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Shelbi Stone, junior in Business, tutors Terik Coleman, sophomore in DGS, at the Office of Minority Student Affairs academic services center on Dec. 5. Students exercise different studying strategies for finals, like getting a tutor.

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Students stand in front of the Alma Mater, protesting the lack of mental health resources at the University Wednesday morning.

Libraries extend hours during finals season Buildings open for all day, night starting Thursday

BY SALEM ISAF STAFF WRITER

Many of the libraries around campus began extending their hours on Monday in preparation for finals season.

Among the libraries extending their hours are Grainger Engineering Library, the Undergraduate Library, the Main Library and the ACES (Funk) Library.

Grainger Engineering Library, which is typically open for 24 hours but closes at midnight on Saturday and Sundays, and the Undergraduate Library, which is typically open until 2:30 a.m. on weekdays and 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, are both open for 24 hours until 7 p.m. on Dec. 20, the last day of finals.

“As finals approach, it’s not unusual to come in and see pretty much every seat taken and groups of students walking around looking for places to sit,” said Elisandro Cabada, Medical and Engineering librarian for Grainger Eng ineer ing Libra r y.

“We’ve been working for the last several years to increase the seat count, and we continue to do so.”

Cabada said he always notices a big pick up in librar y usage around midterms and finals.

Grainger Engineering Library always makes sure there is extra staff working during finals, among other preparations.

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“We increase the amount of cleaning,” Cabada said.

“And the Espresso Royale’s hours extend to 3 a.m. to accommodate for the students’ rising demand for caffeine.”

These extended hours mean that staff will be required to work later, but Heather Murphy, chief communications officer for the University Library, assures that all positions will be manned.

“We are one of the largest employers on campus,” Murphy said. “We plan on being fully staffed for finals.”

For the UGL during finals week, Murphy said there will be extra features including nutr itiona l events with McKinley Health Center and research and writing assistance will be offered. The UGL will also be hosting a DeStress Fest on Thursday from noon-9 p.m. This will include activities to take students’ minds off of their school work, like buttonmaking, games and crafts.

However, there will be no therapy dogs at DeStress Fest this year, as campus policies have changed, and now only service dogs are allowed within university spaces.

The policy was revised on Oct. 22 and states that “animals are generally prohibited in all buildings except as other w ise expressly permitted under this policy.”

Ser vice animals are currently permissible in all areas except for “limited access areas,” which the website defines as University property that has restricted access to the general public and subject to general infection control.

“We’re hoping to do therapy dogs in the spring out on the undergraduate plaza since that’s outside (of university space),” Murphy said. “ We’ve typically done therapy dogs, and we’re missing that quite a bit because it’s the most popular out of everything we offer.”

As finals are a very stressful time, Murphy said students often find themselves distracted.

“We’re really trying to encourage students to be mindful of their valuables,” Murphy said. “Especially during this time.”

The full list of library hours from now through the rest of finals week can be found at the University Library website under “Libraries and Hours.”

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When finals week rolls around, two student struggles clash; how does one cram in a semester’s worth of information without sacrificing their health and wellness?

The Daily Illini spoke with campus experts in tutoring and stress management, as well as two STEM students with heavy exam schedules, to hear their strategies for coming out of finals week relatively unscathed.

Grace Casillas is assistant director of the Office of Minority Student Affairs, having supervised its tutoring program for 18 years.

Casillas stands by standard recommendations: Go to exam review sessions, pore over old class exams if they’re available, do the practice problems.

For students who’ve waited till the last minute, Casillas said even a little spacing in your study sessions can go a long way.

“If you have a week before an exam — say your exam is on Friday — study on Monday and study again on Thursday, when you pick it up again, you may have trouble remembering what you learned, but it’s helping you

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at scheduling stuff sometimes, so then I looked at it and I was like … ‘I have two exams (at) the same time, the same day,’” Jun said.

The Office of the Registrar, the body that schedules final exams, prevents conflicts from arising by first assigning non-combined exams specific dates and times to hold their finals based on when the class is scheduled throughout a regular school week. Non-

As finals week approaches, some students may be frustrated to find their final exams are scheduled at conflicting times.

For the most part, students should not have any conflicting finals. However, for students likeTimothyJun,sophomorein AHS, this is not the case. Jun’s biology and organic chemistry classes were both scheduled to have finals at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

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Molly Vance and Nathan Roden, both sophomores in LAS, are each tasked with four or more final exams and projects. Their study approaches vary widely.

Vance has an exam each day for the first four days of finals week. Drawing on past

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realize your brain is working a little harder,” Casillas said.

This practice, known as distributed learning, is effective at identifying gaps in a student’s knowledge.

There are other clever ways to jog your memory. Casillas swears by the cognition effects of peppermint.

According to Casillas, chewing peppermint gum during study time and exam time can enhance recall and calm fidgety test-takers.

Casillas preached catering toward your learning style.

If you’re an auditory learner, talk through the content. If you enjoy discussion, find a partner, even if you’ve fallen behind in the class.

“You’re going to feel like, ‘Oh, they know more than I do.’ But you might surprise yourself,” Casillas said. “You might have insights that they don’t have.”

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Black Students for Revolution and Students for Environmental Concerns have created a GoFundMe campaign to buy indoor vapor testing kits for the Fifth and Hill community, an effort which one City of Champaign worker thinks should “follow all cautions and considerations.”

Elea nor Black mon, assistant city engineer for the City of Champaign, said it “probably doesn’t hurt anything” to utilize testing kits; however, people should be “very careful” to follow all cautions and considerations of the testing because there can be vapors from many types of chemicals present in the home.

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The second consideration is identifying outside inf luencers impacting homes. She said homes can get different contaminations from many types of contamination, not just Ameren coal gas.

“I don’t think it hurts if it will alleviate people’s concerns to do the testing, but they need to be very careful (that they) do it in a responsible and accurate manner,” Blackmon said.

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STRATEGIES experience, she’s been hitting the books since the Sunday after fall break.

“In past semesters I’ve waited till the last minute or Reading Day to even start, and it’s not a good idea,” Vance said. “Once that material hits all at once, it’s just not great.”

Today, she finds an empty classroom to work through problems on the whiteboards.

Vance brings along her twin sister Hannah to review the content and elicit discussion.

“I study really well alone, but that only gets you so far,” Vance said. “As long as I’m with someone else and I can go to a classroom and write it on the board, it makes the information sink in more.”

Roden is saving his study grind for Reading Day. After finishing two final papers, Roden adopts a rigorous study regiment that could make even the most expert crammers flinch.

“I wake up, have breakfast and cram for like four hours until lunch,” Roden said. “I cram for another five or six hours, then dinner, and then I cram till I go to bed at around midnight.”

Roden insists on working through each final one at a time. This year, that presents a challenge, since his physics and chemistry finals are less than 24 hours apart.

Against expert advice, Roden is gearing up for an allnighter on Wednesday.

“You’re more apt to do well if your brain has gotten some rest and is able to think clearly,” Casillas said.

“I’ve heard so many horror stories of people that have stayed up all night and slept

University programs and Registered Student Organizations are working to ease students’ stress before one of the hardest parts of the semester starts: finals week.

In the past, different RSOs on-campus have promoted awareness of mental health with different methods, such as Positive Illini.

According to the National Alliance of Mental Illness, some warning signs of bad mental health include feeling sad or withdrawn for more than two weeks, severe out-of-control, risk-taking behaviors and intense worries or fears that get in the way of daily activities.

Positive Illini takes a different approach in advocating mental health to students, said Olivia Schifferer, graduate student in Labor and Employment Relations and president of Positive Illini.

The RSO uses positive psycholog y resea rch, presents weekly topics based on research done by executive board members and then organizes outreach events to promote positivity to the campus community.

“We wanted to take a different route by promoting it in a … more indirect way rather than looking at psychology or regular psychology, like thinking

about what’s wrong with people and how do we fix it,” Schifferer said.

According to Schifferer, Positive Illini would distribute notes and candy at the library during finals week to encourage students not to give up. However, for this semester, due to executive board transitions, Positive Illini will not be having their end-of-thesemester finals events.

Other R SOs have previously hosted events for students to relieve stress leading up to finals week.

Ana Bermeo, senior in LAS and president of Latino Student Association, said LSA attempts to create stress-free events around finals week.

“Our general audience is mostly freshmen, and more often than not they are firstgeneration (students),” Bermeo said. “We really try to push for them to have that time. We also have our study tables which give students an opportunity to relax a little more in a setting with people they are comfortable with so they don’t freak out with all the work they have to do.”

The Stress Management Program, offered by the McKinley Health Center, also provides opportunities for students to explore stress management strategies and relaxation techniques that meet their needs.

Yarit Alcantara, junior in LAS and one of the

Stress Management Peers of the program, said they are trained under McKinley Health Center as students. The peers in this program are trained to lead workshops that teach students how to deal with stress. Topics include time management and deep breathing exercises.

Alcantara said they offer “Breakaway from Stress” events on Mondays for students to relax at locations such as the Grainger Engineering Library or the Undergraduate Library.

Peers offer stress packets and also deep breathing exercises on the spot upon request.

“Say you’re at Grainger at 7 p.m., and Stress M a n a g em ent Pe er s are there,” Alcantara said. “You can go to the workshop … if you want to do a deep breathing exercise workshop. If you request it, we will do it because it won’t take long. It will take a maximum of 15 minutes.”

Ber meo sa id she ack nowledges the Universit y is a big institution but wants more resources for students regarding mental health on campus.

“I feel like we can also do better,” Bermeo said. “The University does provide really good resources. I don’t think it is publicized as it should be.”

registered at the same time must offer a “conflict” exam.

This exam is given at a time other than the main final “if required to accommodate student conflicts,” since overlaps are more likely to arise in those situations.

According to the Office of Registrar, conflict exams must be requested via instructor and are applicable to students who may have religious practices which coincide with a final exam or who have many finals scheduled within a 24-hour period.

These conflict exams have helped many students like Jun solve their problems.

“After I figured (out that I had overlapping finals,) I looked at my professor’s specific instructions for the conflict exam and then I rescheduled the bio exam ... because I want(ed) more time for (organic chemistry),” Jun said.

For the most part, issues like these that arise involv-

ing overlapping finals should be handled by the student’s professor.

“Most of the (students) that will come into our office (due to issues concerning conflicting finals) ... don’t know that they’re supposed to start with their instructor,” said Terry Free, the office administrator of the Office of the Registrar.

McMurray estimates that fewer than 10 students a semester have issues that need to be handled directly with the Office of the Registrar.

“We don’t automatically have to ... step in on every single solitary conflict situation that exists, only when there’s some adjudication that needs to be made,” Free said.

The final exam schedule can be found on the Office of the Registrar’s website under the “Courses and Grades” tab and can also be accessed through a student’s MyIllini account.

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Students listen to a STAT 100: Introductory Statistics lecture in Lincoln Hall on Dec. 3.

past the exam or gotten there and couldn’t think clearly.”

Roden isn’t worried about the decision. He sees it as one last push before he’s home free.

“It’s break after that..”

Roden said. “Once I’m done with chemistry, I’m going to go and take a fat nap on the bus.”

Stress management

Jennifer Carson is the primary coordinator for McKinley Health Center’s stress management program.

Carson said finals stress can manifest in a stacking fashion. When it’s harder to concentrate, students can become more lethargic, facing appetite changes, muscle tension, headaches and overall irritability.

This time of year, a lot of key habits go by the wayside.

“We compromise our own self-care,” Carson said. “That may mean we’re not getting to bed when we need to get to

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Students study for finals on the second floor of Grainger Engineering Library on May 6.

bed, or we’re skipping a meal or skipping that workout — all those things that help us maintain that daily stress.”

Carson recommends mixing up the content in long study sessions and never bringing more than you need.

“If you know you’ve got a specific task you need to be doing, and this is what I have to work with cause this is all I brought, we tend to stay on task more,” Carson said.

As for cramming, too much can take a toll on a student’s well-being, but she’s seen students have good outcomes with it.

“If something is working for you and you still feel like it’s healthful — not helpful, healthful — you probably don’t need to change it,” Carson said.

On Reading Day, McKinley is tabling at the ARC and UGL with stress balls and giveaways. Carson recommends McKinley’s Wellness App for its listing of study locations and memory mix-up games.

OMSA is hosting final exam review sessions through Tuesday at their Academic Services Office. As for their tutoring services, they may help, but nothing beats starting early.

“The sooner you start, you get on the right track, the better off you’ll be,” Casillas said. “It allows the tutor to help you pace yourself, and identify what kind of learner you are and how they’re going to approach working with you.” ecsimmon@dailyillini.com

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combined exams are for lectures without discussion sections scheduled at differing times.

“There is actually a grid, so it will say, if your class first meets on Mondays at 8 a.m., you have this exam time slot, so ideally … you can only be in class at one of those time slots,” said Kristin McMurray, associate registrar for facility management and scheduling at the Office of the Registrar.

“So, in the first place, if everyone’s following that grid, you would not have a conflict in most cases.”

The grid used for final exams rotates and is published prior to registration for students to view if they wish to plan out their final exam schedule concurrently with their classes.

The Student Code states larger classes whose discussion sections have finals

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Kristin McMurray (right), associate registrar for Facility Management and Scheduling, talks about how final exams are scheduled with Terry Free (left), class scheduler at the Office of the Registrar.

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Procrastination peaks during finals season

BY EUNICE ALPASAN STAFF WRITER

While trying to get work done, chances are you’ve probably found yourself scrolling through social media or cleaning your room — anything except doing that final project you know is due in a few days.

“It’s just dumb,” said Kate Jurkovic, senior in ACES. “I’ll do anything but the assignment. The other day I cooked for two hours just so I didn’t have to do homework.”

The Counseling Center describes procrastination as the act of avoiding work that needs to be accomplished.

But the potential causes of procrastination go well beyond just laziness or poor time management skills.

“We’re conditioned to think that procrastination means you’re lazy, and that’s often not the case at all,” said Nichole Evans, assistant director of outreach and prevention at the Counseling Center.

“Usually when people are procrastinating, it’s because of a variety of different issues psychologically.”

Avoiding work can be a way to cope with negative emotions, such as anxiety, self-doubt, insecurity and boredom, which are often associated with doing certain tasks. But short-term relief of procrastinating can ultimately feed back into more feelings of guilt and anxiousness.

Aaron Longo, freshman in FAA, said he finds himself procrastinating more when he has a smaller workload with a long-term deadline.

Instead of doing work, sometimes he’ll watch Netflix, play guitar or go to the gym.

He said he tries to force himself to get some work done early so he won’t have to cram later on.

“Even if you don’t want to do your assignment now, force yourself to get a bit of it done because you’re not gonna ever want to do it,” Longo said.

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Above: A student looks at her cellphone on the main floor of the Undergraduate Library on Tuesday Students throughout campus are procrastinating their work during finals season.

Below: A student sits and stares at his phone on the quiet floor of the UGL on Tuesday. During finals season, some students go to great lengths to procrastinate necessary work.

Evans said managing procrastination is different for everybody, but it can be a matter of framing your motivation.

“It could be being honest with yourself, taking a couple of minutes of being like, ‘Why am I putting this off, what’s really behind me struggling with this project?’ Take a step back,” Evans said.

Evans said quite a few of students go to the Counseling Center for procrastination because it’s often an underlying issue that’s a symptom of other issues students come in for.

Other reasons people might avoid work are because of pressures of perfectionism or feelings of tasks not being meaningful or relevant to a student.

But a way of managing procrastination is to forgive yourself when it does happen.

In a 2010 study, researchers found students who were able to forgive themselves for procrastinating were less likely to procrastinate when studying for the next exam.

“Self-forgiveness for procrastinating appears to be constructive in the short-term by allowing the individual to overcome the negative effect associated with an earlier task,” researchers found in the study.

Jurkovic said she tries to avoid procrastination by leaving her room to study and getting herself food to make tasks more bearable. She also said she learned to forgive herself and not feel as guilty for procrastinating.

“You just need to not let yourself feel bad about not doing the work,” Jurkovic said. “I find that it doesn’t help the situation because it

doesn’t make me motivated to go do it, and then it’s an endless cycle.”

Da nté St uda m i re, a doctoral student in Education, said he’ll sometimes put off doing tasks when prioritizing other assignments. He recommends planning out work in chunks to avoid feeling overwhelmed when tackling large assignments.

He also emphasized the importance of meaningful rest.

“Rest is important, and a lot of times people forget that or that’s frowned upon in school because you think that you’re just supposed to be stressed out,” Studamire said. “But when you’re stressed out, you also don’t do your best work.

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Students wait for class in Gregory Hall. The University provides various opportunities that help students explore their interests in the study of history, including peer clubs like Phi Alpha Theta.

History majors stay rooted in present Today’s youth shy away from study of history due to innate biases

BY NANDIKA CHATTERJEE STAFF WRITER

In a fa st-paced, materialistic world, tangible results have become the expectation. Many feel that in order to survive, they must succumb to the pressures of society and show immediate evidence of their work. As high school students prepare to decide their major in college, they must consider what they want their career and future to look like.

Students are often encouraged to consider majors that people assume will ensure optimum success, more practical disciplines that will look good to employers. Majors in the humanities are constantly competing with those associated with STEM for recognition. One such major that has faced the brunt of society’s current critique is the history major.

Numerous articles and statistical data recently posted shows the slow but steady decline of history majors across the nation. A similar trend is consistent at the University. Even though the history department at the University is ranked in the top 30 nationally, the number of students enrolling in the major as a whole is on the decline.

That being said, those enrolled in the major speak highly of the program. Esther Armenta, sophomore in LAS, provided her insight into the current trends of the decline in the major.

“I believe there’s about 200-plus of us on this campus, which is considerably low, but not surprising,” Armenta said. “I think the decline is mainly due to students going into more STEM majors, which there’s nothing wrong with that, but many are going into the field for monetary interest.”

In addition to the lack of obvious and direct monetary benefits of the major, like most programs, the history major carries its own stereotypes. Michael Ruby, senior in LAS and Education,

speaks to this.

“I think a lot of people look at history, and their first thought is, ‘Well, that’s boring,’” Ruby said. “I get why some people might think that way. Often times, the people and things we study as history majors have been dead or obsolete for years, so it does not surprise me that some students do not see the value in history.”

Mu l t i p l e factors influence these ideas about

history is that you can do so much with it. You can go into law or teach or do politics. You can work for the government or become a professor or a reporter.

You can become an expert on a certain topic or work at a museum or a library.”

Ruby said it is extremely important for today’s youth to value history and consider studying it at college.

“History teaches us important lessons beyond

“If we merely think of history as a set of material to memorize, we will forever be doomed to fail as a discipline because the world is always changing.”

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history majors. Ruby said sometimes these opinions start at home with students’ parents.

“I also think parents tend to encourage their children to pursue degrees that, on paper, seem to make more money after graduation,” Ruby said. “However, one of the great things about

just the saying, ‘History repeats itself.’ It teaches us to critically think about our past and present society. It challenges us to listen to diverse perspectives, and it encourages us to reflect on who we are as people,” he said.

One thing Ruby said was potentially the most

important lesson from being a history major is that it teaches students how to become engaged citizens at the local, national and global levels. It can advise people on how to advocate for change when it is needed and how to communicate society’s values and problems.

Studying history allows students to remember the past and use that knowledge to think about the future.

Armenta agreed with Ruby’s points about the value of the history major.

“Many say that we should study (history) in order for it to not repeat itself; however, I wouldn’t agree with that statement,” Armenta said. “Instead, I do believe understanding and studying history can help understand and give insight (into) current political and social issues.”

Both students agree it is important to be open to new experiences and perspectives. What is important for them is to know how they want to apply what they have learned.

“I think a lot of people assume that you have to be a history buff to become a history major,” Ruby

said. “That could not be further from the truth.”

He explained history is not about memorizing longforgotten facts that seem to lack relevance in today’s world.

“In fact, if we merely think of history as a set of material to memorize, we will forever be doomed to fail as a discipline because the world is always changing, and it is impossible to remember everything,” he said. “That is why we must learn not just what to remember but how to remember it,” he said.

The University provides a variety of opportunities to extend interests in the subject area. Ruby described the history department as a ‘home away from home’ with helpful professors and enthusiastic peer clubs, like Phi Alpha Theta.

A rmenta sa id it ’s important to take risks and try to see the bigger picture, and history can help you see more.

“You don’t have to major in history to study it. We are all participants in history, so make good use of it,” Armenta said. nandika2@dailyillini.com

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Members of the Pre-Law Honors Society pose for a photo in the fall of 2015. The University’s Pre-Law Honors Society has been active since 2009.

Pre-Law Honors Society prepares students for law school

BY CARMEN MARTINEZ STAFF WRITER

The Pre-Law Honors Society at the University has been active since 2009, dedicating itself to assisting students on their path to a possible future in law.

Offering mentorship, Q and A panels with various professionals in the field, as well as resources for studying, the RSO aims to prepare their members for their applications to law schools.

Caitlin Bradford, senior in LAS, is the current vice

president of the Pre-Law Honors Society. Bradford shares the club is meant to be a valuable resource for members.

“We’re just creating a community where people can talk to one another and start networking, start building future career relationships,” Bradford said. “It’s a lot of work and a lot of time you have to put in as an undergrad to go on this path.”

One of the most critical aspects of law school applicants is their law

school admissions test score.

The RSO is able to provide students with study groups, advice and discounts on classes and prep materials.

Peggy Kern, senior in LAS, is the president of the prelaw honor society and shares that the people she met from the RSO were able to help her in studying for the LSAT. “I was able to make friends and form an LSAT study group, and the four of us would study together, and that was one of the most helpful things when I was studying for the LSAT,”

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Initiates of the Pre-Law Honors Society pose for a photo in the fall of 2013.

Kern said. “When you teach people something you retain that knowledge better, so the four of us studying together and meeting a couple of times a week did so much for my LSAT score.”

Kern has finished applying for law schools and has found the club offered a support system she was not able to find in other places.

“The application process is very, very stressful and studying for the LSAT is very difficult,” Bradford said. “I put in a solid eight months of studying. If you can meet people who are going through the same thing as you, it’s very stress relieving because if you complain to people who don’t understand the process, it’s not as stress-relieving.”

Members range in all different ages, the youngest being secondsemester freshmen as the club requires a 3.4 GPA requirement that first semester freshmen do not have. The various ages allow members to get unfiltered and unbiased advice from members who are in the midst or have finished their applications to law school.

Bradford share many of the

younger members utilize older members as resources.

“The younger members I’ve met, they are really driven, ask a ton of questions and they really want to get to know executives, and they ask me about how my applications are going and where I’ve gotten into school so far,” Kern said. “As an (executive) member, it’s really cool to see that there are young kids who are interested and you can act as a mentor for them.”

Accommodating students with busy schedules, the club hosts events about once every two weeks and requires members attend a minimum of three events a semester. Events include executive board panels in which members can ask questions, discussions with professionals such as legal advisers and judges, as well as social events to help students network.

Bradford believes this allows members to utilize the club as much or as little as they want.

“What you put into it is what you get out of it,” Bradford said. “You can access every single event that we offer or you can only

go to a handful a semester.”

Former members of the club attend various law schools other than the University across the Midwest including Northwestern, Loyola and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Pre-professional RSOs aim to help students on their path to education past a bachelor’s degree.

A significant portion of undergraduates across the country decide to continue their education. The National Bureau of Labor Statistics found in data from 2018 one in five recent bachelor degree recipients aged 20 - 29 were enrolled in school. This is true for the club’s 102 members considering or applying to law school.

Bradford shares this RSO offers intimacy and immediateness unique from other clubs.

“We’re really dedicated, and we really try to be accessible to our members,” Bradford said. “I don’t think I’ve ever experienced that in other clubs that I’ve been a part or had exposure to.” carmen4@dailyillini.com

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Illinois faculty lands spot on Forbes 30 Under 30

BY ETHAN SIMMONS SENIOR REPORTER

Manu Edakara is the associate director of Entrepreneurial Communities for the Gies College of Business and leader of its iVenture Accelerator, a resource beacon for student startups. iVenture takes no ownership stake in the startups it helps. Before that, the class of ‘14 Illinois graduate was a technology entrepreneur.

Edakara embarked on three ventures: a short-lived Uber for Haircuts, social media ad editor AdCat and a design firm for mobile apps and e-commerce websites.

He co-founded Chicago nonprofit Man2Man, now known as Black Boys Shine, which provides scholarships for underprivileged black and brown youth.

Edakara came away with a renewed business perspective and a desire to give back to his college community. Last Tuesday, Edakara was honored in the education category of Forbes 2020 30 Under 30, alongside several members from three iVenture businesses. He sat down with The Daily Illini’s senior reporter Ethan Simmons to discuss the award, his career and the future of campus entrepreneurship.

DI: Let’s start at the beginning. Describe the moment you found out you made Forbes 30 Under 30 list for education.

Manu Edakara: It was almost like unwrapping a Christmas gift. I had some good indicators, but I couldn’t unwrap it until Tuesday morning. I felt a deep sense of satisfaction. I was glad they were recognizing the work that we’re doing here, and it was a very joyful moment for sure.

DI: How would you describe your position to someone who has never heard of iVenture?

ME: I help young people that have ideas who are working on projects they want to make into businesses or other kinds of movements. I help them build those dreams.

DI: What was that transition like from doing your own startups to educating people on it? Did you feel wellequipped at the time?

ME: Definitely not. I had no idea what I was doing.

When I first got the role, I was overwhelmed. So professor Noah Isserman, who is co-founder of iVenture Accelerator, he gave me some good counseling. He was like,

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Manu Edakara, Associate Director of Entrepreneurial Communities for the Gies College of Business, speaks about his personal experiences as the leader of iVenture Accelerator at the BIF atrium on Monday. He earned the Forbes 30 Under 30 honor.

“Part of being a good leader and a coach is not having all the right answers but helping the students find the right answers.” Why don’t you just ask “why?” or “what do you think?” I incorporated that a lot and became a good listener, really empathetic. That helped me work through problems.

There’s no hard and fast rule. The answer is no one knows, and things go wrong all the time.

DI: Members from three iVenture graduates (MakerGirl, OptiVolt Labs and Cast21) all made Forbes 30 Under 30. What is it like for you to see their success post iVenture?

ME: I can’t take credit for those teams. As far as how it makes me feel, all of them are my homies. I text them all the time. They’re great people, and to be quite frank, it doesn’t surprise me. Ashley’s been named to 20 under 20, Julie and Lizzie have been recognized all over the country for their work, and Rohit is a Thiel Fellow.

It’s a great honor, but we hold our students to standard of excellence where they should be doing cool stuff.

DI: What has iVenture taught you about entrepreneurship?

ME: A lot. Startups are intensely personal. You have to be comfortable with failure. Not necessarily failing and your venture folding but in trying out different ideas.

True failure is when you stop trying. You can always pivot.

Whatever you start with, try to build it as cheap and lean as possible, get it out into the hands of people. They’ll tell you what to fix. Reiterate and put it out there again.

DI: Who’s your dream mentor?

ME: Batman. When you look at Batman, he was born out of tragedy. I know he’s kind of an Übermensch, and no one can actually be him.

I like the idea of training yourself, building yourself with a goal. His whole goal is to make sure no kid suffered like he did.

DI: Do you consider being under 30 an advantage?

Why? ME: It must’ve been a shocker to some people that I was under 30. Being young in this role certainly has an advantage. Students feel comfortable with me. I just live in an apartment on campus, I go to the ARC a lot, go to all these clubs and no one knows who I am. It’s an advantage because there’s no real barriers.

DI: What is the one failure that’s provided the most growth for yourself and your entrepreneurial dream?

ME: I’ve got one, but it’s serious. One of the reasons I left AdCat, my second company, was my good friend from middle school called me and told me his little brother had gone missing. The little brother was schizophrenic

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Diverse teams are stronger teams.

Last week was our next round of iVenture applications. We’ve got to admit the next generation of entrepreneurs. This award changes nothing. We’ve got great work to do here, and we have great people supporting us. I used the Batman analogy; there’s tons of Robins; there’s a whole Justice League. I’m very happy to be a small part of this entrepreneurial ecosystem.

DI: Who were the key mentors that have helped you in this job and entrepreneurship experience?

ME: It really does take a village. First would be my department, the Origin Ventures Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership. I know it’s a mouthful. There’s only four of us, and our programs including the iVenture Accelerator permeate all across campus. One would be our senior director John Quarton. He’s been a stalwart in supporting me, incorporating me into leadership talks and always being positive.

Valeri Werpetinski is our associate director of entrepreneurial education, and she runs social innovation here. A lot of her programs have been first of their kind.

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I got his face on a billboard on the highway. I turned the basement into an FBI spot with a timeline and photos. I called my friends at Google, and we hacked his social media. I treated it just like a venture and only because my friend asked me.

At the end of the week, a police drone found his body at the bottom of a gorge. That was the first time I really felt failure. It was different than laying off employees or getting ousted by your parents because you’re doing a career that’s not culturally acceptable. We did all this work, we searched, we didn’t think twice about prevention. That was visceral and personal.

I know it’s not the most uplifting subject, but I think it brought our community together in a way that it never had before. We know we’ll do anything for each other.

When you talk about failures and successes, I think most people look at their personal lives.

DI: What’s on the horizon for you as well as iVenture?

ME: I think a huge focus on inclusion and diversity. On our campus, certain people think of themselves as entrepreneurs while to others it’s a completely loaded term.

We’re slowly seeing that.

The last couple iVenture cohorts have been 45% female founders and 25% underrepresented groups.

When you look at national

folks at social impact, Entrepreneurs Without Borders.

Those things have really helped us expand the definition of what it means to be entrepreneurial. So it’s not just white, male, Asian, engineer, software, app. It can be cultural projects, social projects, and that’s been really pivotal in cementing our spot on campus.

My colleague, Noah Isserman, he’s the co-founder of this program. He’s amazingly brilliant, very patient.

This whole team is like a family. John is like our cool dad, Valeri is like our cool aunt and Noah is like my big brother.

The entrepreneurial ecosystem is very important.

The Technology Entrepreneur Center, Illinois Ventures and Research Park.

All the leaders there have supported us. They’ve supported me through coaching, and they’ve actually helped me select teams in the Accelerator.

The reason I’ve had a good time in this role is because of the students. My schedule is pretty intense. I don’t know how many hours I work.

What keeps me going is passionate student entrepreneurs. If you have students creating apps that teach thousands of people how to play the violin, nonprofits that are educating young girls in India, screening products for oral cancer. These are things that are tough not to get fired up about.

I do want to thank a few colleges. The College of FAA supplies our workspace over the summer in Temple Buell Hall. The School of Social Work, where this idea came out of. The Grainger College of Engineering, which supplies the majority of our students. Definitely the Gies College of Business. The leadership here through Dean Jeff Brown has been very supportive of our program. Giving $10,000 to teams and half a million in resources and access to billionaires and big investors is risky.

One more group would be the community. The way we’re able to teach is we go out and find investors, venture capitalists, nonprofit leaders. Our community invested over 100 hours of workshops last year. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to teach much. It’s a collective win.

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OPINIONS THE DAILY ILLINI EDITORIAL

Mental health counseling requires reform

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he University is home to nearly 34,000 undergraduate students and roughly 10,000 graduate students. As an institution of higher education, it is little more than a stress factory for its inhabitants — the vast majority of whom are between 18 and 22 years old, smack dab in the middle of the age group at the highest risk for suicide among adolescents.

So it makes sense, then, that the University has an entire Counseling Center to help students combat mental illness and thoughts of suicide. Sounds great, right?

Well, once one starts trying to use these resources, however, the facade crumbles like a stale cookie.

For its roughly half a hundred thousand tenants, the University has a mere handful of therapists and only two psy-

chiatrists to meet the needs of the entire student body. Does this really seem like enough mental health specialists to handle tens of thousands of anxious, stressed-out college students?

Additionally, appointments at the Counseling Center are given on a same-day basis.

Students are encouraged to call as early as 7:50 a.m. because after the therapists are booked, they won’t take any more patients.

The Counseling Center serves only as a temporary fix, and students can only see a therapist for so many sessions before they’re referred to an off-campus office. But college students are notoriously broke, and if you don’t have money or insurance to switch therapists, that leaves you exhausted and without the help you need.

As young adults, college

students are taking their first real steps in the world and, as proper fledgling mammals, are bound to slip and fall from time to time. It doesn’t make any sense that there are fewer than 50 people charged with helping 50,000 students regain their footing.

Parents charge the University with the protection of their nascent adults, whether that be physical, emotional or mental, and the provision of such limited resources for on campus counseling means it is failing in its charge.

Suicides are now the second leading cause of death for college students; thus, it’s incumbent on college deans, along with faculty members, to understand how they can make a difference.

The “Be Well” magazine is just the latest slap in the face for students struggling with mental health. While the idea

of educating students about the steps they can take to avoid mental illness and “be well” mentally is sound, students deserve more than lifeless words printed on paper to help them through their issues.

Those between the ages of 15-24 are at the highest risk of attempting to commit suicide, making college students the most susceptible. The University’s counseling center provides an extensive list of resources on their website, but the question is, at what point will University leaders hear the cries of help from thousands of students in need and at what cost? A magazine isn’t a prescription, and self-help literature can’t balance chemicals in your brain.

Chancellor Jones, it’s time for you to hear us. We don’t need mental health leaflets; we need more psychiatrists.

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The Christmas tree at Millennium Park in Chicago, Illinois.

Columnist Noah urges people to relax more during the holiday.

Slow down this season

and maybe string together popcorn to put on the tree. You know you’ll end up SENIOR COLUMNIST watching a few Hallmark Channel Christmas movies and some other classics ’s that time of year like “A Christmas Story” again. Front lawns and “Elf,” too. Whatever you across the country are wish to do, spend one night decorated with giant blowinside this holiday season. up Santa Clauses and plastic If you’re one to love the reindeer. People are adorncold winter air, dedicate a ing their trees with ornaday to sledding, building a ments and tinsel. snowman or downhill skiChristmas may be one of ing. The snow only comes the greatest holidays of the around for a short time each year, but sometimes it feels year, so use your time wisely too hyped up. Instead of with it. Spend a night or two spending the last month of taking in all of the neighbors the year rushing to make the outside lights, maybe even 25th the best day yet, take a visit Chicago’s tree in Milbreather. Slowing down this lennium Park. holiday season may be just Normally on Christmas, what you need. we expect to receive great Don’t spend every waking gifts but sometimes lack moment shopping for that generosity. To prevent this perfect gift for a loved one. from happening this year, Those endless deals and sav- give a gift to those loved ings are just another way ones in your life. You could for big-box stores to rake in even do something as small extra revenue. as writing each of them their Here are some ways to own personalized Christspend this holiday season mas card. right.

Before the Big Man Take one night out of the arrives at your house on month — or a couple — and Christmas Eve, it wouldn’t hit the streets for some good hurt to see him at your old-fashioned Christmas nearest mall to personally caroling. Grab your friends ask him what you want for and family together, warm Christmas. He’s a jolly old up those chops and spread fellow with too much spirsome good cheer by singit. Just make sure to leave ing Christmas classics like some milk and cookies for “Jingle Bells” and “Rudolph him when he arrives and the Red-Nosed Reindeer” to enough for yourself, too. neighbors down your street.

Christmas feels like it Maybe you could even sing a arrives faster each year, and few bars of more recent holi- it makes people rush like day hits like Elton John’s someone just lit a fire under“Step into Christmas” and neath their rear end. Don’t Mariah Carey’s “All I Want let this holiday turn you into For Christmas Is You.” a wacko. Step back, take a When not battling the deep breath and enjoy it for cold winter air, try cozying all it has to offer. Plus, it only up inside one day to make comes once a year, so make a gingerbread house, or it memorable. even a village if you’re daring enough. While doing so, Noah is a sophomore in LAS. drink some warm hot cocoa noahen2@dailyillini.com NOAH NELSON

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Republican desire to preserve white nationalism antiquates party ANDREW PROZORVSKY SENIOR COLUMNIST

In

1976, the white Christian demographic accounted for roughly 81% of the American population. Today, only 43% of America is white and Christian. These findings underscore the rapid diversification the country has experienced in the last half-century.

But while demographic shifts are remodeling America, the Republican Party is still predominantly comprised of white Christians (73%). The party’s composition also over-represents Evangelical Christians (35%) when compared to the country’s population as a whole (17%). American society has been adapting much quicker than the GOP party platform. This is something that should frighten Republican operatives — and it very much does.

At a glance, the Republican Party may seem like an obstinate monolith.

However, the Republican Party, like any large group, has many subgroups with competing interests — the Christian right, wealthy capitalists, farmers and white nationalists (oh my!).

How the party prioritizes those groups and their interests speak to the ultimate goal of the party.

While diverse in some ways, the party commands virtually no ethnic or religious variety. The GOP has long struggled with coaxing minority voters to identify as republican. A majority of Jewish, black, Latinx, Muslim, Asian and LGBT voters vote Democratic in elections.

The party has a minority problem for a few key reasons.

First, “conservatism” is inherently going to dissuade minorities. “Conservatism” is the side of the political spectrum that, by definition, proselytizes the continuation of traditional social norms and institutions.

Conservatism means protecting the past, and the American past is a society dominated by the white

Christian demographic.

Republican ideas implicitly assume a white, Christian identity that is off-putting to those who are not. Conservative ideas could certainly exist if the GOP changed to advocate for ideas not reminiscent of the Jim Crow-era America.

Furthermore, the adopted neo-conservatism moves away from this idea of equality, already asserting that people are equal and small government should exist with no obligation to tackle inequality. But this neglects existing inequalities from America’s dark history. Minorities, damned to lower socioeconomic statuses, will not support a party doing nothing to lift them from poverty.

Secondly, Americans have been socialized into this white culture that dominates the media, societal norms and traditions. Acting “white” grants career

advancements faster, and conforming to the conventional morals of a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant is seen as more socially acceptable.

White America has always had hegemony over the country’s culture, and it is frightening to the GOP that the winds of change may be on the horizon. This is also why the GOP, overwhelmingly white, pushes for assimilation rather than acculturation, so as not to lose America’s cultural past.

But America has moved past those days. The increasingly diverse nation has become conscious of just how exclusive and restricted its culture has been and how it has been heavily dictated by the majority demographic.

Finally, the GOP struggles to retain minority groups because of messaging. The GOP attempts to persuade minorities the

issues the party cares about are relevant to them rather than acknowledging the issues minorities tell the GOP are important.

For example, the Trump administration has focused on economic growth through tax cuts and job creation. The party has used these favorable economic indicators to try to entice black voters, despite the economy not being a top black voter issue. Black voters have complained to politicians about affordable housing and healthcare, police brutality and racial inequality. While democrats have taken decisive policy stances on these issues, republicans have disregarded them.

The one exception to this is criminal justice reform.

The First Step Act commanded broad bipartisan support in both the House and the Senate. Criminal justice reform is an issue

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black voters care about, and in this case, the administration listened.

Republican opponents warned of a primary challenge mirroring Dukakis’ “Willie Horton Scandal” if Trump advocated for the passage of this bill, but the administration pushed forward.

Additionally, black voters tend to be more conservative democrats. They prefer moderate establishment types to progressive messiahs. The black demographic is more Christian and fiscally conservative than most reliable democratic voters.

However, they are a captured group by the Democratic Party because many republican ideals serve as a reminder of historical black oppression.

For the GOP to attract any minority voters, it must rework its entire messaging at the risk of alienating white nationalists.

Studies from the Public Religion Research Institute and Pew Research Center reveal republicans are likely to indicate they see discrimination against whites and evangelical Christians.

Of course. It has been said, “When one is accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.”

Andrew is a sophomore in LAS. atp4@dailyillini.com

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SPORTS

FOOTBALL

WRESTLING

Luffman sets pace for freshman season

BY ANDREW MEDINA STAFF WRITER

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The Illinois football team celebrate with kicker James McCourt after he scored a field goal during the Illinois’ game against No. 6 Wisconsin at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 19.

Illini prepare for Redbox Bowl Postseason bid secures hope for program future under Smith

is clear, however: The Illini are happy, but they aren’t satisfied.

Illinois is going bowling.

After closing out its season with a 6-6

us to put a better product on the field. For people to get on board before they could see the results, it meant an awful lot.”

The 2019 Redbox Bowl will be the 19th postseason

BY JARED FARMER STAFF WRITER

Many Illini fans were scratching their heads when Director of Athletics Josh Whitman announced a twoyear extension of head football coach Lovie Smith’s contract last season. It’s safe to say most of them aren’t anymore.

“We want to be Big Ten Champions someday,” Smith said. “Our program will eventually get there. In the meantime, we’re going to keep building. There’s a process we’re going through, and a part of that process was playing better football in 2019. I think we’ll all say we’ve made progress with that.”

Maybe it was the new facility. Maybe it was the transfer portal. Maybe, like raising a child, it took a whole village to turn things around. One thing

record overall, the Illini have been summoned to Santa Clara, California, for their first bowl game, the Redbox Bowl, in the Lovie Smith Era. “I have faith in what we’re doing,” Smith said.

“I have faith in our players, our process, coaches and everything else we have in place. There’s been steps along the way, things that we had to do. It was important for us to get that new Smith Center. It was important for

record in conference.

“It’s exciting for the University of Illinois to be back and have the opportunity to compete in a bowl game,” Whitman said. “It’s an important s t e p in the continued

development of Illinois football. I’m really proud of the men in that locker room and grateful for the hard work they’ve put in to get us to this place.”

The last time the Illini reached a bowl game was in 2014 under then-head coach Tim Beckman.

But, Illinois lost 35-18 to Louisiana Tech. In MEGHAN REST THE DAILY ILLINI the game, the Bulldogs took a 14-3 lead at the end bowl appearance for the of the first quarter and never Illini, whose last bowl looked back. appearance in the Bay The Illini lead the all-time Area was in 2011, where series versus the California Illinois beat the University Golden Bears, 7-3. Illinois of California Los Angeles was dominated during its last 20-14 in the Kraft Fight matchup against California Hunger Bowl. They will Berkeley, 35-20, the fourth face Pac-12 Conference of two home-and-home opponent California, who SEE BOWL | 2B finished 7-5 with a 4-5

Luke Luffman’s freshman campaign has taken off this season.

Luffman began wrestling at seven-years-old when a wrestling coach spotted him at his brother’s football practice. The coach encouraged Luffman to take up wrestling. And, soon after joining, Luffman dominated the wrestling mat, eventually winning three state championships.

“I was always a super active kid so it was a way for me to get all my energy out,” Luffman said.

Luffman didn’t realize he had the potential to be a wrestler at the Division I level, but always knew he wanted to be one. Luffman worked hard throughout his high school wrestling career and quickly found success, registering a 33-0 record his senior year and winning a state championship. But winning wasn’t the only goal Luffman had during his early career, instead, he said he focused on improving his skills.

“I was less focused about results and future aspirations and just more about wrestling the best I could,” Luffman said.

Luffman said he’s always tried to keep competitions light-hearted, even before

matches, since high school.

His perspective has allowed Luffman to stay composed at the college level.

“It ’s a little more challenging because the pressure of these duals are a little higher but I’m still trying to keep it light, keep it fresh, and just keep it to where I’m wrestling at my best,” Luffman said.

Luffman said his lighthearted attitude has made a difference in his results and said his easy-going demeanor lends itself to a more relaxing atmosphere.

His positive attitude is present during practices, especially before when Luffman’s teammates are playing games and goofing around. Luffman even got up to kick an approaching ball back into the game his teammates were playing while being interviewed.

He said practices fly by because of how much fun they’re having.

Although there’s an element of fun, Luffman said college practices are much more demanding than in high school. But, he enjoys working hard and sees that his teammates aren’t afraid to push themselves.

“If I’m going to do something, I need to work to be the best at it,” Luffman SEE PACE | 2B

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Freshman Luke Luffman points out to the crowd after defeating Missouri’s Rodrigo Diaz at Francis Howell High School in St. Louis on Nov. 14.

SWIM + DIVE

Illinois competes in Toyota US Open, Rutgers Diving Invitational

BY ANGELLE CORTES STAFF WRITER

The Illinois swim and dive team sent three Illini swimmers to the Toyota U.S. Open Championships in Atlanta and three divers to the Rutgers Diving Invitational from Thursday-Saturday.

Illinois redshirt senior Aby Olson, alongside seniors Kristin Anderson and Jamie Kolar, competed at the Georgia Tech McAuley Aquatic Center.

Their qualifying times determined where they were placed in the overall competition.

Both Anderson and Kolar earned their places in this meet over the summer.

Olsen earned her 100-meter backstroke qualifying time at the team’s mid-semester meet.

“In America, you do all course meters in the summer,” Anderson said.

It was Anderson’s first meet ever competing against Olympians like Simone Manuel.

“For swimmers, it was kind of like seeing a celebrity,” Anderson said. “(It’s like seeing) someone you look up to.”

The closest encounter she had to a celebrity was accidentally doing a flip turn on former olympian Ryan Lochte.

Sophomores Taylor Shegos and Madelyn Crosby competed in Piscataway, New Jersey, with freshman Erin Young at the Rutgers Diving

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Seniors Kristin Anderson, Jamie Kolar and freshman Aby Olson pose in front of the Toyota U.S. Open Championship banner on Saturday at the competition.

Invitational. Both meets started on Wednesday, but the Illini didn’t compete until Thursday.

Toyota U.S. Open Championships At the Olympic time trial, all three Illini competed in the 50-meter, 100-meter freestyle and 100-meter

backstroke.

On Thursday, Anderson and Kolar swam in the preliminaries for the 50-meter freestyle.

Anderson finished in 107th place, tied with a member of the Cincinnati Marlins club team with a time of 26.93 seconds.

On Friday, both Olsen and Kolar competed in the 100-meter backstroke. In the preliminaries, Kolar took 84th place with a time of 1:04.54 while Olsen finished with a time of 1:07.98, ending up in 139th place.

On the last day of preliminaries on Saturday,

a time of 2:20.01, earning 71st place.

Rutgers Diving Invitational On the first day, all three Illini divers competed in the one-meter diving preliminary and finals.

In the preliminaries, Shegos swept the competition, landing first place and earning a personal best score of 301.35. Fellow sophomore Crosby scored a total of 224.80, placing ninth.

Young followed, placing 13th with a score of 209.60.

During finals, Shegos placed third in the “A” final with a score of 251.20, while Crosby and Young placed ninth and 13th in the “B” final with total scores of 247.35 and 206.70, respectively.

The second day of competition included the three-meter dive. Shegos secured another first place in the preliminaries with a total score of 269.55. Crosby and Young followed in ninth and 10th, earning total scores of 216.95 and 213.05, respectively.

Young was the lone Illini competing in the platform dive on the last day of competition. Out of seven divers, Young placed fifth with a score of 171.60.

Illinois will return to competition in Jan. 11 in Iowa City, Iowa, against Notre Dame and Big Ten opponent Iowa.

swimmers competed in two events including the 100-meter freestyle and backstroke.

Anderson competed in the 100-meter freestyle and finished tied for 141st place with a time of 59.07 seconds.

Kolar swam in the 200-meter @AngelleCortes backstroke and finished with acorte37@dailyillini.com

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Myles leads Illinois past Merrimack College

BY BRENDYN JONES STAFF WRITER

Freshman Kennedi Myles notched her fourth doubledouble of the season, as the Illinois women’s basketball team (7-2) hung on to secure a win against Merrimack College 75-72. Myles led all Illini scorers and rebounders with 23 and 12 respectively, and her scoring output set a new seasonhigh for the freshman forward.

Throughout the game, Illinois dominated the board against Merrimack.

The Illini finished the game with a total of 52 rebounds compared to Merrimack’s 31. This rebounding performance led the Illini to 20 offensive rebounds that turned into 23-second chance points for the team. Senior Ali Andrews contributed 10 rebounds, while sophomore guard J-Naya Ephraim grabbed nine.

Myles says that physical play and technique lead to offensive rebounds and second-chance points.

“I just knew that they

Even though the Illini outrebounded the Warriors by a large margin, Illinois’ inability to guard the three, especially in the first half, kept the game close throughout the second half. Merrimack was able to shoot 13-31 from three. Head coach Nancy Fahey talked about how the shots that were made weren’t contested and that contesting shots was a focal point going into the second half.

The Illini also was not able to shoot the three as well as they usually do.

Coming into the game they made eight 3-pointers a game on 38%, but against Merrimack, Illinois shot 3-of-14 from the arch.

Fahey attributed the lack of Illinois 3-pointers to the zone defense that was being played on the Illini but goes PHOTO COURTESY OF ILLINI ATHLETICS on to mention how it created shots in other areas.

Freshman Kennedi Myles dribbles past a Merrimack defender during Illinois’ game against “Their zone is more of a Merrimack College at State Farm Center on Tuesday. spread-out zone, and so what were a shooting team, so being physical, making sure player. Making sure we ball we saw was the middle, by just knowing that the ball we finish high, finish strong. fake and going up high on the Big Ten logo, was where was going to hit harder off (Denia Davis-Stewart) was her because she’s a very we wanted to go because the rim,” Myles said. “Just long, athletic and a good good shot blocker.” that’s what they were giving

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matchups from 2000-2005.

This will be the team’s first bowl meeting.

The Illini will travel to San Fransisco on Dec. 26 and enjoy San Francisco for a few days leading into the game on Dec. 30.

“We don’t want six wins to be the bogey,” Whitman said. “Of course, we want to be in the postseason year after year. I think at some point we want to be talking about what kind of bowl we’re getting into instead of just trying to get one. But before we can have that conversation, we have to get back into the bowl business. It’s huge for us to be back and be a part of this really exciting part of the college football season.” @jaredfarmer jaredef2@dailyillini.com

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The Illinois football team and fans storm Zuppke Field after upset No. 6 Wisconsin on Oct. 19.

us,” Fahey said, “So, the way they bumped down in the corner, you couldn’t get the ball there, but that left them vulnerable right in the middle… The kids really reacted to that well.”

The game also saw the return of Brandi Beasley to the starting line up. Beasley, who is the leading returning scorer from last year, missed the first three games with a concussion and when she returned to playing she played off the bench at first.

Beasley scored 10 points on 4-9 shooting with two 3-pointers.

“It just feels good to be back,” Beasley said. “I’ve been putting in a lot of work.

I was kind of frustrated when the incident happened, but it just feels good to be back with my team.”

The team will be back in action on Sunday against Evansville at the State Farm Center. Evansville is 2-5 on the season, with their wins coming against Brescia and Marshall universities. @brendyn_jones brendyn2@dailyillini.com

Lu f f ma n’s m indset has served him well in his wrestling career and contributed a 7-0 record this season, so far.

Luffman hopes to keep improving his wrestling this year and is determined to do the best he can for himself and the Illini.

“I just want to keep wrestling tough,” Luffman said. “If I keep focusing on those smaller things the big things will take care of themselves.”

Luf fman said he’s always looking out for his teammates and aims to make them proud.

“I would say we are all super close as a team.

Everybody has each other’s backs,” Luffman said. “It’s always nice to have that little tight-knit bond group that are there for each other.”

says. “That’s just been my mentality with everything.”

Hand-fighting, a skill that requires one wrestler to take control of another opponent’s hands to achieve a more dominant position, is clearly a more important aspect of college wrestling than it was in high school, according to Luffman.

“The hand fighting is just at a different level,” Luffman said. “Everybody is really good.”

Competing in college presents a significant change for some athletes, but Luffman hasn’t allowed new challenges to bother him.

“It’s just focusing on scoring points and not overlooking anybody and just wrestling each match,” Luffman said. amedina8@dailyillini.com

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Clinical nutritionists nutritionists focus focus on on improving improving patients’ patients’ nutritional nutritional health health by by addressing addressing the the Clinical relationship between between food food and and well-being; well-being; they they work work closely closely with with the the patient patient and and the the health health relationship care team team to to design design an an individualized individualized nutrition nutrition plan plan that that suits suits the the patient’s patient’s needs needs and/or and/or care medical condition(s). condition(s). This This program program prepares prepares students students to to become become leaders leaders in in the the field field of of medical nutrition and and dietetics dietetics and and apply apply evidence-based evidence-based nutrition nutrition knowledge, knowledge, advocate advocate for for nutrition nutrition issues, issues, and and contribute contribute to to the the body body of of knowledge knowledge in in the the field. field. nutrition www.rushu.rush.edu/nutrition www.rushu.rush.edu/nutrition www.rushu.rush.edu/cndi www.rushu.rush.edu/cndi

Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences (PhD)

This program program is is designed designed to to prepare prepare health health care care professionals professionals for for advanced advanced leadership, leadership, This research and and educational educational roles roles within within their their professions professions by by offering offering core core coursework coursework in in research education, research, research, statistics statistics and and leadership. leadership. Specialization Specialization tracks tracks in in select select health health education, professions are are available. available. professions www.rushu.rush.edu/hs_phd www.rushu.rush.edu/hs_phd

Health Sciences (BS)

Students in in this this program program are are prepared prepared for for competitive competitive application application into into graduate graduate degree degree Students programs in in a a variety variety of of health health care care professional professional areas. areas. These These professions professions include, include, but but are are programs not limited limited to, to, graduate graduate degree-granting degree-granting programs programs in in allied allied health, health, nursing, nursing, medical medical school school not and graduate graduate biomedical biomedical sciences. sciences. and www.rushu.rush.edu/bshs www.rushu.rush.edu/bshs

Health Systems Management (MS)

Health care care administrators administrators are are professionally professionally trained trained in in management, management, and and they they help help to to Health ensure that that their their organizations organizations have have the the medical, medical, operational operational and and financial financial resources resources to to ensure serve a a wide wide variety variety of of health health care care needs. needs. This This program program covers covers all all facets facets including including finance, finance, serve operations, quality, quality, strategy strategy and and marketing, marketing, organizational organizational change change and and human human resources resources operations, management and and is is consistently consistently ranked ranked as as one one of of the the best best in in the the nation nation by by both both U.S. U.S. management News & & World World Report Report and and Modern Modern Healthcare.

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Radiologic technologists, technologists, or or radiographers, radiographers, perform perform imaging imaging examinations examinations that that aid aid in in the the Radiologic diagnosis, intervention intervention and and treatment treatment of of diseases diseases and and medical medical conditions. conditions. Registered Registered diagnosis, radiologic technologists technologists can can advance advance their their education education and and skills skills with with this this program program by by radiologic gaining the the knowledge knowledge and and professional professional competencies competencies needed needed to to perform perform advanced-level advanced-level gaining imaging in in Computed Computed Tomography Tomography (CT), (CT), Magnetic Magnetic Resonance Resonance Imaging Imaging (MRI), (MRI), imaging Cardiac-Interventional (CI) (CI) or or Vascular-Interventional Vascular-Interventional Radiology Radiology (VI).

(VI). An An entry-level entry-level Cardiac-Interventional MRI track, track, for for students students who who are are unlicensed unlicensed in in radiography radiography or or nuclear nuclear medicine, medicine, is is also also MRI available. available. www.rushu.rush.edu/imagingsciences www.rushu.rush.edu/imagingsciences

Medical Laboratory Science (MS)

Medical laboratory laboratory scientists scientists are are a a vital vital part part of of the the health health care care team; team; they they collect collect and and Medical perform tests tests to to analyze analyze bodily bodily fluids, fluids, which which aids aids in in the the diagnosis diagnosis and and treatment treatment of of perform diseases. This This program program is is built built around around a a core core of of basic basic and and advanced advanced theoretical theoretical diseases. knowledge and and clinical clinical practice practice in in hematology, hematology, clinical clinical chemistry, chemistry, immunology, immunology, molecular molecular knowledge diagnostics, immunohemotology immunohemotology and and clinical clinical microbiology. microbiology. diagnostics, www.rushu.rush.edu/mls www.rushu.rush.edu/mls

Occupational Therapy (OTD)

Occupational therapists therapists assist assist people people of of all all ages ages to to develop develop or or regain regain daily daily living living and and work work Occupational skills through through therapeutic therapeutic activities. activities. This This doctoral doctoral program program integrates integrates hands-on hands-on experience experience skills with an an innovative innovative curriculum curriculum and and outstanding outstanding clinical clinical affiliates affiliates to to fully fully prepare prepare graduates graduates with to practice practice in in today’s today’s advanced advanced health health care care settings. settings. to www.rushu.rush.edu/occuth www.rushu.rush.edu/occuth

Physician Assistant Studies (MS)

A physician physician assistant assistant (PA) (PA) is is a a health health care care professional professional licensed licensed to to provide provide medical medical care care A with physician physician supervision. supervision. PAs PAs make make medical medical decisions decisions and and provide provide a a broad broad range range of of with diagnostic and and therapeutic therapeutic services. services. This This nationally nationally ranked ranked program program combines combines traditional traditional diagnostic coursework with with advanced-practice advanced-practice clinical clinical experiences experiences and and prepares prepares students students to to become become coursework highly-qualified physician physician assistants assistants in in leadership leadership roles roles in in clinical clinical practice, practice, research research and and highly-qualified service. service. www.rushu.rush.edu/pa-program www.rushu.rush.edu/pa-program

Respiratory Care (MS)

Respiratory therapists therapists are are critical critical members members of of the the health health care care team team who who apply apply scientific scientific Respiratory principles to to prevent, prevent, identify identify and and treat treat acute acute or or chronic chronic dysfunction dysfunction of of the the cardiopulmonary cardiopulmonary principles system in in a a diverse diverse patient patient population, population, from from newborns newborns and and children children to to adults adults and and the the system elderly. This This program program has has a a uniquely uniquely designed designed curriculum curriculum that that offers offers outstanding outstanding elderly. leadership and and advanced advanced practice practice preparation preparation in in multiple multiple areas, areas, including including critical critical and and leadership neonatal care care and and cardiopulmonary cardiopulmonary diagnostics. diagnostics. neonatal www.rushu.rush.edu/respiratorycare www.rushu.rush.edu/respiratorycare

Specialist in Blood Bank Certificate and Clinical Laboratory Management (MS)

Specialists in in blood blood bank bank technology technology perform perform standard standard and and specialized specialized tests tests in in blood blood Specialists donor centers, centers, transfusion transfusion services services and and other other laboratories. laboratories. Clinical Clinical laboratory laboratory managers managers donor serve supervisory supervisory roles roles in in labs labs in in hospitals, hospitals, public public health health and and government government agencies agencies and and in in serve a variety variety of of other other clinical clinical settings. settings. This This combined combined certificate certificate and and master’s master’s degree degree program program a provides students students with with comprehensive comprehensive instruction instruction in in blood blood group group serology, serology, transfusion transfusion provides medicine and and laboratory laboratory management. management. Students Students gain gain advanced advanced knowledge knowledge of of medicine immunohematology and and its its related related disciplines disciplines with with online online graduate graduate level level courses. courses. immunohematology www.rushu.rush.edu/sbb www.rushu.rush.edu/sbb www.rushu.rush.edu/clm www.rushu.rush.edu/clm

Speech-Language Pathology (MS)

Speech-language pathologists pathologists are are involved involved in in the the prevention, prevention, evaluation, evaluation, diagnosis diagnosis and and Speech-language management of of communication communication disorders disorders associated associated with with speech, speech, voice, voice, language language and and management cognitive and and swallowing swallowing impairments. impairments. Innovative Innovative coursework coursework and and outstanding outstanding clinical clinical cognitive experience combine combine in in this this nationally nationally ranked ranked program program to to provide provide the the practical practical and and scientific scientific experience knowledge and and skills skills required required by by today’s today’s speech-language speech-language pathologists. pathologists. Research Research knowledge opportunities are are available. available. opportunities www.rushu.rush.edu/slp www.rushu.rush.edu/slp

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Vascular Ultrasound (BS)

Vascular sonographers sonographers play play a a vital vital role role in in the the diagnosis diagnosis and and treatment treatment of of patients patients with with Vascular blood vessel vessel disorders disorders using using ultrasound. ultrasound. This This hands-on hands-on program program gives gives students students the the blood opportunity to to learn learn to to perform perform vascular vascular ultrasound ultrasound exams exams in in the the classroom, classroom, student student opportunity laboratory and and on on patients patients under under the the direction direction of of credentialed credentialed vascular vascular sonographers. sonographers. laboratory www.rushu.rush.edu/vastech www.rushu.rush.edu/vastech

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ILLINI SEMESTER REPORT CARD: This fall, Illinois experienced memorable victories and tragic losses at nearly every turn. Some Illini teams saw serious growth in the latter part of 2019, while others fell victim to expectation-shattering campaigns. Despite what record books and scoreboards may suggest, the Illini were full of surprises and gave fans countless reasons to celebrate. Here’s a glimpse into the fall season and a look at the Illini’s report cards.

FOOTBALL Head coach Lovie Smith wasn’t able to lead the Illini to a winning record some of its bright spots this season, including beatthis season – Illinois finished 4-5 in the Big Ten and 6-6 overall – but ing its first ranked opponent since 2011 and the he did guide the team to its first bowl game appearance since 2014. highest-ranked foe since 2007 in the Illini’s Despite falling to Northwestern (9-3) on Senior Day to close upset over the Badgers. out the regular season, Illinois secured notable wins over No. However, Lovie Smith and compa6-ranked, Big Ten runner-up Wisconsin and a 37-34 comeback ny still dropped the ball, literally, on a victory at Michigan State. Illinois shined incredibly bright in handful of early games. Nebraska and some games but struggled in others.

Eastern Michigan slipped through IlliAlthough losing to Northwestern was a curveball and a devasnois’ fingers and sent the team into a tating way to send Illinois’ seniors off folfour-game losing streak nosedive. Losslowing their last game at Memorial Stadies sprinkled throughout the Illini’s seaum, Illinois football has improved. Last year, son gave fans sporadic reality checks the Illini were bulldozed 63-0 by the Iowa amid magical moments. Illinois earn a B Hawkeyes. This fall, there were only 9 points for monumental improvements across the between the two teams (Illinois lost 19-10). board but fall short of an A due to the inabilIllinois looked like a well-oiled machine during ity to sew together a few easy wins.

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Illinois took steps in the right direction this fall, but didn’t see success in the postseason. Under the guidance of head coach Sarah Haveman, the Illini improved on previous team finishes. Last year, Illinois garnered third place at the Bradley Pink Classic in Peoria, Illinois. but took home second as a team this year. In 2018, Illinois ran to a 10th-place finish at the Big Ten Championships but secured ninth place on Nov. 3 in Columbus, Ohio. However, the team’s season ended after crossing the finish line in ninth place as a team at this year’s NCAA Midwest Regionals, which is still an improvement from 11th place in 2018.

While the Illini took several strides forward, the program still lacked two of its major weapons: senior Jesse Reiser and junior Jon Davis, who missed their second-straight cross

country seasons. Both athletes took redshirts in 2018 but saw some competition on the track this spring. Reiser clocked the third-fastest 10k time in program history and earned All-Region honors at the 2017 Midwest Regional along with All-Big Ten accolades from the same season. Reiser also recorded the eighth-fastest 8k time in Illinois history in 2015 at the Big Ten Championships.

Davis’ absence created a significant gap on Illinois’ roster, as the three-time All-American holds an individual title from the 2017 Midwest Regional and finished 49th overall at the NCAA Championships the same year. Davis also holds school records for the second and fourth-fastest times in the 10k and 8k, respectively.

Illinois has substantial room for improvement, with six of its top seven runners at regionals returning, including regional and Big Ten finals leader sophomore Irwin Loud, who competed in his first collegiate cross country season this fall, sophomores Logan Hall and Colin Yandel, freshmen Jack Roberts and Michael Madiol, along with junior Jack LaLonde.

HONORABLE MENTIONS Men’s tennis

The men’s tennis team typically goes head-to-head with Big Ten foes in the spring, but the Illini engage in tournaments year-round. Senior Aleks Kovacevic capitalized on Illinois’ fall season by leading Team U.S.A. to a championship title at the Master’U BNP Paribas Collegiate Tournament in Grenoble, France, on Nov. 26 - Dec. 1.

Women’s golf

Senior Illini golfer Tristyn Nowlin tied for first place individually after shooting a 67 in the final round at the Schooner Fall Classic on Sept. 29. Illinois didn’t finish outside of the top five during the fall season and earned a No. 13 ranking in the final Women’s Golf Coaches Association poll of 2019, moving up five spots and coining the team’s highest rank of the season and of all Big Ten teams. sports@dailyillini.com

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FALL SEASON IN REVIEW VOLLEYBALL After starting off the season with a pair of wins against a ranked Tennessee team, Illinois fell into a four-game losing streak and set the tone for a fall campaign full of ups and downs. Illinois had a lot to live up to following one of its most successful seasons in program history in 2018. Last year, the Illini went 32-4 overall and 17-3 in the Big Ten, beating eight ranked teams during the regular season and eventually earning a bid to the Final Four. This year’s narrative had an alternate plot, however. Illinois graduated two of its titans, middle blocker Ali Bastianelli and setter Jordyn Poulter, and saw gaps on both offense and defense as a result.

This season, the Illini achieved a winning record, 16-14 overall and 11-9 in the conference, and made it back to the NCAA tournament on an at-large bid under the guidance

of third-year head coach Chris Tamas. Despite this, Illinois fell below expectations and descended in national rankings as the season ensued. The Illini began the season as the No. 6-ranked team in the country and rose to the No. 5 spot after beating No. 19 Tennessee twice, but Illinois tumbled to No. 14 after losing to No. 16 Washington and being swept by an unranked Colorado team.

While the squad beat several ranked opponents, such as No. 7 Marquette and No. 17 Purdue, the offense wasn’t as dominant as in 2018. Illinois was still brimming with bright spots, however. Outside hitter, and a cornerstone to the Illini’s offense, Jacqueline Quade capped off her senior season with a second-straight American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Northeast Region award and All-Big Ten first-team honors. Fellow senior and middle blocker Ashlyn Fleming collected All-Big Ten second-team accolades, while freshman Diana Brown was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, and senior outside hitter Beth Prince was given Illinois’ Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Head coach Sarah Haveman of women’s cross country Indiana. The team was the fifth Big Ten team to finish behind winning a U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Michigan State, which finished first for the conference Coahces Association coach of the year award folin sixth place, Michigan in 13th place Penn State in lowing her second season at the helm program is 18th place, and Indiana, which finished just before the tip of Illinois’ incredibly successful iceberg.

Illinois, in 19th place. Ohio State followed Illinois in Before Haveman made history as only the second Illinois coach to 23rd place.The NCAA Championships bookend one receive USTFCCCA’s Midwest Region Coach of the Year award, No. of Illinois’ best seasons in 10 years.

21 Illinois won its second-ever NCAA Regional Championship title The 2009 championships were the last the women’s on Nov. 15 and returned to the NCAA Championships for the first team competed in, where the Illini finished 12th overtime in 10 years on Nov. 23. all and were led by Illinois Hall of Famer Angela BizFour Illini nabbed All-Region honors following the team’s domizarri, who won an individual national title the same year. nant feat at the Midwest sectional, including juniors Allison McGrath Bizzarri holds an Illinois school record in the women’s 6k of 19:46.8, and Rebecca Craddock, sophomores Madison Marasco and Emma Milburn. besting the previous record by 12 seconds. Illinois will return all of the Illinois earned 22nd place out of 31 teams at the NCAA finals in Terre Haute, runners who competed in this year’s NCAA Championships for the 2020 season.

SOCCER Illinois started the season off strongly. The team won six of its first seven regular-season contests, including a 3-2 victory over No. 22-ranked Pepperdine and a 3-1 dub over Northwestern at home to open up Big Ten play in September. Yet troubled waters extinguished Illinois’ initial hot streak. Following the team’s first conference victory, the Illini slipped into a five-game losing streak.

A 2-1 victory over Michigan State on Oct. 13 interrupted Illinois’ slump but marked the team’s second win in the Big Ten. A road swing to Penn State and Ohio State handed Illinois another loss and tie, respectively, before the team returned home to host Wisconsin and Minnesota in its final regular-season matchups.

Although Wisconsin defeated Illinois 1-0, the Illini wrapped up their fall campaign with a 4-1 win over Minnesota, earning a 9-81 record overall and 3-7-1 in the Big Ten. The season was sprinkled with handfuls of frustrating games and low points that boxed Illinois out of the Big Ten and NCAA postseason tournaments.

Last year, the Illini went 11-8-1 overall and 6-5-0 in the conference, notably defeating two ranked opponents in the same season for the first time since 2013 and earning the team’s 17th Big Ten tournament bid along with five athletes collecting All-Big Ten accolades. While Illinois regressed in perfor-

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Senior Kelly Mayday also concluded her Illini career with AllBig Ten Third Team and United Soccer Coaches All-North Region Third Team honors following a team-high six goals on the season, tied with junior Hope Breslin. Junior goalkeeper Elizabeth Cablk received the Big Ten’s Sportsmanship Award.

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FALL SEASON IN REVIEW VOLLEYBALL After starting off the season with a pair of wins against a ranked Tennessee team, Illinois fell into a four-game losing streak and set the tone for a fall campaign full of ups and downs. Illinois had a lot to live up to following one of its most successful seasons in program history in 2018. Last year, the Illini went 32-4 overall and 17-3 in the Big Ten, beating eight ranked teams during the regular season and eventually earning a bid to the Final Four. This year’s narrative had an alternate plot, however. Illinois graduated two of its titans, middle blocker Ali Bastianelli and setter Jordyn Poulter, and saw gaps on both offense and defense as a result.

This season, the Illini achieved a winning record, 16-14 overall and 11-9 in the conference, and made it back to the NCAA tournament on an at-large bid under the guidance

of third-year head coach Chris Tamas. Despite this, Illinois fell below expectations and descended in national rankings as the season ensued. The Illini began the season as the No. 6-ranked team in the country and rose to the No. 5 spot after beating No. 19 Tennessee twice, but Illinois tumbled to No. 14 after losing to No. 16 Washington and being swept by an unranked Colorado team.

While the squad beat several ranked opponents, such as No. 7 Marquette and No. 17 Purdue, the offense wasn’t as dominant as in 2018. Illinois was still brimming with bright spots, however. Outside hitter, and a cornerstone to the Illini’s offense, Jacqueline Quade capped off her senior season with a second-straight American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Northeast Region award and All-Big Ten first-team honors. Fellow senior and middle blocker Ashlyn Fleming collected All-Big Ten second-team accolades, while freshman Diana Brown was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, and senior outside hitter Beth Prince was given Illinois’ Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Head coach Sarah Haveman of women’s cross country Indiana. The team was the fifth Big Ten team to finish behind winning a U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Michigan State, which finished first for the conference Coahces Association coach of the year award folin sixth place, Michigan in 13th place Penn State in lowing her second season at the helm program is 18th place, and Indiana, which finished just before the tip of Illinois’ incredibly successful iceberg.

Illinois, in 19th place. Ohio State followed Illinois in Before Haveman made history as only the second Illinois coach to 23rd place.The NCAA Championships bookend one receive USTFCCCA’s Midwest Region Coach of the Year award, No. of Illinois’ best seasons in 10 years.

21 Illinois won its second-ever NCAA Regional Championship title The 2009 championships were the last the women’s on Nov. 15 and returned to the NCAA Championships for the first team competed in, where the Illini finished 12th overtime in 10 years on Nov. 23. all and were led by Illinois Hall of Famer Angela BizFour Illini nabbed All-Region honors following the team’s domizarri, who won an individual national title the same year. nant feat at the Midwest sectional, including juniors Allison McGrath Bizzarri holds an Illinois school record in the women’s 6k of 19:46.8, and Rebecca Craddock, sophomores Madison Marasco and Emma Milburn. besting the previous record by 12 seconds. Illinois will return all of the Illinois earned 22nd place out of 31 teams at the NCAA finals in Terre Haute, runners who competed in this year’s NCAA Championships for the 2020 season.

SOCCER Illinois started the season off strongly. The team won six of its first seven regular-season contests, including a 3-2 victory over No. 22-ranked Pepperdine and a 3-1 dub over Northwestern at home to open up Big Ten play in September. Yet troubled waters extinguished Illinois’ initial hot streak. Following the team’s first conference victory, the Illini slipped into a five-game losing streak.

A 2-1 victory over Michigan State on Oct. 13 interrupted Illinois’ slump but marked the team’s second win in the Big Ten. A road swing to Penn State and Ohio State handed Illinois another loss and tie, respectively, before the team returned home to host Wisconsin and Minnesota in its final regular-season matchups.

Although Wisconsin defeated Illinois 1-0, the Illini wrapped up their fall campaign with a 4-1 win over Minnesota, earning a 9-81 record overall and 3-7-1 in the Big Ten. The season was sprinkled with handfuls of frustrating games and low points that boxed Illinois out of the Big Ten and NCAA postseason tournaments.

Last year, the Illini went 11-8-1 overall and 6-5-0 in the conference, notably defeating two ranked opponents in the same season for the first time since 2013 and earning the team’s 17th Big Ten tournament bid along with five athletes collecting All-Big Ten accolades. While Illinois regressed in perfor-

mance in 2019, the fall was defined by high points such as Janet Rayfield tallying her 200th win as head coach for Illinois following the team’s conference opener and the field completion of Demirjian Park Soccer and Track and Field Stadium, which opened in time for Illinois’ game against Colorado College in September.

Senior Kelly Mayday also concluded her Illini career with AllBig Ten Third Team and United Soccer Coaches All-North Region Third Team honors following a team-high six goals on the season, tied with junior Hope Breslin. Junior goalkeeper Elizabeth Cablk received the Big Ten’s Sportsmanship Award.

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German market offers jolly experience year, they decided to add to their festivities and create a German Christmas Market, featuring seven huts for the vendors, built locally

by Norden German Design Studio.

Riggs German Christmas Market is one-of-a-kind.

Caroline and Matt decided to open their own market this year because they admitted to missing the German market scene after being away from their country for the past several years. While they lived there, Matt worked toward his brewmaster certificate, which helps the company create things like the Riggs Red Lager beer you can not only try as a drink but also in the Riggs Red Lager brat, found at the vendor Blue Dragonfly Catering.

The most wonderful thing about the market, besides the twinkling lights and surprisingly sturdy “huts,” is the local support you see at the market. Each vendor is carefully selected and 100% local. Blue Dragonfly Catering features two booths, German foods and

BY PAIGE LEDEN STAFF WRITER

The holiday season is here, and that means festive Christmas markets are springing up in the C-U area. They all present something different and fun for their customers, but this year features a new offering; an authentic German Christmas Market located at Riggs Beer Company on the east end of Urbana. Featuring a rotation of vendors in German-built “huts,” it’s the only authentic German market in the east central Illinois area, something many people have been looking for.

Riggs Beer Company is a local brewery, featuring classics and personal brews, along with activities and tours. Brothers Matt and Darin Riggs developed this brewery from their love of beer and a need to expand on their family farm, which grows the grain for their business. Caroline Riggs, co-owner and Matt’s wife, is originally from Germany and helped to authenticate the entire market. This

drinks offered at great prices. Maybe pick up a wooden wine box for your best friend from Bespoke Gift Company or some unique soaps for mom from The Wright Soapery, there’s even one made out of a Riggs beer. Other vendors include Delight Flower Farm, Love Terra Studios and even Riggs is featuring some great small trinkets.

The Riggs Beer Company hosts the German Christmas Market from ThursdaySunday on the weekends before Christmas. The market features seven outdoor vendor huts, small fires and tables to gather around with friends and enjoy a good Riggs brew or brat, along with other great authentic German foods. If you’re not in the Christmas spirit yet, you most certainly will be after a visit to the Riggs German Christmas Market.

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Depop Swap Shop

 11 a.m.-3 p.m.  BrewLab Coffee, 630 S. Fifth St., Champaign  Free On Reading Day, come with an unwanted clothing item to swap for something new! We’re sure you’ll be able to find something, whether you like vintage or trendy! Whatever your style, you will find something to take home! Then chill out and study or procrastinate like you usually do. Sign up for Depop at the event and receive a free beverage or snack of your choosing from BrewLab. All leftover items will be donated to a local charity.

German Christmas Market

 4-8 p.m  Riggs Beer Company, 1901 S. High Cross Road, Urbana  Prices vary Bundle up and join Riggs Brewing Company at their German-style Christmas Market in the beer garden with local vendors, German food, hot spiced wines, beer and more.

Old Town Market 2019

 5-8 p.m.  708 S. Prairie St., Champaign  Prices vary Come and enjoy the coziest shopping ever with your favorite local artists! Find the perfect gift for everyone on your list from a selection of fine art, handmade body care products, quilts, home decor, candles, jewelry, vintage clothing, pottery and more.

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Patrons enjoy the German Christmas Market at Riggs Brewing Company. The market offers community members the opportunity to celebrate the holiday season.

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Market IN the Square Concert: The Merry Travelers

 10-11 a.m.  Lincoln Square Urbana, 201 Lincoln Square, Urbana  Prices vary Join the Urbana Arts and Culture Program for Market IN the Square Concerts, musical performances at the indoor farmer Lincoln Square Urbana, 201 Lincoln Square, Urbana’s market in Lincoln Square.

Concerts occur on the second Saturday of the month and feature live musical performances at 10 a.m. On Saturday, the Urbana Arts and Culture Program is proud to feature “The Merry Travelers,” performing folksy seasonal tunes as you browse the holiday market.

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study-skipping needs. Some of the area’s best musical artists will be performing on Canopy Club’s main stage, and free tickets will be in the hands of each act.

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 11 a.m.-4 p.m.  Japan House at the University of Illinois, 2000 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana  Prices vary Mottainai is a Japanese word conveying a sense of regret concerning waste. It can be uttered as an exclamation and is considered a basic Japanese cultural concept. So, we say “mottainai!” and encourage you to renew and refresh your household by giving the items you purchase at the Bazaar a new life in your home. All funds raised by this event go to support the Japan House Internship Program.

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Ditch the coffee mugs and fuzzy socks this holiday season because this year, you’re finally going to get your movie-loving friends something they’ll really care about: obscure merchandise for some of this year’s top films.

This year had some pretty iconic moments in film, and now that the year is almost over, it’s time to dive deep and find an even more iconic gift for your friends and family. To make this easier, here are the top 10 gifts to give your favorite cinephile this year. Some spoilers ahead.

1. “The Lighthouse” grooming set

Robert Eggers’ “The Lighthouse” left audiences never wanting to be left alone with Robert Pattinson or Willem Dafoe on a remote island, and with this gift found on A24’s website, you’ll never truly be alone.

In the movie, Pattinson’s character, known as Winslow, utilizes a carving of a mermaid to eradicate his loneliness (take that how you will). While we can only hope your friend has more pure intentions in mind for the soap carving and beard oil, this gift will help to cure the loneliness and stench of their average, non-seagull filled, life. To ye, me beauty.

2. “Frozen II” Elsa-themed Converse

For the Disney fan in your life, Converse has paired up with Disney to deliver some of the sleekest shoes on the market right now. Featuring translucent sides and a light blue sole, the shoes are meant to represent Elsa, one of the two Arendellian sisters who’s known for her magical abilities regarding snow and ice. But with these shoes there’s no need for Elsa because you’ll already be iced out.

3. “Ford v. Ferrari” crew t-shirt

The real gift this holiday season is Christian Bale’s performance as Ken Miles in “Ford v. Ferrari.” Since that’s intangible, the next best thing is this shirt. Made

by Johnson Motors, Inc. for the crew and stuntmen of the film, the vintage t-shirt is handmade for that classic “I should probably just wear this to bed” look we all know and love.

4. E.D.I.T.H. glasses from “Spider-Man: Far From Home“

Even with the plethora of Marvel movies that came out this year, who could forget the iconic glasses known as E.D.I.T.H. (Even dead I’m the hero) Tony Stark passed down to Peter Parker in “SpiderMan: Far From Home.” While these replica glasses made on Etsy won’t give you access to a billion-dollar security and defense system capable of taking out millions, you will look pretty cool.

5. “Rocketman” custom Lego minifigure

Legoman, Rocketman, they’re all the same. With this gift, you can remind your friends how great Taron Egerton did at performing all of Sir Elton John’s greatest hits in the early 2019 hit movie “Rocketman.” Now all you need to complete this gift is a Richard Madden as John Reid Lego figure to ruin Lego Elton’s life.

6. “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum” coasters

When you think of John Wick, the semi-retired hitman, what else comes to mind besides coasters? These will make the perfect accent for you or your friends’ coffee tables. This gift will totally remind your friends that you have good taste.

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own individual ways, from main members like Beanie Feldstein as Molly and Kaitlyn Dever as Amy to smaller roles played by Billie Lourd and Noah Galvin, each character was at their comedic peak. So why not have every character on your phone case?

8. Replica leather jacket from “Dark Phoenix”

that came out of this year, we cannot discredit Jean Grey’s iconic leather jacket.

With this custom leather jacket made by Leathercult, you can also look like you possess the Phoenix Force that hypothetically allows Jean to conquer the world.

9. “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” mini backpack

“Star Wars: The Rise of While 20th Century Fox’s Skywalker” hasn’t been The cast of “Booksmart” “Dark Phoenix” wasn’t seen released into theaters yet, each outperformed in their as one of the best movies but if you have a Star Wars

7. “Booksmart” cast phone case

fan in your life, you know they’ll eat up anything Star Wars related they can get their hands on, which is why this backpack is an easy gift choice. Featured on the Disney website, this bag will make a great alternative to the normal backpack you use to steal food from the dining hall.

something from arguably the best horror movie of the year? Jordan Peele’s “Us” introduced the Wilson family and, consequently, their doppelgangers, tasked with killing the family.

Jason’s tether, Pluto, sports this stylish and sleek mask, a perfect covering for the cold winter days. Just get a red jumpsuit to pair with this 10. Pluto’s mask from “Us” piece and you’re all set for For the last item on this an iconic fashion moment. gift guide, what would be more fitting than sbent3@readbuzz.com

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Join Krannert Center in helping children stay warm this winter. Bring new or gently used coats, mittens, gloves, hats, scarves, and ear muffs for this season’s clothing drive for Champaign Unit 4 School District and Urbana School District 116. Donation boxes will be available in the lobby near Intermezzo cafe.

LOOKING FOR A CASUAL PLACE TO STUDY ON READING DAY? Krannert Center has got your back: plenty of seating with charging stations, delicious food and beverages for purchase from Intermezzo cafe, and student raffles on the hour. We hope to see you there!

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With the decade coming to a close, the buzz staff speaks to the media that’s meant the most to them over the past 10 years.

“20th Century Women”

Mike Mills’ “20th Century Women” is a miracle. It’s as small as Mills wishing he knew his mother better and as big as a study of how all humans are doomed to hurt each other even as they try to bond. It’s the defining masterwork of the decade, yet it almost seems too fragile to touch.

It doesn’t seem like much on paper, just a hangout movie set in 1979 California with five interesting people: Mills’ teenage stand-in (Lucas Jade Zumann), his mother (Annette Bening), a fellow rebellious teen (Elle Fanning), a cancerscarred photographer (Greta Gerwig) and a hippie handyman (Billy Crudup).

Mills’ rich script and the film’s astonishingly natural performances ensure it’s entertaining to watch for the two hour running time.

But Mills isn’t content to stay with them. He throws in decade-spanning montages that explain their backstories and tangents about the war between Black Flag and Talking Heads fans. It goes from a movie about the ‘70s to a movie about all times simultaneously, the Depression next to the punk era, and both ready to be annihilated by Reagan’s America.

At the center of all this chaos is a remarkable cinematic exorcism. I didn’t know Mills’ mother, but Bening’s recreation of her is the decade’s best performance, as warm and alive as so many mothers are but pervaded by a sense of haunting mystery that sticks with you long after she disappears from the screen. Like the film itself, it’s seemingly small but casts an impossibly long shadow.

-Bill Taylor

“Supernatural”

The T V show that defined the decade for me is “Supernatural.” It sounds basic, I know, but there is a reason this show has been running for so long. It’s classic, with monsters, love and family, moral dilemmas and just the right amount of comedy and scares.

W hile it keeps introducing something new with each season, it continues to bring me a sense of comfortable familiarity that makes me excited to see a new episode each week. Learning this current season is the last one has been a long time coming, but it still broke my heart. It will be like my favorite brothers are finally moving out.

The show may have started before the decade

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Annette Bening, Billy Crudup, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig and Lucas Jade Zumann star in “20th Century Women” (2016). buzz’s Bill Taylor describes “20th Century Women” as “a miracle” with “astonishingly natural performances.”

began, and it may be ending just after it ends, but for the 2010s it evolved much like how people and the culture have evolved. You can see the subtle ways in which the world changed in the show, whether it be the change from flip phones to smartphones or the hightech ways they do their research.

Each season presented a well-rounded mixture of new and exciting themes and monsters, along with making me continue to come back knowing I’ll get some classic Dean sarcasm a nd Sa m’s hea r t felt compassion.

-Paige Leden

“Born to Die“

Lana Del Rey is my personal favorite music artist and has been for a while now. Her second full-length album, “Born to Die,” is probably my most-played album ever, so I’m definitely choosing it as my personal record of the decade. It’s her first album with a major record label and, therefore, really kickstarted her amazing career.

One of her most popular songs, “Video Games,” was recently named the song of the decade by the Q Awards, and I just think it is a perfect example of her lyrical genius and displays her low and seductive voice.

I believe “Born to Die” is timeless and captures this melancholy but sensual feeling of sadness while still living life the way you

want to.

The album was released in 2012, and I feel like I have been listening to it ever since. Tracks like “Off to the Races” and “Carmen” feel so full of the theatrical drama Lana presents throughout a lot of her music, and her voice transports you to an entirely different era at times. Her singing voice is both haunting and ethereal, and the dynamic of both low and high notes on the album flow together beautifully. The themes of this album are everpresent in her album releases since then, and while she’s had some change in her sounds, you can always expect greatness from Lana Del Rey. I’ve played “Born to Die” on my record player so much I have scratched the vinyl, and I attach so many memories to this album.

-Rukayah Hussein

“Social Network”

“The Social Network” is a movie that easily defines the 2010s. While Facebook got its start in 2004, the 2010 film depicting its beginning, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield, highlighted the overarching theme of the decade— social media growth.

Since the beginning of the decade, social media platforms such as Instagram, Snapchat, Vine and TikTok came to be, while pre-existing sites such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter only grew in

participation.

“The Social Network” gave us an in-depth look at the good, the bad and the ugly that went into making the site that now has over two billion monthly active users, according to their latest quarterly earnings report.

Eisenberg and Garfield’s wonderful portrayal of Zuckerberg and Saverin respect f u l ly rema ins some of the actors’ best work. Not to mention the superb supporting roles from Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker and Armie Hammer as not one but both Winklevoss twins.

The mov ie doesn’t shy away from showing Zuckerberg as both a brilliant creator as well as a deceitful business partner, something still relevant today given the public’s issue with how Facebook handles user’s privacy.

The best and most memorable moment of the film comes from Eduardo’s recollection of the moment he discovered he had essentially been cut from the company. Garfield’s display of anger yet humor simultaneously is what makes this his and the movie’s shining moment.

“The Social Network” will no doubt be one of those movies that everybody will show future generations to help them understand what life was like in the early decades of the 21st century.

-Shaylee Bent

“Logan”

My “film of the decade” chosen is Logan, the 2017 superhero film that takes the genre to a level that few dare go.

It should come to no one’s surprise that a film chosen to represent this past decade is a superhero film. Ever since the breakout film Iron Man, they have dominated the box office and stayed generally fresh despite 12 years in a row of releases since. Logan is what I consider to be the pinnacle of the genre not because it is the biggest or the most exciting, but because it rises above those simple ideas.

While Avengers movies seek to cash in on having the biggest digital effects money can buy with as many characters as they can fit, Logan stays grounded.

At its hard its a road-trip film, an escort mission for the old dying superhero where he finally finds left living, and then dying, for.

The emotions in Logan are potent, the story is simple and the fight scenes are far from the focus. Few movies send off characters as satisfying as Wolverine is, and not till Iron Man is the lost felt as strongly. It’s not a perfect film, nor is it the more artistic, but for a mainstream film in a genre that reign supreme in this quickly pass decade it truly shined above the rest and earned it place as my most representative film of the decade.

-Liam Dwyer

“Hozier”

The album that defined my decade is Hozier’s 2014 album titled “Hozier.”

Particularly, his songs “Jackie and Wilson,” along with “To Be Alone” have repeatedly been on my own playlists since their debut.

Hozier is my favorite artist, and his songs frequently influence my memories from this decade. For instance, “From Eden” was a song I played in one of my first open mics and a song I hold close to my heart. I remember playing my bass along with “Like Real People Do” in eighth grade and again years later during junior year. This album has been with me throughout the good and bad times of this decade and will continue to be a part of my life as I move into the future.

To me, Hozier’s music is about love and endurance.

To love, according to Hozier, is to be consumed. Only neglect has the power to kill love, and this is why Hozier uses music expresses his love and passion for others.

In “Work Song,” Hozier says, “Cause my baby’s sweet as can be/ She’d give me toothaches just from kissin’ me,” illustrating his profound infatuation with his lover. His music uses mellifluous harmonies and heartfelt lyrics to create an otherworldly listening experience.

-Sydney Wood buzz@readbuzz.com

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