatly, Cozentry said a lot of RSOs, fraternities, sororities and small groups of students come out to enjoy the orchard around this time of year. “Without the fall we would cease to continue to operate, (it) would be very difficult ( because) we’re only a seasonal business, so we certainly rely on good weather, but we’re weather-dependent, yearround,” she said. “If we don’t have much of a crop that can produce greatly or we don’t have weather to come out and enjoy the orchard that also hurts us, so it’s an interesting business to be in when you’re so dependent on the weather.” Cozentry said frost and wet weather can affect the orchard. She also said because of a cold snap that took place last week, the pumpkins in the field are “done for the season,” and
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the company now has a successful platform. Fa n g and her collaborators were inspired by their concerns for the amount of waste the regular fashion industry produces. KENYON EDMOND THE DAILY ILLINI “The solution in this Trees change color near the intersection of White and Wright company is against fast streets on Thursday. Despite the shift in seasons bringing cold weather, the community still offers a variety of outdoor
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A patron of Curtis Orchard picks a pumpkin out of a bin on Friday. Curtis Orchard opens on July 20 every year, but crowds usually gather around October when the fall season sets in.
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