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Climate change affects Midwest BY OLIVIA WELSHANS STAFF WRITER

A team of Midwestern experts led by a University professor has released a report about the threat climate change poses for the Great Lakes region. “Changes to climate are having a huge impact on our pocket books — on our lives — and it is important people recognize that,” said Donald Wuebbles, professor in LAS and team leader. The Great Lakes region includes portions of eight U.S. states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, as well as the Canadian province of Ontario. The region is home to over 34 million people and supports one of the world’s largest economies, housing industries such as fishing, tourism, agriculture and industrial manufacturing, all of which will be affected by climate change, according to the report. Wuebbles was asked by the Environmental Law and Policy Center and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs to lead the team of experts from the Great Lakes region to produce the report. Earth scientists, atmospheric scientists, biologists, hydrologists, engineers and other experts contributed to the report. Wuebbles said their work mainly meant to look at the U.S. portion of the Great Lakes region, but two Canadian scientists were also involved. Some of the threats detailed in the report include increased air temperatures, heavy precipitation and flooding, extreme weather and decreased crop yields. Wuebbles said a 20 percent decrease in corn and soybean yields could be seen by mid-century. According to the report, precipitation could rise by 10 to 40 percent, overloading water treatment infrastructure, increasing sewer overflows and the quantity of waterborne viruses flowing into streams, rivers and Lake Michigan. People living in urban areas, like Chicago, will SEE MIDWEST | 3A

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Students and other community members gather on the Main Quad for a vigil honoring the New Zealand shooting victims on March 28. The event featured many speakers from the Muslim community and the University.

Vigil commemorates victims BY GRACE MALONEY STAFF WRITER

News of the terror attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand on March 15, killing 50 people who were attending weekly Friday prayer, did not take long to reach the University community. Muslim groups all around the University community came together on March 28, two weeks after the attacks, for a solidarity vigil at Anniversary Plaza outside the Illini Union to commemorate and pray for the victims and their families. Marihah Muhsinah was one of the speakers at the vigil. Muhsinah, sophomore in LAS and social media chair for the Underrepresented Muslims and Minorities

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nah was one of the speakers at the vigil. “For the vigil, one thing we had is we printed out the names and pictures of all the victims and little stories about them,” said Aminah Bilal, senior in LAS and secretary of the Muslim Student Association. “They had a kid, this is how old they were, they were a professor or something or a doctor. When I was reading them I was like, ‘Wow these people are actual people,’ obviously, as anyone is, like you and me.” Despite the pouring rain during the second half of the vigil, Bilal said the turnout was great. “Even the chancellor and his wife were able to come,” Bilal said. “We also had the

campus police chief make an appearance and the vice chancellor.” Bilal said it was nice to see the University make a statement and show Muslim students on campus they are supporting them, especially in tragic events such as this shooting. Seeing the University’s support helped her feel safe as a student as well. “I thought it was very important that we come together as a community, acknowledge the tragedy that happened and the very particular way that certain individuals, particularly people that are Muslim, were targeted in a very intentional way,” said Ross Wantland, director of Diversity and Social Justice Education and a speaker at the

vigil. Wantland said the first thing people should do is listen to what their Muslim friends might need at this time. “It’s such a massive tragedy that sometimes we don't realize the ways that that’s going to impact everyone day to day, even though we’re across the globe from New Zealand. So just even asking, ‘How are you doing?’ and checking in with people (can be helpful),” Wantland said. Following the New Zealand attacks, some organizations, such as the Central Illinois Mosque and Islamic Center in Urbana, initiated extra safety measures. SEE VIGIL | 3A

GEO petitions against UI support for ICE BY DANIEL RENTERIA STAFF WRITER

On March 10, the Graduate Employees’ Organization Solidarity Committee shared on their Facebook page a petition calling for the University to end their support for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol on the basis of these organization’s “racist immigration policies.” The shared petition is directed specifically to the Career Center, Student Affairs and the Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute. The petition references a National Public Radio report on documents collected by the American Civil Liberties Union, which exposed how migrants were abused physically, sexually and psychologically by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. According to the petition, “The University of Illinois Career Services and Student Affairs should stop hosting job postings for the Border Patrol and for all other agencies involved in the abuse of migrants. In addition, (UI) should cease partnering with the (Department of Homeland Security) and providing research and technological support

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Advocates, said she clearly remembers the Friday morning she found out what happened. “It hit me hard because we have a mosque here very close to campus, so I always go to Friday prayers,” Muhsinah said. “So the thought that this could have happened to me, or this could have happened to anyone in my family who goes to the mosque every Friday to pray, it kind of gets you in a way that you don’t expect.” Muslim groups all around the University community came together on March 28, two weeks after the attacks, for a solidarity vigil at Anniversary Plaza outside the Illini Union to commemorate and pray for the victims and their families. Muhsi-

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vice advising,’ which means that if a student isn’t sure where to start, we encourage them to come in and see us so we can help them figure out what they need and where to find resources,” Ivy said in an email. However, last semester, the English department’s advising office had only one adviser to assist more than 500 students. According to Ivy, in the fall there were about 400 appointments made with current students. “The English department normally has two full-time academic (advisers) on staff, and that’s ideal,” Ivy said. “It just happened that because of the timing of the search and

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the relative slowness of all bureaucratic processes, it took us until early in the spring semester to have a new (adviser) in place.” During the fall semester, the English advising office opened up more appointment times during its busiest periods as well as more advising via email, according to Ivy. Keshia Atkins is the newest addition to the advising team. Ivy states there were no impediments when hiring a replacement. “We were helped in the search process by members of our own business office and by staff in the College of LAS,” Ivy said. Caitlin Lopez-Battung, sophomore in LAS, lvelaz20@dailyillini.com

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25 employment offers revoked BY KIMBERLY BELSER STAFF WRITER

The University of Illinois System withdrew 25 job offers following background checks last year, with seven job applicants having their offers revoked at the Urbana-Champaign campus. The background checks were made according to the guidelines of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which is in accordance with the federal law. Before any background checks are conducted, however, a job applicant must first provide consent to the system’s vendor, HireRight, responsible for the checks before they are initiated. The FCRA requires that the candidates are provided with notifications concerning the background checks. The price of these checks averages to be 34 dollars. “At Urbana, we had only two contingent offers of regular civil service employment rescinded, and 5 contingent offers for temporary, extra help employment rescinded,” said Deborah Stone, executive director of Human Resources Policy and Administration, in an email. An annual report presented to the Board of Trustees on March 13 by UI System associate vice president and chief Human Resources officer Jami Painter, stated 4,569 background checks were conducted for UI within 12 months. Job offers are dependent on successful completion of the background check process. They are utilized

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Number of employment offers revoked • • • •

Entirety of offers: 13,066 Entirety of offers revoked: 25 Percentage of revoked offers: 0.2 percent Faculty: Chicago-1, Springfield-0, Urbana-0, System-0 • Academic Professional: Chicago-1, Springfield-0, Urbana-0, System-0 • Civil Service: Chicago-8, Springfield-0, Urbana-2, System-0 • Other-Chicago-6, Springfield-0, Urbana-5, System-0 This data was presented at the Board of Trustees meeting on March 13. The slides were provided by Jami Painter, associate vice president and chief human resources officer of the University of Illinois System. CASSIDY BRANDT THE DAILY ILLINI

for both job applicants and individuals who are already employed by the UI System transitioning into positions that are “security sensitive and critical,” according to the report. “The 25 offers withdrawn represent .2 percent of the total number of background checks conducted (13,066) in the 12-month reporting period. An offer may be withdrawn if the criminal conviction has

a nexus to the duties and responsibilities of the position sought,” Painter said in an email. A “finding” in an individual’s record does not mean the applicant will not be hired, according to the report. The Hiring Risk Assessment Review Committee reviews the records of the applicants who possess a criminal background, considering elements such

as their prior work history, the length of time since conviction, as well as whether there is a connection between the conviction and the job they applied for. The committee then makes recommendations on final hiring decisions for faculty, both specialized and tenured, and a designated senior administrative officer makes the final decision.

“ Well, obviously the safety of University students and employees is one of the highest priorities of the University,” said Thomas Hardy, executive director of University Relations. “This is just one element of the things that the University can do to try and ensure that level of safety to the best of its ability.” kbelser2@dailyillini.com

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ICE to these agencies.” “We are dedicated to giving all students a wide variety of employment options to explore. Individual students determine which employers and opportunities may or may not align with their diverse talents, values and interests,” said Jennifer Neef, director of the Career Center. Robin Kaler, associate chancellor for Public Affairs, said in an email the CIRI has never worked with ICE or the U.S. Border Patrol; however, the CIRI is funded by DHS and has two individuals on the external advisory board who are a part of DHS. In the Facebook post made by the GEO’s Solidarity Committee, they shared a similar sentiment to the petition when referring to the Border Patrol as a “racist and abusive organization,” as well as the “human rights abuses” by ICE, the Border Patrol and the DHS. GEO’s Solidarity Committee said its union stands in solidarity with all workers and many Mexican migrants are coming to the U.S. because of the country’s economic policies. “ICE holds approximately 42,000 people in inhumane and cruel detention centers every day. People, including young children, have died in ICE custody, and between 2014 and 2018 there have been over 5,800 allegations of sexual abuse of children at the hands of ICE and border patrol,” the committee said. Along with supporting this petition, the GEO declared themselves a sanctuary union last year, committed to support members regardless of race or citizenship status and announced they will not cooperate with ICE. drente2@dailyillini.com

“I’d say overall, even if it’s very minute, there has been an impact, and hopefully it can grow from there,” Muhsinah said. Muhsinah said she feels lucky to be a student at the University because the school has a large, diverse Muslim population. “Just by virtue of the fact that this is such a diverse community we have here, I always feel welcome and supported,” Muhsinah said. In Muhsinah’s words in her speech at the vigil, “Whether you believe in Islam or not, whether you believe in God or not, please, be just in your actions, realize the privileges you hold, work to better society for your fellow humans and highlight the voices of those who are not listened to, those who are told they are not worthy. Because then, and only then, will we be able to achieve such a place where all can live together without bigotry or violence.”

“We have taken some security measures, and the main reason is to help our people and the community at large,” said Marwan Yousef, head of safety and security at CIMIC, the local mosque. Yousef said the Urbana police department was generous in providing a policeman and squad car for two hours during Friday prayer every week to help people feel more at ease. “We cannot thank Urbana enough … the smallest of the ranks to the highest of the ranks,” Yousef said. “The mayor of Urbana was absolutely superior as well. Everybody showed interest and they fully supported us.” Muhsinah said many people have reached out from the C-U community. There are interfaith councils from the YMCA that have made efforts to reach out to Mus- gnm2@dailyillini.com lim students on campus.

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experience heat waves and summer air pollution events which increase risk for heatrelated illness, respiratory diseases and death. Extremely warm days will increase and extremely cold days will decrease for states bordering the Great Lakes, especially in southern parts of the region. Wuebbles said

increased air temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns will cause habitat conditions, soil moisture and other conditions to shift, driving some wildlife species northward and others westward. Anna Dirkswager, climate and energy policy advisor at The Nature Conservancy, said in an email she found the study to be a critical warning message to take action before it’s too late. The Nature Conservancy is a national non-

profit organization, which aims to protect natural sites across the nation. Dirkswager said Midwest chapters of the organization are forming strategies to take on climate change related problems in the Great Lakes region. Her organization is working on utilizing natural working lands as a means of removing carbon from the atmosphere. Midwest chapters are implementing conservation efforts and mitigating greenhouse gases through strong bipartisan pub-

lic policy, Dirkswager said. “More and more, we are witnessing the impacts of a warming planet — take this year’s flooding and its impact to agriculture throughout the Midwest — we are all seeing firsthand the localized effects of climate change, and we need to start talking about our concerns and connecting with our neighbors on solutions,” Dirkswager said. A recent study found more than 70 percent of Americans

think climate change is in effect. Dirkswager said she is encouraged by the number of voices calling for action to address climate change at both the state and federal level. “Investing in a clean energy future is not a partisan issue; it’s an issue on which every one of our future’s will depend,” Dirkswager said. okw2@dailyillini.com

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Innovative students showcase talent at Tech Nest BY ANNABELLE BARNETT CONTRIBUTING WRITER

AARP's technology lab, The Tech Nest, at Research Park is a space where student contractors work on groundbreaking, technology-focused projects to answer some of society's biggest problems, including enhancing the lives of aging populations. AARP is a nonprofit organization that strives to benefit those who are aging with innovative solutions. The Tech Nest opened in 2016 and functions as the rapid prototyping arm of AARP, benefiting from the University's student population and its resources. Currently, there are 16 student contractors working there. The Tech Nest's collaboration has created opportunities for students to apply the skills they have learned to real-world scenarios. Celine Brookover, senior in Business, works at the Tech Nest as a marketing and communications intern. She believes in the strong benefits of the projects that the student contractors create. “The Tech Nest aims to apply technology that would mostly be applicable to millennials and instead figures out how aging populations can use it,” Brookover said. While some projects are more member-facing, like the future augmented reality project, others are for internal development. Some student contractors are currently working on Amazon

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Sarah Woody tries on glasses for a recent augmented reality project at AARP’s technology lab, The Tech Nest, in Research Park. AARP is a nonprofit organization that strives to benefit those who are aging with innovative solutions.

Alexa skills that would be beneficial to the success of the members. This project aims to explore the benefits that the Amazon Alexa could have for older generations and be a segue to other technological skills. Internal development projects include those that help employees analyze the data they collect. Katrina Montreal, senior in FAA, has recently been working on a project for augmented

reality. Augmented reality is similar to virtual reality in that it can be translated into wearing a pair of glasses or other types of technology. Montreal works with a team of two other people. As the designer, her job is to design the experience as well as the visuals the audience would see. The two other members of the team work in computer science and engineering. “They program the visu-

als I put in to complete the actual task,” Montreal said. Montreal's goal for the project is to work toward creating a possible future application for augmented reality. This could include having biometrics data saved and possibly being able to digitally talk to a doctor, which then could lead to having an in-home diagnosis. Aging populations could potentially communicate with doctors without leav-

week in the summer. About once a week, the teams meet with a senior lead from corporate. At the end of each semester, there is a presentation about the progress made. Miranda Kemp, director of the Tech Nest, oversees the projects and works with AARP to identify which projects student contractors will work on and create prototypes for. While Kemp works to identify different projects, she also works with business partners at the Washington D.C. headquarters to find the right student contractors. “They will come to me with requests, and I will review those requests and figure out what is a good fit and what’s not,” Kemp said. While the Tech Nest’s projects are geared toward helping aging populations, they benefit all ages. A past project that was originally geared toward adult volunteers who worked with children proved more beneficial to young children. Overall, these projects benefit people of all ages whether directly or indirectly. The Tech Nest's ingenuity and success are in part dependent on its student contractors from the University. “There is a lot of student talent here at the University of Illinois, and the Tech Nest uses this talent for good,” Brookover said.

ing their home. This could work if most people in the future had access to Google Glasses or Microsoft HoloLens, which is the technology they are currently using Student contractors are assigned projects at the beginning of each semester and work on them as the term progresses. The students work for 10 to 15 hours each week during the fall and spring terms, and 40 hours a afb2@dailyillini.com

Campus brand representatives are social media savvy BY JARED EBANKS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Social media continues to change today’s marketing sphere, and, as a result, companies are employing social media savvy college students to influence campuses. The Black Sheep is a satirical website and newspaper that has branches in several colleges across the country, and its media and marketing sector is aimed toward college students. The Black Sheep’s use of social media to market to students is vital. To reach colleges and universities, they use campus influencers. The organization’s influencers use social media as a form of advertising to their fellow classmates. A major source of their marketing comes from housing and apartment facilities around campus, showcasing both new and existing housing options. Jess Gosswein, sophomore in LAS, is currently a campus influencer for The Black Sheep and is a member of the marketing team for Seven 07. “Companies go to Black Sheep, and they ask for them to find students to campaign

for them,” she said. Gosswein advertises housing options to over 2,700 of her Instagram followers. “Basically, we post pictures that promote their campaign sales and get people to sign with them,” Gosswein said. For Gosswein, becoming a campus influencer was simple. She had already been aware of The Black Sheep and their presence on campus. “Black Sheep posted on their Instagram story, and then I applied through there,” Gosswein said. “I had a couple of phone interviews, and once I was hired they created a GroupMe for all influencers around the United States.” The Black Sheep has about 500 campus influencers around the country, Gosswein said. She estimated that there are about five or six campus influencers at the University. Campus influencers for The Black Sheep use Instagram as their marketing platform. Posts usually consist of apartment amenities, special lease-signing promotions and gift card giveaways. Gosswein said the oppor-

tunity has allowed her to exercise her business skills and creativity. It has also helped her to meet various individuals on and off campus. Alaina Halsey, The Black Sheep’s national influence manager, helps recruit and hire campus influencers around the United States. Having college students utilize social media as a way to market to their peers allows for The Black Sheep to have a certain niche in the marketplace. “Our business is surrounded around college students because they relate best to themselves,” Halsey said. Many current full-time Black Sheep employees also started off as campus influencers or interns, meaning there are employment opportunities within the company after graduation. Although The Black Sheep has a large presence on campus, other companies also employ student brand representatives. Ariana Afonso, sophomore in LAS, is currently a brand representative for Pura Vida, a bracelet and jewelry company based in California. However, all of their jewel-

ry is made by native Costa Rican artists and designers. Afonso first learned about the company back home from friends, and her current roommate often wears their bracelets. Like Gosswein, Afonso relies heavily on Instagram to promote the product to over 1,800 followers. “I post about their products or any promotions that they have,” she said. “And then I get a commission based on the sales that I get.” Afonso’s sorority influenced her to apply to be a brand representative for the financial and experiential benefits. “A lot of people in my sorority are brand representatives, and they always look so involved through events,” she said. Afonso supports Pura Vida’s ethical business model and is appreciative of the real-world experience. As a STEM major, she also enjoys being a brand representative. “I’m on the pre-med track and it gives you a little break to do something more fun and not as time-consuming,” PHOTO COURTESY OF JESSICA GOSSWEIN Afonso said. Jessica Gosswein smiles during the Seven 07 Campaign at the jaredde2@dailyillini.com

Seven 07 leasing office. Gosswein said the opportunity has allowed her to exercise her business skills and creativity.

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Nisi Sturgis revamps theater department

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Nisi Sturgis, a new assistant professor in FAA, is a nominee for a Screen Actors Guild Award. Nisi’s professional acting experience has led her to direct an all-female cast play at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts. BY ZULEMA HERRERA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Nisi Sturgis was a performer at an early age. Her parents tell the story of how she sang “I’m a Little Teapot” to her daycare but replaced the line “tip me over and pour me out” with “sock it to me baby, let it hang all out!” Sturgis, a new assistant professor in FAA, said she knew her passions early and never doubted her actions or feared the unknown. Before starting her tenure track at the University, Sturgis was an actress. She said the projects she was proudest of told the stories of people who are often overlooked. She was in a traveling piece “Disgraced,” which was written by Ayad Akhtar and won a Pulitzer Prize in Drama. Sturgis said the story is

“cathartic and powerful,” telling the story of a Pakistani corporate lawyer who denies his Muslim heritage and rejects aid to a man wrongfully convicted of terrorism. “Being a part of this play that brought these things up actually helped people and helped us brace ourselves,” Sturgis said. Her pull to the University was connected to Kirsten Pullen, professor in FAA and the first female head of the theater department, as well as a fellow mother. She showed Sturgis how the department could be a reliable home. Sturgis said Pullen not only brought her into the program but also helped her stay here. Sturgis had one overarching theme as she taught her students: to help them get outside of themselves and

figure out what matters. Erica Hernandez, a graduate of the FAA program and teaching assistant for Sturgis, said Sturgis is a kind, generous person who she learned a lot from. She said she admires Sturgis’ freedom to take on other projects away from the University as “essential to the foundation of training that is happening here.” Alexis Walker, senior in FAA, said she appreciates Sturgis’ teaching method. Part of Sturgis’ job was “making everyone feel like their voices were heard,” she said. “She talks to us like we’re already getting work in this business,” Walker said. The structure of her classroom follows what Sturgis called “Black Technique,” which she described as pro-

moting a “collective tribe” who “live now together.” The tribe is meant to connect these students and find themselves in the arena of empathy. Sturgis brings up student Gabe Herzog, junior inFAAandLAS,asanexample of how this helps get students to “connect to their voice and be passionate about sharing something”. Herzog said he displayed his voice through something called an offering. This meant sharing anything personal or inspirational. Herzog said he printed pictures of transgender people who were murdered in 2017. He said these offerings succeeded in “bringing more awareness to class about things that I care about.” In addition to these offerings, Sturgis did a recent project with the students

regarding the theme of the immigrant experience called the Anna Deavere Smith Project, inspired by Deavere’s journalistic skills of interviewing people with a specific theme. They had to interview various immigrants found throughLaCasaCulturalLatina and give a performance of their way life. “It was very difficult for them,” Sturgis said. “Appropriation is a very tricky thing.” Trel Crawford, junior in FAA, said he found the experience enlightening. “She really wanted us to think of it in an abstract way — to expand our mind and imagination as an artist,” Crawford said. Sturgis said while she was ambitious growing up, she had many difficulties to overcome. Her parents were

splitting up, and her father passed away. She was called a tomboy and weird. “Theater was a place where I felt like I was valued for my humanity,” Sturgis said. As a person of many homes and a person who has left impressions on many people around campus, she decided to stay at the University. She started by teaching the stories behind her characters and now is working with the brilliant staff and students. “There’s a lot of fear that I feel especially for the students and people throughout their lives of like, ‘What if I’m making a bad decision? What if I’m going the wrong way?’”Sturgissaid.“Ifyou’rea good person, no matter what decision you make, you make it good.” zherre2@dailyillini.com

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OPINIONS THE DAILY ILLINI EDITORIAL

Unsafe driving is unacceptable

state trooper adge, covered ith the black erald Ellis, a rip of mourning. 36-year-old Illi-

nois State Trooper, was killed last Saturday near Libertyville when a wrong-way driver struck his squad car. Ellis is the 16th state trooper to be hit in Illinois this year and the third to die from his injuries. Just three days prior to the accident involving Ellis, Trooper Brooke Jones-Story was fatally wounded after being hit by a semi-truck while she was inspecting a separate vehicle. In January, Trooper Christopher Lambert was killed at the scene of a threecar pile-up when another vehicle hit him. These deaths are completely unacceptable. While the death of any law enforcement officer in the line of duty is tragic, traffic fatalities such as these should not happen. Ever. Yes, in an ideal world no one would die from anything, especially not cops and especially not in car accidents. Even in this world — which is far from ideal — these deaths seem consummately avoidable, pointless even. For these brave souls to

have patrolled our communities, facing dangerous criminals, keeping the peace and enforcing laws, only to be killed by some distracted or wrong-way driver is completely untenable. Is this the payment for years of service and protection? It’s a slap in the face to the family members of these heroes and an insult to their memories. In the words of Trooper Ellis’ sister-in-law Tabitha, “People need to under-

stand and be aware of their actions at all times because one moment of distraction can devastate an entire family.” No police officer should have to worry about being hit by a car while doing their job. Officers have enough potentially life-threatening situations to occupy their attention without having to think about some moron not paying attention to the road. If our roads are so haz-

ardous that the women and men ensuring the safety of these roads can’t even do their jobs without getting hurt or dying, how can the average citizen be safe? When a person gets behind the wheel of a car, they need to give the road their full attention. They need to realize they hold their own life, the lives of those in the car with them and those on the road beside them in their hands. Hands

Don’t be the next driver to have to live with the knowledge that because of them, some little girl has to grow up without her father, a man doesn’t have his mother at his wedding or a woman loses her best friend. Don’t be the reason spouses are freed from their wedding vows, siblings are separated forever or parents are left childless. Don’t be the cause of the pain and suffering of dozens just so you can “LOL” at a text from a friend. To all our men and women in blue out there: Be safe, and always come home at the end of the day. To motorists: Pay attenCHANTAL VACA THE DAILY ILLINI tion to the road. Whenever you see emergency as full as these have no room lights or hear sirens, give left for cell phones or french the officers as much space fries and have no business as possible to do their jobs. being anywhere but on Most importantly don’t do the steering wheel. Drivanything that may negaers must leave attempts tively impact your focus of multitasking to those while driving. You’d think not operating large metal it would be common sense, boxes hurtling down the especially with all the interstate. advertisements and media The consequences of the coverage, but clearly people tiniest moment of inatten- need to be reminded. Well, tion can tear families apart how’s the deaths of three and leave whole communi- Illinois heroes in as many ties reeling. months for a reminder?

Trump has not been exonerated AGASTYA BHATIA COLUMNIST

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Tell your mom you love her time you cried or had a nightmare; being your COLUMNIST friend when your friends weren’t being nice, gave you the gift of agape. hen’s the last Your mom chose your time you told life over her own life. She your mom you chose your life over her love her? Do you know own comfort, over her what love is? own free time, over her That word, “love,” is own bank account —let’s tossed around pretty be real, we’re expensive— casually. I love Burt’s and over her own peace Bees chapstick, my friend of mind. loves working out and my People often think of brother loves aviation, love as a feeling. I hate to but when’s the last time break it to you, but love is you said you loved some- anything but that. Rathone, not something? er, love is a conscious, What did it mean to continual choice. Think you? about it. What’s more Love is often thought powerful: a compulsion of in a romantic context: or a decision? eros. Our culture’s infatLook at the relationuation with this kind of ships in your own life. love, however, tends to Compare them with the overshadow the three love your mother has other, equally important shown you. Does that kinds of love: affection, love even come close? Is friendship and, the high- there true, self-giving, est, agape. unconditional love in You’ve probably heard the relationships outside of the first three loves of your family? If not, it I mentioned. Agape, may be time to reassess. though? By the way, proI don’t think any of us nounce it like you’re will ever understand how speaking Spanish. You’re much our moms love us doing great. until we have our own Agape is the pinnacle of collicky, fussy, messy, love any person can ever wonderful babies. Until achieve. It is uncondithen, try to wrap your tional and self-sacrificial. head around how many It exists regardless of the conscious decisions full circumstances in which a of love went into your person finds themself. upbringing. Even if you haven’t Call your mom on a heard of agape before regular basis. Tell her now, I promise you’ve you love her. The simexperienced it in some ple fact of your existence way before. You were is proof that love is, in brought into the world fact, real, powerful and enveloped by it. tangible. Your mother, by carryHave a lovely Moms ing you; delivering you; weekend. raising you; putting her life on hold for you; getEllen is a sophomore in LAS. ting up with you every ellenmb2@dailyillini.com ELLEN BARCZAK

wo years into his role as a special counsel to the Department of Justice, Robert Mueller has finally released his much-awaited report on the Trump campaign. Vaguely summarized by Attorney General William Barr, the document exonerated the president of allegations of collusion with Russia. Barr’s proclamation of the president’s innocence was hailed as a high point of the Trump administration — a telling standard for a less-than-flawless presidential track record. Regardless of what the president’s Twitter account might suggest, however, the report has not cleared him of all wrongdoing. Whether or not President Trump could be guilty of obstructing justice is a question that remains largely unanswered, as Barr’s conclusion on the matter appears to be based on nebulous language used in the Mueller report. A former head of the FBI, Mueller was brought in as a special counsel in 2017 to investigate two main points of interest: the Trump

campaign’s alleged collusion with Russia and the president’s engagement in obstructing justice. It is important to note links between Trump and Russia were already being investigated by then-FBI Director James Comey for a year, until the president asked for his resignation. Mueller’s report was supposed to be a confidential document meant for the attorney general, who has promised to eventually release it to the public, unlike the public document Kenneth Starr put together regarding President Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky. However, the legitimacy of Barr’s impartiality is easy to question. A Trump nominee, Barr was originally tapped to be President Trump’s defense lawyer against the special counsel investigation. Furthermore, Barr has been publicly critical of the Mueller investigation, doubting its bipartisan nature and denouncing the need to explore TrumpRussia connections at all. While Barr has always been a well-respected figure on both sides of the political aisle in Washington, his historical support for President Trump might indicate the need to take his conclu-

sions drawn from the Mueller report with caution — specifically those regarding obstruction of justice. In a strongly worded memo sent to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in 2018, Barr decried the obstruction allegations as “fatally misconceived” and “potentially disastrous” for the administration. Clearly, Barr had well-defined opinions on the matter far before Mueller was able to submit all the facts to him, pointing toward a suspicious lack of fairness in his summary. According to Barr’s summary, Mueller writes, “While this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.” Within reasonable doubt, it seems as though Mueller is not coming to an exact conclusion. While it wasn’t outside of Barr’s purview to make a decision regarding this for Mueller, his credibility should be called into question. This blatant disregard for the pursuit of justice and truth points toward an overarching problem with the Trump administration: a flagrant disrespect for democracy itself. Not being explicitly guilty of interfering with the American electoral system, the global

standard for democracy, is not a “win” but the bare minimum expected of the leader of the free world. Of course, for those who blindly follow Trump’s populist messages of imaginary economic gains and an immigrant-free America, he can do no wrong. For all the deception, attacks on the press and disrespect toward anyone who doesn’t look and think like him, they will still have him sign their bibles and cheer while he straddles their flag. For those who have retained critical thought, it is important to remember the president is likely not guilt-free, and while calls to justice are imperative, political action is equally essential. The only way to reverse the dishonesty he has brought to the White House is through democratic elections: those which are fair and free. As potentially one of the most pivotal presidential elections in recent history approaches us next year, Americans must choose which side of history they want to be on and not repeat the mistakes that led us here in the first place. Agastya is a sophomore in Engineering. agastya2@dailyillini.com

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President Donald J. Trump delivers his presidential inaugural address during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2017. Columnist Agastya argues Trump is not yet in the clear after Robert Mueller recently released his report on the Trump campaign.

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SPORTS

MEN’S GOLF

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Adrien Dumont de Chassart prepares for his next putt at the Olympia Fields Country Club/Fighting Illini Invitational in Olympia Fields, Illinois, on Sept. 16. The Illini finished in sixth with a score of 22-overpar.

Golf prepares for Augusta meet BY BRENDYN JONES STAFF WRITER

This weekend, the Illinois men’s golf team will travel to Augusta, Georgia, to compete in the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational. This is the eighth year in a row the team has competed in this tournament, and last season the Illini took first, led by a firstplace performance from then-senior Dylan Meyer. He shot 11-under-par to help the Illini finish 25-underpar. The second place team shot just 10-under-par.

The team is coming off a second place finish in the Tar Heel Intercollegiate in North Carolina behind a first-place finish from freshman Adrien Dumont de Chassart. This finish earned Dumont de Chassart his first Big Ten Golfer of the Week award. However, a third-round slip up by the team cost them first place in the tournament. “We didn’t play well the last round, and that’s something that we normally do,” said head coach Mike Small. “This team, this year, for some reason has not finished

off tournaments the way we need to finish them … We need to adapt to the certain situation at hand better, and that comes with, hopefully, experience and age.” Closing out the last round is a focus for the team as it continues its spring season this weekend in Georgia. Experience will be a big factor for the Illini this weekend. The top two Illini finishers from last season’s Augusta Invite graduated in 2018, but the Illini return with juniors Michael Feagles, Bryan Baumgarten

and Giovanni Tadiotto. The course at Augusta has new and better greens, so Small said he’s looking for the team to have a good practice round and to work out a game plan from it. Dumont de Chassart will also look to be a key contributor this weekend and said he sees where he was successful but also recognizes his flaws after winning an individual title at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate. He said he looks to work on things like his driving while keeping his putting consistent.

Dumont de Chassart said the team atmosphere of collegiate golf helps him in his own game. “Before I came here, I used to play for myself,” Dumont de Chassart said. “Now, I wouldn’t say I am trying to concentrate more than before, but sometimes you try to avoid stupid mistakes.” Feagles will also look to make an impact in Augusta. He finished sixth in North Carolina and has played consistently throughout the year, receiving top-10 honors in his last three outings.

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This will be his third time competing at Augusta after finishing tied for 19th his freshman season and tied for 17th last season. “With some young guys in our line up, we just have to stay disciplined to finish off rounds,” Feagles said. “On this team we talk a lot about closing: closing rounds off and closing tournaments off. That’s something our team needs to improve on for sure.” @brendyn_jones brendyn2@dailyillini.com

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Jane Otto in all-around, junior Karen Howell in allaround, sophomores Kasey Meeks in vault and Kylie Noonan on the floor and freshman Shaylah Scott on beam. According to head coach Nadalie Walsh, the team has focused on adding depth to its lineups for regionals by adding gymnasts to events they haven’t performed in during the regular season. “We’re going to see Kasey Meeks, who has been a vault star for us,” Walsh said. “She’s actually prepared with a floor routine, so if we need her on one of those three days, that could be an exciting cata-

pult of energy for the team to see her go out there. Even Rachael Donovan has been training in floor routine.” The team is coming in with a season-high team score of 196.650 and is currently ranked 17th on beam with a national qualifying score of 49.150 and ranked 23rd on bars with a National Qualifying Score of 49.100. Unfortunately, the team had to band together to recover from a teammate being injured. Despite this, the team has grown stronger through willpower and by bringing out gymnasts who hadn’t received much exposure on the scene.

“I feel like we didn’t even choose to prepare for the depth. We had different athletes get injured who were key players and then multiple other athletes had to step up or we were going to go without having enough routines on each event and that happened throughout the year,” Walsh said. “What seemed to be something that plagued us like, ‘Oh, we’re getting plagued with injuries and all these setbacks’ ... The setback became the launching pad and so having the girls that got injured, it really opened their eyes to the other ones that maybe wouldn’t have had the opportunity to go

out there. They just had to springboard themselves into a position of being ready.” Sophomore Nicole Biondi is coming back from a knee injury and still performing her best. Although she hasn’t fully healed, according to Walsh, she brings an “authority of energy” and enthusiasm after sticking her routine. The last time she performed was at the Tuscaloosa Regionals where the Illini beat the Wolverines and sent then-sophomore Rae Balthazor to compete in the championships in all-around. She placed 13th with a score of 39.325. This year, the Illini are coming back as a mentally stronger team. Walsh said her team is looking to “achieve competing three times” and had made an effort to repeat that message throughout the year. “This team is more mentally tough. They’ve gone through more adversity, and they’re ready for that kind of platform, that kind of being out in the bright lights in front of so many people up against the best of the best,” Walsh said. “They have really improved on their own selfconfidence, self worth and their identities so I think that because what’s inside them is more solidified and solid, when they go into those arenas they’ll be so first of all grateful and happy to be together because they have grown really close this year but also just really appreciative that they are out there, and there’s nothing and no reason to hold back.”

The Illinois women’s gymnastics team is set to compete in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at the NCAA Regional on Wednesday. The Illini have made 38 regional appearances and this will be their 16th consecutive season showing out. They will be in attendance along with four other Big Ten teams and ranked-opponents such as Big Ten champion Michigan, 2018 NCAA champion University of California, Los Angeles, No. 10 Alabama, No. 27 West Virginia and No. 30 Central Michigan. The team has faced five out of its eight NCAA opponents during the regular season. The Illini compete against the Central Michigan Chippewas first in a dual meet, and because they’re ranked higher at No. 29, the Illini will perform vault, bars, beam and floor, in that order. The Illini last faced the Chippewas at the Carnegie Mellon University Quad Meet back in January, finishing third. If they advance, Illinois will face West Virginia in the second round on Thursday. The winner of the dual will face the winner of UCLA and Nebraska’s bracket for regional finals. There will be some competition since Illinois is facing three teams that advanced in the 2018 NCAA championships, including reigning champion UCLA and Super Six finalists Alabama and Nebraska. However, if they don’t advance at all, five gymnasts will represent the IlliPHOTO COURTESY OF ILLINI ATHLETICS ni as event specialists. Among Mary Jane Otto performs on the balance beam at Huff Hall on March 9. The Illini finished them is redshirt senior Mary second with a score of 196.075. skalib2@dailyillini.com

BY GAVIN GOOD STAFF WRITER

A decade ago, it was rare for a school to allow alcohol or beer sales at football or basketball games. On Tuesday, the University joined a rising tide of institutions that are selling beer at athletic events. The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Memorial Stadium and the State Farm Center will add beer to their concession stands for football and men’s and women’s basketball games beginning this fall. “The opportunity to purchase beer at our events was the number one request in a postseason survey of our football ticket holders,” said Director of Athletics Josh Whitman in a press release. “Fans indicated beer sales would encourage their use of purchased tickets and increase the length of time they stayed in the stands.” The University is also getting set to begin beer sales during baseball and softball games, as the DIA’s statement acknowledged that “it is possible” Illinois Field will have beer sales SEE BEER | 3B

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BASEBALL

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Aidan Maldonado (left), Andrew Dyke (center) and Branden Comia (right) run to first base to tag out a Chanticleer runner in game against Coastal Carolina at Illinois Field Tuesday. The Illini won 4-2.

Illinois breaks losing streak against Coastal Carolina BY JAKE HASAN STAFF WRITER

In a game Tuesday evening, Illinois hosted No. 19 Coastal Carolina in the first of a two-game series. Earlier this year, the Illini lost to the Chanticleers in an 11-3 drubbing. Coming into the matchup, the Illini were on a fourgame losing streak, which included a three-game losing streak suffered at the hands of the Iowa Hawkeyes this past weekend. On Tuesday, Illinois bounced back and took the first game of the series, beating Coastal Carolina 4-2. “The game of baseball is tough. We’ve done a lot of good things the entire season,” said head coach Dan Hartleb. “We were fortu-

nate tonight. A lot of things, I want to say, went our way. But we went out and just did a great job.” The Illini scored all four of their runs in the first inning, with two of those coming off of a home run from freshman second baseman Branden Comia. It was a bounce-back performance for Comia, who was the final out against Iowa on Sunday when he had an opportunity to tie or win the game with bases loaded. Tuesday’s game belonged to the Illini pitching staff. Freshman starter Aidan Maldonado allowed just two earned runs over four innings and the bullpen gave up only two hits the rest of the way. The performance came against a Coastal Carolina team

that is seventh in runs per game and 10th in slugging percentage among all Division I schools. The standout performance from the pitchers came from sophomore reliever Josh Harris, who entered the game in the fifth inning with bases loaded and no outs. Harris would retire the next three batters, striking out two and allowing no runs to cross. Hartleb had praise for his pitcher: “The performance from Josh Harris was outstanding.” Harris was also a player who had a bounce-back game, as he allowed four hits, three walks and three runs last week and took the loss against Indiana State. Harris said being put on the spot gave him an extra

boost of confidence. “It means a lot to me,” Harris said. “Because of those last two outings, I didn’t know if I’d get pushed back in the bullpen ... He still called on me ... It means a lot.” Maldonado and Harris combined with redshirt seniors Sean Leland and Quinten Sefcik and juniors Ryan Schmitt and Garrett Acton to strike out 10 total Chanticleers batters. Throughout the game, Illinois pitchers stranded 11 of Coastal Carolina’s runners. Later this week, Illinois will host Maryland for another round of conference play during Moms Weekend. @JakeHasan2 jakeh2@dailyillini.com

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MEN’S TENNIS

Kovacevic aces academics, athletics BY JARED FARMER STAFF WRITER

With a 7-5, 6-2 victory against Iowa Hawkeyes’ Kareen Allaf last Sunday, junior Aleks Kovacevic won his 12th consecutive singles match. So far, the Illini remains 12-0 since the start of 2019 and has defeated six ranked opponents during that stretch. He also remains undefeated against Big Ten opponents in his collegiate career, improving to 19-0. “The Big Ten means a lot, not just to me but the coaches and this University. So it’s really good for me to contribute to winning anyway I can, especially against a Big Ten opponent,” Kovacevic said. “I honestly don’t think too much about it. I try to bring the same mentality of wanting to win in every match I’m in. Me being undefeated in the Big Ten just feels like a bonus. Any of these personal accolades or statistics about me are great, but it’s not something I worry about.” After the win at Atkins Tennis Center, Kovacevic improves to 23-3 on the season and is poised to set a new career high for wins in a season with 25. This season, he has emerged as one of Illinois tennis’ biggest contributors, but his breakout season is far from surprising. The New York City native has played tennis nearly all of his life and recalls living incredibly close to, and frequently playing at, the Central Park tennis courts growing up. “My parents would go there for fun, and over time they gave me a racket to start

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Illinois’ Aleks Kovacevic swings at the ball during the match against Duke at Atkins Tennis Center on Feb. 1. Kovacevic currently remains undefeated this season, leading 12-0 overall.

playing clinics there,” Kovacevic said. Kovacevic moved to Florida when he was 15, and from there he began to take tennis more seriously. After competing in a professional qualifier, Kovacevic was pointed in the direction of head coach Brad Dancer and the University. “I didn’t really know much about the school outside of them ranking well and their tennis program,” Kovacevic said. “So I (kind of) just reached out to (Dancer), shot him an email, came to visit and committed fully until a couple of weeks before school started. Everything seemed

right, so I decided I was going to go here.” Life as a college athlete provided a new set of challenges for the once-homeschooled Kovacevic. Before, he was accustomed to putting tennis first, with his education being supplemental to his training. But as a freshman, Kovacevic had to re-familiarize himself with a more traditional school routine, as well as balancing running, lifting and hitting practices with a new course workload, which left him little time for other activities. “As an incoming freshman, I just wanted to play. I

wasn’t the best recruit coming in. I mean, I was decent, but I wasn’t outstanding,” Kovacevic said. “So I was just lucky to be in a position where I could play in every game and gain the experience of playing in front of the fans at Atkins.” Kovacevic is a student in Business. The combined workload of his major and tennis have taken up a bulk of his time and energy. He’s even found himself questioning whether he really wanted to pursue business because of his taxing schedule. “It’s tough,” Kovacevic said. “But my dad is knowl-

ic said he’s always, receiving the necessary motivation. “My work ethic has gotten better, but I wouldn’t say that’s my strong suit. If you ask other coaches, I don’t know if they’d say that I’m the hardest worker on the team,” Kovacevic said. “But I’ve been doing a lot better in that aspect since I’ve been here because I have the right guys in my corner pushing me. Now I know what college tennis is all about, and I’m comfortable in the position I’m in. As I’ve gotten accustomed to my workload, I’ve become content with where I’m at right now.” As the tennis season winds down to its final stretch, the Illini move to 11-6 overall and 5-0 against Big Ten opponents. The team has six more Big Ten matchups before the start of the Big Ten Championships, and Kovacevic will look to improve upon his 12 match win streak and continue to keep his undefeated record. There’s still a ways to go, but Kovacevic looks poised to continue improving and pushing forward. “Work ethic, like I said, is probably what I can work on the most to improve. My day-to-day life as a studentathlete can be tough, but I remember there’s other people out here putting in the work, too,” Kovacevic said. “If you’re sleeping, somebody’s working. I’m going to continue to take each practice and each match one day at a time and try my best to win.”

edgeable about finance, and I’ve always been good with numbers, so I figured that would be a major that fit me well. I like to be challenged, and it’s tough to balance both, but I’ve found my ways to do just that.” The rest of the tennis team has done a lot to facilitate Kovacevic’s growth, both as a tennis player and as a student. Since he’s always hanging around his teammates, Kovacevic likens the bond he shares with his teammates to the bond of a group of fraternity brothers. Most @jaredefarmer of the team lives together and jaredef2@dailyillini.com trains together and Kovacev-

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BEER during the last three home series of the regular season. Eichelberger Field is expected to begin beer sales at softball games next season. Memorial Stadium will continue to serve a wider variety of beer, wine and mixed drinks in the premium club and suite areas, as it has since 2008, and the State Farm Center will do the same, as it has since it reopened after renovations for the 2015-16 season. Illinois joins Big Ten schools Ohio State, Minnesota, Purdue, Maryland and Rutgers in the move to sell beer during events. Ohio State announced $1.23 million in beer sales for the 2017 season after beginning sales during 2016. The DIA will dedicate some of the revenue generated by beer sales to pay for added police officers and security

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The State Farm Center, located at 1800 S. First St. in Champaign, along with Memorial Stadium, are expected to begin selling beer during football and basketball games beginning this fall.

measures during events. Senior Associate Director of Athletics Marty Kaufmann said in a press release the University had been considering the move for a while, especially as more and more institutions are selling beer during events.

“This is something we’ve monitored for quite some time as other schools have ventured into public alcohol sales,” Kaufmann said. “We have proceeded with due care and caution in our study of the issue. The feedback we have received from

our fans has overwhelmingly asked for this availability, and we feel we are appropriately prepared to start this process at our athletics facilities.” The University will limit purchases to two beers at one time per legal ID in the east and west stands and

horseshoe area of Memorial Stadium and will have a one beer per legal ID in the north stands, where the students sit. Prices are expected to be $7 for domestic and $8 for premium or craft beers at Memorial Stadium and the

State Farm Center. Illinois Field and Eichelberger Field are expected to set prices at $5 for domestics and $6 for craft and premium beers, respectively. @itsallG_O_O_D gavinrg2@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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buzz factor: “Woman at War” tells the story of Halla, who, at a glance, is an ordinary middle-aged woman living in Iceland. During the day she works as the maestro of a choir group, but when she’s off work she spends her time sabotaging powerlines to protest her government’s inaction on climate change. It’s difficult to make a film about climate change. Any film that attempts to do so has to walk a fine line between expressing the direness of the situation and not sounding like a hysterical doomsayer, all while preferably guiding viewers to some way they can take action themselves. Attempts to cover it fall into either the factual recounting of Al Goresponsored documentaries or, what’s becoming more common, works of fiction that try to grapple with the seriousness of it all. These are only going to become more common, as climate change gets more dire. “First Reformed,” released last summer, was a noble attempt at this goal but surmounted to being nothing but a confusing film with

critical responses resembling college freshmen in calculus lecture: no one wanted to acknowledge they actually don’t know what’s going on, hoping if they just point out how profound the film is no one will ask what it’s actually trying to say. “Woman at War,” on the other hand, is a genuinely entertaining film. Scenes of Halla trying to evade the cops after she pulls off another great sabotage are genuinely thrilling. There are wide tracts of the film during which a minimum of one or two lines of dialogues are uttered, pointed out only to showcase how capable and entrapping the visual storytelling is. The ultra-wide resolution in which the film is shot compliments the long tracking shots of the Icelandic countryside which become the its staple. The film, however, does have its excesses. One of the recurring gags is a trio of musicians that follows Halla around, playing on the audience’s assumptions of diegetic and non-diegetic music, knowingly reminiscent of “Blazing Saddles.” While the gag sometimes plays into scenes deftly in a few cases, it generally feels unneeded and predictable.

Furthermore, the only person of color in the film is a Hispanic man whose entire purpose is to get harassed by the police. It’s a problematic addition in that it has no real point. There are also things in the film that would have been better left as subtext, including some of the exposition about the urgency of climate change and the forced debates over the correct ways to go about demanding climate justice. These are questions and comments the film raises naturally, and sometimes things are better left unspoken. Overall, “Woman at War” is relaxed and upbeat but heartfelt at the same time. It feels like the blueprint a lot of fictional films attempting to tackle climate change should follow. It is humorous when it needs to be but is pervaded with deep sentimentality. One of the ending shots of the film, a crane shot of a crowd of people, some with their children in their hands, wading their way through a flooded highway, is packed to the brim with symbolism about our future struggle with climate change and parents’ responsibility to their children. nskumar2@dailyillini.com

 2-4:45 p.m.  Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory St, Urbana  Free, All Ages The display features a variety of chess sets from around the world highlighting unique pieces, boards and moves. This project is part of the second annual Spring Symposium held by Playful by Design, an interdisciplinary game studies consortium at the University of Illinois. The sets are on loan from local game enthusiasts David Dubin, Dan Cermak, and Judith Pintar.

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 7:30-8:30 p.m.  Krannert Art Museum, 500 E Peabody Dr., Champaign  Free (Seats limited), All Ages Join us for a performance with American artist Autumn Knight. Following her 2017 solo exhibition “In Rehearsal”, New York-based performance artist Autumn Knight returns to KAM for “Documents,” an examination of documentation that serves to authenticate and legitimize citizenship. The reading is interactive in conversation with the audience, who together address embodied specificities of race, class and gender to contest whether these categories accurately reflect the bodies they are meant to represent. “Documents” underlines how different audiences and relationships to power may influence this reading.

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 4 p.m.-12 a.m.  Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, 202 S Broadway Ave Ste 1, Urbana  $5, No Age Restrictions Bringing together DIY/Emo bands in and around CU and the Midwest. The majority of proceeds from this show will be donated to the UP Center, a local organization dedicated to supporting the LGBTQ+ community.

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Analog Wine Library Grand Opening

 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-9 p.m.  Analog, 129 N Race St., Urbana  Free admission, 21+ Try a glass or two of our curated wine selection or build a tasting of your own. Part of the Boneyard Arts Festival, a four-day event showcasing the broad range of creative activity flourishing in our community. Its goal is to bring together local artists, businesses and organizations for a special event showcasing the art of Champaign County.

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TEDxUIUC 2019: Emerge

 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.  Krannert Center for Performing Arts, 500 S Goodwin Ave., Champaign  25$, All Ages Every year, TEDxUIUC hosts an event on the University of Illinois campus to bring together passionate thinkers in our community and inspire each other to learn and discuss “Ideas Worth Spreading.” This year, we would like to invite you to our main conference of the year, TEDxUIUC 2019: Emerge!

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feature a variety of musical events and promote the work of Ralph Roether. In a more traditional venue, Rogard’s Downtown Gallery will display photographs by Champaign-based photographer Fraya Replinger. This is just a small sampling of events community members can choose to attend. There are 112 different Champaign-Urbananon-profitorganizations, businesses and campus locations that will showcase art this weekend, and attendees may find it difficult to decide where to start. “BoneyardArtsFestival.org has a great way to filter the venues and narrow it down,” White said. Another unique aspect of the Boneyard Arts Festival

follows the pop-up store trend that has become increasingly visible throughout the country in big cities like Chicago and New York. “Something that has become popular in downtown Champaign is pop-up stores. Businesses that have closed or vacant buildings offer their space to artists to display their work,” White said. The Boneyard Arts Festival showcases a variety of art forms such as photography, videos, sculptures, music and poetry.Eachyearitsuccessfully serves as a motivating factor for a wide range of local artists who hope to see their work on displaywithinthecommunity. “If they want to make something, they’ll make it for Boneyard, because they

know they’ll get highlight and focus,” White said. “We’re very lucky because there is an immense amount of talent, and this is one weekend we get to dedicate to it.” Community members, artists from the surrounding areas and University students will showcase work at the festival. “It’s a great way to explore and find local artists, and it also has a positive economic impact on the businesses in the area,” White said. The Boneyard Arts Festival will take place Thursday through Sunday. A list of times for events and venues can be found on its website, BoneyardArtsFestival.org.

This weekend, a unique four-dayartfestivalexperience meant to highlight local talent andcreativitywillreturntothe Champaign-Urbanaareaforits 17th year. The Boneyard Arts Festival is presented by 40 North|88 West, the Champaign County Arts,Culture&Entertainment Council. Each year, the organization invites local venues to host a performance or display work by a local artist. Some of the participating venues are more traditional for art shows, such as museums and galleries. Local business offices and shops are also encouraged to host events. “Boneyard Arts Festival is an unusual and unique art mkuhl2@readbuzz.com festival. When people usually think of an art festival, they think of tents and booths set up. Boneyard takes place all through Champaign-Urbana and neighboring communities,” said Kelly White, who has been involved with Boneyard Arts Festival as an artist since 2004 and has served as director of 40 North since 2009. “It’s a four-day long festival full of huge celebrations, and people pick which area and displays they want to attend. There’s everything from music, poetry and visual art.” This year, the festival will hold events sponsored by Preservation and Conservation Association of Champaign, who will host work by three local artists, Jan Kappes, Melissa Mitchell and PHOTO COURTESY OF KELLY WHITE Cindy Sampson. The Pour The Boneyard Arts Festival takes place in different venues throughout Champaign-Urbana and Bros. Craft Taproom, will the surrounding areas. The locations each offer unique experiences with a variety of art pieces.

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order or $5.95 for a half order. Sometimes glutenfree pancakes taste a little funky because they have a grainy texture, but these taste just like the glutenous pancakes and are extremely smooth and fluffy. I got a half order of the gluten-free pancakes, an order of home fried potatoes and hot chocolate, and my total before tax ended up being $12.20. It was too much food for me, though, and I ended up getting a to-go box.

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