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The University will freeze tuition for in-state freshmen for the fifth straight year next fall. The last time the University experienced a tuition freeze of this length was from 1962 to 1968. However, non residents will have increased tuition along with student fees and housing costs, which will keep up with inflation. Tom Hardy, executive director of the University of Illinois System, said the tuition freeze helps prevent Illinois residents from attending colleges in other states, which affects the Illinois economy because graduates typically find employment in the state where they study. “As a major state higher institution in Illinois, our primary constituents for enrollment are high school graduates in Illinois,” Hardy said. “We want to be affordable to all qualified students in Illinois. We want to grow our enrollment and make it possible and preferable for high school graduates to attend our universities instead of taking their intellect and skills to another state.” Barbara Wilson, executive vice president and vice president for Academic Affairs of the University of Illinois System, said in an email that the tuition freeze will allow the three universities to stay in line with competing schools. For the ChampaignUrbana campus, Wilson said the peer comparisons are Big Ten schools and top-ranked universities outside Illinois. This includes the University of Michigan, Purdue University, UC Berkeley, Indiana University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “Our three universities are always benchmarking our tuition levels by comparing to our peers,” Wilson said. “The fiveyear tuition freeze for in-state undergraduates has helped us stabilize our costs, which are now more in line with our peers.”

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The Alma Mater decorated in celebration of Chinese New Year on Wednesday. Chinese New Year is a week-long celebration beginning Feb. 4. This year is the year of the pig.

Faculty reviews misconduct policy

Harassment, assault spark change in UI BY BENEDICTE YENYI MULUMBA STAFF WRITER

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Oluwabusayo Adebayo, sophomore in ACES, works on his computer Tuesday. Adebayo developed the app “Subawu” to connect STEM students.

App boosts peer assistance BY DAVID RUVINSKIY STAFF WRITER

Although many students choose to seek help for their classes by going to office hours, a University student is aiming to provide an alternative by developing a new app called Subawu, which con-

nects STEM students with their peers. Oluwabusayo Adebayo, sophomore in ACES, had the idea for the app about a year ago after struggling to receive the help he needed while attending office hours for his chemistry class.

“I’ve been to so many office hours, and it just wasn’t helping me,” Adebayo said. “They did help as much as possible, the best way that they could, but I feel like I wasn't getting that much one-on-one interSEE APP | 3A

After several accounts of sexual misconduct and sexual assault allegations at the University, several faculty members joined together to create a panel to review sexual misconduct policies. The panel of professors and University board members consists of seven women and five men. Robin Kar, professor in law who is also fulfilling the role of chair committee and spokesman, said that it was important that the majority of the panel is women. “ W hen it comes to understanding the dynamics of sexual harassment and the experience as victims, many are wom-

en, henceforth, it’s very important to have people who studied that and I believe many of them should be women,” Kar said. There is no requirement for other faculties to join the panel; however, being on the panel is a volunteer job and looking at the seriousness of the issue, it requires people who are fully involved and want to get it right, he said. “Everyone on this committee cares a lot and I can imagine people saying they’re too busy and just don’t have time for it,” Kar said. “You can’t make people be on the committee, but if the provost asks you to do something and if you have an expertise, it’s kind of like the president asks you.” The creation of this panel was inspired following the story of the sexual harassment investigation of another law professor, Jay Kesan, last fall. SEE MISCONDUCT | 3A

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Perez looks for someone to follow in her footsteps BY ONIX NAVA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

La Casa Cultural Latina has been in search of a new director now that the previous director, Gioconda Guerra Perez, has taken on a new role at the University. However, after over a semester of searching, the position still remains vacant. As the assistant vice chancellor for Diversity and Academic Inclusive Excellence at the University, Perez gets to take what she was working on at La Casa to a larger, campus-wide scale. “Hispanic Heritage month was always a La Casa effort,” Perez said. “Now we are going to have a Hispanic

Heritage Month on the calendar, and we’re going to bring in a great, well-known speaker in journalism, and we’re putting funding into it. So now it’s the campus Hispanic Heritage Month. We’re expanding for the first time. We’re going to have big things going on. It’s not a one-group event; it’s a campus-wide event.” While Perez said her experience at La Casa has helped her feel comfortable at the Office of the Vice Chancellor, La Casa is now looking for someone to fill her place as director. Juan-Carlos Bautista, SEE LA CASA | 3A

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Brunner said. “There’s a lot of people here that are supportive and push us in that direction. I think it’s going to be exciting.” Brunner has a doctoral degree in astrophysics and was a professor in astronomy at the University prior to his position as an accountancy professor at the College of Business. He was interested in the application of data science in fields such as food production and safety and security for storms. Brunner said he worked around campus and found a nice home in the College of Business because business exists to solve big problems. “The term ‘disruption’ is really a term that has to do with the process of innovation,” said Jeffrey Brown, dean of Business. Brown said a Harvard Business School professor wrote a book roughly 20 years ago on how big, successful companies can suddenly go out of business due to competition with young start up companies. “We in the College of Business are very focused on not only teaching innovation but actually being innovative,” Brown said. “A great example of that is when three years ago we introduced an online MBA which we call our iMBA that came out and provided a super high quality edu-

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Professors develop new cryptocurrency BY SANA KHADILKAR STAFF WRITER

Distributed Technologies Research, a foundation including University professors Pramod Viswanath and Andrew Miller of electrical and computer engineering, is developing a new cryptocurrency called Unit-E. Cryptocurrency is a digital currency that is not regulated by a central institution, such as a bank. Cryptocurrency uses blockchain, which records the transactions using cryptography. “We are really interested in developing a really scalable distributed trust platform, which is what the blockchain technology is. Cryptocurrencies are simply our first project, a concrete application to focus the engineering effort on,” Viswanath said in an email. A total of thirteen professors are part of DTR and are from a variety of universities, including MIT, University of Washington and the University of Illinois. “Cryptocurrencies are fascinating — money is of course an integral part of our society, and decentralized cryptocurrencies have the potential to make money more fair, resilient and less reliant on institutions,” Miller said in an email. “This project grew out of a series of research projects on a range of different technical aspects — improving their performance, improving their security and privacy and enabling them to scale to larger networks.”

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Pramod Viswanath, electrical and computer engineering professor. Along with Professor Andrew Miller, Viswanath is developing a new cyptocurrency known as Unit-E.

This new cryptocurrency is being designed to be more advanced than Bitcoin, which was the first and most popular cryptocurrency, created in 2009. “Currently blockchains are really really slow (Bitcoin can handle five trans-

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actions per seconds and takes hours to confirm a transaction). In contrast, the underlying network can support far superior throughputs (say 10K transactions per second) and latency (say one second),” Viswanath said.

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LA CASA junior in LAS, is an intern staff member at La Casa and said the current interim director, Jorge Mena, is doing amazing. However, Bautista said it feels like the culture center isn’t working to full capacity because it’s missing a director and an assistant director. “We had a graduate student fill in for the responsibilities of an assistant director,” he said. Jocelyn Lopez, University and La Casa staff alumna, said it was really great working with Perez. “She was always very tentative with us, making sure we were doing ok. She was super helpful, always willing to vouch for us and connect us with resources,” Lopez said. David W. Chih, interim associate vice chancellor for Student Affairs and direc-

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only on campus, the faculty members are aware that other universities a re a lso dea ling w ith sexual harassment and they would like to come up with a model that other people can also look at. Besides all the experts and women working on this committee, the absence of a student figure is obvious. “I have no problem whatsoever having a student on it, but it’s not exactly my choice, but if they end up having a student on the panel, that will be perfect for me. If they don’t, I’ve already made a commitment to try to involve and bring students’ voices in, in a strong and robust way,” Kar said. “I will personally do quite a few things to make sure they feel heard, they have ownership and they are happy with the process and it’s transparent to them.”

“Very few people knew (the investigation) was happening, and at the end, it was found that he hadn’t technically abridged the rules but he had abridged code of conducts rules,” Kar said. The creation of this panel implies a failure in the actual policy and the committee strongly believes this new panel will influence the recent policy on sexual harassment. “When I think about a problem like this, I feel like there was a breakdown in the complex human system and I want to think how we can make it better,” Kar said. “We will be coming up with recommendations that will change a range of things and I don’t want to decide in advance. I still have an open mind about all of this.” Even thoug h the pa nel is focu si ng it s work bm15@dailyillini.com

Hardy said while no one can be sure how long the freeze will last, officials in the University system have been working productively to come to a yearly consensus on what’s best for students. “The individual universities and the provost in particular have been doing a great job of becoming more efficient and more productive, which helps facilitate this tuition freeze,” Hardy said. “It’s a decision that’s made on a year—by—year basis.” Illinois’ g uaranteed tuition law, enacted in 2004, ensures incoming in-state student students pay the same rate for four years. Wilson said the tuition freeze also supports an enrollment growth plan aiming to increase enrollment across the system to 93,000 by 2021. Though the ChampaignUrbana campus is not actively working toward this plan, Wilson hopes that the freeze will ensure the University is affordable for the best and the

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it a failed search and we will be continuing to find someone that we think will be best for the position,” Caballero said in a message. Chih said a national search will be conducted to find the best qualified candidates. The public will know when a new director is found an announcement through La Casa and the Office of Inclusion & Intercultural Relation’s social media, newsletter and other outlets.

action with somebody that understands my problem. I go there to meet tutors and stuff, but they’re not students like myself.” After realizing he understood the material better when a student majoring in chemistry explained it to him, Adebayo decided to create a platform that would act as a supplement to attending office hours by allowing students to network with other students. Donyay Hooks, sophomore in LAS, said she thinks the app would be beneficial to her and other students because it would connect students who are completing similar work. “We want people to be able to stay in class without feeling like, ‘I’m not getting the help that I need so I need to drop this class before the drop deadline,’” Adebayo said. “We don’t want students to feel like that. We want them to feel like they have a support system that is available anytime during the day to help them out in addition to what’s currently on campus.” Although Jack Everett, junior in Engineering, has formed study groups on his own when a class has inexperienced TAs, he thinks this app would benefit underclassmen in large classes who struggle connecting with other students. “It’s definitely going to be a useful app because although there are a lot of TAs, sometimes it’s just not enough,” Everett said. Because Adebayo does not have a significant amount of programming experience, he outsourced the work to a developer to create the app. The app also allows students to post various tips or check in to locations to tell their friends or family where they are. Although Subawu currently targets students in the STEM field, Adebayo plans to expand it to other fields in the future. He is currently looking for other University students to work on the app with him. “I need somebody that’s dedicated and that’s committed to being a team player,” Adebayo said. “I need somebody that’s excited about this, that’s willing to give it their all because that’s what we're doing: giving it our all. We don’t know if it’s going to succeed yet, but we’re optimistic about it, and we’re doing everything we can to make sure we’re helping students out because that’s the goal.”

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ment Systems: Principles and Design.” “One main difference with Bitcoin is avoiding the use of Proof-ofWork, which is expensive in terms of power consumption, and difficult to replicate in a new currency,” Miller said. “Instead, Unit-E is based on a form of Proofof-Stake, where instead of performing computational work, you place virtual currency in deposit — it only involves shuff ling virtual accounts, rather than actual energy consumption.” DTR aims for Unit-E to be quicker and more efficient than Bitcoin currently is. They anticipate releasing Unit-E and public testing software in the last quarter of the year,” Miller said. According to Miller, development and research for Unit-E begin with asking questions about how to achieve efficiency goals while understanding that cr y ptocurrencies have physical constraints. DTR works with engineers to make sure their models will be able to physically work, so the development and testing process for Unit-E is long, Miller said. “Given the emphasis on security, the fact that attacks on cryptocurrencies are commonplace and can be easily monetized, it’s important to put the time and planning into testing and security auditing,” Miller said.

Throughput is the number of transactions processed through a system in a specific time period, and latency is how much time it takes for data to transfer from one destination to another, according to “Decentralized Pay- sanadk2@dailyillini.com tor of the Office of Inclusion & Intercultural Relations, said in an email that the new director will be responsible for the overall coordination and implementation of programs at La Casa Cultural Latina, supervision of professional and student staff, management of facility and fiscal planning and budgeting. The director will also work with staff to educate and promote a campus-wide understanding of Latinx/a/o and Latin American cultures. Like Bautista, Cristal Caballero, sophomore in LAS, is a La Casa staff intern. She said part of the process of hiring a new director involves a search committee made up of graduate students, undergraduate students and students involved in RSOs. “This semester, I was given the opportunity to be part of an interview for potential candidates of La Casa’s director and we met great people, but in the end, the search committee call brightest. “We are trying to keep talented students in the state of Illinois,” Wilson said. In addition to freezing tuition, the University of Illinois System focused on protecting students with low income. Total institutional financial aid, such as waivers, grants, scholarships and fellowships, tripled to $231 million a year over the last decade. “At the same time that we are holding in-state tuition constant, we are also raising more money for scholarships and financial aid,” Wilson said. “So the goal is to stabilize tuition and, at the same time, provide competitive financial packages for bright students.” Hardy said these new measures and financial aid for qualified students helps make the University of Illinois System more appealing and financially rewarding as a public institution. “I think compared to our peer institutions, we’re performing exceptionally well,” Hardy said. “In a few years we’ve gone from rising near the top for tuition rates among the Big Ten to stabilizing our rates while

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others continue to rise.” P r e et i Na r ay a n a n , junior in LAS, said she is glad tuition is not increasing but would prefer if it was frozen at a lower level. Masumi Prasad, junior in LAS, by contrast, said she is concerned the freeze may a f fect the number of resources it might limit.

“I don’t want tuition to rise, but if it’s taking back from the resources that the University offers then maybe increase it by a little and just check what the University needs because I know we don’t get enough state funding,” Prasad said. news@dailyillini.com

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Self-care is just as important as academics This cycle causes endless guilt when I end up binge watching a few episodes of COLUMNIST “Queer Eye” on Netflix or accidentally spend three hours on the New York remember feeling like Times Crossword puzzle that overused Pikachu app. meme after my friend I am aware of how complained to me about unhealthy that sounds, her final semester of coland I intend to break out lege being rough—she had a of this cycle. In fact, it took lot on her plate and she was a lot of self-convincing to upset she’d have to spend take an art class instead of this semester “studying on another technical elective the weekends.” I calmly this semester. Initially, I replied, telling her to take viewed this as baby steps in it one step at a time to avoid stepping out of this vicious overwhelming herself—the cycle, but I now realize the standard “you got this!” jar- bigger problem lies therein gon—albeit my head wantthat I only allowed myself ing to tell her how lucky she to paint under the pretense was. I would be getting a grade Throughout my underfor showing up and producgraduate career, it has been ing work. Had I not signed extremely difficult to give up for the class, I would up an entire weekend for find excuses such as being out of school activities. No “too busy” to paint for fun, matter what, some portion which I have found to be of the weekend will require therapeutic. me to take out my laptop or As someone who often pen to attend to upcoming justifies drinking a little deadlines. too much bubble tea with Despite a lightened “treating yourself,” it is odd courseload this semester, that I tend to push real selfpast semesters have brain- care to the back burner. I washed me into feeling cross out line after line on guilty for not spending my my to-do list each day, leavfree time being productive. ing me feeling burnt out KIMBERLY NGOH

at the end of an exhausting week. Even if I take the time to recharge, I end up feeling guilty doing so. Much like the phenomenon of being “hangry,” allowing this cycle to repeat itself without properly addressing it has led to a plethora of negative symptoms. The stress and anxiety I accumulate from each episode often lead to moodiness, wherein half of me wants to angrily rant about all my problems to people, while the other half wants nothing to do with other human beings. For five semesters in a row, my friends have raved to me about fun weekends of outdoor climbing. And, for five semesters in a row, I’ve used the same excuse of being “too busy.” I highly doubt I will look back and relish the fact I spent multiple Saturdays completing problem sets, just so I could get a good night’s sleep, as opposed to taking just one or two weekends off to rock climb outdoors on one of the few sunny days in February. I seem to have underestimated my ability to make time for things I truly enjoy

and for memories I’d like to have etched in my head way past college. I suppose it isn’t too late; I am slowly opening up to the idea of spending an hour or so on yoga when my back starts to ache from improper study posture and planning weekly viewing parties of “The Bachelor” with friends. If you’re in the same boat, I would like to reiterate that your sanity, mental and physical health and overall happiness matters. Volunteer at that animal shelter you said you’d go to two semesters ago! Join the rowing team! Go on that weekend road trip! You’d be amazed by the focus and attention your homework will receive upon your return. Finished all your homework? Get some ice cream and put on a sheet mask while you watch Tan France solve life’s problems with a “French Tuck.” Drake said it best: “Cause everybody dies, but not everybody lives.” Kimberly is a junior in Engineering. kngoh2@dailyillini.com

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Your Vaccinations help others protect themselves

ast Friday, a second Massmail regarding a reported case of measles on campus was sent out to the student body. Measles, the world’s leading cause of vaccine-preventable childhood mortality, is an airborne virus that is transmitted through sick individuals by coughing, sneezing and contact with mucous membranes (like the eyes and mouth). The virus can remain in the air up to two hours after coughing or sneezing, and is so contagious that, if one person has it, 90 percent of unvaccinated people around the infected person will also contract it. In simple terms, vaccines work by creating an immune response to a version of the virus that won’t make you sick. The viral particles in a vaccine dose are inactive and trigger the immune system to act as ailment-causing pathogens — creating a supply of antibodies that will recognize the disease if you were to ever encounter it. The most common myth about vaccines is they cause autism. This stems from a 1998 article in “The Lancet” that claimed to have studied children whose parents’

associated their various developmental diseases with vaccines. However, it later was revealed that this fallacious study was partially funded by lawyers representing those parents in lawsuits against vaccine manufacturers. The results of this “study” have never been successfully replicated, and in 2010, “The Lancet” retracted the article. On top of that, the British General Medical Council found the paper’s author “had acted unethically and had shown ‘callous disregard’ for the children in his study,” further showcasing the invalidity of autism-vaccine claim. A more important, and more real, consequence of not getting vaccinated is jeopardizing the herd immunity of the community. Herd immunity — the concept that everyone who can get vaccinated to protect those who can’t — is severely weakened when people able to receive vaccines don’t, creating a larger pool of people who can become infected. It’s easy to forget that campus is not just an 18-22 year old population; some students on this campus suffer from autoimmune diseases such as diabetes, system-

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ic lupus and multiple sclerosis. In many cases, people suffering from autoimmune diseases cannot be vaccinated because they are at greater risk of contracting the virus they are being vaccinated for. The Daily Illini Editorial Board is calling on students to make

sure they are properly vaccinated to protect those who cannot otherwise protect themselves. Herd immunity protects the elderly, young children who can’t yet get vaccinated and immunocompromised people, all of which exist in both our campus community and Champaign-Urbana at large.

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RSO barks up right tree

Students join 4 Paws for Ability to help train service dogs at Illinois BY ELISE GUILLEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Lizzy Geary, junior in ACES, fosters a dog named Froggy on Tuesdays and Thursdays. She shares responsibility of Froggy with other students who work to foster and train service dogs for the nonprofit organization 4 Paws for Ability. The group provides service dogs to people in need of assistance, such as war veterans and children with disabilities. Their main mission is to increase the number of service dogs available for those who need them. The organization partners with the University through their foster program, which allows students on campus to foster and train dogs to become service animals. The University is one of 14 universities which has partnered with 4 Paws. In the spring 2017 semester, 4 Paws for Ability officially became an RSO on campus. “It’s just amazing to see how much time people are willing to dedicate to these dogs,” Geary said. Geary said many people not only dedicate their time to foster these dogs, but they also help with the work 4 Paws does for the animals and their future owners. A base in Ohio supplies these dogs to 4 Paws when they are 3 to 5 months old.

Fostering one of these dogs is a lengthy process. First, members must apply to be a part of the organization. The application ensures individuals are suitable and committed to fostering a dog. They also check that the person lives in housing that allows pets. Members must then drive to Ohio for the orientation that teaches members how to train these animals as service dogs. “It is so rewarding to be able to assist these dogs in the training that could eventually help them improve someone’s quality of life,” said Averie Anderson, junior in ACES and vice president of 4 Paws. The training process teaches the rules behind the fostering and training to become a service dog. For the dogs, this includes learning how to behave in public, how to recognize if the owner needs help, and about 20 different commands. PHOTO COURTESY OF 4 PAWS FOR ABILITY Not all members of 4 Lizzy Geary (left) a sophomore in ACES kneels next to her recent graduate service dog, Chipotle. Brody and his mother Paws are required to fos- Megan, are excited to have Chipotle as their new service dog. ter dogs. Some people choose to puppy sit instead. Puppy sitters learn all the training requirements as well, but do not have their own dogs. They watch and take care of the dog if its foster is unable to. People in any livAVERIE ANDERSON ing situation, includVICE PRESIDENT OF 4 PAWS ing residence halls, are allowed to puppy sit since they are not solely responsible and just commit to the importance of service ever done,” Geary said just ask about my dog and the animals for certain dogs,” said Katie Erley, while ref lecting on her it was fun to meet so many amounts of time. senior in ACES and anoth- first time fostering a dog. different people on camThroughout training, er member of 4 Paws. The owners of her first pus,” Erley said. the dogs are evaluated to The time it takes to fos- ser vice dog contacted Besides fostering and see if they are fit to become ter a dog varies based on Geary to tell her how grate- training the dogs, 4 Paws service dogs and if their how quickly the dog is ful they were to have the has meetings once a week training has been effective. trained. Most people fos- dog because it has impact- where members go over Not all dogs are cut out to tering get their dog at the ed their lives so much. This presentations that probe a service animal, and start of any semester, but interaction encouraged mote awareness about some end up being put up they can still take care of Geary to continue foster- the organizations activifor adoption instead. But, them during breaks from ing and train service dogs. ties and service dogs in most dogs finish training, school. Most dogs finish Erley said it is always general. continuing on to more their training within two interesting to walk around “It is really fun to be in advanced training which years. If a student isn’t able campus because she knows an RSO where everyone in is tailored to the individual to be with a dog through- that she will be greeted the club cares about dogs they will be serving. out their whole training, with the excited gasps of as much as I do,” Ander“The coolest part about it will go to another will- fellow college students. son said. our club is being able to ing foster. “Everyone would walk PHOTO COURTESY OF 4 PAWS spread awareness about “It’s the best thing I’ve up to me and say hello, or eliseng2@dailyillini.com

“It is so rewarding to be able to assist these dogs in the training that could eventually help them improve someone’s quality of life.”

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LIFE CULTURE RSO sails into regattas THURSDAY February 7, 2019 The Daily Illini DailyIllini.com

BY COURTNEY STONE STAFF WRITER

Students have a chance to sail on open water with life vests on and all hands on deck through the University Sailing Team. As part of the Midwest Collegiate Sailing Association, the team competes in approximately four to five regattas, or sailing races, per semester against other regional universities. Each race has two fleets per team. Jacob Dannhausen-Brun, junior in Engineering, has been sailing competitively since high school, even running the school’s sailing team, and the fact that there was a sailing club on campus was one of the draws to the University for him. Now, he serves as the commodore of the sailing team and thoroughly enjoys the experience. “I like the regattas, visiting these other schools, hanging out with people from other schools, kind of meeting all these new people from all over the Midwest is fun,” DannhausenBrun said. No experience is required to join; people at any skill level are invited to sail both competitively and recreationally. Grace Rigney, junior in Media, joined the team this past fall after hearing about the club through her roommate. As the public relations chair, she tries to reach as many students as possible by promoting upcoming events across the club’s Facebook and Instagram pages, as well as a new website. While many members sail competitively, Rigney has been sailing for fun since childhood and continues to pursue it recreationally. “I’m not a very competitive person in general,” she said, “So, I just like sailing for fun and a lot of the times when other people go to regattas, I’ll just like stay back and go to Decatur and sail around for an afternoon because it’s enjoyable.” Because of sailing, Rigney has found a like-minded group of people she genuinely enjoys spending time with at the University. “I just really like getting to spend time with a bunch of other people who are as into the same obscure sport that I am,” she said. “I don’t know, finding a group of people who really really like sailing and like want to go do it all the time is very cool.” Gabriel Aaron, the team’s treasurer and sophomore in Engineering, also sails for pure enjoyment. “I’ve gone to a couple regattas and I’ve had a lot of fun competing, but I’m really in it just for having a good time on and off the water,” Aaron said. For those who join the

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The Illinois Sailing Team take out its sailboat out on the water. The team participates in sailing races throughout the year, but the members can also sail for personal enjoyment.

team for competition, the time commitment can be substantial. Though the team does not race between November and March, practices at the Commodore Decatur Yacht Club during the season can require many hours. Depending on the time of year, the team could meet up to three times per week to practice if a competition is approaching. “Our limiting factor is we live so far away from the lake that we sail on

that it’s kind of hard to go out because it’s 40 minutes there, then you have to set up there. You have to gear up, get on the boats, and by the time we’re coming back it’s three or four hours later,” said Jacob Turenne, senior in Media and team member. Turenne prev iously served as the commodore for three years, ending his term last semester. The time commitment he talks about, however, does pay off.

Last October, the team received second place for both fleets and overall at Grand Valley State’s Emma Biagioni competition. They also won first and second place overall at the University’s regatta earlier that same month. Winning the regatta competitions not only increases the club’s success but also helps to foster camaraderie among the members, strengthening their love of sailing.

“What really sold me into the club was I went on my first regatta at the University of Iowa — it’s called the Davis Cup, it happens each fall — and I completely fell in love with the sport, and just being able to travel, sail all day, hang out with your teammates at night,” Turenne said. Whether students have no experience sailing or years of it, the members of the University’s sailing team highly encourages

people to try their hand at the sport. “I love the opportunities this club gives people,” Turenne said. “You get to make a lot of great friends who are all into the same thing that you are into, so you always have something to talk about. You always have something to do because you all like to go out on boats and enjoy yourself on open water.” cestone2@dailyillini.com

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Shewan brings veteran motivation

Redbirds defeated, Big Ten play next

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BY MEGHAN REST

STAFF WRITER

ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

Prior to Monday night, graduate transfer Sarah Shewan was shooting 17 percent from 3-point range. Against No. 10 Maryland, Shewan hit five from behind the arc, finishing the game with 16 points and 71 percent three-point shooting. “Honestly I didn’t take as many shots before the game as I usually do, but when I went out there, I took the open shots and the shots I knew I could make in practice,” Shewan said. “I do put in a lot of extra time, so it was nice to finally see it.” While Shewan hasn’t highlighted her outside shooting ability much this season, her performance didn’t come as a shock to Illinois head coach Nancy Fahey, who said she always knew Shewan could shoot the ball. However, along with her shot, Shewan contributes to the team in a way fans or media may not always see: She’s referred to as a motivator. Shewan played four years at Quinnipiac in Hamden, Connecticut, with two NCAA tournament appearances, including a trip to the Sweet 16. Fahey knew Shewan’s experience at the competitive level would do more than help the team get wins and put points on the board. She also saw Shewan as a part of the locker room’s “different feeling” this season. “I do a lot that you don’t usually see on the court,” Shewan said. “I’m a captain coming from a midmajor school, and I think that’s the most important for me. I’m trying to change the culture here. I’m trying to create a winning culture, and I’m trying to do that for my coach, and we’re trying to do that together; we’re trying to be a team and stay together. I had a good shooting night, but I know I do so much more than that.” Before coming to Illinois to use her last year of NCAA eligibility, the Ontario native made an impact at Quinnipiac for four years. As a sophomore, Shewan averaged 8.8 points per game and as a junior, 7.4. Shewan began her senior season averaging 13.3 points per game before tearing her ACL six games into the season, ending her time in Connecticut but allowing her to gain an extra year of eligibility elsewhere. After recovering, Shewan SEE SHEWAN | 3B

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Illinois guard Ayo Dosunmu shoots a three during the game against Michigan State at the State Farm Center on Tuesday. The Illini won 79-74, and beat a top-10 team for the first time since 2013.

Illini pull off upset BY GAVIN GOOD STAFF WRITER

Unquestionably, Illinois got the biggest win of the head coach Brad Underwood era on Tuesday night. Illinois stunned No. 9 Michigan State for the program’s first top-10 win since Tyler Griffey’s buzzer-beating layup undid No. 1 Indiana in 2013. For a team who entered the night with only seven wins on the year and as a double-digit underdog at home for only the second time in 20 years, the results were special. “I’ve never stopped believing in this team,” Underwood said. “Most seasons, everybody has a moment where you’re not at your best or where you’re not as dialed in as you need to be, but I’ve never doubted this team for

one second because they have never stopped working. It’s a close-knit bunch. It is a group that is becoming more confident.” The win’s significance wasn’t lost on sophomore guard Trent Frazier either, who was one of the only bright spots in a disappointing 14-18 (4-18 Big Ten) campaign in both his and Underwood’s first year at Illinois. “That’s just who we are,” Frazier said. “This team’s coming along, we’re changing this program. It’s incredible.” Though the Illini are just 8-15 on the year, the win was their fourth in Big Ten play (4-8, 10th place), which matches their total from last year, with eight games remaining. Before Illinois beat thenNo. 13 Maryland at Madison

Square Garden in January, the program had a 15-game losing streak against ranked opponents. Now, the Illini have beaten two in a row for the first time since the program followed up its stunner over No. 1 Indiana with a win over No. 18 Minnesota in 2013. Freshman forward Giorgi Bezhanishvili embraced his brother, Davit, who is in town from Vienna, Austria, while draping the Georgian flag — the brothers’ native country — over him during the on-court postgame frenzy. “I’m still shocked, to be honest. I’m shocked,” Bezhanishvili said. “Where we’re at right now, this is what we work for, that feeling. I’m shocked with the crowd. The crowd was unbelievable today. I’ve never

ever been a part of a game either watching or being in the game to have that energy. I had goosebumps in the game.” For Underwood, the win coming against a Michigan State program, a team who has developed longterm success in the Big Ten, made it feel that much more significant. “It’s not just beating a top ten team. It was beating (Michigan State) because of what they stand for,” Underwood said. “They’re everything that I want to be. There was an excitement level because of that, but my thoughts were almost completely with our guys. I’m so happy for our guys. We weren’t ready early to win and now we’ve had enough. SEE SPARTANS | 3B

The Illinois men’s golf team is set to begin Big Ten match play this weekend after bagging a win against Illinois State in the Tinervin Cup on Jan. 26. During the fall season, the Illini earned two tournament titles in the Yale MacDonald Cup and Fighting Irish Classic. However, Illinois struggled at the UCF Tavistock Collegiate Invitational, finishing in a 10th-place tie out of 15 teams and sputtering to a sixth-place close in a 14-team field at the OFCC/ Fighting Illini Invitational in September. But after several months away from competition, the Illini opened their spring campaign on a brighter note. The men traveled to Placida, Florida, for the annual outing, which is hosted by Jeff Tinervin at the Coral Creek Golf Club. Four Illini flew back to Champaign victorious over their Redbird foes. Junior Giovanni Tadiotto, sophomore Brendan O’Reilly and freshmen Adrien Dumont de Chassart and Noah Gillard won their matches, while freshman Tommy Kuhl finished in a tie. The men will travel back to Florida, but this time to Hammock Beach. Last year, Illinois finished third in the Big Ten west division and sixth overall at the event, going 2-1 after three rounds. Illinois alumni Dylan Meyer and Nick Hardy both notably shot three birdies in a row on holes eight, nine and 10 after coming into the back nine two strokes under par. Last season, Illinois won the Big Ten Championship title and finished second at NCAA Regionals in Columbus, Ohio. The start of the season also accompanies the addition of Jerry Ji to Illinois’ 2019 roster. The Netherlands-native is ranked as the No. 4 golfer under 18 per the European Golf Rankings. Recently, Ji coined a second-place finish at the 2018 European Boys’ Team Championship in individual stroke play and won the 2017 Junior Orange Bowl International. He also collected a bronze medal at the 2018 youth Olympic games. Ji will be the third international player on Illinois’ roster in 2019, joining Tadiotto and Dumont de Chassart, who hail both from Belgium. @meghan_rest merest2@dailyillini.com

ON BASKETBALL

Recent win perfect example of program’s development ELI SCHUSTER SPORTS EDITOR

llinois Athletic Director Josh Whitman stands in the tunnel at the end of Illinois men’s basketball games like a dad who’s way too into your little league game. After nearly every performance, no matter the outcome, you have to face the old man. With a loss, it’s usually a tap on the back with a rather silent walk back to the car: “You’ll get’em next time.” With a win, it’s a little more graceful tap on the back with a cheerful walk back to the car: “Good stuff, buddy.” With a first win over a

top-10 ranked opponent since 2013, it’s a long hug with arms wrapped around one another’s shoulders and all the ice cream you could ask for: “Proud of you!” To misquote one of my favorite lines from the 2011 film “Moneyball,” “How can you not get romantic about basketball?” As head coach Brad Underwood fell into the arms of Whitman after Illinois’ 79-74 upset victory over Michigan State Tuesday night, the emotion from both men was palpable. From an outsider’s perspective, the two had not shared a moment like that since Underwood walked onto campus in 2017. The hug was one filled with excitement, yet relief. SEE DEVELOPMENT | 3B

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Students celebrate with guard Ayo Dosunmu (11) and forward Giorgi Bezhanishvili (15) after their postgame interview after the game against Michigan State at the State Farm Center on Tuesday. The Illini defeated the Spartans 79-74.

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Coaches vs. Cancer initiative fights back Illini take part in challenge to combat cancer BY MILES POWERS-HUANG ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

Cancer is a disease that has affected millions around the globe, and the Illinois men’s basketball team is doing its part to help find a cure. The program announced on Tuesday it would take part in the American Cancer Society’s 2019 Coaches vs. Cancer 3-Point Challenge. Coaches, players and fans can pledge to donate money for every 3-point shot made by the Illini between Feb. 1 and March 10. Coaches vs. Cancer is an initiative the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches created. The program’s goal is to increase cancer awareness and advocate healthy living through year-round fundraising programs. In Illinois’ first game during the challenge, Saturday’s 71-64 win against Nebraska, the Illini went 8-20 from behind the line, as Trent Frazier led the way with three made long balls. In the second game of the challenge, Illinois drained nine long balls as a team, including four from Ayo Dosunmu, in a 79-74 upset of No. 9 Michigan State. During the challenge, the Illini have multiple candidates who could greatly influence the amount of money donated. Frazier leads the team in both percentage and overall makes, shooting .403 with 58 total threes, followed closely by Aaron Jordan. The senior from Plainfield is shooting .390 with 41 successful attempts from behind the arc. Dosunmu has been the Illini’s third-most reli-

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Head coach Brad Underwood and other assistant coaches wear sneakers with their formal attire to promote cancer research and awareness on Jan. 23. The Coaches vs. Cancer 3-Point Challenge was created by the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

able 3-point shooter, as the freshman is shooting .365 from deep with 35 made threes. While a suspension has held Tevian Jones from making a comparable amount of threes to the other Illinois guards, the freshman is shooting .310 from three this season. Other candidates to help the cause include sophomore guard Da’Monte Williams and freshman wing Alan Griffin,

who both shoot over .300 on three-point attempts. The 3-point challenge is not the first instance in which the program has done its part in aiding the hunt for a cure. In the Jan. 23 home meeting with Wisconsin, the entire coaching staff wore Nike sneakers with their suits, joining numerous college basketball coaches around the country in wearing sneakers to support Coaches vs.

Cancer. Shirts with the slogan “Krush Cancer” were also given out to fans attending the Wisconsin game. The staff continued to don sneakers against Maryland away from home in the following game on Jan. 26. The fight does not end with the shooting challenge for the program either, as head coach Brad Underwood announced prior to the Wisconsin game he

would be a holding a dinner banquet after the season to raise donations for the American Cancer Society. “It ’s something I’m extremely involved with,” Underwood said. “We’ve got our event here April 16, which will be a great lineup that we’ll announce very shortly with some other college coaches coming in that are very near and dear to me. We have it out at Gordyville, we had over

600 last year. We’re expecting up to 750 this year all to help in that fight, just to bring awareness to it.” Underwood is certainly known for his up-tempo offense which creates lots of open shots, which will undoubtedly offer many opportunities for the Illini to raise funds to help find a cure. @MilesP_H milesp2@dailyillini.com

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right before their eyes, but they are also finally seeing the vision their head coach has for them. The “everyday guys” mantra Underwood preaches can seem forced at times, especially when a team drops an overtime game to Florida Atlantic University on its home court. However, the young team is proving what Illinois basketball is reaching for is achievable. Not only does the athleticism, scheme and stamina on the court show what the future has in store for the Illini basketball program but also every hug, every smile and every fan who appeared on the court Tuesday night. The win over the Spartans is not representative of what the Illini have now, as much as some fans may want to believe it. The win is a representation of everything Whitman is attempting to build at a Big Ten university. The athletic director simply wants a program that competes in one of the best college basketball conferences in the country year in and year out. The athletic director also appears to want a respectable program which can appeal to recruits nationwide. With a victory over the No. 9 team in the country, Illinois is one step closer to reaching that expectation. Instead of questioning exactly where this program is heading, a tendency which has been all too tempting in recent year, maybe it’s time to trust Whitman’s inner-workings. After all, you know what they say: Dad is always right.

Almost simultaneously, freshman big man Giorgi Bezhanishvili was in an embrace of his own. The Georgia native’s brother was in town from overseas to visit, a rare opportunity for the player to see a family member. With the Georgian flag hung high on the shoulders of Bezhanishvili, he removed it and wrapped it around his brother’s body and the two hugged. Meanwhile, fans ran around the Lou Henson court with phones in the air to capture the smiles plastered on their faces. Time froze as the hardwood turned orange, or at least it did in the thousands of pictures being taken by photographers who did their best to avoid getting trampled by energetic feet. Illinois basketball was having a moment. Sure, the Illinois program has its grand moments throughout history. However, this one felt different. When Illinois took down No. 1 Indiana during the 2013 season on Tyler Griffey’s buzzer-beating layup, the team was 16-8 and made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament later that season. This time, Illinois was 7-15 heading into the matchup with the No. 9 team in the country, and for that reason, the win means even more. In a season where it arguably seemed making real on the court strides was on hold, the Illini have done anything but. Not only have those watching Illini basketball seen the development of freshmen before players like Giorgi Bezhan- @Schuster_Elias ishvili and Ayo Dosunmu eeschus2@dailyillini.com

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SPARTANS We kept working and they deserve that.” The victory sparked a long-awaited eruption from those in attendance at the State Farm Center and the Orange Krush student section eagerly swarmed the floor as the buzzer sounded off the biggest win for Illinois in six years. While Underwood held off on truly commenting on whether or not this game will be a turning point for the program, the secondyear coach sure hopes it can become that. “We’ll reflect on (the win) at the end of the year,” Underwood said. “Maybe three years or five years and say that this moment, this was the one.”

‘Closer’ Dosunmu shines bright on the big stage

Freshman Ayo Dosunmu had his most clutch performance of his young career Tuesday night, exploding for 24 points on an 8-of14 (4-of-8 3FG) shooting performance. After having the vision and precision to find a cutting Andres Feliz near the rack, who laid it in to tie the game at 68 with 4:15 to go, Dosunmu made the biggest shot in quite some time for the Illini. Senior guard Aaron Jordan flew out to block a Kyle Ahrens 3-pointer on the right baseline, then Bezhanishvili collected the rebound. Frazier found Dosunmu outside the arc, who then drained a 3-pointer to give the Illini a 71-68 lead with 2:32 remaining. On the very next possession, Dosunmu stole the ball from Ahrens and launched a second fateful three from the perimeter, converting

to put the Illini in control, now up 74-68 with just 1:54 remaining. Dosunmu commented during the postgame he was completely aware of the stakes when he pulled up. “It’s just the way I was raised,” Dosunmu said. “Also my teammates, they believe in me. Me being a freshman, they don’t care about that.” When he made the shot, Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo called a timeout, the State Farm Center burst into mayhem and his teammates swarmed him. Dosunmu told them all to back off and calm down. Afterward, Underwood noted the reaction from his freshman guard as a sign of maturity. “The final buzzer had not sounded, and he knows that,” Underwood said. “There’s a tremendous poise that Ayo has. One, he’s not afraid to take the shot. Secondly, he knows when you make it that there’s still a lot of game left ... He’s got a maturity value that’s beyond his years.” When the Orange Krush invaded Lou Henson Court after time expired, Dosunmu was swarmed, engulfed in gleeful orange-clad students. “Especially being from Chicago, that’s a hooper’s dream, storming the court,” Dosunmu said. “The Krush, they do an incredible job of supporting us, no matter what. At the lowest point of the season, they were there, until now.” On one of the youngest teams in the country, it was almost certain an underclassman would be taking the shot in the game’s most clutch moments. Underwood had all the confidence in the team’s five-star freshman to carry the program past Michigan State and possibly over a hump.

“It’s a confidence of being in the moment,” Underwood said. “He’s been there before. He’s played against the best players in the country and he’s had such success. He’s a young man that’s not afraid to take a shot and miss it. There’s not a lot of guys that are willing to do that, and when you get that guy, he’s in that position now where, yeah, you ride that horse. You know he’s going to come through.” Scoring in double-digits in nine of his last 11 games, Dosunmu has earned that trust from his coach.

High-pressure defense, turnovers sink the Spartans

gan State’s offensive flow, especially in the first half, when Illinois forced 17 turnovers — and seven on Winston. Dosunmu and his fellow guards had put a lot of emphasis on Winston in their game prep, and it paid off in the final result. “He’s poised, so of course him turning the ball over the amount of times (he did)-that’s big,” Dosunmu said. “It’s just the pressure we play with; no guard really wants to play against our pressure. We rotate — me, Trent and Dre — just keep rotating trying to keep a fresh body on him at all times.” After Dosunmu hit his late threes and each team traded some free throws, Winston and the Spartans had a wasteful possession with less than a minute to go, struggling to get a quality shot. Eventually, Winston launched a three and missed and though Xavier Tillman got the rebound and was fouled, the possession took 21 seconds the Spartans needed to conserve off the clock, leaving only 25 left, down four points (after Tillman went made one of the free throws). For Frazier, the play was representative of the whole night and his team’s focus on limiting Winston. “When Cassius gave it up, I tried to do my best not to let him get it back because I knew he was going to make a play,” Frazier said. “Everyone did their job. We forced a tough shot out at the volleyball line.” Then, he made two free throws of his own, putting the game on ice to give the Illini a victory which will be remembered for years to come.

The Spartans turned the ball over 24 times on Tuesday night. The Illini capitalized, scoring 28 points off turnovers while turning over Big Ten Player of the Year candidate Cassius Winston nine times. The Spartans tied their season high for turnovers from a Nov. 23 win over Texas. “I thought tonight, the first half defensively was as good as any team I’ve coached has played,” Underwood said. “In the passing lanes, disruptive, turning defense into offense, the job we did on the defensive glass for us, limiting them to one offensive rebound the first half led to really good offense and us being able to make shots and playing in rhythm.” Coming into the contest, Dosunmu, Frazier and Feliz knew they had a difficult ask in limiting Winston’s effectiveness. Collectively, they held the explosive guard to 21 points on 6-of-13 (1-of-5 3FG) shooting, forcing nine turnovers, though he still got nine assists. Though that’s still significant production, it was @itsallG_O_O_D enough to muck up Michi- gavinrg2@dailyillini.com

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Illinois forward Sarah Shewan attempts to box out on a free throw during the game against Valparaiso at the State Farm Center on Nov. 14. The Illini won 73-54.

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the season began and has contributed in all 22 games. “Getting used to playing after an ACL is something still didn’t get to work with that, as an individual player, Illinois as soon as she hoped. is tougher than you think,” However, she was ready once Fahey said. “Being hurt and

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going through that stuff, she’s battled, and I was really pleased with her.” Due to the severity of her ACL injury, Shewan was limited in practices during her recovery period, only able to

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soon as I thought I would, but there’s a lot of time that I take outside just shooting by myself. If you put the work in, it’ll come.” ghajduk2@dailyillini.com

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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. Want to submit an event? Email calendar@readbuzz.com.

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Art gets bloody in ‘Buzzsaw’ BY KAYLA BROWN STAFF WRITER

My favorite trend of the last year and a half is the resurgence of horror movies. Once upon a time, horror movies would only come out in the fall and disappear again when Halloween was over. These days, spooky season is every season, as horror movies and television thrillers are being turned out consistently throughout the year. Netflix has even had its share of spooky success with series like “Haunting of Hill House” (2018) and movie thriller “Bird Box” (2019), both of which were instant successes. Most recently, Netflix teamed up with director Dan Gilroy on “Velvet Buzzsaw.” The film was comprised of a star-studded cast led by an Oscar-nominated director and put on an extremely successful streaming ser-

vice — a recipe for success that managed to be a complete flop. The Netflix original is a satirical look at the highbrow work and lifestyle of artists, critics and gallery owners that turns dark and deadly when paintings from an unknown artist are found and used for fame and profit, despite the dead artist’s wishes. As punishment, the artwork comes to life to kill off the characters one by one. The film explores greed, ownership and ethics, which are themes Gilroy has touched on before in “Nightcrawler,” which also stars Jake Gyllenhaal. When Gilroy and Gyllenhaal teamed up for “Nightcrawler,” they made a masterpiece. However, this time they just made a mess. Despite having clear themes and phenomenal actors (Gyllenhaal, Toni Collette,

Rene Russo, etc.), the scares missed and most questions were left unanswered. The movie ends and viewers are left with no real motives or insight as to who the mystery artist was. The attempted “jump scares” were so poorly executed and cliche that it feels unfair to call them scares at all. In the end, it was a movie about pretentious LA socialites and some poorly CGI-ed ghosts. As someone who almost exclusively watches horror movies and is unapologetically in love with Jake Gyllenhaal, I was extremely excited for “Velvet Buzzsaw.” Maybe my hopes were too high, or maybe the movie really is that bad. I’m not mad, just really disappointed. buzz factor: kaylarb@readbuzz.com

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 6-9 p.m.  Espresso Royale Coffee, 602 E. Daniel St., Champaign  Free, all ages The first installment was a success. So we’re back to begin a monthly (first Thursday) open mic night at the Espresso on Daniel. Anika Emily and Shaya Robinson will again be your hosts. There is no cover, but please tip your barista. Reminder that the house PA is very limited. We’ve got one mic and a couple of speakers. We’ll have an AUX, but please don’t expect incredible bass thump out of a couple of small speakers. Perhaps in the future, we can do better on gear, but this thing is in its intimacy. If your bringing tracks to play, make sure they’re instrumentals.

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 8 p.m.-1 a.m.  The City Center, 503 S. Chestnut St., Champaign  $10, 19+ Proceeds from this year’s annual event will be donated to the CU One-to-One Mentoring Program, the Matthew C. Farrell Memorial (scholarship) Fund and the Urbana Middle School Bands program.

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 1-4 p.m.  School of Social Work, 1010 W. Nevada St., Room 2027, Urbana  $30 to attend for CEU’s, $10 to attend without CEU’s, all ages Speaker: Gina Johnson, MSW, CTS, LCSW, Pesi Certified Trauma Therapist. Through this practical and straightforward presentation, Gina gives audiences the power to choose how we react to negativity. She has made it her life’s passion to help people manage their responses to negative life situations, negative people and negative things. Gina is especially passionate about working with people in helping professions. Gina wants to

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 3:30-4:30 p.m.  The Urbana Free Library, 210 W. Green St., Urbana  Free, 16+ Come test your spelling a-c-u-m-e-n at the Library’s popular adult spelling bee! If you are the last speller standing you will not only have incredible bragging rights but a very unique trophy and magnificent Urbana themed gift basket. Or if your spelling is d-e-f-i-c-i-e-n-t, just come cheer on your Urbana neighbors. Register opens on Jan. 19 if you want to be a contestant on the library website or by calling 367-4405. Space is limited.

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Local band Prevalence performs at DIY venue Waluigi’s Mansion in Urbana. Band members Drake Maxson and Will Penne started playing music early in life and hope to expand their band to include more members and create interesting music.

Prevalence discusses new music influences BY MOHUL VARMA STAFF WRITER

Local band Prevalence has been making a name for themselves in the Champaign-Urbana DIY community and for good reason. The band’s blending of punk and indie rock has made them a constant in house show lineups. Ahead of their set at Casa de Sasha this past Saturday, buzz sat down with Drake Maxson (guitar and vocals) and Will Penne (drums) to chat about the band’s history, show memories and upcoming music.

buzz: How did you guys first form the band?

Drake Maxson: Me and Will

met first in high school. We both joined a band, a metal band at the time actually. And we played for a couple of years, and then that band kinda dissolved, and we started talking about wanting to jam together again. After a few iterations of different things, we formed the band.

buzz: When did you (Maxson) start playing the guitar?

DM: I started playing in the

6th grade; I was 12 at the time. I took a year of lessons when I first started, but I didn’t really like my teacher that much. Well. I didn’t really like lessons that much, to be honest. So I just kinda quit and developed doing my own techniques and write my own stuff. I’ve taken lessons here and there since then, but mostly it’s just me playing in my bedroom.

buzz: And how did you harmonies and things, and (Penne) pick up the drums?

Will Penne: My dads a

drummer, so I guess it was all meant to happen. Mom says when I was two or three, I would get out pots and pans, and beat around in the kitchen, so I guess I’ve always been a drummer, because I never took lessons for it or anything. I watched my dad drum, picked up things from him. Then I’d just make a playlist, drum for an hour to whatever was on the playlist, you know. I’d come back the next day with an hours worth of different songs. I just had to keep up, so I was just like, if it hurts to play, then that’s just how the song goes. That was kinda how I learned to drum, listening to my favorite drummers, playing around with them.

buzz: Do you guys have any

favorite memorable moments from a live performance?

DM: The favorite show we’ve

played so far was a house show in Urbana. It was really cool because a ton of people that we knew and friends were there, and then plenty of other people showed up. It was a living room show, so it was very intimate. People were watching, the floor was just bending.

WP: I remember this show (at)

Black Sheep (in Springfield). I have a mic on stage that I don’t really use a lot, but it happens sometimes. The mic, during the last song, during a moment that Drake and I were both singing, the

it fell during the last song, in my lap, and at the end I do this drum thing, and I just sing, and I have to bend down in my lap and sing a line after tearing it up. So that was a fun experience I had to do.

DM: I didn’t even know that happened until it was over, and I looked back and the mic was in his lap. buzz: How has your music

evolved since you guys first began playing? Did you think it was simpler in the beginning, and it began to take structure?

WP: I definitely think so.

Especially the new stuff we’ve been playing about with. I’ve been messing a lot with odd timings, and weird time signatures, especially for me finding accents and beats that don’t match with exactly what Drake’s doing and still compliment it. Whereas the new albums were usually just riff, and around that, which is good, and we still have some of that in the new stuff that we enjoy, but we’re definitely branching out to find new influences.

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Prevalence is currently working on its untitled second full-length project. The band is trying to add new influences into this album that “Neighbors” did not use.

like cool, awesome, so that’s what we did for “Neighbors.” A few months after that, I was going to college to Parkland, and their record label was putting out an open call for artists to sign and record there for completely free. So obviously, we didn’t wanna buzz: How did you go about pass the opportunity up. We recording your album? were kinda writing alongside the recording process for that DM: “Neighbors,” our first one. album, after a few months of writing, we decided to record WP: It was just such a quick some of the stuff, and one of turnaround, from getting our friends, Ryan Groff (of done recording “Neighbors,” Elsinore), he has a studio in the and then it was like, we’re back, and we know him pretty already on to this next thing. well, and he was just like, I’ll So we didn’t get a proper record you guys for way less gestation period. The songs than the usual, and we were pretty much took shape

during the recording process. So we came in with the parts, but only after we recorded the parts we realized that now there needs to be something else here, and added that in.

buzz: What’s the direction you guys see yourself taking? Do you see other instruments, etc?

WP: We’re certainly not opposed to adding other instruments and other people to the project. DM: Yeah, I want another

We’re not trying to just focus on the little bubble we have, our guitar, drums and bass.

DP:I feel like a huge core part

of the music process for me is being honest and creating something interesting, not something that’s totally been done before. I feel like if you sound exactly the same as an artist, might as well be a cover band. I have no problem with people doing that, that’s awesome, but I feel like if you’re writing your own original stuff, why not make it as unique as possible.

guitar player, Will wants another keys player. We’re totally down for that. Read the full interview at readbuzz.com. WP: A horns section for a song. mohulv2@readbuzz.com

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