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exams are still open,” Thomas-Ward said. The July 2019 LSAT will be the last exam with a paperand-pencil option before going fully digital. However, some candidates taking the test on that date will be randomly assigned to do so using the tablet form to check for mode effect. This means the manner in which the exam is taken might affect the

The Krannert Center for the Performing Arts has implemented a new listening system in the hopes of making performances more accessible to people who have trouble hearing. For over 3 1/2 years, Alec LaBau, the Krannert Center’s assistant audio director, and his team have worked to replace an outdated assisted listening system. “Many of the old theaters had an infrared system, which meant you had to have a line of sight, keep the transmitter outside of your clothing and point it in a certain direction for it to work,” LaBau said. The infrared system had to be reconfigured for every

Student players of the hit video game Fortnite who are looking to interact with fellow players on campus can now join Fortnite Frenzy, a new registered student organization created specifically for players of the online, cooperative shooter-survival game. “There is a market for people who want to play Fortnite on campus,” said Michael Hoke, senior in LAS and president of Fortnite Frenzy. “It is a cultural game that a lot of people seem to pick up on. I think that there could be a long-term market for it.” Fortnite, created by Epic Games in 2017, consists of 100 players in each round fighting battles using various weapons and a building tool that allows them to build towers and walls to use as defense or as a strategy to. Hoke is a huge fan of the game himself and noticed the attention Fortnite was getting on campus. That is when he decided to unite the University’s Fortnite community. “You watch NFL on Sundays, and there (are) guys doing Fortnite dances when they score a touchdown,” Hoke said. “So it seems like it is the most culturally relevant game that we have had potentially ever.” The characters in Fortnite can dance inside the video game, often after victorious moments, such as when a player has defeated another player or has won the game. The dances range from the Charleston to made-up jigs fans have sent in to Epic Games. Fortnite Frenzy came about after Epic Games changed its online services to allow players from different video-game platforms to play with and against each other for the first time. This attracted Aaron Guo, freshman in Business, since he could now play against people with different consoles. “I am a big fan of Fort-

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Students cheer on the Illini at the team’s Homecoming game on Saturday. A sold-out student section watched Illinois get out to an early lead, but by the end of the first half, Purdue was in complete control. The Illini lost 46-7.

LSAT to go digital starting July 2019 BY KAREN LIU NEWS EDITOR

The Law School Admissions Test is finally following in the footsteps of other graduate school entrance exams, as it becomes digital by July 2019. Kellye Testy, president and CEO of the Law School Admission Council, said many testing centers have been using computer-based formats since the test-takers are generally more comfortable using a computer, but the LSAC has not been satisfied with the current technology available. “They have some security issues we were always concerned about, so we’ve been working for a number of years to develop an industry-leading technology where our candidates can be assured that it not only will be a good user experience, but it will also be very fair,” Testy said. The digital LSAT test will be given out on a tablet. Testy said field tests show the experience is very similar to

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Law students study in the Albert E. Jenner Jr. Memorial Law Library on Tuesday. The law school entrance test will soon be conducted digitally on tablets.

using any existing personal computers or tablets, and it is easier than making sure the answers are filled in correctly on a scantron. “The first advantage is that the actual experience of testing is less intimidating and less anxiety-producing, which we are trying hard to do,” Testy said. Jamie Thomas-Ward, director of pre-law services, said it would be interesting to see how University students

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and alumni are reacting to digital exams since not many of them were in the pilot program for the transition to digital-based tests. “One recommendation that we’re making is if it is important for people who are taking the LSAT to take a paper-and-pencil exam because they feel more comfortable with the format, then we’re recommending people go ahead and register while the paper-and-pencil

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While shared rides are a popular form of transportation for many students, a team of researchers at the University is working on developing a new system to deliver packages by combining drones with ride-share vehicle systems, such as Uber. Naira Hovakimyan, professor in Engineering, is leading a research team on synergetic

drone-delivery networks to make deliveries faster, more cost-efficient and increasingly environmentally friendly, thanks to a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. “The majority of parcels shipped today are under five pounds, so if you have a magnetic dock on the top of the cars that can attach the parcels, then the driver does not have to change anything,”

Hovakimyan said. “When the driver is part of the system, his GPS coordinates are collected and the drones can identify sets of cars that would be suitable for shipping the parcel.” The last mile to a destination included in a delivery drop-off consumes 50 percent of delivery costs. This is because delivery drivers have to navigate neighborhoods in areas of high population den-

sity, Hovakimyan said. “The post office will not have to spend on its cars or on its gas. It will take advantage of existing cars on the roads and it will help with traffic jams, with environment, with everything,” she said. While Hovakimyan is excited about the future of the research, she said there are many challenges and facSEE DRONE | 3A

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Members of the Orthodox Christianity Fellowship are hoping to spread awareness about their religion during Orthodox Awareness Month. Marika Maggos, vice president of external affairs for OCF and senior in LAS, said, “(Orthodoxy) is pretty much incorporated into my culture, so for me, coming into college, it was not really a big issue in terms of the religious life and a more liberal college life. I have a very normal, typical college-student life; I’m still able to keep my religious life, too.” Aspects of Orthodox religious life, such as fasting for two days a week by not eating meat, dairy or eggs, have been integrated into their daily lives. “For us, it’s more like a way of life; the things we eat, the things we talk about are all kind of a mesh in there,” said Demetrios Maroutsos, president of OCF and senior in LAS. “We have a hundred kids who are attempting to be Orthodox and a college student at the same time. I’d say it’s very manageable.” Maggos said when people hear the word “orthodox,” they associate the word with a harsh, conser-

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vative religion. To Maggos, Orthodoxy is about love and forgiveness. For Orthodox Awareness Month, the group is speaking with youth about Orthodoxy, delivering food to people in ChampaignUrbana and switching each member’s Facebook profile picture to an image of the Orthodox flag. Maroutsos said Orthodox Christians keep a low profile in the U.S. Only 1 percent of people are Orthodox in Illinois, according to Pew Research Center. “Most people don’t even know we exist,” Maroutsos said. “We’re a church that has existed before the Catholic Church. For us, it’s very much like a living

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religion. Things are still changing. Even though it’s so old, it doesn’t mean it’s not growing.” OCF has done many events to help reach out to others. Maggos said she is involved with organizing community service events, engaging with the community and promoting the chapter to other churches in the Chicagoland area. Bobby Koys, sophomore in DGS, is converting to Orthodoxy after being raised Catholic and hopping between different religions in college. “I found that Orthodox Christianity was the best remedy for curing society’s ills and for upholding the moral fabric of society,” he said.

Koys said people are very busy and want to find the best way to conduct themselves. He felt the Orthodox Church was the answer, spiritually and morally. Maria Kontari, graduate student teaching Greek studies, grew up in the Greek Orthodox culture and then moved to the U.S. “It’s amazing; every week the church is more than comfortable in celebration,” she said. “What is also different here is people also see it more as a community. So they all stay together after the service, have a coffee, have breakfast, talk to each other, also participate financially in supporting the church.” afu6@dailyillini.com

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Student events to increase breast cancer awareness to talk to their mothers and other women in their lives about getting screened for breast cancer, as catching the disease early greatly improves odds of survival,” Feiger said. Stephanie Harpst, breast cancer survivor from Urbana, took part in Relay for Life for many years. Harpst is also an advocate for women getting mammograms before they are 40. When she received her mammogram screening in 2005 at 40, she was clear. Within the year, however, she started having menstrual issues. After putting off an appointment with her doctor, she went in for her physical exam. During the exam, her doctor found a lump Harpst had not noticed. “It was within a year that this had come up,” Harpst said. “This is another good reason why you need to go to your physician; you can’t always find this all by yourself.” Jina Han, sophomore in LAS, bought a Pink Week shirt last year. Although she was not a member of CAC, she had heard about the week and CAC’s table on the Main

Quad. “I knew the money would be going to a good cause and I could get a nice shirt,” Han said. “It was a win-win situation.” Harpst hopes students will be proactive by participating in events during the month and even throughout the year. She also wants people to understand men can get breast cancer, too, and they should keep that in mind. Students can get involved by putting care packages together for patients in infusion rooms where treatment is received, or they can also offer rides to cancer patients who do not have transportation to treatment. Harpst said these can easily be done by calling clinics and hospitals and asking what they need. “Treatments can have really horrible side effects,” Harpst said. “Little things like this can make a big difference.”

receive their scores within a few days. “We did a survey to ask candidates what they prefer in terms of getting their scores; interestingly, nobody wants to get it right then when you’re sitting there, but they like to get it within a few days, and so this will permit us to give it to the candidates on their schedule they prefer,” Testy said. Another change enabled by the convenience of a digitalbased test is additional testing dates. Three extra testing dates have been added for the 2019 academic year, bringing the total up to nine. Testy said the additional testing dates are permanent, and LSAC will continue to expand on test-taking opportunities for candidates.

Rebecca Ray, assistant dean of admission and financial aid in Law, said a lot of students expressed interest in taking the newly added November test, but it’s still too early to tell how the additional testing dates will affect the upcoming admissions cycle. “I’m hoping that it will actually pull applications forward a little bit in time as opposed to pushing them back a little bit in time,” Ray said. “As it’s being offered nine times in the next testing cycle, I think that would give students a lot more flexibility to take the test when it’s more convenient for them.” Jeff Thomas, executive director for pre-law programs at Kaplan Test Prep, said although the changes

to the LSAT test might take a little bit of getting used to for students and may bring some anxiety, the changes are student-friendly. “The actual approaches, by and large, that students will take answering those types of questions, those will remain exactly the same, and students will still be very familiar with the actual types of questions they will see on the exam,” Thomas said. Testy said LSAC will be giving out sample tablets to pre-law advisers and will host forums so students can actually pick up the tablet, look at it and practice with it. She said LSAC doesn’t anticipate much trouble at all because most people today who are in high school or younger are pretty familiar with the basic

use of a tablet. “It’s designed to be very simple so that it will feel like, basically: you read just like you would on a piece of paper, you press a button for whichever choice you want to make, very simple,” Testy

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help University Fortnite players make new friends and improve their gaming skills. This was the case for Elijah Marder, sophomore in AHS and treasurer of Fortnite Frenzy. “I hope to get better at Fortnite because I am not that good right now,” Marder said. “And, of course, make some friends along the way, spending some

quality time not studying.” At the same time, Hoke has greater ambitions for Fortnite Frenzy. “I see a group of guys and girls just hanging out playing Fortnite,” Hoke said. “If it could lead into a big-time, University-wide tournament, that would be cool, maybe potentially get people on board to create an (eSports) team.”

Hoke wants to attract professional Fortnite players to the RSO to compete against other universities. Fortnite Frenzy meets every Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Wohlers Hall, Room 130. “It’s a great time,” Marder said. “The more people we get, the more we can do.”

gets across.” This new step toward greater accessibility is especially valuable to students like Jose Chavez, freshman in LAS, who has hearing loss in his right ear. Performances at Krannert without listening aids could lead to missed information and overall enjoyment for Chavez. “If someone says something a little too low or on the wrong side of my face, it’s easy to get lost,” Chavez said. Spaces like Krannert have had certain disadvantages for accessible hearing, due to its unique designs that treasure natural acoustics without the nuisance of microphones and speakers. “Krannert was designed

and built so that you can hear words from the stage in the back of the auditorium without microphones,” Smith said. “Of course, this becomes a lot harder if you’re hard of hearing.” This disadvantage for certain patrons could also lead to unexpected and unfair expenses, Smith said. “If you’re hard of hearing, you might have to pay more money to get up front because you can’t hear from farther away,” she said. Smith said the system gives patrons with hearing loss more freedom when choosing where to sit. “Erasing that economic burden for people who just want to come and enjoy good,

professional theatre in a local setting on campus is amazing,” Smith said. With the new system in place, Chavez emphasized both the audience and the Krannert Center itself will benefit on many levels by providing greater accessibility. “I feel like this opens up the audience to a lot more people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to understand it,” Chavez said. “This now gives them the opportunity to be there and enjoy it in the way everybody else can.”

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University students are working to make a difference in the lives of others by spreading awareness during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. Colleges Against Cancer at the University is hosting events and fundraisers for students to participate in throughout the month. Jake Feiger, junior in Engineering and president of CAC, said the goal of the month is to spread understanding about breast cancer. “It is also used to communicate what actions people can take to prevent breast cancer and how they can catch its development early,” Feiger said. Pink Week, from Oct. 15-19, is dedicated to this goal, and CAC raises funds by selling T-shirts. This year, the club is also selling cookies to raise even more money. Feiger encourages people to stop by CAC’s table on the Main Quad during Pink Week to sign up for Relay for Life, a fundraising event hosted by the American Cancer Society, in April. “We encourage students

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LSAT outcome. “In all of our prior tests, we saw no mode effect, so we don’t anticipate one; we just like to make sure we’re following every best practice,” Testy said. For the July exam only, students will be given the chance to choose whether or not they want to submit their grades after receiving them and can retake the test for free if they choose not to use the score from the July exam. An advantage to a digitally administered LSAT is the faster and more secure grading process. Instead of having to wait several weeks for their grades, candidates can

tors she and her team must consider along the way. Gabriel Barsi Haberfeld, doctoral candidate in Engineering and research assistant, compared the synergetic drone system technology to the introduction of cars to society. “When cars showed up, some people hated them because cities and communities weren’t designed to handle cars,” Haberfeld said. “If we start throwing drones and other robots into the mix, people might get stressed or upset and they might not like it or receive them as well.” Arun Lakshmanan, doctoral candidate in Engineering and research assistant, said it is best for the team to start designing robots from the ground up with humans in mind. “Especially when you have humans walking around in the area that you want to operate in, you have to be extra careful,” Lakshmanan said. If the synergetic drone system is put to use, the drones will be operating near humans, especially in highly urbanized areas. “We consider the perceived safety of humans, meaning that we want to predict how a human feels toward a robot operating close to them,” said Hyung Jin Yoon, doctoral candidate in Engineering and research assistant. Yoon said the team works with research psychologists to learn about human-robot interactions to create more effective robotic designs. Lakshmanan said the team is excited to work on what he calls a large-scale robotics problem. “The project really has a ton of different small objectives that combine into one big thing,” Haberfeld said. “You have scheduling

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nite, and when I found out I can hang out with people (from different video game platforms) and play Fortnite, do squads and duos, I was excited,” Guo said. “It is just enjoying to be with others.” The RSO is trying to

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Professor Naira Hovakimyan is leading the development of a drone delivery network by incorporating ride-share systems.

problems, general logistic problems, human interaction problems and you have machine running problems in how you navigate.” Hovakimyan hopes to use the NSF grant to derive a theoretical framework of synergetic drone technology. “Later, if we get more funding, we may even build a drone docking station and do some experiments in our lab of how we can drop and pick up the parcels,” she said. Lakshmanan said it may be as many as 10 years before people begin to see synergetic drone systems. “This is a broad field of research with several problems that need to be solved and several Ph.D. pieces that need to be written before this can actually be a product,” he said. msf3@dailyillini.com

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Pink Week is dedicated to breast cancer awareness. Colleges Against Cancer is hosting fundraising events during the week as part of its plans for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

said. “But we really love for students to try and do anything they can to reduce anxiety because we really want them to perform their best while they’re there.” karenl3@dailyillini.com

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show, which made for an inconsistent listening experience for patrons with hearing loss, as even the slightest movement could cut off transmission. The devices at Krannert now work similarly to a handheld radio or car stereo, with an FM signal from microphones set up in every theater, able to transmit to listeners in any direction through clothing. This allows for a more discreet use of the device The full version of the story is that doesn’t draw attention available online at dailyillini. to patrons’ disabilities. com. “You can put it in your pocket; it doesn’t have to stay claredb2@dailyillini.com present. That way, you can be a little more discreet with it,” LaBau said. The new device is can also be used on its own with a patron’s headphones or can be connected to a loop system, where a special loop compatible with most hearing aids can be connected to the device and worn around the neck. For Molly Smith, freshman in FAA, the importance of sound in performance, whether in a contemplative play or raucous musical, doesn’t go unnoticed. “There’s so much you can do with sound. There are even plays that involve simple drum beats stopping and starting to represent different things in the show,” Smith said. “It’s so important to making sure that not only MARK CAPAPAS THE DAILY ILLINI what the actors are saying, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts introduced new assisted-listening devices for patrons but the intention of the show who are hard of hearing.

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resident Donald Trump recently accused China of election meddling. The evidence: China-sponsored “propaganda ads” denouncing his all-out trade war found in The Des Moines Register, an Iowa newspaper. The shadowy campaign of misinformation Russian trolls launched in 2016 from their fake social media accounts shaped America’s conception of election meddling, one of covertness and deception. In 2018, people were once again left scratching their heads, wondering if democracy had been harmed by the fell hands of foreign actors. Yet, for all the angst Trump stirred, equating political

ads to election meddling is simply wrong. Unlike Russia, China’s actions are perfectly legal and transparent. There is no mistaking it: China tried to skew public opinion against Trump. The country took its pro-trade message straight to Iowa, a swing state where the agricultural economy is facing headwinds due to mounting tariffs. But by no means did China do anything unlawful; its ads technically fall under the realm of sponsored content. Despite that blank spaces surrounding a news article typically serve as battlegrounds for companies vying to make their ads seen, there is never a law barring non-corporate entities from sponsoring stories to sell their message. In fact, in the realms of print media, television and advertorials — which is a type of

sponsored content — are often employed by political organizations for lobbying and public relations purposes. Since China’s domestic media outlets are struggling to attract a huge foreign audience, the country struck deals with credible news organizations like the U.K.’s Daily Telegraph and the German Press Agency, buying ad spaces to promote its values. A German Press Agency spokesman said significant distinctions have been made between China-sponsored ads and the agency’s editorial section to uphold journalistic standards. On that account, should we really compare a country’s legitimate efforts to get its voice heard to the schemes of a troll factory? Besides, Trump’s fear that China will turn his supporters against him is gratuitous. The ads tend to appear

mess). There’s no outline or residue left behind like there is with chalkCOLUMNIST boards, so students can concentrate on what the professor is writing, and you feel like it’s stay awake as they do it. been abnormalChalkboard propoly difficult to nents give many reasons keep your eyes open in for why they prefer them, class? Are you trying to but I find all these reaenjoy an interesting lecsons to be equally appliture only to notice your cable to whiteboards. eyes betraying you? Mathematicians and sciWhile it might be a lack entists may have the only of sleep or something reasonable objection to else entirely, it could also my position, but theirs is very well be what you’re one of space, not quality. looking at. Other objections either No, I’m not talking point to the shortcomabout your professor. I’m ings of cheap or antiquattalking about that dark ed whiteboards — glare, space right behind them: becoming dull, needing the chalkboard. frequent replacement — Before coming to cam- but I have never noticed pus, I had not seen a these aesthetic issues chalkboard since eleover my past nine years mentary school. And it’s with whiteboards, and immediately obvious cost-prohibitive whitewhy. board maintenance has There are two reabecome a nonissue. sons why the UniversiThe real obstacles to ty needs to modernize the switchover are the and embrace the 1990s same obstacles that arise trend that swept the whenever any change nation: dry-erase boards is presented: habit and (whiteboards). nostalgia. First, chalkboards are I sympathize with dark. There is a reason those professors and stuwhy we read black text dents who love to use on white paper and why chalkboards because the same is true for your it’s what they’ve always device’s screen. Not only known. Chalkboards does the contrast help might even bring them you read faster, but the back to the nostalgia of white background keeps earlier days. But increasyou focused. It literally ingly, chalkboards are wakes you up (or at least not encountered by stuprevents the drowsidents until college and ness that’s bound to thus, unable to underoccur while staring at a stand the nostalgia, they chalkboard). I’m somejust assume the Universione who’s a bit sensitive ty is too cheap to replace to the amount and type them. of lighting in a room, Writing with chalk also but no matter how much requires a certain skilllight there is, looking at set, and I understand it a chalkboard is always can be difficult to trandrab. sition to a new proSecond, whiteboards cess, especially if it feels are easier to read. Not uncomfortable because only for the contrast just it’s unfamiliar. mentioned, but because But the board exists for markers can produce the students, and I know crisper lines in a varitheir learning is what ety of colors that can professors care about really pop. This alone is most. If whiteboards help a great tool for professtudents see and undersors who love to write on stand better, and even the board as they lecture help them stay awake and accentuates specifand focus, then there’s no ic concepts. Cleanup is reason to go another year also much easier. Qualwith chalkboards. ity, modern whiteboards erase completely (not to Matt is a junior in Media. mention no chalk dust mrh5@dailyillini.com MATT HUTCHISON

in more liberal outlets like The New York Times and The Washington Post, which Republicans typically stay away from. Anything in favor of fewer trade barriers will also have zero effect on Trump’s opponents because the former will simply be repeating longheld views. At the end of the day, Inspector Trump saves America from yet another nefarious plot to undermine democracy. But his silence on Russia, which fiddles its mustache somewhere in the dark depths of the internet, becomes ever more ironic. A baseless red herring tactic to turn heads away from the real issue will only anger the eastern rival, who will then mount tariffs to turn the lights off in America’s struggling heartland. Guzi is a freshman in LAS. guzihe2@dailyillini.com

Digital LSAT exam will expand test accessibility at a screen for a total of 175 minutes to complete the test obviously raises a red COLUMNIST flag regarding direct harm it can cause to students. Headaches, strained eyes, be quite honest, difficulty focusing — all of I seem to be of a these are side effects of this dying breed of colnew digital fever, and they lege students who still prewould make the entire testfer paper-and-pen note-taking process more difficult ing over the click-clacking of than it already is. computer keyboards. While That being said, the new typing notes may be more digital format is supposed to efficient, handwritten notes increase the amount of test boost memory retention. administrations from six It seems the Law School to nine, allowing for more Admission Council found accessibility and options for the efficiency aspect of digi- test-takers. tized writing attractive, To make the transition and it announced just last period easier for those takweek its plan to transition ing the LSAT this summer, to digital testing for the some students will take a Law School Admission Test, paper-and-pencil test while beginning in summer 2019. others will be assigned a Aside from my initial digital test. Normally, LSAT skepticism, the move to dig- scores are automatically ital seemed inevitable anysent to schools after comways, so it’s not much of a pletion, but students testing surprise the LSAC decided through either method in to ditch the pen-and-paper July 2019 will also receive for its younger, hipper cous- the one-time option to see in: the tablet. Though it is a their scores before choosing bold step for standardized whether or not they want testing to make, I am skepti- to send them. Students who cally optimistic about this choose to cancel their July new testing format and the 2019 scores may retake the accessibility it will offer to a test with no charge through breadth of students. April 2020. The LSAT is comprised The LSAC provides a of five sections: one reading sample digital test layout, comprehension, one analyt- and the system offers many ical reasoning, two logical user-friendly components reasonings and one arguaimed toward improving mentative writing. Staring the testing experience. ALICE LEE

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The implementation of digitized testing isn’t new; the MAP test and the PARCC test are just a few examples, but it is the first time a standardized test of such a grand scale has leaped to digital. The LSAT is the assessment tool used by over 99 percent of all law school applicants, so the margin

of error for a candidate is extremely slim. Throwing in the new digital aspect is a curveball that could potentially affect students’ ability to perform. Technology may be great, but it isn’t infallible. What happens if the page freezes or if the student is unable to log in? I recognize we now live in a digital era where much

of what we do on a day-today basis relies on the work of computers and technology. It only makes sense the future of standardized testing tenaciously treads toward that trend, starting with the LSAT. We should proceed, but we should proceed with caution. I’m always going to prefer the old-fashioned paper-

and-pencil, but change always happens in the modernization of society. They say the pen is mightier than the sword, but with the way things are going, it is becoming pretty clear the computer is going to rule over all. Alice is a freshman in LAS. alicewl2@dailyillini.com

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Retreat educates students in social justice BY MEGAN BRADLEY STAFF WRITER

Students are being offered a two-day opportunity to get off campus and learn skills about social change and leadership. The Organizing Change Student Leadership Retreat will take place Oct. 20-21 and is open to any student with an interest in creating change or exploring social justice issues. Students who participate in the retreat can enjoy a twoday experience for free. The retreat is being held at the Eastland Suites in Urbana, where students will get to stay to foster relationships between likeminded individuals. This year’s retreat will be comprised of students with varying experience levels in social change. Katie Richardson, senior in LAS, will attend the retreat this year. Richardson said the retreat is a chance to problem solve and to network with other students on campus. “It allows inexperienced students who wish to promote social change to gain knowledge and advice from students with experience, which can help eliminate or ease the mystery surrounding how to effectively create change,” Richardson said. Creating change is a skill that can make University students feel empowered when they take on their next class, internship or career. The retreat provides an opportunity for both uncertain and experienced students in the social change field. It also allows students to become more familiar and understanding of other mindsets and identities their peers may possess. Danielle Brown, graduate student in ACES, teach-

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es a class on leadership theory, coaches students in the Leadership Certificate Program and facilitates I-programs for the Leadership Center. Brown will attend the retreat this year to connect with other students, faculty and staff who come from diverse backgrounds. “I am always looking to improve my understanding of the identities, backgrounds and experiences of the individuals I am lucky enough to interact with in each of my positions,” Brown said. “Through my participation in this retreat, I am hoping to further develop my awareness and empathy of the students I work with.” Whether students have an interest in leadership or not, the retreat can teach

valuable skills. Alex Gong, junior in Business, said she is interested in the retreat because it could offer her a way to connect with individuals, like herself, who are interested in leadership. “I wanted to attend the retreat because it seemed fun to be somewhere overnight and would allow me to meet like-minded individuals and learn leadership and teamwork skills, which can be helpful in the future,” Gong said in an email. The ability to incite change starts on an individual level, which is what facilitators of the retreat are aware of and are trying to foster a sense of in students. Richardson said in her future career she

hopes to focus on issues that affect people globally and thinks the retreat will be a way for her to develop useful skills for her career goals. “Although international relations can seem larger than life at times, the skills needed to address international issues are the same skills needed to address domestic or local issues,” Richardson said. “Oftentimes, it is about building relationships and truly understanding the issue and the community that the issue affects.” Social change has a presence everywhere and students who attend this retreat will leave with the knowledge they may have previously lacked to invoke and participate in change.

The retreat is sponsored by the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations, University Housing, the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, University YMCA and the YWCA. Each of these organizations brings a different perspective on important issues that will help students learn. The University YWCA, where Richardson works, is already taking steps to foster social change, such as hosting dialogues and workshops. “Our board is made up of a lot of new members, and while we have a strong desire to help promote social change in the community, we don’t always know how to best go about doing it.” Richardson said.

Students have the power and resources available to start social change movements, and with resources such as this retreat, they can be positively impacted to make a difference in the community. The best resource the retreat offers students is a chance to connect with each other. “I am excited to learn about challenges students face that I may not have experienced because of my identities and intersections,” Brown said. “I am interested in hearing diverse perspectives on the issues we are facing as a society and working together to discover solutions and catalyze change.”

had ever known of,” Whitney, who has been in a relationship with him since they were both 17, said. They were in Indianapolis together at the same time while she went to pharmacy school at Butler University. He would bring her the food he was making in culinary school, and she realized being a chef was a challenge he enjoyed and was suited for. What she didn’t understand were the difficulties of being in a relationship with

a chef, difficulties that have mounted as his career has advanced. “When everyone’s out for Valentine’s Day, he’s at work. New Year’s Eve, he’s at work,” she said. “At the time, just being 19 or 20 years old, had I known then that he would be gone a lot, selfishly I would have said, ‘Why don’t you do something else?’” She said they have adapted to “new normal” by celebrating on different days when he isn’t working and by making

the most of their time together, even though they have nearly opposite schedules. It also helps that they know each other so well, a benefit of their lasting relationship. Even 15 years later, she still laughs about their time in their high school musical “Damn Yankees,” where they first got to know each other. They would drive in circles around Casey in his black Ford Ranger, blasting Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” It’s not uncommon to hear

“Bohemian Rhapsody” coming from Miga’s kitchen on a stressful night — Blake said it’s his favorite pump-up song. He prefers to keep the music on. He’s not a fan of barking orders. His laid-back attitude is great for the kitchen and servers. They don’t need to worry about getting yelled at for substitutions. For Blake, it’s all about keeping stress levels down or risk burning out. “It’s one of those things where if you let it get to you,

it will get to you. If you let the small things bug you, it’ll eat you alive,” he said. He’s also gotten more comfortable with calling the shots and putting new concepts on the menu, even if it means failing. “Being the sous chef, you have a safety net,” Blake said. “Here, it’s more — this is me, this is my way, I guess. That would be the major difference. It’s been fun learning.”

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Miga executive chef Blake Biggs wipes the edge of a plate of mussels in butternut squash curry, a new dish he’s been working on for the restaurant. The chef’s personable reputation has eased his transition from sous chef at Bacaro to executive chef at Miga last August as patrons experience a customized fine dining experience.

Miga’s new chef bridges Asian, Midwestern cuisine BY LILLIAN BARKLEY SENIOR REPORTER

It’s one hour until Miga’s Thursday dinner service. There aren’t yet customers in the Champaign Asian-fusion restaurant, but the kitchen is already bustling to prepare for the night. The kitchen is small, made smaller by clear plastic tubs of panko, shining stainlesssteel countertops and large black pots bubbling with miso soup. The four people in the kitchen work fluidly in separate divisions to sharpen knives or butcher cuts of beef while occasionally busting out a dance move to whatever song is playing — Taylor Swift or classic rock are common choices. The large freezer door swings open, and executive chef Blake Biggs emerges with a Styrofoam cooler, which wouldn’t look out of place at a

backyard barbecue, balanced on his left hand. Between working his own station on the line, which he does for half the week, Biggs circles the kitchen and surveys the other staff members, cracking jokes or pointing out something they need to finish. He’s no stranger to working quickly on a line and finessing for fine dining. When it comes to his current position, however, Biggs is still learning. Luckily, he loves to learn. “That’s what keeps me motivated. Just further expanding my knowledge of other cultures and culinary traditions,” he said. Miga, 301 N. Neil St., hired him as its executive chef in August 2017. Biggs, 29, is the former sous chef at Bacaro, where he started as a line cook and worked for more than five years.

When he joined Bacaro, he and current owner Drew Starkey were both line cooks and grew to be good friends. Bacaro was a leap from his previous restaurant job — he worked at Scotty’s Brewhouse in Indianapolis before moving to Champaign. “I went from flipping burgers and frying wings to fine dining,” Biggs said. Whitney Biggs, Blake’s wife and pharmacy clinical services manager at Walmart, said he was being underutilized at Scotty’s, even though he enjoyed working there. She knew what he had learned in culinary school — he is trained in classic French technique — and always thought he could do more. Blake said Bacaro gave him the longest day he’s ever had — going to bed at 7 a.m. and waking up at 10 a.m. — as well as the oddest ingredients,

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but one part of the transition stood out as the hardest. “Working with faster food, you have to be fast. Working fine dining, you have to be fast, but you also have to be perfect. Every time,” he said. When Chef Jae Lee left Miga, Blake came highly recommended, and Whitney said he knew it was time for a change. He was nervous about leaving Bacaro for a competitor, but it was an opportunity for an upward movement that may not have come otherwise. Though he has now worked at two of the premier fine dining restaurants in Champaign, transitioning to Miga was not without its difficulties. His first hurdle was changing menus. The previous executive chef, Lee, had been with Miga since it opened and had developed several signature dishes. When Blake debuted his first menu, it was inevitable that some of those old dishes would be gone. Some regular customers left too. Butterfish, he said, was the greatest failure of his career. The fish, a miso-sake marinated escolar, was a carryover from the old menu, but he wanted to prepare it differently. He made it into a “ssam,” a traditional Korean dish that had lettuce wrapped around the fish. It didn’t take. He tried a different preparation, and customers still didn’t go for it. Customers who gave Blake’s menu another shot may have gotten more than they bargained for in terms of service. Rather than staying in the back of the house, holed up in the kitchen, Blake will come out and talk to guests — especially the regulars. “He’s got a good rapport with a lot of guests,” said Jared Decker, head server at Miga. “If he knows they’re coming in, he might make them their own appetizer or special dish. He’s really personable.”

Once, Blake made a birthday cake for a single table because it was a customer he knew. “He’s really chill back there, so it’s nice to not have someone with such a high-strung ego that it overtakes our guests,” Decker said. “People come and they spend a lot of money, and they expect to be accommodated with simple things. Just simple things, simple requests.” Miga’s menus typically feature East Asian ingredients that guests may find intimidating, and refusal to alter any part of the dish — in addition to the heftier price tag — alienated many guests. Decker said the addition of more recognizable dishes, ones that are based on meat and potatoes or include local ingredients, have made the menu more accessible to guests in the area. The new fall menu, Blake’s second since he was hired, includes sweet potato croquettes with catfish, roasted cauliflower and braised rabbit leg with grits. The main components are recognizably Midwestern, but Blake has not eschewed Miga’s notable flavors. The cauliflower is prepared with yuzu koshu, the rabbit with dashi radish and the sweet potato with caramelized lemon. “You could tell he spent a lot of time learning about some new flavors that he probably had not been used to working with in his past experience,” said Jen Kropfel, general manager. As the executive chef, all menu decisions fall on his shoulders. “I got to work with a lot of things I never would have worked with before otherwise. That’s kind of opened my eyes to a whole new style of cooking. I learned a lot there, and I’m still learning here,” Blake said. Yuzu koshu may seem

exotic, but it’s just salted citrus rind and chile. Miso and soy sauce are both salted, fermented soybean. Blake found many parallels between the ingredients he grew up with and the ingredients he uses now. “Where I’m from, everyone pickled. They grew their own stuff and pickled and preserved. Sour corn and stuff like that,” Blake said. “There’s a lot of similarities that I think people don’t recognize or realize are there. You can use ingredients, say the Asian ingredients I have here in a way in which I would use back home just to develop a different flavor profile. That’s kind of what I’ve been working toward.” Blake was raised in Casey, Illinois, a town of about 3,000 people about an hour and a half southeast of Champaign. It is best known for its popcorn festival and a variety of “big things” — a giant golf tee, wind chime and rocking chair — that weren’t installed downtown until Blake was out of school. It was in Casey that he first became interested in food. Both of his grandmothers were cooks. One was a lunch lady, so he grew up surrounded by food. Every Christmas since he was a kid, he would make cinnamon rolls for his entire family. Last year, this meant cooking up at least three dozen pans of rolls. “All my childhood memories were of being at either of my grandmas’ houses. We were either growing and cooking our own food or just around the dinner table and everybody was happy,” he said. It wasn’t until a high school foods class that he realized cooking could be a career option. The class showed the creative side of food, and it gave Blake a push toward his current profession.

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Illini beat Badgers in away rematch BY BRIAN BINZ STAFF WRITER

around him. Illinois ran the ball 31 times, averaging 2.2 yards per play — but Mike Epstein only got one handoff, and Reggie Corbin only had six carries on the day.

Just one week after losing to Wisconsin in Huff Hall, the Illinois volleyball team had a chance to flip the script. The No. 7 Illini headed to Madison to battle the No. 8 Badgers and picked up their first win of the year against a top-10 Big Ten team. The game started the same way as the last one, with Wisconsin taking the first set in a close 25-23 contest that saw Illinois stave off four set points, much like the close 25-21 and 25-23 losses in its overall 3-1 loss at Huff. According to senior middle blocker A li Bastianelli, the loss of the first game was the team’s turning point. “ We k i nd a ju st made the decision that they weren’t gonna win another game,” Bastianelli said. “We were so resilient, and it was an all-around good team win.” The Illini took the next three sets to avenge their four-set loss in Huff with their first win over the Badgers since 2013. After taking the second set in a close game, the Illini faced another huge test. In the pivotal third set, the Illini came back from being down 7-3 early to take a late 24-22 lead. Wisconsin scored two points to tie it up at 24-24, which led the two teams to trade points until Illinois scored three straight after falling down 33-32. It wasn’t just the score that was bizarre. Due to the extended nature of the set, the Illini ran out of substitutions, me a n i n g 5 -fo ot- 8 inch junior defensive specialist Caroline Welsh was playing in the front line during the overtime sessions. “To survive that was a big deal,” said head coach Chris Tamas. “It would’ve been easy to make an excuse why we didn’t

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Purdue quarterback David Blough passes the ball during the game against Purdue at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. The Illini lost 46-7.

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Purdue quarterback rolls over Illinois defense Illinois got on the board first against Purdue, as graduate transfer quarterback AJ Bush ran five yards for a touchdown early in the first quarter, but that was all the Illini

had in the tank. The Boilermakers roared back with 46 unanswered points, 29 of which came before the half, and they left Champaign with a 46-7 victory and the Purdue Cannon. Purdue quar terback

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David Blough completed 25 of his 36 pass attempts, throwing for 377 yards and three touchdowns. The Boilermakers totaled 611 total yards, adding 227 on the ground and averaging 5.2 yards per carry. Conversely, Illinois

sputtered offensively, only mustering 250 total yards on offense and 69 rushing yards. Bush went 12-for25 with 170 yards and an interception, often having to scramble around in the backfield as the Purdue defensive line closed in

Illini take third place at Bradley BY CLAIRE O’BRIEN STAFF WRITER

The Illini women’s cross countr y team finished third at Friday’s Ideal Rentals Bradley Pink Classic in Peoria, behind Iowa State and South Dakota and ahead of strong Minnesota, Bradley and Northern Illinois teams. The Illini finished within 90 seconds of each other, with freshman M a d i s on Marasco finishing ninth overall to lead the Illini with a time of 20:50.4. “It was our first 6K under our belt this year,” Marasco said. “We’re really looking forward to seeing what we can do over the next couple races.” Despite less-than-ideal conditions, including cold and snow, the team still performed well. Marasco said while the SEE BRADLEY | 3B

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Illinois head coach Brad Underwood watches his team from the sideline during the game against Wisconsin at the State Farm Center on Feb. 8. Underwood and his team showed off their preparation in front of a crowd eager to get a look at the new team on Saturday at the Homecoming open practice.

Illini show promise with new starters in open practice BY BRIAN BINZ STAFF WRITER

For Brad Underwood and the Illinois men’s basketball team, the Homecoming open practice didn’t mean much on the court, but it

did provide an audience at Ubben Saturday morning that was eager to see the new-look Illini. In front of a crowd, Underwood ran his team on offense and defense,

running drills for both sides for most of practice before ending with an extended live-ball period.

Saturday were former Illini players Stephen Bardo, Mike LaTulip and Brandon Paul, who took in the action from a courtside seat. Star company Paul is currently a free Among those in the crowd agent after being one of two

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ILLINOIS VS. PURDUE R EG G I E CO R B I N Looking at the outcome of the game and the fact that no one player performed above a C, Corbin deserves a low grade. The junior gave everything he had when given the opportunity, but the holes to run through just didn’t hold up long enough for him to execute plays. Corbin col-

lected 20 rushing yards on the day, but hauled in a 52-yard catch. On a day when few Illini did anything of note, Corbin himself could not break off any chunk-plays running the football, but most of that comes down to the performance of the players around him.

O FFEN S E The unit came out hot but cooled off immediately after the first touchdown. Illinois has been prone to a quick start the entire season, and they did, scoring first only seven min-

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utes into the game; however, that was all they did. AJ Bush seldom connected with his receivers, only throwing for 181 yards, and there was less luck on the ground with only 69 yards.

Watching this game, it was clear that the defense has completely fallen apart. What was previously excused as a learning curve can no longer be accepted. The Illini defense allowed 611 total yards: 227 rushing and 384 passing. The secondary missed m a ny a s si g n ment s throughout this game, and the lack of preparation is no longer something to blame on the youth of the team.

After playing rather well against Rutgers and withstanding Penn State for three-fourths of the game, there is little to no excuse as to why the defense crumbled almost immediately. Purdue put up 46 unanswered points after Illinois’ initial touchdown. The Illini defense knew they had to prepare for the pass-heavy Boilermaker offense, but failed to execute.

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RIVERS VS. BUSH In the 46-7 loss to Purdue, fans took to Twitter to ask the most pressing question: How would this game have looked if M.J. Rivers had played instead? Based on previous performances, it is clear that players are quite similar. What AJ Bush lacks in the passing game, he makes up for with his legs, but the opposite applies for Rivers, who has shown a strong arm. The receivers struggled to get open throughout the game, and the

offensive line had trouble keeping the quarterback upright, resulting in three sacks. This season, Rivers has completed a higher percentage of passes, going 46-73 (63 percent), compared with Bush, who is 40-73 (54 percent). While Bush has run for considerably more yards, the fact that Rivers has made the same amount of passes despite playing one less game may show the coaching staff has more trust in his arm.

APOLOGY TO THE FANS Nearly 42,000 fans came out to witness what was arguably the worst Illini performance this season. By halftime, the stadium was nearly half-empty. Smith has pointed out in his postgame press conferences that fans clearly play a large part in the atmosphere and the vibe

of Memorial Stadium. When the fans become disappointed, it can sometimes add to the discouragement on the field. “They gave us a chance like they do every year,” said running back Reggie Corbin. “They give us one chance, and for the past few years, we have blown it.”

DEFENSE WINS GAMES First downs make touchdowns, but defense wins games. Illinois seems to have found the formula for the first downs, but continue to fall short on the defensive side of the ball. “Every thing ( broke down); they ran the football against us, they passed the football,” said head coach Lovie Smith. “But we talk about the big plays.” Defensive leaders like Bobby Roundtree and

Del’Shawn Phillips were barely making whispers on the field. The missed assignments that allowed large plays humbled the defense, and as the points racked up, they were completely silenced. Penalties ate the Illini alive, with seven infractions going for 57 yards. “Nothing went right, everything of course went in their way, and that’s what we’ve got to talk about,” Smith said.

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“As a team, we’ve just got to get better. It just sucks, losing, and you can see it in the locker room. Everybody hates it.” SYDNEY BROWN FRESHMAN SAFETY

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BASKETBALL per game his senior year at Illinois, Paul went undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft. After stints in Russia, Spain and the D-League over the course of four years, Paul finally cracked an NBA roster. Last year, Paul averaged 2.3 points in about nine minutes per game for the San Antonio Spurs in his NBA debut season. While the numbers were not as gaudy as in college, the impact of his time with the Spurs also runs off the court as well. Paul said he learned a lot from the Spurs players and coaches about how to carry himself on and off the court. Playing with NBA legends like Manu Ginobili helped him learn how to be a professional athlete. Paul also said he has fond memories of future Hall of Fame coach Gregg Popovich and got good feedback from the team about what he needed to improve in his

said. “In order for that to happen, you have to be able to establish drives. We didn’t have a lot of drives.” After the second drive of the game, the Illini never found the end zone again. When it looked like they would at least tack on three points to bridge the deficit, Chase McLaughlin missed a 38-yard field goal, his fourth miss in his past six attempts. The Illini struggled in just about every aspect of execution. “At the time, you try to get what you can,” Smith said. “In order to be able to get more rushes in, you have to be able to have some success running the football, without it just being the quarterback.” Rather than citing a lack of execution, mental strength or other factors as reasons for the loss and margin of defeat, Smith laid game. Underwood was excited about the visit and the learning opportunity for his young team. “I told them, ‘You need to go talk to these guys,’” Underwood said. “Brandon’s a guy who paid all the dues to get on an NBA roster. When you have winners around, it becomes pretty exciting.”

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the blame on the staff. He felt the team was not wellprepared to play. “This wasn’t on the quarterback,” Smith said. “We thought we needed to keep fighting with that group out there. We thought that group gave us our best chance to have success.” Corbin was openly e x pr e s s i v e of his disappointment in the result, especially with it being the Homecoming game and a crowd of over 40,000 on hand to see the Illini, who entered the game with a 3-2 record. The game was indicative of his time at Illinois. “(The fans) gave us a chance, of course, like they always do every year,” Corbin said. “They give us one chance, and then for the past few years since I’ve been here, we’ve blown it.” Freshman sa fet y

Sydney Brown, like his teammates and Smith, was visibly disappointed when addressing the result. “Everybody is a little low,” Brown said. “We’re going to come back Monday, watch some film, get a good lift in and move on from there.” Blough had ample time to sit in the pocket and pick out receivers, as the Illini only sacked him once and struggled to get pressure on him consistently, but the secondary was picked apart regularly by the Purdue gunslinger. Two of his targets, receivers Isaac Zico and Rondale Moore, had solid outings against the Illini. Zico caught five passes for 127 yards and two touchdowns, including a 42-yard catch, and Moore had four receptions for 101 yards and one touchdown. “As a secondary, we

can't let that happen,” Brown said. “Personally, myself, I can't either. It’s unacceptable to me.” From here, it only gets tougher for the Illini — at least on paper. They travel to Wisconsin next week to face the No. 15 Badgers on their Homecoming. Brown wants to see a better product on the field, though Illinois will be heavy underdogs. “Personally, I don’t see any positives out of this (loss),” Brown. “As a team, we’ve just got to get better. It just sucks, losing, and you can see it in the locker room. Everybody hates it. We want to move forward and start getting these W'’. Today was just not Illini football, what we’re used to playing.” @itsallG_O_O_D gavinrg2@dailyillini.com

motion offense. “ He ’s got an u nderst a nd ing that goes beyond his years,” Underwood said. “In terms of leadership, he’s vocal; he always asks the right BRAD UNDERWOOD questions. It’s comforting HEAD COACH as a coach.” Feliz will likely see time on the court with Frazier or Dosumnu, or possibly both, Underwood got on both “It’s not his fault he as Underwood has said he Kane and Bezhanishvili wasn’t here for eight weeks,” Stealing the show may run three point-guard for a lack of rebounding Underwood said. “You can While sophomore and lineups during the year. all practice. He also had see him still processing; freshman guards Trent to stop practice to explain you can’t play the game like Frazier and Ayo Dosunmu Big development where he wanted Kane to go that. He works really hard, garner most of the headlines After losing all of their offensively. but right now, everything is around Illinois basketball, starting frontcourt players, Kane also had some all sped up.” junior college transfer the Illini will look toward misses from under the De La Rosa is not yet Andres Feliz proved he was two unproven youngsters to basket that had Frazier cleared for contact in worthy of the praise the hold down the paint to start telling him to “just dunk it.” practice, but he is actively coaches have been giving the year. However, Kane showed coaching Kane while he him so far this year. Even with the return off the defensive length and can’t be on the court. Under wood played from injuries of grad versatility with a few nice After a number of plays, it Dosunmu and Frazier on the transfer big man Adonis blocks and demonstrated was De La Rosa who would ‘blue’ team with Feliz as the De La Rosa seeming ahead some agility switching onto correct Kane. point guard on the ‘orange’ of schedule, the Illini and guards off on-ball screens. “He’s a guy that’s been team, and Feliz ran the Underwood still need Giorgi Kane missed the summer through all the battles, and show. The orange team won Bezhanishvili and Samba session of practices due to he’s an experienced guy,” a number of the scored drills Kane to contribute their academic reasons, meaning Underwood said. “He’s great behind Feliz, who showed freshman seasons. he’s behind the rest of at helping those guys with good anticipation and vision With the two on separate the team, but Underwood the little things.” off the high- post handoffs teams Saturday, both is pleased with where and splits that are the players’ strengths and he’s at considering the @binzy_20 foundation of Underwood’s weaknesses were shown. circumstances. brianb2@dailyillini.com

“It’s not (Kane’s) fault he wasn’t here for eight weeks. You can see him still processing; you can’t play the game like that.”

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BRADLEY course, particularly its hills, was slippery, the team focused more on executing the strategy of a strong start, running a solid race and finishing close together. Coach Sarah Haveman said the team has worked in practices on finishing in close proximity. She also added this race was the first six-kilometer race the team has run this season, and the team has trained for both 5K and 6K races. For many runners, it was the first 6K race of their college career. “We had four women who it was their very first 6K, so the key part was addressing it,” Haveman said. “Getting them to understand that our execution stays the same and our approach stays the same.” Bradley is about 90 miles from ChampaignUrbana, giving the Illini one of their closest meets of the season. “It did feel awesome to be able to run close to home,” Marasco said. “It definitely is awesome to be able to go farther away, too.” Marasco said the team is prepared for the Illini Open based off strong performances, but also because the meet marks its first home race. However, the Open will feature a different lineup. Haveman plans to rest top runners in anticipation of the Big Ten and NCAA meets coming up. “We might use it as a race to determine who will race at Big Tens,” Haveman said. The Illini will return to Champaign for their first home meet of the season on Friday at the University of Illinois Arboretum. sports@dailyillini.com

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VOLLEYBALL win that set, but we did a good job managing those sequences.” During the last rally of the set, Welsh made a diving dig that led to the winning shot from outside hitter Jacqueline Quade. After that, Illinois closed out Wisconsin 25-23 and secured the revenge victory. The Illini were led by a career-high 26 kills for Quade along with standout performances from Poulter, who had 55 assists and 13 digs, and Morgan O’Brien, who tied a career-high with 24 digs on the back line. The Illini outhit the Badgers with a front-line defense that registered 15 blocks led by nine from middle blocker Ashlyn Fleming, holding the Badgers to a .210 hitting percentage to the Illini’s .220. The Illini also did damage from behind the service line, with eight aces making for their ninth game with seven or more. While at the end of the day the game only counted for one win on the record, to some Illini, it meant more than that. “Me and Ali haven’t beaten Wisconsin our entire time we’ve been at Illinois,” Poulter said. “I think that was a pretty sweet feeling, to beat them on their home floor; it was a really fun match.” After losing their first three games against top Big Ten competition, including their first loss of the year in straight sets against Minnesota on Friday night, the Illini had been looking for that next gear. “I think this is the toughest span we’ve had,” Poulter said. “It was a grind and we got better coming out of it.” brianb2@dailyillini.com @binzy_20

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self-described” outer space noise generator,” which is a bit of a misdirection. garcia’s work is soft yet heavily rooted in alternative rock, comparable to many contemporary indie-rock soloists. garcia will be playing an acoustic set, which will do justice to his current discography. garcia is currently working on a new album, so hopefully the set on Monday will give a good idea of what to expect. Nectar, the sugar-punk band taking ChampaignUrbana by storm, will be capping off the evening with a headlining set that isn’t to be missed. The quartet is hot off its first Pygmalion performance, and its debut full-length album “Knocking at the Door” is easily one of this year’s best local albums. The band takes somber topics like loneliness, and sadness and present them through a punk lens, with a sense of hopefulness accompanying each

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track. “Knocking” seemingly has a personal anthem for everyone, so be sure to give it a listen ahead of the show to find your own song to sing along with at the gig. For those willing to venture out to a house show on a Monday night, this bill at Flynn’s Arcade is a great way to kick off another week of midterms. If you still are itching to check out the DIY scene, this is a show you’ll definitely want to say you were there for. ekaufmn2@readbuzz.com

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When it was released a year ago, St. Vincent’s (aka Annie Clark) “Masseduction” certainly looked like a pop sellout from the reigning queen of art-rock. The guitar-hero theatrics were toned down in favor of glossy synths, and Clark even brought in Jack Antonoff, who collaborated with Taylor Swift and Lorde, to produce it. But listening to it revealed the album as the loneliest, most uncomfortably personal release of Clark’s career. Like the unfairly maligned likes of U2’s “Pop” and R.E.M.’s “Up” before it, “Masseduction” is a pop album whose electronic textures mask unfathomably depressing subject matter. Its blaring, hollowed-out synths offer no warmth for Clark, who suffers through a troubled relationship, fails to comfort a self-destructive friend and ends the album standing at the edge of her roof. Her newest release, “Masseducation,” presents “Masseduction” songs

stripped of the bells and whistles, leaving only the sadness. Recorded during the original album’s mixing, “Masseducation” sees Clark performing the songs backed only by Thomas Bartlett on piano. Bartlett produced Sufjan Stevens’ “Carrie & Lowell” and the original songs from “Call Me By Your Name,” and he brings that level of depression even to previously fun songs. “Savior,” originally played like a cheeky pastiche, has role-playing backed by funk guitar and a beat cribbed from Nine Inch Nails’ “Closer.” Here, Bartlett’s sharp notes in the verses make the sex games Clark is playing seem more uncomfortable than arousing. And that’s before the chorus, where Clark invests so much pathos into the word “please” that it almost sounds too embarrassingly intimate to listen to. The pop anthem of “Masseduction,” “Los Ageless” in “Masseducation” becomes a jazzy number with Clark in smoothcrooner mode. The venom directed at L.A. becomes less important than the chorus addressing an ex-lover, making it the love song-turned lament described in the lyrics. Even more radically, “Young Lover” is slowed

way down, with what Clark previously sang in a frenzied shriek now sung in a melancholic falsetto. Even the cheeriest numbers get muted here. Clark’s cry of “Don’t turn off what turns me on” in the title track sounds more desperate without the polished surfaces, like someone is lurking and ready to turn her off. The funhouse production of “Pills” is replaced by an arrangement that sounds like Schroeder playing “Jingle Bells” on one key in “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” emphasizing the no-fun nature of living off of medication. Almost all of “Masseducation” is sad, but the saddest songs on “Masseduction” remain the saddest songs here. “Happy Birthday, Johnny” is somehow even more depressing than the original, by virtue of being played a little slower and sang by Clark like she’s about to cry. “Hang On Me” is just as lonely a ballad as it was previously, the negative space around Clark and the piano standing in for the void she finds herself drawn into. But it’s not all doom and gloom. The most soul-crushing song on the album, “Smoking Section,” closed “Masseduction” with Clark fearful that she may kill herself solely to

spite her ex-lover. Here, Clark’s vocals are stronger and less terrified, with her ending cries of “It’s not the end” sounding much more confident. The song is even moved to the middle of the album, ensuring it really isn’t the end for her. This also retains some up-tempo numbers from “Masseduction” as a welcome reprieve from the sadness. “Sugarboy” manages to be just as ferocious stripped down, with Clark feeding off the energy of Bartlett’s furious piano runs. And in “Fear the Future,” where Clark screams for God’s attention, Bartlett plays with as much desperation as Clark sings, accentuating her pleas rather than drowning them out as the original does. “Masseducation” is not a replacement for the original album, with none of the songs really topping their original incarnations, but it is a fascinating complement to “Masseduction,” finally revealing the extent to which Clark has laid her soul bare for all to see. The void is still unblinking, but Clark has returned from it and brought back some of the best music of her career. buzz factor: wt2@readbuzz.com

one of the weakest tracks on “idina” that doesn’t sound much better live, and follows with a mediocre cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Black Dog.” “For Good” was also an BY CAROLINA GARIBAY unexpected disappointSTAFF WRITER ment and should not have Any avid musical thebeen on this album. The ater fan knows Idina Men- famous “Wicked” duet is zel and knows she can sing. just that — a duet, and it Her voice is one of the most should only be a duet. Menrecognizable of musical zel’s shortened solo a captheater, but her most recent pella version just didn’t album, “idina:live,” feado the song justice. The turing both originals and “Wicked” saga contincovers, proves Menzel’s ues with one of her most vocal capabilities range famous songs: “Defying far beyond the Broadway Gravity.” Although Menstage. zel’s stripped-down version The album is rather of the “Wicked” gem did lengthy, with a total of 25 not exactly meet my expecsongs, but this allows Men- tations, it still had the powzel to show off her voice in er to command a standing a way a lot of people aren’t ovation. used to and provides listen“I’m Not That Girl” is ers with an at-home condefinitely the best of the cert experience. “Wicked” tunes off the “Queen of Swords,” an album. Practically made original off Menzel’s 2016 for her, Menzel’s effortless album “idina,” is a great performance of “I’m Not opener for the album. That Girl” shows off her Though not one of the lower register very nicely. favorites from that album, Menzel also knocks it out of “Queen of Swords” has a the park with “Bridge Over positive, inspiring feel to it Troubled Water,” where that starts the album off on she adds her own personalthe right foot. She follows ity to the cover. She delivwith “Seasons of Love,” a ers a moving performance nod to her character Mauof “No Day but Today,” reen Johnson in “Rent,” a which she dedicates to the role she began on Broadlate Jonathan Larson, who way and wrote the reprised music and in the lyrics for 2005 “Rent.” film. She Menintrozel also duces the does an song with interesting a snipmashup of pet of a The Bearecordtles’ “Dear ing of Prudence” the original version and, and “Do You Wanna Build unsurprisingly, nails the a Snowman?” from “Frofamous high note everyone zen.” It seems like a strange anticipates when hearing arrangement at first, but that song. Menzel makes it work and Menzel performs a terrif- adds her own little spin to ic version of “Don’t Rain on both well-known songs. My Parade,” which fits her Menzel nears the end of voice perfectly. The first the album with a flawfew moments are a bit dull, less performance of “Let but as the song picks up, It Go,” which shows off her you begin to appreciate the incredible range and vocal control Menzel has over her control. voice and her breathing. “idina:live” successfulShe takes a break from the ly balances Broadway and song to converse with the contemporary music, reasaudience and get to know suring fans they are putthem, and she does this ting their time and money multiple times throughout toward a talented artist. the album, which adds to Most of Menzel’s origithe concert experience lis- nals lack in complexity and teners will appreciate. She originality, but the control, picks “Don’t Rain on My strength and rawness of Parade” back up with full Menzel’s live voice make force and delivers a power- up for it. “idina:live” brings ful ending. out the emotional aspect The album hits its first of Menzel’s voice and her rough patch with “Everysongs that are not always body Knows,” where, for evident in the studio verthe first and only time on sions and offers an immerthis album, Menzel seems sive concert experience to struggle with her beltthat listeners will love. ing. The “Cake/Black Dog” mashup doesn’t contribute buzz factor: much to the album either. Menzel introduces “Cake,” garibay5@readbuzz.com

“I’m Not That Girl” is definitely the best of the “Wicked” tunes off the album.

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