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“They just see a package on an unprotected porch and no one else is around, and they’re just like, ‘Oh well, I’m gonna grab that package.’ And by just adding this little barrier of protection drawing attention to them, we think that we could really deter thieves,” Simonaitis said. The team is also working

Cardi B will come to campus on April 25 if students at the University can swipe right on Tinder more times than other schools in the country. The Tinder Swipe Off started with 64 schools competing in six rounds. Schools with the least number of swipes are eliminated each round. Round five will start on Monday, with eight schools competing for the championship round. The other schools still competing in the contest in round four include Princeton University, Harvard University, Boston University, Florida State University, Duke University, Pennsylvania State University and 10 others. “I’ve definitely been swiping, but I won’t swipe on really weird people, but definitely more than I ever have in my entire life,” said Bessie Cohen, sophomore in AHS. According to the Swipe Off rules, the first 200 students who swipe right on a profile made by Tinder that promotes the concert will be attending the concert. “I think we have a pretty good shot (at winning) actually; there’s so many people that go to school here that it actually might happen and so many people are on Tinder,” Cohen said. According to Tinder, the app gets about 1.6 billion swipes per day and has over 20 billion matches.

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Last September, Morgan Leopold, senior in Media, and Alaina Murphy, senior in Business, became victims of a property crime when their house in Champaign was robbed. This property crime was one of the 2,223 reported in Champaign in 2017. The number is part of a recent spike in property crimes. In 2016, 2,981 property crimes were reported in Champaign, which increased by 53 percent from the previous year, according to the Champaign Police Department. According to the FBI, a property crime includes burglary, motor vehicle theft, arson and personal property theft. Leopold said the perpetrator came into their house in Champaign between midnight and 5 a.m., She believes the perpetrator came in through the downstairs front window, which is usually left unlocked. Leopold, Murphy and two other roommates were asleep in the residence at the time. They reported the property crime to the police that morning, but the perpetrator was never found. “I personally was really freaked out at first,” Leopold said. “It just weirded me out that someone was in our house and we had no clue.” Murphy said the perpetrator took her wallet from her desk while she was asleep in the same room. “Even today, I don’t feel as comfortable in my house as I did before,” Murphy said. SEE CRIME | 3A

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Electrical engineering students William Simonaitis, John Graft, Joseph Bianco and John Simonaitis, work on prototyping circuits for Slate Safe at John Graft’s and John Simonaitis’s apartment. Slate Safe attempts to combat package theft from occurring.

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A team of Engineering students have developed a cheap, lightweight and portable device, Slate Safe, that could combat package theft problems. According to a survey done by Xfinity Home, package theft hits nearly one-third of Americans. Slate Safe is a one-byone foot pad for placing

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Aut i sm Aw a r ene ss Month is continuing through the month of April, and University programs, such as The Autism Program, highlight services to assist students and families living with autism. Linda Tortorelli, coordinator of TAP at the University, said it serves as a community resource center for anybody living with or affected by autism, particularly families and professionals. “We provide visual support learning materials. We do consultations with them,” Tortorelli said. “We also connect them to other resources within the community that could help serve them.” Tortorelli said there is often a misunderstanding between intelligence expectations versus social

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a potential thief sees two bikes near each other, one of them is locked up and the other one is completely free. The bike that is completely free is much easier to take than the bike that’s slightly protected,” Simonaitis said. Package theft is a very quick crime, but by adding a protection system, thieves may hesitate from action, he said.

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packages. It incorporates a weight-based and alarmbased detection system, which triggers an alarm if someone steals packages from the pad. John Simonaitis, senior in Engineering and project leader, said Slate Safe is a package deterrence system that works like a locked bike. “The idea is that bike locks only work because

expectations for various situations involving students with autism. “Autism is a developmental disability,” Tortorelli said. “The basis of autism is that it’s a social communication disorder.” She said a person with Down syndrome can comprehend social skills. Thoug h people w ith autism may not have any intellectual disability, the way their brain is wired makes it difficult to learn and to understand social information. Tortorelli said the goal of TAP is to help others understand how a brain with autism is wired. “That becomes eyeopening if people don’t understand that,” Tortorelli said. She added people with autism cannot necessariSEE AUTISM | 3A

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when someone yelled at him. Retail theft was reported at Village Pantry, 1201 N. Mattis Ave., around 7:30 p.m. Thursday. According to the report, the offender was seen stealing cash from the register while working. The offender was later arrested.

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New STEM designations were given to the Master of Accounting Science, Master of Science in Accountancy and Ph.D. in Accountancy at the end of March. The types of skills students learn by studying science, technology, engineering and math subjects are collectively known as STEM, according to the U.S. Department of Education website. Five majors in Business have received STEM designations so far. Jeffrey Brown, dean of Gies College of Business, said in an email they had previously received the designation for Master of Science in Finance and Master of Science in Financial Engineering. “The designation is valuable, so we will apply for it with any program that we believe qualifies,” Brown said. “But as of this moment, we do not have any additional applications pending.” Brooke Elliott, head of the accountancy department, said in an email students who will graduate in May 2018 or later can be eligible for the new program code. “In the 2017-2018 academic year, we launched a new data analytics concentration as part of

Accountancy enrollment at the University Type of degree

Number of international students

Total number of students

Master of Accounting Science

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Master of Science in Accountancy

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Ph.D. in Accountancy

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our graduate accounting program curricula,” Elliott said. “This new course series ... allowed us to request a change in the program code for our graduate accounting programs to a code that is STEM-designated.” Elliott said the Department of Accountancy is continuing to add new courses in data analytics and technology. “The STEM designation is essential to serve a global student population of future leaders in the accounting profession. This designation will allow us to attract and serve the top students in the world,” Elliott said.

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able to leverage new technologies to access and analyze the mass amount of data that is now being produced,” Dailey said. Graduate accounting program curricula deliver deep technical accounting knowledge along with competency in data analytics, she said. Cong Li, a graduate student in accountancy, said in an email this is an exciting change since it is beneficial for international students, especially for students in the Master of Science in Accountancy program. “It is a huge advantage for international students in our program, because we have more chances to obtain work permits and therefore stay in the U.S.,” Li said. International students can work at least 24 months legally in America after getting their STEM degrees. Li said the new STEM desig n at ion show s accountancy education is heading toward a more competitive level in the future. “This is a big development for the accountancy education and I believe that our program will have more appliers next year because of this move,” Li said.

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Study shows vocational interest gap between genders study and doctoral student in psychology. More than 20,000 people participated in a metaanalysis of 49 longitudinal studies on occupational interests. The study shows interest tends to decrease around the time of early adolescence, but increase in later adolescence. “Over the course of the lifespan, the biggest gender differences are in early adolescence, so kids are in sixth, seventh and eighth grade. And then after that period, they tend to kind

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A University study on gender differences in occupational interests may help pinpoint when to introduce gender diversity programs in schools, to increase female involvement in male-dominated fields. “If you were to give kids an interest inventory when they are 10 or 11 years old, and then again when they’re 14, interests tend to become more gendered over that time,” said Kevin Hoff, first author of the

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of decrease gradually, but not necessarily cross over, so there are still going to be gender differences throughout the lifespan,” Hoff said. The decrease in gender differences concerning occupational interests during later adolescence is because people are experiencing more events and relationships, said James Rounds, second author of the study and professor in educational psychology. “For men, what happens is that sooner or later, they get involved with relation-

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Property Crimes in Champaign from 2010-2017 Champaign has seen a recent hike in property crimes over the past couple years, resulting in the creation of the Property Crimes Unit through the Champaign Police Department.

Damage (billions)

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Year

Numer of property crimes

Amount of damage

2010

2,409

$352,723,800

2011

2,270

$801,360, 670

2012

2,335

$1,882,190

2013

2,094

$10,150,389

2014

2,143

$1,340,464

2015

2,271

$1,189,780

2016

2,981

$1,221,754,669

2017

2,223

$1,541,174

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ships. And these relationships mean they may have a family, and they may have kids, and they also have to work in a context with other people,” Rounds said. “So partly what I think we are seeing here is that men are starting to become much more interested in people, and we think that has to do with the roles that they play.” Inversely, women tend to develop occupational interests in things that are not socially-oriented. “I’ve definitely run

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CRIME From 2005 to 2013, Champaign experienced a downward trend in the number of reported home and auto burglaries, according to the CPD. In 2013, Champaign saw the lowest number of property crimes reported in 27 years. However, two years later this rate started to increase again, and in 2016, this number spiked to the highest number reported since 1999. The spike in 2016 caused $1,221,754,669 worth of property damage in Champaign. This number is a large increase compared with $1,189,780 worth of property damage reported in 2015, according to the CPD. Because of this spike in property crimes, the city allocated $300,000 from its budget to start the Property Crimes Unit, which came into existence starting Oct. 1, 2017. Detective Jody Cherry, member of the Property Crime Unit, said in an email the unit has made over 80 felony arrests since its inception in October. “We have seen a decrease in the number of reported burglaries since the inception of the unit but it’s too early to attribute that solely to the effectiveness of the unit,” Cherry said. Griffet credits the 2016 hike in property crimes to the lack of resources. Before the Property Crimes Unit existed, the police department did not have enough manpower or time to dedicate to just property crimes. Griffet said they started getting out of control. The Property Crimes Unit is only temporary, Griffet said. The city could not allocate enough money to fund the unit for more than a year. Griffet said many property crimes are committed by repeat offenders. Having

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a unit designated to investigate these crimes helps find the people who continually get away with it. As of March 5, the Property Crimes Unit has recovered about $60,000 worth of stolen property, according to Cherry. Often times, the Property Crimes Unit gets information from local pawn shops. Griffet said it’s likely a perpetrator will sell stolen items to pawn shops in the area. “Pawn shops are required by state law and city ordinance to report all property taken in on pawn or purchased,” Cherry said. “They must provide the police department with a list of that

“Even today, I don’t feel as comfortable in my house as I did before.” ALAINA MURPHY SENIOR IN BUSINESS

overnight. The perpetrators left footprints in fresh snow. “I was able to follow the footprints of the folks and kind of trace their steps,” Hunt said. “They had been walking up to everybody’s front door and checking the front door and walking to everybody’s car and checking the cars up and down the entire street.” Hunt said he could tell two people were checking unlocked doors just by looking at the tracks. When the perpetrators got to his car, the footprints stopped. Hunt filed a police report with the CPD that morning. He said the police followed up pretty quickly, but Hunt knew it might be a few days before he would see his car again, if at all. Hunt said he didn’t want to wait for the police to get back to him, so he took matters into his own hands and reached out in Facebook groups to see if anyone had seen his car. Someone a few blocks away noticed Hunt’s car parked in front of their house. The car was recovered, but not without some damage. Hunt said what really hurt though wasn’t the cost of the damage, but the fear of someone breaking in again. “I’ve grown up here my whole life and just to know that that would happen in my neighborhood, in a place where I grew up, it’s just disheartening,” Hunt said. Griffet said most property crimes happen the same way Hunt’s car was stolen. The majority of perpetrators go door-to-door checking for property that is unlocked. “A lot of people feel very violated and rightly so, but there are things that we can do to prevent some of that,” Griffet said. “You can keep your car locked. Don’t leave your belongings in plain view. Keep your private residence locked.”

property within 24 hours and they have to hold it for a minimum of 72 hours before they can resell it.” Cherry said the majority of property crimes occur because homes and cars are left unlocked in his time investigating property crimes. He estimates that about 75 percent of vehicle burglaries occur because the car was left unlocked, whereas unlocked homes account for about 25 percent of burglaries. This is exactly what happened to Jeremy Hunt, Champaign resident, in February 2018. Hunt said his son accidentally left the car keys inside Hunt’s car after retrieving his school bag the night before. When Hunt woke up early the next morning, his car was gone. Hunt said he was one of the first people outside in the morning after it snowed paeth2@dailyillini.com

AUTISM ly read all body languages or understand when other people’s thoughts differ from theirs. TAP also helps people with autism learn what comes naturally to people without autism. “As long as they have any kind of verbal language, we can work with them that way,” Tortorelli said. Kelsey Linnig, director of events for Best Buddies at the University, said the group helps raise awareness about disabilities and leads an advocacy lesson each meeting about interacting with people with disabilities in a respectful way. “As with all people with disabilities, it is important to remember the worth, value and ability of people with autism,” Linnig said. “So often we hear people say that an individual struggles with autism, and while there are challenges, the pity that comes with saying struggles with is degrading and disrespectful.” Tortorelli said she wants the University to entertain

into some girls that have expressed interest in learning computer science; however, a lot of it is the time and feeling like it was too late to join in on that, but it is really not,” said Ema Milojkovic, sophomore in Engineering. When Milojkovic helped organize a Girls Who Code club in high school, many senior students in stages of later adolescence were interested in joining. Although there may still be gender disparity in certain majors and vocational

interests, there is a presence of female communities within stereotypically male-dominated majors, she said. “I’m in computer science and it is very male-dominated. That being said, I do have a community of girls ... which is awesome, and all the girls there are super friendly. But looking around a classroom, I notice that there aren’t many girls around me,” she said.

the concept of neurodiversity more on campus. “People talk about diversity on campus but we don’t talk about neurodiversity,” Tortorelli said. “They are not less than; they just have a different way of viewing the world.” She said that if an individual is acting abnormally, people should keep in mind their brains may be

able to move forward and lose the stigmas attached to disabilities and start to celebrate the amazing accomplishments of those with autism,” Linnig said. Colleen McBrady, president of Best Buddies, said they have an individual who has more severe autism than others. His mother expressed to them that he does not have many friends and typically spends his week and weekend nights at home. “Since Best Buddies, he is able to expand his social circle by attending the events we hold such as attending Curtis Apple Orchard, sporting events, the Buddy Ball and more,” McBrady said. “His mother told me that the friendship that has been created from Best Buddies has changed his life.” Linnig said it is important to remember people with autism are not defined by their disability. “So often an individual’s abilities are remarkable, and if you have a closed mindset you will miss out on getting to know some of the most unique and amazing people,” Linnig said.

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wired differently, instead of labeling them as rude or odd. Linnig said she thinks it is important for the University to continue pushing for the society to be more inclusive of people with intellectual disabilities. “More than anything, it is important that society is rnwood2@dailyillini.com

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CARDI B Cohen said she and everyone she knows would be excited if the University won the concert. Tinder is only counting right swipes that occur on campus and “no right swipes completed off-campus will be counted, even if completed by an eligible participant.” To be eligible, participants must have an active Tinder account and must be able to provide proof of attendance to the respected school. Creating this contest and promoting it is a good way for Tinder to gain back a lot of popularity, Cohen said. “There are a lot of other dating apps, so I think if Tinder’s popularity is going down it’d be a good way to get a billion people swiping and really into it,” she said. Some of her friends have even only downloaded Tinder because they heard about the contest, Cohen PHOTO COURTESY OF TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE said. “It’s a good way to get Cardi B at the 2018 Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala on January people on the app.” 27 at the Sheraton New York Times Square. Universities could sjboyle2@dailyillini.com

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SLATE SAFE on a deluxe version of Slate Safe that adds some additional features to the core system, including a motion censor and a camera. John Graft, senior in Engineering, said the deluxe version includes a passive infrared motion censor that detects movement within a certain radius of the device. If movements are detected, then it sends signals to the camera, which takes a picture of the person, and the picture would quickly be sent to the user’s phone through an app. The basic version with-

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out the camera feature would cost approximately $30, and the deluxe version would cost about $100. “The balance is that we can provide better protections to these packages easily, but are people going to be willing to pay for that? Are they willing to spend $100 that robust or would they rather spend $20 to get that little peace of mind and protect from those smaller thieves,” Simonaitis said. Figuring out regulation in privacy of whether it constitutes as surveillance is another important aspect. Zipeng Wang, graduate student in aerospace engineering and teaching assistant for the project, said there are some privacy

concerns with the camera feature. People do not like their pictures being taken without notice. “As an engineer, a lot of time you focus on the engineering aspect and you forget a lot of other aspects like regulation passing,” Wang said. “You can have a perfect working product but your product can be stopped at a regulation site.” At this stage, the team is assembling a working prototype for the kickstarter campaign to see if people other than themselves would have strong interests and would be willing to invest in this product. mengjia2@dailyillini.com

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Trump’s wall will extinguish America’s light LUCAS OSWALD COLUMNIST

resident Donald Trump won the 2016 election on his promise to “Make America Great Again.” One of his most controversial ideas remains building a wall on the southern border of the United States, separating us both physically and metaphorically from Mexico. He views the completion of this wall as the fulfillment of his campaign vow to crack down on illegal immigration, specifically from our southern Hispanic counterparts. However, the wall is more an emblem of border security than an actual way to stop immigrants from crossing into the country illegally. Many individuals simply overstay vacation or work visas after they enter the country. This trend has increased dramatically since 2007, and by the latest estimates, 42 percent of undocumented residents are classified as “overstays,” who have vastly outnumbered illegal border crossings in the U.S. in the last decade. Since people on visas technically enter the country legally, a wall certainly will not keep them out, especially since, last time I checked, planes definitely fly over walls. Thus, the purpose of President Trump’s wall is reduced to a mere symbol;

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a $21.6 billion symbol. But what does it symbolize? Border security? Rising tensions between nations? Hate? Intolerance? How about a nation of immigrants barring entry to more immigrants? How’s that for hypocrisy. And now, on top of all this, Trump ordered the National Guard on

Wednesday to begin patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border until the wall’s construction is complete. He has effectively militarized a peaceful border, promoting an image of an America prone to hatred, intolerance and fear toward immigrant groups. I am not arguing that we should actively allow

undocumented immigrants into the nation. I am not even saying we should pardon those living among us now. There is a system in place that individuals can use to gain true and legal status as an American citizen, and everyone should have to follow the same rules for the safety of the nation and its current

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We all have those days studying or running an errand or going out with your friends — but failCOLUMNIST ing to do so for no good reason. It’s obvious that it’s impractical to constarted the semester tinue on just doing nothwith a rush of energy. I ing, but breaking the cycle was eating breakfast in and finding motivation is the morning and showharder than it looks. ing up to class half an Preachy articles on the hour early. I sat in the very internet about how to stop front row, taking detailed procrastinating or how notes in fresh notebooks, to find motivation always staining my fingers with tell you to make lists or blue gel ink. I watched plans, or break large projevery prelecture and ects into smaller chunks. every screencast, and I While that’s all good did my homework the day advice, following through it was assigned instead of is the hardest part. Spendthe day it was due. ing two hours making a Reconciling my startperfectly organized and of-semester self with the tastefully color-coded hollow shell I’ve become study plan for finals week is an exercise in futility. is an accomplishment, I’m over here barely glanc- but if you spend half the ing at the problem set time you’re supposed to before consulting Yahoo be studying making new Answers, showing up to and improved versions of lecture with nothing but your master plan, you’re my iClicker and my phone, just making the problem rushing through my preworse. lab five minutes before lab An article from Brown starts. University’s Counseling The motivated, optimis- and Psychological Servictic, regular-meal-eating es department points out person I used to be seems that “‘lack of motivation’ like a dream I would have is a relative term.” Most of right before waking up us are motivated enough to realize math lecture is to do at least the bare minalready half over and I’m imum to succeed. The defstill in bed. inition of success, though, It’s hard to find the keeps shifting, either for motivation to do anybetter or for worse, and thing, even if those things keeping up feels like more are actively enjoyable. and more of an impossiI always end up making ble challenge. It’s true that excuses. I’m convinced being internally motivatthat if I drag myself to all ed usually works better my classes, then it’s OK if than an external motivaI do whatever I want for tor, but trying to find that the rest of the day. This internal motivation to do convoluted reward sysyet another WebAssign is tem justifies whiling away definitely an uphill climb. whole days watching NetI’m not sure what the flix or messing with some solution is. I do know it’s DJ app for hours, and just going to be different for lying in bed after I wake everyone. But finding soliup, scrolling on my phone darity in being unmotiuntil I fall asleep again. vated provides a strangely All this for barely meeting comforting feeling, like the bar. phone screens in the dark It’s easy to write off a after you and your roomlack of effort on a lack of mate gave up on homeinterest, or even a lack of work and decided to call it ability, except one of the a night. worst feelings is knowing you wanted to do Sandhya is a freshman in LAS. something — whether it’s ssivak3@dailyillini.com SANDHYA SIVAKUMAR

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ireille Knoll was 9 years old when she fled her home in the French Capital and survived the Vel’ d’Hiv roundup of 9,000 adults and 4,000 children of Jewish descent during the Holocaust. After the war, she married a man who survived the Auschwitz camp and rebuilt a life with him back in France. She lived there until last week, when she, at 85 years old, was stabbed 11 times and partly burned to death. The murder is being investigated as driven by “membership, real or supposed, of the victim of a particular religion.” Despite living a simple life in a subsidized-rent apartment, one of the men accused of being an attacker told the other suspect, “She is a Jew, she must have money,” according to French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb. The media quickly jumped to cover this brutal attack, asking how an act like this could be possible in the 21st century, asking how we have not yet learned to heed the call of “Never Again.” The reality goes much further than this attack. In Myanmar, the Rohingya. In Sudan, the Darfuris. In South Sudan, the Nuer. In Iraq and Syria, the Christians and the Yazidis. These are just a glimpse of the genocides still raging today, where people are being targeted and killed for their ethnic backgrounds and religious beliefs. These incidents beg a question: Why are we surprised that an act like what occurred in France is still occurring? Holocaust Remembrance Day is just around the cor-

residents. However, building a wall and placing soldiers with guns and tanks along the border creates an image of an America that doesn’t want immigrants at all. One that neglects the oppressed and mistreated instead of welcoming them with open arms. One that refuses to grant the

basic opportunity and liberty granted to all people at birth. People should not be denied access to the amazing privileges and beauty of the United States, especially not because they were born on the other side of a wall. Inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty, America’s token of freedom and justice, are these words: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” Is this not an American motto? Were our ancestors not accepted and taken under the wing of the same country in which we now reside? Refusing this same acceptance our ancestors enjoyed to new families cannot be justice. We must realize America is here as a beacon of hope to a dark world full of dictators, war, squalor, hunger and crime. America is the flame of liberty, supposed to brighten the world. We cannot blame immigrants for desiring the same golden glow within which we live every day. It’s the land of the free and the home of the brave. So why do we fear extending that freedom to more of those who wish it? A beacon surrounded by walls cannot give off light.

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ner, from Wednesday night through Thursday. In Israel, at 10 a.m. on Thursday, an air raid siren will go off for two minutes, and all activity in the state will cease. People will stand in silence wherever they are. Those in cars will park, and people will stand outside next to their cars until the siren stops. On March 28, thousands marched to Knoll’s apartment door. Her murder, two weeks before Holocaust Remembrance Day, makes her death resonate even more. This week, individuals around the world will commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day. However, it doesn’t taken an official day of remembrance to call attention to global atrocities. On campus, different RSOs have and will be honoring the victims of other genocides, trying to help however they can

In April 2017, the Illinois Department of Jewish Studies held an event titled Spaces of Remembering the Armenian Genocide. In November 2017, campus groups including the Muslim American Society Urbana-Champaign held a Run for Rohingya 5k. Sunday, April 1, the society held a Rohingya Relief Benefit Dinner.” Even with all these efforts to educate the public on the horrific truth behind genocides, there is not enough being done to ensure a conclusive end to the reality we are witnessing of those that are ongoing. For “Never Again” to be upheld, we need to create a conscious decision as a society, as a generation and as students on this University campus to play a role in finding that future. We have seen, too many times on this campus, hate targeting religious groups.

We have seen and read antiMuslim graffiti. We have seen anti-Semitic swastikas painted on campus property. To suggest the world learned from its past is a fallacy. Our world is struggling in so many places and in so many manners. Two weekends ago, Jewish communities around the world began the celebration of Passover. At the same time, Christian families celebrated Easter. These two holidays both speak the messages that people cannot be silenced and that the world can be redirected. Holocaust Remembrance Day provides an opportunity to continue this mindset and commit ourselves to taking the steps necessary to shape a future to believe in. Hayley is a junior in ACES. nagelb2@dailyillini.com

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Positive Illini spreads happiness, life tips to students BY ISABELLA ARQUILLA STAFF WRITER

In the midst of rainy days, midterms and stressful all-nighters, the members of Positive Illini aim to spread positivity campus-wide. In weekly meetings, members of Positive Illini discuss themes related to maintaining a positive attitude and learning strategies for how to live a happier life. Meetings typically include a TED talk on a topic related to living a happier life, followed by an activity. Activities allow members to leave the meeting carrying with them something that they can do on their own to improve their lives or make themselves more positive. The topics covered in the meetings are all based on research in the field of positive psychology. The goal of this field is to research methods to enhance one’s life by finding strategies to live happier. Brett Cohen, junior in LAS, founded the registered student organization at the beginning of 2017 after being inspired by a YouTube channel called SoulPancake. The channel features videos of different people out on the street participating in activities, following along to show how gratitude improves happiness. “I remember watching those (videos) in high school and loving them, and always thinking that I would love to recreate those one day,” Cohen said. In addition to inspiring its members to live a more positive life, the RSO aims to spread this positivity into the campus community. The club participates in external events that it hopes will spread happiness and maybe even make someone’s day. For Halloween, the clubs put on a “reverse trick-or-treating” event at the UGL. They passed out candy and KIND bars to students. “Doing an event like that helped me connect with the people there. I am probably

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CU COMEDIAN will have a conversation and I’ll say, ‘Oh that’s great,’ and I’ll write it on a Post-It.” As of now, Foley has performed in seven states with Topeka, Kansas, and Springfield, Missouri, next on the list. Most shows he books aren’t paid, and if money does come his way, it is usually as a surprise. Although, according to Foley, now is the time for him to pay his dues. “Right now if a club cannot pay me, I’m perfectly OK with that,” Foley said. “I just want to get on stage as much as possible.” Foley is continually making a push to find shows in surrounding states and has set a goal to perform in 12 different states by the end of the calendar year. The idea of setting long term and short term goals for Foley is really what keeps him going. He feels extremely new to the industry and feels like he needs to increase not only the number of shows he is doing, but also the quality of his shows. He tries to get on stage for an open mic night every other week to try out new material. To Foley, there is no place he would have rather gained his footing in the comedy world. He praises Champaign-Urbana for its supportive community and dedicated fans. “I can’t really put my finger on it,” Foley said. “It’s having talented comedians who are

never going to see them again. I don’t know should use this club to help me.’” anything about them,” said Mila Lipinski, In addition to weekly meetings and exterfreshman in FAA and Positive Illini member. nal events, the group enjoys collaborating “But for that one moment, making them like with other RSOs and getting involved in ‘Ah yes, candy!’ That was something that just service. kind of warmed my heart.” They’ve collaborated with the UndergradRight before Thanksgiving, the club uate Psychology Association, the Leaderpassed out free hot chocolate on the Main ship Center and Stress Management Peers. Quad. And in exchange for the hot choco- To give back to the community, they have late, people had to tell them what they were helped with food packing and participated grateful for. If they were willing, they would in iHelp Campus Community Day of Sercall somebody and tell them why they were vice. This month, they will be volunteering grateful for that person. for the Special Olympics. “We had people come back up to us later “We’re kind of open to doing anything, in the day saying like, ‘Hey, I called my mom especially when we all get to do it together. earlier when I was here and she just It’s super fun,” said Gillian Rowe, texted me how much she apprefreshman in DGS. ciated it,’ so it really just Rowe serves as vice spreads,” Cohen said. president of morale In fall 2017, the club for Positive Illini. She made its first appeardiscovered the club ance at Quad Day. on Quad Day and Cohen said he was started attendastounded when ing week ly nearly 300 stumeetings with dents signed up her friends for the RSO’s because of email list. the enjoyable “It was really atmosphere. funny because “I mean, I we would get couldn’t have b ot h end s asked for a of the specbetter group trum,” he said. of people. They “ You would all want to be get people who there and they were like, ‘I’m all want to help really positive, cheer you up if this sounds like you’re feeling the perfect club down,” Rowe for me,’ and then said. you would get Cohen said people like, ‘I’m many freshreally negative, I LOGO COURTESY OF POSITIVE ILLINI men in the

club have approached him saying this club is the best thing they joined their freshman year, and that it helped them feel welcome on campus. “We talk a lot about those kinds of themes and topics of transitioning into college and how to keep that positive attitude through that hard transition,” Cohen said. Lipinski chose to come to the University to be part of a crowd, to be something greater than herself. She said that the Positive Illini helps her still have a small community within that crowd. “I’m interacting with a smaller group of people, but I’m also reaching out to a wider group of people, and that makes me feel like I’m making a difference,” Lipinski said. When starting this club, Cohen figured there would be people that would enjoy it, but finding out that people have actually benefitted from the club has really inspired him. “The most rewarding part is just hearing how it actually impacted people, because a lot of our members, as you probably could guess, are really positive and like to show their gratitude,” Cohen said. “So, it doesn’t surprise me that a lot of them have come up and said how much they appreciate this club.” Lipinski said the Positive Illini is not just about being positive all the time and they are not trying to change anyone. “I think it is a good exercise in perspectivetaking, both in your situation and in other people’s situations. And even if you are not especially positive or don’t care to be, there are still ways you can learn,” Lipinski said. “Yesterday, we talked about healthy habits. You don’t have to necessarily be a super positive person to decide to go to the gym and things like that. There are lessons that are applicable to people no matter what their mindset is.”

friends with one another, who are trying to Over the course of years it just kind of migratsupport one another.” ed to Jesse is the front thing of everything.” Champaign-Urbana’s comedy scene was The two brothers have a history of working nonexistent almost a decade ago. If it wasn’t together. Before committing themselves full for the rise of C-U Comedy, Foley wouldn’t be time to the Champaign-Urbana area, Jesse where he is today. and Justin had a long-running stint in proJesse and Justin Tuttle are twin brothers fessional wrestling. From around the age of who have been working the entertainment 17 to 30, the two toured around the United industry for a long time. Both with a passion States to perform as a World Wrestling Enterfor comedy, the two decided in 2009 to start tainment duo. up a small business. The two didn’t work At first, the Tuttles directly with the WWE just wanted a name but performed a very brand to attribute their similar style of enterwork to. C-U Comedy tainment. Shows would was catchy enough, and be in front of thouit was localized which, sands, and the two are according to Jesse, was certain the experience CLAY FOLEY key to getting the comhas helped them find STAND-UP COMEDIAN munity behind them. success in stand-up “We started C-U comedy and with C-U Comedy just as an Comedy. umbrella to put everything under,” Jesse said. “The businesses aren’t really that different,” “And then we built a brand. It started with a Jesse said. “You want to have different styles; once a week open mic and now it’s sometimes you want to have different characters; you three to four shows a week.” want to have different presentations, which Now the two have fallen into their own is kind of what stand-up is.” roles. As Justin describes it, he has become The Tuttles’ long reign in the entertainment much more of an employee with Jesse taking industry has helped them shape the Chamover as the head of the business. paign-Urbana twin cities into a more desir“It started equal; I hate doing the handshak- able comedy location. Plenty of mid-tier proing and talking to each individual person,” fessional comedians who have performed on Justin said. “There is just so much involved late night talk shows and in larger cities will in the promotional aspects I don’t like to do. make a stop in the community now because

of C-U Comedy. In his recent quest for booking performances, Foley claimed he has had some decent success because of the opportunities given to him by C-U Comedy. “I had pretty good luck,” Foley said. “I owe a lot to Jesse and Justin Tuttle for taking me under their wing.” Foley has said the Tuttle brothers have been responsible for getting him shows and bettering his understanding of how performing comedy works. The amount of effort Foley has put into his comedy hasn’t gone unnoticed either. “Clay is very productive in getting himself booked,” Jesse said. “A lot of people kind of wait for people to contact them, he has been very out there. He drives a lot to open mics, he makes it work, I wish everyone had that intuition.” As for Foley, he will continue to drive to places like Topeka and Springfield, not expecting any compensation other than in the form of laughs. But even if the laughs do not come one night, Foley has changed enough to realize it’s okay. “I’m 41 years old and my entire life I have been the type of person that needs to be constantly reassured and loved by everyone,” Foley said. “Over the past year and a half of doing stand-up comedy, you have to accept the path that people won’t like you.”

“I had pretty good luck. I owe a lot to Jesse and Justin Tuttle for taking me under their wing.”

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Boneyard Arts Festival incorporates art, business BY MEGAN BRADLEY STAFF WRITER

People who attend art festivals may be used to walking up and down street blocks and looking at art housed in white tents. One local art festival happening this weekend brings a unique twist to the traditional art festival. The Boneyard Arts Festival is from ThursdaySunday and takes place in over 100 venues. Stores, restaurants, salons and other spaces will be hosting one or more artists for people to see their artwork and to interact with the artists. The art festival is hosted by 40 North, the Champaign County Arts Council. “These spaces all get transformed by art for the weekend, so when people go out and explore, they not only discover new artists and performers, but they also discover new venues,” said Kelly White, the executive director of 40 North. People will have the opportunity to see many kinds of 2-D or 3-D art at the festival, White said. Along with the traditional artwork, there will also be experimental opportunities for people to experience art and artists, such as blacksmiths doing demonstrations. One of the first things 40 North does in preparation for the festival is choose a signature image. This year’s image was created by Lisa Kesler and is titled “Happiness 2.” “It’s an exciting honor. My painting is representing all of the artists in the community, and I hope it gives the public an idea of the variety of art that will be on view over the weekend,” Kesler wrote in an email. Kesler’s piece was chosen by a jury which included the previous signature artist and will be featured on all marketing materials for the arts festival. It will also be displayed in 40 North. The artist and the venue together will often decide which pieces will be displayed at which venue. Certain venues are looking for a specific type of artwork, and some are open to hosting any piece. Dana Overman’s pieces will be hosted at Grovestone and TK Salon as well as part of a photography exhibition. “I’m looking forward to experiencing community through the number of art-

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Local children partake in outdoor activities offered at the Boneyard Arts Festival in downtown Champaign. This year’s festival will be held Thursday-Sunday, and more than 100 venues will be hosting local artists’ work and activities for visitors to enjoy.

ists’ receptions I’m having at the venues displaying my art,” Overman said. “Sharing my work in the place that I live... I think this will be especially rewarding.” The Boneyard Arts Festival typically takes place over the University’s Moms Weekend so students have a unique opportunity to view art around town with their moms. Artists and venues can build relationships that benefit each of them as well as the community. “It is up to each artist to decide how and where they would like to display their work,” Kesler wrote. “This results in lots of creative exhibits of visual art and interesting performances of music and other kinds of performing arts.” White said having an art show throughout the county is beneficial for the community and for people who go to the shows because having people viewing art in local

businesses enables them to feel more comfortable. “It’s in places that are very approachable and places that you feel very comfortable in,” White said. “I think it makes it a more inclusive experience to see the art.” Businesses that are hosting art will be marked with a flag so everyone will know they are participating in the festival, and each business participating will have the festival map. The Boneyard Arts Festival is a great opportunity for artists, vendors and members of the community to experience art together. “By having a communitybased arts festival, we are building bridges, connecting people, strengthening relationships and developing a community rich in the understanding and acceptance of each other,” Overman said. meganmb2@dailyillini.com

Champaign comedian embraces new success in stand-up BY ELI SCHUSTER SPORTS EDITOR

Clay Foley is 41 years old and, according to him, in a mid-life crisis. In May 2016, Foley decided to do something he never considered doing before. He didn’t buy a motorcycle. He didn’t get a tattoo. Instead, he got on stage at a local open mic and performed stand-up comedy. The past few years have been full of some rather large

life events. Before beginning stand-up comedy, Foley’s marriage ended, he quit his job and debated moving away from the Champaign-Urbana area altogether, where he has resided for around 12 years. In 2006, he interviewed for a position with the Champaign County Humane Society. A position he said fell into his lap, as Foley had no teaching or law enforcement background. For the next 10 years, Fol-

ey would go on to provide educational outreach to the community on proper animal care. He traveled to preschools, colleges and local events to spread the word. It was a job he loved. But it was also a job Foley got sick of, and he felt that with his life changing, it was time to move on. He first realized that taking a stab at stand-up comedy wasn’t a bad idea toward the end of his time at the humane society.

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Performing stand-up comedy is often a bucket list item, according to Foley. However, he doesn’t view it that way. “I started because I thought that I might be good at it,” Foley said. “I wanted to prove to myself that I could be successful at it. I wanted to prove to myself I could do it, and I’m still in the process by the way.” Eventually, Foley decided to prove it to himself at the Clark Bar in Champaign. Every Wednesday and Thurs-

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day, Champaign-Urbana Comedy, a local performance and booking company, holds an open mic night event. Since his first show at the bar, his love for the art form has only grown. Being on stage for Foley and making people laugh has become his passion. In fact, it’s something he finds himself thinking about around the clock. “I don’t really have hobbies,” Foley said. “I have

obsessions.” While he would love to be making a living as a comedian, reality sets in five days a week as he works for a printing company in Champaign. His workmates are well aware of his passion though, as even at work Foley is always looking for the next great bit to try out on stage. “My co-workers are used to me writing,” Foley said. “We SEE CU COMEDIAN | 5A

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Illini shine at Jim Click shootout BY JARED FARMER STAFF WRITER

The Illini men’s track and field team rode a string of solid performances from juniors Jonathan Wells and Devin Quinn, as well as senior David Kendziera ,to a second-place team finish at the Jim Click Shootout in Arizona. Quinn’s 100- and 200-meter runs, Kendziera’s 110 a nd 400-meter hurdles and Well’s long and highjump earned all three of them two event titles each. Additional victories from juniors Denis O’Callaghan and Dan Lathrop gave Illinois eight victories and 161 points. Arizona won the team competition with 171 points. “Those three guys scored 68 non-relay points, and that’s outstanding,” said head coach Mike Turk. “The performances they put up were national-level performances, so those three were particularly outstanding today.” Marking 24’10” to start the competition, Wells set an outdoor personal best by clearing an additional inch and three quarters on his final attempt, finishing 24’11.75.” Competition on the track began with the 110-meter hurdles, where Kendziera took home his first victory of the day with a time of 13.52 seconds. The victory yesterday marked the third straight for Kendziera this season. Wells, who hadn’t run a 110-meter hurdle race in two years, finished just under half a second behind Kendziera with a personal-best time of 13.97 seconds, to take the second place spot. After that, Devin Quinn made his debut in the afternoon as the anchor for the 4x100-meter relay. The Illini finished first with a time of 39.99 seconds, making this the second time of the season that the unit ran a time under 40 seconds. Ju n ior Dennis O’Callaghan became the SEE TRACK | 3B

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Illinois running back Reggie Corbin carries the ball down the field during the spring scrimmage at Memorial Stadium on Saturday.

Spring training shows potential for fall BY TATIANIA PERRY STAFF WRITER

To conclude the spring season, the Illini football team split into two teams for a scrimmage in front of faithful fans and plenty of recruits. The roster was team Butkus rocking the orange and team Grange decked out in blue. In a rather impressive show by the offensive line, Grange took the win 38-3. The team has been running routes and getting to know the fresh-look offense that new offensive coordinator Rod Smith has implemented. Junior Reggie Corbin and sophomore Ra’Von Bonner were the top two in the scoring field, as Bonner gained nearly 200 yards for two touchdowns while Corbin closed to a 75-yard

touchdown. “Reggie Corbin can make you miss in open field,” said head coach Lovie Smith. “We saw some good things (on the field). When it’s offense verse defense, someone is going to look good and someone isn’t; we did have a bit of concern in that way.” Even with slight disappointment from the defense, the scrimmage was only a taste of what is to come for the season, and Smith is confident that it is a positive progression. “Our guys feel like they can move the ball,” Smith said. “We are heading in the right direction, but we still have a ways to go.” Sophomore quarterback Cam Thomas plays quite the vital role in moving the

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ball. Throughout spring ball, he has had a good amount of one-on-one training with Rod Smith. Lovie Smith said the solo attention is something that Thomas has really taken advantage of. “Part of his development is getting as many reps as possible,” Lovie Smith said. “Cam has been in every situation; he’s been leading our team.” Although Thomas feels strange telling the older guys what to do, he said they have been quite welcoming of his leadership role and trust his judgment. For the receivers, they have spent a lot of the offseason getting to know Thomas. “Regardless of who the receiver is, I’ve got the chemistry to make it work, so I

felt pretty good out there,” Thomas said. The running backs Bonner and Corbin appreciate Thomas’ dual-threat abilities, as they feel like it gives them more room to work. When the quarterback signees officially come to campus, there will be five quarterbacks on scholarship, so Thomas’ one-on-one work may diminish. Although, Thomas isn’t worried, and he is focused on getting bigger in his time off. As for running back Bonner, he is confident in his offensive line. “We are gonna be in shape,” Bonner said. “The opposing defenses will not when we get down here in the red zone, and they get tired, we’ll just run in the

end zone.” The tempo change seemed to be the biggest difference for the Illini and one that they seem to enjoy, Bonner said. In addition, a lot of general growth has taken place throughout the spring. “We were young last year,” Bonner said. “Nick Allegretti was the only upperclassmen on the line, but everyone has grown and matured on and off the field.” Although spring ball only offers a taste of what is to come in the fall, the team is confident this showcase will be enough to share a simple fact as Thomas puts it: “Littyville’s got something special.” @tati_perry14 tp3@dailyillini.com

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Illinois crush wolverines Illinois retains perfect Big Ten conference record

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Taylor Ewards throws a pitch during Illinois’ home game against Maryland on Saturday.

Illini sweep weekend series BY BRIAN BINZ STAFF WRITER

First, it was getting back on the field, but now, for Illinois pitcher Taylor Edwards, it’s about staying off as much as she can. After coming back from an eye injury, Edwards now has a different focus. “Our fans come to watch our hitters; they don’t come to watch defense,” Edwards said. “Get in, get out as soon as I can, and I know I’ve done my job.” She didn’t have much problem staying on the field, giving up no earned runs on the weekend and helping Illi-

nois win its second game in the series 7-1 over Maryland. Edwards pitched a fiveinning one-hit shutout on Friday and, behind an eightrun second inning, the Illini dominated the Terps, winning by the run-ahead rule after the fifth. “She’s comfortable,” said head coach Tyra Perry. “It was one of the best performances we’ve seen her have.” The Illini chased the Terps’ pitcher, Ryan Denhart, loading the bases thanks to some fielding errors before Kiana Sherlund and Bella Loya had extra-base hits to add up

four of the team’s eventual eight runs in that inning. Carly Thomas put the icing on the cake, scoring on a fielder’s choice to push the score to 11-0. Edwards closed out the rest of the game. Maryland offered more resistance on Saturday, but the Illini again jumped on them early. A three-run first inning set the stage for later, when a two-out single to right field by pinch hitter Rowan McGuire began a run that put the Illini up 7-1 in the third inning. SEE SOFTBALL | 3B

While it did not come easily, the Illinois men’s tennis team secured a 4-2 victory Saturday against Michigan. The Wolverines jumped out to an early lead, securing the doubles point after Harrison Brown and Alex Knight defeated Illinois’ freshman duo of Alex Brown and Caleb Chakravarthi, 6-3. The victory was followed by another, this time from Runhao Hua and Mattias Siimar, who took down the Illini’s Zeke Clark and Aleks Kovacevic. While the doubles portion of the match did not go the way Illinois wanted it to, the team would make up for it once singles came around. Zeke Clark provided the Illini response, defeating Siimar 6-1, 6-3, and drawing effusive praise from his head coach, Brad Dancer. “Zeke (Clark) was literally outstanding today, I’ve had a vision for how Zeke can play since we recruited him and he was awesome today,” Dancer said. Although Hua would earn a victory for the Wol-

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Illinois’ Zeke Clark serves the ball during the match against California at the Atkins Tennis Center on Feb. 9. The Illini won 4-0.

verines, beating Aron Hiltzik 6-4, 6-1, the Illini would not let their opponent have anything else, as Kovacevic, Aleks Vukic, and Alex Brown would reel off three straight victories to win the match for Illinois.

Dancer could not have been more proud of his team’s effort, especially with the way they handled adversity. “I thought we were tough,” Dancer said. “It’s SEE TENNIS | 3B

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For many college football fans, their team’s open spring practice is the first look at the product they are going to see on the field come fall. At some programs, like Illinois, it is also a chance to interact with players and coaches. On Saturday at Memorial Stadium, a crowd of Illinois supporters — which ranged from local families to alumni to current students — converged to see how the 2018 Illini are taking shape. Chad Lewis, joined by his friend Eric Davis, came to spring practice for the second time in the Lovie Smith era. He noted that the crowd was much smaller than his first time, the spring Smith was hired, but attributed it mostly to the unseasonable, sub-freezing temperatures. Both Lewis and Davis had positive takeaways from the day and hope to see improvement this upcoming season from a program that has finished 3-9 and 2-10 in its first two seasons under Smith. “(Michael) Marchese, 42, he looked awesome; I was really impressed with him,” Lewis said. “Bobby Roundtree was all over the place (too).” Marchese had an interception off of current second-string quarterback Cam Miller. While waiting in line postpractice to greet Smith, the pair shared hopes for significant progress this season, but that doesn't necessarily mean a bowl bid just yet. “I think five wins would be good, to me; getting that would be awesome,” Davis said. Also in the line to greet Smith, which slowly wound its way down for about 30 minutes after practice, were Jeff and Lisa Knapp, with their grandchildren Ryder and Myles Coon. For the Knapps, spring practice was a chance to spend time with their grandchildren and to meet the team up close. “It was just a great outing to take our grandsons, being able to come out on the field and getting the autographs,” Lisa Knapp said. “The boys are super excited about that.”

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Illinois football held an open spring practice on Sunday. Community members came to watch the team run through practice drills and a scrimmage.

Jeff liked the openness of the day and the accessibility that came with having a free spring practice. “It’s the first time we’ve ever been on the field,” Jeff Knapp said. “It’s a nice gesture to let fans mix with the players and get autographs and spend the day out here.” Ryder, 11, enjoyed seeing the Illini and noted that young kids can look up to the team for examples of how to play the sport. “If you’re in little league football,” Ryder said, “you

can learn from what (Illinois) is doing in football.” For 7-year-old Myles, meeting the team was the highlight of the day. “My favorite part is about the players,” Myles said. “They were nice and threw me catches.” Students Manjesh Mogallapalli and Vivek Calambur were on hand to greet the Illini after practice as well. The pair of computer engineering students expressed optimism about the program and spoke of some of the

changes they noticed under Rod Smith’s new, more uptempo offense. “I definitely noticed that they were playing a lot of hurry-up,” Calambur said. “It was fun to watch, it will be cool to see.” Like some of the other fans in attendance, Mogallapalli gave credit to Illinois for keeping practice freely accessible. “Some other schools monetize this game, they sell spring game tickets, whereas (Illinois) just opened the

door and said, ‘come on see what we're about,’” Mogallapalli said. “I think it's good and it speaks volumes about Lovie Smith and what he's about.” The two were able to converse with current starter Cam Thomas, and although they didn’t throw passes back and forth like some of the players did with young kids, Calambur said he enjoyed being able to see what Thomas was like in person. To Mogallapalli, there is a sense of forward momen-

tum that is building around Illinois, while the program has gone above and beyond to develop its relationship with fans. “It seems like on social media that the #LittyvILLe thing is gaining a lot of traction,” Mogallapalli said. “Lovie Smith is over there signing autographs and taking pictures, it shows that no name is big enough, you still have to connect with your fans.” gavinrg2@dailyillini.com

Fisher, Illinois baseball takes weekend series against Maryland BY TATIANIA PERRY STAFF WRITER

The Illinois baseball team continued in Big Ten play this weekend, traveling to College Park to play Maryland. The teams opted for a doubleheader on Friday and one game Sunday to avoid the cold

weather on Saturday. As expected, Bren Spillane started the 10-6 win in the first game. The Perfect Game Midseason National Player of the Year hit an RBI double in the first inning to put the first runs on the board. Spillane entered the week tied for the

national lead in homers, with 14, and second in batting average with .494. However, it was the fifth inning that was the hottest for the Illini, as Zac Taylor stepped up to the plate and hit a grand slam. Following that, Doran

Turchin hit a solo shot to extend Illinois’ lead. All 10 runs came on five extra-base hits: Taylor’s and Turchin’s homers, as well as doubles from Spillane and Michael Massey. Andy Fisher had his longest outing of the season, going

eight innings. “I had much more of a relaxed approach than I’ve had my past few starts,” Fisher said. “And it’s kind of what I did all summer with the Northwoods League, so it was nice to get back to that.” In his start, Fisher allowed

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Although this time around, the Illini fell to the Terrapins 7-1. “The biggest thing with Maryland is that they were going to be very aggressive right away,” Fisher said. Maryland’s Justin Morris slammed a three-run homer off the light pole, widenin g the lead that the Terrapin had already created. The Illini were held scoreless for the first six innings, as Maryland took a six-run lead. Grant Van Scoy finally put the Illini on the board in thetop of the seventh with an RBI groundout. However, Maryland closed the game out with an extra run for the 7-1 finish. “We’re not too worried about tonight’s loss; we know that we are going to come back and plan on winning,” Fisher said. In the final matchup Sunday, the Illini were on the board, scoring in the fourth inning. Ben Troike singled to be the first on-base in the inning. Later, a Massey single into left and two drawn walks by Doran Turchin

funny, I don’t talk too much about that with our team but overall it was a tough effort. I love seeing that from our guys.” The win pushed the Illini to 15-5 and continued their perfect run in Big Ten conference play. While the team’s performance is the most important aspect, Dancer had more than a few individual compliments for his @MilesP_H players. milesp2@dailyillini.com

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TRACK third Illini to win an event when he finished first in the 1500-meter run. After previously setting a personal best last weekend at the Stanford Invite, O’Callaghan again shaved two seconds off his time to set a new personal-best 3:50. Quinn picked up his first individual event title of the afternoon in the 100-meter dash, running 10.21 seconds. He would win his second race of the day in the 200-meter dash shortly after, this time running for 20.53 seconds. “I would say today’s per-

“AB (Brown was) super calm, that’s what I would say about him. Vuki, (Vukic was) tough as nails and then Kova (Kovacevic) did a great job, against a great player, of settling in and being where he needed to be,” Dancer said. For Illinois, a home tilt with Michigan State is next up on Sunday, with Dancer’s team trying to push the conference undefeated streak to seven games.

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day, with Edwards allowing only five hits, with the one run being unearned in six innings. Emily Oestreich closed the game with a onetwo-three seventh inning in her first trip to the mound this weekend. On Sunday, the Illini picked up right where they left off, completing the sweep with a 20-2 win. Illinois’ bats were hot from the opening pitch, scoring in every frame, including an eight-run second and sevenrun third inning. “It’s fun when other people are on base,” Sherlund said. “I try hitting ground balls up the middle, and sometimes you get under it and it goes a little farther than you expect it to.” Sherlund knocked in a grand slam in the second, and Maddi Doane hit backto-back three-run homers in the third and fourth innings. With the pair of wins, the Illini improve to 24-13 and move above .500 in the Big Ten at 5-4. After being swept by Minnesota, Illinois has now won three in a row. “It’s really nice to win and play good softball,” Perry said. “In the Big Ten, a win is a win.”

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Illinois infielder Michael Massey hits a home run during the game against Iowa at Illinois Field on March 30. The Illini lost 8-5.

and Michael Michalak led to Troike coming around the bases to score. Sophomore Ty Weber’s start at the mound kept the Terrapins scoreless for five and a half innings before being subbed out by Ryan Thompson. Maryland took the lead on a bases-loaded HBP.

The Illini were able to tie the game back up in the seventh after Grant Van Scoy singled and brought Michalak home. With three walks and two sac flies, the Illini scored twice in the eighth without recording a hit, to bump the score to 4-2. Joey Gerber relieved

Thompson in the ninth to finish out the game. The junior struck out the Terrapins’ batter with the bases loaded to secure the Illini win. Illinois will take on Illinois State on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Illinois Field.

formance excites me,” Quinn said. “Last week was the fastest I think I’ve ever ran in my life, and with that being said, there were a lot of setbacks. I was dealing with heavy wear on my body and trying to rebound from that is hard enough. Seeing my times today were interesting because I felt like I ran my races more aggressively this week, while recovering.” Wells returned to the field to pick up his second victory of the day in high jump. Joining the contest in its final height, Wells cleared 7’0.25” on his second attempt to finish first. Kendziera then picked up his second victory of the day in the 400-meter hurdles.

Clocking in at 49.92 seconds, the first time Kendziera has finished a 400-meter hurdles event in under 50 seconds this season, and his third straight win this season. Junior Dan Lathrop became the final Illini to win an event on the day when he won the 3000-meter run. He finished with a time of 8:39.77, while fellow junior Zach Dale ended runner-up with a time of 8:41.82. Illinois concluded the day with a second-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay. The unit of junior Joe Haight, Kendziera, senior Parker Deloye and freshman Aaron Harris ran a season-best 3:12.53.

“When you think about how good you’d like to be throughout the year, there’s two things that are key,” Turk said. “The first thing is how your upperclassmen, especially your seniors, perform. Wells, Quinn and Kendziera are three of our most experienced guys, and they’re performing at a high level. The second part is how our supporting cast (develops). It’s come along good, but we’ve got a couple more weeks where we need to get things in place so that we know what we have for the end of the year.”

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“Rowan’s been clutch for us all season,” Perry said. “She was a good choice.” McGuire picked up her first RBI in seven appearances, with her last one being almost a month ago against Fresno State. However, for the senior, most of her work at the plate had already been done. “Everyone was telling me she was throwing outside,” McGuire said. “I was just sitting on that outside hit no matter what.” After McGuire’s hit, Leigh Farina emptied the bases with a double to center field, ending a four-run inning for the Illini. The Illini looked to extend their lead after the double, with Sherlund singling, then stealing second to put runners on second and third. However, Sherlund was called out for leaving early, and that ended the Illini’s run. “It would’ve been nice to end the game with our bats,” Perry said. However, Sherlund wasn’t sweating the call too much. “We didn’t need that call today,” Sherlund said. The Illini pitching staff @binzy_20 was strong again on Satur- brianb2@dailyillini.com

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Monday, April 9, 2018

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BY BERCHAM KAMBER MANAGING EDITOR FOR VISUALS

I consider myself an intermediate Cardi B fan. By that I mean I generally go nuts whenever her features on “No Limit” and “MotorSport” or her singles “Bodak Yellow” and “Bartier Cardi” play during a night out or literally any other time of the day. Like some, I had become skeptical of the release of her newest album, “Invasion of Privacy,” because I generally believed Cardi was more of a single-hit wonder: so busy creating hit after hit that she could never produce a collective piece of art worth serious consideration. I was wrong. “Invasion of Privacy” is a masterpiece. An album opener worthy of a work of art of this caliber. Cardi B describes her struggles as a stripper and the environment in which she grew up that warranted that line of work. This rags-to-riches memoir is a bit slower than the other songs on this album, which showcases and complements her lyrics perfectly. This collaboration with Migos is creative and interesting to listen to, even if the lyrics are sort of filler. It actually took me a few listens to fully synchronize with the beat, but it was worth it. I had to look up what the term “bickenhead” is supposed to mean and found it is inspired by the song “Chickenhead” by Project Pat, released in 2001. I’m as confused as you are. But there’s no mistaking this anthem for making women feel like the bosses they are. This song needs no introduction. Even though it was released last June, “Bodak Yellow” remains the undisputed champion of club bangers and misheard lyrics everywhere. This is what catapulted Cardi B into the fame and success she’s experiencing now, and for good reason. This song was released as an unlikely single, and I honestly did not understand or like it. It was just a bit boring for my taste and expectations of Cardi B. But when listened to in between the other songs from “Invasion of Privacy,” it has a place as the feel-good-but-also-watch-out tune that it is.

a full Spanish chorus, and you can find yourself listening to the most dynamic song of this album. Regardless of your native language or music taste, there is something to like for everyone. Can we all just agree that “The ring on my phone, ring on my finger/You actin’ like you ain’t tryna do either” is a fantastic lyric? This is a slow-motion ballad filled with some great harmonies. And it’s relatively PG! We all know that one album song that should’ve been released as a single (I’m looking at you, “Freedom” from “Lemonade”). “Money Bag” is clearly the highlight of this album, in my eyes, for its vocal and lyrical complexity, soul-possessing beat and multiple references to our royal queen, Beyoncé. This is making it to the top of my workout playlist and will most likely take over my every thought for a couple months. Another single from this album, “Bartier Cardi,” was released this past December and was a worthy successor to “Bodak Yellow” as the song you attempted to memorize the lyrics to over winter break. Seriously, this banger is complex. I still have some trouble with her last verse, and you’d be lying if you said you didn’t, too. This one is somewhat repetitive and a bit flat for me, and let’s just say this is one of the most R-rated songs in the album. Other than hyping me for another Cardi B track, I don’t see myself pressing play on this often.

This is a great song, lyrically and musically. It’s noticeable how much more Cardi This song’s beat doesn’t really do much B does with this song in terms of the vocal for me, but I trust Cardi to still deliver great arrangement. I was fooled that someone lyrics about never being ashamed of who else was singing parts of this song — it’s that she was before finding fame. Seriously, there different from the others in this album. are some great anecdotes about the life she lived prior to her stardom and glamorous life in the public eye. Cardi likes her fair share of self-promotion in her songs, and this song is exemplary of that. Most lyrics are about her being a Mix an ear-throbbing beat with classireal boss, and we always need some of that cal Latin melodies, quick-witted lyrics and in our lives. “Invasion of Privacy” honestly exceeded all my expectations lyrically, vocally and musically. Cardi B is no two-hit wonder, and with an album of this quality and caliber, I expect more great things to come. buzz factor:

BY EMILY PEASE AND KAYLA BROWN BUZZ CALENDAR EDITORS

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

MONDAY, APRIL 9

Still Life & Wine

Coffee Kick-off

 8 a.m.-8 p.m.  Parkland College Library, 2400 W. Bradley Ave., Champaign  Free, all ages Parkland College Library will be kicking off National Library Week with free coffee and tea, available all day long. Free donuts will be available at the beginning of the day until they run out.

Employers Speak: Career Fair Strategies that Work

 5-6 p.m.  Illini Union Room 104, 1201 W. Green St., Urbana  Free, all ages What are recruiters looking for at job fairs and how can you stand out? Join various recruiters for a panel discussion on making the most of your time at career fairs.

TUESDAY, APRIL 10

5th Annual Library Research Showcase

 1-4 p.m.  Main Library, 1408 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana  Free, all ages The University Library invites the campus community to the Library Research Showcase. The showcase will highlight recently completed and ongoing research within the library, emphasizing its impact on the University, the professional disciplines of its many researchers and beyond.

AsiaLENS Film Series: “Drawing the Tiger”

 3-5 p.m.  Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana  Free, all ages Shot over seven years, “Drawing the Tiger” takes a sweeping view of one Nepalese family’s daily struggle to survive off subsistence farming. There will be an introduction and post-screening discussion with Jessica Birkenholtz, assistant professor in the Department of Religion.

 7:30-9:30 p.m.  The Ivy House Studios & Gallery, 704 N. State St., Champaign  Free, 21+ to drink Still Life & Wine welcomes artists of all levels! Please bring your own art supplies. Wine will be provided. If you want more than one glass of wine, please feel free to BYOB. The first five to 10 minutes will be spent setting up the still life together. Show up any time to join in. Seats closer to the still life are first-come, first-served. This is not a formal lesson. It is just a casual conversation and artists sharing tips.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11

Perfectionism Workshop

 1 p.m.  University of Illinois Counseling Center, Turner Student Services Building, 610 E. John St., Champaign  Free, all ages All Living Card Games are encouraged to come out and play. They currently have Legend of the Five Rings and NetRunner playing on a regular basis.

Let’s Talk About Adulting

 2-4 p.m.  BrewLab Coffee, 630 S. Fifth St., Champaign  Free, all ages If you have questions about your next steps in college or even after college, we’re here to help! Career coaches from the Career Center on campus will be on-site at BrewLab. Drop in and ask our coaches anything! During each talk, the first 20 students will receive a coupon for $1 off any drink.

Yoga with Lola and Live Music

 5:30-6:30 p.m.  Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, 202 S. Broadway Ave., Urbana  $10 for one class, $80 for a package of 10 classes, 14+ All levels, gentle vinyasa flow yoga with live music will soothe your soul, ground your body and open your mind!

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Nectar evolves sound, embraces DIY scene BY EMILY PEASE CALENDAR EDITOR

Sugar-punk powerhouse Nectar started as a side project of local musician Kamila Glowacki, but it has grown to take a much larger life of its own, adding new members to its lineup and signing to Infinity Cat Recordings earlier this year. The band is comprised of Glowacki on vocals and guitar, Isabel Skidmore on bass and vocals, Aaron Schults on guitar and Jake Mott on drums. Its musical repertoire has a strong melodic pull and catchy hooks, layered with punk elements like strong distortion and fast punk pace. Nectar has consistently toured and played in the local area as a DIY band but has recently announced its signed with Infinity Cat Recordings. “(Working with Infinity Cat is) exciting. Doors are opening for us. Before, I always did the label stuff for Nectar, but it’s nice now to have other people to bounce ideas off of and get feedback from an outside perspective,” Schults said. The larger press reach of Infinity Cat has allowed the band to interact with new fans who were previously unreachable. “It also opens up our network. Before, we were working in the DIY network, but this widens our horizons. The new label allows us to reach a wider audience, like fans of Infinity Cat,” Glowacki said. The newfound surge in popularity has changed the way the band has looked at its outward image. “We’re tweeting more! There are a lot more things to think about when people are paying attention to what we’re doing,” Skidmore said. “We have to be

PHOTOS COURTESY OF VERONICA MULLEN

Local sugar-punk band Nectar will be playing the Iron Post in Urbana Tuesday in support of its newest album, “Knocking at the Door.” The band will be performing the album in its entirety, front to back.

interesting and keep up our social media presence.” The band’s upcoming album, “Knocking at the Door,” features classic Nectar licks and fast songs, but it also showcases its newfound direction and momentum.

“We try to be a force of positivity. Lyrically, we have songs that aren’t necessarily happy, but we put those spins on it and try to embrace that bad stuff,” Mott said. With “Knocking,” the band expands on its theme

of optimism in the face of hardship. “It’s about being OK in a moment you’re not really okay,” Glowacki said. “I drew the album art as well. It’s a picture of somebody’s room, which is a really intimate thing to see. It’s a peek

a recording. We record in a friend of ours’ home studio, and we finished within a day and a half, but it was quality stuff,” Schults said. Most of Nectar’s interactions with its fans are based online, unless they have the opportunity to see them in person. “It’s important to us that we have something that represents us and the music we want in the way we want, not just in the lo-fi way,” Glowacki said. Nectar hopes others follow suit in embracing the DIY scene and making more music. “I hope that people come out to see Nectar and get inspired to make their own music,” Skidmore said. “Seeing this band and seeing all the bands my friends are in is really cool, and doing it themselves like super grassroots about it. It’s been hugely fulfilling and that’s all thanks to Nectar.” Even more than a great band with a great upcoming release, Nectar, at its core, is a group of close friends sharing an immense passion for music and goofing around. It is apparent that the band’s success is a direct result of their commitment to each other and their band. Nectar will be releasing its debut full-length album, “Knocking at the Door,” through Infinity Cat Recordings in the U.S. and through 2670records in Japan, on April 20. In support of the album, Nectar will be playing at the Iron Post in Urbana on Tuesday with D.C. rockers Flasher and the reunion of Bookmobile!, a local poppunk band. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $8 and it is 18+.

into their interest and their thoughts, even just their movements, like a pile of laundry.” Along with new songs, the band shows off a more polished side of its music. “This is the most prepared we’ve ever been for epease2@readbuzz.com

Neal Morse gets personal with album ‘Life & Times’ BY BEN TSCHETTER STAFF WRITER

‘Prog-rock’ legend Neal Morse is probably best known for his work with his progressive bands Transatlantic and The Neal Morse Band, both of which gave him notoriety for the creation of epic albums that transcend standard rock music. Morse has a variety of influences. “Growing up, my biggest influences were probably the classical music my dad, a choir director and music teacher, would play around the house, and then, of course, The Beatles,” Morse said. “And then I got into a lot of singer-songwriter music, like Simon and Garfunkel and Crosby, Stills & Nash. And after that, I got into a lot of the progressive rock, like Yes, Genesis, Jethro Tull and King Crimson.”

Today, he is still influenced by a handful of modern musicians, such as John Mayer, Jack Johnson and The Flower Kings. With this handful of close influences, Morse can obtain a much more diverse musical sound. “I found myself listening to a lot of singer-songwriter stuff, and so I also found myself wanting to write music like that,” Morse said. This year, Morse released his latest solo record, “Life & Times,” which breaks away from his standard prog-rock sound and focuses more on his pop, songwriter sound. “Life & Times” is different from most of Morse’s work, because it is not a concept album. “Each song is its own thought or entity,” Morse said. “I wanted to create an album that made people feel warm and relaxed. A lot of the

album I would call ‘feel good’ music. A lot of times when I’m on vacation, I want to put on that type of music, so that was a goal with the album - to create something that was easier on the ears.” Much of the record Morse put together and wrote while on the road with The Neal Morse Band, though some songs were older, such as “Old Alabama,” which he wrote back in the ’90s and “always stood out” to him. “I wrote a lot of songs about either what I was going through or what someone I knew was going through,” Morse said. To Morse, everything he writes comes from the heart. “I try not to think about it too much. I kind of let the Lord work through my music, and He helps my music be more relatable to people,” he said.

Morse worked on “Life & Times” between tours and work with his main band, while he had the song ideas in mind. “I kind of had to work on it when they let me,” Morse said. “I had to make sure it was as good as I could make it. I worked on it until (the record company) wouldn’t let me anymore.” “I wanted to write a nice, simple album after (my last album) was so involved. It’s almost like after you’ve written an epic, sprawling novel; it’s nice to sit back and write a couple of short stories,” Morse said. Neal Morse will be touring the Midwest on his “Life & Times” tour. Morse will be playing shows in Evanston, Illinois, on Thursday and in PHOTO COURTESY OF JOEY PIPPEN St. Louis, Missouri, on Friday. Neal Morse is currently on his “Life & Times” tour across brt2@readbuzz.com

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