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This past January marked the 15th National Stalking Awareness Month. To start off the month, an Illinois law recognizing unwanted contact via social media as a form of stalking took effect on Jan. 1. “Adding that specific language to the criminal code about social media not only makes the law stronger, but also helps raise the awareness, too,” said Patrick Wade, communications director for University of Illinois Police Department. According to the Stalking Prevention, Awareness and Resource Center, or SPARC, people aged 18 to 24 have the highest rate of stalking victimization, placing the average college student right in this range. As technology progresses, laws must keep up with them. “That’s keeping up with the ways that people communicate now,” said SEE STALKING | 3A
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Connie Eggleston (left), who graduated from the University of Illinois in 1972, dances with friends in the 1960s for the Champaign studio “Artist in Motion.”
A long way to go Over 50 years ago, Project 500 aimed to bring more minority students to the University. Today, black student enrollment remains low. BY TAYLOR HOWARD STAFF WRITER
A few short months after Project 500, an initiative to recruit more black and brown students to the University, was implemented in 1968, minority students claimed they were still being discriminated against by administration through housing, funding and lack of equitable resources. Although students planned to meet with campus officials to discuss their concerns, it was not anticipated this would result in the largest campus arrest in United States history.
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Like every start of an academic school year, University students return to campus with anticipation and excitement for the new year, purchasing textbooks last minute, decorating dorm rooms and planning out schedules. However, some students were fighting for equal opportunity on campus. Minority students were upset about the change in their housing accommodations, as they were relocated from staying at Illinois Student Residence Hall to spaces not suitable for living like sewing rooms, laundry rooms and lounges.
Connie Eggleston, a 1972 alumna, and her peers wanted to meet with administration to discuss how to remedy the circumstances. In doing so, the black students planned to march to the Illini Union and host a peaceful sit-in to attract Chancellor Jack Peltison’s attention to discuss their demands. On Sept. 10, 1968, around 7 p.m., the sit-in began. The students gathered and occasionally gave speeches regarding their concerns. Eggleston said they had no intention of causing any problems, but they wanted to make sure the black students’ voices were heard. “The students were socializing and playing games, nonviolently, when administration showed up. The students were informed that they will get the chancellor and gave the students permission to be in the building,” Eggleston said. Eggleston also said University officials addressed the students multiple times to say the chancellor was on his way. But, he never showed up. Students were asked to leave the Union because of a mandatory student curfew at midnight. However, no one left. At the Project 500 panel, Patricia McKinney Lewis, ’73 alumna,
said as the night progressed, students became fearful for their lives. “Around 1 a.m., we were told we could not leave because there were people outside of the Union who could harm us,” she said. “I could hear glass breaking, but (I) did not see any damage.” At 2 a.m., students were told it was safe to return to their dorms. But as the students were leaving the Union to return home, they were instead led to a police paddy wagon. Over 240 students were arrested and taken to local jails for partaking in the sit-in. Eggleston’s feisty and strongwilled personality did not cease once the policemen showed up, but rather allowed her to use her platform to combat the mistreatment. Instead of going to jail like many of her peers, she jumped out of the paddy wagon and walked back to her dorm. Eggleston said although it was disheartening the sit-in wasn’t successful, students left the Union peacefully. After the arrest, black student involvement increased as tension grew on campus within the faculty, staff and administration.
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pus, Connie Eggleston had every intention to succeed when she got to the University. Encouraged by her brother, she decided to put her modeling career on hold and pursue her education. However, when she got on campus, it was not what she expected. “When I first came here in 1966, there was about 33,000 whites and less than one percent black, so there were only 100 something of us on campus,” Eggleston said. Recruitment and retention within the black and brown community was an area of concern for students. The issue stemmed from their lack of housing. Black students were not able to live in residence halls due to high pricing and lack of accommodation. However, different groups on campus, like Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. provided housing for minority students. Even the former director of the black cultural center, Bruce D. Nesbitt, helped house students at his campus home to keep them from walking over two miles to class. Valeri Ann Nesbitt Howard, Bruce D. Nesbitt’s daughter, said many of the students that lived in
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After watching a Marilyn Monroe concert named “Blonde Ambition” in 1995, University alumna Louise Fishman felt compelled to recreate the connection she felt with the artist through a painting of the same name, which will be on display starting Feb. 28 at the Krannert Art Museum. Fishman’s painting will be the centerpiece of the exhibition entitled “Emphatic: American Painting from the Collection.” Amy Powell, curaSEE PAINTING | 3A
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Professor earns award for tinnitus research BY ALEX SARDJEV CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Tinnitus is one of the most common health conditions in the United States, affecting an estimated 45 million Americans, according to the American Tinnitus Association. Despite its prevalence, scientific knowledge about the condition remains limited. In an effort to better understand tinnitus, Fatima Husain, associate pro-
fessor in the speech and hearing science department at the University, and her lab are conducting indepth research and analysis, which has earned Husain an appointment to the Center for Advanced Study for spring 2020. Tinnitus generally refers to a phantom ringing in one’s ears, though its manifestations and severity can vary greatly from person to person.
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her home became like family. “It was really cool because there were different students that we’d house every school year, and just growing up under his jurisdiction (brought us closer).” One thing Eggleston noticed was the lack of campus resources and AfricanAmerican education on campus. She said the University “didn’t have any cultural activities for blacks besides parties at the Union.” Although she faced several obstacles at the University, education hindered her the most. Eggleston said she questioned her professors’ intentions in teaching students. She recalled her teachers marking up her papers and not having a good relationship with them. “It was very disheartening,” Eggleston said. “I was not discouraged (and) I kept going, but that did not help me with my grade point average. It was almost like we felt like they were trying to flunk us out. They wanted us out of here.” Yvette Long, ’72 alumna and clinical supervisor for the College of Education, said it was a culture shock for black students on campus and her academic life. “The professors and instructors were hesitant teaching us because they didn’t think that we were capable of being part of the University,” Young said. “Other obstacles were your peers. Ignorance was a big part of the obstacles we had to face both in the academic community as well as the community of Champaign-Urbana.” Due to the lack of support from her professors, Eggleston withdrew from the University. But she did return back to school with the help of her brother, James Eggleston, one of the originators of Project 500. Project 500 was created in effort to increase minority enrollment at the University, and as a result, more than 500 students were admitted into the institution. “After the punch, that’s when Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. That’s when my brother James Eggleston and the other upperclassmen marched to the chancellor and others from the community and said ‘enough is enough … we need more black students down
tor of modern and contemporary art at Krannert, acquired “Blonde Ambition” using the John N. Chester endowment fund after seeing it in paintings retrospective in North Carolina. Julia Kelly, communications and marketing director at Krannert, said it is important for Krannert to have Fishman’s painting in its collection because of her prominence as an alumna of the University. “Her work is really monumental in size, and when you see ‘Blonde Ambition’, it’s huge,” Kelly said. “Just kind of imagine the process of creating it as being something that the artist would do as a very physical gestural act.” The painting, more than 7-feet tall and 5-feet wide, portrays thick white banners of paint bending on a dark background, Powell said. The painting consists of purple and brown colors and can be seen as a woman throwing her head back. “I’ve only seen it in certain contexts, and this is a brand new one, and it’s at a place where I went to school and where I’m going to be having a major show,” Fishman said. “So it’s very exciting. It’s like firecrackers going off.” Powell thinks Fishman’s status as a feminist, lesbian and Jewish artist adds to Fishman’s paintings. “We have a number of strong paintings in the collection that really make a statement,” Powell said. “They have an incredible emotional effect, a kind of physical effect, on the viewers. So I wanted to try to group ‘Blonde Ambition’ with other paintings from the collection that have a similar effect.” Powell hopes students who visit the exhibition will take away a sense of the Krannert collection and the importance of the paintings in the collection. She also wants students to take away the relevance of older paintings to current events. In addition to having her work displayed in the exhibition, Fishman will be giving a lecture on April 24. During her lecture, she wants to inspire students at the University and provide as much information as possible about the experiences of making art. “The best thing I can say about looking at a piece of art is that it inspires you to make art,” Fishman said. “That’s a shorthand for what I think would be the takeaway: Go to your studio and make some art.”
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Students march across campus in protest of the Trayvon Martin shooting in 2014. Olabode Oladeinde, 2015 alumnus, speaks and lifts his fist in solidarity at the protest on Dec. 8, 2014.
here,’” Eggleston said. “That As there were more underis how the name Project 500 represented students, the came about and how I got University could not accomback in.” modate all of them. They assumed the recruiters Project 500 and the would only be able to get 250 demands of 1968 students from the initiative. After months of recruitThat number doubled and ing students in larger cit- there was no plan in place ies across the country, 565 from the administration for minority students were these students. admitted into the UniversiLong recalls the moment ty. In fall 1968, among 25,347 she knew she was going to be students, only 852 students treated differently from othwere black. Throughout the er students as she was placed years, the rate of African- in a University laundry room American students on cam- as her housing. pus has increased, and it’s “That was the straw that benefitted other minority broke the camel’s back,” Long groups as well. said. “We knew that we’d be Visiting Faculty and Uni- treated a little different from versity Archives Resident the (first) week that we were Jessica Ballad said this ini- here, but when we realized tiative recruited roughly 470 that we didn’t have a place to black students. stay, a place to eat … We were “When you hear that there all 17-year-olds … The secu(were) 565 black students, rity blanket was taken away you were under the assump- from us.” tion that it was only black stuWithin the next week, dents,” Ballad said. “It is very these students demanded possible that there were more more equal rights, leading than 500 students that got in to the sit-in and the arrest. that year. However, they were After the sit-in where the not considered Project 500. chancellor bailed on the stuIt was a program and qualifi- dents and police arrived to cations that you had to apply arrest them, students were for.” still determined to make a better experience for themselves at the University.
“We were all 17-year-olds ... The security blanket was taken away from us.” YVETTE LONG ALUMNA, CLINICAL SUPERVISOR FOR THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
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STALKING Detective Rachael F. Ahart of the special victims’ unit of UIPD. However, instead of being seen as a serious crime, stalking has often been romanticized and made comical in popular culture. The new Netflix show “You”, for example, follows the story of a man stalking a woman in whom he finds interest. “They’re making it glamorous. On Facebook you’ll see people laughing and saying, ‘I’m Facebook stalking you,’” said Lisa Little, legal advocate from Courage Connection. Because of the way stalking can be portrayed in society, often, people are unaware that what they may be experiencing is a crime. “There’s probably a lot of stalking on colleges campuses everywhere that we don’t necessarily know it’s happening since it’s not being reported because I think the victims of stalking don’t realize they’re being stalked,” Wade said. “They don’t know this experience they’re having falls into the realm of stalking.” Most people request the offending party be notified by law enforcement to stop his or her behavior, Ahart said.
“It seems very infrequent that something would continue after that where we have to be involved again,” Ahart said. Stalking can impact a person both psychologically, physically and mentally. “I think the person’s sense of safety or lack thereof is one of the most common concerns or things we hear,” Ahart said. According to SPARC, 46 percent of stalking victims fear not knowing what will happen next, and 29 percent of stalking victims fear the stalking will never stop. “One thing is people appear to be paranoid because they think someone is after them, and they are. And so they start getting anxious and nervous and they’re scared to go places. They start questioning whether what they’re seeing is actually happening, especially if they’re being followed,” Little said. Little said Courage Connection provides free and confidential services. “If someone wants to talk to us, we can talk on the phone and answer questions and they don’t have to ever come in and be a client,” Little said. Little said a few options are available when someone comes in. Since stalking can be hard to prove, an order of
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Despite the arrest, the Black Student Association wanted to ensure its demands were met. The retention rate for AfricanAmerican students jumped from 852 students to 1,025. protection can be used. “An order of protection is kind of a civil matter, but there’s criminal consequences if the abuser or stalker breaks the order,” she said. If someone sees a friend experiencing a form of stalking, there are also steps they can take to help, Ahart said. “If they have made that request for that individual to stop and the individual just sort of dismisses their request, that would be a time to bring it forward to law enforcement’s attention because clearly in that situation, the person is not respecting their wishes, so that’s not likely a situation that they can sort of handle on their own,” Ahart said. People can also be a support person for their friends by assisting them with locating counseling and mental health services, locking their social media to make it safer and just walking through a tough situation with them to make it easier, Ahart said. “We want people to understand that if someone is contacting them repeatedly and it’s causing emotional stress or psychological trauma, or they’re in fear of their safety, that’s something that needs to be reported so we can help,” Wade said. gnm2@dailyillini.com
There were more AfricanAmerican classes, and in 1969, the cultural center opened. Under the supervision of Clarence Shelly, the director of special education opportunities, a faculty and staff were commissioned for the center. According to its website, the Bruce D. Nesbitt African-American Cultural Center has two major goals: “to encourage within African-American students a growing sense of pride and dignity based on their rightful cultural heritage” and “to promote campus-wide understanding of the unique contributions of AfricanAmericans to the life and culture of the campus, the nation and indeed the world.” This aligned with the views of the former director of the cultural center, Bruce D. Nesbitt, who was a large influencer in the advancement of the African-American community on campus. Howard reflects on the impact her father had on the cultural house and even her own life. “When they say, ‘It takes a village,’ that’s exactly what (the center) was: (students) going to the University of Illinois and being active in their groups and even Project 500,” Howard said. “When you have people who encourage you, motivate you and care for you, that’s part of what molded me to be the person I am today.” Because of BNAACC,
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opportunities were created for other minority groups to get their own cultural centers as well, like La Casa Cultural Latina, which opened up in 1974. Jorge Mena Robles, director of La Casa, said without the black house and student activism, other cultural houses would not exist. “When we think of BNAACC, that was the first campus cultural house, and it’s because of students coming together (that) they realized there was a huge need for spaces for them that felt equitable,” Robles said. Howard said despite the changes that have happened throughout the years at the center, it was important her father’s vision was carried out to this day. “This is about community,” Howard said. “My father was very passionate about community. He always wanted to bridge the gap and wanted to bring (Champaign and the University) together. That was what his vision was, (and) he was profound on it. His works (speak) for himself.” Read part two in print and online Thursday. tmh2@dailyillini.com Editor’s note: Taylor Howard is involved with several black organizations at the University. She is the president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Alpha Nu Chapter and the president of 100 STRONG. dows to observe how the brain adapts to tinnitus. “It is the simplest experiment ever,” she said. “All of the hard work and innovation is in the analysis.” Husain said nearly all of her research is done at the Beckman Institute, which is home to two full-body MRI scanners as well as a fulltime research staff. Her lab also works with a military base in San Antonio, where studies are conducted on military personnel. Tinnitus is the number-one disability among soldiers, likely because of the extremely loud nature of their environ-
druvin2@dailyillini.com ment, she said. Musicians are another group commonly affected by tinnitus. Several wellknown singer-songwriters have been open about their struggles with the condition, including Neil Young and Brian Wilson. As an associate of the CAS, Husain will take a break from her teaching duties for one semester so she can wholeheartedly focus on her studies. See full story online at dailyillini.com. sardjev2@dailyillini.com
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Fatima Husain (left) and Holly Tracy (right), MRI technologist, discuss brain-imaging tools in the Biomedical Imaging Center at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology on Thursday.
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riticism can be just as hard to give as it is to take. It threatens to demolish a promising idea like a wrecking ball, and not only does the receiver risk a sad trip back to the drawing board, but the lender can all too easily get blamed for it. Criticism is a touchy subject even for me, seeing I’ve historically had a tough time dealing with it. I remember during one art class in kindergarten, the girl next to me leaned over to say the nose on my selfportrait looked kind of funny. I may or may not have proceeded to bawl my eyes out. Sure, I would rather that comment went unsaid, but the more I think about it, the more it seems like the positive elements of criticism get overshadowed by misunderstandings. I was discouraged to see when I Googled “criticism,” the first definition that showed up essentially equated the word with “disapproval.” This is the traditional way of looking at criticism, but it is far from the most useful way. If you do it correctly, and if you respond to it correctly, criticism isn’t really like disapproval at all. Criticism isn’t the art of shutting ideas down; rather, it’s the art of offering suggestions to make them better. Take me, for example. After the art class incident, I went home and tried drawing noses a different way. Not only did I like this new way better, but I got into the habit of drawing little cartoon characters in a way I hadn’t before. I really clicked with the stuff, and soon enough, I was drawing whole comic books. I can’t help but imagine what my childhood would’ve looked like if I had left school that day without the urge to ever draw again. That said, if we change how we receive criticism, we have to do the same with how we give it. Always start out with what you like about the idea. Be genuine, and don’t be afraid to share your feelings. When it comes time to offer suggestions, don’t think of it as “negative feedback.” Remember, the main goal of criticism is to boost morale, not lower it. You’re essentially trying to rephrase this: “I think you’re really onto something with these parts of your idea, and with just a little more work on the other parts, you’ll have something really special.” Don’t think you have to respond to criticism just to make other people feel happy. Criticism is for the good of both parties and should inspire constant and welcome improvement. You’ll never get a hole in one, but who’s keeping score anyway? Thomas is a sophomore in Engineering. tblock2@dailyillini.com
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English fluency is crucial to careers inconvenient truth: English proficiency is paramount for those wanting to succeed in GUZI HE COLUMNIST America. In an apology, the school’s dean reassured students their “career opportunities professor at Duke Uni- and recommendations will versity was dismissed not in any way be influenced earlier this month by the language (they) use after sending a mass email outside the classroom.” Yet in which she urged students the statement never menfrom China to use English tioned faculty in Ameri“100 percent of the time.” can colleges have little, if Megan Neely, former direc- any, command of foreign tor of studies at Duke’s biolanguages. statistics master’s program, If Asians and Pacifwent so far as to say the stu- ic Islanders make up only dents were being impolite 10 percent of all post-secfor having “a conversation ondary educators in 2018, that not everyone on the the number of professors floor can understand.” who actually know ChiWhy the university nese is negligible, since sacked her needs no furnot all Asian-Americans ther explanation. What is are of Chinese origin. The important is, despite being assumption also works for offensive in her delivery, Hindi, French or any other the professor spelled out an language international stu-
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dents might speak. Thus, most faculty members trying to write a recommendation could hardly talk with, much less sit down and get to know, international students unless they perfect their English. Those with poor English will also struggle in the U.S. job market. A 2013 study showed U.S. citizens with limited English proficiency tend to work in manual, labor-intensive fields such as construction, maintenance and personal care. The reason is simple: The well-paid office worker conducting her services in the most widely used language will appeal to the most clients. Unless accommodating specific clients, why would any business hire trade representatives, managers or public relations specialists who cannot com-
municate fluently in English when it is estimated at least 78.2 percent of the U.S. population understands the language? Most international students major in engineering, science and liberal arts. As such, they would not be allowed to work in industries requiring little English even if they wanted to. This is due to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services requiring all non-citizens without permanent residency holding American college degrees get jobs relevant to their field of study before they can get an H-1B work visa to remain in the U.S. Besides, learning English is part of the American experience. If America is truly home to diversity and inclusion, refusing to learn about a language other than one’s own is the exact
opposite of what this country stands for. Assuming international students do want to assimilate because many feel miserable having no local support, to deny themselves interaction with Americans who overwhelmingly use English regardless of race or ethnicity isn’t going to help. It is not intolerant to ask someone to learn English as long as no one is asking him to quit using his native language. For Neely, advocating the latter became her undoing. She was doomed the moment she breached the line between private and public life. No international student should be made to speak English 24/7. But there is no harm in trying to use it more often. Guzi is a freshman in LAS. guzihe2@dailyillini.com
Patriots’ sixth Super Bowl win offers lessons remain one of the most hated teams in sports. COLE TIMMERWILKE But rather than hating COLUMNIST them, we should try to learn what it is that makes them so successful, and try to nce again, to the chaemulate it. In terms of pergrin of many Amerisonnel or style of play, there cans, the New Engis little the championship land Patriots are Super teams of the early 2000s Bowl champions. After an and those of this decade inconsistent regular seahave in common. The lone son which prompted many constants of both eras are to predict an end to their quarterback Tom Brady lengthy dynasty, the Patriand head coach Bill Belichots went on to beat three ick. Both are case studies in playoff opponents with bet- what it takes to be successter records en route to their ful in sports and in life. sixth Super Bowl in the last Tom Brady’s story is by 18 years, tying the Pittsnow well-mythologized: a burgh Steelers for the most battle for playing time in all-time. college, overlooked in the The NFL, for all its talk draft process and taken about the league’s parity, by the Patriots in the 6th seems remarkably oneround at 199th overall. sided. With free agency, a His journey from sixth on salary cap and a draft in the depth chart at Michiwhich the teams with the gan to six Super Bowls has worst records have the right not been fueled by incredto pick the best players, it ible athleticism (a quick should be impossible to sus- glance at his infamous tain this kind of success. performance at the draft And yet, the Patriots combine will confirm), but roll on. Their unparalleled rather by hard work and run has bred considerable perseverance. resentment among much of Brady’s edge was never the league’s fanbase. Couphysical, but it was menpled with the cloud cast over tal. He is defined by the chip the organization by Spyhe carries on his shoulder, gate and Deflategate, they a conviction that success is
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always tenuous and can never be taken for granted. His other great traits are likewise intangible: a selfless leader, unflappable under pressure and an unyielding work ethic. Whatever his limitations, by a sheer act of will, he has fashioned himself into the greatest quarterback of all time. In this way, he perfectly exemplifies what it means to live out his coach’s mantra, “Do Your Job.” What seems on its face a truism in fact upends much traditional coaching wisdom. Belichick asks his players to trust the coaching staff will do its job by putting them in the right positions, and he implores them to focus only on executing their assignments on the next play, and trust their teammates to do the same. Belichick’s philosophy resonates with those of other highly successful coaches. Nick Saban, the head coach at the University of Alabama, similarly preaches “The Process,” setting wins and losses aside and asking his players only to focus on each workout, practice or play as if it had “a life and history of its own.” John Wooden presaged
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Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman (left) and quarterback Tom Brady (right) celebrate after beating the Rams 13-3 in the 2019 Super Bowl on Sunday. This was the Patriots’ sixth Super Bowl victory in 18 years.
both of them with his Pyramid of Success, defining it as “peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.” Notice he makes no mention of victories. All these great coaches, while fiercely competitive, asked only that
their players do the best they could and let winning take care of itself. Not everyone who wills themselves success will attain it. But conforming yourself to the Patriots’ example can bring you closer. Cole is a junior in LAS. coleet2@dailyillini.com
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University honors Black History Month School celebrates professor’s accomplishments BY ERICA FINKE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
While February is often considered the month of love by many, it is also Black History Month. It gives time to acknowledge and appreciate African-American heritage. February offers many celebratory activities and opportunities to learn about the rich history of African-American students on the University campus. One of the men who made a significant impact on the University was named Albert Lee. Lee was born in 1874 on a farm in Champaign County. He attended local schools and started working in the University president’s office as a messenger at age 20. His career carried on for many years after. “In one shape or another, he was employed in the president’s office for the next 53 years, and he was the second African-American employed on campus,” said Ryan Ross, coordinator for the History and Traditions Programs at the Illinois Alumni Alliance. Lee worked under seven University presidents and was the official chief clerk. However, he gained a lasting nickname as the Unofficial Dean of African-American students. He was one of the biggest advocates for
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ACTS Campus Ministry Praise Dance Team put on a performance at the 10th annual Gospel Explosion at the Student Dining and Residential Programs Building on Sunday.
African-American students at the time, helping to fund their schooling and aiding them in finding housing using connections from his church, Bethel AME. “He was able to use his relationships with people to find housing in people’s homes for African-American students on the north side of Champaign,” Ross said. “African-American
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Executive board members of Ma’at, the black student union at the Ikenberry Commons, introduce themselves at the 10th annual Gospel Explosion at the SDRP on Sunday.
students had to live pretty far away from campus, but they at least had places to stay where people were hospitable and accommodating in a time when so many other facets of society weren’t.” Lee persuaded the University to help fund the purchase of Greek housing on campus, including Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. These Greek houses became a hangout area for many black students who were living in a segregated area in Champaign called the North End. The Chancellor’s Office had a memorial service and erected a new headstone for Lee in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Champaign in August. It is unknown what happened to the original headstone. The Illinois Department of History made a documentary called “A Home of Their Own” that recorded Lee’s contributions to AfricanAmerican student’s housing outside of the University. St. Elmo Brady, who earned his doctorate in chemistry in 1926 and was the first African-American to earn the advanced degree, also made a large impact. Throughout his
career, Brady was a chemistry professor at four historically black colleges and universities, including Tuskegee University, Fisk University, Howard University and Tougaloo College. He was also the first African-American to be inducted into chemistry honor society Phi Lambda Upsilon and receive the science honorary Sigma Xi. Prior to retirement, Brady was the chairman of Tougaloo’s chemistry department. Brady dedicated his career to establishing new chemistry curricula and raising money for the universities where he worked. Some of his works can be found in scholarly articles and magazines. The University’s School of Chemical Sciences celebrated Brady’s accomplishments at an event at Noyes Laboratory on Tuesday. Jessica Ballard, a visiting faculty archives resident for the University library system, said this was her favorite Black History Month event in her two years working at the University. “I really found that to be a very interesting and inspiring event to see how diverse the room was as well as to see people affili-
ated with the other institutions where he worked to be there as well,” Ballard said. Jameatris Rimkus, the University archives program officer, gave a speech about Brady at the event. “I believe that the St. Elmo Brady presentation went well. I mostly focused on his career along with providing images from his papers,” Rimkus wrote in an email. Rimkus was able to interview Brady’s granddaughter, Carol Brady Fonvielle, before the School of Chemical Sciences event. Fonvielle donated some of Brady’s belongings for the University’s archive exhibits. The University was also impacted by a program called Project 500. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination sparked the creation of the Special Educational Opportunities Program, or Project 500. It was an effort to increase enrollment of underrepresented students on college campuses. This program increased the enrollment of black and Latino students from nearly 370 students to over 560 in 1968. The program backfired, causing the other University students to protest and lead to the arrest of 240
minority students. Jessica Ballard worked on the archives for Project 500 and said this is one of the most pivotal moments for African-American students at the University. “African-Americans from early on have always had a presence on this campus,” Ballard said. “But, I really wanted to highlight how Project 500 really was a big movement and probably made a big impact. Because that was when you had a very large number of African-Americans that came to campus all at once really sparked a lot of movement with the AfroAmerican cultural center — now the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center — which also kind of inspired La Casa, which was constructed a few years later after BNAAC.” Black History Month gives opportunities for campus community members to reflect on the rich history of the fight toward equal rights through meaningful discussions and group dinners, as well as celebrate with Gospel Explosion, lip sync battles, fashion shows and karaoke nights. elfinke2@dailyillini.com
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Visiting chef Charlie Kim, trainee at Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee, prepares tteok-galbi, Korean beef short rib patties, for Spice Box guests on Friday.
Students run restaurant for a night BY ANNA PEVEY STAFF WRITER
Restaurateurs can spend months planning large-scale events, balancing a budget and perfecting the menu. Jennifer Ha, senior in ACES, had six weeks. Ha, who studies hospitality management, has been waiting for her turn at a Spice Box meal since her freshman year. “As students who are hosting, we pick our date before anything else,” she said. “Since our freshman year, we have known how much this project means for our grade and for our future. Every year we plan a bit more and think a bit more about what we want our night to look like.” The Spice Box is a studentrun restaurant located on
South Goodwin Avenue for the capstone project for Food Science and Human Nutrition courses FSHN 443: Management of Fine Dining and FSHN 145: Intro to Hospitality Management, a class typically made up of freshmen. Its real-world experience is invaluable for students who want to go into hospitality management. It is run primarily by the students, who cook, manage and plan the Wednesday and Friday meals. To select a theme, most students choose something meaningful, or something they enjoy. In Ha’s case, she chose Korean Lunar New Year. “This is important to me because I’m from Korea,” she said. “We try not to overlap,
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Isaiah McGowan, freshman in ACES, and Jennifer Ha, senior in ACES, wait a table at the Spice Box on Friday.
so we all communicate what we want our themes to all be unique.” Preparation for the whole meal takes at least a month and requires many late hours. “We have deadlines for certain aspects of the meal in the four weeks we are planning,” she said. “And then even after the meal, we have a portfolio to turn in.” However, despite the stress, Ha has the support of her classmates, who are planning for their respective meals. Maggie Didier, senior in ACES, completed her meal on Feb. 1, the first of many students to make her Spice Box showcase. Didier recalled the experience fondly but remembers how stressful it was, too. Being the first one of the semester to showcase her meal and open the restaurant was overwhelming. “The whole experience on the night of, and the weeks before, was very learn-asyou-go,” Didier said. “That night, none of the diners know exactly what is happening behind the scenes and how much planning has gone into this, and we want it to seem as flawless as it can.” Both the freshmen and seniors involved serve as wait staff, cooks, servers, managers, hosts and everything in between. All positions are filled by students. Guiding the learning and creativity of the Spice Box is Jordan Brotherton, the clinical assistant professor of hospitality management. Brotherton has been in this position for the past two
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Wendy Mendoza, sophomore in ACES, prepares plates of jeon, seasoned meat fried in flour and egg wash, for Spice Box customers on Friday.
years and can relate exactly to how his students are feeling and knows how much preparation goes into a Spice Box meal. “I received my bachelor’s in the very program that I’m teaching and guiding my students in, so I understand any questions or stress they may have,” he said. “I had to host my own Spice Box meal and try to be both emotional support if they are stressed as well as a guide to how they can successfully pull this off.” Brotherton teaches both FSHN 443 and 145, so he interacts with all sides of the Spice Box students. He said his seniors are the “brains that come up with the menus, themes and how the night will run,” while the freshmen are the “worker bees” and provide a lot of
the muscle and help that gets them through a Friday or a Wednesday evening of the Spice Box. “It is a mutually beneficial relationship because the seniors couldn’t pull this off by themselves, and the freshman class are learning new things at all times, getting experience,” Brotherton said. With a new meal and theme every week, the Spice Box is never dull. Brotherton firmly believes this experience for all his students teaches them real-life lessons, not just lessons within the discipline of hospitality management. “The students are dealing with real deadlines, real people and real dollars,” he said. “The pressure that will become comfortable for these students is something that
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they need to feel now in order to learn from it. We are a public restaurant run by learning students; this is not your ordinary restaurant.” Each week, a student earns his or her stripes and customers enjoy a meal unlike the last, fully made and planned by students. Didier is grateful for the customers who support the restaurant and the experiential learning it provides. “We are very thankful,” she said. “We have a lot of regulars that come and support us through every meal. We wouldn’t be able to do this without the customers that believe in us and all the students, for all years, that put in the weeks and weeks of work to make one night special.”
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Smith makes staff changes BY GAVIN GOOD STAFF WRITER
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Illinois forward Giorgi Bezhanishvili goes up for a layup during the game against Rutgers at the State Farm Center on Saturday. The Illini won in overtime, 99-94.
Illini secure third straight win BY GAVIN GOOD STAFF WRITER
Illinois defeated Rutgers 99-94 in overtime for its third straight Big Ten win, the first of its kind in the era of head coach Brad Underwood. And one thing is for sure: It would not have happened without Giorgi Bezhanishvili. Bezhanishvili broke the Illinois single-game freshman scoring record with 35 points on 14-of-18 shooting with seven rebounds. Ironically, record-holder Deon Thomas was on hand at the State Farm Center to witness the 34-point showing he had against the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1990 become second to Bezhanishvili’s scintillat-
ing show. The freshman big man said he didn’t know about the record until Thomas told him when the two spoke on the court after the game. “He told me I broke his record,” Bezhanishvili said in the postgame presser. “I said, ‘I’m sorry, it wasn’t intentional.’” In what has become a regular occurrence since November, the assorted media broke into laughter. It’s safe to say no one expected Bezhanishvili to have the year he is having. The Georgian forward came into Champaign unheralded as the No. 370 recruit and the No. 67 power forward in the country.
Rutgers had seen Bezhanishvili, who lived nearby in Elizabeth, New Jersey, but the team did not have room to offer him a spot. “Rutgers told me they didn’t have a scholarship to offer me,” Bezhanishvili said. “So that’s kind of funny.” But Underwood and the Illini did, and the move has paid off. At the half of Saturday’s game, though, it didn’t look like a special game for the freshman, who was 2-of5 with six points and three rebounds. Underwood let Bezhanishvili know he wasn’t happy with his play; he needed more. “I really let my teammates down in the first half,”
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Bezhanishvili said. “Coach told me that in front of everybody at halftime. He said, ‘Giorgi, you got bad energy. You got to change your energy.’ Usually, I bring good energy. I told him, ‘I got you, Coach; I will change my energy.’ That’s what I did and then that’s what happened.” Senior guard Aaron Jordan knew Bezhanishvili could have the type of impact he had on Saturday. He said the team got to the point where it decided it wanted to almost entirely run the offense through the freshman. “It got to the point where Coach asked us what we wanted to do and we said, SEE ENSURES | 2B
Lovie Smith’s Illinois football staff is going to look different in 2019. Gone are the likes of former defensive coordinator Hardy Nickerson as well as several coaches who have been in the program for a while, like former offensive line coach Luke Butkus, who joined the Green Bay Packers, and strength and conditioning coach Joey Boese, who joined the Cincinnati Bengals. Even the mayor of Littyville, running backs coach and top recruiter Thad Ward, left for Temple University. In as replacements are Miles Smith, Lovie’s son, to coach the linebackers and former Florida Athletic University assistant Keynodo Hudson to the cornerbacks. For his part, Lovie is confident in his new hires. He spoke highly of each on National Signing Day last Wednesday. “Key (Hudson) will be an outstanding addition to the defensive backs room,” Lovie said. “He adds to our strong contacts in the state of Florida and is a fast-rising coach in the profession.” When it came to his son, a former defensive quality control coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and defensive backs coach on the staff in 2018, it was more about giving credit where Lovie believes it was due. “Miles proved himself on the practice field and in the meeting room last fall and has earned the opportunity for a permanent position,” Lovie said. “I saw tremendous growth in his coaching ability as the year went on.” The hiring of Lovie’s son was met with understandable skepticism and grumblings from many outside the program. It’s something Lovie didn’t fully address in the announcement of his son’s hiring. But Miles didn’t shy away from the subject. “I completely understand the concern,” Miles said. “Nepotism is what it is, I understand how things look. What I will say is, while I understand it, I don’t agree with it. I’m a good football coach in my own right.” Miles will provide a different type of leadership for the linebackers, with his youth and more laid-back persona. He’s no hard-nosed yeller like Butkus or defensive line coach Austin Clark. And he also doesn’t plan
on being some firebrand who’s all talk. “I plan on having the product we put out on the field do all my talking for me,” Miles said. “I’m not a yeller. I’m not going to get in the media and say things I shouldn’t be saying and all that. What I’m going to do is coach my butt off. I’m going to try to work harder than everybody else and everything else that’s supposed to happen is going to happen. I can’t get into that kind of thing.” Another concern at the surface level of Lovie hiring his son is a lack of recruiting experience, especially as the Illini continue their efforts to turn around a recruiting front which has long lagged behind other Big Ten programs. As a graduate assistant last season, Miles played a role in recruiting, but he will now be a major part of the staff’s operations, set to focus in on the Houston area as a Texas native. When compared to the rest of the Illinois staff, Miles thinks he can hit recruits with something fresh. “I bring youth. I think I bring a different understanding,” Miles said. “Kids are all about the shoes these days and all that stuff. I can call out what shoes they’re wearing. If they’re wearing Air Forces, I know they’re Air Forces so I’ll call them out on that. I think a lot of coaches want to have a certain persona of being above it all. I think getting back down to earth with kids is going to be a good thing. Kids want to be comfortable where they’re playing.” The biggest change for Miles will be that he can actually hit the road and is not limited to hosting recruits when they visit campus. The goal for Miles is to get young players to understand who the Illinois coaches are as people to make them feel secure about playing in Champaign for four years. “You just want to show who you are,” Miles said. “At our core, we’re good guys. We are trustworthy coaches with integrity, and you just want the kids to be able to see that. Kids want to feel comfortable where they’re at the next four years. These are 18, 17-year-old kids. They’re very impressionable. We want them to feel comfortable. We want their parents to feel comfortable with SEE SMITH | 2B
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Bezhanishvili: A basketball love story Nov. 8, the player went on a long rant about his infatuELI SCHUSTER ation with the sport of basSPORTS EDITOR ketball, one that started thanks to hoop mixtapes on YouTube. iorgi Bezhanishvili Those mixtapes were drives a Lambo. watched in the country of Turning heads Georgia and sparked an around campus, the breakinterest great enough to get out freshman big man is the big man off the internet rolling high and mighty. and onto the court. To be clear, the heads are From Georgia, he ended turned due to the oversized up in New Jersey, playing 7-foot frame waving sidehigh school basketball at to-side on a black-bike: his St. Patrick High School, the Lambo. same school as current NBA Bezhanishvili does not star Kyrie Irving hesitate to talk about his From there, he wound prized possession, comup in Champaign, Illinois, menting at length about it roughly 6,000 miles from only a couple weeks ago in his homeland. an interview with Big Ten What’s different about Network. Bezhanishvili isn’t his “I mean it’s still working. impressive touch around It surprises me because I’m the rim and a hook shot that 240 pounds now,” Bezhanmight even make Magic ishvili told Big Ten Network Johnson raise an eyebrow. anchor Mike Hall. “I’m just Instead, the Georgiaa simple guy riding my bike native is different because around campus, man.” of the story he is telling. Quite frankly, BezhanishThe relationship fans vili does not hesitate to talk have gotten to witness at all. Bezhanishvili have with In his first appearance at Illinois basketball is as the postgame podium on romantic as the tango.
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If need be, you can finish that above sentence with the dance of your choice. After all, Bezhanishvili mastered the rumba, salsa, samba, cha cha and several more during his youth. An infectious smile can rest front and center as he turns toward the fans during each game. Moments later, that same smile can turn flat, as a focused face locks into an opponent. Every post move is fluid, every fan interaction is sincere and every interview is enjoyable. Whether he is putting on a paper-made hat gifted to him by the Orange Krush student section or squatting ferociously into a ready position during the game, you can tell Bezhanishvili simply loves basketball and Illinois. While young love is hard to get in front of, it can also make you do some pretty crazy things. For example, putting up 35 points to break the single-game Illini freshman scoring mark is insane. SEE LOVE | 2B
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Illinois’ Mike Carr wrestles with Iowa’s Max Murin in the 141-pound match at Huff Hall Jan. 25. The Illini lost 31-8.
Carr wrestles with ambitious goals BY BRENDYN JONES STAFF WRITER
Mike Carr, 141-pound redshirt sophomore, hasn’t lost a match since he competed in the Cliff Keen Invite at the beginning of December. Since then, Carr has won six
times with three of those wins coming against ranked opponents. Carr has had plenty of success in his three seasons wrestling for the University, but his passion for wrestling started at his home in south-
west Pennsylvania. “Growing up in Pennsylvania, that is something we all did,” Carr said. “We were all wrestlers. In lower-middle income families, that was the SEE AMBITIOUS | 2B
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Illini bounce back against Spartans BY SUMEYA KALIB STAFF WRITER
Ending with a solid floor routine, the Illinois women’s gymnastics team bounced back against Michigan State 195.100194.575, the Illini earning their second Big Ten win and 10th consecutive win against the Spartans. The team started off strong on vaults by winning the event, beating its season-high from last weekend. Sophomore Kasey Meeks and junior Karen Howell both earned career highs of 9.900. However, with a rough bar transition and a fall from Howell, the team dropped behind the Spartans and stayed behind during the third rotation on beams. The Illini came back during floor with solid p e r f or m a n c e s that garnered 9.80+ scored from four out of their six g ymnasts. Sophomore Kylie Noonan’s career-high 9.925 routine secured the win for Illinois. The team swept all individual events, Howell and Meeks with vault, Noonan on bars and floor, and redshirt senior Mary Jane Otto with beam and all-around.
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SMITH them being with us.” Hudson, for his part, talks a bigger game. Coming from the Monte Kiffin coaching tree, something Lovie spoke about, Hudson is familiar with Lovie’s football ideology, particularly on defense. Hudson worked at USC under Kiffin from 2010-12, overlapping with Clark’s time there, and is coming from a promising FAU program, where he was a defensive analyst for Lane Kiffin, Monte’s son. After recruiting Florida heavily the past two years with FAU, Hudson brings important ties to an Illinois program heavily prioritizing the region, despite only bringing in Seth Coleman from the state in the class of 2019. “Getting to go around with
According to head coach Nadalie Walsh, the girls’ confidence showed during their vault and floor routine specifically. This was particularly true with sophomore Tessa Phillips’ debut performance on floor, where she scored a 9.825. To Walsh, it was a sweet victory for the coaches who worked with her. “They just sealed the whole deal again and made sure they stayed it in again all the way to the end, and it was great to not have to count a fall on beam,” Walsh said. “That was a really big improvement for us, and so we’re just going to continue doing what we’ve been doing in training and keep moving forward.” The fall on beams was a result of the team getting “overly excited,” according to freshman Shaylah Scott. However, the team was able to “channel its energy” into winning the meet. As for Scott, she scored a personal best on beam (9.850). Walsh claims the team did a good job of not letting its bar score be discouraging. Although it “got ahead of itself,” she expects a hunger and focus from the team in order to
do well. “On bars, we got so excited because they were getting the scores they were earning, and they were doing great routines, and Kylie Noonan went out for the first time in bar lineup, hit and did a great job,” Walsh said. “We got a little bit ahead of ourselves, so we’re just going to make sure that we work on not getting overly excited to the point where we have a little hiccup.” According to Scott, she was happy they were able to ‘rally’ from their mistakes and not have them affect their performances in the other events. She hopes for fewer mistakes during their away meet against Iowa next weekend. The Illini won against the Hawkeyes by a narrow 195. 325 -195.150 la st season. The team was one individual title away from a sweep. The Big Five meet against Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio State and Rutgers will take place on Feb. 23, after the meet against Iowa. The next time the Illini will be back at Huff Hall will be against No. 7 Denver on March 1.
(the Block I) logo on, this is going to be a tremendous opportunity to bring some primetime talent up here,” Hudson said. “This is going to be awesome, just going to invade the southeast and just pretty much anywhere in the country. Just point me in that direction. Being at the University of Southern (California), I had an opportunity to nationally recruit (while) actually sitting at a desk, and then various times I had an opportunity to go on the road when we went down various staff members.” Hudson has only been in Champaign for a bit but has already started working closely with Gill Byrd, the passing game coordinator, safeties coach and No. 2 guy on the defense behind Lovie. Staying in until 10 p.m. has been a normal routine for Hudson so far, working with Byrd to get up to speed. “We’re just in there studying, doing extra ball,” Hud-
son said. “Sometimes it’s just me, him and Coach (Lovie Smith), and we’re all in there grinding. It’s awesome. I love it. It reminds me of being in Coach Kiffin’s system again. It’s a great atmosphere.” Hudson’s biggest coaching opportunity to date is one he feels is fitting for him as a coach but also as a person. He stressed the staff’s integrity as a strong point, like Miles did, and made it no secret he wants to learn from others on the staff. “It’s a great group of men, and I can’t wait to grow as a man and also as a coach,” Hudson said. “Just so many smart guys. It’s going to be a lot of things that are going to be able to rub off on me from all those guys. They’re all NFL coaches and various college coaches from different systems, and I can’t wait to just dive into it and engulf it.”
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Keynodo Hudson worked under Lane Kiffin at both the University of Southern California and Florida Atlantic University. In 2017, he helped the Owls finish 11-3.
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AMBITIOUS sport to do. What made it so special was that our particular area, southwest Pennsylvania, is the wrestling hotspot of Pennsylvania.” Pennsylvania is regarded as one of the best wrestling states in the country, and Carr credits his success from the competition he was able to see in high school. Carr stood out in his home state, winning two state titles in his high school career while going 89-0 over his junior and senior seasons. Carr found his fit at Illinois and was expected to be an instant impact wrestler, but he hit adversity his freshman year when he suffered a season-ending knee injury. However, Carr saw a silver lining from that injury. Even though it was hard to get back in shape, the break gave Carr a chance to freshen up and prepare to come back strong after high school.
When Carr did return, he went 20-7 in his redshirt freshman season, placing 2nd in the Big Ten tournament while qualifying for the NCAA tournament. “It’s very typical of him in terms of the work ethic,” said head coach Jim Heffernan. “I mean that’s really what attracted us to him as much as anything. The kid is willing to put in the work and likes to work and challenge himself all the time. Coming back from surgery is not easy. It was the first major surgery he had so it took a lot of time, but his attitude was great. The kid loves to compete, so he did everything he possibly could to get himself ready.” Carr is not only one of the best wrestlers in the country, but he is also a studentathlete that performs great in the classroom. Last season, Carr was awarded for his academic success by becoming an NWCA all-academic wrestler. Carr is majoring in molecular biology and is on the pre-
med track. After he graduates, he plans on going to medical school and becoming a doctor. He puts a lot of time into his academics because he sees them as the key to pursuing his dream. Through his success on the mat and the classroom, Carr has become a leader for the team, and his impact is seen throughout the program. “His end goal is to become a doctor,” Heffernan said. “And everything he does is try to win a national championship or become a physician. Those are his two goals, and everything he does is geared towards that, so he makes the most of every single day.” Carr has set himself up for a successful career wrestling already at Illinois and still has two seasons after this one to compete. Even though Carr has time, he wants to win this season and has his sights set on a national title in March. brendyn2@dailyillini.com
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Karen Howell performs her beam routine during Illinois’ meet against Michigan on Jan. 19, 2018. Illinois lost to Michigan 194.325 to 194.975.
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ENSURES ‘Give the ball to Giorgi,’” Jordan said. The Rustavi, Georgia, native has had quite the debut campaign at Illinois after only averaging eight points per game in high school. In home Big Ten games, Bezhanishvili is averaging 19 points, and he has scored 20 or more points on four different occasions now (against Notre Dame, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Rutgers). He has, by far, the best field-goal percentage on the team (54.3 percent) and has overtaken Jordan as the team’s lead rebounder (5 per game). Bezhanishvili has played progressively better in each of the three games the Illini have played — and won — since his brother, Davit, arrived on campus for a visit from their home in Vienna, Austria. The 6-foot-9-inch forward went for eight points and four rebounds in a win over Nebraska, then 16 and five in the upset of No. 9 Michigan State, and then, of course, 35 and seven. Davit’s visit has been a memorable time for him and Giorgi, but it has also been memorable for the Illini. Giorgi spoke about the importance of family after the game, and he compared his family to his newfound Illinois family. “To have (Davit) here for three games — we won three games — it’s just a great feeling,” Bezhanishvili said. “Family is everything. That’s what we’re trying to do here. Family culture, that’s what we’re trying to build here and what we already have, I think. Family is everything, man.”
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points, 6-of-15) and Montez Mathis (17 points, 7-of-16) had big games of their own. Underwood lauded his team’s performance and effort down the stretch but noted its defensive struggles, despite limiting highpowered Michigan State to 74 points earlier in the week and holding Nebraska to 64 last weekend. “We had no answer defensively,” Underwood said. “It was a tough day for us on that end of the court. And yet, we did make enough stops down the stretch when we had to.” Rutgers hit seven threepointers, including four in the first half. The Scarlet Knights shot 54.5 percent from the field and 44.4 percent from three-point range, cooling off a bit down the stretch and finishing at 50.7 percent and 30.4 percent on the day from threes. Rutgers added 50 points in the paint (Illinois also had 50) and 35 off the bench, thanks to McConnell, while out-rebounding Illinois 43-39. The Scarlet Knights also out-did the Illini in transition, scoring 20 points to the Illini’s 16. Underwood credited Rutgers’ young guards for their energetic and effective play. “McConnell made every play; he made every shot,” Underwood said. “Our pressure didn’t bother him. They didn’t run a whole lot, but they got the ball and were effective.” Furthermore, Illinois ended up with three of its better defenders, Ayo Dosunmu, Trent Frazier and Andres Feliz, forced to ride the bench for segments of the second half with foul trouble. Frazier picked up his third foul with 14:18 to go and was limited to 34 minutes, while Dosunmu played 33 minutes, coming in off the bench late after sitting for multiple stretches during the half. Feliz played 25 minutes but likely would have topped 30 if he had not racked up four fouls of his own. Without Bezhanishvili’s 29 points after the half, the Illini would have been hardpressed to keep up with the Scarlet Knights’ uncharacteristic offensive prowess.
wins, Illinois has kept its opponents at just enough of a distance down the stretch to pull out positive results. Despite a poor free-throw shooting performance, Illinois closed out against Nebraska on Feb. 2, then retook the lead from Michigan State with under eight minutes to go, after leading for the game’s entirety. Against the Scarlet Knights on Saturday, the Illini took care of business at the free-throw line to wrap up the result. Bezhanishvili himself hit seven of eight free throws against Rutgers (a career high) and the team made 19-of-26 (73.1 percent) on the day. Against Michigan State, Illinois made 18 of 22 free throws (81.8 percent). Underwood has continued to note his team’s growth over the three-game win streak, as it has won four of five Big Ten games and eclipsed last season’s four-win total with seven games remaining. Lately, it has helped that his team has a newfound belief in itself. “Confidence,” Underwood said. “Being in those battles, we could sit and pick a game in the non-league. Having leads in the second half and having the opportunity to close games and miss shots, or miss free throws or not get a stop. At some point, you sharpen the knife (to) where it gets pretty sharp. You do start doing some of those things and executing.” He said on many other teams, the core would’ve splintered into fragmented pieces but not with this group. “We’re not winning these games if that locker room isn’t (on the same page),” Underwood said. “Yeah, we have good players, but this group has stayed together.” Jordan and his teammates weren’t disappointed when Rutgers scored late to force overtime, he said. Rather, they relished the chance to finish their opponent off. “How much we’ve matured over time and over the course of the season, we just knew that we’re going to take those punches,” Jordan said. “When the game went into overtime, we said, ‘Good, because we’re built for this.’”
Who knows if a glass slipper could even support the big man? But the relationship unfolding before all of us between Bezhanishvili and the sport of basketball can pull even the tightest of heartstrings. Continuing to watch the Bezhanishvili journey will be one of the most exciting Illinois basketball
storylines. Who knows, it’s quite possible that if he keeps playing like this, Bezhanishvili may be pulling up to an NBA arena near you in a new Lambo. Possibly a much bigger, more expensive one.
For a team who has struggled to score this season (66.8 points per game), the Scarlet Knights lit it up on Saturday, breaking out to score 94 points on 50.7 percent (37-of73) shooting. Freshman guard Caleb McConnell exploded for a career-high 25 points on an efficient 8-of-10 (3-of-4 3FG) shooting clip. Sophomore guard Geo Closers (for the third time in Baker put up 15 points on a row) 6-of-14 (2-of-6 3 field goal The Illini have figured out percentage) shooting, while how to close out games. @itsallG_O_O_D freshmen Ron Harper Jr. (15 In each of its last three gavinrg2@dailyillini.com
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Jake Barnhart protects the goal to prevent Robert Morris from scoring at the University of Illinois Ice Arena on Nov. 2. Illini shut out Robert Morris 6-0.
Illinois faces off against Ohio in two close games BY JARED FARMER STAFF WRITER
Friday’s first period set the tone for what became a tight defensive contest between Illinois and Ohio. After a scoreless first 10 minutes, the Bobcats got on the board with a shot into the Illini net at the 9:19 mark. Ohio freshman Ryan Higgins and Illinois sophomore Jack Healy were both sent to the penalty box for 2:00 with just under four minutes to go in the first, but neither team scored for the rest of the period. The Illini drew a power play opportunity nearly halfway through the second period. However, the y couldn’t score after holding the temporary advantage. Both teams retained their defensive intensity in the second, with no goals being scored either way. The Illinois scoring drought continued in the third, and Healy was sent to the penalty box for the second time of the evening for charging. But the Illi-
ni gained the power play back around the halfway mark when senior defender Grant Hazel of the Bobcats was sent to the penalty box for two minutes. Despite the opportunity, Illinois still failed to convert an open look. Penalties were exchanged down the stretch, with one on junior Chance Homerin at the 3:27 mark and another on Nick Grose of the Bobcats at the 46.5-second mark, but no scoring came and Ohio walked away with a 1-0 victory. “I actually thought we played well on Friday. I thought we were the better team throughout the match, but we made one mental mistake that they scored on, so you have to give them credit,” said head coach Nick Fabbrini. “We had four breakaways and a couple of post opportunities, but we just weren’t able to get any bounces to go.” The first period on Saturday would play out in similar fashion, with the Bob-
cats finishing the period up 1-0. But for the entire second period, momentum wildly swung in favor of the Illini. Capitalizing off of a slew of Bobcat mistakes, the Illini got their first goal of the evening off of a shot from Opalka on a power play with 14:04 remaining. The goal ended an eightperiod streak of shutting opponents out by Ohio goalie James Thomas. Later, around the 11:00 mark, the Illini gained another one-man advantage on a power play, resulting in a goal by sophomore Thomas Kolaz to put the Illini up 2-1 halfway through the second. Kolaz has scored three goals in his last four games. The Illini held their ground against an increasingly frustrated Bobcats squad and finished the period up 2-1. T he t h i rd per iod remained devoid of penalties in its first 14 minutes. Ohio began to channel its aggression offensively,
keeping the puck on the Illinois side of the rink and limiting several Illini possessions. However, the Illini continued to hold steady and kept the score at 2-1 with 4:13 remaining. Ohio’s offensive pressure would eventually pay off, and in a scramble off of a defensive save, they were able to score again to tie it back at 2-2 with 2:58 remaining. Neither team was able to convert in the next three minutes, resulting in a five-minute overtime period. The overtime period would open up with a fastpaced exchange in the three on three matchup. With 2:33 left, Illini senior Stephen Quinn was sent to the penalty box, allowing the Bobcats to add a player on the floor, giving them a four-on-three advantage offensively, but they were unable to capitalize before the Illini could put their own fourth man on the ice. In the final seconds of the game, Homerin missed
what would have been the game-winning goal, but after a collision with Thomas, an ensuing scuffle resulted in Homerin being knocked to the floor with 2.2 seconds left in the period. The tension continued before play resumed and resulted in Grose and junior defender Mark Condotti both being sent to the penalty box. However, the Illini weren’t able to score off their next chance, resulting in a shoot out. After Ohio failed to score on their opportunity, freshman Kacper Ryba scored to give Illinois the advantage. The Bobcats responded to even the score back up with a goal from Houston, while Bobby Ernsting would miss the second shot for the Illini. A key save from Jake Barnhart stopped freshman Drew Magyar’s shot, and a goal from Kolaz gave Illinois the victory. “We knew this was an emotional game, and we had quite a few power plays in
a row,” Fabbrini said. “We knew that sooner or later they were going to get a power playback, and we killed the first one on that breakdown that led to their second goal. But it was nice to see us respond in the overtime period with some chances and get it all done in the shootout.” After splitting the weekend, the Illini’s record moved to 15-18 on the season, while the Bobcats left Champaign 16-8. Walking away with the shootout victory, Saturday’s match at the Big Pond was one of the Illini’s most emotionally intense wins of the season. “This year has been that same thing over and over, so I think this win is great for our confidence,” Fabbrini said. “We’ve talked about getting rewarded for playing the right way, and I think we’ve been doing that more often that not lately, so it was nice to finally see us get a result here.” jaredef2@dailyillini.com
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CHARM bery of a Walgreens. Twentyfive more years pass before an addled, confused Wayne is interviewed about the case for a crime TV show, and he becomes newly obsessed with it. As much as it is a standard police-procedural season, this season is a study of the effect of memory on both the individual and the world. The murder is so firmly in the public conscious that shows are being made about it 35 years later, but it especially holds sway over Wayne. He admits he can barely remember his wife’s face, and yet he can recall the specifics of the crime like they occurred yesterday. But as interesting as the material is, the show does still need to have a developing plot over eight episodes. The episodes spend most of their time developing the mystery rather than their themes tend to be a little slow-going, like table setting before a meal, but even they
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have scenes as unexpected and fascinating as old Wayne talking to his wife’s ghost, speaking in the same florid language that made everybody sick of Pizzolatto in the first place. The first two episodes of this season are directed by Jeremy Saulnier, whose films “Blue Ruin” and “Green Room” are among the most suspenseful and beautiful films of the decade. He crafts some gorgeous, nerve-racking imagery in his two hours. Saulnier left the show on contentious terms, and the subsequent direction, including three episodes directed by Pizzolatto himself, isn’t quite as inspired. The compositions are a little less memorable, the lighting is a little flatter, and even the background performances aren’t as well-modulated; the kid-actor hamminess of Wayne’s daughter feels out of place with the grim tone of everything else. But this is more a speed bump than an issue, especially when the direction services such an excellent lead performance. The burden of keeping this
season afloat rests largely on Mahershala Ali, and he proves more than up to the challenge. In a year when he’s likely to win an Oscar for his fine enough performance in “Green Book,” this is much more convincing evidence of his talents. Ali is backed by an impressive supporting cast, including Carmen Ejogo as his wife and Scoot McNairy as the missing child’s father, but Dorff is best in show. Dorff has spent the last decade wasting the promise of his work in Sofia Coppola’s “Somewhere,” but here he’s terrific, matching Ali’s sturdy professionalism while adding just a hint of a smartass side. The third season of “True Detective” may not capture the zeitgeist like the first season did, but it’s a great watch anchored by a terrific performance. If Pizzolatto churns out a few more of these, he’ll be firmly back in the public’s good graces. buzz factor: wt2@readbuzz.com
buzz calendar BY EMILY PEASE AND LIAM DWYER BUZZ CALENDAR EDITORS
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.
MONDAY, FEB. 11
Dish It Up | La Marea Verde
Noon-1 p.m. University of Illinois Women’s Resources Center, 616 E. Green St, Suite 202, Champaign Free, all ages Join us for the first Dish It Up of the semester as we welcome Claire Branigan, a doctoral student in linguistic and cultural anthropology for her talk ‘‘La Marea Verde: Lessons from Argentina’s Green Tide and the Emergence of a New Transnational Feminist Movement.’’ Drawing upon long-term ethnographic research, this talk will show the ways in which Argentine activists have mobilized feminist theory in creative and performative ways which have challenged structural forms of sexism and misogyny. Further, it will highlight some of the ways in which the Argentine movement aligns and contrasts with #MeToo in the United States. By looking to Argentina and Latin America broadly, this talk will explore a solidarity-based and transnational approach for feminist movement-building in the Americas.
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Still from season three of HBO’s “True Detective.” The anthology police procedural focuses on the effect of memory on both the characters and the world around them.
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What did it mean to you?
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TJW: I would just say TJW: We love doing the
you most excited for?
cover up and being a part of such an amazing cause and event. I am most excited to see peoples faces this year when we go a pretty different direction from our original buzz: What does it mean music’s sound. buzz: What’s your favorite for you to be part of the The accomplishment as a band? Great Cover Up? What are alpasan2@readbuzz.com the amazing shows we have played along the way to all the great people with all of our awesomely talented peers.
releasing all of our music without any filter or bias, being 100% authentic and never compromising our sound for anyone.
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8:45-10 p.m. Newman Dance Society, 604 E. Armory Ave., Champaign Free, all ages Roses are red. Violets are blue. We’re going to teach a lot of swing dance moves from the sweetheart position … but they’re not as sweet as you. Come by yourself or with a friend. For newcomers or for extra review, come early at 8:45 p.m. The lesson starts at 9 p.m. and open dancing is at 9:30 p.m. To get to the Swetland Room, enter Newman Hall from the south courtyard and it will be on the left. As always, our classes are free and open to everyone.
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Loveapalooza: The Make-ing Love Tour
7-9 p.m. Illini Union Courtyard Cafe, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana Free, all ages Whether you’re making big plans for Valentine’s Day, celebrating Single’s Awareness Day or just don’t care one way or the other, get ready for SCD’s largest event of spring semester! on Feb. 12 from 7-9 p.m. in the Courtyard Cafe, we will be preparing for Valentine’s Day with performances, stories and Valentines-themed maker stations. There will be something for everyone to enjoy, so don’t miss out! P.S. There will be chocolate.
Broad Comedy’s Galentine’s Day Open Mic
7-9 p.m. Blackbird Urbana, 119 W. Main St, Urbana Free, 19+ We’re back! Come out to our special Galentine’s Day show at Blackbird Urbana. Broad Comedy is a group focused on bringing more female, female-identified, genderqueer and non-binary performers into the Champaign-Urbana comedy scene.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13
Behind Enemy Lines: An evening with a Jewish spy in Nazi Ranks
6-9 p.m. Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana Free, all ages Marthe Cohn, a survivor of the Holocaust, and a French Jewish spy in Nazi Germany will share her story of joining the French intelligence service, posing as a nurse, crossing enemy lines and relaying information about the Nazis back to the French.
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‘True Detective’: Third time’s the charm BY BILL TAYLOR STAFF WRITER
When it aired its first season in 2014, “True Detective” was a phenomenon, with its philosophical musings and bravura Matthew McCo-
naughey performance winning over critics and viewers alike. Following its second season the following year, it became a laughingstock, a cautionary tale of hubris gone horribly wrong. After being
newly humbled, writer and creator Nic Pizzolatto has returned with season three. Pizzolatto could’ve just played the hits from the first time and people likely would’ve gotten back on his
side, but he’s crafted something much more interesting than a reprise. The language is plainer, the editing is more artful, and the performances are less show-boaty. The end result is still not perfect,
but it does enough good that it doesn’t really matter. Two children are abducted in a small Arkansas town in 1980, and one is found dead. Detective Wayne Hays (Mahershala Ali) and his
partner Roland West (Stephen Dorff) are assigned to the case, but a decade passes before the missing child is discovered during a robSEE CHARM | 5B
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Singer-songwriter pursues her passion BY ISABELLE DYER STAFF WRITER
Anika Nims, popularly known by her stage name, Anika Emily, is a 23-yearold singer-songwriter who has been making music in the Champaign-Urbana area for the past 4 1/2 years . Originally from Geneva, Illinois, Nims has remained living in the community since graduating from the University in May 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in advertising and public relations. Nims has been involved in music ever since she can remember. She had an interest in several different realms of music before coming to college. She participated in choir for nine years, along with taking private vocal lessons. She also has participated in live theater since she was 14. “I’ve been writing music since elementary school and picked up guitar and piano in high school to put it all together,” Nims said. Nims wanted to continue her passion and love for music at Illinois, which is why she started out as a choral music education major. She made the switch to advertising and public relations to pursue a career in music promotions and creative marketing. While attending the University, Anika also was involved in Illini Student Musicals for three years, performing in shows such as Green Day’s “American Idiot” and “Heathers.” She also held the position of campus representative for Sony Music during her final two years of college, where she had the opportunity to promote new music and events under Sony’s labels in creative ways. “I started going to open mics at The Canopy Club my senior year, which opened up a lot of opportunities I had never dreamed of exploring,” Nims said. After graduation, Nims has been playing music around town for about a year at venues such as The Canopy Club, Exile on Main Street Record Store and Blackbird. Nims accompanies herself for all of her performances on guitar and piano. “My style has been described as acoustic pop with hip hop lyric influences, but I’m always growing and changing as an artist and enjoy trying out new styles to see what works,” she said.
Local CU band releases new EP BY EUNICE ALPASAN STAFF WRITER
Local rock band Airacobra has been a familiar presence in the CU music scene, performing in various venues around the area for the past few years. The four-piece band released its self-titled EP late last year and performed at the 28th Annual Great Cover Up on Friday. Guitarist TJ Walsh spoke with buzz in light of the charity show.
buzz: How did the idea for Airacobra come about? What’s the story behind the creation of the band?
TJ Walsh: Our band was
created back in 2012 when a bunch of guys with a similar idea from different bands and musical backgrounds decided it was time to get serious and finally collaborate. What musical influences do you draw from?
buzz:
TJW: This is very wide and
elaborate, but I would say mainly proto-metal and general ‘70s rock, a small dash of all of the metal from the ’80s, probably more heavily the new wave of British heavy metal, some hardcore and death metal black metal, and a little bit of everything in between.
buzz: What do people get from watching Airacobra perform?
TJW: We enjoy putting on a PHOTO COURTESY ANIKA NIMS
Local singer-songwriter Anika Emily, along with perfoming in the area, is also the co-host of Espresso Royale’s new open mic night series in Urbana. Her tasks include announcing upcoming acts, helping to run sound as well as performing her own music.
She is currently working to record her first album, which she hopes to release this year. She also has a Facebook page she updates with more information on her upcoming music and performances. Nims is also one of the cohosts of Espresso Royale’s new open mic nights. The idea to host an open
mic at Espresso Royale came up when a sound system was found in the back office at the Espresso on Daniel that hadn’t been used in years. The manager wanted to find a use for it. Nims has worked at the Espresso Royale on Oregon since 2014 and has guesthosted the open mic at The Canopy Club multiple times,
so when asked to co-host, she agreed. Nims serves as the music host, so from 7-9 p.m., she keeps the show running by announcing the upcoming acts and helping to run sound, as well as performing a few songs of her own. Thanks to a huge turnout, the entire time block was filled
with performers. “It’s a great, relaxed and supportive atmosphere for people who might not feel comfortable getting on the stage at Canopy right away and want to experiment with playing live in a more comfortable space.” idyer2@readbuzz.com
show, but it’s not just about that. It’s about the overall experience and the songs. We love watching people in the crowd letting loose and being part of the experience.
buzz: What’s your favorite memory as a band?
TJW: I would say all of the
times in our old band van, breaking down and all of SEE Q&A | 5B
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