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UI system repeatedly denies Daily Illini FOIA requests Requests for sexual misconduct claims rejected by University Transparency effort with FOIA BY JESSICA BURSZTYNSKY SENIOR REPORTER

Amid allegations of sexual misconduct on campus, The Daily Illini has filed six requests for documents relating to sexual misconduct claims. All six requests have been denied, even when they were

only for an aggregate number of complaints. The requests were made to the University of Illinois System under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act over a period of eight months. “The University of Illinois (System) receives and processes approximately

1,000-plus FOIA requests each year, many quite mundane but some potentially controversial for any number of reasons,” wrote Thomas Hardy, Illinois spokesman and FOIA officer, in an email. In written responses, Hardy said requests were denied because the requested doc-

The Freedom of Information Act requires government agencies to grant the public access to their information. Information requested through this act can be granted, delayed for five business days or denied.

uments contained personal and private information. The University’s Office for Access and Equity conducts reports on misconduct claims. Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, the public is entitled to receive documents from the state and local governments unless they fall under certain exemptions. The recipient of a SEE DENIED | 3A

log updates ceased 17 months ago log would be updated, Rogina said, “We are working to update it.” Hardy said staffing issues and “some other issues” were to blame for their “falling a little bit behind on the log.” He added, “It’s one of our priorities.” However, Hardy couldn’t say when it’s going up.

BY JESSICA BURSZTYNSKY SENIOR REPORTER

The University System has maintained some transparency by creating a Freedom of Information Act log on its website, which provides a database of each public records request and response letters. But the log hasn’t been updated since July 2017. When asked when the burszty2@dailyillini.com

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Campus retailers combat break time sales drops BY XIN DING STAFF WRITER

As the majority of students leave campus for the holidays, retail stores on campus are expecting a drop in sales. However, they are exploring different ways they can maintain their businesses at the same level as when school is in session. Mary Mulligan, junior in LAS and employee at Apricot Lane, a clothing retail store located on Green Street, said, “The students are pretty much the heart and soul of the store. So when they’re gone, it’s typically not very busy, unless local people are looking for a nicer place to shop.” Foot traffic will reduce during break, and the store will see fewer customers, said Shannon Skulborstad, general manager of Apricot Lane. Skulborstad said the store changes its goal sales amount from $45,000 a month to $35,000 a month

during winter break. However, some local stores have found various methods to deal with reduced number of patrons over winter break. Cory Shumard, retail manager of Gameday Spirit, the official fanstore of the Fighting Illini located on Green Street, said the store’s sales will also be impacted by reduced traffic during winter break. Shumard said one of his store’s strategies is to have major sales before winter break. He said December is a good month for sales because the academic calendar keeps many students in town for finals. The amount they make from Dec. 14 to Dec. 22 will make up for two-thirds of the sales they receive for the entirety of the month. Other stores, such as Ragstock, a recycled clothing store located at the SEE SHOPPING | 3A

“In the past, (winter break) has been bad. Where there’s no students, we have no sales.” DIANA EMERY RAGSTOCK MANAGER

Diversity in midterm wins reflects progress BY SANA KHADILKAR STAFF WRITER

With a wave of minorities making historic firsts in the 2018 midterm elections, minority students and organizations express how they feel their cultures are being more represented in the government. “I think it’s pretty exciting for Muslims to be in positions of power and representing Muslims across the country,” said Isra Rahman, junior in LAS and advocacy chair for the Muslim Student Association. “I think it’s also important because the people who were

elected to power are very diverse, and the Muslim community is also very diverse, which isn’t usually reflected across the country.” Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib were the first Muslim women elected to Congress. Rahman said Omar and Tlaib represent how the Muslim population is made up of people from around the world. Omar is a Somali refugee and Tlaib is an American. She said she views Omar and Tlaib’s wins as progress, but feels that because Muslims vary widely in

Minority Facilities & Services employees call 2017 work environment report a “sham”

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Melvin Boatner drives every day from Bloomington, Indiana, to ChampaignUrbana, Illinois, for work, a three-hour commute. He estimated he leaves each day at 5:30 a.m. and gets home between 8:45 and 9:15 p.m. Hours before his drive back on Nov. 8, 2017, he suffered his first stroke. Boatner serves as the associate director of Facilities & Services human resources, employee relations and payroll. His stroke happened minutes after a meeting with F&S leadership. After falling and being helped by other employees to a nearby conference room, Boatner had no idea what was going on. “I sat in that room, and I was crying,” he said. “I was sitting there crying, going, ‘Something is really wrong here, but I don’t know what it is.’” F&S leadership team members Helen Coleman, Eric Smith and Maureen Banks were all present at the meeting before Boatner’s stroke in the hallway. Banks and Smith went after to check in with Boatner. It’s here, Boatner said, they showed negligence by not suggesting any further medical help, and Banks suggested he leave 15 minutes early. “You telling me I can go home right now when I’m obviously in some kind of distress wasn’t really helping the situation,” Boatner said. “And then Eric said, ‘Well he’s coherent, so he must be OK.’ They showed no caring at all.” Due to medical public Health Insurance Portabil-

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Melvin Boatner is the Facilities & Services associate director of employee relations, human resources and payroll. He said a stressful and hostile workplace culture led to him having a stroke in November 2017.

ity and Accountability Act laws, University spokeswoman Robin Kaler said in February she couldn’t speak explicitly for the University regarding the stroke. She said normal practice for when an employee is in physical distress is “to reach out and try to assist that person as best we can, or to at least offer assistance. Whether they take it or not, we can’t control.” Nicole McCurry is an F&S human resources worker who filled in for Boatner while he was recovering. She said while F&S employees do not receive training for what to do when an employee has a stroke, she thinks an ambulance should have been called. “I’m pretty sure that peo-

ple felt bad that an ambulance wasn’t called. Knowing that what happened to him after the fact, it was too late of course,” she said. Coleman said in an email response to Boatner the University strongly disputes that it or any of its employees were “negligent” in regard to his version of the Nov. 8, 2017 events. “First and foremost, I want to be clear that we care deeply about the health and well-being of our employees, including yourself. I encourage you to continue to seek appropriate healthcare as needed,” Coleman wrote. After driving home, Boatner visited the doctor and stayed in the hospital until he could continue rehabilitation at home. He was absent

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from work for nine-and-ahalf weeks. Other F&S employees agree with Boatner about the workplace culture and describe it as hostile due to a lack of accountability and retaliatory acts toward employees who speak out. To Francine Ausley, F&S human resources specialist, Boatner has shown a history of voicing the concerns of others who feel they’ve been discriminated against. In 2014, after an incident of a canceled promotion for a minority coworker, Boatner voiced his disagreement with his immediate F&S boss and director of shared administrative services, Curt Taylor. Ausley said they didn’t see “eye to eye on how that all went down,” and Taylor held it over Boatner’s head for almost two years. In January 2016, the F&S executive management team decided to alter its search procedures for job vacancies by no longer having F&S HR staff have a vote. They said the F&S HR staff member will instead serve as an adviser to the hiring manager and committee chair. “HR was the only department at F&S committed to ensuring that diversity candidates were even considered. Now that opportunity has been taken away,” Boatner said, according to a set of Smith’s emails regarding the investigation that were obtained by The Daily Illini through the Freedom of Information Act. Ausley said the workplace culture was a contributing cause to Boatner’s stroke. “I would say on a stand ... a witness stand, that they are the cause of this. Because they have systematically taken roles and responsibilities away from him because he stands up for what’s right,” she said.

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On Nov. 15, the University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved a request for an increase in state funding next year to continue building on educational and affordability initiatives that have helped push enrollment across the three-university system to all-time highs. The request seeks $692.5 million in operating funds for fiscal year 2020, which begins July 1, up 16.5 percent from the system’s state general funds appropriation for fiscal year 2019. When asked if the new funding would help reduce tuition costs, Tom Hardy, executive director for media relations, said part of the new funding would go toward financial aid for students, which would help maintain the tuition freeze. “Funding would boost Un i ver sit y-pr ov ide d financial aid and support salary improvements to recruit and retain top faculty. The request also would replenish funding lost during the state’s two-year budget

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DENIED request is supposed to provide the records within five business days. The government agency may ask for an extension of five business days, or the agency may deny the request. If denied, the filer has 60 days to ask for a review by the state attorney general, which can be a lengthy legal process. “We follow the law by reviewing responsive documents in the context of applicable exemptions to FOIA and a commitment to transparency. We make good faith decisions about FOIA exemptions that may apply to certain documents, and if the requestor disagrees they can appeal to the Public Access Counselor of the

sel, said access to public records is essential for journalists and the public to do their work. “We’ve decided in this country that the government belongs with the people. FOI laws are one of the more important ways that we have of tracking what those government officials are up to,” Hiestand said. “It’s a constant fight, and obviously, some schools are worse or better than others.” Michigan State University, for example, has withheld public documents relating to former sports medicine doctor Larry Nassar’s highprofile case. At one point, it sued ESPN for requesting the records, but a court dismissed that lawsuit. Nassar was convicted of sexually abusing athletes and his neighbors.

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Attorney General’s office,” Hardy said. The Daily Illini is considering pursuing a review by the attorney general. “The Freedom of Information Act is really central to figuring out what the government is doing and keeping them accountable for their actions,” said Daniel Jeon, Jack Nelson/Dow Jones Foundation legal fellow with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Mike Hiestand, the national Student Press Law Center’s senior legal coun-

In March of this year, The Daily Illini requested documents regarding alleged sexual misconduct claims against former tenured associate professor Gary Xu. After taking a fiveday delay, the University declined to provide the records. “The documents responsive to your request total more than 500 pages and contain highly sensitive information such as student names and other information that if disclosed, would be highly personal or objectionable under section 7(1)

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Skulborstad said online sales on Facebook are an important way to counter declining sales over the break. Fifty percent of Ragstock’s sales during winter break came from social media sales, instead of the usual 20 to 30 percent when students are in town. Shumard said they will reduce the time the store will be open by one hour during break. Apricot Lane, Artbox, a gift shop on Sixth Street,

SHOPPING intersection of Green and Wright streets, is looking to off-campus customers to maintain their sales. “We’re trying to promote city-wide,” said Diana Emery, manager of Ragstock. “We’re trying to make (winter break) not be as bad as it has been. And in the past, it has been bad. Where there’s no students, we have no sales.”

University consistently delays and denies public records involving cases of sexual assault and misconduct. FOIA logs continue to lag.

(c),” the denial stated. The former East Asian Languages and Cultures professor had alleged assault complaints that dated back 20 years, according to posts that rapidly spread on Chinese social media. He announced his plans to resign in late March after news broke, and resigned Aug. 16 from the University. A new request asking for complaint information regarding only the number of harassment claims filed was submitted on Oct. 18, and it was denied. Hardy responded to that request by writing, “Please be advised that your request is not a specific request for records and therefore, the University is not required to respond to under FOIA.” When asked for further explanation, Matthew Rogina, the assistant FOIA director for the University system, said the University denied the request because it asked for numbers and not a list of specific complaints. He said it would not fall under the FOIA request. The Daily Illini submitted a new request on Oct. 24 asking for a list of complaints. The system delayed the request disclosure of which, if dison Oct. 30 and then denied closed, would constitute a the request Nov. 1, saying, clearly unwarranted inva“Please note that the Universion of personal privacy, sity does not maintain a list unless the disclosure is of such complaints. Instead, consented to in writing we interpret your request as by the individual subjects for all complaints submitted of the information.” against Mr. Xu.” • 140/7(1)(n) which exempts The Daily Illini then from disclosure “(r)ecords asked for a final report with relating to a public body’s identifying information adjudication of employredacted on Nov. 10. It was ee grievances or discidenied under the following plinary cases; however, exemptions: this exemption shall not • 140/7(1)(c) that exempts extend to the final outfrom disclosure “(p)ersoncome of cases in which disal information contained cipline is imposed.” within public records, the Hiestand said it may be and Gameday Spirit will also reduce their open hours over break. However, Shumard still hopes to pad the losses with discounts while students are still in town. “I hate missing any sales. That’s just my nature. But at the same time, we want to have a lot less inventory on hand during the first quarter of 2019,” Shumard said. “We capture every opportunity during December.” xind2@dailyillini.com

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the case that the investigation may have stopped midstream, as Xu resigned from his position, or discipline may not have been imposed on Xu. “One thing I can say is that this whole #MeToo controversy has become a major story on America’s college campuses and schools are definitely very reluctant to provide information to reporters,” Hiestand said. “And student reporters have had to kick and scream to assert their rights. It needs to change, and it’s very very frustrating for all of us

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DIVERSITY their political views, there need to be more Muslim candidates elected that fully represent the diversity of opinions within the Muslim population. “Ilhan and Rashida are both very proud of where they’re from, which is a big thing for Muslims because oftentimes our parents and our generation of immigrant Muslims especially don’t feel they can truly be proud of where they’re from and have to assimilate to American culture,” Rahman said. Veronica Escobar and Sylvia Garcia became the first Latinas elected to Congress in Texas.

Michelle Lujan Grishman was the first Latina governor elected in New Mexico. “I think it’s always helpful to be able to see the way that America looks, the way that all of the progress the Latinos have made on the national level be able to be ref lected via our institutions in the federal level,” said Jorge Mena, interim director at La Casa Cultural Latina. Mena said seeing women of color in positions traditionally held by white males would help students feel more represented and he hopes that elected officials in the future represent the diversity of the United States. Deb Ha a la nd a nd Sharice Dav ids were the first Native Ameri-

can women elected to Congress. Raul Sun Han Chang, graduate student in LAS and president of The Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science, said in an email that SACNAS hopes minorities elected can one day accurately reflect the incredible diversity of the United States population. “Our organization is thrilled to see minorities gaining representation in the government. We understand the value of diverse perspectives in solving big problems and the power of representation in inspiring and motivating younger generations to reach higher,” Chang said. sanadk2@dailyillini.com

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F&S “Not a big deal.”

Atiba Flemons was coaching his son’s basketball team when he got the call to be a F&S brick mason. He missed the call, but his soon-to-be supervisor, Bruce Rodgers, left a message with his wife. After Flemons finished practice, he called Rodgers back. They exchanged “Hello’s” and “How are you doing’s?” And then Rodgers asked Flemons what the message he left for him was. Flemons said, “Oh, my wife said for me to call you back.” And then, Rodgers said, “How can you work for me, if you can’t follow the instructions I gave you. I will call you back. You got to follow my instructions.” Flemons said, already, the tone between him and his boss was set. When reaching out to Rodgers and F&S Assistant Superintendent Mark Barcus for comment, F&S Manager of External Communications Steven Breitwieser said that as a matter of University policy, they do not comment on personnel matters. Flemons said he is one of two minorities that work in his shop; the rest are caucasian. Currently, 17 percent of the total F&S workforce are

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A noose was placed on F&S groundskeeper Adrian Flowers’ table in May 2016. The employee responsible was fired after the noose incident.

“Don’t worry about it, I got this big black guy in the van that will come up to go that way.” “Why would you say the ‘big black guy’? You could’ve just said my name. And then he started laughing,” Flemons said. “He’s making people think it’s okay to call me the big black guy.” In 2014, Flemons filed a workplace harassment and

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The Art Box, a gift shop located at 707 S. Sixth St., showcases its Christmas decorations in preparation for the holidays Saturday.

who are on this side of the business.” The University delayed two other public records requests on another professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, which The Daily Illini filed after receiving an anonymous tip. The original request was filed Oct. 18, delayed and then denied Nov. 2. The Daily Illini re-filed its request on Nov. 10 and asked for final reports on disciplinary action. It was denied Nov. 14.

“F&S didn’t handle that. They called firing that guy handling it. As far as their policies and procedures, they did not follow that at all.” ADRIAN FLOWERS F&S EMPLOYEE

minorities, and 64 percent of those are black, according to Breitwieser. Flemons said Rodgers has made racial comments before, and there was one time where Rodgers made a comment about a relative’s biracial baby, saying, “We should stick to our own because that’s hard on the kid.” He recalled one time specifically, where he was working the same site at Altgeld Hall as Rodgers. He got a call about a work request and wanted to send Flemons over to help out. Flemons said Rodgers said,

people,’” Flemons said. “It’s still offensive.” Flowers said the noose incident was uncalled for, and while the University did take steps to immediately fire the employee that left it there, his supervisors failed to take correct action and report it to HR in a timely matter. “I’m from Mississippi. As you can see lately, nothing has changed in Mississippi. That incident was a bottom for me, because I thought I was getting away from that,” Flowers said. “F&S didn’t handle that. They called firing that guy handling it. As far as their policies and procedures, they did not follow that at all.” Flowers said he’s had mixed emotions about the F&S workplace culture since the incident. He said some things are getting better, and that people are being more cautious about what they do or say now. “The noose incident or any other racial tendencies around here, they’re stupid. It’s not, am I white or am I black. We’re human beings,” he said. “I’m hoping it don’t ever happen again to nobody. That’s basically it. I just find it so disrespectful and stupid.”

discrimination case with the University’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Access. He was told by the now-retired Building Maintenance Superintendent Dean Henson that they found no reason for further disciplinary action. In the April 2016 incident of a noose being placed on the table of Adrian Flowers, a black F&S groundskeeper, Flemons recalled other F&S employees saying “it was just a small noose” and that “it wasn’t a big deal.” Read the remaining chapters “I’m like, ‘a noose is a online and in print Thursday. noose. It’s a murder weapon. That was used to lynch black alnavar2@dailyillini.com

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OPINIONS English majors are underappreciated ally serve as the butt end of jokes about unemployed college bums had nearly COLUMNIST the same job placement rates as one of the best engineering programs in you’re a humanities the country. A difference of major, the following 6 percent. That’s it. conversation is probPart of the reason ably familiar to you: behind the confusion sur“Hello (insert random rounding employment for adult who knows you’re humanities majors stems in college but can’t quite from the lack of a clear job remember what it is you’re path for many such majors. studying), it’s nice to see With a degree in engineeryou,” you say, smiling ing, there is an obvious politely. future for that person: an “Hi. How’s college engineer. The job is literalgoing?” they ask, imitating ly in the name of the major. your smile. With other majors, it’s “Pretty well, I ju—” you more difficult for people start to respond. to see such a path emerge. “What are you studying Take the English major again?” they interrupt. for example. Many people “English,” you immediately jump to the announce. conclusion that you want For a second, their smile to become a teacher. Once wavers and you can see you quickly dispel that that look in their eyes. You notion, it often leaves the know, that look that says, other person confused. “Well, you’re never going to “What else is there to do as get a job. That’s such a use- an English major?” less degree. Sure you’ll be The truth is, Engable to understand Shake- lish majors can do pretspeare and quote Jane ty much anything. They Austen as you flip burgers have a plethora of career at Wendy’s, but you’ll defi- paths, many not so apparnitely be living in your par- ent to the common viewer. ents’ basement until they Business, communicadie.” tions, publishing, editAnd then they say, “Oh, ing, journalism, law, writthat’s … nice.” ing — all of these fields are Moving on to the next open to English majors college student in the — and these are just the room, probably the one beginning. studying some obscure In the absence of a field in engineering, degree that limits a stuthey begin their second dent to a mere handful of interrogation. job positions, many people This stigma surroundtend to think no job will be ing non-STEM majors is acquired, but that isn’t the completely unsupported. case. Humanities simply In the 2016-17 school year, open more doors for stu86 percent of seniors grad- dents than other majors uating with a degree from might. the College of Liberal Arts So next time you’re at and Sciences had secured that family reunion, look employment or were coninto those doubting eyes tinuing their education. and declare, proudly and That same year, 92 percent confidently: “I’m an Engof seniors graduating with lish major, and yes, I’ll find a degree from the College a job.” of Engineering accomplished the same. Lucas is a junior in LAS. The majors that continu- loswald2@dailyillini.com LUCAS OSWALD

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Facebook does anything to profit national security. Instead of taking comprehensive action to alert COLUMNIST the proper authorities and make a public statement, Facebook kept the inforacebook is a danmation secret for as long ger to society. This is as possible. It censored an not a particularly hot April 2017 report detailtake, but it is one that has ing Russia’s interference been supported by recent half a year before the first developments and histori- press bombshell. cal trends. The tech company Under the guise of hired right-wing opposiThanksgiving, Facebook tion research firms to disadmitted to the contents credit critics and spread of an investigative New disinformation regarding York Times piece that sus- such events, even tapping pected systemic misconinto growing anti-Semiduct on Facebook’s part tism by implicating longin dealing with Russian time scapegoat George electioneering, tribalisSoros as part of this tic divisiveness and anticampaign. Semitic damage control. Facebook’s official PRThis is the most recent vetted responses to pricase in the company’s vacy concerns attempt to troubled history with user divert such debate toward privacy, following foundthat of individual responer Mark Zuckerberg’s sibility, but this blameattempt at a human-like shifting is intended to Congressional testimony cover up the site’s delibearlier this year. Itself yet erately manipulative and another apology for Face- addictive nature. book’s systematic exploiSandy Parakilas, who tation and commodificadirected company-wide tion of user information, privacy reform ahead of that hearing is simply its initial public offering, one more data point in a compared the experience well-established pattern: of quitting Facebook to Facebook is incapable of that of cigarettes. “There self-regulation. was definitely an awareThe company’s knowlness of the fact that the edge of and inaction product was habit-formregarding Russian intering and addictive,” Paraference illustrates its pri- kilas said. oritization of profit and As he described interself-preservation over the nal efforts as prioritizpublic good and American ing “data collection from ANTHONY GAVRILCHENKO

its users over protecting them from abuse,” Parakilas joined a growing coalition of privacy experts and industry analysts calling for significant regulation of the social media giant. “Facebook needs to be regulated more tightly or broken up so that no single entity controls all of its data,” he said. “The company won’t protect us by itself, and nothing less than our democracy is at stake.” This is what’s at the heart of my problem with Facebook: Its inherent business model requires bad faith actions to maintain viability. The only way for it to turn profit is dehumanizing and monetizing our lives, meaning all of its dividing and schismatic effects on modern society are a feature, not a bug. It makes its biggest bucks when its users are subconsciously herded into echo chambers to be fed propaganda and manipulated each step of the way using targeted ads and algorithms. From its role in the spread of hate crimes targeting Rohingya refugees to incentivizing partisanship and incivility in a recent online debate, Facebook’s failure to selfregulate has had disastrous consequences for individual victims and for

society as a whole. For a company whose mission statement is to “bring the world closer together,” Facebook seems to be splitting communities apart with each new post. At 2.2 billion users and over 600 million groups, Facebook has grown far beyond what any single company can effectively manage while still benefiting our society as a whole. Specifically Facebook has a unique burden due to its outsized market dominance and influence; 4 in 10 Americans get their news from the site. Facebook’s interests align with those of society only when it’s profitable to do so. As long as advertising provides a source of revenue, that intersection is unlikely at best. Any serious attempt to reform or mitigate the platform’s societal impact will have to focus on this fundamental flaw. Apology after apology, Facebook has failed to deliver on promises of reform, continuing to foster social divisiveness and instability. The time is over for apologies — Facebook needs to be seriously regulated or split up if we want to have any hope for the future of this country’s political discourse.

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Dictionary.com’s word of the year is not a surprise HAYLEY NAGELBERG COLUMNIST

the year begins to wind down, there are a number of traditions we can all expect: The Hallmark Channel will air winter-inspired love movies, Times Square will set up the New Year’s Ball until it is ready to drop, search engines like Google will produce videos summarizing the most-searched matters over the last year and Dictionary.com will select the word it thinks best encapsulates 2018. This year, Dictionary. com has chosen the word “misinformation.” When announcing the

word of the year, the website made a point to clarify that misinformation is not the same as disinformation. The website defines misinformation as “false information that is spread, regardless of whether there is intent to mislead.” Disinformation, on the other hand, is deliberate in nature. In the past two years, the words awarded this title have been “complicit” (2017) and “xenophobic” (2016). With this in mind, “misinformation” as word of the year does not come as a surprise. It is notable that Dictionary.com does not pick a word because it has been searched the most number of times or had the most comments from online users or any

similar metric. The staff selects a word they feel should be brought to the attention of the general public and used as a conversation starter and education initiative. In the last few years, it has become increasingly apparent that vernacular used in day-to-day conversation, and in international communication, carries substantial weight. Words are not just said and brushed aside, but rather intrinsically connected to self-identity, power, privilege and freedom. It has also become apparent how little control we have over our words once they have been uttered by mouth or written by hand; a story can go viral before a

correction can be made. Protests and fights have even broken out over stories that turned out to be falsified, but were still bought into by masses. For reference, the Oxford Dictionary staff picked “toxic” as the word of the year, releasing a list of the ten most frequent words to be found next to toxic, including “masculinity,” “relationship,” “culture,” “waste” and “environment.” Unfortunately, these words don’t come as a shock, but placed alongside the notion of misinformation, a picture is painted of the very bleak manner in which this last year has been viewed. Misinformation is not always malicious. It is not planned or precon-

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ceived, but it can cause great damage. As we move into the end of the year, as we reflect on all that has transpired over the course of the last chapter of our lives, we should be

reminded to think before we speak, pause before we post and take a step back before we share a story. Hayley is a senior in ACES. nagelbe2@dailyillini.com

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Monday, December 3, 2018

CU Ballet presents magical production of ‘The Nutcracker’ BY SAM SCHRAGE STAFF WRITER

From Clara to Sugar Plum Fairy, Lauren Frost has portrayed some of “The Nutcracker’s” most magical characters throughout her eight years with the Champaign Urbana Ballet. Now in her sixth year as a company member, Frost continues to bring her talent and passion to the stage in more ways than one. This year, Frost will play the roles of Mrs. Stahlbaum, a party member, an ice fairy, a lemonade sprite, the Sugar Plum Fairy, a ribbon candy and Rose Queen in the Flower Pas de Deux throughout the show’s two-weekend run. This year, Frost also had the opportunity to work as a rehearsal assistant on the show, where she saw all the work that goes into the show from a different perspective. “I think the ability to portray a bunch of different roles in one show really makes it unique and the fact that you have such a supportive audience makes it so worthwhile,” Frost said. “The Nutcracker” will run both this weekend and next in the Tryon Festival Theatre at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $45 for adults, $30 for students, $21 for youth and can be purchased through the Krannert Center website. This year’s “The Nutcracker” is especially significant because the cast gets to perform the show two weekends in a row, instead of the traditional one. This year’s production includes a total of 132 cast members and more than 100 volunteers who put in over 2,000 hours of work. The cast practiced for a total of 10 weeks before opening night. “The Nutcracker” tells the story of a young girl, Clara, her mysterious godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer, and her magical dream that takes her on adventures with a Nutcracker. As Clara and the Nutcracker journey to his homeland, they encounter a battle with the Rat Queen, dancing candies in the Land of the Sweets and the angelic beings of the Land of the Snow. This year’s “The Nutcracker” will be the 21st show the Champaign Urbana Ballet has put on since its founding in 1998. However, this year’s production includes a special dutch dairy scene by Artistic Director Deanna Doty. The

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Rehearsal of CU Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker” at Krannert Center on Nov. 29, 2017. Performers often play multiple parts within the show, from scene to scene and year to year.

scene was inspired by a visit to a dairy farm. The company also puts on several additional shows throughout its seasons, including “Swan Lake,” “Sleeping Beauty” and “Cinderella.” Isaac Lee, a three-year company member, also portrays multiple roles within the show as footman, a rat, Rose King in the Flower Pas de Deux, and the Nutcracker this year. Isaac said having a wide range of parts allows him to grow as both a dancer and a performer. “I feel like I’ve grown as a dancer, but the parts also grew with me,” Lee said. “They are always engaging and fun no matter how challenging or technical the part is.” Aside from company members, the CU Ballet also brings in soloist dancers that feature in the shows. This year, the company brought in Kevin Burnside as a soloist to portray Mr. Stahlbaum, Rat Queen, cavalier and Rose King in the Flower Pas de Deux. However, Burnside has portrayed a multitude of roles within “The Nutcracker” throughout his seven seasons with the CU Ballet which has

allowed his career with the company to come full circle. “The idea of working hard at something and accomplishing it makes me want to come back and dance with the company year after year. The fact that I can dedicate my time and get a reward at the end of it is really cool,” Burnside said. Burnside’s experiences as a dance major at the University has prepared him to take on these roles after college. He has had the opportunity to be a mentor to the younger dancers in recent years. One of Burnside’s favorite scenes within “The Nutcracker” is “The Land of the Snow” in Act I featuring snowfall, icy trees, ice fairies, snowflakes and more. He said part of what makes this scene one of his favorites is the impeccable set design, music and costume design which add another layer of performance to the show. “The Nutcracker” features live music by the ChampaignUrbana Symphony Orchestra, which allows the dancing to be completely unique to the scene. The sets and props are also an extensive part of the overall vision of the show.

Costume design is a breathtaking part of the show that brings the characters to life. Masumi Iriye, costume mistress of the show, is in charge of organizing volunteers to work on the costumes as well as overseeing the costume creation. She also works closely with artistic director Deanna Doty to carry out her vision of the show. From the time the show is cast to the production. Iriye has 12 weekends to measure, alter and hand-make any new costume for the show. This year, Iriye took on the role of creating a new maid and Rat Queen costume. Although she first got involved with the CU Ballet because her children wanted to perform in the shows, the dance community is what makes her want to keep coming back to assume her role as costume mistress. “You meet people and you realize this is a great community organization and volunteer network, but it’s also an incredibly professionally produced production,” Iriye said. “The friendships you form doing this together carries you through to the next year.” “The Nutcracker” could

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Rehearsal of CU Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker” at Krannert Center on Nov. 29, 2017. Each year, the performance features careful costume and set design.

not be done without the collaboration of the entire community from the dancers, to the crew, to the volunteers. The experiences the dancers get and the experiences the audience will take away is unique to each person. “We are so blessed to have a production of this magni-

tude in our community,” said Kay Greene, executive director of the CU Ballet. “They can come right here and see this beautiful, spectacular, professional production and walk away with a memory they won’t forget.” schrage4@dailyillini.com

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Search and rescue teams inspect the grounds of a house burned down by the Camp Fire along Boquest Boulevard on Nov. 17 in Paradise, California. University students from the area stay updated from afar as their family and friends recover.

California fire continues to affect students on campus Wildfires lead to pollution through carbon emissions BY SIDNEY MADDEN STAFF WRITER

When Muskaan Sawhney returned home to San Ramon, California, for fall break, she was shocked by the smoke in the air and the clouds in the sky. Before leaving the airport, she bought a face mask to protect herself from the poor air quality. Sawhney, freshman in LAS, first heard about the California wildfires while on campus, but she didn’t initially grasp the scope of the fires or the impact they were making until she spoke to friends and family who had been affected. “The people from California here didn’t realize how big of a fire it was compared to previous fires because we often have a lot of fires,” Sawhney said. “It wasn’t until we were talking to our family and realizing the air quality had decreased, and it was even bad for us two hours away from the fire — that’s when we realized it’s actually worse than previous years.” Given the University’s biggest out-of-state student population comes from California, many students like

Sawhney were affected. Sahaj Putcha, freshman in LAS, returned to his hometown Cupertino, in the southern bay area, where he said aside from the air quality and fewer people outside as a result, life wasn’t noticeably different. However, his dad, who works in San Francisco, saw a difference in air quality. Also, some of his friends’ schools in northern California were shut down. Arden Rowell, professor in Law at the University, sees air pollution as the “silent killer” of these wildfires. Wildfires emit carbon, solids and fine particulate matter. Arden said fine particulate matter is “so tiny that if you lined up a human hair, you could put 30 of them across.” As a result, when breathed in, they get deep into the lungs and cause, and worsen, health problems. “The 44 people who have died because of the fire grossly underestimates the number of people actually killed,” Rowell said. “Most recent estimates are wildfires kill 14,000 people a year from air pollution, and that number is increasing.”

People who suffer from cardiovascular and respiratory problems are already vulnerable; therefore, exposure to air pollution makes their conditions worse over time. Rowell attributes causes of the fires to an excess of dry vegetation, climate change and current policy. While eliminating all fire risk is impossible, she said periodic planned burns can be a preventative measure against the catastrophic fires which are becoming increasingly common. Planned burns are controlled fires that are purposely set and put out by fire managers to get rid of dry vegetation that has built up. If dry vegetation is not removed, it only adds fuel to the fire. “The thought process is very intuitive,” Rowell said. “The less there is to burn, the less burning there will be.” Yet, current wildfire policy and public attitude is not in favor of planned burns. The Clean Air Act mandates states meet national air quality standards by reporting greenhouse gas emissions, but the exceptional events clause allows states not to report greenhouse gases emitted by wildfires; however, they do

make states report greenhouse gas emissions for planned burns. Rowell said if states count the greenhouse gas emissions by wildfires, states would consequently have to put more restrictions on other sources of greenhouse gas emitter businesses, which is generally unfavorable. “In the past, federal environmental regulations potentially, inadvertently incentivized wildfires by disincentivizing planned burns,” she said. She also explains people are fearful of wildfires, so they instinctively want to put them out right away. By doing this, they are not removing dry vegetation and creating conditions for a bigger and more dangerous fire. New policies, like Senate Bill 901 in California, are moving toward incorporating wildfire safety prevention practices like planned burns. However, the wildfire season in California continues to grow longer as a byproduct of climate change. The recent national climate assessment projects a rise in catastrophic natural disasters across the United States. Rowell said natural disasters here in the Mid-

“The 44 people who have died because of the fire grossly underestimates the number of people actually killed.” ARDEN ROWELL PROFESSOR IN LAW

west will not be “an immediate salient disaster like a wildfire,” but they will include precipitation changes, ecosystem degradation and increased floods and droughts. This will affect agriculture in C-U because increased temperatures lead to a longer harvest season, and unpredictable weather will make it harder for farmers to choose what to plant and when. Even the extreme, seemingly far removed coastal natural disasters like wildfires occurring thousands of miles away still affect people here in the Midwest. Grace Robbins, freshman in Engineering, received an email from her extended family on Nov. 9 explaining they had to evacuate their home in Thousand Oaks, California, and were turned away from an evacuation center because it was at capacity. She learned her

grandpa in hospice care also had to be moved. There are campus efforts combating climate change, but Putcha said all people have a social responsibility to help wildfire victims. Putcha said this is a time when California needs to come together. “I know it’s easy to say, but not just California, even the United States as a whole, needs to help out the victims in any way possible,” he said. “The government maybe needs to be stepping in by giving aid. I know they already have been, but helping these people get their lives back after a horrible tragedy like this, I know it might be hard for them. I think it’s the government’s job, and not just the government’s job, but the job of us as citizens to do what we can to help them get back on their feet.” sidneym2@dailyillini.com

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Illinois tops Louisville, heads to Sweet 16 BY BRAIN BINZ STAFF WRITER

After breezing through Eastern Michigan during the first round of the NCAA tournament at Huff Hall, the No. 1-seed Illinois volleyball team faced a more challenging test in round two. Fresh off a three-game sweep of Dayton, the Louisville Cardinals found themselves in a position very similar to one the Illini were in last year: on the road with a chance to steal a spot in the Sweet 16 from the hosts. The Illini opened the match with a 25-22 set-one victory, where their defense held the Cardinals to just a .098 hitting percentage. Despite the strong defense, Illinois struggled offensively, hitting just a .200 hitting percentage. Those offensive struggles continued into the second set where they hit a .275 percentage and lost the set 28-26. Illinois’ third set resembled the first more than the second, with the Illini building an early lead before coasting to a 25-17 win. Illinois’ offense got back on track in the third set, racking up 15 kills on a .355 hitting percentage. The offensive turnaround was led by junior outside hitter Jacqueline Quade, who posted six of her team-high 14 kills in the third frame. “We really settled in; the first couple sets wasn’t us,” Quade said. The Illini finally punched their ticket to the Sweet 16 with a 25-18 win in the fourth set, where they built an early lead again and never relinquished it. “We kinda wear on teams,” said head coach Chris Tamas. “I wasn’t a fan of our setups to start, but once we settled in, they couldn’t put the ball to the floor.” Sophomore libero Morgan O’Brien was all over the floor defensively, coming up with 25 digs to lead on the day. “It’s our youngest unit on the court,” Tamas said. “To be in those big moments and putting the ball where it needs to be, it’s a big deal.” In the two games Illinois has played in the postseason, it has taken different routes to victory. Against Eastern Michigan, the team relied on offense, but

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The Illini celebrate after scoring a point during the match against the Cardinals in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Huff Hall on Saturday.

with Louisville, the defense led the way. The Illini shut down the Cardinals offense, despite the Caridnals’ huge advantage in attack attempts, to the tune of a 67 percent sideout percentage. On top of that, Illinois also set a season high with 19 team blocks, compared

to Louisville’s five. “We are a team with so many dimensions that if we are off in one category, like if the pass isn’t doing well, the hitters can pick up the slack, and vice versa,” Quade said. “Having that versatility was huge for us this year.” It was another convinc-

ing performance from No. 1-seed Illinois in front of the Huff Hall crowd, one that raised the intensity of both teams. “In the ACC, you don’t find a lot of environments like that,” said Louisville’s Molly Sauer. “Playing in front of that crowd honest-

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ly gave us a lot of energy.” The Illini now have backto-back 30-win seasons and will play another weekend at home. The team is now just two games away from a Final Four appearance, potentially their first since finishing runner-up at the tournament in 2011.

“We’re not necessarily armpits over the net; we just have really smart volleyball players,” Tamas said. “There’s lots of ways to do it, and we’re proving our way is pretty good.” @ByBinz brianb2@dailyillini.com

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Illini compete in Las Vegas BY BRENDYN JONES STAFF WRITER

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Illinois forward Kipper Nichols drives to the basket during the game against Mississippi Valley State at State Farm Center on Nov. 25. The Illini won 86-67.

Underwood searches for perfect lineup Whether it’s a change in culture with the During B r a d installation of a highUnder wood’s time at pressure aggressive defense Illinois, only one thing has or a change in personnel been constant: change. with eight new players BY BRIAN BINZ STAFF WRITER

joining the team, the program is dramatically different now than it was when Underwood took over only a season ago. Even late into last year’s

Big Ten slate, Underwood wasn’t afraid of tweaking the starting five, inserting redshirt junior Kipper SEE LINEUP | 3B

The Illini wrestling team traveled to Las Vegas over the weekend to compete in the Cliff Keen Invitational. The last time Illinois competed, the team had a strong showing, with nine wrestlers placing at the Lindenwood Open. Illinois sent eight w r e s t ler s to the tour na ment w ith a wrestler in every weight class except for the 184-pound and 149-pound classes. In the first round, every Illini wrestler advanced except for 197-pound redshirt-senior Andre Lee. Lee lost his first matchup of the weekend against Oklahoma’s Jake Woodley Norman by a 5-2 decision. For the rest of the tournament, Lee competed in the consolation bracket. D u r i ng his f i r st two matchups in the consolation bracket, Lee faced Casey Jumps of Air Force and Chasen Blair of North Carolina. In those matches, Lee outscored his opponents 14-5, showing

off his defense. “For me, it’s always been about being stingy with everything,” Lee said. “Obviously if I give up a takedown, that’s more work for me having to get to a takedown. Same goes for being on the bottom and getting an escape. The way I see it is if I don’t get taken down, that’s half the match. Just have to focus on my offense and getting to my scores.” Lee’s next matchup was a rematch from the first dual meet of the season against Missouri. When the Tigers came to Illinois’ Grange Grove, Lee lost to Wyatt Koeling in a 2-1 decision due to a penalty. Even though it was a rematch, Lee didn’t see it as revenge, as he went on to lose on a penalty point. “In my head, it was just another match or a continuation of the first match,” Lee said. Posting an impressive weekend, 157-pou nd redshir t junior Eric Barone took down two SEE WRESTLING | 3B

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Illinois blocks NCAA competition in home victories

Sold-out crowd packs Huff Hall for tournament BY RACHEL SPENCER STAFF WRITER

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offense and defense (senior setter Jordyn Poulter notably put her hands to work while getting some points on-the-go), the night, without a doubt, belonged to the Illini defense. Earlier in the week, many Illini pointed to their blocking game as a crucial aspect, and if Friday’s statistics are any indication, Illinois has addressed those concerns. During the second set, Illinois defense kept Eastern Michigan in the negatives for hitting percentage, with numbers dropping to a -.115 while Illinois flirted with a .812 hitting percentage throughout the night. The fact that Illinois managed to keep Eastern Michigan’s percentage so low while AUSTIN YATTONI THE DAILY ILLINI maintaining such a high hitting percentage itself made Illinois setter Jordyn Poulter, left, and middle blocker Ali Bastianelli, right, try to block the ball during the match against Louisville the match the kind that will in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Huff Hall on Saturday. The Illini won 3-1. leave fans talking. Even with usual star attacker Ali Bastianelli having what could be described as an off night, Poulter’s job was made easy by Ashlyn Fleming and Jacqueline Quade — both Illini got eight kills. After continuing its winning ways against Louisville, Illinois is now 30-3 and the target on its back has only gotten larger. However, when speaking to the press, head coach Chris Tamas said Poulter and Fleming seemed nothing short of prepared for the long road ahead. There’s little debate that Illinois volleyball has enjoyed a great run this season. But Eastern Michigan head coach Kimi Olson summed up the feelings of every Illinois fan who had the privilege of being in Huff Hall over the weekend. “Go Illinois,” Olson said. “Go win a championship.”

It is unlikely any team wants to face the Illini at Huff Hall. While the venue is known for its various fan nights — including the ever-popular Stuff Huff and IlliNOISE Night — the crowd for Friday’s NCAA tournament match was nothing short of impressive. Attendance was just over 4,000 and a majority of those present were donning orange and blue. It was an intense crowd that Eastern Michigan had to deal with during its first NCAA tournament appearance in school history, which certainly made the task of winning much tougher. The tourney newcomers had to battle it out in the Mid-American Conference to even make it to the first round, upsetting three favored schools just to punch its ticket to the dance — a respectable feat regardless of conference. However, no team in the MAC could offer the challenges the team staring them down from the other side of the net on Friday could. The Illini are arguably playing some of the best volleyball in the country, and even the most casual follower of NCAA volleyball would have to admit they are a serious contender for a Final Four appearance this year. Friday’s win was the first match of six in the postseason, and the first step toward Minneapolis for Illinois. The momentum behind Illinois is palpable and after the Eastern Michigan game, it looked even more likely that all the pieces are there for the 2018 season to continue for a while longer. While there were stand- @rachelspenc out moments from both the rachels4@dailyillini.com

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In two matches, both decided late in the third period, the Illinois club hockey team suffered back-to-back losses against Davenport. The Illini got on the board early during Friday’s match, with sophomore Thomas Kolaz’s first goal of the evening three minutes into the first period. However, after teddy bears were thrown on to the ice as part of the Illinois club hockey team’s charity event, Davenport began to kick it into gear, responding with two goals to finish the first period up 2-1. A lthough Davenport failed to score during a power play that sent freshman Kacper Ryba to the penalty box, they continued to control the tempo of the game with a momentous second period run, scoring three goals by the 4:22 mark to take a 5-1 lead. “We just weren’t picking guys up in rush situations or in the defensive zone, and that’s the same thing that cost us on Saturday,” said head coach Nick Fabbrini. “We just didn’t have the right coverage.” The Illini found their rhythm in the third period and made the match more competitive. Ilinois had an explosive start to the period behind two early goals by junior Bobby Ernsting and Kolaz to cut the Davenport lead to two. The next 10 minutes would be a drought for both teams, ending with an Illini goal by junior Luke Forfar. Down by just one, Illinois attempted to tie the score, but a late goal from Davenport with minimal time left on the clock proved to be too hard to overcome for

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LINEUP Nichols into the starting lineup for the last stretch of games in 2017. Under wood has continued with lineup experimentation because of the influx of unknowns that come with eight new players on the roster. In the last five games the Illini have put out five different groups of starters, ranging from a three-guard lineup against Notre Dame to a lineup

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Thomas Kolaz challenges for the puck Nov. 2 against Robert Morris. Kolaz scored twice in the Illini’s 6-4 defeat against the Colonials.

Illinois. “Our effort shows that we didn’t quit on Friday,” Fabbrini said. “But again, as soon as we got to 5-4, we blew our coverage, and next thing you know, it’s 6-4 and the game is over.” Davenport was the first on the board in Saturday’s matchup with an early goal, but a response from Ryba

tied the score with just under 6 minutes left in the first. Ryba scored another goal just 40 seconds into the second period to give the Illini a 2-1 lead, while a couple of key saves from Illini junior goalie Jake Barnhart and an energized effort held Davenport scoreless in the second. After holding a five-to-

four advantage on the power play in the third, Illinois was unable to score despite keeping the puck on Davenport’s side of the rink. Shortly after the power play, Davenport responded with a goal midway through the period to tie the score. Neither team scored for the next five minutes until another late goal put Dav-

enport up 3-2 with 4:13 on the clock. A late penalty would give Illinois a chance to convert on the power play, but the Panthers managed to keep the Illini from taking advantage of the mismatch, holding them scoreless for the remainder of the game. After the two losses, the Illini are now 10-9 for the

season, while the Panthers improve to 16-2. “We need to be better,” Fabbrini said. “We need to cut down on the mistakes we’re making and be a better hockey team. We’re just not a great hockey team right now.”

featuring freshman big man Giorgi Bezhanishvili alongside grad transfer big man Adonis De La Rosa. With the Illini heading into the beginning of Big Ten play, Underwood says that the change won’t stop any time soon. “I’m still looking (for a group of five),” Underwood said. “A lot of variables go into that.” Underwood stressed the production from his bench is an important cornerstone for this team, which is something he takes note of.

When the Illini play with their opening game starting five, composed of sophomore Trent Frazier, freshman Ayo Dosunmu, senior Aaron Jordan, Nichols and Bezhanishvili against major competition, the Illini bench has outscored its counterparts 40-27 in two games: Gonzaga and Iowa State in Maui. However, when Illinois has not played its original starting five, the team has been outscored 50-24 on bench points. Nichols has

been a recent centerpiece of Illinois’ bench disparities. Due to his lackluster performance in Maui, the junior found himself outside the starting five after the Iowa State game and has not been back since. “Kipper is a plus-five in our high major games when he plays in the pinch post,” Underwood said. “It’s not so good out on the perimeter. I’m not worried about Kipper on offense; it’s the other end.” Coming off the bench, Nichols has averaged three

points per game against major competition. A not her c on s t a nt for the Illini has been Bezhanishvili, who has started every single game for the Illini. “In practice, we always have different lineups; coach always tries to put different lineups out there to see what will work the best,” Bezhanishvili said. “It’s not really a challenge; we just want to see what lineups will work the best.” But the Illini will need to find that lineup in a

hurry if they want to play their way towards a chance at a tournament berth. Currently, Illinois sits at 2-5, with their two wins coming against Mississippi Valley State and Evansville, and is ranked No. 125 in the NCAA’s new NET rankings. “I like where we are at,” Underwood said. “Instead of going undefeated and playing nobody, at least we know. There’s not gonna be any surprises.”

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WRESTLING ranked opponents. Barone pinned his first opponent, Christian Labrie from Brown, in overtime to move on to the round of 16. In the round of 16, Barone faced No. 5-ranked Ke-Shawn Hayes from Ohio State, who won by a 2-1 decision. A fter losing in the quarter finals, Barone headed to the consolation bracket and faced No. 17-ranked Hunter Willits of Oregon State. Barone beat Willits in a 4-0 decision to finish the day in seventh place. “I knew going into it that it was my last match,” Barone said. “I had seven more minutes left, and I’m done for the weekend. So I just had to go out there and wrestle as hard as I can for seven minutes.” Two Illini wrestlers placed sixth in their brackets. Michael Carr, 14 1- p ou n d redshir t sophomore wrestled all the way until the semifinals, when he faced Jaydin Eierman of Missouri. It was the second time Carr and Eierman had faced off; Eierman won the first time around. In their second encounter, No. 3-ranked Eierman again got the best of Carr by scoring a 5-2 decision. He ad c oac h Ji m Heffernan liked what he saw from junior Travis Piotrowski and 133-pound redshirt-sophomore Dylan Duncan. The Lindenwood O pen ma rked bot h wrestlers’ first action of

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the season, and Heffernan was pleased with how they performed. “Overall, (there were) some positives, but glaring weaknesses in different

spots,” Heffernan said. “Some good wins and progress from a couple of guys, but still need more out of a few others.” Next weekend, the Illini

will travel to DeKalb to compete in a dual meet against Northern Illinois. Heffernan said he’ll likely send the same guys that competed in the Cliff

Keen Invitational, but he’s focused on addressing the weekend’s successes and failures with the team before thinking about NIU.

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DIY in Champaign-Urbana has just gotten a bot more sinister with the opening of new house venue Waluigi’s Mansion. The house hopes to set itself apart in the C-U area for a music-focused experience, independent of the party scene. Jack Moore, Will Smithson, Hugh McBarron and Matthew Waldinger, Jr. operate the house, and the group has had a collective interest and history with the DIY music scene in C-U. Moore has played at other house venues on campus as the drummer of The Telephone Junkies, one of the bands which performed in the house’s DIY debut. On Saturday, the group also had some behind-the-scenes experience with the DIY community. “My brother actually ran Chez BonBon last year, and I would help out with that during the beginning of the year,” Smithson said. Many may wonder how the name Waluigi’s Mansion came about, but Waldinger and Moore explain it simply. “Me and Jack were coming up with house names and I jokingly said Luigi’s Mansion, and he said, ‘No,

Waluigi’s Mansion,’” Waldinger said. “That one never got filtered out when we were going through name possibilities and that’s what we stuck with.” The group’s experiences with the DIY music scene and a passion to keep it alive in C-U inspired the opening of the venue. “We really just like the scene in Urbana and we want to be a part of it,” McBarron said. “A couple of venues ended up closing down after last year, so we just wanted to make sure that there is still this kind of vibrant music scene in Urbana-Champaign,” Smithson added. The group hopes the community will view Waluigi’s Mansion as an alternative to live music in bars while finding its niche along already existing DIY venues. “We’re kind of going off of Blips & Chitz in Champaign,” Waldinger said. “They have a more DIY scene (based on) music. We’re going to be the Urbana side because we’re both pretty far from campus.” “We want someplace on weekends for people to talk about and see music and not have to go to the bars,” Moore added.

The main goal of the operators of Waluigi’s Mansion is to focus on the music while letting bands gain valuable experience at their venue. “We’re just more music-oriented than that party vibe. More than anything it’s about giving bands a place where they can play and show their art,” Smithson said. In addition to being a venue to perform at, Waluigi’s Mansion hopes to offer new artists something tangible they can take with them. “I’m trying to record both film and audio of all the bands in the entire performance,” Waldinger said. “So that the artists that perform and don’t have a studio can have like a live session on Spotify.” As far as genres are concerned, the main focus will be on alternative music, with room for bands in other genres to find their way into the mix. “We’re open for everything, maybe some jazz or hip-hop artists, but it’s our first show so we’ll have to see how this goes first,” Waldinger said. With no immediate plans for future shows, the owners plan to see how the first show on Saturday goes and then they plan from there. “After Saturday, we’re going to feel

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things out and if things go well, we’ll start contacting bands right away,” Waldinger said. “(For the next show), we are going to reach out and try to find touring acts or various people in the town who want to partake.” Waldinger noted if any local artists ever find themselves at Waluigi’s Mansion, they should not hesitate to reach out to the group. “Don’t be afraid to come up and talk to us too and maybe even recommend your band to play,” Waldinger said. Waluigi’s Mansion aims to be a collaborative experience for both the audience and the bands alike. “We’re going to have a big blackboard up with the bands playing tonight and asking for what other artists people would like to see play,” Waldinger said. Following its first show, Waluigi’s Mansion hopes to continue doing house shows for as long as possible and to remain a part of C-U’s DIY community. “We’ve signed the lease for next year, so we’ll hopefully be doing shows there for the next three semesters,” Moore said. mkuhl2@dailyillini.com