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Champaign-Urbana veterans share stories from their time in Vietnam, Afghanistan Last Thursday, contributing writer Fatima Farha took dove deeper into the lives of Champaign-Urbana World War II and Vietnam veterans. Here are the final chapters of her report.

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Half a century later BY FATIMA FARHA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Steve Douglas started with a two-year job at Solo Cup, which he described as a deadbeat job. He then worked as a mechanic for 10 years at a Pontiac Buick dealership. He later enrolled at Parkland College in Champaign and studied business information systems. “I actually made honor roll,” Douglas said. “First time I had ever made honor roll in my life.” After graduation, Douglas worked in the training and development department at Hobbico Inc., even though he had initially applied to work with data information systems. For nearly 20 years, Douglas said he trained young professionals in their work. In 2008, his job was “eliminated.” At the time, he was 59 and decided to retire. Since then, Douglas has taken an interest in history and volunteers at libraries with the Rantoul Historical Society. He has taken to writing his memories from Vietnam, in case his memory fails him one day. Douglas said Vietnam veterans are beginning to get more recognition since people are more aware of the draft. He notices the sheer differences between the ways veterans were treated then and how they are treated today. “I don’t know of a Vietnam vet who begrudges the way these guys are treated,” Douglas said. “That would be self-serving. We were treated the way we were treated, it’s over and it’s dead, but it isn’t. You live with it all the time.” Joe Bolser, a Vietnam veteran, said he agrees that people today are more accepting of veter-

“When I got back, the last thing I wanted to do was identify myself as a part of the army.” STEVE DOUGLAS

ans and wars than they had been post-Vietnam. Bolser said it was unfortunate how Vietnam veterans were treated unfairly when they returned from the war, as opposed to the World War II veterans before them, and the veterans in recent wars today. “(The recent wars) are a lot more agreeable to people’s palette than the Vietnam War was,” Bolser said. “During the Vietnam War, we had all of the flower children and everybody that was against anything establishment. Now, if you were in service you did your country proud, and it should have been like that during Vietnam.” Bolser believes that people are more willing to acknowledge now that troops and soldiers are simply fulfilling their duty, and blaming them for government’s orders is not fair. Douglas said his patriotism and love for America had greatly diminished after returning from war, especially because people could not separate his actions as a veteran from the government’s, and therefore used veterans as scapegoats. “When I got back, the last thing I wanted to do was identify myself as a part of the army,” Douglas said. “I had such a hate for this country because of the way the war was conducted, and how so many kids unnecessarily lost their lives.” He had trouble standing up for the “Star-Spangled Banner” for some time. Douglas said he recognized how terrible that was, but believes that many veterans felt that way because they had not been supported by society, the government or their loved ones. Today, Douglas admits that he would go back and do it all over again. He said he does not regret volunteering because he knew he would have had to go either way. Although he does not miss the terrible conditions, he does miss the positive sides of his service. “You were so alive,” Douglas said. “It was like an adrenaline rush the whole time. The humor was crude, Mom wasn’t there, Dad wasn’t there, you’re on your own, you’re with a bunch of other like-minded people. I miss it. I miss it a lot.” PHOTO COURTESY OF ASHLEY ANDERSON

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Chabad Jewish Center discusses menorah damage BY MADELYN FOSTER STAFF WRITER

Security cameras outside of the University Chabad Jewish Center captured a video of two students removing a branch from the building’s menorah structure on Oct. 27. This is the fourth time since 2015 that the menorah has been damaged. According to a report made by the University of Illinois Police Department on Nov. 6, “The preliminary charge of criminal damage to property is a Class 4 felony because it happened at a place of worship.” Both of the people identified in the video, University students Jacob Bassler and Nicholas Gustafson, were issued court summons. Through his attorney, Bassler declined to comment. Gustafson’s attorney did not respond to comment at the time of publication. As a response to the menorah vandalism, the Chabad Center has kick-started the plans for a new menorah, which they hope to complete by Hanukkah of this year. “It is going to be even bigger and better. It will be something that

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Two people caught on camera vandalized a menorah in the front lawn of the Chabad Jewish Center. The center is working on creating a more durable structure, which should be completed by Hanukkah of this year.

won’t be easily dismantled,” Kurtz said. Assistant Rabbi Mordy Kurtz was on staff with the Chabad Center when the first incident of damage occurred in 2015.

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someone is intruding on that, it makes for a very unenjoyable experience,” Kurtz said. Charlotte Spiro, student board member of Chabad and sophomore in AHS, agreed these types of events create discomfort. “The first time I was told about the most recent incident, I was pretty shaken up because Chabad is somewhere that I go a lot and I do not ever want to be faced with fear in the place that I feel the most comfortable in,” Spiro said. Spiro first heard about the incident via Facebook, but soon received a message from Rabbi Dovid Tiechtel confirming the event. Soon after, Spiro viewed the security footage that caught the vandalism on tape. “When I first saw the video, I immediately got goosebumps. I was disgusted because I have always thought that we were on a campus full of people that are above things like this and that respect one another, but clearly this act showed that that mutual respect does not always exist,” Spiro said.

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For almost six years, Branden Dyke could not leave his own home until odd hours of the night, if he left at all, because he was too afraid to be in the world around him. Standing at 6 feet tall, with a full beard and long brown hair wrapped with a bandana, Dyke holds a quiet posture.

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Dyke was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, after his service with the Marine Corps. He was medically discharged from the war in Afghanistan. Dyke is reluctant to speak about his mental health issues. His wife, also an Afghanistan veteran, Ashley Anderson, said he prefers to talk selectively about his experiences and the effect of PTSD. PTSD is not an uncommon mental health issue for Afghanistan war veterans, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); there are a variety of stressors that can cause issues after a soldier returns from war. For Dyke, many of his issues arose from the severity he was exposed to. Dyke was only 19 years old when he enlisted in the Navy. Dyke needed a steady source of income, which the military provided, along with health benefits. He said he had never been good at school and couldn’t financially manage college. “There are ups and downs with everything,” Dyke said. “There were a lot of experiences gained. I feel like it matures you a lot faster than you would otherwise. That’s how I sum up the positive experiences. There were some friendships and bonds that were forged.” However, Dyke said he also faced many negative conditions, ones he cannot easily forget. Along with the issues of sexual harassment that existed in his unit, French Creek, Dyke said his base in North Carolina was nicknamed, “On Base Murder Creek.” The unit was a breeding ground for excessive crimes. Dyke recalled instances of suicide and murder. He said the people on the unit were high-strung individuals from being deployed often. Dyke was deployed to Afghanistan from 2010 to 2011 after his service on French Creek. He served mainly as a medic, which he said played a huge role in his mental health issues due to witnessing many dead bodies. Dyke said mental health issues are an inevitable outcome of war because nobody expects what they will experience, and nobody knows for sure what will happen to them. “Whether you’re a volunteer, or whether you’re drafted, nobody knows what war is until they are in it,” Dyke said. “You can picture it, you can see it on TV, but nobody knows what war is. And every war is different, and everybody’s war is different.” Anderson, Dyke’s wife, who is also a Marine Corps veteran of the war in Afghanistan, said Dyke was already showing symptoms of PTSD when she met Dyke, who had not yet been diagnosed. Some of the symptoms

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Branden Dyke poses for a photo with civilians in the Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2010. Dyke has since embraces photography to understand his post-war trauma.

included excessive drinking, nightmares and refusal to leave the house alone. Anderson recalled coming home to empty bottles of hard liquor strewn across the floor. She said he often would not go out for simple activities, such as groceries, until 2 a.m. The process of being diagnosed was not easy for either of them. At first, the doctors turned him away and told him he was making up his symptoms. Anderson said he was not taken seriously until he finally got the disability rating, which led to his departure from the military. “For me, it was really hard,” Anderson said. “There’s not a manual on how to deal with this and how it would look like in each person. And I am in the mental health field now and PTSD can look different in every person. So it’s been hard, it’s been a long struggle.” Anderson said the hardest part was the beginning, especially since she did not get out of her own deployment until a year after he did. It was during this time of separation when his issues became worse. She also said that during the start of their marriage, they had a difficult time speaking to each other, and despite being in the same house together, there was a lot of silence between them. Also a graduate student in Social Work, Anderson has studied how PTSD can seem like something that has become “more common” for veterans in this era, but that is because it is recognized more as an issue. Post-Vietnam War, for instance, Anderson said people were less likely to help those suffering from mental health issues because it was seen as a “sign of failing.” However, today there is a larger focus on helping veterans suffering from PTSD. Dyke said the military has increased the amount of health screenings for soldiers because they are more serious about finding the issues and getting soldiers the help they need. “They are looking for more injuries now and they are trying to make sure that people

are getting the treatment they need before they are discharged,” Dyke said. “If I had not been screened for half the things I was screened for, I would probably still be untreated now for any conditions whatsoever.” Brent Blackwell, junior in LAS, agrees that PTSD, depression and anxiety are prevalent in the veterans of these recent wars, including Afghanistan. Blackwell served as a medic in Afghanistan and was deployed several times. He refused to speak about his own personal mental health issues, but said that generally, PTSD has become something the nation considers more important now than before. Blackwell said it bothers him how PTSD patients are portrayed in the mainstream environment as violent, angry and disruptive individuals. He believes it makes veterans seem like imbalanced, fragile people. He believes this increases the stigma against them, making it even harder for veterans to find treatment. “The hard part is creating a balance where we want people to feel OK and comfortable saying they have mental issues and they want to get help,” Blackwell said.

ficial and there are several evidence-based treatments that have shown significant effectiveness.” Anderson has seen Dyke improve after undergoing therapy. Her support of her husband has also been beneficial. Today, they are both sober and have deep, meaningful conversations. Dyke has been piecing his life back together. Dyke’s service dog is a major influence in his recovery. Ginger, a German shepherd, has allowed Dyke to be more independent. Anderson said there was a strain with handling her academics, work and her husband’s illness. She does not want to sound angry, but she said it is important to consider how difficult it is to handle a loved one’s PTSD.

Anderson said that this mainstream perspective approach to PTSD is debilitating for many people, including her husband. She said her family was hesitant about her marrying Dyke after she told them about his issues because they were under the impression that he would become violent at any moment and hurt her in the process. However, she said that is not the case for PTSD patients. Anderson said it is important to realize that it is hard to pinpoint who has PTSD and who does not just by looking at them. Since it is easier for people to recognize physical disabilities, Anderson said it is also easier for people to be sympathetic of those people. Even though mental disabilities are not as

visible, they are still equally important to be treated. The negative circumstances Dyke faced after the war were a side effect of not just what he saw and experienced, but also of his disconnect from the war’s mission. Dyke said his experience in the military shaped and molded him, but he was not passionate about the war he was fighting. While he entered the war with a patriotic mindset, the events of the war, and the actions of his superiors and fellow soldiers, made him believe less in the cause. Dyke said he had his own “individual line of thinking,” which is why he was not able to handle the military. Many of Dyke’s friends also left the war feeling similarly to Dyke, a disconnect from the war’s cause. The transition to civilian life has been difficult for Dyke in his six years after the war. He said he does not think it ever ends for any veterans due to their experiences. Dyke said one of the main reasons why it is so difficult to transition back into civilian life is due to the differences in social environments between the military and civil society. “You forge these extreme bonds and you go through all this rigorous training, and you become cohesive to the military and you are separated from the civilian world, so how do you get back into society?” Dyke said. “A lot of people forget the regular mannerisms.” Catherine York, clinical psychologist and coordinator of clinical programs for the Center of Wounded Veterans at the University, agrees that the sudden change from military to civilian life can be unsettling for veterans. But, she said there are ways for veterans to deal with possible mental health issues. “There are several ways that veteran can try to recover,” York said. “The first is to surround themselves with a supportive and understanding support system, whether that be family, friends, or other veterans. In addition, therapy is very bene-

empowers us in a more positive way, and quite honestly this has brought us together,” Spiro said. Kurtz said that the center is continuing to enable safety measures to ensure that those who visit feel physically and emotionally secure. “Obviously the cameras were amazing. The response

of the Champaign Police Department and University was very quick, which is a great reassurance of security. We have also updated our lock systems,” Kurtz said. Spiro hopes that the security footage will raise awareness of the harm acts like this can cause. “Clearly, we cannot stand

outside 24/7 to ensure that this does not happen again, but our identification system worked and hopefully people realize that this is not something that we are going to accept and it certainly isn’t okay,” Spiro said. The menorah is one of the most important symbols of Judaism dating back to the

times of the temple. “The idea behind the menorah is that we all bring light to the world in our own way. No matter who you are, it is your job to add good things, add advancements and to add light to the world,” Kurtz said. Both Kurtz and Spiro agree that the Chabad Jew-

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condition, Anderson meets with a group of veterans for brunch every week, but they are still not close friends. Dyke said he is glad to be living in Champaign because he feels the community is strong and diverse with many friendly faces, and he is ready to build himself a life here. As a veteran, Dyke said he has always been met with positive reactions and he has never been treated wrongly because of it. People tend to see him as a hero and thank him for his service. Even though he faced many issues because of his service, he is glad people are not hostile to war veterans in this day and age. Rebecca Stolbert, a friend of Anderson’s, said speaking with Dyke about his experiences opened her eyes to what people in the military have to suffer through, and it also showed her the importance of recognizing them. “I think the important thing is to separate individuals from the actions of government,” Stolbert said. “I really see individual veterans as heroes.” She described Dyke as a great conversationalist and a supportive husband to Anderson. “Branden is awesome,” Stolbert said. “He is really witty, and he is really fun to talk to and he has really unique ideas and perspectives. He is a gentle soul.” As a student in social work herself, Stolbert said letting veterans know that their struggles are not unique, and that they are not a sign of weakness, is something the military, veteran advocates and the rest of society should make sure to do. “I want people to know that help is there, and there are a lot of people who are out there trying to help veterans,” Stolbert said. “We want to support people who made sacrifices for their country, and recovery is very possible. And going for recovery is an act of strength.”

Throughout their struggles, the couple continued their lives through recovery. They moved to Bloomington, Illinois, where Anderson received her bachelor’s degree and Dyke received his associate’s degree from Illinois State University. Anderson is working on her master’s degree in social work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dyke took courses in photography at Parkland College. He picked up photography during his deployment, where he would take photos of anything that struck him as unique, including nature, locals, children and burial sites. Dyke described photography as his passion, even though he never thought of himself as an artistic person. Anderson said photography was an influence in his recovery. She said his calling is to become a photojournalist and pursue humanitarian photography in Afghanistan. “He can say a lot more with his pictures than he can with his words,” Anderson said. “And I think arts are such a good outlet for everybody.” Dyke said he is in the process of immersing himself Visit longform.dailyillini.com back into social life. Although to read the full report. he does not have many friends as a side effect of his longform@dailyillini.com

ish Center and its community will continue to move forward with strength. “This can only make us stronger as a community and we are taking all of the right steps to make sure that this does not happen again,” Kurtz said. msf3@dailyillini.com

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School choice is only a temporary solution MINJU PARK COLUMNIST

he Republican tax reform bill is expected to receive a vote on the House floor this week. The bill will give large tax breaks to the top 1 percent while giving smaller breaks to many of those in the working and lower classes. One portion of this controversial bill pushed the idea of “school choice.” Previously, money in a 529 education savings account was strictly allowed for college expenses only. A provision in the GOP tax bill changed this restriction to allow parents to use up to $10,000 per year to pay for K-12 education. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos pushed for this idea to expand private and charter K-12 schools to allow parents to have greater access to options other than neighborhood schools. The “choice movement” is not a newly introduced concept, and has been gaining momentum over the past 15 years. DeVos had been a major advocate for school choice in her home state of Michigan. School choice advocates argue that choice is an effort to allow for lowincome families to turn to alternative options from public schools that may be failing in providing qual-

whole, a slightly negative picture of average charter school performance nationwide.” Not only this, but focusing on private education to “solve” the issue of access of quality education ultimately misses the mark in getting to the core root of the problem: poverty. Poor districts have less funding for school systems, which are unable to employ experienced teachers, provide new textbooks and supplies or create safe learning environments. Rather than battling the crux of the issue, in which education is treated as a luxury rather than as a need, turning toward private education is putting a Band-Aid on a serious wound to try and help it heal. We must realize that the current state of the education system further widens the privilege gap between the wealthy and the poor. TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE Turning toward private Education Sec. Betsy DeVos listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a strategic and policy discussion with CEOs in the schooling will only worsen State Department Library in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on April 11, in Washington, D.C. DeVos recently pushed for the existing problems of the passing of a Republican tax bill that includes a portion that would expand private and charter schools, an idea that columnist unequal education quality. Minju Park argues would worsen the gap of unequal education and education quality. We must realize that this inequality is mereity education to its stuincome students. Voucher of access. of a disability, religion or ly one out of many effects dents. In addition, advoprograms, which desigNot only this, but priva- sexual orientation. resulting from the undercates also state that public nate public funds toward tizing education means There is also little and lying issue of poverty, and schools have reached a a student’s private educathat these schools can mixed evidence for the that avoiding this real“dead end” and it is useless tion, rarely cover the full choose whether or not to claim that quality of priva- ity will prevent a vast to try to reform or revive tuition, especially with accept students who apply. tized education is “better” percentage of American them. pricier expenses of private Some private schools than public schools. In children from having the However, the decision to and charter schools. This with religious affiliations fact, according to a 2009 resources to learn, grow privatize education isn’t would make it difficult may potentially be allowed study by Stanford Uniand prosper. as simple as reaching out a for low-income families to accept or reject appliversity in 16 states, the hand to allow for expandto afford a private educacants based on previous national pooled analyMinju is a junior in Media. ed opportunities for lowtion, escalating the issue grades, behavior, existence sis revealed that “on the mpark78@dailyillini.com

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Listen to both sides of an argument alone how life works. College campuses see the most of that suppression of COLUMNIST speech. It’s a time for many to grow as humans and strengthen their beliefs, Nov. 2, the Illini whether it is parallel to Democrats and what they’ve been following Illini Repubtheir entire life or the comlicans participated in a plete opposite. debate. The topic of free Coming from grade speech was at the center of school, many were surthe discussion. rounded by like-minded The debate was necespeople, but in college there sary, following several acts is an enormous amount of of suppression and prodiversity that we need to test against the members adjust to. Rather than supof the Illinois Student Gov- pressing opinions that chalernment, Turning Point lenge ours, it’s important to USA and the Illini Repubstart seeing them as learnlicans. These acts include ing opportunities to underthe Homecoming protest, stand the lives of other defacing Turning Point people. USA posters and disrupting In a very rare case on an Illini Republicans meet- campus, there was an ing. On all three occasions, opportunity to see two sides harmless displays of free meet and converse at the speech were disrupted in an Illini Republicans and Illini ignorant manner. Democrats debate. But very Everyday topics of disfew students were aware of cussion are turning into it or made an effort to talk increasingly sensitive mat- about it afterward. ters, and people are becomWith how integrated ing afraid to share their social media has become opinions about current in our daily lives and how events in fear of being ostra- important our opinions cized. Those who do openly are in defining who we are share their opinions are as people, it’s not hard to attacked for being insensiconform to one side, and tive and too direct. frankly, we don’t really have But it’s time to move past a choice. all of the sensitivity. TryThose who conform to ing to silence people for one side of an argument their beliefs and deciding face a large amount of backwho gets to say what isn’t lash, but those who aren’t how conversations work, let on either side are seen SAKETH VASAMSETTI

as irrelevant. A lot of the times the ones who remain neutral face more backlash than anyone else for not “caring” enough about society. Regardless of your standing on particular issues, there needs to be context and background knowledge to your beliefs. It’s important to have that information so you can have discussions with other people, whether it’s agreeing or disagreeing about various topics. Without having a certain level of understanding that addresses various sides of discussion, it will no longer be possible to have any form of conversation. Students need to be more persistent in searching for and starting these types of discussions. This allows us to put sensitivity aside when approaching conversations. This starts with actively participating in these discussions by being at the front of it, or by simply listening, like many did at the Illini Republicans vs. Illini Democrats debate. Having these types of discussions can be difficult at times, but a lot of the times they’re already started for us. All it takes is an open mind and the determination to grow as an individual. Saketh is a sophomore in DGS. ssv2@dailyillini.com

a college student, you have likely found yourself questioning the value of the classes you are required to take. Either you have said or have heard another student say something along the lines of: “I’m never gonna use this,” “This doesn’t apply to me” or “Why does it matter that I learn this?” or “Why do I have to take this class anyway?” It is simply a fact of academia that everyone has to take classes that they either do not like, are not good at or that will not apply to their future careers. A kinesiology major, for example, must take calculus. However, how many physical therapists do you know that use calculus often, or even ever? General education requirements prove a frustrating aspect to many college careers. Occasionally, gen eds can prove so difficult that they discourage students from attempting or completing some majors. So, what’s the point of them? A better question would be: What does it mean to learn? There is simply so much to learn here that, on occasion, we feel discouraged by what should feel like a privilege. I believe that the argument, “I’m never going to use this,” has no place in academia. Although frustrating, learning for the sake of learning is the reason we are all here. It is a common misconception among students and the general populous that learning essentially equates to knowing things: how to solve an equation, how to interpret a poem, how to build a bridge or how to write a paper. Therefore, if you learn something you may not use in your life, the

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information is useless. I would beg to disagree with this attitude. Think about it this way: If you have to take a class you loathe with a passion and with which you have much difficulty, but you manage to finish with a decent, if not stellar grade, what did you learn? Does it matter that you’ll never have to find the antiderivative to an equation with logs, trig, the quotient rule and the chain rule again? Absolutely not. What, you ask, did you gain from this class, then? Well, you learned to learn. You learned to wrap your brain around concepts that were, at one point, completely foreign to you. You learned to work hard with consistency, and you learned the benefits that can be realized from a strong work ethic. No matter what you choose to do in life, honing your ability to learn difficult concepts and understand unnatural material can only prove beneficial. Someday, you will be asked in your career to do something you’ve never done before. You may not understand its relevance to your position, or why you must complete the task. However, it will be

your responsibility to accomplish what is asked of you, regardless of your feelings toward the issue. You could panic, complain or even quit. Or, you could remember that time way back in college when you had to write a 15-page literary analysis on “Anna Karenina” and, despite what felt like hours of alternating between screaming at the book and your laptop, that you got it done. And if you did that, you can do anything. The purpose of college is to teach you more than just facts. College exists to teach you how little you know, yet how much knowledge you can attain. It exists to teach you how hard you must work for success, yet the supreme rewards that hard work can offer. It exists to teach you humility and personal empowerment. So, the next time you feel frustrated or disheartened by a seemingly irrelevant gen ed, pause for a moment to consider the lesson you’re truly learning from it. Learning is a lifelong process that often proves much more dynamic than many assume. Ellen is a freshman in LAS. ellenmb2@dailyillini.com

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SELF-CARE and fitness can be safe entry points into other aspects of wellness. Next semester, students can expect another wellness week. The theme will be resilience and Campus Recreation will continue to work with campus partners, so students’ understandings of wellness can continue to expand. Harris also explained how much she really loved that this is a platform for those to reach out to people about certain things that may be uncomfortable to discus. “Alcohol use, sexual assault, all those big trending things on college campuses — eating disorders,” Harris said. “There is just a number of people we get to reach by coming into a safe environment and getting the referrals and help and guidance they might need that is available to them.” s idneym2@dailyillini.com

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Students at the Campus Recreation Center East learn why self-care is important to their well-being and health through a two-hour yoga workshop Friday. Yoga is one of the five workshop themes in Campus Recreation Self-Care Workshop series.

Twin Talk: students share struggles, successes of campus life decided to seek colleges that best fit their unique personalities and allow them the freedom to grow as individuals. U lt i m ately, R achel chose Illinois while Kevin decided to travel 2,000 miles away to Caltech in California. This decision came with its benefits and challenges. “We picked different colleges because our respective colleges fit us well,” Rosa said. “We would have liked to go to the same school, but we know that the schools we picked are a good fit. Although it is difficult to go to a different college than him and not be able to see him all the time, like high school, it is nice to be able to see each other during breaks.” Rosa looks for ward to seeing her twin over Thanksgiving break. The break will provide the perfect opportunity for the twins to reconnect and share their one-of-a-kind college experiences with each other. Having a twin on campus can have its perks as well. For many, it is like having your best friend, the person who understands you the best, with you through all the bumps along the road,

BY MUSKAAN GUPTA STAFF WRITER

Miranda and Melody Zhou, juniors in Business, have grown accustomed to obvious stares. Twins often get confused for each other by teachers, close friends and sometimes even family. Since Miranda and Melody have dealt with some awkward situations before, they have learned how to help their friends tell the difference between them. “We like to tell people how to tell us apart right when we meet them, so it’s easier. We never feel awkward if someone calls us by the wrong name and are quite used to it,” Melody said. People often assume that having the same face means having the same personality, same interests and same taste. While twins may be physically identical, their personalities can be quite polar opposite. Rachel Rosa, freshman in Business, shared her experience of being “clumped” as the same person with her twin brother. She is more interested in business, while her twin brother studies artificial intelligence and computer science.

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“We’re different in about every imaginable way, but that’s what makes it more interesting,” Rosa said. “We are entirely different in the way we think, our interests and our personalities. Despite this, we are the best of friends.” While the Zhou twins have a common interest in business and accounting, each twin brings their own unique qualities to the

table. Miranda noted that Melody is more into fashion than she is. Meanwhile, Miranda tends to be more serious than Melody. Despite these differences, they continue to participate in the same organizations since they enjoy being in each others’ company, and they work well together. When picking colleges,

twins are faced with the daunting question of either staying together or going separate ways. On one side, they get to continue their 18-year journey with their twin as they grow into adults. On the other hand, they have the opportunity to explore who they are and pursue their personal goals. When faced with this dilemma, the Rosa twins

for better or for worse. This is one of the many reasons why the Zhou twins chose to stay together at the University. “We both chose UIUC because we knew we wanted to go to school together and this school was one of the good ones that accepted us both. Being twins definitely influenced our decision to come to this school,” Melody said. Being in the same college has also helped the Zhou twins develop a closer bond, as they overcome challenges like homesickness together. One of the struggles of having a twin on campus can be dependence on each other, according to the Zhou twins. “We definitely rely on each other more because we are from New Jersey and being far from home is harder,” Miranda said. “Sometimes we consult each other on everything and at times it can hinder our independence. I think we need to try to not always think about each other. It is nice to care for each other, but at times it’s stressful to worry about myself and her at the same time.” mgupta26@dailyillini.com

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LIFE & CULTURE The first 24 hours

Local police departments dispel one common myth on reporting missing persons BY ELYSSA KAUFMAN STAFF WRITER

Myth: You must wait at least 24 hours before reporting a missing person to authorities. Richard Coleman, investigative unit detective at the Urbana Police Department, said many people believe this statement to be true, most likely because it is popularized in movies and TV shows. “Call us right away with as much information as you can give us. Don’t hesitate,” Coleman said. “Don’t go out and think you can find this person. If you are going to do that, contact us right away so we can send out resources.” Coleman said his department can have up to 15 people out in the community looking for a missing person. He also said between the five to eight investigators and six patrol officers, as well as other departments, help can be provided. All residents have to do is call. Joe Gallo, deputy chief at the Champaign Police Department, is confused about this myth as well. Gallo has been a police officer for 27 years and he said he does not recall any policies in his time at the department that required a waiting period. “I don’t know if people are just seeing that on TV, or where that number came from, but certainly there is no waiting period required for reporting a missing person,” Gallo said. Gallo explained there is no benefit to waiting, and that waiting can even present a greater threat to the person missing. “If you put some logic to that whole concept, if someone came to (the Champaign Police Department) and said their 14-year-old child is missing and there’s suspicious circumstances, why in the world would we wait 24 hours to file a report?” Gallo said. Patrick Wade, communications director for the University police, explained that no matter the time period, when a person is reported missing, an investigation is launched. “I know in the movies and in TV we hear about some kind of 24-hour, 48-hour rule, that’s not what it is in reality,” Wade said. Wade said while time to report does not matter, a sense of urgency differs from case to case. Cases where Wade said there’s any kind of evidence a person has gone missing, particularly against their will, or they have media issues, or an increased risk of danger, there is an urgency. Reports of missing people vary, Wade said. These reports are not a rare occurence for the local

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A portrait of Detective Robert Coleman. The Champaign Police Department encourages people to report a missing person as soon as possible, rather than after the first 24 or 48 hours, to prevent a worse situation from occurring.

police departments. “It’s not uncommon for someone to be reported missing. In a lot of cases that person has kind of cut off contact voluntarily,” Wade said. “That happens too, but as soon as that person is reported missing to us, we will launch into our investigation and try to find that person.” As soon as we get that report, we start our investigation. Wade said a general investigation follows these steps: Visit the missing person’s residence to see if they are there. Second, check a cell phone to see recent contact through text message or social media. Lastly, talk to people connected with the missing person, to see if they have had any recent communication. Wade explained typically through this initial step in the investigation,

the police get some kind of clues or leads into where this person may have been going. The investigation then continues from this information. This process is how the University’s missing scholar case was initially handled. Wade said from the initial investigation, police determined she was headed to sign a lease and took buses as a mode of transportation. While Yingying Zhang’s case is severe, others have struck Illinois in the past. In 2015, there was a student reported missing to the police. This student, Vicente Mundo, was reported missing to the University and Champaign police and was later found after having been shot and killed. Another case occurred right before Mundo’s dis-

appearance, when 2014 University graduate Cristian Zamora went missing. Wade said he also passed away. Wade labeled this case as another extreme case. “When we get that initial report, we always treat it as a severe case,” Wade said. “We say, ‘This person could be in trouble.’” All three members of the police agree that it is always better to report and ask for help. “If you look at any missing person report, especially when there is foul play suspected, the sooner you can address the facts and try to take measures, the better your outcome is going to be,” Gallo said. “The quicker we can respond, the better the outcome in most situations.” eskaufm2@dailyillini.com

As of June 2017, 30,296 total missing person cases have been reported to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. 4,145 inactive cases

13,255 active cases

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Campus Recreation organizes Self-Care Week workshops for stressed students BY SIDNEY MADDEN STAFF WRITER

Many initiatives on campus help combat students’ stress levels, ranging from wellness pledges to therapy dogs. Alana Harris, assistant director of student wellness for Campus Recreation and doctorate student in kinesiology, organized Self-Care Week: a series of workshops at the ARC and CRCE from Nov. 6-10 that equipped students with various tools to take care of themselves. Last semester, Harris planned a wellness week surrounding stress management as a trial run. After its success, she began planning this semester’s wellness week on self-care.

Harris decided on the theme based off her own observations about student wellness and the American College Health Association’s listed college health topics. Harris reached out to various campus partners such as McKinley Health Center, the Counseling Center and the University of Illinois Extension Financial Wellness to facilitate these workshops. “It’s nice to make students aware of the plethora of the services they offer and to bring them into space with less stigma, but still provides the service,” Harris said. This semester’s Self-Care Week included workshops

on skin care, wellness, relaxation, financial wellness and yoga. Each of these workshops can fit into various sections of the University’s Wellness Wheel. The Wellness Wheel embodies a more holistic view on wellness, as opposed to just diet and exercise. The wheel includes the following wellness topics: intellectual, environmental, spiritual, vocational, physical, social and emotional. Harris said many students can get caught up in the physical aspect of wellness because it’s easier to quantify and the results are visible. “I think that when you’re

figuring yourself out that (fitness and nutrition) might be something that might be your entry point, but hopefully you see all these other wonderful things that feature overall wellness,” Harris said. Wellness programs can be found on campuses all over the country, thanks to initiatives like Healthy Campus 2020 and to government-mandated corporate wellness programs led by the Office of Personnel Management. Despite its increase in popularity, critics argue wellness and self-care are just another fad. “I think those words might be a fad, but the concept is here to stay, or at

least I hope it is,” said Madeline Rodriguez, co-facilitator of the wellness workshop and senior in LAS. It can be challenging for students to incorporate the other aspects of wellness into their lives when it’s not clear what those aspects mean. Margaret Whalen, graduate student in Education and co-facilitator of the skincare workshop, said the other pillars of the wheel are harder to follow because self-care is different for each individual, so the definitions are always changing . “It ’s hard to manage because there aren’t instructions on how to have optimal social, intellectual,

emotional health,” Whalen said. According to a 2010 Survey on the Utilization of Student Health Services by the American College Health Association, nearly 46 percent of college students utilized the psychiatry services at their respective universities. This is a relatively high number, especially when compared to the 55 percent of students who utilized nutrition services and the 90 percent who utilized health promotion services. Harris emphasized the need for wellness weeks through Campus Recreation because nutrition SEE SELF-CARE | 5A

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SPORTS

FOOTBALL

Smith’s frustrations start to show BY MIKE GASICK STAFF WRITER

“We gotta protect Jeff better, gotta keep him off the ground,” Allegretti said. “It’s frustrating. We have kids who are playing hard, but we are still just making too many mistakes.” Illinois has had players like Dorsey and Ricky Smalling show their potential to produce for the offense in the future. Smalling ended with three catches for 73 yards, highlighted by a jump ball catch that went for 25 yards down the sideline. Smith said he has been encouraged from what he has seen from some of his young players, but it all hasn’t come together just yet. “By being in games, it kind of tells you where our guys are,” Smith said. “I talk about all of us not being able to get the job done, but there’s more football left, so we’re going to move on.” A sense of frustration may have made its way into the Illinois locker room following the loss. Reams was asked about what the locker room was like after the game, and he responded “no comment.” The Illini have lost eight straight games after winning its first two against Ball State and Western Kentucky. Injuries have decimated the team, and Smith continues to show a comfort level to starting true freshmen. Dorsey said the players in the locker room were displeased with the outcome. “(The locker room) is good, but it’s not at the same time because we’re losing right now,” Dorsey said. “We understand that we’re in a rebuilding process, so it should be better next year.”

Jeff George Jr. hit Louis Dorsey for a 77-yard touchdown to open up the third quarter against Indiana on Saturday. The play awoke Memorial Stadium. Illinois was held to just 72 total yards in the first half and could only muster three first downs. But then the offense went back to its typical ways. The unit could not put together another worthwhile drive until the fourth quarter when George hit Caleb Reams for a touchdown. The inconsistencies have left head coach Lovie Smith and players frustrated, despite the team’s strong effort. “We had some encouraging signs today; guys were playing hard,” Smith said. “We just don’t have enough. It’s about a team, not individuals playing well. We have individuals who are going to be good football players, but we need 11, 12, 22, whatever, to being able to get the job done.” George said he needs to do more to give the team a chance to win down the stretch. The sophomore ended the game with 261 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. “It’s the same song we’ve been singing for the past couple of games,” George said. “We’re in the game all the way up until the end and then we either make mistakes, kill ourselves or just don’t make plays when we need to.” The offensive line also had its struggles against the Hoosiers. Running back Kendrick Foster had difficulties finding many holes in the defense to exploit. Junior Nick Allegretti said it starts up front with the offense’s inconsistencies, not only against Indi- @mike_mgasick ana, but the whole season. gasick2@dailyillini.com

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Great start to new era THOMAS POLCYN ILLINI HOOPS COLUMNIST

New arrivals making early impact

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Illinois tight end Louis Dorsey is tackled during the game against Indiana on Saturday. The Illini lost 24-14.

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Let me preface this by saying that I did not expect the new additions to make this big of an impact on day one. Obviously, in a group that includes the likes of Mark Smith, Mark Alstork, Trent Frazier, Da’ Monte Williams and more, you knew they would be a huge part of this team. But, the impact they had on day one was downright impressive. Alstork went out and got himself a doubt double, scoring 17 points while snagging 10 rebounds and adding in four assists in just 26 minutes. The seniortransfer was expected to score a lot, but his impact was undeniable tonight. He was tough on defense, while crashing the boards on every miss and getting to the free-throw line at will. Alstork looks extremely comfortable in head coah Brad Underwood’s system, and that is going to be huge for the team going forward. Smith impressed in his collegiate debut. The freshman guard played 21 minutes, and while he only scored nine points, he looked comfortable out there. He had a couple different highlight reel finishes and put together a strong game on defense, which SEE BASKETBALL | 3B

VOLLEYBALL

Illinois’ rough weekend in Michigan BY MEGHAN REST STAFF WRITER

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Former Illinois basketball player LaTulip. LaTulip has high hopes for the team’s current season.

LaTulip discusses future of the team BY WILL GERARD STAFF WRITER

Will Gerard spoke over the phone with former Illini guard Mike LaTulip, who’s “about a month” away from completing his master’s degree at Wright State University. LaTulip earned his bachelor’s degree in communications at the University. He averaged seven points per game last season for the Raiders, and regularly competed against Illinois fifthyear transfer Mark Alstork in practice. The walk-on was the only freshman on the team when Illinois last appeared in the NCAA tournament in 2013. It was also the first year of John Groce’s coaching tenure. Here are selected excerpts from the LaTulip phone interview:

Mike LaTulip: I’m actually you’ve played there for four finishing up my master’s right now. I’m graduating in December, but I’m working full-time at a company called LexisNexis; I work with like one-to-two attorney firms. My territory is like Memphis, Mississippi and Arkansas. I’m in sales right now, but I was kind of back-and-forth a lot. I thought about coaching. I went down to the Final Four in Phoenix after my season to meet with some coaches and to talk about potentially going into coaching.

WG: How closely do you follow Illini basketball?

ML: I still have teammates,

you know, like Michael Finke, Leron Black and Cam Liss. We talk every couple days still. It’s just a really tight bond that we’ve had since I was there. Obviously, Will Gerard: What are you watched the game last night, doing with your life right and I try to watch every now? single game that I can. When

years and you graduate from Illinois, it’s really tough not to stay in contact with guys and watch every game you can.

WG: What’s it like playing at a place like Wright State compared to Illinois?

ML: It was different,

obviously, just from sheer numbers attendancewise. There’s an element of pressure when you’re playing at Illinois that I think people know about. But when you have so many passionate fans and a social media presence that Illinois has, there can be pressure at times because if you have a bad game there’s going to be fans that let you know. I remember even certain games that I played — when I’d get in for a couple minutes in a game I was actually playing meaningful SEE LATULIP | 3B

Despite a 0-2 weekend on the road, the Illini are learning how to become more polished as the post-season approaches. Illinois is now 18-9 overall and 9-7 in the Big Ten. Head coach Chris Tamas said Illinois found silver linings in between losses to No. 8 Michigan State on Friday and Michigan on Saturday. “A lot of nice things did happen,” Tamas said. “It was ideal, again, but we saw a lot of good volleyball from each position, not just our outside hitters or blockers – everyone.” Despite a leading performance in kills from redshirt sophomore outside hitter Beth Prince, the Illini fell short Friday night against the Spartans. In a three-set sweep, Prince was still an offensive force with 13 kills. Trailing her was freshman outside hitter Megan Cooney with eight kills. A nail-biting second set showed the team’s grit, Prince said. The 26-24 set saw 16 kills and seven errors for the Illini, which nearly mirrored the Spartans’ 17 kills and five errors. Tamas said the Spartans hit the ground running in the first set. Falling behind early on contributed to the team’s deficit, he said. “Out of the gate I thought Michigan State served well and came out a little faster,” Tamas said. “They didn’t want to challenge our block as much as we thought, but that happens. You prepare one way and sometimes teams do something different.” The Illini out-blocked the Spartans nine to four overall, with a team-high three blocks from Cooney. Tamas said that despite the loss, he

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Illini fight hard to beat their opponents, but faced loses in Michigan this weekend.

saw good performances out of the Illini offense. “There are always silver linings to everything,” Tamas said. “A lot of nice things happened on our side of the net, not ideal again but we were able to turn up the heat and take some good swings, especially in the second.” The tight set proved the Illini could “hang” with toptier teams in the Big Ten, Tamas said. According to Prince, the team didn’t utilize Michigan State’s block as they planned earlier this week. “Things we previously talked about using just didn't pan out,” Prince said. “(Michigan State) has a big block, and I think we were trying to use that too much.” On Saturday, the Illini traveled to Ann Arbor, Michigan, in their second

road match of the weekend. After only one week apart, the Wolverines and the Illini met again in a hard-fought five-set match. Illinois lost 2-3 and hit under .500 in all five sets. The first game allowed the second-largest point advantage of the night – Michigan edged Illinois 25-20. The next four sets were back-and-forth battles. “These are tough battles to have on the road,” Tamas said. “This team didn’t change a lot since last week, but we came out slower I thought. It was the same team, just a different night for us.” Overall, each team tallied 68 kills. The Illini had only 21 errors over 151 attempts, while the Wolverines had 28 errors over 152. SEE VOLLEYBALL | 3B

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FOOTBALL

Grading Illinois football’s 24-14 loss to Indiana BY THE DAILY ILLINI FOOTBALL STAFF

Editor’s note: The Daily Illini football writers graded each facet of the Illinois football team’s 24-14 loss to Indiana on Saturday.

Offense

The Illini had more punts than first downs against Indiana. The defense gave the team plenty of opportunities to win the game, but the sputtering offense ensured the Illini’s defeat. All seven of Illinois’ drives in the first half ended with Blake Hayes booting the ball downfield. The Illini managed to score twice in the second half to bring the game within three points — including a 77-yard catch

Defense

and run from Louis Dorsey on the first play of the second half — but couldn’t complete the comeback, turning the ball over three times in the final quarter of the game. Jeff George Jr. finished with 261 yards on 50 percent passing with a pair of touchdowns and a pair of interceptions. His offensive line was unable to give him much time in the pocket, with Indiana’s defense sacking George seven times.

The defense continued to have issues covering the middle of the field on passing downs, but played well enough to keep the Illini in the game until the very end. Illinois forced Indiana to punt nine times over the course of the game, but in the fourth quarter it allowed a crucial touchdown on a short slant in the red zone, essentially sealing the game for Indiana. Without starting safety Bennett Williams — a healthy scratch

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Coaching

The Illini handled the loss of defensive coordinator Hardy Nickerson — who missed the game due to a family emergency — fairly well. With Lovie Smith at the helm on defense, the Illini continued to struggle with passes over the middle, but were otherwise stout defensively. The offense was obviously pitiful, but with two of the

due to violating team rules — the secondary gave up 289 yards through the air and two touchdowns. But Jaylen Dunlap came up with his first career interception in the first half, the only turnover the defense was able to create. The defense lost tackle Jamal Milan, the captain of the defense this week, due to injury. If he doesn’t make it back to the field, that could be a significant loss to an already banged up unit.

team’s top three receivers out with injury as well as the starting quarterback, it is hard to blame much of that on the play calling. The Illini came out with a mixed attack, but neither the ground game nor the pass game really ever got going. This led to the Illini calling for a lot of downfield passes and jump balls for Ricky Smalling.

Blake Hayes continued to be a valuable piece to the team, punting the ball a whopping 11 times against Indiana, for a total of 455 yards. The punter pinned Indiana inside its own 20 three times and had one punt

that traveled over 50 yards. Nate Hobbs added 92 kick return yards to a pretty quiet game for Illinois’ special teams units. Chase McLaughlin didn’t have a chance to kick any field goals but was perfect on extra points.

Offensive line fails to keep George on his feet against Hoosiers BY JACOB DIAZ STAFF WRITER

touchdown when it was a tight game. Those were disappointing.” The Illinois offense hit a new low in the first half, picking up just 72 yards and punting on all seven possessions of the half. With Cam Thomas injured, George took over under center again. He avoided turning the ball over, but finished the half four for eight on passes. Between losses from penalties, sacks and tackles for losses, the Illini could barely string two first downs together, let alone an entire drive. Illinois finished with 10 first downs, and punter Blake Hayes finished with 11 punts. “It’s a tough duty to win when you play offensive ball like that,” Smith said. “We’re not a good football team right now. It’s as simple as that.” In the end, Indiana didn’t even have to worry about Illinois taking advantage of failed fourth down conversions, because it completed both of its first-half fourth down conversions, and both of those drives turned into touchdowns. The Illini offensive line couldn’t keep George on his feet, and the Hoosiers sacked him seven times throughout the game, forcing a key fumble with the Illini driving down the field in the fourth quarter. The fumble was followed by two late interceptions by George as Illinois saw the game slip through their fingers yet again in the fourth quarter. “That’s the same song we’ve been singing the past couple of games,” George said. “We’re in it all the way until the end, and we either make mistakes or we kill ourselves, or we just don’t make (plays) when we need to.”

The Illini’s defense kept the team in the game after a poor first-half showing from the offense, but the Illini couldn’t find enough to down the Hoosiers, losing 24-14. The loss brings Illinois’ conference record to 0-7 this season and 2-8 overall. With some of its injured players returning to the field, the defense once again did enough to keep Illinois in the game through three quarters, but the offense failed to capitalize on it. On the first drive of the fourth quarter, wide receiver Ricky Smalling made a catch on a jump ball, and the 25-yard gain energized the Illini to drive the ball down the field. The drive culminated in a crucial red zone third down. Quarterback Jeff George Jr. swung a bubble screen to Caleb Reams, who broke through two tackles, dove and crossed the goal line to bring the Illini within three. But the Illini couldn’t stop the Hoosiers from scoring on a drive with less than six minutes left in the game, and Indiana’s Simmie Cobbs Jr. all but put the game away with his touchdown. “In the second half, there was an opportunity there,” said head coach Lovie Smith. “We let them score late on a slant route, that really hurt us. It was a one-score game.” Senior defensive back Jaylen Dunlap made his first career interception as the Illini defense had an up-anddown performance against the Hoosiers’ passing attack. The Illini forced nine Hoosier punts, but remained vulnerable over the middle of the field, giving up 289 yards through the air. “Defensively, we had our moments,” Smith said. “Played well at times. But we let in the touchdown @Jacob_Diaz31 before the half and the last jvdiaz2@dailyillini.com

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At the Big Ten Championships two weeks ago, sophomore Jon Davis finished ninth place overall. Dissatisfied with his placement, he went back to basics. Davis was confident that he could’ve won. This Friday, he did just that, despite earning All-Big Ten honors. “Coach and I talked and analyzed my race at Big Tens,” Davis said. “We came to the conclusion that there were a lot of fixable things that we could improve on, so we did that. I still ran well back at Wisconsin, so I came in with the belief that I could win the regional. We went out and executed our strategy, and I’m proud of the results.” With a first-place finish at 29:06 in the men’s 10,000-meter race, Davis led the men’s cross country team to a fourth-place finish, while freshman Rebecca Craddock finished 40th overall in the women’s 6,000-meter race with a time of 21:07 and led the women’s team to a 24thplace finish.

FROM 1B

LATULIP minutes — and if I messed up, you’d get on Twitter after the game and people are mentioning you and talking about your mistakes and stuff. So there’s got to be an element of mental toughness that you need to have. When I went to Wright State, I’d have a game where I was like ‘Man didn’t play very well,’ and then I’d go on social media after the game, whether it’s Instagram or Twitter, and like there’s not a peep. But it’s the good and the bad because when I went to Illinois, one of the biggest things that I loved about Illinois is how passionate the fans are. I think about guys that are committing there, and people think it’s shallow to think about, ‘Oh how many followers do you have on Twitter? How many followers do you have on this social media?’ But I look at it as, ‘How many people can you have an impact on?’ If you go to the University of Illinois, you are having an impact, and if you use it a positive way, you’re having a positive impact on so many people and that was really the biggest thing for me. Another thing that’s a lot different from Wright State to Illinois is that at Illinois, we would fly from Champaign to Madison, which was like a 30-minute flight, and then at Wright State, we were busing everywhere, so that was a lot different.

WG: What should fans expect from Mark Alstork? Do you think he’s ready for that spotlight?

ML: Yeah, I think he’s

ready, and if you ask Mark the same question, he’ll honestly tell you that he is, as well. There is a huge difference between the Big Ten. It’s just different, man. It’s such a physical league. But the thing with Mark is he’s legitimately 6-foot-5, he’s 200-plus pounds. So physically, he’s not going to have a problem. Think about the league: You’ve got Tom Izzo (Michigan State), you’ve got John Beilein (Michigan),

“I think today was a solid day for us,” Craddock said. “I set a new PR, which was how I wanted to close out the season. I’m excited for next year already, and it’s been a good start so far to my career here.” Coming in second for the women’s team was senior Nicole Choquette with a time of 22:02, who ran in tandem with freshmen Allison McGrath (22:04) and Nicki Cast (22:11) throughout the race. Choquette, McGrath and Cast finished in 131st, 133rd and 142nd places respectively. “I think we did a really good job packing running today,” Craddock said. “Everybody had a PR today, so that’s also something to be proud of. We gave it our best effort out there, so I’m really proud of what we did.” Coming in fourth and fifth for the women’s team was senior Miranda Marry and freshman Katie Stapleton, finishing just a second apart from each other with times of 22:58 and 22:59. Iowa State won the womGreg Gard (Wisconsin), so many great coaches in that league are going to scout. He’s already multifaceted as a player, but you need to find ways to help your team win. He was counted on a lot last year to score the ball for us, and have the ball in his hands a lot and play make. In Underwood’s offense, you’re not going to have the ball for long. It’s very run-andgun, there’s a lot of motion, and it’s not just hold the ball, hold the ball and make a play; you have to make quick decisions. I thought he played well last night. He did what he does best, which is get to the free-throw line a lot. He was toward the top of the country last year, in terms of getting to the freethrow line last year. Last night, I believe he was nine of 10 from the line, that’s something you’re going to see a lot from him. Mark, being 6-foot-5, 200 pounds, can be an elite defender and that’s why I think it’s going to be hard to take him off the floor if he’s moving the ball well on offense, making shots and getting to the free-throw line, and then being an elite defender on top of that, it’s nearly impossible to take him off the floor.

WG: What’s it like as a fifth-

year transfer, when you’ve spent four years at a school and all of a sudden you’re the new guy?

ML: It’s tough because

en’s race with 90 points, while Oklahoma State came in second with 103 points. The Illini finished 24th with 636 points. “I definitely think we’re all more confident in our racing abilities now,” Craddock said. “We’ve all had several PR’s throughout the season, and that makes you hungry for more. We came in with a lot of freshmen this year, so we’ve had to learn about each other. I feel like the positivity of the team has made us click, and now we’ve learned to run and stick together.” On the men’s side, coming in second to Davis for the Illini was junior Jesse Reiser, finishing 12th place with a time of 29:20. Finishing third, fourth and fifth for the Illini were juniors Zach Smith (29:48) and Billy Magnesen (29:48) and freshmen Jack LaLonde (29:49), finishing 27th, 28th and 30th, respectively. Iowa State also won the men’s race with 69 overall, followed by Oklahoma State, who secured a second place team finish with find a way to fit in because they have one year with you and it’s not like when you’re a freshman and they really want to develop you. You’ve got one year. You’ve got to find how you fit in, find your niche, find whatever is going to keep you on the floor the most, whether it’s defending — for me last year, obviously, I was pegged as a shooter, and I thought I did that — and that kept me on the floor. Which is crazy for me because when I was in high school, I didn’t play ANY defense. You think that if you’re putting the ball in the basket, that’s your time on the floor, but it’s not. If you can defend, you’ll play the majority of the game, if you can do it well.

WG: What do you think about the Underwood hire?

ML: You couldn’t have

scripted a better hire because what I think the Illini fan base was looking for, is exactly what they got, in terms of the high-powered offense. He’s going to get really settled in once he has his own guys. You saw what he did at Oklahoma State last year. He took a team to 20 wins that frankly, you have Jawun Evans and Jeffrey Carroll, obviously, but I thought he really maximized the potential of that team and that’s what I’m hoping he does this year with this team because honestly there’s not a ton of high expectations with this team, and I think he has all the ability to surpass those as a coach. I’ve talked to Finke a lot, I’ve talked to Leron a lot, obviously Alstork, and I think they loved him right from the beginning. It’s crazy, because you would think of a guy that’s known as more of a tough guy, a bit of a yeller. But the guys listen to him and that’s what you need, because when you come to those dog days of the season in early January, February, that’s when you can lose a team, and I think he has a good grip right now with guys listening to him. I’m excited to see what he does at Illinois.

you’ve got guys that were teammates before, and it’s like when you’re a freshman, everyone wants to hold your hand, and it’s like, ‘Here let me take you through how we do stuff.’ But for me, when I showed up at Wright State, it’s like, ‘He’s a fifth-year senior, he knows college basketball. He knows the lay of the land,’ so no one kind of looks to help you in a way. They kind of think you have it figured out. So, in terms of ‘Who am I going to fit in with?’ You know, ‘Who am I going to really bond with on the team?’ You just got to kind of figure it out on your own, it isn’t as forced as it is when you’re a freshman. Essentially, you just got to wgerard2@dailyillini.com

74 points. The Illini finished fourth with 98 points, losing in a tie breaker with Tulsa for the third spot. Finishing outside of the top two, neither the men’s or women’s team will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships. There are 13 remaining spots to be filled that the teams could take, and 38 individual spots for runners should either team not qualify. Because of his first-place finish, Davis will qualify individually to run at the NCAA Championships next weekend. This will be the second NCAA Championship race that Davis has competed in. “As a team, we did what coach and everyone on the team expected out of ourselves,” Davis said. “We ran just as good, if not better than what we did last year as a team. I think it’s just the circumstances that explain why we didn’t qualify as a team, but I’m still really proud of the guys for giving the best effort.” jaredef2@dailyillini.com

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BASKETBALL will only lead to him getting more minutes in Underwood's system. It was a nice first game for the reigning Illinois Mr. Basketball. Frazier and Williams also put together nice debuts. The duo combined for nine points on 2-10 shooting, and while the shots did not necessarily fall tonight, they were there. Both looked comfortable on both sides of the floor and showed off little flashes of why they are such highly regarded players on this young team. They are only going to improve, and game one was a solid start. Aside from the new guards, guys like Matic Vessel and Gregory Eboigbodin also played meaningful minutes. They combined for five rebounds and blocks in 19 minutes.

The swagger is back

Underwood’s pre-Southern press conference, he mentioned how the program used to have a certain swagger, and that he was here to bring it back. Well, folks, it is back in a big way. Alstork and Aaron Jordan were asked about the swagger being back in the post-game press conference, and while they said it is not all the way back yet, they agreed that this was a good foundation. “It is a good start,” Alstork said. “But, we can’t settle with that. We're going for more each and every game, gotta lock in on the details, go in tomorrow, see what we can do better and get ready for

FROM 1B

VOLLEYBALL Tamas said despite the fight from the Illini, one small play can change the course of the entire game. “If two points go the wrong way, or if you give away a play, it makes a huge difference in

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Jon Davis runs alongside an opponent from Oklahoma State. Davis was the second Illini to ever win Regionals.

Sunday.” While the players know they can improve, this is a heck of a way to come out for game one in Underwood’s tenure. A 47-point win is a 47-point win, and there is no denying that. Despite the opponent, you can not help but to be impressed by this team and how they showed up for Game 1. It is evident that they took that Eastern Illinois loss to heart, and they more than made up for it on Friday night. The swag is back.

Tempo

Ever since Underwood’s hiring this offseason, his tempo and basketball ideologies have been a huge focal point. In Game 1 of the Underwood era, we saw exactly why. From first whistle, it was evident that this is not the same old Illinois system. The starting five of Te’Jon Lucas, Smith, Alstork, Leron Black and Michael Finke were all over their defenders, disrupting passes and blocking off lanes right from the start. While Underwood often gets notice for his offensive philosophy, much of that is created from forcing turnovers and disrupting the opponent on defense. The tempo was just as high on offense, featuring lots of ball movement and quick passing. As opposed to years back, with former head coach John Groce’s often sedentary offense, it seemed that all five players on the court were moving at any given time. There were few possessions that got even close to the shot clock, and it looks as if the team is buying into Underclose games,” Tamas said. “We need to play a little more clean. I'd like to see us be better out of the gate.” Freshman Tyanna Omazic said once Illinois fell behind in the first set, the energy on the court shifted. “The energy changed a lot and the atmosphere after the first set wasn't as intense,”

wood’s philosophy early. Not to mention, this is the same team that looked to struggle early in scrimmages with Indiana State and Eastern Illinois, but the offense looked more than ready in game one. They scored 53 points in the first half, something they did just one time all of last season. They went on to score 102 points in the game, and while it did come against a relatively weak team in Southern, that is impressive none the less. I predicted a 75-59 win for the Illini, so the team certainly surpassed expectations.

Underwood's reaction

Underwood was happy about the win, and more than that, it looked like there was almost a look of relief. After some doubts from fans following the Eastern Illinois loss, Underwood and his team shut them up tonight in a big way. The team responded perfectly to the loss and showed that while they are young, this team is legit. Underwood said that while the loss at Eastern was not necessarily the key to the bounce back, he said that getting in that extra game was huge in getting ready for tonight. During Underwood’s tenure at SF Austin, he mentioned that Illinois was his dream job. Tonight, he started day one of living out that dream. Underwood mentioned how he was able to come out and admire it all, and he looks ready to take this program to the next level. @TPolc Polcyn2@dailyillini.com

Omazic said. “ No one was yelling as much, and it was a packed gym at Michigan.” Omazic had nine kills and four blocks for Illinois against Michigan. Leading the team 21 kills was sophomore Jacqueline Quade. sports@dailyillini.com

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buzz calendar BY SAN KIM AND KAYLA BROWN BUZZ CALENDAR EDITORS

The buzz calendar is a compilation of events happening in the Champaign-Urbana area. Follow our top picks in Monday’s and Thursday’s papers for ideas on what to do on any night of the week, from where to eat to what to watch. Want to submit an event? Email calendar@readbuzz.com.

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“From Russia With Love:” John Garvey’s Russian Folk Orchestra

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Jon Sandler of Great Good Fine Okay singer belts out lyrics during live show at The Canopy Club on Nov. 9.

Canopy Club crafts an electric pop performance Tigertown and Great Good Fine OK take the stage BY BEN TSCHETTER BUZZ WRITER

While not normally a pop music fan, I was pleasantly surprised by Great Good Fine Ok and Tigertown’s show at The Canopy Club last Thursday night. The music of the evening is what one might describe as “feel good” music. Both bands brought an entertaining show and great music to The Canopy Club for all who attended. First up was the Australian quartet, Tigertown. From the moment the group took the stage, a large amount of energy and passion could be felt from their unity as a group and general presence. These up-and-coming artists put a lot of effort into their music, and it really showed through their performance. The quality of Tigertown’s

tunes feels so premium, you would think they would be played on mainstream radio. The music dug deep into one's soul and gave off pleasant vibes that were tangible throughout for every member of the audience. Tigertown’s stage presence was powerful for an up-and-coming group. This band definitely did not let its status hold them back and showed up with great energy that would make someone who was unaware of its musical ranking convinced that it was on the up-and-up. Based off of that performance alone, one may have expected that Tigertown was the headliner. However, GGFO still had its tracklist to perform after Tigertown finished its set. GGFO was able to meet the high standard that Tigertown had set up for the band. Each song played, the synthpop band members from New York were expressive and perfectly transparent about their love and passion for music. It was common to see members of the crowd

dancing, as the captivating tunes spread across the venue. By maintaining Tigertown's initial precedent for energy, GGFO electrified the audience and was met with lively audience members, despite how late into the evening it was getting. All four members rocked the set with great instruments, from a guitar and drums, to a bell kit with light-up sticks and a keytar. The stage setup was compelling, as one could see a lot of thought had gone into the layout. There were huge light panels, a smoke machine and multi-colored flashing lights. All of this gave GGFO the ambiance of a high-caliber show, just on a slightly smaller-scale. Overall, both bands were totally worth seeing and put on an excellent show. If you haven’t checked out either band, give them a listen. Their upbeat sounds and electronic pop tunes are worth giving a chance.

 All day  Sousa Archives and Center for American Music, 1103 S. Sixth St., Champaign  Free, all ages Explore the music and dialogues of John Garvey and the University Russian Folk Orchestra and learn about the history of American music.

Sousa and Tsar Nicholas II’s Birthday: An Unexpected Tour Adventure

 9:30 - 10:50 a.m.  Sousa Archives and Center for American Music, 1103 S. Sixth St., Champaign  Free, all ages The University is exhibiting photographs, music, newspaper reviews and political cartoons that reveal the Russian view of America and John Phillip Sousa’s music at the beginning of the 20th century.

Stories of Service Exhibit

 All day  Main Library, 1st Floor Corridor, 1408 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana  Free, all ages The Stories of Service exhibit is a collection of interviews, books and memorabilia from veterans largely from Champaign County. Interviews range from peacetime to combat and reveal veterans’ experiences in the military.

 6 - 9 p.m.  La Casa Cultural Latina, 1203 W. Nevada St., Urbana  Free, all ages Bring along your own food to join the second annual Queersgiving potluck. This event is open to all.

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Pizza FM Presents: BrewLab Acoustic Show  7 - 9 p.m.  BrewLab Coffee, 630 S. Fifth St., Champaign  Free, all ages Pizza FM is presenting their first acoustic show at BrewLab that features Clockwork Owl, Mike Nauheimer and Nick Arger. Free drip coffee will be served a $5 donation is suggested.

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 7 - 11:55 p.m.  The Canopy Club, 708 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana  $27, 18+ Critically acclaimed saxophonist and composer Kamasi Washington is paying a surreal visit to The Canopy Club. Get rid of your disinclination for jazz music and dispel the misconception that jazz is an enigmatic genre by watching Washington’s phenomenal performance.

 8 - 9:30 p.m.  The Celebration Company at The Station Theatre, 223 N. Broadway Ave., Urbana  $10 - $15, all ages This play, directed by Jaclyn Loewenstein, tells the tale of six runaways from a large city to embark on a silent retreat deep in the woods with a renowned guru. As they begin to confront internal demons, both profound and absurd, their vows of silence bump up against their need to connect.

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This past spring, the band joined in for a Planned Parenthood benefit show at the Chester Street Bar.

Puzzle Quest emerges in CU scene to raise the sonic bar BY JESSE TAMAYO BUZZ WRITER

Puzzle Quest makes up a large part of its members' personal lives. They want to share a piece of themselves with the world in all its unrefined glory, and it’s highlighted in their recent album release: “Remnants of the Orb.” This is how Puzzle Quest says they feel about the music they’re creating for Champaign-Urbana. Founding members Grant Allen and Wyatt Richter — former band mate — came together after Wyatt came back from a bar in Wisconsin and realized that the two could create better music

than the awful band in the bar. Just like that, Puzzle Quest was born. This was a saving grace for Paul Tisch when Allen reached out to him. Tisch is a senior and studies both atmospheric science and music technology at the University of Illinois. “The first two years were horrible without being able to play in a band,” Tisch said. Allen studies environmental studies and is also a senior at the University. Allen says that his first band was with their current guitar player Max Dragoo. “I was playing in bands since I was about 11 or 12 with Max here. I remember going to

Oasis which was some Christian place on the outskirts of town and playing,” Allen said. Each band member shared a common experience: it was at home where their love of music began. One such influence for Tisch was John Lennon, along with early Beatles albums. When asked about whether he intended to have a social commentary on a song like “Tramping man,” Tisch said, “I don’t have a focus at all when it comes to lyrics, but I do about the issues at large.” “It’s not like we’re trying to push an agenda or manifesto on anyone,” Allen said. “We just wanna play rock n'

roll.” And that is quite apparent from their drive and love of music to their sound and composition. When inquired about how they describe their sound to people, Allen humbly replied, “I don’t like to answer that question. I generally just tell them it’s like rock n' roll.” Yet, there is an overwhelming opinion that they have the same vibe as Mac Demarco. “Of course we do,” continued Allen, “we love The Kinks just as much as he does. But I also like how Kurt Cobain creates melodies” “Yeah,” Tisch said, “I enjoyed Lennon’s melodies,

and all these influences of course transfer over into our sound.” You can definitely hear those sounds on their album that dropped this past September, titled “Remnants of the Orb.” After listening to the album, you can hear all of the band's influences. Everyone from The Beatles to The Kinks, to blues riffs on guitar and drum beats inspired by John Bonham. All three current members are multi-instrumentalists. Allen plays the drums, guitar, bass and will sometimes do the vocals on tracks while Tisch can perform vocally, along with bass and guitar. Dragoo can play

guitar and was trained in classical and jazz theory. Their album was made possible because of the summer of 2017. They had recorded all the songs in one night at Gravity’s Studios as a form of payment for doing some plumbing. Although the group does not have any gigs booked locally anytime soon, if you pop up at Chez Bon Bon or Audible Meat’s house in Urbana, you may just get a sneak peek of Puzzle Quest, and you’ll be able to tell everyone you saw them live in Champaign-Urbana when they are touring the country. jtamayo4@readbuzz.com

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‘I am Cuba’ film personifies the 1917 Cuban Revolution with its array of perspectives BY LIZZIE JEDRASEK BUZZ WRITER

As a part of the Russian, East European and Eurasian Center’s Ten Days that Shake the Campus initiative, four Soviet films were screened over the course of the semester. The featured films were planned in advance to provide prompts for discussion for those who attended the screenings. The final film of the series, "I am Cuba" was chosen as a part of the film series not only because of its depiction of the Cuban Revolution but also because of its revolutionary cinematography. Directed by Russian director, Mikhail Kalatozov, "I am Cuba" is a CubanSoviet film that was ill received by both Russian and Cuban audiences upon its release in 1964. As a result, the film was destined to be forgotten if it hadn’t been for its aweinspiring visuals and tracking shots that make this film a memorable Soviet masterpiece. The cinema-

tography is exactly what captured the interest of renowned directors, Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola, who championed the film’s restoration and eventual popularity overseas. The film begins with an overview of the beautiful Cuban landscape accompanied by an interesting narration. As mentioned in the post-film discussion, the Cuban land is given a distinctly female voice that reappears throughout the film as an invisible thread tying the four vignettes of "I am Cuba" together. This female voice begins by telling the story of Columbus’s interaction with Cuba, which parallels Columbus’ well-known feminization of the foreign lands he encounters. Professor Dara Goldman, who facilitated the post-film discussion along with Professor Lilya Kaganovsky, described the female voice as a way in which the land was portrayed as a conquerable commodity. However, the personifica-

tion of the land itself is the extent of female agency and voice within the film. "I am Cuba" is told in four vignettes that are meant to represent certain stages of the revolution. The first vignette portrays the most overt antiAmerican aspects of the film, in which a Cuban woman takes an American back to her ramshackle town ridden with poverty after meeting him in a bar. She represents a silent victim of Fulgencio Batista’s dictatorship which compelled her to sell her body for money. In the following vignette, a sugar cane farmer loses his land when it is sold to the U.S. United Fruit Company. But, the peasant shows the first signs of resistance when he sets his cane field on fire rather than giving up the fruits of his labor. In the third, a student revolutionary leads a public demonstration that results in his death. And finally, the last vignette relates the story of a poor peasant,

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adamant about remaining peaceful, who ultimately joins the revolution after his home in the Sierra Maestra mountains is bombed. Perhaps one of the most talked about scenes, as mentioned in the postdiscussion, is toward the beginning when the camera glides across one level of a hotel where there is an ongoing beauty pageant, and then appears to float vertically down a few levels to where it follows a waitress serving drinks. The camera ends up in a pool underwater. The entire shot is performed without a single break — and it definitely left the audience wondering how Kalatozov did it. In the post-film discussion, Kaganovsky points out that although the film was entirely in black and white, there is an intriguing use of contrast that made the landscape appear almost stark white in comparison to the rather dark sky. Despite being of propaganda origins and albeit slow-moving in some parts,

I was still struck by the am Cuba" forward is one revolutionary spirit that that anyone who has faced runs through the film. Each injustice can understand vignette ends without a and reckon with. Its lack of sense of finality. I felt as if a conclusive or satisfying each story could have gone ending highlights the conon and it left me wanting to tinuation of a revolutionary see more. vigor that has persevered The goal of the Ten Days since 1917. initiative was to contribute to an ongoing conversation jedrase2@readbuzz.com about the global effects of the 1917 Russian Revolution. "I am Cuba" was a film that accomplished this goal in its enthralling portrayal of revolution and desire for change. The effects of the 1917 Revolution are still prominent and affect current issues like racism and inequality that continue to pervade everyday life. The spirit of revoPHOTO COURTESY OF ICAIC lution that Taken from the authentic Spanish movie poster for propelled "I “I am Cuba,” a Soviet-Cuban film released in 1964.