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Study examines benefits of legalizing marijuana BY EMILY DAO STAFF WRITER
J.B. Pritzker’s gubernatorial win foreshadows the legalization of marijuana, a piece of legislation that found legalization would greatly boost Illinois’ economy according to a study at the Univeristy. The study showed decriminalizing recreational use of marijuana would create around 2,600 new businesses and 24,000 jobs, and would generate $525 million in annual tax revenue. “This is an economic opportunity of the state, while saving money for taxpayers,” said Frank Manzo, policy director of the Illinois Economic Policy Institute. “Legalizing marijuana would create an entirely new sector in the economy that’s already open for business in 10 other states.” The study also found that legalizing marijuana would save Illinois $18 million annually on law enforcement. Manzo said the money saved by reducing incarceration and policing costs, as well as legal fees, could be devoted to areas such as infrastructure and education. Robert Bruno, professor in the School of Labor and Employment Relations and director of the Labor Education Program, said decriminalizing marijuana would come with social benefits as well. Although both marijuana and alcohol are drugs, Bruno said there is more stigma around marijuana because marijuana is illegal. He said decriminalizing the drug would reduce negative stigma around casual marijuana users. Manzo said social costs of legalization are often inflated, as research shows legalizing marijuana would not dramatically increase or decrease use. Rather, the team found that legalizing marijuana would actually help curtail opioid addiction, which claimed 1,500 lives in 2016 alone due to opioid-related overdoses in Illinois. According to the study, research showed that legalization has been found to decrease opioid
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Theresa Newman, administrative assistant, sits at the front desk of the Counseling Center. The Counseling Center is looking for ways to provide services for more students in need of counseling. Lack of space is the biggest limiting factor for the center.
Counseling services see long waits BY YOOJIN SON STAFF WRITER
As the semester progresses toward the end, more students are experiencing stress from an increased workload as finals approach. However, those who are seeking help with mental health might not be in luck; due to limited counseling services available on campus. Nichole Evans, assistant director of outreach and prevention and media communications coordinator of the Counseling Center, said counselors are making allowances in their schedules and are shortening some meetings to see as
many students as possible. “There’s nothing official, but I think everybody’s responding to this the best way that they can so that they can see the students who need it,” Evans said. Evans said a lack of space is the biggest limiting factor to the number of students the Counseling Center can see. “I’ve only been here for four years, and in the time that I’ve been here, we’ve taken over the whole entire basement of this building; we didn't used to have that,” Evans said. “I think administration at the University realizes that, and they're trying to come up with solu-
tions as best they can. But it takes time.” The McKinley Mental Health Center and the Counseling Center are the primary services available on campus. However, the high demand cannot be satisfied due to limitations of counselors and psychiatrists. Robert Woodward, medical director of McKinley Health Center, said the three psychiatrists try to see patients once a month for medication management. “Counselors have around four weeks to be seen and psychiatrists are showing available appointments in about four to six weeks from now,” Woodward said
in an email. Deborah Agoye, junior in Business, said her experience with McKinley Mental Health Center has been frustrating due to the one-month wait she had. “At that point, it’s like, you're going to be a whole different person, you’re going to find so many different things in a month. You’re not facing the same situation,” Agoye said. “If you really need to speak to someone, you can’t. So it’s just a bad system.” Robert Parker, director of McKinley Health Center, said although they are searching to hire more psychiatrists, there is simply a higher demand for mental
health services than there are psychiatrists. “You don’t have too much trouble finding psychiatrists in the big cities. Up in Chicago, there tends to be an abundance in that location. But you get south of I-80, you just don’t have enough psychiatrists,” Parker said. “There’s just a shortage compared to the amount of demand.” To release the pressure of the high demand, Parker said students who are dealing with medical issues such as a sore throat could benefit from their insurance and get help through telemedicine. Telemedicine is the use SEE COUNSELING | 3A
Atmospheric course blows in new direction BY DAVID RUVINSKIY STAFF WRITER
Eric Snodgrass, professor in LAS who teaches the popular course ATMS 120: Severe and Hazardous Weather, will leave the University in January 2019. After Snodgrass’ company, Agrible, was bought by Nutrien in July, the company offered Snodgrass the opportunity to work there full-time. Avalon Ruby, junior in FAA, took ATMS 120 when she was a freshman. She thinks ATMS 120 is popular because the course is easy to understand. “It’s not like the material is spoon-fed to you super easy all the time, but it’s put into layman’s terms. Snodgrass is really good about making sure that his students understand what’s happening,” Ruby said. Jeffrey Frame, professor in LAS, thinks ATMS 120 is popular because it fulfills two general education requirements and meteorology affects everybody’s lives. “I’m really upset that (Snodgrass) is leaving. I think that he is a great teacher, and I love being in that class so it sucks that he is not going to be here anymore,” said Cassidy Manuel, freshman in DGS. Snodgrass said he will be transitioning to his new
position at his company at Research Park. He will be helping growers understand how weather and other factors affect global agricultural yields. During the spring semester, Frame will be taking over ATMS 120. Snodgrass thinks Frame will be able to maintain his legacy in the department. “I think that the students that are going to get to take Professor Frame’s “Severe and Hazardous Weather” class are in for a treat,”Snodgrass said. “Like I said, he is one of the world’s leading experts on severe weather, and he is respected throughout the entire community. So they’re going to get some incredible teaching from him.” Snodgrass will be teaching the online version of ATMS 120 for the last time during the winter semester. Bob Rauber, director of the School of Earth, Society & Environment, and Robert Trapp, department head of atmospheric sciences, have put together a search committee to hire Snodgrass’sreplacement by the end of the spring semester. “I will sorely miss teaching routinely at the University of Illinois. I will miss the stuSEE SNODGRASS | 3A
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Willard launches ‘Fly Local’ campaign BY CLARE BUDIN STAFF WRITER
The University of Illinois Willard Airport in Savoy is launching a campaign to incentivize Champaign-area residents to trade Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for a closer, local option. On Oct. 26, the airport announced the new ‘Fly Local’ campaign, where local businesses and institutions are encouraged to pledge to check Willard’s travel options and expenses before exploring options at other airports. Part of the campaign is looking to schools in the C-U area, as well as faculty, staff and students who could benefit from a more convenient method of travel. Ashley Hipsher, assistant director of marketing and communication for Willard Airport, said part of Willard’s outreach efforts on campus is motivated by the
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Willard Airport in Savoy is encouraging the community to fly locally. The airport is trying to connect with the University to reach more students and faculty.
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already large population of students and staff who have had experiences flying with the airport. “We are always marketing to everyone in the community that travels, including students and faculty,” Hipsher said. Alex Liu, sophomore in DGS, has taken advantage of Willard’s services for travel. He first flew from Willard to Chicago, then to Washington, D.C., for winter break last year. Liu said in an email that the attempt to catch an earlier flight ended poorly because of the small capacity of planes flying out of Willard, but despite having to wait several hours in the lobby, he was satisfied with the customer service. “I would not mind flying out of Willard again,” Liu said. “I personally think it is very convenient that Cham-
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paign has an airport that can fly out to a larger hub for a connecting flight for people that need to be somewhere quicker, especially for students who need to get to where they need to go after taking their finals for break.” Liu said he was unaware of the new campaign, but he added that formal advertising will help provide another source of awareness for possible student flyers. “Most students generally will find out that there is an airport in Champaign through other students or through student organizations,” Liu said. Since October, Parkland College in Champaign has already expressed its support to take the pledge, and Gene Cossey, executive director of Willard Airport, said he hopes the University will
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Theft was reported on the 100 block of Gregory Drive around 9 a.m. Monday. According to the report, an unknown offender signed for an Amazon delivery of a laptop the victim had purchased. An attempted burglary was reported on the 300 block of West Hill Street around 2 p.m. Monday. According to the report, an unknown offender attempted to pry open the victim’s entry door. Theft was reported on the 00 block of East Healey Street around 2 p.m. Monday. According to the report, the victim’s paycheck was taken out of her mailbox by an unknown offender.
University Theft was reported from Burrill Hall, 407 S. Goodwin Ave., between Nov. 16-19. According to the report, a University employee reported a vent hood motor, which has an estimated value of $650, was stolen from a public hallway.
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Survey finds surge in teen e-cigarette usage BY LUIS VELAZQUEZ STAFF WRITER
A recent survey done by the School of Social Work found the number of teenage electronic cigarette users has soared in the last two years. This finding comes shortly after the FDArecently declared e-cigaretteuse an epidemic. The Illinois Youth Survey is offered to middle school and high school students all through Illinois. These surveys are released electronically or via mail, from the beginning of the year until the end of the spring semester. The 2018’s Illinois Youth Survey had about 9,073 schools involved. Scott Hays, senior research scientist in the School of Social Work, said the survey includes students from the eighth, 10th and 12th grades, 70 percent of the surveys were completed online. According to results of the survey, the usage of electronic smoking devices has increased by 65 percent with sophomores and 45 percent with seniors in Illinois high schools within the past two years. This year, the usage of e-cigarettes among seniors in high school is 27 percent, which is 18 percent more compared to two years ago. “Now in 2018, we are 27 percent. We are higher now than we’ve been in tobacco
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use since the last 10 years. All past reductions have essentially been wiped out by this new product, e-cigarettes, and they are delivering the same doses of nicotine as real cigarettes,” Hays said. Hays believes teenagers are prone to e-cigarettes because of peer pressure and the lack of knowledge before using these devices. Manufacturers market these products to a younger audience to gain their attention, Hays said. “Not only do they perceive them as safe, but they perceive them as if they do not contain anything harmful besides flavors. These fla-
Laboratory High School, believes it is not a local issue in high schools with the usage of e-cigarettes. “No, I don’t think it is an issue. We heard one rumor that some kids were smoking in our student lounge, but no smoke signals at this point,” Radnitzer said. Ricardo Munoz, freshman in DGS and a user of e-cigarettes, believes there should be a restriction with the utilization of alternatives to real cigarettes for high school students but not for college students, unless they become addicted to the device. “To a certain extent, JUULSs and e-cigarettes should be restricted from middle schoolers, especially since I’ve seen younger kids taking hits from a JUUL like it’s nothing,” Munoz said. Hays believes there are methods to stop the trend with e-cigarettes, and with the help of everyone, it can be possible to do so. For instance, Hays said the age to purchase these products has been raised to 21 in Springfield. “One way is through education. To make people understand e-cigs and vape pens and acknowledge that these devices have high doses of nicotine like a packet of cigarettes,” Hays said.
vors might sound appealing to a young person, and in fact, they taste appealing in comparison to a cigarette,” Hays said. In recent news, JUUL, a popular brand of e-cigarettes, suspended the sale of flavored JUUL pods because of the problematic trend with e-cigarettes among young adults, according to The New York Times. Within the Illinois Youth Survey, Hays said, the University Laboratory High School was asked to participate in this study, but it declined the request. Karl Radnitzer, assistant director for the University lvelaz20@dailyillini.com
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COUNSELING of telecommunications technology that allows health care professionals to treat patients at a distance online. Parker said roughly 26,000 students on campus have United Healthcare and can get regular health services online. Doing so would free up the primary care doctors. “So that would be a way of taking some pressure off of McKinley, so that our primary care doctors aren't necessarily seeing a sore throat, but seeing somebody with anxiety,” Parker said. “It takes pressure off the primary care doctors so that potentially they could see more mental health.” Some students also turn to counseling services off campus as an alternative. The Elliott Counseling Group, an off-campus counseling group focusing on helping those in need of mental health concerns, has recently opened a branch at Lincoln Square Mall in Urbana. As Elliott Counseling Group accepts the University’s United Healthcare insurance, Jenny Smith, office manager of the counseling group said at least a fourth of its clients are students from the University. Lainey Emmons, business manager of the Elliott Counseling Group, said the expansion was made to provide mental health ser-
“We believe in not having a waitlist. We believe if you need mental health care, you need it when you asked for it.” LAINEY EMMONS BUSINESS MANAGER OF ELLIOT COUNSELING GROUP
vices when needed without having clients wait weeks for help. “We believe in not having a waitlist. We believe if you need mental health care, you need it when you asked for it in our community,” Emmons said. Quite often students seek help at the Elliott C ou n s el i n g Gr oup because either the Counseling Center or McKinley Mental Health Center could not offer immediate help, Smith said. “We’ve heard stories of people having to wait six months to have an appointment. We really don’t think that’s fair to the community, especially to students,” Smith said. “With students, when they finally decide, yeah, I think I really want help, we want to be able to be here and help them.” W it h e x p er ienc e reaching out to both the Counseling Center and McKinley Mental Health Center since her fr eshman year, Agoye said there needs to be a change in the availability of mental health services at the University. “It’s been the same thing since freshman year. McKinley hasn’t, or I think hasn’t, had much of a change. I personally just feel like it's a lack of care because you know constantly this is an issue that’s been going on for a while and you’re not doing anything,” Agoye said. “There should be a change.” yjson2@dailyillini.com
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Tonghun Lee is leading the new center for unmanned aircraft propulsion systems in collaboration with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. The center aims to create an industry based on manufacturing propulsion systems by incorporating aerospace manufacturers.
New center leads to propulsion system development BY DANIEL RENTERIA STAFF WRITER
Researchers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and engineering professors will collaborate in researching propulsion systems for unmanned
aircrafts in a new center at the University. The development of The Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Propulsion was initiated by the U.S. Department of Defense and led by the ARL, which began approximately three years ago. Tonghun Lee, professor in Engineering, has a long history working with the ARL, which led to him being asked to found and lead the center at the University. FROM 1A
WILLARD take a similar step soon. “We’re constantly reaching out to students and faculty to make this their first choice,” Cossey said. “Currently, we’re asking units and departments at the University and asking them to make it their policy to check Willard first and choosing to fly Willard if it’s the most economical choice.” To Cossey, having support from the University and surrounding area benefits not only Willard’s profit margin but the growth of the community as a whole. Cossey said the growth of Willard’s business and services for better flight experiences come from community engagement. “To provide new services, we really need the local community committed to using
Lee said unmanned aircraft vehicles, commonly known as drones, have become more prevalent in the past decade and need propulsion systems, but there is no good manufacturer in the U.S. that specializes in these propulsion units. “Anything having to do propulsion systems has to do with the center,” Lee said. “So everything surrounding and connected to supporting the propulsion system of the UAV is going to be addressed by the center.” The center’s collaborators include the ARL, Argonne National Laboratory, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force. Researchers from
Northwestern University, the University of Wisconsin, Madison and the University of Illinois at Chicago will also be contributing to the center with their own propulsion system improvement projects. SungWoo Nam, associate professor in Engineering and one of the earliest collaborators, said once the center creates a monitoring system for UASs under extreme conditions and a design for new propulsion systems, ARL can turn the projects into engines. “Major aspects of the center are understanding the combustion process, being able to monitor as the engine operates at that extreme condition
the airport first,” Cossey said. “That’s why we started the ‘Fly Local’ campaign; so we can get people to become engaged in this idea and at least check for flights out of Willard before anywhere else.” Hipsher has reached out to many businesses that have pledged support for the new campaign and she is hopeful more growth and cooperation will be seen. “Hopefully, businesses will see the value of being able to easily get to more than 230 cities in just a single stop from an airport in their backyard,” Hipsher said. Cossey said Willard’s outreach efforts have already seen positive growth that created opportunities for new connections with airlines and new routes, including a new service to Charlotte, North Carolina, opening up in December in response to high demand.
“We’ve had great success in starting to fill up flights and engaging the community, to the point where we can approach airlines and show them numbers that argue strongly for additional service,” Cossey said. Part of that is from the commitment shown by the community and the airlines subsequently listening to the different places the customers would want to go and what they would support, he said. “We believe that it’s very important for everyone in the community to take advantage of the Willard Airport as a local resource,” Cossey said. “It’s a resource that is vital to the economic development of the community and also to the continued vitality of the University, not only to conduct the business that they do, but also to attract new faculty, staff and students.” claredb2@dailyillini.com
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SNODGRASS dents deeply, and that will be a major sacrifice that I’ll have to make in leaving, one that I was not excited about making, and that’s the thing that made me agonize about my decision for three months,” Snodgrass said. Frame said he is not going to change many aspects of ATMS 120 because it is one of the most popular courses on campus. He said his favorite part about working with Snodgrass is his focus on students. “We don’t view our students just as numbers,” Frame said. Although Frame said he is going to miss Snodgrass, he is looking forward to teaching ATMS 120 in the coming semester. “I’m excited about it. It’s going to be a fairly new experience for me. I haven’t done it in about nine years. So it’ll be something different, and change can always be a good
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thing,” Frame said. While Rauber said Snodgrass’s departure is a loss for the department, he supports his decision. Although he’s looking forward to working for Agrible full time, Snodgrass said he is going to miss working with students. “I’m going to miss being able to watch students go through the process of dis-
covery,” Snodgrass said. “That is a very rewarding thing for teachers, to watch a student take in new information and assimilate it into the way they’ve been learning things their whole lives such that they not only understand it, but they show some mastery over that material and they show how to apply it.” druvin2@dailyillini.com
and come up with (and) understand as well as a design that can be turned into an actual engine by ARL,” Nam said. Projects at the center so far have included researching engines to replace the currently used intermittent engines and creating high-tech temperature detectors to place within engines. One of the earliest projects, before the center even had a name, was done by Daniel Bodony, associate professor in Engineering. His work involves using powerful computers to solve problems of fluid dynamics. “Professor Lee asked me to get involved and then the Army asked me to FROM 1A
MARIJUANA addiction by about 33 percent. “The use of medical marijuana has been found to reduce opioid addiction. An opioid addiction is really a serious problem, unlike marijuana,” Bruno said. “Opioids are legal, and people over-prescribe and overuse. They destroy people’s lives and are an enormous cost to the health care system. Medical marijuana could actually help reduce that addiction.” In the last Champaign City Council meeting, council members voted to have a second session to consider changing the minimum fine for possessing ten grams or less of marijuana from $350 to $50. “The people who have (run) from the police because they had a small personal amount of marijuana on them is why I think this (minimum fee) needs to change in our city,” said councilwoman Clarissa Fourman in an email. “Those small instances turn into fleeing and resisting arrest charges when it could be a simple $50 ticket. The people whose lives have been impacted by prison sentences and criminal records show it’s time to make it legal everywhere and focus on legal drugs that are killing people.” A 2017 study found 74 percent of Illinois voters supported legalizing marijuana and 66 percent supported legalizing recreational use if it is taxed and regulated like alcohol. The study, conducted by the Project for Middle Class Renewal and the Illinois Economic Policy Institute, obtained data from the Department of Revenue in Colorado, the first state to legal-
work on problems of aerodynamics that (have) to do with turbochargers to help power unmanned aerial systems,” Bodony said. One of the long-term goals of the center is to create an industry based around manufacturing UAS propulsion systems by incorporating aerospace manufacturers, such as Boeing, into the project. “The technology here will trickle down by other means into the private sector, which is usually how this thing happens,” Lee said. “So we expect to transition much of the technology we address in the center for the civilian center in the future.” drente2@dailyillini.com
“Legalizing marijuana would create an entirely new sector in the economy that’s already open for business in 10 other states.” FRANK MANZO ILLINOIS ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE POLICY DIRECTOR
ize recreational usage of marijuana. “We were able to get a lot of tax data about sales and employment information from the Department of Revenue in Colorado,” Bruno said. “We took a look at principally what happened in Colorado and used the Colorado experience to set up our assessment and adapt it to Illinois to come up with the estimate.” Bruno said the research team applied the information to Illinois by using an economic modeling software program to run simulations and project the effects that the legalization of recreational marijuana would have on employment and other factors. “Colorado and Washington, two states (that) were first to legalize marijuana, are both among the top 10 states that people are moving to. Meanwhile, there are people leaving Illinois,” Manzo said. “The people have spoken and said they’re perfectly fine with moving to states that legalized marijuana.” eidao2@dailyillini.com
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recent harrowing climate report released by the U.S. Government shed light on a dark future for the nation. With a focus on the impending damages of CO2 emissions, the report emphasized a stark warning: If provisions for oil, fuel and energy production can’t reign in the climate, the entire world will suffer. But potential doom facing the planet has one nation licking its chops at the opportunities posed by melting ice caps. Vladimir Putin and Russian leadership plan to contradict economic and climate control common sense by expanding oil drilling in the Russian arctic with
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e’re all back and almost finished with our first week following fall break. It’s a difficult time of year to come back to school because after a much needed week off, we all come back to Champaign to find nothing but deadlines and stress. Most students have finals leading up to just a few days before the holidays, which leaves us with little time to enjoy the season. It’s getting colder outside, and the days are getting much shorter, making it seem as though there aren’t enough hours in the day to complete the laundry list of tasks college students need to do leading up to finals. Of course, as esteemed students of this University, almost all of us know ignoring our responsibilities is detrimental to our success
— yet almost all of us do it anyway. Not to mention, the holidays are right around the corner, and as broke college students, we have to save up for holiday shopping. There are a lot of stress factors coming to play at once, and keeping your mental health in check during this time is vital. The Daily Illini Editorial Board would like to remind students to keep pushing on for the remainder of the semester. We’re all in the home stretch, and it won’t be long until we’re actually home for the holidays, spending time with friends and family. Prioritize your important work first, so it doesn’t all build up at once. Now is definitely not the time to bingewatch a series on Netflix instead of studying or decide to go to Monday Night Lion when
your final presentation is the morning after. But priorities also include making the conscious effort to not get distracted while in class, especially as finals loom closer. It’s not the best idea to browse shoes online while your professor is going over concepts guaranteed to be on the final; and checking Instagram or Twitter can definitely wait until later. Priorities also include your health, too. Giving yourself a break once in a while to keep stress in check is equally as important as keeping up with schoolwork and extracurriculars.
hopes that rising sea levels and continued melting will allow their greedy rampage to storm even further north. Russia is putting the world economy at risk by not promoting evolving renewable energy and technology for the future. The measures it is aiming for will destabilize oil prices and limit long-term global economic development. Russia reemphasized its reluctance to cut oil production last week as crude oil prices continued to plummet due to demand concerns and global supply surpluses. President Trump is pleased with the prospect of lower prices, but Saudi Arabia, one of the global leaders in the oil industry, suffers from these lower prices and is taking curb production provisions
and stirring higher prices. This recent oil bear market is providing leaders in the technologicallyadvanced and eco-friendly electric energy industry to promote their visions for the future that emphasize the importance of acting swiftly to save the planet. The most vocal leader in the industry is Elon Musk, who has become a leading figure in driving the world toward innovation. But to the chagrin of Mother Earth, Russia is too closed-minded to see the profits innovation can provide. While Musk and other revolutionary entrepreneurs enjoy the world from a step ahead and make billions, Russian leadership is focused on filling bank accounts with the dying industry of draining the earth. The nearly 1,700-page report published by the White House the day after Thanksgiving warns of catastrophe within the next 80 years: mass destruction caused by extreme weather, food shortages the awardwinning film “Interstellar” foreshadowed and thousands of people dying each year. The doomsday predictions of the climate report will not come true for the United States so long as innovative heroes of tomorrow continue to change the world. Sadly, Russian stubbornness and old-fashioned ideas will drag down humanity. An insufficient amount of mental and physical resources are being used in Russia to improve quality of life for tomorrow. The United States has thrived by growing its economy upward through innovating daily life, recognizing shortcomings and waving
During the last few weeks of the semester, self-control might just be the deciding factor between passing and failing, or a B+ and an A. Let’s all work hard, just for a little while longer, and get this bread.
goodbye to inefficiencies of yesteryear. But in Russia, as evidenced by its big bet on old-fashioned oil, Putin and his cronies are growing laterally by building an economy with the 1870s vision of a young John Rockefeller, who had just founded Standard Oil. The problem with living in the past is not that it’s techniques were bad — Rockefeller’s oil changed the world for the better — but it prohibits the world from evolving and eliminates the likelihood quality of life can improve as populations grow. Considering the report highlighted overpopulation as one of the biggest fears for the 21st century, quality of life improvements are extremely important. But nothing will improve if global superpowers continue to live in the earthwarming past. Vladimir Putin clearly wants Russia to become an economic superpower that can rival the U.S. and China, but he lacks the visionary gifts of the Musk and Rockefeller. By remaining steadfast in dedicating most economic resources to oil drilling, refinement and shipping, Russia has only found a short term, economic sugar high that could result in a crash for the entire planet. Prospects for oil discovery in the north are undoubtedly promising for Russia, but what’s the point of investing all capital into a venture that will kill off the people who demand the product? Mother Russia is only as strong as Mother Nature deems just. Fred is a freshman in Media. fshoaff2@dailyillini.com
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Thankfulness, gratitude should transcend holidays study conducted by Aric Rindfleisch, and John M. Jones professor in BusiCOLUMNIST ness at the University, as well as Lan Nguyen Chaplin, associate professor in hanksgiving and the Business at the Universubsequent holiday sity of Illinois at Chicago, season is supposed among others, children tend to be a time of reflection, to be more gracious when gratitude and grace — a they express gratitude on a period during which we all daily or weekly basis. This slow down and really take indicates that instead of stock of the privileges we’ve just reminding ourselves to been afforded and the peobe gracious once a year, we ple who share our lives with should be reflecting on our us. Obviously, this does not blessings all year long. always happen. As many of Researchers in the study us experienced over break, it gave two groups of chilcan be hard to be grateful for dren $10 each. The control all of the opportunities giv- group could choose to give en when there are 10 peoit to charity or spend it. The ple in one (suddenly very variable group could do the small) kitchen, relatives same but were required to flocking from all ends of keep a daily “gratitude jourthe country with differing nal” to reflect on what they political views and parents were grateful for every day. competing in the immorThe study found the chiltal competition of “whose dren who were required to child is most successful?” think about what they were But according to a new thankful for were far more KYRA SADOVI
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likely to give their money tough, there are many peoto charity than the control ple worse-off than yourself. group. This sort of grace-vigWhile the study surilance, keeping on top of veyed kids between the reminding yourself of your ages of 11 and 17, we can advantages and blessings, all learn something from is one of the hardest menthese findings. Reminding tal exercises to master. It ourselves of our advantag- takes many people their es more frequently than entire lives to learn how once a year is not only to do it. I know I am ceruseful to keep us charitainly challenged by Iit, Today learned... table; it also helps us see especially come finals the world in a different time when we all would light. Understanding what give anything to be anyyou’re grateful for — in where but in the library other words, understand- in our eighth consecuing your own privilege tive hour of studying. But — is critical to gleaning if grace can be found in a better understanding trying times, itThis canmonth be I am... of how the world works. found at any time — and People naturally set the world might be a martheir baseline for “strugginally better place for gle” in life as what they h it. So this holiday season, ave experienced, and it’s remember to count your understandable to do so. blessings and smile — Our greatest weakness in giving up.The most certain way to success is However, it is far more andlies don’t stop come New to try just one more time” - Thomas A. Edison useful to take your own always Year’s. experience with a grain of salt, to understand even Kyra is a sophomore in LAS. though the going does get ksadov2@dailyillini.com
Today I am grateful for ...
Today I am grateful for ... all the patience the people around me have for my antics the puppy I got to pet today the flowers I see on my way to school my family and friends
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about how cells divide finishing my homework another healthy way to deal getting an A’s in my classes liking who I am with stress
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trying to save enough money to visit family working on being a kinder person
“What you do today can improve all your tomorrows” - Ralph Marstonn
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University pilots new data science course BY SARAH O’BEIRNE STAFF WRITER
The bridge between data science and computer programming is becoming even smaller. At the University, a new introductory course is being developed to encourage beginners to take interest in these fields. The pilot launch for a new data science course, STAT 107: Data Science Discovery, is set to take place in the spring semester. It will be co-taught by statistics instructor Karle Flanagan and computer science assistant professor Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider. A class of 30 students from 30 different majors, ranging from political science to theatre lighting design, will be the first group to test the course. “We want everyone to know that the course is designed for anyone,” Flanagan said. “Even though there’s programming, you don’t have to have any background knowledge. So, we figured for the pilot what better way to test it out than a bunch of different majors.” From there, it will be offered for all students in the fall as a general education course that fulfills the quantitative reasoning requirement. The course is project -driven with much of the grade made up of three projects. “The students can pick datasets that matter to them,” Flanagan said. “That will be the cool thing with 30 different majors is we’ll get to see from a lens from all these different people what they can do with data.” STAT 107 is the first data science course at the University offered for undergraduate students without prior experience. The course will cover topics similar to those in STAT 100, but with computer science. “Topics we learn in STAT 100 will be a more conceptual overview,” Flanagan said. “Rather than doing calculations by hand, students will learn how to code in Python.” Fagen-Ulmschneider said that he doesn’t want the programming in this
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Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider and Karle Flanagan, who will be teaching a new course called STAT 107 Data Science Discovery, at Lincoln Hall on Wednesday.
course to be “scary.” “We see Python as a tool like using Excel,” FagenUlmschneider said. “Excel can do a million different things, but you know how to use Excel to get what you need done. We are going to give you a little bit of this tool, so you’re not overwhelmed by all the syntax and crazy stuff that CS majors go through.” While pilots for new courses are not required, with a potential class size of 600 students in the fall, both Flanagan and Fagen-Ulmschneider agree the pilot section will be essential to the success of the course in the long run. “One thing about teaching large classes well is they have to be
organized,” Fagen-Ulmschneider said. “There are so many things that we’re relying on. We knew that if we did this with 600 students, having never done this before, it would be a disaster.” With two instructors co-teaching the course, it will be a unique collaborative experience. “The way I think of things ,coming from an engineering background, makes sense in my head, but Karle (Flanagan) will
explain it in a different way that will make sense to another subset of people,” Fagen-Ulmschneider said. This course is the beginning of the University’s effort to make data science more prominent throughout campus beyond the statistics department. “We have been talking to a bunch of different departments on campus, telling them about our course and that they
“With 30 different majors ... we’ll get to see from a lens from all these different people what they can do with data. ” KARLE FLANAGAN STATISTICS INSTRUCTOR
should build a data science course specific to your specialty, that has this course as a prerequisite,” Flanagan said. “We are going to call these connector courses, and it’s already in the works for a couple different departments.” Tina Abraham, a senior in LAS, will be a course aide in the pilot run. She said that this course will provide a starting point for students who are interested in data science and the basic knowledge will be very beneficial for all majors. “Data science is one of the hottest topics in the market right now,” Abraham said. “Learning even the foundational aspects of it can put you ahead of many com-
petitive candidates. Data isn't going anywhere, so might as well learn how make the most out of it.” Fagen-Ulmschneider said that he thinks that data science will be an essential part of curriculum in the coming years. “I personally think that the literacy of the 21st century is going to be able to do meaningful things with data,” FagenUlmschneider said. “So, I think what we are starting right now will be something that you look back on in 10 years and think ‘yeah everyone needs to kno w data science, almost like math and reading.’ And that’s the foundation we are setting.” sarahjo2@dailyillini.com
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LIFE & CULTURE
AIDS awareness film premieres at museum BY VISHESH ANAND STAFF WRITER
Fade in: Outstretched blood-red fists rise up on the foreground against a crossedout white box. The title of the film is “Visual AIDS Presents Day With(out) Art.” That’s followed by Fredrick Weston, an artist and AIDS patient, strolling into the New York offices of Visual AIDS. This contemporary art organization has been committed to raising AIDS awareness since 1988. He has been with Visual AIDS since 1998 — when he first learned of his diagnosis. At the office, Weston first peeks his head through the door to see if anyone else is there. Then he picks out a folder from a chest of drawers and makes himself comfortable in the middle of a conference table. While flipping through his portfolio, he talks about his 20-year-long journey with Visual AIDS and the role it played in his path from an AIDS patient to artist and activist. Weston said the organization has served a vital purpose for him. “This made me feel like I was a part of something,” Weston said. “My activism is turning those negative things — shame, stigma and guilt — into something positive.” His story is the first of many that are documented in Visual AIDS’ 29th annual Day With(out) film titled “Alternate Endings, Activist Risings.” It highlights the impact of art in AIDS activism and advocacy today by commissioning six short films from community organizations and collectives across the country. Over the next two weeks, the film will be screened at over 100 locations in 11 countries. Krannert Art Museum will be playing the film on a loop 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday and from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday this week. It will be shown on its main screen in the lobby and in a more focused screening area on the lower level. At noon on Dec. 1, The Art Theater in Champaign will host a public screening followed by a panel on AIDS issues that affect the Champaign-Urbana community. Visual AIDS’ mission has not changed since it was founded 30 years ago. Its goal is to raise awareness of the fact AIDS can affect anybody and to inspire positive action. Out of their only office in New York, the organization also works with community organizations nationwide to assist artists living with the virus and to preserve the work of artists afflicted with HIV/AIDS. In 1991, the organization’s nascent years, they were working on The Ribbon Project to create an awareness symbol for the growing
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The billboard for “Alternate Endings, Activist Risings.” It is a film produced by Visual Aids, a contemporary art organization, for its 29th Day With(out) Art project. It highlights the prevalent issues surrounding the AIDS pandemic today.
epidemic. Today, their creation is visualized through the Red Ribbon and is worn as a symbol of solidarity with people who are living with HIV/AIDS. The Day With(out) Art program is their flagship project. It is considered a day of mourning and action in response to the AIDS pandemic said Kyle Croft, project manager for Day With(out) Art. Since Day With(out) Art was introduced in 1989, the project has evolved, he said. While the mission remains the same, the medium has changed. “When the program started, it was Day Without Art — without parenthesis,” Croft said. “It was about symbolically highlighting the loss of life via the loss (of) artwork.” Until the program’s 10th anniversary, Visual AIDS urged museums countrywide to cover up their artwork, darken their galleries or close for the day to represent the chilling possibility of a future without artists. In their first year, more
than 800 galleries and museums participated. The Guggenheim in New York blackened the front of the museum for an entire day in solidarity. But in 1999, there was a conceptual shift. The parenthesis were added, Croft said, and there was a collaborative effort to highlight work by HIV-positive artists and artwork addressing current issues around the ongoing AIDS pandemic. This year’s film will showcase the expansive range of strategies adopted by different organizations while considering the role of creative practices in activist responses to the ongoing AIDS crisis. By reflecting on the urgencies of the epidemic, the film will address intersecting issues including anti-black violence, HIV criminalization, homelessness and the disproportionate effects of HIV on marginalized communities. Dr. Ryan Wade, assistant professor at the University’s School of Social Work, has been studying these issues since 2013 and will be a part
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of the panel on AIDS issues at The Art Theater. Prior to arriving at the University, he worked as an HIV test counselor in Michigan for four years where he first noticed the disparity in how the endemic increasingly impacted African- Americans. He cited research how racial and sexual discrimination, even within the LGBT community, leads to closed sexual networks for African Americans. “Since there is a higher prevalence of HIV/AIDS within the black community, where you also have a closed network, it allows the virus to proliferate like wildfire,” Wade said. In 2017, African-Americans accounted for 43 percent of all HIV/AIDS cases diagnosed, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Wade is conducting research to discern the reasons behind the disproportionate rates, but he attributes it to many societal and structural factors that work together.
He feels systemic change is important for providing better services to those suffering from the disease. Most importantly, Wade said HIV criminalization laws need to be modernized. These laws were implemented in the early years of the epidemic and are used to criminally prosecute patients for alleged, perceived or potential HIV exposure, even it is unintentional. In Wade’s opinion, such regulations are counterproductive for public health efforts to combat the crisis since they deter HIV testing for those at risk. The short films address these issues at different levels, from direct action to grassroots service providers and nationwide movement building. Amy Powell, curator at Krannert Art Museum, worked with Visual AIDS to bring the project to Krannert Art Museum for the second consecutive year. She believes it is important to look at the role art plays when it comes to address-
ing issues that affect us all. To bring the Day With(out) Art closer to the community, she will also moderate the panel on how AIDS issues affect us locally, where she will be joined by Mike Benner, executive director of Greater Community AIDS Project; Nancy Johnson, HIV Prevention Program Coordinator for C-U Public Health District and Dr. Ryan Wade. Powell is looking forward to seeing how the film can open up a conversation about HIV/AIDS in the community, though she admits there are some limitations to using art as a tool for activism and raising awareness. “Access to media and access to an audience are the main challenges,” Powell said. “But the real strength of Day With(out) Art is that so many organizations come together on the same day. By uniting our voices and putting our resources together, we would hope that we reach a broader audience.” vanand8@dailyillini.com
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SPORTS
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Star wrestler Rachal offers guidance to younger twin brothers
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Deuce Rachal has made a name for himself in his time wrestling for Illinois. In a recent tournament appearance in St. Louis, the redshirt senior recorded three pins in four matches on his way to winning his weight division. The heav yweight wrestler has turned his reputation into a player who’s hard to miss. This sea son, the name Rachal appears two additional times on the roster:;Deuce’s two younger twin brothers, We and Baan, also joined him to wrestle for the Illini. “You can certainly tell that Deuce is the older brother in the group,” said head coach Jim Heffernan. “Just the way they act around him. He’s a little bit of a watchdog which is good. The twins,
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Illini hockey gives back to community with teddy bear toss
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BY BRENDYN JONES STAFF WRITER
December is only days away, but Illini Hockey is already getting into the spirit of giving. In the series opener against Davenport on Friday, the Illini will host their own teddy bear toss. “Each one has netted us over 200 animals each weekend, so it’s been really successful from that standpoint,” said head coach Nick Fabbrini. “So I’d like to think it makes a difference and really brings people joy to start off the holiday season.” The teddy bear toss SEE TEDDY | 3B
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The Illini celebrate after scoring a point during the match against Purdue at Huff Hall on Saturday. Illinois won the match to move to 23-3 on the season and clinch a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.
No. 3 volleyball enters NCAA tournament BY RACHEL SPENCER STAFF WRITER
It’s been only 355 days since the Illini volleyball team has played in an NCAA tournament match. But this year’s postseason play couldn’t look more different from the year before. For starters, the Illini will be hosting the first and second rounds of the NCAA tournament after clinching a No. 2 RPI ranking. Overall, Illinois is No. 3 in the nation — and one of only two Big Ten teams in the Top Five (Minnesota
is ranked ahead of Illinois at No. 2). Illinois’ journey to this year’s NCAA tournament began on the road, where the team started its impressive away record of 13-1 with victories over the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Colorado State and Northern Colorado. Those three wins started the Illini on a 14-game winning streak that lasted until they hosted the then-No. 3 Cornhuskers at home, losing to the former national cham-
pions in four sets. The beginning of Big Ten play forced Illinois into the face of adversity as it picked up two more losses after the game against Nebraska, losing to Wisconsin at home and Minnesota on the road. Minnesota would later become the only team in the Big Ten to remain ahead of Illinois in the NCAA Division I rankings. By the time Illinois faced Wisconsin for the second time, however, the difficulties it dealt with seemed to be non-factors, beating Wis-
consin in four sets. This victory began a new winning streak for Illinois, as it won the last 13 games of the regular season. Along the way, individual Illini picked up various honors; senior Jordyn Poulter was a five-time Big Ten Setter of the Week, senior Ali Bastianelli became the Illinois and Big Ten career block assists leader and was the first-ever Illini to reach 700 career total blocks, junior Jacqueline Quade was named Big Ten Player of the
Week and sophomore Morgan O’Brien picked up Big Ten honors as well. All the Illini’s accolades and honors will be on the line as they host the first round of NCAA competition; while their No. 3 seed affords them some comfort in the first round, the road to Minneapolis isn’t all smooth sailing. But they have experience on their side — this year marks their ninth postseason appearance in the last 11 seasons. rachels4@dailyillini.com
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College basketball has recent swing of bad beats With 36 seconds remaining in the game, Brad Underwood had ASSISTANT emptied his bench. WalkSPORTS EDITOR ons Tyler Underwood, Zach Griffith, Samunday’s contest son Oladimeji and Drew on the hardwood Cayce were joined by between Mississippi freshman Tevian Jones Valley State and Illinois on the floor as the clock was hardly competitive, ran down. but it did feature a sigMississippi Valley State nificant event in its wan- junior guard Michael ing moments. Green got free for a layup Leading up to it, the to make the score 86-67. Illini were in control. The The basket, which gave team began to pull away Green his first points of with seven minutes left the day, pushed the total in the first half and did score of the game to 153 not look back on the way points combined, which to a comfortable victory. was a half point highTrent Frazier continued er than the total of 152.5 his strong scoring output, the Westgate Superbook and the Illinois bench in Las Vegas — commoncontributed heavily, as ly considered the most Kipper Nichols, Da’monte respected oddsmaker for Williams and Alan Griffin sports — had set for the each hit double figures in game. the scoring column. Why is this significant? Illini fans were cerConsider the stakes for tainly satisfied with what those around the counthey saw, however, most try betting on the game’s watching probably did over/under. Those betting not notice the cost of on the over won money a certain moment that by a single basket scored occurred. in the final minute of a MILES POWERSHUANG
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lopsided game by a player who hadn’t scored all game against a lineup of four players that likely won’t see minutes unless the Illini are blown out. For those who bet the under, those same factors make the loss hurt a lot. However, Illinois was not the only college basketball team that broke gamblers’ hearts while making others’ days. Murray State’s Ja Morant, considered a likely lottery pick in the upcoming 2019 NBA draft, went for 38 points in a 78-72 loss at Alabama on Monday. He had a highlight real dunk that was trending across social media, as Alabama forward Donta Hall was seen jumping out of Moran’s path to avoid being on a poster, despite standing six inches taller than Morant. The problem with that dunk? It made the score 74-70, which means those who SEE GAMBLING | 3B
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Illinois guard Ayo Dosunmu plays defense during the game against Mississippi Valley State at State Farm Center on Sunday. The Illini won 86-67.
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McNicholas’ first basket is three years in making BY GABBY HAJDUK STAFF WRITER
She’s the only walk-on player on the 15-person roster for the Illinois women’s basketball team, but junior Meagan McNicholas earned her spot just like every other team member. McNicholas knows her role on head coach Nancy Fahey’s squad, and while she isn’t a starter or the first player off the bench, that hasn’t deflated her drive. Not earning minutes last season didn’t discourage McNicholas as she continued to prepare in the offseason. The Illini are five games into their season, and McNicholas has appeared in three of them, totaling seven minutes of play. McNicholas most recently appeared in a contest against Cal Poly at the Cal Poly ShareSLO Holiday Classic last Friday. The junior only received two minutes of play in the game, but McNicholas took advantage of the time given and hit a significant milestone; she scored her first points as an Illini. After being fouled in the last 30 seconds of the game, McNicholas was sent to the free throw line where she knocked down both shots. “It was exciting (to score), but I am more excited that we are winning right now,” McNicholas said. “It was kind of nerve-wracking that it was free throws. Coach Malone from the bench was like ‘Alright, just settle down. Calm down.’ But after I made the first one, I felt good about making the second one.” While hitting this milestone was a personal accomplishment, McNicholas simply cares about winning. However, Fahey and the team have acknowledged McNicholas’ achievement and are happy to see her hard work pay off. “Why it was so meaningful even for her teammates and for me as her coach, is how hard she works, what a great teammate she is and how much she adds to our program,” Fahey said. Fahey and McNicholas’ relationship has been strong since the head coach entered
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Illinois guard Meagan McNicholas plays defense during the game against Valparaiso at the State Farm Center on Nov. 14. The Illini won 73-54.
the program last season. However, McNicholas admits she was worried about her status on the team, considering she walked on under former head coach Matt Bollant. “When coach Fahey came I thought at the beginning she was going to clear house,” McNicholas said. “But no, she has been more than welcoming, and I’ve never felt less than anyone on the team.” When Fahey took over Bollant’s position, McNicholas said she continued to do what she has always done: work hard. In high school, McNicholas was an all-around athlete, competing in all three seasons each year. The Roch-
ester, Illinois native competed in either cross country or soccer in the fall, basketball in the winter and track and field in the spring. McNicholas was a threetime Central State Eight All-Conference basketball selection and helped lead Rochester to a 2015 IHSA class 3A state runner-up finish. She was also a 2016 State Journal-Register Central State Eight Female Athlete of the Year. Despite her impressive career as a high school athlete, McNicholas originally steered away from a collegiate career. “I had a couple smaller offers before college, but then I got into the Engineer-
ing program here,” McNicholas said. “My dad was like, ‘You’re going to have to get a job when basketball ends,’ and I agreed.” When she came to campus as a freshman, she focused on school and went to the gym on her own. After a couple months, McNicholas was not completely satisfied with her early college experience and thought basketball was the piece that was missing. Coincidentally, a family friend of McNicholas had a close relationship with one of the team’s boosters, who was friends with Bollant at the time. After several players left after the 2015-2016 season, the team was hurting for numbers.
As word traveled of the team’s need, McNicholas’ name was brought up to Bollant through her family friend. “(Bollant) called me up and was like ‘Would you want to come try out for the team?’ I literally thought it was a joke at first,” McNicholas said. “I was like ‘Wait, who is this?’ So then the rest is history; it happened and I’m here.” After being on the team for about three years, McNicholas has grown and improved not only physically but mentally. While she knows she might not be a leader on the court, McNicholas believes her role on the team is to be a vocal leader in prac-
tice and warm-ups, always being there to support her teammates. While McNicholas constantly expressed her gratitude for her teammates and the coaching staff for believing in her, they are just as thankful to have her. Junior Courtney Joens recalled when McNicholas put up her first points and how excited everyone on the bench was. “We all got really happy, and we were cheering,” Joens said. “It was just amazing to see that happen for her. She’s worked so hard, and it’s great to see some-
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fans were undoubtedly watching, Oregon State held a 67-61 with four minutes to play. The total had the under at 142, as was at 128, well short of the consensus line around the 145.5 over/under the Las Vegas was for the Westgate had on the game game, lost their bet on the Sunday morning before top play. dropping it to 144 at 11:30. In Sunday’s Oregon Who cares? State vs. Long Beach State For those betting the game, which many Illini under before the drop,
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the hope was that the two teams would continue to defend hard without fouling. When betting the under, it is not ideal if points are scored without time coming off the clock, aka free throws.
Unfortunately for those bettors, as the 49ers desperately tried to stay in the game, they
had to send the Beavers to the line. A pair of makes from the charity stripe by Oregon State’s Zach Reichle, a sophomore who averaged just 1.7 points last season — less than a pair of free throws — made the score 75-72 with 11 seconds left, and that would remain the final score.
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TEDDY continues to be a very popular team a chance to directly interact with the fans that will be coming out this weekend. It has even prompted some competition among the Illini, with each player getting a little bit of satisfaction from potentially being the guy that scores the first goal, beginning the stuffed animal storm. It not only gives the team an extra boost of excitement to start the game but also provides an opportunity to get involved with giving back to the community. “I think any time that a sports team can connect with a community like this and give back, it means a little more,” Fabbrini said. “It’s always nice to see people get involved and bring everything from some of the smallest teddy bears to some of the biggest. So
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on sports has become more acknowledged and talked about in public than ever before. As a result, games like these, that narrowly go one way or the other, deserve far more attention. @MilesP_H milesp2@dailyillini.com I think it’s fun and, again, a way to give back to the community as a whole.” The 2018 toss occurs as Illinois prepares to face one of its toughest opponents of the season in Davenport. Ranked No. 4 overall in the country, Davenport is currently 14-3 on the season, while No. 10 ranked Illinois is currently 10-7 after splitting games against Rhode Island and University of Nevada, Las Vegas on the weekend before Thanksgiving. “These are big enough games as they are for sure, and we’re definitely going to be zeroed in with a sense of urgency this weekend, so I don’t know how much more important this weekend could be for us,” Fabbrini said. “But anytime you have a special event, you want to win, so we’re definitely going to try getting both of these games.”
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Illinois’ Deuce Rachal wrestles with Maryland’s Youssif Hemida in the 285-pound weight class during the meet at Huff Hall on Jan. 28. The Illini won 25-18. Rachal will compete this year alongside his two brothers who joined the program.
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followed a very similar path throughout their high school years with We claiming two Illinois State Championthey act like twins. They ships, Baan placing twice in act like they don’t like each the State Championships and other most of the time, but Deuce also placing twice in the they are really close.” State Championships. Rachal’s father started The twins l ook up to Deuce them out young with box- and credit him for teaching ing, jiu-jitsu, karate and judo them a lot of what they know. before the three brothers After all, he always set an took up wrestling. We and example by getting the best Deuce joined the sport at grades and being a top-tier aththe same time; We was five lete no matter where he was. and Deuce was in the fourth “He’s a super nice, genuine grade, Baan started later dude,” We said. “We all grew when he was eight. up in the same place, and we’re The boys grew up on Chi- like the epitome that if you do cago’s south side and attended work hard and you are dedicatChicago Public high schools. ed to something, then you can Deuce graduated from Chi- be great no matter where you cago’s Lindblom Academy, came from.” and the twins graduated Deuce was a karate instrucfrom George Washington tor, member of the chess club, High School. The brothers won a national championship
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and world championship in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and after he graduates with a degree in molecular biology, he wants to become a doctor. Deuce wasn’t even planning on wrestling in college, but Heffernan saw him in the state championships and asked him to come to wrestle for Illinois. Deuce hopes he is able to leave a lasting impact on his brothers both on and off the mat. “I just hope that they are determined,” Deuce said. “Whatever they set their mind to, they should keep pursuing it, regardless of the steps. Everybody doesn’t have the same passions, and everybody doesn’t have the same goals, but I want them to set goals for themselves and work hard to achieve everything that they want.”
The twins made the decision to continue learning from their brother, following him to Illinois. The two have yet to compete this year, but Heffernan sees bright spots in them already, emphasizing Baan's quality practices and referring to We as a “ball of talent.” Deuce said his brothers are always optimistic about nearly everything, and the two bring great energy and attitude to the team, which he admits pumps him up. Over their time as Illini, the twin brothers hope to achieve big things while wrestling for Illinois by competing in big ten and national championships. Meanwhile, Deuce's journey to the national championship continues this season in his
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The line on the ice celebrates a goal against Robert Morris at the Ice Arena on Nov. 2. The Illini shut out Robert Morris 6-0.
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Swim and dive start regular season off strong Seriunte qualifies for preliminary rounds of USA Winter Nationals BY MEGHAN REST ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
The Illinois swimming and diving team hasn’t had a 5-2 start to a season during all of senior Gabriele Seriunte’s time with the program. But the team’s accomplishments this year have put the freestyle and breast stroke swimmer in a position to succeed in the preliminary rounds of USA Winter Nationals Wednesday in Greensboro, N.C. It’s been a few years since any Illini has qualified for the USA Swimming meet, according to head coach Sue Novitsky. Seriunte qualified in the 100-meter breaststroke at Indiana University-Purdue University’s House of Champions meet with a time of 1:02.40 nearly two weeks ago, edging the 1:03.09 qualifying mark by over a second. And while the Lithuania native has been a consistent contributor to Illinois’ recent success in the pool, her trip to Winter Nationals presents a new challenge: Seriunte’s first solo meet. “It’ll be a lot different just being by yourself,” Seriunte said. “I’ll just try to maintain the energy that we would have as a team when we would be at meets.” So far the 2018-2019 swimming and diving squad has seen a significant boost in energy, according to Seriunte. With 15 newcomers on the roster, the
Illini have been using the bulk of the fall to integrate rookie swimmers into the program; but according to Novitsky, the women are having fun — and it shows in their performances in the pool. “The freshmen are really gaining the experience that they need, and the team’s dynamic is really coming together,” Novitsky said. “They’re having fun as a team, and you can see that with their performances. You know, (we) keep taking steps forward in the right direction. We’re on a good track.” Despite g raduating, 2016 Olympic trials qualifier Samantha Stratford, the Illini have significant depth in their freshman class and have shown their versatility during the fall schedule. Novitsky said the House of Champions meet at IUPUI on Nov. 16-18 was an indicator of Illinois’ recent progress, especially within its youngest athletes. “We capped off the fall here with the (House of Champions Invitational), and so we had a lot of lifetime best times and scores on the board,” Novitsky said. She also mentioned there are a lot of other swimmers right on the cusp of national qualifying times as well. “The next big step for them is to keep having those breaks or swims so they can keep having the opportunities to swim
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Senior Gabriele Seriunte rests during a meet against Indiana State on Oct. 3, 2017. Seriunte is in the midst of the team’s most successful start of the regular season during her four years in the program.
at higher-level meets,” Novitsky said, “Which is just great experience on the national scene and when we get to the Big Ten qualifiers meet, and potentially NCAAs.” Illinois is about to enter its winter training block when, according to Novitsky, most of the heavy
weight-lifting will be done before the team returns to regular competition in January. While the Illini are focusing on lifting and spending quality time in the pool, they’re also honing in on smaller ways to sharpen their swimming. Novitsky said each athlete has to tweak one or
two things in their races, but paying attention to minor details could have a big effect at the end of the season. “Some of the things I saw that we really need to keep working on are just the little details in our races and just keep cleaning things up,” Novitsky said. “That’s
a lot of easy time you can get back and not give away to your competitor." Illinois will continue their regular season competition on Jan. 11, 2019 at the ARC Pool against Iowa and Notre Dame.
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buzz calendar BY EMILY PEASE BUZZ CALENDAR EDITOR
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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Ignition by niniboi
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Album art for acidfuneral’s “you were the stars,” which was released earlier this year. In an interview with the band, acidfuneral discussed its goal of creating atmospheres with music.
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production-wise, that was all recorded at once and then edited like over the course of then I think the fifth song, a few months. Whereas this it was just two minutes of was like recorded bit by bit atmosphere. and I had a lot more time to really mess with it. buzz: For atmospheric parts of the songs, does that have buzz: Where do you see the to do with any influences, future of acidfuneral kind or do you just kind of mess of going toward , different around? genres or particular experiences? What’s coming acidfuneral: I just love up next? making atmospheres. I love doing that. Like on my acidfuneral: We have an laptop, I use MixCraft and I album planned called love to just mess with synths “Funeral Horizon” and for like hours and then make that’s going to be basically layers and layers. a very, very long version of “you were the stars.” This buzz: Your original album, was kind of like a taste of “Wanderer,” seems a lot less that, almost like a demo. atmospheric, at least the bits It’s like an EP, but we’ve I listened to. How does the been promoting it as an newer album compare with album. your other one, do you feel? buzz: You have said that acidfuneral: The last one did you consider this band have a similar setup where or this kind of album to it had an atmosphere song be black psychedelic, as one of the last tracks black atmosphere metal. and it was just a couple Like, how do you explain of minutes long, but that to someone who’s never album was really, really experienced that at all raw comparatively. And before?
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acidfuneral: It’s extreme
metal, but there is a lot more emotion and a lot less blunt message. I guess there’s a lot more space for your own interpretation. There’s just a lot of atmosphere in the sound itself. So as far as psychedelic goes, a lot of the riffs and a lot of them like weaves that I do guitarwise, just scream, like, post-psychedelic.
buzz: acidfuneral is entirely
anonymous. You’ve said in the past that it’s for aesthetic. What aesthetic are you trying to have going forward?
acidfuneral: The band is
separate from any personal beliefs, from any personal bias or anything. It’s just its own entity and no one can put their own, like, I don’t know, I just want it to be very separate from personalities. (The listener) can make their own visuals without having any idea of who is behind the project.
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‘Atlantis’ makes a splash as first student-written musical BY SHRUTHI MEKALA STAFF WRITER
Illini Student Musicals is known for its renditions of Broadway favorites, most recently with its production of “Mamma Mia!” But for the first time, the RSO will be premiering a studentwritten musical. “Atlantis,” written by composition student Scott Knier and directed by theater studies major Tyler Cook, will be premier on Dec. 8. “Everything in the show was written by Scott Knier. He is a composition student at the school of music. We were in a class together, so he approached me about directing Atlantis way back at the beginning of the year, and from there, we’ve developed it into a staged production,” Cook said. Knier reimagines the mythical world of “Atlantis” by creating a nation of prosperity. This prosperity turns into a fullscale war, supported by overzealous patriotism. “Our main character, Archer, who is an inventor, scholar and musician, speaks out against them. He believes it’s wrong to go to war, mainly because he is best friends with Atlantis’ leader,” Cook said. The governing body doesn’t like that, so they throw Archer in jail, and eventually, their war efforts become so desperate that they end up ruining the country in a very significant way. Soon, the citizens must figure out how they are going to deal with their final days, as a people and as a nation.” Putting on a student-written musical is a new experience for ISM, and the production’s timing is unusual as well. Instead of being the singular fall production, “Atlantis” is an additional project for ISM, following a few weeks behind “Mamma Mia!” Unlike other musicals, “Atlantis” will be a special one-night presentation. “As far as I know, ISM has never done
a student-written musical. We were pitching it around to a couple different theater locations around the community, so I reached out, and they were the most interested in developing it. I originally pitched it as their fall show, but due to some issues, we settled for a presentation, Cook said. Preparing to direct an original musical required extra effort and a unique process. Even before they could start the preliminary steps to stage the musical, they had to adapt Knier’s work in order to submit it for consideration at local theater venues. “For the first couple months that I was on board, Scott and I were going back and forth, trying to lock down the script, starting from his original version and whittling it down to something that was presentable to submit,” Cook said. Developing a student-written musical from the g round up definitely came with a few obstacles. “In a way, every step has had its challenges. First, it was determining what parts of the musical could be produced in a smaller space, and figuring out what worked and what didn’t. We had to find a music director to work on the score, as well as our stage manager. “After that, it was the challenge of finding a date and figuring how much we were going to be able to do with the time we were given.” After sorting out the major factors necessary to put on the musical, Cook focused on the minor details, which were more complex than expected. “From there, it was casting and mostly trying to figure out convenient rehearsal times. Almost everyone was involved in another show or project, so once we could finally get everyone together, we had to work to get through it with whatever time we had left,” Cook said. Despite the challenges, Cook feels
“Atlantis” offers a unique commentary on relevant social issues. “Atlantis deals with a lot of interesting philosophical topics. One of the big ones is finding one’s purpose in the universe and what they are meant to do, and I feel that’s always an important message, especially because we’re presenting it to college kids.” Another emergent theme the musical tackles is the rise of nationalism in a society, one Cook feels is more relevant in this current day and age. “(The other theme) is the patriotism of Atlantis, and how it slowly turns into nationalism. As a country that has its roots in patriotic spirit, Atlantis tests the boundaries of when this attitude becomes too much and begins to do more harm than good. Especially with such a (uniquely) American perspective, that’s always a relevant question.” Cook has been elated to slowly watch the concept of “Atlantis” travel from paper to reality. “The most exciting thing so far is that after months of hearing music played on the piano or through electronic recordings, finally hearing the words sung and spoken for the first time was amazing.” Having worked on “Atlantis” since January, Cook is thrilled for audiences to finally see the finished product. “The thing I’m most excited for the audience to see is that they won’t know what to expect. Not just because it’s never been presented, but also because it’s a very unique story for a musical, and bits of ‘Atlantis’ are operatic, so it’s an interesting blend of a musical. I’m excited to see the reception.” “Atlantis” will be performed as a staged reading on Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. in Lincoln Hall Theater. Tickets will be free for University students. smekala3@readbuzz.com
acidfuneral discusses anonymity, aesthetic BY LIAM DWYER STAFF WRITER
In Champaign-Urbana, acidfuneral is a local black psychedelic/atmospheric metal band. The group has been a champion of the local metal scene, releasing its second album “you were the stars,” and already working on it’s follow up, all while remaining behind a shroud of anonymity. buzz sat down with the band to discuss the new album, their songwriting process and the band’s desire to remain anonymous.
buzz: What was the main
influence for “you were the stars?” Were there any particular bands that you were listening to at the time or kind of life experiences you were drawing from?
acidfuneral: I take the
influence almost entirely from, like, dreams, and just stuff about space and nature; taking visuals that are appealing and just creating sounds that go along with it. I guess I try to not take any inspiration for this project from any other bands or anything.
buzz: How do you go about sitting down and writing a song that is based off of emotions or based off of an experience? Do you just start playing, or do you come up with the lyrics first?
acidfuneral: Generally, I’ll
either come up with the lyrics first or the guitar lines first. When it comes to lyrics first, I usually already have some sort of rhythm in my head for the lyrics to go along with and then I write riffs based around that and vice versa. I guess if I write a lot of riffs that sound really good, I’ll write lyrics that go along with that or lyrics that I already have. I’ll just edit them to be rhythmically sound.
buzz: In regards to your
newest album, there seems to be some kind of a duality there. The album seems to switch between two different sounds.
acidfuneral: That was
definitely intentional, there are two realms at play there. Basically, there’s a really calm, like ambient world otherwise, and then it goes in and out from the blast beats and screens and stuff and I meant it to, like, complement each other in the ways that you’d have really high points in the album where it’s really fast and aggressive. And SEE ACID | 5B
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