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Celebrating 24 years of Unofficial Other green takes part in Unofficial UI Police Department advises taking precautions BY HEATHER ROBINSON STAFF WRITER

One aspect of this year’s Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day that will be different is the legalization of recreational marijuana in Illinois. W hile marijuana in emergency departments is not something the OSF Heart of Mary Medical C ent er specif ica lly tracks or reports, Leon Yeh, vice president of Emergency Services at OSF HealthCare, released the following statement: “Our emergency departments have not seen significant

changes in visits related to the legalization of recreational marijuana. We a nticipated that legalization would be unlikely to create a surge of new users overnight. While providers may ask about and test for marijuana and other drug use as part of a workup when necessary, we do not specifically track or report on usage rates.” Dispen sa r y stores, such as Sunnyside in Champaign, have seen constant business since its opening earlier this year, with lines of customers often out the door and around the corner. Due to the already f requent t r a f f ic at dispensaries, it is not possible to tell whether or not business has increased leading up to Unofficial weekend. According to Patrick Wade, communication director for the University of I l l i noi s Pol ic e Department, since recreationa l marijuana use is legal, it will

become less of a law enforcement issue at the event. “You have to be a certain age, (and) you have to transport a certain way, so as long as everyone is doing everything legally, that’s not really going to be an issue for us,” Wade said. As for ensuring safety, the UIPD advises the same precautions to be taken with marijuana as alcohol. “We don’t want people using marijuana and then going out and doing whatever to put themselves in danger,” Wade said. “We will tell people the same stuff: Don’t use so much of it that you’re going to put yourself in a position where you can’t care for yourself.” He added that the central issues in the past are mostly alcohol-related, and if there are any marijuanarelated differences to set this year apart from others, it will most likely be even less of a problem. Unofficial has had a reputation in the past due to intoxication-related incidents. This was enough to incite the University to send out messages to students’ parents, notifying them of the event. In addition, University Housing en forces a no-guest policy during the weekend of Unofficial. According to Wade, there has been a decreasing amount of difficulties the past few years at Unofficial,

which the UIPD a nt icipates to continue. However, the police a re not planning on pr ep a r i n g a ny differently from the past years and will continue to focus on recurring issues, such as incidents with traffic and fights. This weekend, police are going to be going out in larger numbers. At private apartments, some of the landlords will hire

additional security and also send out notes to their residents letting them know what’s expected of them. “There’s just going to be a lot more eyes and ears out there looking for issues, making sure people are being safe, and again that’s all in the interest of making sure our students don’t get hurt and that the business of the University can continue,” Wade said. hrr4@dailyillini.com

What does Unofficial mean to community? BY LUIS VELAZQUEZ STAFF WRITER

St. Patrick’s Unofficial weekend will take place once again on campus. Here are some quick facts on what to expect for this green series of events.

Q: What is Unofficial? A: According to “Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day: The Official Story,” an article in the University of Illinois Archive, Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day started in the spring of 1995 by local bar owners in the Campustown area. “Each year, on a Friday a week or two in advance of the University’s Spring Break, it is estimated that thousands of young adult revelers take part in the celebration of Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day in Urbana-Champaign,” wrote Rory Grennan in the article. Q: Where do people purchase Unofficial merchandise? A: Amanda Rivera, junior in LAS and AHS, said stores

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promote Unofficial merchandise weeks in advance to let students know about Unofficial. “The only place that has good sales is Te Shurt; that is because that’s the closest thing to campus, and it catches your eye,” Rivera said. “They usually have ‘buy one and get one’ or ‘buy two, get one’ (sales). They also keep up to date with the designs of the shirts.” However, Cindy Martinez, senior in LAS, said she remembers a popular Facebook group would sell Unofficial merchandise. THE DAILY ILLINI FILE PHOTO “With my group of friends, Students cross the intersection of Green and Sixth streets we usually make our own during Unofficial 2019. This green series of events offers shirts, and we all match, or I drinking festivities for students around campus. honestly just go to a Walmart and try to find a green shirt,” Martinez said. Q: What are the police doing to regulate Unofficial activities? A: Patrick Wade, communications director for the University of Illinois Police Department, said previous actions UIPD has done to decrease accidents are patrolling the community, such as looking for individuals who aren’t properly functioning to

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Urban Dictionary presents Unofficial definitions BY JJ KIM MANAGING EDITOR FOR REPORTING

Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day is featured several times in Urban Dictionary. Here is a list of some definitions found there:

Unofficial Definition #1

pus to celebrate by drinking obscene amounts of alcohol. It has been said that more drinking occurs on Unofficial at the University than throughout many other school’s entire years. “Oh man, I got so bellig on Unofficial last year.”

Short for Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day, this is an event held each March at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This is the largest local drinking holiday in the United States. It was created due to St. Patrick’s Day being held over the University’s spring break. Students from across the country visit ChampaignUrbana to take part in this, as their schools do not consume as much in an entire decade as the University does on Unofficial. Indiana Student 1: “Dude, don’t you love going to Indiana University?” Indiana Student 2: “No, I am going to U of I this weekend to celebrate Unofficial. I wish I had gotten good enough grades to get in there.” Indiana Student 1: “Yeah, you’re right. They are better at academics, athletics and they have way more fun.”

Unofficial Definition #3 Unofficial as in Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day. It is the main drinking event on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign during the year. It usually occurs a few weeks before actual St. Patrick’s Day. Students wake up on Friday and begin the festivities around eight in the morning, while some start as early as 6 a.m. People walk around with beer in their hands, Nalgene bottles filled with a cornucopia of alcoholic beverages. The bars open at 11 a.m., though they used to open at 8 a.m., and green beer is everywhere. People go to class and take quizzes wasted, campus police guard the large lecture halls, city police guard the residence halls and best of all, the drinking goes on all day long. God bless America. Dude 1: “Dude, it’s nine a.m. on Unofficial, and I’m not wasted yet.” Dude 2: “That blows, here, I Unofficial Definition #2 filled my Nalgene with vodka, Unofficial is the phrase drink up.” commonly used to describe the Friday prior to St. Patrick’s Day at the University Unofficial Definition #4 of Illinois. The holiday began A one day and recently twowhen students realized St. day celebration created by Patrick’s Day was falling on Champaign bar owners when spring break, and they would they realized they were missnot be able to celebrate it. The ing out on St. Patrick’s Dayday is marked by bars open- related money from students ing at eight in the morning, at the University of Illinois. kegs on front lawns, students Every year, these owners buy from nearly all surrounding the services of several adverschools flooding the cam- tising companies to start

Facebook groups that pose as student-created, touting how they will break the rules and flout convention by drinking alcohol all day on Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day. Gullible students are all too happy to oblige, believing they are doing something rebellious. Bar drink prices are jacked up, many citations and arrests are made and sometimes a person or two dies. It is also the source of much argument between squabbling Midwest schools, as to who has the more “out of control” party. “Dude, can you believe Murphy’s is charging $20 cover? Or that those green beers are five bucks a piece? It must be Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day!” Unofficial Definition #5 “Unofficial Day” is a lame asinine day, now two days, created by local bar owners to cleverly exploit dollars from immature risk-taking students. It’s simply plan to minimize the dollars lost during the absence of students on St. Patrick’s Day, which occurs while students are on Spring Break. The idiotic event’s only claim to infamy is marathon drinking while wearing green shirts. There is no entertainment; there are no festivals, no organized music concerts, nothing, except the attempts to make money by promoting the consumption of intolerable and unsafe amounts of alcohol by college students, many of them being underage. The promoters of this even make no efforts whatsoever to ensure, even the minimal safety of any participant. The 2007 event resulted in the death of a female. The students don’t know any better, because they are young

and impressionable and see it as just another party without consequence. It is just a pitiful excuse by some local bar owners to exploit the ignorance of youth, and simply make money without any regard for the health, safety or laws of Champaign, Urbana or the Great State of Illinois. Unofficial Day resulted in a death, number of arrests, violent crimes, to include rapes and assaults and a sizable number of arrests. A thoroughly racist drinking holiday celebrated at the University of Illinois sometime in the weeks preceding St. Patrick’s to make up for students being on spring break over the holiday. It is characterized by its green “Irish” theme and strong reinforcement of often negative Irish and Irish-American stereotypes. It has nothing whatsoever to do with authentic Irish culture or St. Patrick’s Day at all. Student #1: Hey, it’s Unofficial, wanna get pissed? Student #2: No, but thank you so much for desecrating my heritage.

Unofficial Definition #6

A lame excuse to hold a weak party because University knows that it isn’t a party school and needs a sliver of hope to hang onto. The alcohol consumed on this day is a mere fraction of what is consumed at other schools on a Tuesday afternoon. Some lamer:”Dude come fly out from Santa Barbara for Unofficial!” Cool guy: “Sorry, I’ll stay in California where we party like that all the time and the parties are not cockfests and full of fuglies.”

Bar crawl evolves to weekend-long tradition the event.” After the first death during Unofficial in 2006 due to a drunk driving accident, the University and local police departments began to enforce stricter policies. Directly after this incident, former Chancellor Richard Herman created the Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day Task Force, comprised of faculty, staff members, students and community leaders, in order to reduce or eliminate harm coming from Unofficial and other alcoholrelated events. Those that have been around the campus for extended periods of time agree Unofficial isn’t what it once was. “I was a student here at the University when, I’d say, Unofficial was at its peak as far as the number of people participating. I’ve been at UIPD for about five years now, but I’ve been around the University for about 14 years, and I’ve seen it every year,” said Patrick Wade, University of Illinois Police Department communications director. “I think it was a pretty big deal back in 2006 to 2009 when I was a student here. Over the years, the level of activity has really decreased.” While many students and alumni argue the University and police departments ruined the once-fun celebration, officials claim they’ve only made the event safer. “We don’t want people to get hurt; that’s the goal of all of this,” Wade said. “The things that stick out to me are when people get hurt, and

that’s what we try to prevent.” For many students currently attending the University, especially undergraduates, it’s hard to really notice any difference in Unofficial since they began attending the University after many major changes to the holiday had already been put in place. One of these major changes was the Emergency Order issued by Champaign Mayor Deborah Feinen in early 2016, limiting the sale of beer and liquor in Champaign, including at many bars and liquor stores used by students. “For me, (Unofficial) hasn’t been too different while I’ve been a student here,” said Tristan Creek, a fifth-year senior in Engineering. “Even when I was a freshman, I saw cops walking around and ticketing even for jaywalking. They were strict back then walking around, but now, it seems like (the police) and the school try to take more of a preemptive measure.” With a multitude of restrictive policies in place during the event, many participants don’t see bars as much of an option anymore. “The bars aren’t even really fun on Unofficial; they’re pretty empty since every bar is 21 plus,” Creek said. “It’s better to just hang out at someone’s apartment.” To avid Unofficial-partiers, this may seem like an endof-days situation, and it very well could be just that. “I think Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day is kind of on its way out,” Wade said. isaf2@dailyillini.com

Students celebrate Unofficial at Clybourns and Murphy’s in 2001. Since 1995, the drinking holiday has grown out of the bars and now involves the entire campus.

people,” Wade said. Wade said he suggests students take care of themselves. observing balconies that are He said he does not mind if overcrowded. students want to enjoy their “It’s not that (police) are free time but advises them to looking out for people who are be rational with their actions. drinking underage, I think it’s just (that) they are looking for Q: What do professors people who have so much to think about students who drink where they can no lon- arrive to class intoxicated? ger care for themselves or are A: Since Unofficial starts causing problems with other on a Friday, classes are still in

session, and the possibility of students arriving intoxicated to their classes are likely. Lisa Travis, senior lecturer in LAS, said she has not experienced a student who arrived in one of her classes drunk. Travis said she thinks professors don’t fix their schedules at all for Unofficial. “Why would they come if they are going to be drunk?” Travis said. “I would prefer

it if they miss class that day. Most of them do if they’re going to do that.” Kelly Findley, teaching assistant in LAS, is a new faculty member at the University. Although Findley is not aware of what Unofficial consists of, he said he will call campus police if a student arrives intoxicated and creates a distraction. “At the end of the day, col-

BY SALEM ISAF STAFF WRITER

Beginning in the spring of 1995, many Campustown bars found themselves facing a problem — St. Patrick’s Day fell during spring break when most students would no longer be on campus. As a traditionally heavy-drinking holiday, bar owners could see they were bound to miss out on quite a few sales. Thus, 10 campus bars began what was originally known as the Shamrock Stagger, a bar crawl that would eventually become Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day at the University. After the first few years of the crawl-style celebration, the event grew out of the bar scene and began to involve the entire campus. What followed was Unofficialthemed parties, clothing and accessories, and it drew in people from all over the country to participate in the madness. Over the last 25 years, the holiday of sorts has seen its ups and downs but has generally been shrinking as far as participants are concerned for the last few years due to unfortunate accidents and subsequent crackdowns from the University. “(Unofficial) was a lot different when I started. It was about 13 years ago,” said Zachary Mikalik, Urbana police day shift supervisor. “It seemed like it was a much bigger event. Kids would come from all over to participate, and there were concerns early on because we’d had a couple of injuries and a couple of deaths due to

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lege students are adults; they have to make their own choices,” Findley said. “In my opinion, I respect adults who make their own choice, and they can come to class, or they can choose not to come to class.”

a result of the University’s efforts in creating restrictions during the event. “I think the other part of it is students have gotten the message that the troubling things we’ve seen from Unofficial in the past are things that put Q: As its 25th year here people at risk,” Wade said. “I on campus, has Unofficial’s think our campus community popularity decreased? has put that at heart.” A: Wade said Unofficial’s popularity has decreased as lvelaz20@dailyillini.com

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Students in the Asian American Association Fashion Show model their clothing while performing a dance number. The AAA fashion show promotes a positive atmosphere that encourages diversity and freedom of expression.

Fashion show promotes self-love by ‘Being you!’

Asian American Association celebrates culture, authenticity with style BY ROHIT JAMMU STAFF WRITER

to the models (dancers), knowing that I was once like them. Seeing them discover a new passion, open up and gain self-confidence the same way I did, is something else entirely.” Xu said the beauty of the show was that everyone who wants to be in the show is in; they try to promote a judgment-free zone. She said, “The focus is on having fun and not being embarrassed about yourself, rather than being perfect.” Simon Chen, senior in LAS, really enjoys the practice sessions as they really let him relax, have fun and be himself. “Just how goofy practice really is can make anyone

realize that we’re just normal people who try, mess up, learn and try again,” Chen said. “Everyone has a good time laughing it off in the end.” While the event promotes fun, freedom of expression and positivity, a tremendous amount of effort is put in behind the scenes ranging from overall big picture coordination to minute details and specifics. Fang, who is this year’s only head coordinator, said, “I choose all the scene coordinators based on a combination of their dance and leadership experience, previous Fashion Show experience and most importantly, their passion for teaching, dance and Asian-

American culture.” Mary Yang, sophomore in ACES, was selected to be one of the cultural scene co-coordinators. Yang said that as coordinator, she fully realizes the amount of effort put in behind the scenes to make the show happen. Isabel Xiao, sophomore in LAS, said last year’s show had more experienced upperclassmen who had run the show before. This year, though, a lot more underclassmen had to step up and learn how to lead the show. “Filming is always such a rushed and stressful event,” Xiao said. “I just remember running from one filming site to the next with my

extra outfits and the rest of the team running behind me. It’s quite a sight for anyone on Green Street.” “I was in the previous fashion show, where I participated in three scenes: Throwback, BizCaz and Nightlyfe, where I was a lead and when I look at it with an overview, I think the most notable change is the different styles of dance that the coordinators have,” Kaelan To, sophomore in Engineering, said. Xu said that this year’s theme of “Be You” is strong, because it’s all about being unashamed and proud about yourself. That’s something she loves to see her models develop, especially since

she had experienced similar things when she was a participant. “As a college student, a woman in tech and a Chinese American living in the age of social media, I wanted to speak out against society’s views and expectations of me and just be myself, instead of always focusing on who I’m not, who I should be and what I don’t have,” Fang said. “I wanted to share this message with others to hopefully uplift them and remind them to love themselves.” Xu said one thing she sees in her models is a lack of confidence in themselves, especially when they haven’t danced before. “This year’s theme is ‘Be You!’ for a reason,” Xu said. “We want people to look at themselves and feel proud!” With the event drawing closer, the pressure is always on the rise, performers increase their practice hours, begin to practice in costumes and coordinators begin to move things into their final stages. But even with the constant build of pressure, there’s always time for some fun. “Sometimes the models go a bit crazy, which is par for the course,” Xu said. “When I tell them to pose or improv onstage, I can’t quite tell them that they can do ‘anything they want,’ because they’ll start flossing or even propose to each other. But once in a while, you’ll get something really good out of it, so it’s silly and ridiculous — gets everyone laughing and is still part of the show.”

The Asian American A ssociation at the University started out in 1986 as a small support group for Asian-American students on campus. It has since flourished into one of the largest Pan-Asian organizations in the Midwest. The AAA hosts a variety of events including study nights, charity banquets, Super Bowl watch parties and much more. Collaborating with a multitude of other on-campus organizations, the AAA has a place for everyone. This year brings the AAA’s 34th installment of their annual fashion show, titled and themed: ‘Be you!’ With a focus on looking inwards and staying true to oneself, the AAA’s fashion show is committed to creating an open atmosphere within the A sia n-A mer ica n community that encourages the collaboration of diverse peoples. Alice Fang, junior in Engineering, has been part of the AAA for three years and is the head coordinator for the fashion show. Fang said she participated in the last two years’ shows. Even though the scenes themselves usually stay the same, the scene coordinators change every year, bringing a unique style each time. Angela Xu, senior in LAS, has participated in the fashion show all four years of college. “This show is geared toward those who have little or no dance experience,” Xu PHOTO COURTESY OF ASIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION said. “It feels really rewarding Student models perform a dance routine while showcasing their clothing in last year’s Asian American Association Fashion to teach and introduce dance Show. The theme for this year’s show focuses on self-love and staying true to oneself. rjammu2@dailyillini.com

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Black women celebrate natural beauty through hair BY BRIELLE SCULLARK STAFF WRITER

Destiny Smith, a sophomore in LAS, celebrated her natural hair with other women at the Natural and Professional Meet-up at the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center on Feb. 26. Smith started her natural hair journey in 2015 after her mother decided to stop using relaxers, a chemical product that loosens tight curls to make it easier to straighten. She said her journey was long, beautiful and full of patience. It took her about three years before she could see the true definition in her curls. “I didn’t know how big of an impact to wear natural hair and to have pride in your natural hair was,” Smith said. “Natural hair is definitely a journey; it’s definitely a process, and it’s hard. You have to learn your hair all over again.” Smith said she had to do a lot of research to learn how to properly take care of her now natural curls. YouTube is one of the biggest platforms she used to find different hairstyles and the best products to use. “YouTube is like the holy grail because I didn’t know a lot of women who experimented with their natural hair, so I had to teach myself,” she said. From afros, wigs, box braids and puffs, the event was filled with diverse black women in a safe space discussing the beauty and challenges of natural hair. The panel consisted of five career professionals who talked about their personal hair journey, how to care for natural hair, hair discrimination and even how to recover from a bad haircut. The event was led by University alumna Robin Collymore-Henry. She said it was important for black women to talk about their hair in a judgement free zone. “There’s no judgement. There’s no, ‘I’m more this, or I’m more that,’” she said. “We’re here to encourage. We’re here to have fun.” The event was sponsored by CurlMix, a clean natural hair care brand, co-founded by Kimberly Lewis, an alumna of the University. Each attendee got to leave with a box of CurlMix products. For these women, hair is more than just hair. It can mean a journey of self-love, expression identity and even a lifestyle. “It’s about expression,”

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Above: Five hair career professionals sit at the Natural and Professional Meet-up at the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center on Feb 26. The event featured a panel of black women who discussed the beauty and challenges of natural hair in the professional workspace tradition. Below: Destiny Smith, sophomore in LAS, models with a curlmix box at the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center on Feb 26.

said Rosie Johnson, junior in FAA. “I don’t think black girls get the chance to actually be natural and actually be themselves with their hair, so when they have it out, it’s in so many different styles, and you can say so many things with it.” Unfortunately, for many years, black women and men have been discriminated against for wearing their natural hair and forced to straighten their hair to be accepted in certain spaces. This contributed to the feelings of many black people believing their natural hair wasn’t appropriate in all situations. “I never thought anything was wrong with natural hair,” Smith said. “I just always thought you were more up to par if you had a weave.” Hair discrimination is especially present in schools and workplaces. Dress codes have unfairly targeted hairstyles specific to black people, such as locs, braids and afros. Brittany Wright, a panelist and Illinois alumna, said no one ever actually told her to straighten her hair in the workplace, but it was implied she should. “I would subconsciously take that in. I would internalize that,” she said. “I would try to straighten my hair, or

I would do something that was more, I guess, more palatable so that I can be in the room and show up, but while I did show up professionally, I wasn’t my true self.” Just recently in 2019, California created the Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair Act, which is a law that prohibits discrimination against hairstyle and hair texture. It is the first state to pass such legislation in the US to prohibit this discrimination. While the law is a step toward ending hair discrimination, Smith said it was ludicrous there had to be a law in the first place. “It’s really ridiculous that we have to have it written in law for us not to be discriminated against for something as simple as hair,” she said. Wright said we should not have to conform to other beauty standards just to have a seat at the table. Smith said hair is beautiful no matter what you choose to do with your hair. “Know you’re beautiful, whether you’re transitioning, whether you’re fully natural, whether you have a relaxer,” she said. “Your hair is beautiful. You’re beautiful, and your hair does not define you.” brielle2@dailyillini.com

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Big bank bailout more nuanced than perceived More valid criticisms of the handling of the TARP should be in the vein of COLUMNIST the government not doing enough for the normal working people, who felt ince 2008, the term the effects the hardest. “bailout” has been popWhile the TARP did ularized by politicians establish programs to help as a result of the federal people with bad mortgages government having to step through the Homeowner in and provide over $600 Affordability and Stabilbillion to banks, mortgage ity Plan, it set aside only corporations, automobile $75 billion and essentially companies and other prolet the banks decide who grams that would provide would qualify for reduced relief to the economic fallor refinanced payments. out of the great recession. The same banks recklessBut is it correct to assess ly giving out loans to anythe Troubled Asset Relief one prior to the crash were Program, signed by Presinow being selective in who dent Bush in late 2008, was would or would not potensimply a bailout of the cortially have their home forerupt financial institutions closed on. that created the crisis? Not Overall, the decision to exactly. bail out the financial instiWhile the TARP tutions and auto indusundoubtedly did bail out try remains regarded as the financial institutions the right decision by a vast and auto companies weeks majority of economists. away from completely colUpward of a couple million lapsing, the specifics of the auto jobs were saved, five program are more complex. million homes were preWhen the government, vented from foreclosing, via the Treasury, bought and the banking industry bad assets and stock from quickly turned around to failing companies to keep stabilize the economy less them afloat, it required the than a year after the initial banks to take on a 5% divifallout. dend they would pay to the What an actual bailout government that would go looks like, albeit on a much up to 9% in 2013, so the gov- smaller scale, is the current ernment would be guaranstatus of President Trump’s teed to make a profit from trade war with China and their loans to the banks. its effects on the nation’s Banks don’t like payfarmers. ing out money, so the rising When factoring in all the interest rate was to incencosts and loans repaid from tivize the big banks to buy the auto bailout alone, taxback all the stock within payers footed a mere $12 five years when the econobillion to save the aforemy would ideally return to mentioned millions of jobs normal functionality. and livelihoods of future This means the governgenerations. Currently, ment didn’t just give the taxpayers are footing a $28 banks a lump sum of money billion bill in payments to with no strings attached, farmers, predominantly to but rather, they gave them larger and wealthier farms, carefully crafted loans with no repayments to be under conditions favorable made. for the government to make The discussion on “bailextra money back. outs” often misses the While the Treasury had a point. The response to the total outflow balance (mon- financial crisis has very ey that was spent, invested valid criticisms, but they or loaned) of $633.6 billion, are in the areas of how the total inflow balance the average American was (money returned and paid helped during the crisis to the Treasury as interand the moral hazard that est, dividends, fees or to bailing out the banks could repurchase their stock) has create if they aren’t propso far totaled $754.8 bilerly regulated, not in the lion — netting a $121.2 bilgeneral sense that the govlion in profit for the govern- ernment gave money to the ment. All the specific data big banks. and exact payments can For a better conversation be found on ProPublica’s on how banks, corpora“Bailout Tracker.” tions and the government This doesn’t mean the big need to be more effective in banks don’t deserve all the financing the world’s largscrutiny for enabling the est economy and the wellcrisis; they most certainbeing of its people, this ly do, but rather, it brings needs to be understood to attention to how the actual a much greater extent than functionality of the govern- its current perception in ment’s handling of the crithe public and political eye. sis was much more nuanced than simply bailing out the Austin is a senior in LAS. people who caused it. aas3@dailyillini.com AUSTIN STADELMAN

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A demonstrator holds his sign high during an Occupy Wall Street protest on Oct. 25, 2011. Columnist Austin argues more needs to be done to educate the public on these “bailouts.”

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Tribalism plagues Democratic primary ANDREW PROZOROVSKY SENIOR COLUMNIST

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he 2016 Republican primary saw a crowded field of candidates scared by the rise in popularity of the outlier populist. Although Bernie Sanders is no Donald Trump, it appears as if the 2020 Democratic primary will echo the same tale: one comprised of tribalism and division, exacerbated by media sensationalism. Joe Biden has been the Jeb Bush of this party primary — the expected frontrunner favored by party insiders but crutched by an underwhelming campaign. And Bernie Sanders, while not as inexperienced and undignified as thencandidate Donald Trump, has been the antiestablishment dark-horse running away with the nomination by inspiring unlikely voters to turn out and benefitting from a spoiler effect among more moderate candidates. The 2020 Democratic primary season is unique in several ways, albeit the aforementioned parallels. This primary season serves as a bitter warning as to how a political party struggles to function when the tent gets too big. It is a civil war between two directions for the Democratic Party: a moderate wing hinged on pragmatism and an often idealistic, progressive wing that feels Donald Trump is the result of corrosive institutions. The tribalistic rift within the party is exhibited through poll and primary results. Of the progressive candidates, the succeeding candidate is the furthest left. Of the moderate pool of candidates, while all

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Senator Bernie Sanders speaks to supporters at a campaign rally at Desert Pines High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Feb. 15. Columnist Andrew calls attention to the divisive infighting within the Democratic Party and asks candidates like Sanders to remember they’re all on the same side.

have found some success, Michhael Bloomberg’s quick rise in national polls may indicate it is a race to the center. The competition may become a struggle between an anticapitalist ideologue and a pro-business almost bluedog Democrat. The disastrous Iowa caucuses set the tone for a contentious primary season. An event encouraging voters to engage in an open dialogue to remedy differences and find a compromise resulted in a virtual tie between progressive Sanders and moderate Pete Buttigieg. Senator Elizabeth Warren, the candidate I find to be the strongest in the race, once found herself rising to the top of national polls. She rebranded herself as the “unity candidate,” one with progressive ideals but a pragmatic attitude toward politics, and avoided mudslinging until a precipitous collapse of support. Perhaps the failure of the “unity candidate” is indicative of a primary season dogged by pertinacity. Warren’s popularity, following her sanguinary

debate performance in Nevada, demonstrates the process rewards bad behavior. An environment where Sanders supporters harass nonconformists online and Buttigieg feels compelled to attack Sanders after the Nevada caucuses is a toxic process that discourages cohesion during the general election. When Bloomberg disingenuously insinuates Sanders is a “communist,” or Sanders calls Bloomberg an “oligarch,” the Republican PAC ads for the general election write themselves. The issues are exaggerated by the media, who draft incendiary questions for the debates and amplify division with dogmatic pundit panels. The media is more likely to report on divisive candidates and provocative remarks, leading goodnatured candidates who feel the sting of little media attention to act out. Election frontloading is also to blame. The wearisome duration of the primary season allows time for rivalries, intensified disputes and dragged out controversies. The primary race may

end with heightened bitterness and a brokered convention where no candidate receives a majority of the delegates. If that happens, the legitimacy of the eventual candidate’s win may be questioned, given the current eagerness by Democratic voters for an overhaul of the party’s primary protocol. The Sanders campaign seeks to grow turnout, while the more moderate candidates look to attract disenchanted Republicans. It is difficult to predict who will see their strategy realized. However, one thing is for sure: If Bloomberg or Sanders win the nomination, it is likely the country will once again see a general election wherein many voters stay home or begrudgingly show up to vote for “the lesser of two evils.” For too long, the Democrats have commanded voters across a wide ideological spectrum, and in the 2020 primary, the progressives have finally come home to roost. Andrew is a sophomore in LAS. atp4@dailyillini.com

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MEN’S GYMNASTICS

Meet finishes in tie for sixth time in 90 years BY BRADLEY ZIMMERMAN STAFF WRITER

Since 1930, the Illinois men’s gymnastics team has competed in over 2,100 head-to-head matchups in dual meets, tri-meets and multi-team invitationals. Of those 2,100 matchups over the last 90 years, the Illini have tied their opponent only six times. The most recent tie in Illinois’ long history of men’s gymnastics happened on Sunday in Iowa City, Iowa, where Illinois tied Iowa 403.05-403.05. With the tie, Illinois’ season record stands at 6-3-1 (1-1-1 in conference). “It’s rare. It’s bizarre,”

said head coach Justin Spring. “It gives support to what I’ve said over the last 10 years. Every tenth (of a point) matters.” The way the tie became official was just as bizarre. After the last event, the scoreboard read 403.05403.02 in Illinois’ favor, a very narrow win for the Illini. Spring subsequently walked over to Iowa head coach JD Reive to chat and discuss the meet. “I went over to JD, and I said. ‘Looks like a nailbiter,’” Spring said. “But JD told me, ‘I have a few inquiries, so hold on.’” At the end of every college gymnastics competition,

coaches are allowed to submit inquiries to the judges if they believe the score is wrong. Reive submitted inquiries on the start values of three of his gymnasts’ routines, believing the judges used the wrong start values, which in turn, lowered the scores those gymnasts received. As it turned out, the start values the judges used were off by one-tenth of a point each. When the score was adjusted, the final score was 403.05-403.05. “It’s crazy,” Reive said, per hawkeyesports.com. “The mathematical possibility

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Junior Jordan Kovach performs on the pommel horse at Huff Hall. Out of 2,100 meets in the past SEE TIES | 3B 90 years, the Illini tied with another team for the sixth time on Sunday against the Hawkeyes.

BASEBALL

Illini outhit Cougars in home opener

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Illinois hosted the Chicago State Cougars in the program’s earliest home opener in history under the lights at Illinois Field Tuesday evening. Illinois battled the Cougars for an 11-8 win in front of a crowd of 906 while conditions were windy and cool. With the victory, the Illini improve to 6-4 and have five of their last six games under the win column. Head coach Dan Hartleb hopes to keep his team humble before they hit the road and head to North Carolina for three games against Elon University. “We weren’t as sharp as I would have liked us to have been,” Hartleb said. “We keep finding ways to win, but we’re not anywhere close to what we’re capable of.” Despite shortcomings from the offense as a whole, the most reliable man at the plate continued to be sophomore shortstop Branden Comia, who reached five times and collected a single, a pair of doubles and a triple to drive in four of Illinois’s runs and come within a home run of the cycle. Comia’s career-high four hits and four RBIs paced the offense for the evening and kept the Illini from falling behind the Cougar’s constant offense. “Comia has done a great job and had another great night for us,” Hartleb said. “It was a situation where we needed him to be productive. I was pleased with the fact we didn’t try to lift a lot of balls. It would’ve been easy to try to hit home runs, and I didn’t think we tried to do that. I’m not saying we took great swings, but I thought we had a decent approach.” Comia, who now has 15 hits on the season, got Illinois on the board in the first with an RBI double and cited a straightforward approach at the plate after a successful

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Freshman Justin Cardani looks at his opponent during the meet against Purdue on Feb. 16 at Huff Hall. Cardani has earned the No. 4 seed spot and holds a No. 19 national ranking.

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Sophomore right hand pitcher Caleb Larson throws during Illinois’ home season opener against Chicago State at Illinois field on Tuesday. The Illini won 11-8.

day. “I was really just trying to keep things simple,” Comia said. “In batting practice, I knew the wind was blowing out, so I was trying to tell myself not to get big and try to hit home runs the whole time. That was really my approach coming into today, I was just trying to catch a barrel and not hit home runs.” The offense was aided by Cougar starter Blake Kaplan, who lasted just an inning,

walked six men, hit two and surrendered two runs before he was yanked in the second without recording an out. Cougar pitching hit five Illini batters total, with a sixth pitch almost hitting junior Taylor Jackson had the umpires not ruled it a foul ball after review. “It’s not a fun part of the game, but it was important because we scored a number of runs off guys who got hit, so it’s just like a walk, you find ways on base,” Hartleb said.

Illinois junior starter Jimmy Burnette lasted just 2.2 and surrendered five earned runs before Hartleb brought in sophomore Caleb Larson for his first appearance of the season. Larson got out of a jam with runners on in the third and tossed three more solid innings of two-run ball to eventually pick up the win. “Coach talks about fighting, and being the first SEE COUGARS | 3B

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Underwood, staff secure contract extensions BY MEGHAN REST SPORTS EDITOR

Head Illinois men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood and his coaching staff earned contract extensions through 2026 and 2022, respectively, Illinois Director of Athletics Josh Whitman announced Monday afternoon. The extensions are pending approval by the UI Board of Trustees, which will meet next to discuss the agreements on March 12. The announcement to lengthen Underwood and co.’s tenure with the men’s basketball program follows the team’s 67-66 win over Indiana at home Sunday and a jump back into the Associated Press rankings at No. 23. Underwood, who’s in his third season at the helm of the program, previously agreed to a six-year contract with Illinois in 2017, which would have secured his tenure until 2023. However, with the new arrange-

ments, Underwood is set to lead the program until 2026. The rest of the men’s basketball coaching staff will anticipate contract continuations into 2022, according to Illinois’ Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. “I am extremely pleased with the upward trajectory of our Fighting Illini men’s basketball program and believe we are headed toward a championship future,” Whitman said, per Illinois Athletics. “Under coach Underwood’s leadership, our student-athletes have showed steady progress on the court and in the classroom. He has instilled a culture based on competitiveness, toughness, preparation and accountability that is yielding exciting results. His ability to project a vision for the program’s future, to recruit elite players to Champaign-Urbana and to develop them into a winning team has exceeded even my admittedly high

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Head coach Brad Underwood watches the game alongside his staff during Illinois’ game against Indiana on Sunday. Underwood earned a contract extension through 2026.

expectations at this relative- the bonds formed between ly early stage in his tenure. players and players and playPerhaps most importantly, I have enjoyed seeing SEE UNDERWOOD | 3B

Fourteen wrestlers to vie for Big Ten Championship BY ANDREW MEDINA STAFF WRITER

shirt senior Mousa Jodeh will compete at 149 pounds and is the No. 13 seed. At 157 pounds, redshirt senior Eric Barone enters the Big Ten tournament as the No. 8 seed. Redshirt freshman Danny Braunagel is wrestling at 165 pounds and enters the tournament as the No. 7 seed. His national ranking is No. 12, and his record this season is 20-6. Redshirt senior Joey Gunther is the No. 7 seed for the 174 pounds weight class. His record this season is 15-6, and he’s ranked No. 15 nationally. Redshirt freshman Zac Braunagel will be the 184 pounds wrestler and is the No. 7 seed. He enters the tournament with an 18-8 record and a No. 15 ranking nationally. Redshirt sophomore Matt Wroblewski enters the tournament in the 197-pound weight class and is the No. 11 seed. Freshman Luke Luffman will be the heavyweight wrestler and is ranked as the No. 9 seed. His record for the season is 15-8, and he is ranked No. 27 nationally. The Illini earned a fourth-place regular-season finish in the Big Ten and coined a 6-3 regular-season dual record in the conference. The NCAA committee will choose the 47 undetermined qualifiers on March 10 for the National Tournament. Fourteen conference schools will compete starting on Saturday at 9 a.m. and can be seen through BTN+ or the Fox Sports app.

The 106th Big Ten Wrestling Championships kicks off this weekend on Saturday and runs through Sunday in Piscataway, New Jersey. The Big Ten released preliminary seeds, ranking the 14 starting wrestlers in each weight class from every school competing in the conference. The rankings were decided through a vote from the conference’s coaches. “We are going to have to score points at the Big Ten tournament,” said head coach Jim Heffernan. “Everybody is going to have to chip in ... they need to have a great effort matchafter-match because there is really nothing easy at that tournament. They have been doing this a long time, and I think that they’re all looking forward to getting a victory.” Redshirt freshman Justin Cardani earned the No. 4 seed and is the first in the lineup at 125 pounds. He yields a 15-7 overall record on the season, and his national ranking is No. 19. Senior Travis Piotrowski could be Illinois’ most serious contender in the tournament. Wrestling at 133 pounds, he’s the No. 4 seed and has a record of 23-2 this season. He hasn’t lost a single dual meet, going 14-0, and recently pinned No. 9, Sammy Alvarez in an earlier meet against Rutgers. Piotrowski is ranked as the No. 7 wrestler nationally. Redshirt junior Dylan Duncan is the No. 7 seed at 141 pounds with a record of 17-8. He is nationally ranked at No. 15. Red- amedina8@dailyillini.com

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MEN’S GOLF

Illinois takes three-week hiatus prior to Louisiana Classics BY JONAH PEREZ STAFF WRITER

The Illini have only played two tournaments so far this season, placing second at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate and fourth at the John Burns Intercollegiate. Through the team’s first two tournaments last year, the Illini placed third at Big Ten Match Play and second at the Louisiana Classics. Although there aren’t big differences between Illinois’ first two tournament finishes in 2019 and 2020, this year’s squad is eager to build on their early success. Last year, Illinois had an advantage by playing against conference rivals before the actual Big Ten Championship – a tournament the Illini have had on lock for the last decade and won for the fifth-straight time in 2019.

Illinois, Big Ten programs move through top-25 rankings

According to Golfstat’s men’s Division I rankings, Illinois is ranked at No. 31, just outside the top-25, but leads the Big Ten as its highest-ranking team. The next closest is Northwestern, coming in at No. 37. The rest of the Big Ten is trending down in this year’s rankings with Purdue landing at No. 51, Minnesota at No. 54, Penn State at No. 61, Ohio State at No. 71, Rutgers at No. 75 and Iowa at No. 76, Michigan at No. 79, Michigan State at No. 84, Maryland at No. 99, Indiana at No. 102, Wisconsin at No. 110 and Nebraska at No. 142, out of the 295 teams considered.

Players to watch

score of any Illini during the spring season. He shot a 67 during the third round of the JBI and also had the most birdies with 17. At the MSAI he shot a 208 over 54 holes. Senior Michael Feagles, another consistent veteran player, placed eighth at the MSAI and 22nd at the JBI. Freshman Jerry Ji also had a standout fall season and maintained that success this spring, placing 15th at the MSAI and 22nd at the JBI.

Illini in the pros

the PGA Tour similar to the relationship between the MLB Major and Minor leagues. Luke Guthrie, who graduated in 2012, placed tenth out of 144 golfers; Scott Langley, a 2011 graduate, placed 15th; and Nick Hardy, who finished his collegiate career in 2018, placed 69th. Langley also finished 51st out of 155 at the Country Club de Bogota Championship, in Bogota, Colombia from Feb. 6 to Feb. 9. Guthrie and Hardy tied at 32 out of 144 at the LECOM Suncoast Classic in Lakewood, Florida from Feb. 13 to Feb. 16. Hardy also placed 16th out of 142 at the El Bosque Mexico Championship in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico from Feb. 27 to March 1. Next up, Illinois travels to Lafayette, Louisiana for the Louisiana Classics on March 16 and 17. The tournament is hosted by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Since the start of Illinois’ spring season, alumni Steve Stricker, a graduate of the program in 1990, placed 56th out of 120 at the Professional Golf Association Tour Genesis Invitational, at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California. Three former Illini participated in the Korn Ferry Tour Panama Championship, in Panama City, Panama from Jan. 30 to Feb. 2. The Korn Ferry Tour is @jonahap2 a developmental tour for jonahperez@dailyillini.com

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Members of the men’s golf team pose in front of the recently installed “I” logo at the Chicago O’Hare International Airport. The Illini will travel to Lafayette, Louisiana on March 16 and 17 to compete in the Louisiana Classics.

On Feb. 26, senior Giovanni Tadiotto was named Big Ten Player of the Week and has been the most consistent and best-performing golfer on Illinois roster so far this spring. He placed fourth overall at the MSAI and third at the JBI. He shot the lowest round PHOTO COURTESY OF ILLINI ATHLETICS and has the lowest 54 hole Senior Giovanni Tadiotto drives a ball out of the sand trap. Tadiotto’s consistent performance earned him Big Ten Player of the Week on Feb. 26.

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Big Ten play swings high expectations BY JACKSON JANES STAFF WRITER

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Freshman forward Zack Hayes skates down the rink while guiding the puck during the match against Robert Morris University on Saturday. The Illini won the Senior Night game 7-1.

High stakes precede postseason BY KENNY KAZARIAN STAFF WRITER

The Illini will play their first postseason game on Saturday in the Central States Collegiate Hockey League tournament playoffs against Ohio University in Champaign at 7:30 p.m. This tournament is crucial for Illinois, as the winner gets an automatic bid to the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division I national tournament. The tournament kicks off Friday with a game between Iowa State and Robert Morris. The winner of this game will play the top team in the conference, Lindenwood, on Saturday afternoon. The Illini are coming off a dominating weekend at home. They ended February and their regular season on a good note, beating Robert Morris 6-0 and 7-1 in the first and second games of the series, respectively. A fruitful weekend helps to boost morale, but Illinois is turning its sights toward its contest against Ohio.

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of a tie happening is rare.” As rare as ties are, Spring isn’t amazed by the outcome. He considers the tie to be a loss, both statistically and psychologically. “We had the win, and it felt great,” Spring said. “Then it was a tie. It was a quiet bus ride back.” Senior Sebastian Quiana and freshman Connor McCool tied for the floor exercise title with scores of 14.700, a season-high for Quiana and a career-high for McCool. Sophomore Ian Skirkey claimed the pommel horse title with a career-high of 14.350, and senior Danny Graham earned the still rings title with a career-high of 14.150. Illinois gymnasts set another seven personal bests, another three-season best and a season-high of 70.800 on floor exercise. “Our mistakes went down. This was one of our better hit percentages in our season,” Spring said. “I can be happy about that, but we’re missing so many of our heavy-hitting routines.” One of those heavy-hitters is sophomore Hamish Carter. Carter injured his ankle on floor exercise, the second event of the Iowa meet, and Spring was unwilling to risk injuring Carter further. He pulled Carter from his remaining events.

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UNDERWOOD ers and coaches, all of whom care deeply about one another, who are committed to their collective successes and who support each other, on the court and off, in victory and defeat.” Assistant men’s basketball coaches Orlando Antigua, Ron Coleman, Stephen Gentry and strength and conditioning coach Adam Fletcher will extend their contracts with the program into 2022. The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics also announced the salary pool for on-court assistant coaches will increase by more than 25%. “I am grateful to (Underwood) and Susan (Underwood) for joining our Fighting Illini family, and we look forward to many future years of their leadership, friendship, and engagement here at the University of Illinois,” Whitman said, per Illinois Athletics. “I am also appreciative of our assistant coaching staff and the many talented, dedicated members of our support staff who have worked tirelessly to advance our men’s

“We have won six straight and are feeling great heading into the playoffs, especially since we are playing our biggest rival Ohio University,” said senior Neil Novosel. “Consistency is the key to our success, and we need to be ready to go for a full 60 minutes each night.” Illinois and Ohio played each other four times so far this season, with Ohio leading the series 3-1, and one of the games going to overtime. The teams played each other tightly all year, and the goal differential after the four games sits at only two. One advantage the Illini have, however, is the tournament taking place at their home rink. The team has played well in front of a loyal home crowd that continues to show support for the hockey program. Avoiding travel could also assist in Illinois vying for the CSCHL tournament title. “Playing at home for conference playoffs is really special because of our fan base and our home-ice advantage

due to our speed and the large ice surface,” Novosel said. “Senior night here was a great showing in the stands, and we are hoping to get a similar crowd this weekend. We would love to see some rowdy students celebrating unofficial at the (Illinois Ice Arena).” The team will have its hands full even if it beats No. 4-ranked Ohio Saturday night. Illinois would likely play No. 3 Lindenwood unless the Illini are upset Saturday afternoon by the winner of the Robert Morris and Iowa State game Friday. The CSCHL tournament could provide a spark before the team heads down to Texas on March 20 for the larger and more coveted ACHA National Tournament. The ACHA tournament will feature more than 72 teams from all the different divisions, both men’s and women’s.

“Connor McCool had to go in on vault last-minute, and Tommy Mistretta had to go in last-minute on parallel bars and high bar,” Spring said. “Parallel bars and high bar are Hamish’s two best events. That alone was probably a two or threepoint swing for our team score.” Carter had an MRI on Tuesday. The results of the MRI were not available to The Daily Illini in time for publication. Illinois returns to Huff Hall on Saturday for a trimeet against Penn State and Michigan, two of the best teams in the Big Ten. Michigan has not lost a single competition this season, with a perfect 10-0 record (2-0 in conference). Penn State is 10-1 (2-1 in

conference), suffering the first loss of their season last weekend against Nebraska. Spring expects Penn State and Michigan’s team scores to be over 410 points, something Illinois has been unable to accomplish this season even with their best lineup. “It looks like a daunting task, but we are a fighting team. Our team has surprised teams in the past,” Spring said. “I’ll expect nothing less from these guys to figure out a way to tweak their routines to make sure that if we’re not the highest-scoring team on the floor, we’re going to be the most consistent team on the floor.”

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Illinois opens up its 2020 Big Ten season in Evanston, Illinois, on Saturday as the team takes on Northwestern before returning home to the Atkins Tennis Center to face Purdue on Sunday. After finishing as runnersup in last year’s Big Ten tournament, the Illini have high expectations going into the season. The Illini will lean on senior Aleks Kovacevic, who was a semifinalist in last year’s NCAA singles tournament, and junior Alex Brown, the ninth-ranked singles player in the country, to lead the team over its two conference rivals. Illinois enters the match with a 3-6 record on a onegame losing skid after falling to No. 21 Baylor at home on Saturday, 4-3, with the team’s last win coming against Notre Dame on Feb. 15. Northwestern comes into the match with an 8-4 record on a two-game win streak after back-to-back wins over Columbia and the University of Illinois at Chicago. The Illini dominated the fixture last year, cruising to a 4-0 win over the Wildcats in Urbana, with Brown, sophomore Siphosothando Montsi and senior Noe Khlif all picking up singles points at the meet. Senior Zeke Clark hopes to carry his recent dominance into Evanston. “We have made lots of good strides, especially in the last couple of weeks,” Clark said. “I feel like if we keep preparing and working

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basketball program. We are happy to build stability within our staff and believe it will yield even greater coming success.” Underwood has an overall record of 46-48 so far, and amassed a record of 23-33 in Big Ten play during his three years as head coach for Illinois. According to the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Underwood’s updated contract increases his base salary to $3.4 million and includes annual increases that will inflate his salary to $4 million by the final year of his proposed extension in the 2025-26 season. If Underwood stays with Illinois through the final year of his extension, he could earn a $750,000 retention bonus; however, if he leaves the program for a new coaching position, he owes Illinois an $8 million buyout, which will decrease yearly until the agreement expires. Underwood’s contract also leaves room for additional extensions each time Illinois appears in the NCAA tournament from 2022 - 2025. He also has the potential to extend his contract through 2030 on the same terms. “Serving as head coach at

the University of Illinois is a professional dream come true,” Underwood said. “I am honored to be one part of what is a collective effort in working to get Illinois Basketball where it needs to be. Building a program is hard work; there are no short cuts. But I am excited by the growth we’ve seen. We are gaining momentum and continuing to climb that mountain. “The credit goes to our players,” Underwood said, per Illinois Athletics. “As a coach, I always have a mindset toward that locker room and those wearing the jersey. We have high-character young men who work hard in the classroom, give everything they have when it comes to basketball and are doing things the right way off the court. I am proud of our players; they truly are Every Day Guys. I am a relationships-driven person, and I cannot express enough how grateful I am for (Whitman’s) leadership and unwavering support of our program. He is relentless in his efforts to provide us the resources we need to push forward. His love for the University of Illinois and vision for Illinois Athletics is the

hard, then I think we will be just fine.” Head coach Brad Dancer pushes the team to focus on individual performance and contribution. “As a team, we need to do less scoreboard watching and more just getting into the fight,” Dancer said. “Once we get in the fight, it will be much easier for us to stay in the fight.” Illinois’ Big Ten home opener will be on Sunday as the team faces Purdue at Atkins Tennis Center. In last year’s reverse fixture, the Illini cruised to a 4-0 victory of the

Boilermakers in West Lafayette, Indiana, with Clark and Gomes both earning singles points for the team. Purdue enters the match with a 10-6 record, coming off a tough 4-3 loss to Cleveland State at home on Sunday. Purdue also boasts the No. 20-ranked singles player in the nation in senior Athell Bennett, while Illinois has three top-100 players of its own: Brown (No. 9), Montsi (No. 52) and Kovacevic (No. 85). @jacksonjanes22 janes6@dailyillini.com

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Junior pitcher Jimmy Burnette throws during the Illinois’ home season opener against Chicago State at Illinois field on Tuesday.

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Senior Sebastian Quiana holds a pose after performing on the parallel bars at Huff Hall.

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Junior Zeke Clark returns the ball during the meet against Chicago State at Atkins Tennis Center on Feb. 15. The Illini open their 2020 season on Saturday against the Northwestern Wildcats.

outing I had this year, it was nice to just get that first out, it was like OK it’s over,” Larson said of his debut. “It was nice that coach had enough confidence in me to put me in that situation, and I’m thankful I’ve been given the opportunity to play here.” Larson was holding onto a 9-7 lead when freshman Grant Leader and redshirt sophomore Ryan Kutt threw the next two innings and gave up one more. The Illini rallied in the eighth to tack on a pair of insurance runs before senior closer

Garrett Acton got the call in the ninth. Acton struck out two and locked down his fifth save of the season after a stellar sliding catch by Jackson in center sent the Cougars packing. Acton is now tied with Tyler Jay for the most saves in Illinois history with 24. “Yeah, it feels good — it just shows that I’m getting my job done,” Acton said. “You know, at the end of the day, saves aren’t really what matter to me; it’s helping this team get wins. Saves just show that I’m getting my job done day in and day out, and hopefully, we can keep that going throughout the year.” Acton and Illinois will

arrive in Elon, North Carolina, on Friday when they start a threegame series against Elon University Phoenix at 3 p.m. The Phoenix hold a 6-5 record and are looking to snap a four-game losing streak after getting swept by Indiana State over the weekend. Senior Ty Weber will likely take the ball for Illinois in the opener on Friday and look to again dominate in his fourth start. Weber currently sports an outstanding 0.51 ERA over 17.2 innings with two wins and 12 strikeouts. @ebs_rich rse3@dailyillini.com

perfect match for me and the drive I have as a head coach.” Underwood was hired as head coach for Illinois in 2017, following head coaching terms at Oklahoma State and Stephen F. Austin, where he earned records of 20-13 and 89-14 in one and three years each programs, respectively. “I also want to recognize our assistant coaches and entire staff, all of whom have worked around the clock during my tenure and will continue to do so every single day moving forward,” Underwood said, per Illinois Athletics. “They share my passion for the game of basketball and desire to help young people succeed. The visibility and tradition of Fighting Illini Basketball is unrivaled. It’s why I wanted this job three years ago, and why I am humbled and proud to continue serving in this chair for many years to come. On behalf of my wife Susan and our family, we thank Illini Nation and the Champaign-Urbana community for making this home. Illinois truly is a special place.” @meghanrest merest2@dailyillini.com

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Thursday, March 5, 2020

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‘The Invisible Man’ spins tropes BY LIAM DWYER CALENDAR EDITOR

BY LIAM DWYER

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BUZZ CALENDAR EDITOR

In "The Invisible Man," directed by Leigh Whannell, an old tale is given life and approached with a new angle. The story follows Cecilia Kass, played by Elisabeth Moss, a woman stuck in an abusive relationship with a controlling, “narcissisticsociopath” boyfriend Adrian Griffin, played by Oliver Jackson-Cohen, who happens to be a millionaire through his research into optics. We, the audience, follow Cecilia as she escapes his grasp, learns of his apparent later suicide and then spends the rest of the movie tormented and mentally-tortured by something no one can see. "The Invisible Man" is a well-made horror movie. The music and lighting aid to the never-ending tension that mirrors what Kass is feeling. The use of an invisible but tangible person in the plot leads to some clever deviations from the standard “ghost” horror film. There is the classic “Paranormal Activity”-style sheets pulled from the bed of our sleeping protagonist, but normally, the main character doesn’t have the chance to fight off a ghost with knives, guns and fountains pens. Pairing the story of an abusive relationship with horror is masterfully done here. From the start, Kass is portrayed as a resourceful and intelligent main character, orchestrating an escape from a supposedly brilliant control-freak. We see just how much she comes alive after realizing Griffin is dead. She is friendly, she’s kind, and she just wants to live a life free of Griffin. With that as a base, it helped make seeing such a person slowly go mad, slowly lose all her friends and family as Griffin isolates her with his newfound powers that much more painful and frustrating to watch in all the right ways. It also made seeing her

THURSDAY, MAR. 5

Exploring Nonbinary Genders in World Cultures

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Protagonist Cecilia Kass holds a knife in “The Invisible Man.” The film combines horror and psychological thriller elements.

continue to fight and refuse to give in all that much more fulfilling to watch. All this is aided by the wonderful performance of Moss. Her performance contains so much within it. There was not a single moment you don’t fully believe she is Cecilia, and it helps you to hope against cause for her to succeed. It’s never easy to act against nothing, and Moss does it for most of the film, staring off at a wall or an empty door with fear and loathing that makes you feel like Griffin is there, just watching. Of course, with all the good does come some bad, as is often the case. A particular scene where Griffin kills a legion of security guards as Cecilia tries to escape comes to mind. The attempt was to show off just how dangerous Griffin is even if others knew he was around, but the effect is instead more comedic than it likely intended to be. As guard after guard rounds the corner, the scene starts to feel more ridiculous as you start to wonder why a mental facility has 10 armed guards within a two minute response time. At times, the editing felt off, with some scenes ending too soon and other too late, leading to what otherwise would be a harrowing moment or the end to an action scene growing just the smallest bit stale. One scene toward the beginning seems like it should end in a crane shot of the forest as

 4-5:15 p.m.  Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana  Free The Spurlock Museum’s Contemporary Conversations program series instigates conversations about contemporary cultural issues, themes and ideas relevant to the University of Illinois and the C-U community. Gender Bending is being presented as part of Contemporary Conversations and in connection with the current exhibit In Her Closet — How to Make a Drag Queen. Gender Bending is an hour-long panel conversation that explores nonbinary gender identity across the globe.

of bioinspired design and how it is a process that encourages innovation through the art of making analogies.

SATURDAY, MAR. 7

Pop-Up Bunny Cafe

 Noon-3 p.m.  BrewLab Coffee, 630 S. Fifth St., Champaign  $5 Are bunnies and coffee two of your “goodthingz?” Come join us at BrewLab Coffee for coffee with the sweetest adoptable bunnies! Hoppy Haven, BrewLab Coffee and Goodthingz are partnering to offer a Pop-Up Bunny Café on Saturday. All the bunnies and rabbits are adoptable as well.

Griffin runs off into the distance, but at the very end, you notice him stop for no apparent reason. The biggest oddity to the film is the plotline involving Griffin’s money, which may have simply been a plot device but was mentioned enough times and ultimately lead nowhere; it seemed as if something was missing. After Griffin dies, Cecilia inherits $5 million contingent on her “not breaking the law or being deemed psychologically unfit.” This is used later as Griffin and his brother threaten to take the money away, but Cecilia has shown no need or use for it aside from giving some away to her friend's daughter for college. That in itself is a minor gripe, but removing it and having a tighter script feels like it would have been worth it. Overall, “The Invisible Man” proves that low-budget horror films can still bring the chills. There is rarely a moment you won’t be desperately scanning the screen, begging for a sign as to whether Griffin is there or not. The story is strong, the main character likable and capable, and the tension sharp. If you’re looking for more in a horror film, then maybe it’s time to lower those impossible standards and simply enjoy a wellmade film.

The buzz calendar is a compilation of events happening in the Champaign-Urbana area. Follow our top picks in Monday’s and Thursday’s papers for ideas on what to do on any night of the week, from where to eat to what to watch.

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Native North American Art Now

 5:30-7 p.m.  Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign  Free Join us in the Auditorium of Krannert Art Museum for a conversation about contemporary scholarly, artistic and curatorial practice, featuring exhibiting artist Naomi Bebo (Menominee and Ho-Chunk Nations); artist Andrea Carlson (Ojibwe Nation); and curator Candice Hopkins (Tlingit Nation); co-moderated by Jenny Davis (Chickasaw Nation), Chancellor’s Fellow of Indigenous Research and Ethics and Assistant Professor of Anthropology and American Indian Studies; and Amy L. Powell, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art.

FRIDAY, MAR. 6

Friday Forum Bioinspired Design: A Practice in Making Analogies

 Noon-1:30 p.m.  University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign  Free In this lecture, Aimy Wissa, Ph.D., Mechanical Science and Engineering Department, University of Illinois; Marianne Alleyne, Ph.D., Entomology Department, University of Illinois will introduce the idea

Doctor Faustus

 7-9 p.m.  Temple Hoyne Buell Hall, 611 E. Lorado Taft Drive, Champaign  $5 Come see What You Will’s Production of Doctor Faustus! A blasphemous Elizabethan retelling of Faust, filled with devils and bargains for power, Doctor Faustus is an entrancing tale of power, doubt and regret eventually spiraling into tragedy as the weight of his actions sinks into the titular character, Faustus..

SUNDAY, MAR. 8

Duo MemDi Recital

 1-2:30 p.m  Community Center for the Arts, 202 W. Main St., Urbana  Free, donations accepted Igor Kalnin (violin) and Rochelle Sennet (piano) will perform music by JS Bach/ Schumann, H. Lislie Adams, Brahms and Tchaikovsky. Duo MemDi was founded by violinist Igor Kalnin and pianist Rochelle Sennet in the summer of 2010 when they served on the faculty at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan. The objective of Duo MemDi is to perform music that embraces the diversity of world cultures. They focus on commissioning and performing music of composers from underrepresented groups.

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Cabaret // Illinois Theatre, Lyric Theatre @ Illinois, Dance at Illinois Charlotte Mattax-Moersch, harpsichord // School of Music

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Dance for People with Parkinson’s // Marquee Cabaret // Illinois Theatre, Lyric Theatre @ Illinois, Dance at Illinois

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Masterclass with Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano // Lyric Theatre @ Illinois

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This is a sign: Find your signature drink Aries: Jäger Bomb

Ah, the Jäger Bomb: a lethal combination of alcohol and energy. This is exactly what an Aries needs to dance the night away. Their bold and ambitious nature will get them out on the dance flow, and only the tried and true Red Bull can help them keep the fire burning. A unique drink for those who blaze ahead before thinking, Jäger Bombs are quick and to the point, giving Aries just enough kick to keep the upbeat attitude they’re known for. It doesn’t hurt that both the Ram and the Bull aren’t terribly far apart from one another; both do have horns after all.

March 21 - April 19

Taurus: Guinness

For a Taurus on Unofficial, the high thrills and high energy of the clubs don’t exactly meld well with your aesthetic. Instead, the more relaxed nature of a smaller bar with a few good friends and a few good beers will have you spending the evening in style. All about the beauty and luxury of life, Guinness fits right in with its iconic look and taste that’ll help you keep with the theme of the eve without needing to indulge in the wilder side of the night. Throw a few back and pamper yourself this weekend with high-class beer and good times all around.

April 20 - May 20

Gemini: Moscow Mule

Even for the most indecisive of Geminis, the sheer class and style of a Moscow Mule is the clear choice for your Unofficial drink. The copper and unusual drink will shout to the world you are outgoing and proud of it. The sheer novelty of the drink also serves as a great conversation starter for those sociable Geminis looking for new friends on the wildest weekend of the year. Just remember not everyone wants to be as social as you, so keep an eye out in case your talkative nature is a bit much for some. Otherwise, have fun, talk it up and raise a copper cup to the occasion!

May 21 - June 20

Cancer: Vodka Water Lime

Cancers are one of the hardest signs to figure out. They’re compassionate and nurturing, but sometimes they come out of their shell and surprise. If there’s any good time to let loose, it’s at Unofficial. Vodka Water Limes aren’t a typical drink choice, but they hit you fast and are usually a recipe for a wild night, and Cancers deserve that this Friday. Plus, since they keep you hydrated, you will be far less hungover in the morning, meaning they’ll be ready to keep lookout for others and be responsible by the next day.

June 21 - July 22

Leo: Tequila Shots

Nothing pairs better with a Leo’s fiery need to be the center of attention than the burning sensation of a good ‘ole fashion shot of tequila. When cries go out for a round of tequila, it’s likely a Leo leading the charge, if only to bring the party up a couple of notches. It doesn’t hurt their smooth downing of that oh-so dangerous liquor is likely to earn them the respect of more than a few onlookers, but that’s just the icing on the cake. Leos be warned, much like the rest of your personality, a bit of temperance can save you from getting burned. There is no such thing as too much passion, energy or tequila.

Libra: Dirty Shirley Temple

If you were younger, your Shirley Temples probably consisted of ginger ale, some cherry grenadine and a maraschino cherry on top. However, there’s nothing wrong with adding a little twist onto this classic mixed drink. To make it a Dirty Shirley, or a drink suited for an adult Shirley Temple to enjoy, consider adding some vodka or rum for your Unofficial needs. Let your Libra out and let the people around you know a person can be both flirty and sweet at the same time.

Sept. 23 - Oct. 22

Scorpio: Whiskey Sour

A classic drink with a bit of a bite, the Whiskey Sour is perfect for the zodiac sign known for its calm and cool demeanor. A bit more upper-scale than your typical rum and coke, a whiskey sour is a great way to show the world you know your cocktails without so much as a word. Unofficial is a great time to unwind from your usual guarded self and let those friends you consider close know just how much you enjoy partying together. That suspicious nature of yours can also keep you on your toes and safe in case anything gets too wild.

Oct. 23 - Nov. 21

Sagittarius: Four Loko

When you’re trying to be the funny one at the party, nothing brings out the laughs more than a Four Loko at the party. The motley color of the can and its wild reputation is more than likely to give you plenty of material to kick off a conversation with anyone you meet. A strong choice for the evening, and not the cheapest, make sure to last the whole weekend by rationing your supply of both drinks and jokes. Why go for a boring beer when you can have the king of alcohol in a can?

Nov. 22 - Dec. 21

Capricorn: Wine

Keeping it traditional is often something Capricorns prefer doing, and what drink is more traditional than a glass of wine? Wine is something most people have in their kitchen and is also often the default drink when people are looking to enjoy during a chill hangout, which makes it the perfect alcoholic beverage for Capricorns’ realistic and practical nature. Wine is also often the go-to drink when people are looking to maybe drink alone for a night, which caters perfectly to Capricorns’ independent personality.

Dec. 22 - Jan. 19

Aquarius: Long Island Iced Tea

Never one for the conventional, this Unofficial fully embrace your inner Aquarius and throw back a few Long Islands (only a few though) to watch the party really kickoff. Always looking to make a few friends, buy a few rounds for the table and watch the good feelings roll on in as this great-tasting, heavy-loaded drink loosens tongues and emotions in those around you. One or two rounds and you’ll be singing early 2000s pop music together like you’ve known each other for years.

Jan. 20 - Feb. 18

July 23 - Aug. 22

Virgo: White Claws

While there may not be laws when you’re drinking the Claws, that’s not why someone chooses to drink them. Instead, the low calorie and good taste are the perfect mix for the Virgo’s practical mind. It might seem a bit basic to some, but you know that even a few White Claws can keep you at the exact level you want to be at all night long. Always the helpful friend, bring a case of these to a party to show everyone they don’t need a fifth of anything to have a good time, just a 12-pack-variety and good music.

Aug. 23 - Sept. 22

Pisces: Blue Guy

Pisces are easy-going, well-liked and know how to make the most of any social situation, so it only makes sense they’d enjoy the most classic drink on campus during Unofficial. Served at the most well-known and most talked-about bar, Blue Guys offer a great representation of the party scene at Illinois, and they’ll certainly be flowing at Unofficial. KAM’s will probably be packed and chaotic all day, but we have a feeling that the Pisces out there will embrace it.

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