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Student Government Coca-Cola leads in plastic pollution Illinois investigates privacy breach BY ETHAN SIMMONS STAFF WRITER

The Coca-Cola Company was named the world’s leading plastic polluter for the second year in a row. Non-governmenta l organization Break Free from Plastic held 848 plastic cleanup events in 51 countries around the world. Participants collected 11,732 pieces of plastic from Coke products, over 6,000 more than runner-up Nestle. The University has a complicated contractual history with Coca-Cola. In 2007, Pepsi outbid CocaCola for exclusive pouring rights on Illinois state property, including its four universities. F r om 2 0 0 5 -2 0 0 7, lo c a l or g a n i z at ion Coalition Against Coke Contracts pressured the Universit y to terminate its business relationship with Coke, citing human rights violations in Ind ia a nd Colombia. A f ter t h ree years of Pepsi, Coke won a 2010 rebid and has been the University’s sole beverage prov ider ever since. The current renewal is set to expire on June 30. Coke’s stake in the University c o n t r a c t goes beyond expanding its brand. “ T h e visibility of Coke brands on campus not only serves a pr omot ion a l pu r pose to sell those drinks in those locations, but it also legitimizes t he compa ny and those brands by associating Coke w ith all the positive functioning and feelings around the University,” said Amanda Ciafone, professor in Media. Earlier this year, C i a f on e w rote “Counter-Cola: A Multinational Histor y of the Global C or p or at ion ,” examining the compa ny ’s global influence on politics and culture. “Coke really wants to be seen as a good consumer citizen, to be seen as investing in these environmental responsibility initiatives,” Ciafone said. CASSIDY BRANDT THE DAILY ILLINI Coke has a history

In September, over 72,000 volunteers combed through beaches, city streets, waterways and neighborhoods to pick up pieces of plastic.

There were a total of 848 cleanup events across 51 countries.

Over 475,000 pieces of plastic was collected. Of this total, 11,732 items collected were Coca-Cola products found in 37 countries.

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of “pushing back” against environmental critiques and directly targeting reg u lat ion s, Cia fone said. Since Coca-Cola externalizes bottling to other companies, it shields itself from criticism of its pollution. Coke ha s recently opposed bottle bills, where customers can collect a few cents for returning plastic bottles. For the 10 states that have them, recycling is noticeably higher. The company has raised lofty anti-pollution goals, aiming to collect and recycle the equivalent of 100% of the packaging it sells by 2030. The contract makes Coca-Cola the exclusive beverage provider for the University and requires the implementation of Coke advertising and signage across campus, mainly inside its athletic buildings. In return, the University receives a n a n nua l sponsorship fee of $575,000, along with commissions for vending machine sales of certain Coke products. For ex a mple, t he University receives 40% commissions on vending sales of Dasani bottled water. Dasani bottles are the top-selling Coke product on ca mpus according to Lori Holmes, assistant director of vending operations for the Illini Union. “Coca-Cola has been unusually generous in donating product, time and special event opportunities for the students,” Holmes said in an email. Coke organizes the a nnua l Illini Union Student Barbecue and several yearly Main Quad dinners. These and the provided beverages are all free of charge. Holmes said she is “impressed” by the Break Free from Plastic movement and is “hopeful that it gains enough momentum to truly make a difference in how cor porations view their environmental responsibilities.” “As with most reports like this, they do not recognize or reference the work that companies are doing to address the issues. CocaCola has been working diligently to eradicate as much waste as possible in a variety of different ways,” Holmes said. Along with PepsiCo, Keurig and Dr. Pepper, C o c a- C ol a l au nc he d the “Every Bottle Back” initiative last month, pledging to improve the collection of the industry’s plastic bottles. Bugra Sahin, senior in Engineering, serves as chair for the committee of Resilience, Sustainability a nd E n v i r on m ent a l Justice in Illinois Student Government. Sahin helped organize

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Last week, the Art Film Foundation officially filed bankruptcy just weeks after the announcements of The Art Theater’s closing. This came to light a few days before the foundation was due to pay nearly $5,000 in rent to building owner David Kraft.

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University changes parking meter hours BY GRACE MALONEY STAFF WRITER

The University parking department has changed parking enforcement hours from 5 a.m.-4 p.m., according to Marie Star McMullen, customer care manager at the University of Illinois Parking Department. She said some housing lots will still be enforced 24 hours, but the rest of the lots around campus will stop enforcement at 4 p.m. on weekdays. Safety is the main reason for this adjustment in the parking enforcement hours because daylight saving time causes it to get darker earlier. Changing the hours allows people to park closer to their destination. “They’re not having to walk in the dark by themselves,” McMullen said. She added this is mainly for commuters who come to campus in the evening hours, but it can also be beneficial for faculty, staff and students. “It’s really for anyone who’s going to be on cam-

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A man pays for his parking spot outside of Evo Cafe on Sixth Street Friday morning. Parking on campus will only be enforced from 5 a.m.-4 p.m from Nov. 4 to March 8.

pus at that time,” McMullen said. “It’s designed to help anyone.” However, McMullen said none of the signage on parking meters or in lots is going to change. “That would be a little bit much for us to do,” she said. “But basically we have it on our website, and it was in the E-weekly (for staff and faculty).” When the clocks move forward for daylight saving

him to go to the gym earlier and not have to worry about parking. “The (new hours) are good with me,” he said. That’s less money (for students) to pay.” A lexa ndria Morris, graduate student in Nursing, said she was also unaware of the new enforcement hours. “That’s good to know because I would only go to the libraries on the weekends for the free parking,” she said. “But now I can go to ACES earlier in the day and not pay. That’s convenient and really nice.” Morris said she drives every day for either work or church, so the new hours are nice for people to know parking around campus. “We seem to get good PR from it,” McMullen said. “People really like it. It’s something they look forward to, and it seems to be a success, and again, it’s all for safety, so we like doing it. We want to keep everyone safe on campus. This is our contribution to that.”

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Resolution passes amid ongoing academic freedom issue BY JULIE KANG STAFF WRITER

After years of ongoing attempts from University committees to revise the language of the Statues on academic freedom for faculty and staff, several resolutions were made at the Oct. 14 Senate meeting. However, not everyone is completely happy with what has been accomplished. “It’s sort of a three-quarters step toward the thing we were attempting to do,” said Shawn Gilmore, lecturer in LAS and chair of the University Statutes and Senate Procedures Committee. Academic freedom essentially allows faculty and staff to teach or communicate ideas without the risk of losing their job, being imprisoned or being targeted for repression. Bruce Rosenstock, professor in LAS, is a senator in the Academic Senate and a member of the American Association of University Professors. Rosenstock, a representative of the AAUP University chapter, said the members felt the objective of academic freedom for faculty was not expressed in the resolution. It failed to do what the resolution was supposed to do, which was to guarantee academic freedom for faculty who are critical of University policy and actions. “So that’s where it failed, and that was the statement I made on behalf of the local AAUP chapter,” Rosenstock said. One crucial change the Office of University Counsel approved extends academic freedom “beyond tenure-track faculty to all academic staff, including

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COCA-COLA ca mpus d i v e s t m ent movements, like Fossil Free UIUC and Beyond Coal, which made through the ISG student senate and before the Board of Trustees. “The people’s effect in really accelerating climate change is very minuscule compared to the corporations that aren’t held accountable,” Sahin said. “Even if every person was zero waste as a person, we wouldn’t really get anywhere.” Sahin said ISG hasn’t fielded any recent concerns about the Coca-Cola

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ater, the process could be stretched out for weeks or even months. “Everything that the foundation does is just dragging it out,” Kraft said. “I don’t understand. If they cared about the theater as they claimed, I don’t know why they would delay me being able to move forward with a new operator for the space.”

specialized faculty, nontenure-track faculty and academic professionals, by replacing the phrasing “faculty member” with “academic staff,” according to the meeting packet. Prior to this revision, graduate students were not directly covered by the Statute. The proposed amendments will also specify that “faculty members are ‘encouraged to consider, review, analyze, critique, discuss, address and debate academic policy and governance.’” In addition, a sentence will be added to Article X, Section 2 of the Statute to say: “Academic Freedom includes the right to discuss and present scholarly opinions and conclusions both in and outside the classroom.” Further, several issues with phrasing have been addressed, and the new language emphasizes the words “system” and “university.” Gilmore said it has been a long process of getting these protections in place. “It’s a little convoluted,” Gilmore said. “The version that got passed has been ongoing for almost two full years, but it is the conclusion of about a decade’s worth of attempts to do something like this.” The Senate approved attempts to establish these protections in 2010 and 2014. However, these processes were suspended before they even got to the Board of Trustees due to administrative review. Gilmore said the 2006 Supreme Cour t case Garcetti v. Ceballos essentially ruled that faculty and staff do not have full, specific academic freedom Company. “Coca-Cola, I feel like, has been overlooked a little, plastic pollution especially,” Sahin said. “It’s definitely something we should work on.” The 2015 Illinois Climate Action Plan said compliance w it h env i r on ment a l standards “should be required, or at least given significant weight,” for University purchases in its Zero Waste Goals section. “Campus could revise its purchasing systems to curtail purchases of products and ser vices which fail to satisfy selected environmental standards and preferences,” reads the iCAP section. Kraft said due to the bankruptcy situation, the foundation is still entitled to occupy the space despite not paying rent. He added the process of finding a new tenant is ongoing but difficult as it is impossible to know at this time when the space will be available for rental again. In 2017, the theater reportedly made about $97,000 in profit. It also received $25,000 in donations this past spring in an attempt to remain

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Shawn Gilmore speaks in his office at the English Building on Friday. Gilmore is a lecturer in LAS and chair of the University Statutes and Senate Procedures Committee.

protections unless they are spelled out. “If I were to raise concerns about something the University was doing about its policy, if the president or chancellor were to act in a way that I did not agree with, it is not actually completely clear that academic freedom covers that because that is not actually my subject matter,” Gilmore said. “So we have been attempting to spell out that set of protections.” Gilmore said it took about two years to negotiate three sentences with the vice president and University counsel. These three sen-

tences do expand the scope of who is counted under academic freedom protections to include what is now called “academic staff.” “But it does not fully actually solve the Garcetti issue,” Gilmore said. “It does solve at least getting language moving forward that can go to the board.” Rosenstock said a key passage in the Statutes is the following: “PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE STATUTES, ARTICLE II, SECTION 3 AND ARTICLE X, SECTION 21 ARTICLE II. LEGISLATIVE ORGANIZATION2 3 Section 3. Faculty Role in Governance4 b.

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“Everything that the foundation does is just dragging it out.” DAVID KRAFT ART THEATER BUILDING OWNER

open. Kraft said this combined amount should have allowed the theater to secure at least two years

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of rent. “It’s almost impossible to believe that the theater could be run less efficiently than a group that can make $97,000, then 14 months later beg for $25,000 and make all that money, yet still close just a few months later,” Kraft said. The foundation directed The Daily Illini to its original public statement located on their website, titled “Thank you, art patrons,” in which they thanked the

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Illinois Student Government meets at the Illini Union on Oct. 30. Many ISG senators are worried about how their personal phone numbers were dispersed.

easier to identify steps that can be taken to prevent a situation like this from happening again in the future. “In term of steps being taken to make sure this

not actually protect faculty from being sanctioned for doing what they are ‘encouraged’ to do,” he said. “It’s not adequate.” Gilmore said this has not been the ideal process to get a document such as this done. “On some level, at least we did move a document forward,” Gilmore said. “It’s just been frustrating that this is the model we had to use because we should have been able to move either (of ) the previous versions … and that was not in fact what happened.”

Once the Coke contract expires in 2020, a Request for Proposal will be issued for companies to send in bids to be the University’s beverage provider. Each proposal will be independently scored on pre-selected criteria by a committee of University officials and stakeholders. The company with the highest score can enter negotiations with the University. Holmes said there is language in these RFPs, such that “preference will be given” to companies SAMRIDDHI DUBE THE DAILY ILLINI with “proven sustainability/ A student uses the Freestyle Coca-Cola machine in 57 North on Friday evening. The Coca-Cola environmental programs.” Company was named the world’s leading plastic polluter for the second year in a row and and

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for a lot of the student senators was their privacy, as they are students, and how that information ended up getting out.” According to Josellis, the police may have been contacted about the situation by ISG members, and the Vice Chancellor’s office is further investigating the incident. There is yet to be any more clarification as to the source of the messages and how member phone numbers were accessed, although it has been rumored that emergency contact information may have been released and used to obtain the numbers. Once the source of the calls and texts is made clear and how the source actually found members’ phone numbers is understood, it will be

As the responsible body in the teaching, research, and scholarly activities of the University 5 of Illinois System, the faculty has inherent interests and rights in academic policy and 6 governance. As such, faculty members are encouraged to consider, review, analyze, critique, 7 discuss, address, and debate academic policy and governance.” The AAUP chapter took no stand and did not recommend voting either for or against the resolution. Therefore, Rosenstock, as a senator, recommended voting against this resolution. “This amendment does

doesn’t happen again, since we don’t really know, kind of, where this originated, or really, (whether) it is legal, there’s no, really, concrete steps made right now,”

Josellis said. It seems members of ISG were contacted at random, as there appears to be no common thread between the people who received

community for its support. They declined to make an additional comment on the announcement of the bankruptcy. “I wish there was someone who could provide some answers,” Kraft said. “They know the answer. And there’s obviously a reason they’re not willing to share those answers.” A few weeks before the theater closed, the foundation sold out of tickets on a couple of showings.

“They closed before two years was up,” Kraft said. “And that’s without selling one bag of popcorn or one ticket or one soda or one beer. This place can make money even if it’s run inefficiently. It just needs someone who cares.” The Art Film Foundation’s case attorney did not respond to comments at the time of publication.

the messages. Members of both the executive and senate branches of the ISG were contacted prior to the vote, but only members of the Senate voted on the initial resolution; only after the resolution passed did the executive branch vote to approve it. “To my knowledge, senators that were in support of the resolution and those who were against it were also contacted,” said Ali Mirza, junior in LAS and ISG chief of staff. “I really think that it was a random process because … I don’t really see the point of contacting people if they were already gonna vote no.” The ISG stressed, while this incident represented a violation of privacy for many members, they strive to be attentive to the feedback that students of the University, whom they represent, give them.

“Student government’s a public forum, and people can come and voice their opinions, and senators are elected to represent people’s voices,” Mirza said. “If people want to email them, that’s fine, but I think that texting and calling can sometimes go beyond that line of what’s OK as a means of contact and what isn’t.” All ISG member emails can be found on the ISG website if a student would like to contact them. Alex Suñé, associate director for student success and engagement and adviser to the ISG, who, along with Jim Hintz, associate vice chancellor for student success and engagement, are currently looking into the incident, stated that at present there is no new information on the topic to share.

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Vegetable gardening class relieves student stressors BY CELESTINA EDLEMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Hands-on gardening courses aren’t just offered at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry — students can gain classroom and in-field horticulture experience with HORT 105: Vegetable Gardening at the University. This class, taught by Erin Harper, is open to all students regardless of their horticulture knowledge. Harper said most students who take the class are in Business or Engineering and are looking for a break in their schedule while still having the opportunity to learn a life skill. Those who complete this class will be able to successfully grow and care for their own vegetable garden. Living in an apartment in college means having limited space available to grow plants and succulents, so Harper teaches students how they can grow shrubs while making the best use of smaller spaces. The curriculum changes depending on when the class is taught according to the growing season. In the winter, the class is taught in a heated greenhouse where students can grow and sustain their own vegetable gardens. The course has been offered at the University for more than 20 years. It was created to teach students the basics of gardening design and the care of vegetables. Bianca Bailey, Harper’s teaching assistant and doctoral candidate in Engineering, is the second woman of color to graduate from agricultural bioengineering at the University. “Learning how to garden is not only important, but essential with climate change and the amount of food available for the future,” Bailey said. “This class allows

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A group of HORT 105: Vegetable Gardening students mix up cabbage for sauerkraut in the Agricultural Engineering Sciences Building on Friday. The course shows students how to tend to their own sustainable gardens.

students to become individual farmers and teaches you to take your own responsibility for your own food sustainability.” Food sustainability is an issue, and this class can help students how to better address this rising concern in the future by teaching them lifelong skills. In the lab section of the class, students learn a variety

of skills, including the fermentation process to make hot sauce and sauerkraut. They conduct this process in the Agricultural Engineering Sciences Building in the Pilot Processing Plant. Students are expected to be fully prepared for lab: closedtoe shoes, jeans, no exposed skin, lab coats, eyewear and hairnets. This fermentation pro-

cess works the same as beer or wine. Bacteria eat sugars in food and change the chemicals in it to make it more shelf-sustainable. Students were allowed to pick how they would like their hot sauce to turn out — smaller peppers for a hotter sauce. They then cut up the peppers themselves and added them to a jar, adding the other appropriate materials to

carry out the fermentation process. Some homework assignments in this class are for students to grow microgreens on their own, which they later cut and ate. They grew their own beans and radishes in the greenhouse as well as basil. Examples of other lab activities were pumpkin painting and making salsa verde.

Axel Holmqvist and Malcolm Tivelius, both juniors in Computer Science, found this class while searching for the most fun and easy classes at UIUC on Reddit. After being in the course for a couple of months, they said they really recommend the class as a form of stress relief from their demanding schedules. edleman2@dailyillini.com

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Left: A HORT 105: Vegetable Gardening student dices peppers to ferment to make hot sauce. Right: two students label jars of peppers ready to be fermented.

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Fashion design opens doors to opportunities BY ANNA PEVEY STAFF WRITER

When Chiara Vincenzi began working at the University almost three years ago, her life changed drastically. Originally from Italy, Vincenzi had worked as a fashion designer for both big and small companies before returning to academia. She has had experiences such as working as a fashion designer for the United Colors of Benetton and as a product designer at Moncler Group. Now, as she approaches her third year of teaching at the University, she teaches a class called ARTS 299: Special Topics in Studio Art within the School of Art and Design. The class is 16 weeks and focuses on different aspects of fashion design and illustration. Vincenzi said they both draw by hand and digitally create garments in the class. It’s important to Vincenzi that her students learn how to think of pieces cohesively. “I guide the students through the idea of developing a collection,” she said. “We focus on things like how to create a mood board, how to start and develop the sketches into real ideas, things like that.” The class doesn’t specifically cater to artists, but students of all majors and levels. “Usually in my class, I have different students that are often in art and design or graphic design,” she said. “But I also have students from totally different majors, like computer science or advertising.” Colleen Lappe, senior in FAA, is currently in Vincenzi’s class. “Before this, I was a metals major, so I had only done things with hand crafting, and I wanted to learn the skills that 299 offers but

never knew what class to take,” Lappe said. “I didn’t realize how much I would learn overall from this class, but it has been really awesome to learn skills like Photoshop and Illustrator and enjoy learning to create with them.” Vincenzi’s class is Lappe’s favorite class and has opened her eyes to the different types of ways and materials that can be used to create a good design. Within the class, students use the techniques, both hands on and technical, that Vincenzi teaches to produce garments, different wearable pieces and online sketches of different pieces. “Something that is really important in my class is the technical illustration to produce a garment, which we use, called flats. She said these are proportional figures that students that should be understandable when looking through them about what the garments would look like on the body.” Earlier this year, students created wearable pieces, using the embroidery machines, laser cutting machines and some even hand sewed their pieces. Vincenzi said watching her students apply to different fashion institutes and schools after completing their undergraduate degrees has been a fulfilling experience. “For me, the progress of the students from the beginning to the end of the class is so rewarding, seeing how their skills improve,” she said. “Some of my students even decide to do a master’s in fashion, applying to different fashion institutes and schools.” One of these students is Amy Janson, a senior in FAA. Before taking Vincenzi’s class, Janson didn’t have much illustration

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experience. Now, after taking the class, she has decided to apply to get her master’s in a fashion-related field. And Janson said the skills

she’s learned in Vincenzi’s class are applicable to a variety of fields, even helping her friends make logos. “But now, through this class, I can make logos with

different types of design materials, and it is something that, through practice, I have become comfortable with,” she said. “It’s the best feeling.”

Vincenzi is proud of her students and the growth they experience in her class and after. pevey2@dailyillini.com

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Future migration will drive climate action oping world. While people in the Global South become more COLUMNIST wealthy, they don’t necessarily stay in their countries. Often, instead of limate change is often building wealth in commupresented in a catanities within their home clysmic, world-ending country, they are now able narrative. It’s depicted that to afford means of travel, seas will overflow coastlegally or illegally, to places al cities, natural disasters of better opportunity, such will become more freas America or Europe. quent and weather patThis trend will be exacterns will display increasing erbated by the effects of cliinconsistency. mate change as the uninWhile the post-apocalyp- habitable land will place tic Earth often preached by increasing pressure on some heavy climate change those who can afford to activists paints a worrisome migrate to do so. picture, the consequence The massive migration of climate change that will patterns that the Global be more visible, and could North will have to deal with bring on a more immediate will almost certainly result discussion, is in the realm of in nasty political discoursmigration. es that harm those vulnerThe impacts of climate able. We’ve already seen change will be disproporwhat small to medium scale tionately felt by the Global migration — such as Latin South (countries referenced Americans coming to the as low or middle income, or United States or African developing) compared to and Middle Eastern refuthe Global North (wealthy, gees coming to Europe — developed countries). can lead to in the political As global warming prorealm. gresses, not only will coastal Rhetoric from populists cities be as risk for irrevers- incite tensions between ible flooding, these develop- groups of people when they ing countries will face larg- are most emotionally frager temperature variations ile. This results in stark which will lead to water scarcities and less efficient crops, throwing a wrench in the fundamental basis for civilization. This has the potential to lead to a massive displacement of people unlike anything humanity has seen previously. The World Bank has estimated by 2050 143 million people could be displaced, all from Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America. The bestcase scenario would drop this number to a still-staggering 40 million. Yet while it seems a climate time-bomb is ticking, the Global South is becoming richer. As the Global South continues to develop, people in these countries are becoming more wealthy by global standards as economic expansion has led to a more productive economy in many parts of the develAUSTIN STADLEMAN

contrasts of ideologies that stray further away from any realistic or pragmatic solutions. Realistically, Europe, the United States and Canada can’t settle 40–143 million climate refugees. The scale of humanity in such an event is far too large for any inner circle of nations to handle. An impending crisis on such a level will have to be solved on a global scale, in a way that lets people stay in their homeland and have the ability to live without scarcities of food and water or constant flooding. Developed countries, and borderline countries such as India and China, owe it to those less geographically fortunate to tackle this issue. It is in their own national interest to do so as the current state of the world is ill-prepared for such an event. The current legal implications, both in the United States and the United Nations, of who is a refugee does not even acknowledge climate as a cause. In December the U.N. passed a non-binding pact to acknowledge the displacement and how to utilize resources to better man-

age an impending crisis. However, the United States, along with a handful of populist-governed countries in Europe, did not sign. The pact’s immediate implications are more than anything a showing the politics of migration are still polarizing and unstable for democracy. Tackling climate change in the immediate can lessen the effects that a wide-scale migration of people, untenable by the more fortunate countries, will have on the world. The climate-centric effects of climate change undoubtedly present a concerning future for humanity. But the human-centric viewpoint presents the consequences of climate change in a way that is tangible and more easily identifiable. It will be the people, not the temperature, that drives responsive action from wealthier countries to some sort of attempted resolution. The world, particularly the Global North, owes it to itself and the Global South to understand the human consequences and mitigate its effects. Austin is a senior in LAS. aas3@dailyillini.com

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YouTuber Logan Paul speaks at a panel discussion devoted to his 2016 film “The Thinning”. Paul, after posting an insensitive video, has since been “canceled.” Columnist Sandhya urges privileged celebrities to take responsibility for educating themselves on political correctness.

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ple who care about what they’re being canceled about. Logan Paul was famously canceled in December 2017 for posting a video of a man who had committed suicide hanging in Japan’s Aokigahara, to his audience of mostly girls ages 8-14. Paul monetized his tearful apology video, and today his YouTube channel has close to 20 million subscribers. A case of cancellation with consequences is Kevin Hart stepping down from hosting the Oscars in late 2018. After the Academy asked him to apologize for resurfaced homophobic tweets from the early 2010s, Hart steadfastly refused, repeatedly stating he wasn’t homophobic, was just saying things for laughs and wouldn’t repeat those jokes in current, more sensitive times. In September, Hart again faced online criticism for his critical comments toward Lil Nas X, who had recently come out as gay. The image painted of cancel culture is one of snap-decision stonings, where everyone is trembling in fear of a mass horde of teens in their “woke” phase relentlessly guillotining anyone and everyone on a whim. In reality, when old unsavory statements are dug up or spur-of-themoment asides are relentlessly criticized, the only thing fans are expecting is an honest apology and a demonstrated effort to change. Brother Nature, who makes cute animal-whisperer videos, was briefly canceled last year after someone unearthed racist tweets from when he was in middle school. Yet the response from the internet was overwhelmingly in defense of Brother Nature, given that he was a child at the time, as well as his thoughtful and sincere apology. Brother Nature’s apology is a model for what the people of the internet look for in their celebrities: integrity, accountability and a lack of hubris. Cancel culture is only labeled as such because the people doing the canceling have been historically silenced — particularly women of color. It is the responsibility of celebrities, a privileged group, to educate themselves about the correct way to speak about marginalized communities.

common refrain from older generations nowadays seems to be the condemnation of call-out culture — Obama recently expressed such an opinion, resulting in think pieces like “Obama’s Very Boomer View of ‘Cancel Culture.’” Cancel culture has been relentlessly discussed by those doing the canceling, by those being canceled, and by those anxiously fearing the day that they meet the same fate. It’s been described as a way of creating cultural accountability, as a professional assassination and even as KAITLIN MIKRUT THE DAILY ILLINI a step toward genocide. As Obama put it, callouts are seen as a way to prove ideological purity, or as a means of activism. Calling someone out shares to the public is the Arabian politics, this IPO in the future of the planet. is a great way to show best decision for the future could be incredible for the And to stay profitable, you know what they did FRED SHOAFF of Saudi Arabia. The money human race and has the the company recognizes was wrong. Cancellation, COLUMNIST will flow into the country’s potential to push global oil with far greater conviction then, is seen as a no-holdssovereign savings account— giants (OK, maybe not Rus- than any other oil giant that barred, nuance-less effort known as the Public Invest- sia) to move the world to renewable energy producto destroy every person he most profitable ment Fund. cleaner energy sources not tion will be the income that who has ever made a miscompany in the world, Plus, investors are told dependent on burning old they need. Although many take, with no room for Aramco, is issuing the money in the Fund will dinosaurs. American companies are improvement, change or shares to the public in a bid not go into the coffers of The guiding force behind making strides that their education. to diversify and grow Saudi Saudi royalty but instead this public offering of argu- PR teams label as extremeCancel culture isn’t Arabia’s $683 billion econo- into enormous real estate ably the world’s biggest com- ly impactful environmental driven by a mob of outmy away from black gold. projects meant to stimulate pany (many value Aramco work, there has yet to be a of-control teenagers. As Saudi Arabia, one of the jobs and, most importantly, near $2 trillion dollars) is true provision in place equal Osita Nwanevu writes in last remaining absolute bankroll renewable energy capitalism and the proof to a commitment to renew- her New Republic artimonarchies on earth and developments. that companies will “do the able energy that the Saudis cle, the absurdly seria country as controversial And if you believe the Sau- right thing” when it is profare making. ous warnings against the as the day is long, realizes di government, this is a big itable to do so. Sure, Bernie Sanders and threat of “being criticized the global push into other deal. Saudi Arabia recognizes Elizabeth Warren can spew by multiple people — often energy sources could hasten The writing is on the wall that climate change poses a their plans for the future of but not exclusively on the their demise if they are too when the de facto leader of risk to their entire economy the planet all they want, but internet” isn’t in response late to react. the Organization of Petroas oil demand can only go they are merely bidding to to rampant cancellation. Although oil isn’t going leum Exporting Countries down from here. In a recent make the energy business It’s in response to who’s away anytime soon, Prince says they need to invest in Aramco prospectus ahead less profitable, which means doing the canceling. Mohammed bin Salman renewable energy. No matof their IPO, they cited a list people will get crappier The top 10% of Twitter believes selling Aramco ter your opinions of Saudi of risks that include a focus resources, far less research users make 80% of tweets. on the impact environmen- and development investAnd that top 10% is largely tal uncertainty will have on ments in a global energy made up of women who the oil giant due to a global market that will change at talk about politics and aversion to the juice their glacial speed. swing ideologically left, selling. Of course, this immense especially on issues like Last year, Aramco revolution of an entire coun- race, gender, sexuality and devoured $111 billion in net try will take time, but it is immigration. For the first profits. That figure is more a start far more monumentime in history, women, than what Apple ($60 biltal than anything else being specifically minority womlion), Google ($31 billion) done in the hydrocarbon en, have a say in who they and Microsoft ($17 billion) industry. want to support. They have earned combined. I laud the Saudi Arabian the power to choose what As is the goal of any public government for the carethey want to consume. offering, Aramco hopes to ful and diligent process And it’s not the responsigrow the money they earn they took to ensure they sell bility of the people sufferfrom selling shares. But per- Aramco shares at the oppor- ing the brunt of the weight haps different than many tune time. If the deal can be of systemic oppression to IPOs that simply invest pro- finalized by the Dec. 5 goal, explain to others that racceeds back into growing the I believe we will see a global ism is bad. company’s same operations, shift in energy that hasn’t In addition, cancellation the money will fund an been seen since Rockefellrarely has consequences entire country’s move into er’s Standard Oil first struck for the canceled. It’s not completely new operations. black gold in Saudi Arabia 81 actually a threat to profit The company believes years ago. or status, as they might they and their country will claim. It’s only a threat to be more profitable for longer Fred is a sophomore in reputation, and that, too, if they allocate the necesBusiness. only to a celebrity’s repuSandhya is a junior in LAS. CAMERON IRELAND THE DAILY ILLINI sary capital to investments fshoaff2@dailyillini.com tation among the peossivak3@dailyillini.com

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The women’s cross country team poses together after winning the NCAA Midwest Regional at Stillwater, Oklahoma on Friday. The team hasn’t won the NCAA Regional since 2006 or participated since 2009.

Illinois wins NCAA Midwest Regionals BY CLAIRE O’BRIEN STAFF WRITER

Illinois women’s cross country won the NCA A Midwest Regional meet Friday in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and is heading to the NCAA National meet. The Illini last won the NCA A Regional in 2006 and have been absent from the NCAA championship meet since 2009. The title wasn’t the only hardware the Illini brought home. Junior Allison McGrath, junior Rebecca Craddock, sophomore Maddie Marasco and sophomore Emma Milburn all finished in the Top 25 to

earn All-Regional honors. The course conditions were different from what the Illini have been accustomed to this season, with the final two kilometers being extremely hilly. Illinois’ strategy for races has long been packrunning, and the strategy played out in the results. McGrath led the Illini, coming in 12th place with a time of 20:58.5. Craddock wasn’t far behind with a time of 21:04.4, good enough for 14th place. “Me and Rebecca worked through the last half of the race together,” McGrath said. “It was super cool

to have someone to help push you, especially when the race got super tough. Like in the middle and end parts, it was really awesome to have teammates around to help push me.” Marasco finished 18th in 21:12.8 and Milburn finished 25th with a time of 21:20.0. Rounding out the scoring for the Illini was freshman Emma Wilson, who came in 39th with a time of 21:42.7 in her NCAA Regional debut. For Craddock a nd McGrath, the team has seen a steady increase in results at the NCA A Regional meet during their

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tenure at Illinois. The team finished 24th at regionals their freshman season and fourth in their sophomore season. Their junior season, though, they are going to the national meet. “Everyone was really excited,” Craddock said. “A few tears were shed, especially for some of the older girls who kind of have been on the journey from the bottom up. It was just a surreal feeling, honestly.” Head coach Sarah Haveman thought the regional win was the culmination of the team’s progression during her tenure. One difference is the Illini didn’t

come in the meet as underdogs; instead, they were ranked No. 1 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association regional rankings. “This is something, you know, has been on our minds and a goal of ours,” Haveman said. “We entered this weekend ranked first in the region, and that was new for us. So, it was a new approach, and it was the same approach, but a new situation for us. The women had to defend their ranking and make sure they showed up.” Though the course at Oklahoma State posed

some challenges to the Illini, the national championship course is one the Illini are very familiar with, and the team has run that course twice this season. Illinois is also geographically the closest qualifying team to Terre Haute, Indiana. “It’s nice and close to home, so we know we’re gonna have fans,” Craddock said. “Everyone’s super excited, and it’s just great going in, also like winning the region also gives us a little more confidence.” @claire_obrien43 claireo3@dailyillini.com

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Illini bounce back after Nittany Lions’ loss BY BRENDYN JONES STAFF WRITER

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Freshman Forward Kennedi Myles goes for a layup during the Illinois’ game against Illinois State at the State Farm Center on Saturday. The Illini lost 74-58.

Team falls to Illinois State in first loss of season 74-58 BY BRENDYN JONES STAFF WRITER

The Illinois women’s basketball team suffered its first loss of the season and fell to 3-1 after hosting Illinois State on Saturday. The team was outscored by a total of 19 points in the second and third quarters, leading to a 74-58 loss. Illinois State seniors guard TeTe Maggett and Champaign native forward Lexi Wallen combined for 47 points. Along with her 21 points, Maggett grabbed six rebounds and dished out eight assists, while Wallen grabbed nine rebounds to go along with her 26 points. “Honestly they’re good players,” said Illinois fresh-

man forward Kennedi Myles. “Good players score, good players play. We just didn’t execute and guard them as we should have. So, that was just a personal fault that we have to take back to the drawing board and fix.” Illinois was outrebounded 40-17 in the game, which led to Illinois State outscoring its host in second chance points 8-2. “When the shots went up, we weren’t creating any space in front of us,” said head coach Nancy Fahey. “I also think early, we took a lot of quick shots in the first two quarters … I just think their drive to the basket and their crashing was at another level, and we know it and we’ll have to

respond to that.” Throughout the first 18 minutes of the game, the score went back and forth, with the game seeing seven ties and 12 lead changes in the first two quarters. The last time the game was tied was 22-22 with 2:19 left in the first half. The game was close, despite the Illini shooting only 7-25 in the first half, while allowing Illinois State to shoot 12-28 in the same amount of time. After the game, Fahey talked about how she didn’t like the shots that the team was taking in the first half. “We chart how many contested shots (the team

gled to put the ball on the floor. I thought we played a little bit tight tonight, which doesn’t help your cause when you’re doing those things.” Not only did the Nittany Lions play great defense against the Illini, they were also very efficient with their attacks. As a team, Penn State got 42 kills with only nine errors on a .308 hitting percentage. In comparison, Illinois got only 33 kills with 24 errors. Penn State was led in kills

It was a tale of two sweeps in Champaign this weekend for the No. 25 Illinois volleyball team. Illinois lost to No. 7 Penn State in three sets on Friday (25-15, 25-22, 25-18), but it also won in three sets against Rutgers on Saturday (25-11, 25-15, 25-20). The first time Illinois and Penn State faced each other was back on Oct. 23 at University Park. Illinois went up two sets to zero on Penn State but saw their lead taken away as Penn State won the last three sets. “When your touch is The Nittany Lions’ defense did not allow the Illia little bit off or you’re ni to win a single set when not always in system, they played on Friday, putting up 11 blocks and holding it’s tough to score Illinois to a .081 hitting percentage in three sets. against teams that “They’re an excellent defensive team,” said head play great defense.” coach Chris Tamas. “When your touch is a little bit off CHRIS TAMAS HEAD COACH or you’re not always in system, it’s tough to score against teams that play great defense. That goes with any- by setter Jonni Parker, who thing out there. So, I felt like had 12 kills with no errors they had an excellent defen- on a .462 hitting percentage. sive match and we just strugAgainst Rutgers, the Illini

showed out on defense and on the serve, earning seven blocks on the match and scoring nine service aces in the three sets they played. Serving has been a focal point for Tamas during his three seasons at Illinois, and the team showed how valuable it could be against Rutgers. Senior outside hitter Jaqueline Quade had three aces in a row in the first set and senior middle blocker Ashlyn Fleming contributed four in a row in the second. In addition to her four aces, Fleming also got four blocks and six kills on an efficient .455 hitting percentage. Quade talked about what the team looked for from the service line. “Just to put a lot of pressure on (Rutgers),” Quade said. “Just kind of putting a constant pressure on any team we play, just (because) if we get an ace that’s great, but also tough serving usually helps with good results as far as what we’re getting back on our side of the net. I feel like against teams like this, we know we can kind of SEE BOUNCE BACK | 3B

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Giorgi Bezhanishvili and Ayo Dosunmu jump for an offensive rebound. Illinois faced Nicholls State at the State Farm Center on Nov. 5 and won 78-70.

Illinois looks ahead to Hawaii BY MILES POWERS-HUANG STAFF WRITER

After getting blitzed in the second half last Sunday at Arizona, Illinois is looking to bounce back following a week off. The Illini are adjusting to the presence of two big men on the court, and sophomore Giorgi Bezhanishvili is still trying to find his rhythm. Illinois’ struggles thus far stem from turnovers, which are affecting all aspects of its performance. Illinois welcomes Hawaii to town Monday night. The Rainbow Warriors will not be an easy out for the Illini.

Bezhanishvili’s slow start

After averaging 12.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game a season ago, Bezhanishvili was primed to be an All-Big Ten candidate heading into his sophomore year. Thus far, however, his production has slowed a bit, as the addition of freshman Kofi Cockburn has pushed Bezhanishvili to the power forward position. Playing farther from the basket has hurt both Bezhanishvili’s scoring and rebounding numbers, as he’s averaging just 8.7 points and 3.7 rebounds through three games to start the season. “I think the one thing that Giorgi has done is he’s such a team guy,” said head coach Brad Underwood. “He’s stepped out, he’s shot it great, he’s been shooting the cover off it in practice as well. The biggest challenge for him has been on the glass, going to rebound from out on the floor.” The sophomore is a good enough shooter to keep defenses honest, which makes playing him at the four feasible, but in order to get the most out of both Bezhanishvili and Cockburn, Underwood may need to stagger the two. Underwood knows the sophomore is too potent

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offensively to hold back, and he’s hoping to find the right lineup to accommodate Bezhanishvili as nonconference play rolls on. “Giorgi’s a proven scorer; Giorgi’s proven he can score no matter who’s defending him,” Underwood said. “We’d be foolish to not take advantage of that.”

Illini miscues

Underwood identified two key areas in which the Illini are struggling early on: not finding players open for layups and live-ball turnovers. In terms of moving the ball, Underwood feels the Illini are “over-dribbling” the ball, becoming too easy to defend in the half-court. To combat those struggles, Underwood wants his team to thread the needle early in the shot clock to keep opponents off balance. “We’re missing opportunities (for) first cutter layups, things we’ve always done in the past,” Underwood said. “We missed eight of them in the Arizona game, and it’s just simply a guy catching the ball and delivering a pass. We’re predetermining a little bit what we want to do.” Another area of struggle that is always a concern to any basketball team is limiting turnovers. Known for playing a fast-paced tempo, Underwood’s system will naturally breed more turnovers on average, but the Illini have been especially bad early on, turning the ball over 23 times against Nicholls State, 17 times against Grand Canyon and 22 times at Arizona. Frequently turning the ball over isn’t just hurting Illinois’ offense, it’s putting the defense in a vulnerable position as well, contributing greatly to the high scoring totals given up though the first three games. Arizona’s Nico Mannion was especially dangerous, pushcentage respectively. Illinois will compete next weekend in Maryland (13-15, 5-11) Friday and Ohio State (14-14, 7-9) Saturday. Sitting at 13-12, and 8-8 in the Big Ten, the Illini will look to keep over .500 in their last four matches.

use that skill we have against them pretty well.” Illinois also benefited from its even attack, as Quade and outside hitter Megan Cooney were tied for the team high in kills against Rutgers at 14 on a @brendyn_jones .400 and .333 hitting per- brendyn2@dailyillini.com

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Senior outside hitter Jacqueline Quade spikes the ball against two defenders. Illinois faced Penn State at Huff Hall on Friday.

ing the ball up the floor against numbers off of Illinois turnovers. “When you turn the basketball over, it skews literally every phase of the game,” Underwood said. “We gave up 26 points in transition; it’s pretty hard to be a good defensive team when you can’t contest a layup or (have) a live-ball turnover.”

Hawaii’s hot start

Underwood is certainly wary of the Rainbow Warriors heading into Monday night, as they are 3-1 so far this season. “We’ve got a very good Hawaii team coming in here, a team that is 3-1, coming off of a victory in their last game in which they shot the ball extremely well,” Underwood said. “They’re a team that has a very high skill set. They’ve got two wings that shoot the cover off of it.” Those two wings Underwood is referring to are most likely senior Eddie Stansberry and junior Samuta Avea. Stansberry has been especially effective thus far, averaging 20.0 points per game and shooting 50% from deep, while Avea is second on the team, averaging 12.5 points per game. The Rainbow Warriors possess good guard scoring and rare height for a midmajor program and should provide the Illini with a solid challenge. Through three games Illinois has not been impressive, letting two far less superior teams hang around for too long and then crumbling down the stretch against its one solid opponent. There is much to fix, but luckily for Illinois, the competition over the next two weeks should provide ample opportunities to work out the kinks and discover the team’s true identity. @MilesP_H milesp2@dailyillini.com

Hot off successful runs at the Fayetteville 25K at Arkansas and the Knoxville Challenger at Tennessee, Illinois senior Aleks Kovacevic was recently named to Team USA for the Master’U BNP Paribas Collegiate Tournament later this month in Grenoble, France. Kovacevic was selected by the US Tennis Association as one of three men’s collegiate players in the nation to participate in the tournament, held from Nov. 29-Dec. 1. Kovacevic will be joined on Team USA by Alexandre Rotsaert, a sophomore from Stanford University, and Keegan Smith, a junior from University of California, Los Angeles. The selection comes as no surprise to Kovacevic, who recently finished as the runner-up at the Fayetteville 25K late last month. His performance at Arkansas surprised more, however. “It was kind of unexpected,” Kovacevic said. “I was down pretty big in the first set in my first match. So making the final was kind of unexpected, (but it) was a good boost for this fall. I feel like I’ve had a decent fall, but nothing too special.” Something challenging about this tournament was the majority of the players Kovacevic faced were college graduates or semi-pro players. “I’m already building my pro ranking as I’m still in school, to set me up for when I graduate,” Kovacevic said. “This (tournament) was interesting. I’ve never been to Arkansas before, and it was cool because I actually got to travel with one of the guys here from Illinois. It was a cool experience.” Even though Kovacevic was far from Champaign, the New York-native has gotten used to playing

around the country. “If you play tennis a lot, you kind of naturally play on a lot of different surfaces, a lot of different conditions,” Kovacevic said. “So I’m kind of just used to that kind of diversity of playing in different places. It wasn’t really too much new, but it was a cool experience, I have good memories now in Fayetteville, making the final of the tournament.” Following the tournament in Arkansas, Kovacevic traveled to the University of Tennessee the following week for the annual Knoxville Challenger, held from Nov. 4-10. In the Round of 64, Kovacevic faced Japanese player Kaichi Uchida, currently ranked No. 282 in global ATP singles rankings, defeating him in straight sets, 7-5, 7-5. Kovacevic then moved on to the Round of 32, where he defeated American Bradley Klahn, ranked No. 107 in the same rankings, in three sets, 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4. Kovacevic continued to face American Sekou Bangoura, ranked No. 308, defeating him in three sets, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Kovacevic’s run was destined to end there, however, as he was defeated in the quarterfinals by American and eventual tournament champion Michael Mmoh in two sets, 4-6, 3-6. Kovacevic is looking forward to representing his nation in France though he saw his selection as unexpected. “I knew a little bit about the event, but I didn’t even think it was on my radar,” Kovacevic said. “But a player development coach reached out to me and asked me if I was interested in representing the U.S. in France. Now that (I’m) older and know how the world works a little more, it’ll be a really cool experience.” Kovacevic also mentioned his chemistry with the oth-

er two players, calling them two of his good friends. Kovacevic is also intensely preparing for the international tournament, using the recent competitions in Knoxville and Fayetteville as preparation. “Playing a lot of matches right before going to a trip like France will be really beneficial,” Kovacevic said. “We’re going a few days early, before the event actually starts, which is going to help with the time change, and getting situated with being in a new country. I’m a sleeper, so it’s gonna be a little bit of a tough transition.” Lastly, Kovacevic said he was honored to represent the U.S. at an international level. “I’m honored they selected me,“ Kovacevic said. “It’s three guys out of I don’t know how many in U.S. college tennis. It’s going to be interesting, because I don’t really know which other players are going to come from different countries, so I might know some of them.” “It’s going to be awesome,” he said. “I’ve traveled a lot around the world and seen a lot of places, but I’ve always represented myself in those tournaments, and now it’s gonna be representing the country, which is awesome. It’s an honor.” Kovacevic will also travel with the women’s players, including Alexa Graham of North Carolina, Jada Hart of UCLA and Michaela Gordon of Stanford. The squad will be coached by former Team USA and Boise State coach Greg Patton as well as UCLA women’s associate head coach Rance Brown. Team USA looks to secure its ninth title since first competing in the event in 2008, as well as seeking to grab another consecutive championship. lripani2@dailyillini.com

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Illinois’ Aleks Kovacevic returns the ball during the match against Duke at Atkins Tennis Center. Kovacevic will participate in the Master’U BNP Paribas Collegiate Tournament.

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shoots),” Fahey said. “In the first two quarters, we shot 17 contested shots that were early. That’s tough. So, what we were trying to do was get more ball movement so that we could get, what you would call an uncontested shot, and to try to pick up tempo.” Illinois State closed out the half on a 6-0 run and continued that run into the third quarter, making it 34-22 before Illinois scored again. The third quarter ended with a mid-range jump shot from Maggett for her 12th point of the quarter to put Illinois State up 53-35. The closest Illinois came to a comeback was in the beginning of the fourth quarter, when it cut the lead down to 10, behind a combined 12 points from guard Petra Holešínská and Myles. The Illini were unable to sustain the run though, and the Redbirds ended on top, 74-58.

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Sophomore guard J-Naya Ephraim drives in for a layup during Illinois’ game against Austin Peay at the State Farm Center. Illinois beat Austin Peay 76-62 on Wednesday.

Illinois will be back in action against the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff on Thursday night at the State Farm Center. Pine Bluff is 0-1 on the season, but has one game before they head to

Champaign. Holešínská discussed what the team has to take from its first loss. “You just have to learn from that, you know?” Holešínská said. “I would rather lose now than in Feb-

ruary or March. So, definitely we have to learn from this, bring it back on Monday, and win on Thursday.” @brendyn_jones brendyn2@dailyillini.com

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‘The King’ is excellent spin on Henry V BY RUKAYAH HUSSEIN STAFF WRITER

buzz factor: Stirring up quite a few mixed reactions and possessing some surprising elements, “The King” is not a film to be ignored. The film takes place at the beginning of the 15th century and follows the ascension of King Henry V to the throne of England. The movie, after being released in select theaters, is distributed by Netflix and available to stream now. It is full of recognizable faces, from production to the cast. Starring Timothée Chalamet as the young king, Robert Pattinson, Joel Edgerton and Sean Harris, the movie is shaped by great performances. The King focuses on Henry V, or Hal, as he is often referred to, and his acceptance of the role as king. At the beginning of the movie, Hal is a young, irresponsible party boy who wants nothing to do with his father, Henry IV, or the English monarchy. He spends his nights drinking and sleeping around and the days sleeping it off. His closest companion, portrayed by Edgerton, is his right-hand man. When on the brink of death, King Henry IV decidedly makes his second son Thomas his heir, as he believes Hal does not deserve or desire the crown. But when Hal shows up

and defeats a traitor to the king in a one-on-one battle, upstaging his brother and making a name for himself, he is brought back into the royal world. His brother is killed, and his father dies, so with the hope to be nothing like the previous king, he reluctantly takes the crown. His desire for peace is soon thwarted, as England quickly enters a war with France, and King Henry V’s loyalties and throne are tested. The film is based primarily on the many plays about the subject by William Shakespeare. Although much of the story is drawn from these works, there are still elements that will stand out and surprise audiences. It is dark, with a monochromatic color scheme and equally several musical scores. There are mud-soaked battles in chainmail appropriate for the time period to look forward to as well. Overall, with dark lighting and the historical atmosphere, the movie is one you want to watch cuddled up in the dark this winter. Chalamet assumes the role of the famous English monarch, with ambition both as an actor and a royal. Upon the first impression, the casting of Chalamet as King Henry V feels a bit confusing, for he is known as this young heartthrob that doesn’t really look battle-ready. However, you quickly realize he is the perfect actor to portray this

reluctant king, proving himself through his acting and actions he is the worthy king of England. Pattinson plays the French prince, and The Dauphin has become a favorite for people online. Donning a silly blond wig and a hilarious French accent, the English-speaking Frenchie is bringing both the action and humor. His appearances in the film are enjoyable to watch and are a valid reason for watching it altogether. He is definitely not someone you want to miss. Edgerton plays Sir John Falstaff, Hal’s friend and an important ally on the battlefield. Edgerton is both very familiar but unrecognizable in the murky atmosphere and unkempt costumes. Although John Falstaff is a fictional character created by Shakespeare, he is quite changed from the plays to the film. He is given a more heroic part to play, one that ultimately solidifies the king’s dynasty. The movie, directed by David Michôd, is a great one to watch at least once, and maybe not again, if you’re ever bored scrolling through Netflix. Audiences don’t have to be knowledgable about Shakespeare or the history, as it is an excellently concise story in a much larger segment of time. rukayah2@readbuzz.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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Industrial Donut and CASA Event

 7 a.m.-1 p.m.  Industrial Donut, 501 Commerce Drive, Savoy  Prices vary Champaign County CASA is partnering with Industrial Donut to honor 25 years of giving CASA kids a voice in our community. No coupon is necessary. Simply mention CASA at checkout and 20% of sales will go directly to sponsoring CASA kids with an Advocate for the year.

Champaign Joint Town Hall

 5-6:30 p.m.  45 E. University Ave., Champaign  Free State Sen. Scott Bennett and State Rep. Carol Ammons will provide a legislative update from the fall veto session at their joint town hall meeting.

Queer Clothing Swap

 2-5 p.m.  University of Illinois Women’s Resources Center, 616 E. Green St., Suite 202, Champaign  Free Stop by the Women’s Resources Center to pick up some gender-affirming and queer clothes from your local RSOs. Feel free to donate and bring home clothes. There will be a wide variety of apparel for people all over the gender spectrum.

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Nick Ailes at Wicked Rascal Barbershop

 4-6 p.m.  Wicked Rascal Barbershop, 218 W. Main St., Urbana  Normal costs apply Come into Wicked Rascal Barbershop to see Nick Ailes, a singer and songwriter. His style of blending folk, Americana, blues, bluegrass, country and fingerstyle guitar is worth the trip. PHOTO COURTESY OF IMDB

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Books to Prisoners

 6:30 p.m.  608 S. Wright St., Room 200 D, Urbana  Free Do you like books? Do you like philanthropy? Do you like donating books for a good cause? Join English Student Council for its first philanthropy event of the semester: Books to Prisoners. Participants will be clearing out the bins and sorting out which books will be donated.

Open Scene StorySlam: Stories from Local Immigrants

 6 p.m.  Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana  Free In conjunction with the BELONGING(S) Exhibition, come to an Open Scene StorySlam, where you’ll hear stories from local immigrants about identity, memory and the meaning of home. Open Scene Urbana is a downtown showcase of poetry, spoken word, music, stories and artistic expression designed to promote community, creativity and connections.

Afro-Latin Fusion Party

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Elsinore drops multifaceted new album BY CAROLINA GARIBAY STAFF WRITER

buzz factor: New. Refreshing. Needed. Among several others, these are a few words that describe Champaign-Urbana based band Elsinore’s new album, “A Life in the 21st Century,” encompasses. In 40 minutes, Elsinore shares with listeners an in-depth critique of society, exploring feelings and emotions human beings experience daily. Elsinore plays with a variety of sounds, borrowing characteristics from different genres and adding their own twist on them to create a distinct sound and a cohesive album. The album begins on a strong note with “How Could You…?,” which immediately grabs your attention, letting you know Elsinore is not playing around with this album. This song exudes nostalgia, and you can’t help but think about those summer nights where you were hanging out with friends, unable to stop laughing about a stupid joke one of you made. It sounds familiar yet new and unlike anything else at the same time. In “Turn It On,” Elsinore reveals its classic rock side, introducing the song with heavy drums and guitar. The vocals on the verses follow the rock theme, sounding like a mix of singing and light screaming that wouldn’t

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Champaign-Urbana pop-rock band Elsinore released its new album “Life in the 21st Century” Saturday. The album combines qualities from many genres to create a unique and emotional sound.

work if this song didn’t have the heavy drums and guitar to accompany the vocals. The song’s chorus is the strongest part of “Turn It On” and will definitely be stuck in your head, which is not a bad thing at all. At first listen, “The Human Condition” sounds like a feelgood song, but once the lyrics sink in, you’ll discover Elsinore is actually critiquing society in this song. The

true meaning of “The Human Condition” is at first masked by the fast, upbeat music, mirroring the common practice of ignoring or covering up society’s flaws. After looking deeper into society, however, listeners will find, as Elsinore says in the song, “we’re wired to take what we want, and we hate when we can’t,” and “everything you want is half of what you need.” “Everybody Knows” takes

a step back from the fastpaced nature of the first few songs, with the vocals almost sounding like a whisper that can’t help but slow down your mind for a second. The song catches the listener off-guard though, picking up abruptly and giving listeners the dramatic peak they were hoping for. “O” was first released as a single and takes on a more chill, acoustic vibe, which is

song builds, the echo effect fades and the song takes on a more rock vibe, similar to “Turn It On.” The song’s transition from soft to more intense could parallel the feelings people experience when wondering why they can’t be with a certain person. Elsinore sings, “Don’t we belong together?” and “I just can’t stand the thought of being alone” in the chorus, thoughts that anyone who has ever felt lonely before can probably relate to. In “Leave Behind a City Life,” Elsinore urges someone to leave behind a toxic life and find a better one. Though the song sounds as if it’s directed toward a specific person, Elsinore could be talking to any listeners who might be living a dangerous life, advising them to “leave behind a city life, all the lights and the sound.” “Walking Around at Night” and “Resolution 9” conclude the album on a strong note, with “Walking Around at Night” being more upbeat and “Resolution 9” being more chill and exuding a mysterious and ominous vibe. We don’t exactly get that energetic, lively ending that many of the other songs had with “Resolution 9,” but as established early on in this album, Elsinore doesn’t seem to be too concerned with following any types of rules.

slightly underwhelming following a series of more hardcore songs. “Pressure Points” was another one of Elsinore’s weak spots on this album, not living up to the strength of the earlier songs. Elsinore redeems itself with “This Heart Gets Lonely,” which makes a statement many people can relate to. The song’s echoing vocals in its introduction add a new layer to the song, and as the garibay5@readbuzz.com

‘Jamnesty’ benefit concert rocks out for refugees

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Grand Ambassador, top center and bottom right, and Aquila, top right and top left, perform at Jamnesty, a concert in support of Amnesty International, at the Cooperative in Urbana Friday. Proceeds from the benefit concert will go to the East Central Illinois Refugee Mutual Assistance Center, an organization dedicated to helping refugees in the Champaign area through translation, administrative services, education and advocacy.

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