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Everything seemed to be in place for her collegiate career. She graduated from the prestigious Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, Illinois, and was recently admitted to the University as a chemical engineer. But, everything wasn’t just falling perfectly into place; rather, everything was going exactly as Dayna Lei had planned. Quickly finding her footing in college was never a concern; she had always been a good student. Even better, she was gifted. Two years into her degree, she put a stop to her studies at the end of the Spring 2017 semester. Lei was suicidal.

Smith, Frazier play well, but team falls short of victory in Las Vegas BY WILL GERARD STAFF WRITER

University of Nevada, Las Vegas went on a 14-6 run over 2:23 minutes late in the contest after a Mark Smith 3-pointer cut the Rebel lead to two points with a little over three minutes remaining. UNLV (8-2) pulled away late for an 89-82 victory over Illinois (7-4, Big Ten 0-2). Smith led the Illini with 17 points, and he shot 4 out of 5 from 3-point range. Smith was 4 for 28 from 3-point range in the previous 10 games. Rebel freshman Brandon McCoy scored 22 points (9-11 FG) and brought down 10 rebounds. He started the game with two dunks early in the contest, and the Rebels took a 14-4 lead after hitting their first six shots from the field. Freshman Trent Frazier ignited the Illini off the bench with 16 points (6-11 FG, 2-3 3 FG) and a team-high four steals.

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The pressure to overachieve was a weight that never let up. Lei’s troubles compounded each week as assignment grades became final grades. And it didn’t let up as she became a sophomore, when final grades became a GPA. There was Lei’s demanding workload, plus the lifestyle changes that came with being a chemical engineering major. Add on relationship struggles, and Lei’s stress was overloaded. By fall of her sophomore year, Lei felt like she was losing her grip on her schoolwork and academic reputation, which had always been her identity. She started having suicidal thoughts during winter break in 2016. The thoughts would creep their way into her mind, coming and passing, but never ceasing completely. Even when things started to look up, the thoughts were latent and waiting to resurface. It wasn’t the first time Lei had struggled with depression or suicidal ideation. At 14, she ran away from her suburban home and left a suicide note. Instead of bringing an acute awareness to the importance of her mental health, the outcome that followed was the opposite: She swallowed her feelings, ignored the ideation, picked up the same emotional weight and pretended it wasn’t heavy. “I was in an inpatient psychiatric ward for about a week and then an outpatient one for three weeks,” Lei said. “In the years afterward, I kind of led myself to believe that mental health didn’t exist.” Now, as a University student, she was experiencing the infamous engineering student lifestyle that glorifies grades over all else. Lei was neglecting her health and happiness, and the effects were surfacing. Lei recalls her peers reveling in pulling all-nighters, proclaiming their disrupted sleep schedules and boasting about their overloaded schedules. “They had the idea that not taking care of yourself

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somehow makes you a better student,” Lei said. “They care more about being a better student, or pretending to be a better student, than their actual health.” The heavy workload and overachieving culture she experienced as a chemical engineer was nothing new; her schoolwork had been comparable to college level since her sophomore year of high school, her first year at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. All throughout her time there, she and her peers stayed awake long nights doing homework. It was seen as

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normal. Abnormal, she felt, was any serious discourse on the mental health effects of this cultural and academic pressure. Lei remembers a brief and particularly revealing conversation with a high school friend. “I asked him, ‘If I was selfharming, would you report me to the counseling office?’’’ Lei said. “He was like, ‘Yeah, because evolutionarily, it’s not normal to want to hurt yourself.’” In order to blend in, Lei kept her head down and continued to push the troubling thoughts to the periph-

ery, focusing on her academics. She made good grades and achieved her goals. But it only ever granted temporary relief; there was always something new to tackle. As a college student, she found greater competition in Champaign. Lei was under the impression that college would be a breeze compared to the long days of lecture and sleepless nights studying at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. “They were like, ‘Oh, you’re going to be surrounded by normal people now who went to normal high schools. It’s going to be so easy for you,’”

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KAM receives $10K prize, buys new print BY YASMEEN RAGAB STAFF WRITER

The Krannert Art Museum recently acquired a 16th-century print by Albrecht Dürer using a $10,000 Richard Hamilton Acquisition Prize awarded by the International Fine Print Dealers Association. The museum is the first academic art museum to receive this prize, which is awarded to one museum annually. According to the IFPDA website, museums must be open to the public, primarily devoted to exhibiting works of art and legally organized nonprofits or government entities to be eligible for the prize. Maureen Warren, the curator of European and American art at Krannert Art Museum, said the prize is an acknowledgement of the significance of the museum’s collection. “(The museum’s) rich, permanent collection contains over 10,000 works of art dating from the fourth millennium BCE to the present. (Prints) account for just under 50 percent of the permanent collection makeup,” said Kim Sissons, collection manager of the museum, in an email. Past winners of the prize include the Portland Museum of Art, the Cincinnati Art Museum and the

National Museum Wales. Warren said she attended the IFPDA Print Fair in New York City in late October to purchase the artwork with the prize money. The fair is held once a year and sees art dealers and curators from all over the world. Warren said the print fair is like a race of who will be able to acquire what because nobody knows what is going to be on display beforehand. “The fair is always an exciting and invigorating experience because it features great art and people who are really excited about it,” Warren said. Warren said she chose the piece because it helps enhance the museum’s collection the most. “Albrecht Dürer is one of the most important printmakers of all time,” Warren said in an email. “He helped his contemporaries understand that artists were not mere craftsmen — skilled makers of beautiful things — but were creative intellectuals with great knowledge and imagination.” Packed with drama and descriptive detail, the print, “Christ Carrying the Cross,” is one of the highlights of Dürer’s wellknown series “Engraved Passion,” Warren said.

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Counseling Center suicide statistics at the University 2005-2016 100

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relentless. She played YouTube videos as white noise to drown out the chaos in her head until she could fall leniency after hearing her asleep. situation, but not all of them were on the same page. Seeking solace She started missing classLei knew her problems es. She was invisible in her wouldn’t just fade away, so large lectures. For her small- she decided to seek profeser courses, Lei tried reaching sional help. She went to the out to teaching assistants and Counseling Center. Even instructors to let them know though she feels she eventuabout her mental health ally “hit a wall” in her work struggles. with them, the professionals Her psychology TA was one helped her clarify some of her of the least sympathetic thoughts, introducing her to instructors. the theory of mindfulness. “It’s not that he didn’t “They were the ones that believe me; it’s that he didn’t taught me my thoughts are understand it,” Lei said. not me,” Lei said. “For the She thought she had longest time, I thought that depression, which she knew emotional maturity was not was a prevalent mental ill- having emotions.” ness for college students. The transition to univerHer struggles showed up sity life is often when people on her transcript. After the who have never experienced first semester of her sopho- mental health disorders may more year, she said her GPA start to see them surface, said was around 0.86. Her aca- Tom Miebach, crisis triage demic adviser switched Lei’s case manager at the Counmajor to undecided, sparing seling Center. her from extra engineering Miebach works with both fees until she figured out what regularly scheduled appointshe wanted to do. But it wasn’t ments and emergency just her major she was unsure appointments. He found that about. the instability of college life While some students con- leads students to seek help. sider their time at the Univer- Despite the different pressity as the beginning of their sures, Miebach said it’s not adult lives, for Lei, college had unusual to start seeing sympalways been the “end goal.” toms of mental illness in colIt’s what she built her entire lege students. Young adults life to lead up to. It was the with illnesses, like schizoculmination of all her hard phrenia and bipolar disorder, work and the goal her parents often start exhibiting symphad set. toms in their late teens and But her life post-admission early 20s. was a part of the plan Lei nevThe Counseling Center and er really detailed. Now that the Emergency Dean’s office she had made it, and was log information on suicide failing, Lei was aimless. She attempts, threats and comfelt paralyzed; she was over- pleted suicides of students. whelmed by the situation, but They also work to accomcompletely unable to respond. modate friends and family in Her academics didn’t engage the wake of students’ deaths. her the way they used to, and Because the information she couldn’t find happiness or collected is reliant on othrelief in anything. ers divulging their personal “Everything you expect struggles to the center, they to enjoy, you don’t,” Lei said. may not relate the full num“And the things you do enjoy, ber of incidences on campus. you don’t have the motivation However, figures from the to do them.” Counseling Center indicate The suicidal ideation was four completed suicides from

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the 2011-2014 school years. From 2014-2016, the University recorded 12 completed suicides. As for the most recently completed school year, Associate Dean of Students Rhonda Kirts said the University processed three suicides. This does not include the three suicides committed by University students during the summer after the spring 2017 semester. Kirts said one of the students who died by suicide was enrolled in the summer session, while the other two were not. Miebach said it can be a challenge for students to discern whether their feelings are part of a normal adjustment to university life or if they need to seek professional help. While there is no concrete way of knowing, he stressed the importance of being proactive about mental health during what can be an especially vulnerable time. Miebach emphasized that it’s normal for students to feel emotions like sadness and anxiety, but these can become problematic. “If those things get in the way of your day-to-day life in some way, if it’s really creating barriers to you leading the kind of life you want to live, socially or academically, then it might be worth talking to somebody about,” Miebach said. Students can call to schedule same-day appointments at the Counseling Center starting at 7:50 a.m. The center opens its doors 10 minutes later. Miebach said the system is meant to keep the center from getting backlogged and to get students the help they need as soon as possible. When a student schedules their initial same-day appointment, Miebach said the goal is to gather general information and to move forward from there at meetings to follow. Students may also make requests regarding a counselor’s background for the purpose of finding a better fit or simply making the student feel more comfortable. “If someone has a preference, in terms of their counselor’s identity, background, gender, etcetera, they can certainly make that request if they call in for the sameday appointment, or, once they’re here, we could work with them to accommodate that,” Miebach said. Lei knows firsthand how important it is to have a comfortable therapist-patient bond. Her first experience with a therapist was so damaging she said she didn’t trust professionals for a while after. “He accused me of lying, so then I was just like, ‘F--this, I’m not going to do this anymore,’” Lei said. “It wasn’t until last year that I went into therapy again.” After returning to professional counseling, she found that her new therapist could illuminate many nuances about her condition that Lei didn’t know. It was with this therapist that Lei learned about passive ideation. Passive suicidal ideation is the belief that life is not worth living, often including a desire for death. Passive

ideation is a serious risk factor for suicide, but is different than active ideation, which can include a suicide plan or thoughts of self-harm. Lei said the passive nature of her suicidal ideation, combined with her status as a “good student,” could have lessened the gravity of her situation in the eyes of her friends and family. “I am a high-functioning person,” Lei said. “People seeing me, they don’t see me as this type of person that’s emotional, that suffers with mental health crises (and) that deals with passive ideation every single day.” Lei hit her breaking point in the summer of 2017. As the school year ended, she wanted to switch majors and study psychology. The plan didn’t appeal to her parents, and money became an issue. Combined with the severity of her illness and how it impacted her studies, taking some time off from school to address her health and reassess her options seemed to make more and more sense. She knew her struggles were not an anomaly of her enterprising academic career but instead a product, in part, of the intense pressure she felt to be a great student. Despite the logistics of putting a temporary halt to her education, Lei was still more than hesitant to make a move. She pushed herself to take what she believed was the smartest step for her. “I just kept on convincing myself that I could do it,” Lei said. “That’s the funny thing about depression. Society basically says that college students are seen as quote-unquote successful, so why would we have a mental illness?”

Social stigma

Not generally the type to hide who she is, Lei confided in her friends about her depression. They offered some support, but the stigma surrounding suicide was pervasive. Not many of her friends seemed to understand the severity of what she was going through. “‘Oh, but what about your friends, what about everything you have, why aren’t you grateful for everything you have?’” Lei said her friends would tell her. “They guilt you for it.” She said her family’s rejection of mental illness added to her struggles and delayed her eventual search for help and community. “My parents were not educated about it. I wasn’t educated about it, so it took me five whole years to accept that I had a mental illness,” Lei said. “It took me an extra five years to begin my journey towards recovery.” Miebach said the fear students might have of their family discovering their struggles with mental health shouldn’t preclude them from visiting the Counseling Center, as all of its services are confidential. “So if a student were to come here to get help, we wouldn’t notify parents, professors. Nobody would know about that,” Miebach said. Outside of counseling offices and therapy couches, Lei

said she feels people who suffer from suicidal thoughts often feel a pressure to be silent or face judgment for speaking out or seeking help. Stigma comes at a cost, and many people who suffer mental illnesses will face them alone. According to a study on the impact of mental illness stigma on seeking and participating in mental health care, approximately 40 percent of those suffering from a serious mental illness do not receive professional help, and 20 percent of patients quit treatments prematurely. Lei said she knows several people who have paid that cost with their lives. In the last year, three people she knew from the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy have committed suicide, Lei said. And she has an answer to why people often stay silent. “As soon as we talk about it, we’re seen as weak. We’re seen as weak or we’re seen as ungrateful, and that is why it’s still an epidemic,” Lei said. Michael Bushman knows the cost of staying silent can be great, not only for people’s own health but also for those who may be suffering around them. Bushman attended the University in the late ’80s and worked as the editor-in-chief of The Daily Illini. He is now an author and a mental health advocate. After a student he knew died by suicide in a very visible way shortly before graduation, Bushman decided addressing mental health and sharing his own struggles with mental illness was worth wearing the stigma it was shrouded in. He wrote a column for the newspaper revealing his suicidal ideation — his “secret.” The personal catharsis of sharing his battles with mental illness and the hope of uplifting others who dealt with the same issues inspired him to share his experience. “(I wanted to) help other people realize that when they’re struggling, they’re not alone,” Bushman said. For the 30 years following the column, Bushman stayed silent. He finally decided to speak out again in the form of a book he categorizes as part novel, part memoir, titled “Suicide Escape.” The book details some of his own story and includes a discussion where he touches on life lessons he wishes he would’ve known as a young adult struggling with suicidal thoughts. This time, he was inspired to share publicly after the suicide attempt of his close friend. Even as an adult with an established corporate career, Bushman said he still felt the issue of suicidal ideation was so mired in stigma that he had some reservations about sharing his story again. Some of that hesitance came from within; Bushman said he felt “caught up in (his) own stigma about mental health issues.” Outside of his own feelings of reservation, some of that hesitance was a result of how those he knew reacted to his friend’s suicide attempt. “Fortunately, she survived

it,” Bushman said. “But I watched as she struggled, and once she came out and talked about her suicide attempt, a lot of people kind of scattered — not because they didn’t love her, but more because they were afraid to say the wrong thing.” Lei said there are contradictory ways, in her experience, for how those who don’t suffer from a mental illness interact with people like her, who have shared their suicidal ideation. They either “walk on eggshells” or downplay the severity of mental illnesses in general. “I noticed that it’s either you treat us like we’re broken, or you completely invalidate everything that we’re feeling,” Lei said. “It’s easier than accepting that (mental illness) exists.” Mady Smith, junior in AHS, thinks raising awareness is one way to beat the stigma. Smith is the co-founder of Up With Life. The RSO walks to fund various suicide prevention programs. She and her twin sister started the organization years before they got to college, shortly after they lost their father to suicide. “When it happened to my dad, we did not see it coming. We had no idea what was going on,” Smith said. “And maybe if we would have had something like this in our community, it wouldn’t have happened.” They raised approximately $22,000 in their hometown of Cambridge, Illinois, through Up With Life’s walks, before coming to the University and continuing the effort to raise awareness as an RSO. Bushman took part in Up With Life’s walk on campus as a speaker. Smith said the walks provide a platform for people to make themselves vulnerable in a setting free of judgment. Rather than dwell on negativity, Smith said helping people helps her own progress. “They got up on stage in front of 500 people and they were like, ‘Yeah, like 20 years ago I tried to commit suicide, and I haven’t even told my family yet,’” Lei said. “But they got up in front of 500 people, and they could talk about it.” Smith knows those affected by suicide sometimes internalize the stigma and feel pressure to push on instead of working through their grief with others. “At the beginning, I just didn’t talk about it. I was like, ‘It didn’t happen, I’m fine.’ I wasn’t.” Smith said. “Being able to talk about it and help others instead of focusing on myself really helped me work through it a little bit better.” She hopes Up With Life can continue to serve as the community for those suffering from suicidal ideation, providing a support system for those who have lost someone and are feeling helpless. “You don’t have to be strong,” Smith said. “Keep your loved ones close, and they’ll get you through it.” Read part four online today and in print Thursday.

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Marvel is here to stay, and that’s OK TYLER PANLILIO COLUMNIST

Nov. 29, Marvel released the long-awaited trailer for one of the most anticipated movies in Marvel Cinematic Universe history: “Avengers: Infinity War.” Considering it has gained the most views of any online trailer in a single day, capping at 230 million, you’ve probably seen it. Two days prior to the trailer, Vanity Fair published their Marvel issue, where Kevin Feige, president of production at Marvel Studios, said: “We’ve got another 20 movies on the docket that are completely different from anything that’s come before. Intentionally.” But with 17 movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and plenty of other superhero movies released under different companies in the last 10 years, a good portion of us are nowhere near as enthusiastic about the larger-than-life heroes and their stories. And it’s not just in the film industry that Marvel has cultivated. Four years ago, Marvel expanded to television with “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” Today, the show is heading strong into

its fifth season and is part of 12 other television series in the Marvel universe. This growing sentiment is known as superhero fatigue, the over-saturation of the subgenre and its tropes in recent years. While nothing might not be as jaw-dropping as Iron Man suiting up for the first time almost a decade ago and witnessing the Avengers assemble in New York five years later, maybe saying goodbye to your favorite superheroes would be a different story. If there’s one thing to understand from watching the trailer, for the first time ever, we might see our most loved superheroes perish in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. May 4 is the big date for Marvel. It’s the wide release of “Avengers: Infinity War,” and it’s the beginning of the end for the first generation of superhero films produced directly by Marvel. It’s also just two days after the 10-year anniversary of the first film ever released in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Since “Iron Man,” Marvel has released 16 other superhero movies, which, if you think about it, the movies are just 17 really long trailers leading up to “Infinity War.” Marvel plans to release five more movies after “Infinity War” before the Avengers

Pay attention to emergency exits this is common among professors. DELAYNE WESTON When I walk into buildCOLUMNIST ings, I will admit that I do not pay attention to all of my exits. For instance, magine hearing the when I’m in a building fire alarm in your dorm and can’t find the stairs, or apartment. Where instead of looking into it, do you go? Do you know I just take the elevator. where the fire exits are? We should all know You only have a few secwhere the closest exits are onds, so you better think in the case of an emergenon your feet. cy. What if there was a fire I’m sure we all rememin a building? I would want ber the scene from “The to know where I should Office” when Dwight go instead of rushing to a takes matters into his far exit that many people own hands to teach his are already trying to get co-workers a lesson on through. fire safety. His methods In 2003, The New York include throwing a lit ciga- Times wrote a story about rette in a trash can doused a fire in a nightclub leavin lighter fluid and yelling ing 96 dead. “(A)lthough “fire.” Panic in the office there were four doors in ensues. the club,” it stated, “many Now, I am not endorsing of the patrons tried to rush the way Dwight went about out the front door.” Peoteaching his co-workers ple did not go toward the fire safety; however, I do closest exit, but the door believe fire exits too often they came in from. Was go unnoticed. For example, that the smartest move? today I was at the ARC and There were four exits, but noticed a large garbage can when the fire happened, and other objects blocking most people only had their a fire exit. At first glance I sights on one. didn’t think anything of it, If you have the “it won’t but then it clicked: If there happen to me” mentality, was a fire, that was my you could be wrong. The closest escape, and it was National Fire Protection visibly blocked. Association stated that The Occupational Safety “from 2011-2015, U.S. fire and Health Administradepartments responded to tion requires that busian estimated annual avernesses “ensure that exit age of 4,100 structure fires routes are unobstructin dormitories, fraternied such as by materials, ties, sororities, and other equipment, locked doors, related properties.” or dead-end corridors.” Therefore, we should all There are many other reg- pay attention to our exits. ulations put on businessOne day we may need to es as far as safety exits are know where they are. You concerned. Besides what a wouldn’t want to react business should do to keep like those in “The Office.” its occupants safe, it is also Grabbing belongings like the responsibility of those Phyllis, climbing through in the building to know the ceiling like Oscar or where exits are. throwing things out of a In my entire college window like Michael are experience I have only had not the smartest ways to one professor point out the handle this situation. You fire exits. Professor Quick should be prepared, so showed the class in Linwhen someone yells “fire!” coln Hall auditorium a vid- you know where to go. eo on classroom safety and exit awareness. I am not Delayne is a junior in LAS. under the impression that dweston2@dailyillini.com

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finally disassemble. What separates the superhero subgenre from others is it isn’t restricted to the typical tropes of genres like Westerns, war movies or mysteries; superhero movies can borrow from these genres and

stay fresh. We’ve seen this already with “Logan” being more of a Western and “Guardians of the Galaxy” re-popularizing comedy amid epic space battles. As Feige said, the next batch of superhero movies after the fourth Avengers

will be radically different than every movie Marvel has put out prior. I don’t know about you, but as a diehard Marvel fan, I’m ecstatic. So whether you like it or not, the Marvel Cinematic Universe will be pump-

ing out superhero movies for a long time. Marvel has rights to 7,000 characters, and it doesn’t plan to stop thrilling audiences anytime soon. Tyler is a sophomore in Media. tylerjp2@dailyillini.com

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arget is acting as a blessing for women everywhere in yet another way this month. On top of being a home decor mecca and a convenient grocery option, the retailer is also breaking barriers in terms of the way it displays its clothing. In 2015, Target Australia introduced “realistic” shaped mannequins meant to allow customers to see how the clothing would fit someone of a similar body type before purchasing the item. Although Target Corp. indicated it is not affiliated with Target Australia, this change in in-store marketing was a step in the right direction in eliminating “it looked better on the mannequin” rhetoric, nevertheless. Now, Targets in the United States are following suit. The other day I walked into my local, newly remodeled Target only to realize the mannequins were noticeably different. Not only did the company introduce plussized and “averagesized” mannequins, they chose not to remove the typical size-zero models that retailers are accustomed to displaying. While there’s nothing wrong with displaying smaller-sized mannequins, which is why it was a good move on Target’s part to keep the typical displays, using a wide variety of body types to model mannequins after contributes to instilling a more positive body image for American women. After all, the average American woman is a size 14 — far different from the size of a typical retail display mannequin. This is not to say, though, that smaller-sized women are not

realistic; however, when mannequins represent a body that is unhealthily underweight, they can become dangerous. Contrary to the cries of defense made by retailers and bloggers who claim mannequins aren’t meant to be realistic models for the customer to compare themselves to, there’s research that suggests this is not the case. A study published in the Journal of Eating Disorders entitled “Emaciated mannequins: a study of mannequin body size in high street fashion stores” concluded all surveyed mannequin body sizes for females were representative of a very underweight human body. Further, it concluded media representations of bodies negatively affect body image in both men and women and promote body dissatisfaction. There is additional evidence to suggest this dissatisfaction can be detrimental to the “psychological well-being of young women.” Effects of this internalization include the development of eating disorders and symptoms of depression. While retailers and fashion designers believe a smaller mannequin is more aesthetically pleasing than a realistically sized one, and homogenizing the mannequins make for a better display, there is reason to shift this fashion paradigm. This is especially true for a large retailer that reaches so many different types of Americans. By diversifying Target’s ideals, the company can be the first step in a shift of a fashion retail paradigm that can ultimately lead to a healthier body image for women. Jamie is a sophomore in Media. jlinton2@dailyillini.com

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Video games may change people’s view of reality BY LAURA TANASE STAFF WRITER

David Marcus, junior in LAS, has been playing video games since he was a kid. But, rather than just “playing,” Marcus started to think there was more to video games than most people realized. So he started researching them. Marcus works among other University students to study the effects of virtual reality on society. Brittany Lundberg, junior in LAS, had a very similar experience to Marcus, which is why she is also interested in researching video games. She said people should realize games are consumed by the youth, and the greatest time to produce change is during those formative years. Marcus said even though games are integral to our lives, they still remain relatively unanalyzed compared to films. To Marcus, video games are the “ultimate immer-

sion” because players become a part of the game. “It’s the next level of storytelling. Games allow players to take part in the game’s story itself, so the video games stop being games,” Marcus said. “Instead of watching events unfold on screen, you are placed into them, and you get to make decisions in an inconsequential world that you could never make in the real world.” Lundberg mentioned that cinema theory categorizes the quality of movies by what degree you forget you’re watching them. She said games may one day reach a point where people question what’s real. Marcus said this idea could become pacifying in a Huxleyan sort of world where games dominate people’s lives and distract them from reality. He used the movies “WALL-E” and “The Matrix” to exemplify this point. Marcus explained that virtual reality can one day be useful to babies. Headsets

can be made to start playing recordings of the mother talking to them when they begin to cry. However, Marcus said this could potentially be dangerous, as babies might not be able to differentiate between virtual reality and true reality. “This idea is going into science fiction territory, but you’d need to think of the consequences of games like that going too far,” Marcus said. Judith Pintar is the director of the Illinois Programming for Research in the Humanities’ Playful by Design research cluster and a visiting associate professor in the Department of Sociology. Playful by Design focuses on gaming pedagogy, which is the practice of teaching gaming, and digital literacy. Pintar said she believes teachers should start using games in education to have a greater effect on students. “We think that only kids

like games, but games aren’t just for kids. Games are how we think. They show how we learn, engage with each other and how we grow up,” Pintar said. “If we don’t use games to teach, then that’s a loss.” Pintar said video games hold enormous potential as modes of self-expression, like PowerPoint presentations. “Some presentations work well because they imbue humor, visuals and interesting topics throughout, while others fail to get their point across because they don’t properly fulfill their potential,” Pintar said. “Video games operate in the same way.” Lawrence Angrave, teaching professor in computer science, co-teaches an Elements of Game Design class with Eric Shaffer. Angrave regularly experiences the first-hand effects of incorporating critical thinking about games into his classes. “I love to see the passion and creativity students bring to this class,” Angrave

said. “It gives me a wonderful feeling because as a teaching professional, my role is to provide memorable moments in positive ways for students, and games are powerful ways to provide those moments.” To Angrave, learning shouldn’t be rote, but fun and memorable. He also mentioned that surprise plays a large factor in recalling topics people learn, and that games try to take advantage of that “aha” moment to train players to get better. “If you surprise yourself with an idea (such as when you realize you are wrong about something), you remember that moment,” Angrave said. “If you can insert a moment like that into a game environment, then you can teach the player new things and help them remember things faster.” Angrave said games also allow you to set up simulations to try different characteristics, genders and personalities in a safe way. Marcus and Lundberg agreed.

“Games have potential to be better empathy machines than novels and films because they allow you to step into any person’s shoes,” Marcus said. “They expose players to lifestyles and circumstances they’d never be otherwise able to experience.” Lundberg said a great video game like that will one day come along that will change people’s ways of being. She said it won’t have to be great at first, but once they slowly realize where it goes, it will open new doors for them in thinking about other perspectives. However, although video games are fun to play, Pintar thinks people should learn to think critically about what video games tell us. “It’s important to train producers of content, not just consumers of content. We have to balance consumption with production,” Pintar said. ltanase2@dailyillini.com

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Carrie Homann: a look into vintage life DI: Do you plan on passing

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the business down to anyone in particular eventually?

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Carrie Homann was just a young girl when she realized her dream of owning a vintage clothing store. It all started when she opened a trunk full of vintage clothes and antiques. Homann was captivated by the contents of the trunk. She loved the colors, the style, the fabrics, everything about vintage clothing spoke to her. Today, Homann is the owner of Carrie’s Fabulous to Funky, which is currently located inside Crossroads Corner Consignment at 723 S. Neil St., Champaign. Homann has been in the vintage clothing business for over 30 years. The Daily Illini sat down with Homann to discuss what her small business is all about and to talk about what it’s like selling vintage clothing in a modern world.

CH: I have a 22-year-old and

she could care less about it. That’s one of the reasons why we sold the big building downtown. She really wanted nothing to do with it. And, she’s getting ready to go up to DePaul in Chicago, so she’s more (into) film and movie production. That’s her thing. Vintage clothes are not it, unfortunately. But that’s OK, it’s not for everybody.

DI: What makes your store successful?

CH: Gosh ... it’s a lot of hard

work. You know, it’s not your typical 9-to-5 or 8-to-5 job. You’re constantly gone on weekends looking for stuff or traveling. Doing shows, you’re packing, you’re unpacking, packing again, unpacking again. You’re cleaning, you’re sewing, you’re constantly doing something … and the older I get, it gets a little more wear and tear on you, but I still love (what I do). I still have (regular customers that I’ve had for years) and they’re (in their) 40s and 50s. And then, I do the shows. I travel a lot. I go to Chicago quite a bit ... I just go into a bigger market. There are still quite a few people in Champaign, it’s just not what it used to be. Who knows what next year will bring. Right now, vintage clothes just isn’t a huge trend.

The Daily Illini: Can you tell me about your business?

Carrie Homann: I was

(located in downtown Champaign) for 30 years, at 204 N. Neil St. I moved inside Crossroads’ north store about 3 1/2 years ago and I sold the building downtown. I have a lot of space here (at Crossroads). I have this whole jewelry section and then this whole wall and the room in the back. I deal basically in the vintage clothing, jewelry, hats, costuming type stuff. And some furniture and, you know, some antique stuff.

DI: What draws you to vintage clothing and antiques?

CH: Well I’ve been doing

it for a really long time. When I was younger, my mother bought me a trunk at an antique (auction), and I loved it. And that’s just what started with the vintage clothing. I think the trunk was full of stuff from, like, Victorian through the 1920s, and it just hooked me right in. And then the jewelry came about five years later. I just traveled around and did shows and things like that in different cities. And then I moved here to Champaign ... I had a store in Mattoon since I

DI: What advice do you have was like 18; I started the store when I was of legal age at that time. I moved (to Champaign) in 1985 and started a store.

DI: What is the market like

for vintage clothing and antiques in the ChampaignUrbana area?

CH: As far as the vintage

clothing it’s not as good as it used to be, ‘cause I’ve been doing this for so long, kids nowadays really aren’t into it. They’re minimalist for the most part. I do a lot with theater still, (I have) worked with all the theaters in the area and surrounding areas. And the high schools,

of course. But the vintage clothing goes through different trends, and right now it seems to be very slow for it, kids just aren’t into it all that much like they were, say, back in the ’80s and early ’90s, it was crazy then. Those were good times with the vintage clothes. But, you know, a lot of kids now are just minimalist and not really into having lots of things to haul around with them as far as, like, antiques go. A lot of them now are into the electronics and travel but we still have our share of people who are funky and fun and enjoy the fun clothes. I do a lot of shows in Chicago, and I sell

a ton of vintage clothes up there, and I do a lot with a lot of the dealers.

for other small business owners or people who want to open up their own businesses?

DI: Where do you source

CH: Do a lot of research. Be

your items from?

(knowledgeable) on what you’re selling or what you’re CH: Estates mostly. I’ve going to try to sell. Have a been doing it for so long backup plan. And, you know, that people call me to come just know your market. to their house or they come Know your target area. You to me or something of that know, when I got into vintage effect. So, that’s where I clothes I didn’t, because it get most of my stuff is from was out of a labor of love for estates but, right now I just me, although it was a lot of have so much that right hard work. But, you know, now I’m really just buying with that comes other people furs. I do buy a lot of furs, that you will find (love it but I don’t really sell them also) and from there you can here in Champaign. There’s build a business. not much of a market for it here. parina2@dailyillini.com

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Spartans end Illini’s season in four sets BY MEGHAN REST STAFF WRITER

The Illinois volleyball team's season came to a close after falling to Michigan State in a fourset battle during the third round of the NCAA Tournament in State College, Pennsylvania. After rolling into the tournament with 21 wins and only 10 losses, Illinois squeezed by Hawaii and No. 8-ranked Washington in five-set thrillers. With first-year head coach Chris Tamas at the helm, the team made a significant run but fell to the Spartans 23-25, 25-18, 17-25, 27-29. “Last weekend was really good for us,” Tamas said. “Not many people gave us a chance, or picked us to be here. But after beating Washington on their home court, we definitely deserved to get to where we are.” Sophomore Jacqueline Quade finished her season with a bang, leading the Illini with 16 kills and four errors within 34 shot attempts. In a nearly identical performance, freshman Megan Cooney capped off her rookie year with 15 kills and four errors under 33 attempts. Illinois put up 12 team blocks, half of them belonging to junior Ali Bastianelli. Junior setter Jordyn Poulter swatted away five balls and posted 40 assists. It was a back-and-forth battle Friday night. The Spartans and Illini fought through 36 ties and 20 lead changes. Illinois was able to secure a win in the second set, but found itself battling back from a sudden death situation in a fourth set. The final game alone saw 24 tied scores, which SEE SWEET 16 | 2B

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Illinois outside hitter Jacqueline Quade hits the ball during a match against Purdue at Huff Hall on Oct. 6. The Illini played the Spartans in their last game this year.

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Mindy Sullivan knew all along that her son, Kendrick Foster, could one day become a Division I athlete, despite Foster’s high school coach not believing he could compete at this level. “The coach said, ‘Good luck, that’s like 1 in 20,000,’” Sullivan said. “And that just pushed him even more, and he told that coach, ‘I’m going to be that 1 in 20,000.’” Foster proved that coach wrong at Peoria Richwoods High School. He rushed for 6,401 yards, the fifth-most at the time in Illinois high school

football history. Foster then enrolled at Illinois in the fall of 2013 and redshirted his first year on campus. He did not see the field in his first year of eligibility under head coach Tim Beckman. But in 2015, he got his first shot to show what he could bring to the Illini offense; however, he played in only six games. Foster rebounded in 2016 and recorded 720 rushing yards to go along with seven touchdowns. He was the main running back, and he won the Most Valuable Player award for the Illini. After his impressive 2016 season, fans and players had high expectations for

Foster coming into 2017. But hig hly touted freshman running back Mike Epstein was ready for the workload right from the get-go. Epstein received 11 carries, compared with Foster’s eight. The freshman ran for 54 yards and two touchdowns against Ball State, while Foster totaled only 15 yards. Illinois then hosted Western Kentucky in its Week 2 matchup. Head coach Lovie Smith gave Epstein the start over Foster. The senior received only three carries, while Epstein and other true freshman

Ra’Von Bonner got 33 total carries. Foster said his benching wasn’t easy to deal with, and he knew he had to make the most of any opportunities he would receive during the season. “My family told me to trust in God and lean on my faith,” Foster said. “I have been holding strong to my faith, and it honestly has been helping me so much keeping a positive attitude about things. Some people might have fits and complain, but I try to continue to work hard and encourage the younger guys just to set a good example.” SEE FOSTER | 2B

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Bridget Hodan competes on floor against Michigan State in Huff Hall on Feb. 17. Hodan will compete in vault this season.

Orange and Blue face off in annual exhibition BY SATVIK SETHIA STAFF WRITER

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Illinois running back Kendrick Foster weaves around the defense during a 24-10 loss against Wisconsin on Oct. 28. Foster’s career as an Illini is over, and now he is focused on playing at the next level.

The Illini were split in two at Huff Hall on Saturday, as the members of the Fighting Illini men’s and women’s gymnastics teams compete in their annual Orange and Blue exhibition. The judges of the events were student-athletes from other sports, and the audience determined the winner in case of a tie. The Illini faced their teammates in four rotations, each consisting of five regular events. At the end of the first rotation, the teams were almost neck and neck, but the Orange team dominated the Blue team in the second rotation to win all five events. Slowly, however, the Blue team caught on and there was a tie with 10 points for

each team at the end of the fourth rotation. A stick-off was held to determine the winner, and the orange team emerged victorious. “I think it was so much fun, to have the teams united, the men and the women, and I think that it was just really great for the community to see the teams working together,” said Nadalie Walsh, head coach of the women’s team. Autographs, posters and other goodies were given out to the crowd at the end. The teams also continued their toy drive to donate to Toys for Tots. This promotional event helped the freshmen overcome their nerves for their first big meet, and the others to get back into the feel of performing in a big SEE GYMNASTICS | 2B

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BASKETBALL Twelve of his points came in the first half, and his effort willed the Illini to a 12-0 run, which cut into the Rebel’s early 10-point lead. “I thought the play of Trent Frazier was unbelievable in the first half,” said head coach Brad Underwood. Illinois struggled with foul trouble against UNLV. The Illini committed 36 fouls, which tied the most in program history, dating back to the Elite Eight match-up against Arizona in the 2001 NCAA tournament. “We outrebounded the best rebounding team in the country,” Underwood said. “I’ll take the fight that our guys had, now we’ve got to learn to play a little smarter.” Both Smith and senior Mark Alstork fouled out in the final minutes, and five other Illini players recorded four personal fouls. Rebel senior guard Jovan Mooring scored a game-high 27 points (5-10 FG, 3-6 3FG) and shot 14-18 from the charity stripe. UNLV shot 33 for 48 from the free-throw line, whereas Illinois converted 11 of 15 attempts. The Illini first took the lead on a 3-pointer from junior Aaron Jordan with 14:32 minutes left in the game. Jordan scored 10 points (3-6 FG, 2-3 3FG) and secured four rebounds in a team-high 31 minutes on the floor. “The scouting reports definitely don’t leave me open, so when the time comes, and my teammates find me, I have to capitalize,” Jordan said. Junior Leron Black, who is

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Illinois guard Mark Smith looks to attack during the game against North Carolina Central at the State Farm Center on Nov. 24. Smith led the Illlini in scoring with 17 points against UNLV on Saturday.

the team’s leading scorer so far this season, left the game with an apparent injury after just 12 minutes on the floor. Black sat the duration of the second half on the bench with his arm in a sling. nerstone on the team, senior libero Brandi Donnelly, who dug up 22 balls in her final act as an Illini. According to Tamas, the future is bright for the Illini. But they will have to shine without one of their brightest lights. “Brandi is a big piece of us still,” Tamas said. “We’re going to miss her a lot. But the offseason should give us a chance to reveal a new dynamic every day and we might even reinvent some positions.” This season, Illinois

Sophomore Kipper Nichols played a significant role inside after the absence of Black. He scored eight points and fought for a team-high 10 rebounds in the post. Junior forward Michael defined what it means to be young, with the addition of nine freshmen. The team broke through new boundaries as a new coaching staff took over an already defensive-savvy team. “We battled every step of the way not just in the tournament, but throughout the whole season,” Tamas said. “The biggest challenge we had was at the beginning of the season trying to get all of these players to become one cohesive unit." sports@dailyillini.com

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Haylee Roe competes on the beam against Michigan State in Huff Hall on Feb. 17. The men’s and women’s teams competed against each other at Huff Hall on Saturday.

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competition. It was a peek into the teams’ preparation and readiness for the upcoming term. “I think from watching what all the athletes here, what they're doing in the gym is really paying off. I think not only the men, but also the women, they went out there and they transferred their routines and had a lot of fun," Walsh said. "That's really going to be key for both programs to be focused, but also have fun in the moment, because when you're enjoying the moment, you do better gymnastics.” The women’s team saw a change in the coaching staff this summer, with head coach Walsh and assistant coach Chris Bogantes coming in from Utah State and assistant coach Ashley Priess-Johnston from the Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy. “My coaching staff has

done a phenomenal job. Chris has worked with me for three years, so it was just a seamless transition, and Ashley joined right into the philosophy perfectly, and she does a phenomenal job with holding the girls accountable, and also being very caring and mentoring to them. The team can see that our chemistry is strong, and it just enhances the team’s ability to do really well,” Walsh said. Senior Bridget Hodan, a beam and floor specialist who will also be doing vault this season, was one of the veteran gymnasts participating in the event. “We had an exciting intrasquad meet with the men's and women's gymnastics teams and it was awesome; there was so much energy out here. It was great as a senior, seeing my freshmen step up, and be in their first line-ups. Everyone was super positive, and it’s a starting point so we have a lot to build on, but I'm really proud of where this team is

right now,” Hodan said. Hodan, who is one of the team members who has seen and experienced the change in the coaching staff closely, said she was very excited for them. “They've created a lot of change and a really positive environment here. I think the coaching staff has been awesome, and as a team, we've really tried to take up everything they've instilled in this program.” The teams had a good start to get them back into gear, and everyone will be expecting a lot from them in the new season. “I think the event sets them up great [for the upcoming term] because they're in their home and they got to dominate their house. My team is just really excited, really united, they're hungry to get started, and I love that. We're going to do some final finishing touches, and start off strong,” Walsh said. ssethia2@dailyillini.com

Finke also chipped in for 12 points (5-11 FG, 2-6 3FG) and seven rebounds. Illinois attempted 17 more shots than UNLV, despite it recording only four additional turnovers than the host

team (16-12). “We’re right there, we’re so close to beating good teams,” Finke said. “It’s just dumb plays at times, it’s fouling – and it’s not even just fouls that are aggressive fouls —

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lineman Nick Allegretti. “I was really happy seeing him back playing hard. He’s a great kid, love the kid.” Smith showed he wanted freshmen playing as much as possible last season. Illinois was the youngest team and started the most true freshmen in the country. Having Epstein and Bonner in front of Foster further illustrated Smith’s plan to get his young players some exposure to the college game. “I’m not going to sit here and say it wasn’t frustrating (not receiving as many snaps),” Foster said. “I believe I handled it well, but it was definitely frustrating, but all I can do is when I get that opportunity, just to make the most of it.” But when Foster received his opportunity in the second half of the season, Smith was pleased with how he handled his situation. “For you to know Kendrick Foster, he’s a team player,” Smith said. “Everything you are looking for as a coach that you want to see in a player, I think he has. He’s worked extremely hard in the offseason and has done everything that we’ve asked him to do.” That work ethic has helped Foster off the field as well. He has been involved with many charitable organizations. Foster spent time in high school at the Peoria Fr iendship Ho u s e , which helps “socially, spiritually, physically and economically depressed individuals and families” in the Peoria community. He also spent time with the Colton Underwood Legacy Foundation football camps. The organization advocates for young people with cystic fibrosis to get

involved in athletics, and it helps provide resources so they have a wide range of opportunities. Foster is also involved in the football team’s annual “Lift for Life,” which helps support rare diseases in the community. The event began in 2011 after former Illinois football player Andrew Carter was diagnosed with acoustic neuroma and would never play football again. “He has always been involved in giving back,” Sullivan said. “He now does bigger things that have an even bigger impact. He is just a great kid.” Foster said he wants to try proving more people wrong when he attempts a career in the NFL. He said he trusts that scouts know his capabilities and hopes that a few teams can give him a shot to be on their rosters. The r unning back believes his time and effort in the weight rooms will also help his chances at earning an NFL roster spot. He said he would like to be a running back but would not mind playing on special teams because of his versatility. The NFL goal may be less likely than 1 in 20,000, but his supporting cast around him knows that if anyone can make it happen, it is Foster. “He just continued to work on himself like he always has,” Sullivan said. “This is a kid ... his spring breaks he trains. In summers he trains with others in Phoenix. This kid always trains and always works hard, so I absolutely think he can go to the NFL.”

FOSTER As the season went on, Epstein and Bonner continued to be the workhorses of the Illinois backfield. But in the Illini’s Week 5 matchup against the Hawkeyes, Epstein suffered a foot injury that would sideline him for the rest of the season. Bonner also hit the injury bug when he went down with a head injury in the Illinois’ loss to Minnesota in Week 7. Foster saw this as an opportunity for the coaches to give him that starting role. “It felt great thinking that I belong still,” Foster said. “Like I have always said, I want to prove that I am one of the best running backs in the country and Big Ten. I believe my vision between the tackles and my ability to break tackles and my speed is one of the best in the country.” Coaches recorded Foster running a 4.3 40-yard dash over the summer. He has also experienced h is fa i r sha re of quarterbacks throughout his time at Illinois. First, he was introduced to Nathan Scheelhaase, who is now an offensive analyst for the football team. The running back has also been lined up next to Reilly O’Toole, Wes Lunt and the three quarterbacks from this year’s team. Foster said he has had to do a lot of adjusting during his college career, but his teammates have always been there for support. “Kendrick ’s worked hard and really persevered all season,” said offensive

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Mullen gives CU music scene a home BY KAYLA BROWN CALENDAR EDITOR

It’s not often that artists are given the platform to be successful in their scene. Most people have to build that platform from the ground up themselves, which is exactly what Veronica Mullen did. Mullen graduated from the University of Illinois in 2015 with a degree in media and cinema studies. Her abundance of experience and her job at Neutral Design Studio accompanied her, and Mullen chose to build that her platform in Champaign-Urbana. She has been a force to be reckoned with ever since. “A lot of the reason I stayed was the music scene,” Mullen said. In August 2016, after booking shows at the Institute for Creativity in downtown Champaign, Mullen rented a house with a friend and turned it into one of the most successful house venues in the C-U music scene. Blips and Chitz, Mullen’s house venue, would come to hold approximately five shows a month for its first year, with its biggest show hosting around 70 people. Mullen named that show as one of Blips and Chitz’s biggest highlights, along with her own band’s album release show in October. “It was a big highlight to be on the other side of things, playing a show instead of booking and running shows as I usually do,” Mullen said. Mullen is joined by Keegan Gulick, Dylan Decker and Elliot Ross in their band Ghoul Jr. They got their start in February 2017 after participating in Band Lotto, where people got randomly placed into bands to play a show together. In the last 10 months, Ghoul Jr. has played about 10 to 15 shows and has released a cassette tape instead of a traditional CD. “My bandmates and I thought that if we’re going to make a physical release that we might as well do

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something cool that people would enjoy having,” Mullen said. Ghoul Jr. will continue writing songs and playing shows into the new year. As for other people trying to break into the C-U music scene, Mullen said now is the time more than ever. In the last year, the C-U music scene has merged with the University music scene, making it bigger and overall more inclusive. Her advice is to reach out, to start going to shows and participate in events like Band Lotto. Aside from music, Mullen also does photography and videography for Neutral Design Studios, and her own business, V Mullen Media. She shoots everything from live music shots to portraits. Mullen got her first DSLR in high school and once in college, she began to look for opportunities to devel-

op those skills. Throughout her four years, she took on several different internships and jobs doing photography and videography. “That led me down the path of deciding that this is what I wanted to do for a career,” Mullen said. You get from things what you put into them, and Mullen has put her all into the C-U arts scene. From being a part of a community of photographers to hosting successful concerts for everyone to attend, she is sure to leave C-U a little better off than when she found it. Upcoming shows at Blips and Chitz: Dec. 16: Earthholder, Together in Dust, Native Tongue and more Jan. 10: Macseal, Retirement Party, Sleeping Okami and Airplane Radio kaylarb2@readbuzz.com

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 7-9 p.m.  Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, 202 S. Broadway Ave., Urbana  Free, all ages This event will hold a discussion on black women in popular culture, incorporating nationally and locally famous females who have made a significant impact on the black community on campus, throughout the nation and all over the world. Refreshments will be provided.

Free Bicycle Maintenance Class

 6:30-7:30 p.m.  Campus Bike Center, 608 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Champaign  Free, all ages This class centers on teaching you how to check your bike’s tires, brakes and chain. Bring your own bike to get a demonstration on repairing a flat tire.

TUESDAY, DEC. 12

Spiders in Indiana: Recent Discoveries

 4-5 p.m.  1005 Forbes Natural History Building, 1816 S. Oak St., Champaign  Free, all ages Spiders are not just creepy crawlers. They can benefit human beings so hugely that there exists an entire field dedicated to the study of spiders: araneology. Find out what phenomenal discoveries in araneology have been made by viewing a presentation by Marc Milne, an assistant professor at the University of Indianapolis in the Department

Broad Comedy Open Mic

 7-8:30 p.m.  Pizza-M, 208 W. Main St., Urbana  Free, all ages The final show of the semester will be hosted by Andrew Schiver. Stand-up is the most common type of performance, but poetry, music and storytelling are also welcome.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13

Members’ Half-Price Sale

 11 a.m.-5 p.m.  Champaign Public Library, 200 W. Green St., Champaign  Free, all ages The FriendShop Bookstore offers over 20,000 used books, CDs and movies with discounts as high as 50 percent. Most items are priced below $2, and all the proceeds will go toward the Champaign Public Library.

Wreath-Making Workshop

 7-8:30 p.m.  Delight Flower Farm, 4410 N. Lincoln Ave., Champaign  $50, all ages This workshop offers participants the opportunity to craft a unique, seasonal decoration. Wreath decor includes fresh evergreen, berries, pine cones, tree nuts, ribbons, dried flowers and more.

Open Mic Night

 6-8 p.m.  BrewLab Coffee, 630 S. Fifth St., Champaign  Free, all ages Love freshly brewed coffee? Love music performances? After its first show, BrewLab Coffee has decided to host another open mic night. Anyone is welcome to perform. A sign-up sheet will be available at the shop on the day of the show.

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‘Menace’ embraces female empowerment BY LIZZIE JEDRASEK BUZZ WRITER

With finals, papers and those dreaded group projects in full effect, it’s not as easy to keep up with your favorite shows or binge those mustsee Netflix series like you did in September. But, you might have 13 minutes to spare and luckily, that’s all the time you’ll need to watch “Menace,” a new feminist micro-series on Instagram. The executive director, Flavia Borgés worked alongside Sarah Jo Alò, a University alum, and Devon Carson. Not only did all three women star in the series, but also, they wrote, directed and produced it. “Menace” premiered Nov. 9 on Instagram over the course of 13 hours. “It’s all kind of through Flavia,” Alò said. “She produced her own short film that she had written and after that, she just kind of felt frustrated with the process and feeling like there weren’t a lot of women in control of the projects she was doing.” Flavia then approached both Alò and Carson in creating a series that would allow her to work more closely with other women. Notably, “Menace’s” cast and crew are predominantly female. The micro-series was shot over a period of two 12-hour days in a Chicago apartment. It brings intersectional feminism to the forefront, while also exploring a range of other topics like immigration, sexual freedom and body image. The series really seeks to represent how women’s differing identities affect individual experiences with discrimination and oppression. “There are all different ways that women are impacted by their different identities, and I feel like when we see people as just one label, that’s where we get into trouble,” Alò said. “We kind of have to take all of those differ-

ences and intersections into account and be able to allow people to live out those identities freely.” “Menace” is set in a dystopian future that remains shockingly relevant. While almost all 13 episodes are shot in a single room, the viewer is aware of what is going on outside the walls of the apartment through text message overlays and a podcast. Right off the bat, we are informed that a male pride group — humorously referred to as GUYsis — has incited a national femicide. “We started writing in the fall of last year and at the time we were just trying to write a comedy that women could relate to,” Alò said. “We had written several episodes, but then the election happened and we kind of just felt like everything changed suddenly.” The main characters, Jane, Ana and Daisy, band together in hopes to survive this new reality, which inadvertently forces them to confront their flaws and differences. The women come from very diverse (and unexpected) backgrounds, yet they are able to overcome differences that otherwise would have kept them apart. Jane is a domestic abuse survivor, Ana is an immigrant who wants to get married for a green card , while Daisy works as a financial dominatrix. “We did so much character work, and work with the world that the characters lived in and getting those backstories really strong and really defined,” Alò said. “So that helped a lot to whittle down these little moments between them that could have happened that maybe aren’t super linear, but you can see how they connect and you can see how they would manifest from episode to episode.” In one of the most memo-

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Ana, Jane and Daisey are the three main characters in the new Instagram micro-series, “Menace.” Throughout the 13 episodes, these three women embrace their femininity and teach meaningful lessons on what it means to be a woman in the 21st century.

rable episodes, Ana challenges Jane’s misunderstanding of what this growing threat against women means for someone who is also an immigrant of color. Ana is the most vulnerable of the women and Jane doesn’t quite understand why. But, it doesn’t end there. The glory of the moment is that both Ana and Jane learn something from each other, and it arguably makes their friendship that much stronger. “Menace” focuses on the power of female friendships, which is refreshing in a post”Mean Girls” world that

would prefer women to tear each other down, rather than build each other up. The series shows that it’s OK to disagree, but women are stronger if they stand together and support one another. “I think we just really tried to infuse it with conversations that we actually do have with our female friends. But obviously, in (“Menace”) they become a little bit altered,” Alò said. Not only is “Menace” a series with a message, it’s incredibly entertaining. It’s funny, real and meaningful all at the same time. It’s also

accessible. No paid subscriptions or fees, just access to Instagram and an open mind. You may not believe that a series of 13 one-minute episodes could have so much to say, but then you definitely haven’t watched “Menace.” Each minute tells a story without the characters actually having to say anything. In the first episode, we are introduced to Jane, who is trying to escape from the domestic abuse she experienced in the past. But, you won’t get that if you aren’t paying attention. It’s implied through a bruise on her wrist and text message from her husband

begging her to come home. While it may only take 13 minutes to watch “Menace,” those 13 minutes will inevitably have some effect on the way you view feminism, female friendships or the consumption of media. “Instead of judging the people around us, we should be listening, taking things in and respecting people, trying to truly understand them," Alò said. “And even when we have irreconcilable differences, we should still be able to come together and be on each other’s side.” jedrase2@readbuzz.com

Students given opportunities to serve CU community during holidays BY KATIE POWERS BUZZ WRITER

For students who are interested in helping the community this holiday season, the University offers many opportunities to do so. There are registered student organizations that serve the campus community, as well as university chapters of larger national organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, UNICEF and Alpha Phi Omega, a national service fraternity. Derryl Achmad, a junior in the College of Business, is an officer in Alpha Phi Omega. He encourages all students to get involved with the organization for the opportunity to provide

assistance on many differ- tions such as one that helps ent levels. domestic abuse victims,” “APO is a co-ed service Achmad said. fraternity, and what we do Of course, the holiday is hold serseason vice events also means with varifinals and ous orgathe stressnizations es of the that repend of the resent semester. the camFor many pus, comuniversity munity st udents, and counthis means try. This a shortage means we of t i me volunteer DERRYL ACHMAD and monOFFICER IN ALPHA PHI OMEGA with helpey t h at ing events they can held by devote to campus organizations, volunteering. communit y orga nizaHowever, despite having tions such as local church- limited resources, students es and national organiza- should still take the time

“We volunteer with helping events held by campus organizations, community organizations ... and national organizations.”

and look into volunteering opportunities in the C-U community and on campus, as many of them are designed to work with a busy schedule and limited resources. No matter where a student comes from, C-U is home for a good part of the year. APO might be a good place to start if one wants to find ways to give back. “We (take) pride in our relationships with our partners; for instance, we help churches provide free food and coffee for the homeless and to those who need it. We also help other RSOs; I remember helping the Taiwanese Students Association in running their night market event,”

Achmad said. According to Achmad, APO has not yet set its plans for volunteering during the holidays. But there are many resources for students who want to help out in the spirit of the season. Students who might be looking to volunteer independently should explore CUVolunteer, an online resource to learn about volunteering opportunities within the C-U community specifically. Students who are interested in volunteering can use the site to find opportunities that can accommodate their specific schedules and are feasible with the resources available to them.

All of the organizations in need of assistance post their events onto a calendar and explain what type of need each event has so students can find out what works best for them. The website also has a search component where students can list search-specific criteria for events. Frequent ly, event s include tutoring opportunities in C-U elementary schools, assisting in local libraries and serving as winter shelter volunteers. All of these opportunities allow students to connect with people outside of the university and understand the needs of a larger community. kmp2@readbuzz.com

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