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Researchers develop reusable dry adhesive BY ALEX SARDJEV CONTRIBUTING WRITER
A team of researchers at the University has recently developed a dry adhesive that can be used underwater and has reusable capabilities. The team, led by professor Seok Kim in Engineering, consists of fifth-year graduate student Jun Kyu Park and former graduate student Jeffrey D. Eisenhaure. The team recently published its study, titled “Reversible Underwater Dry Adhesion of a Shape Memory Polymer.” Members’ findings disprove the notion that dry adhesives are incapable of achieving successful adhesion with wet surfaces. Dry adhesives use synthetically made setae, a structure similar to the biological mechanisms on a gecko’s foot, to help them stick to surfaces. Generally, dry adhesives, such as tape, are made from rigid material, Kim said. “The bad thing about having rigid material adhesive is you cannot make good conformal contact,” Kim said. “If your adhesive material is more rigid, you can expect higher adhesion, but the contact area is also small, so adhesion should
decrease. It’s a paradox.” Using shape-memory polymers as an adhesive material, the team was able to maximize both adhesion and contact area. SMPs are unique in that they become soft when heated and rigid when cooled, which allows for both reversibility and underwater application, Park said. The material is soft when initially applied, allowing it to make sufficient contact with the surface. As the material cools, the bond strengthens. “If we have a soft material and a rigid surface,” said Park, “we can drive out the water layer between the adhesive and the surface using an applied force.” Park likened the applied force on the SMPs in a submerged situation to the weight of a car on a rainy day. In this analogy, the mass of the car helps squeeze out existing water between the tires and the ground so that dry contact can be achieved, Park said. Because SMPs have the remarkable ability to retain the shape of their contact surface, they can be successfully reused by simply altering the temperature. SEE ADHESIVE | 3A
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Graduate student Jun Kyu Park examines a sample of reusable adhesive, which he helped design, in his office in the Mechanical Engineering Building on Tuesday.
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Julia Kelly looks at a painting at Krannert Art Museum’s “Between The Buildings” exhibit on Friday.
UI grants $2 million to arts, humanities BY CLARE BUDIN SENIOR REPORTER
The University of Illinois System has created a $2 million initiative aimed at celebrating the impact of the arts and humanities on the three campuses over the next two years. After review by University of Illinois System President Timothy Killeen and other officials, 14 of the more than 50 proposals sent in by professors as part of the firstyear Presidential Initiative to Celebrate the Impact of the Arts and the Humanities were chosen to receive over $100,000 in grant money. The initiative subsequently upped the proposed $1 million in funding to $2 million as a result of what Killeen said was the sheer volume of strong proposals. “The caliber of the proposals was inspiring, and the ideation that came out of it was very rich, detailed and also
inspiring,” Killeen said. Many of the projects incorporate digital technology such as virtual reality to enhance participation in theater performances, interactive exhibits to showcase innovations in UrbanaChampaign and a newly developed curriculum at the Carle College of Medicine to bridge humanities and healthcare for students. Killeen said these projects demonstrate that the arts and humanities can easily merge and benefit from technology sciences rather than remain completely separate. “We want our artists and humanists to explore and cross boundaries, and I think digitalization, networking, computation, simulation and robotics can all be components of the supporting infrastructure for these kind of initiatives,” Killeen said. Kevin Hamilton, dean of FAA, said this phenom-
enon can easily be reversed and scientific studies often viewed as completely cold and logical can greatly benefit from creative thinking and knowledge of the humanities. “Many of the large-scale efforts that see significant campus investment outside of our core academic programming — our new Carle College of Medicine, for example, or the newly planned investments in Data Science infrastructure — also carry great potential for including arts and humanities researchers,” Hamilton said in an email. Hamilton said the quality and volume of responses to the initiative shows an Illinois arts community as ambitious and prepared as ever for investment in their projects. “The funded projects, along with the many that were not funded, offer a good cross-section of the best of what’s happening in these
areas on campus, and in these projects we see faculty working across disciplines and with public partners firmly in mind,” Hamilton said. “Arts and humanities faculty understand their research and creative work to be core to our world’s central challenges; with projects like these, they are rightly claiming that authority.” Hamilton mentioned along with Killeen that showing attention and providing funding to more ambitious projects is also a great strategy to attract new faculty members with their own dynamic proposals. “It’s important to keep in mind that this investment comes at a time when the arts and humanities have lost many good faculty to other institutions,” Hamilton said. “The past few years have been challenging in this regard, SEE GRANT | 3A
Scammers target students on campus Female restroom wait time INSIDE reflects gender inequality BY DANIEL RENTERIA STAFF WRITER
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Scammers posing to be employees of local energy company Ameren have been seen around the campus for years now attempting to take advantage of students, many of whom are living unsupervised for the first time in their lives. Brian Bretsch, Ameren Illinois spokesman, said the company will call before showing up at students’ doors for any reason. “We are not going to come to your front door and knock on it and say that we have a deal that can save you on the supply side of your business because we simply don’t work in the supply area,” Bretsch said. Lindsay Obeso, senior in LAS, has experienced this firsthand. She said she and her roommate heard a knock on their door during
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the day and the person at the door said he was sent by their rental company, Campus Property Management. However, after checking with CPM, Obeso was told the person was not sent by the rental company and was attempting to scam them. “My roommate was talking with him and is concerned because he’s telling
us that there’s a problem,” Obeso said. “She’s about to give him our information and she’s looking at me, who’s on the couch, and we’re just like, ‘Well we didn’t get an email, so come back when we’re told,’ and I pulled her away from the door.” Obeso was initially susSEE SCAMMER | 3A
For many years, if you are a female student studying Architecture, you might need to do some extra cardio just to use the restroom, as there was only one female bathroom on the first floor while male bathrooms were located on various different floors in the Architecture Building. While the issue has been resolved after a renovation of the building, the overall disparity between wait times for men and women’s bathrooms has been a stagnant problem for decades now. Kathryn Anthony, professor in Architecture, has researched this topic for years, even testifying before Congress when the
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VeoRide was introduced to campus last semester as the very first bike-ride booking service. However, as winter approaches, there is a noticeable decrease in the usage of the bikes due to the extreme cold. VeoRide offers students the alternative to use bikes rather than taking the bus. Even in winter, the company is confident about the service it provides. Linda Jackson, director of communication for VeoRide, explains the company is combating the harsh weather, such as what Illinois is facing. “VeoRide is weathering the cold as everyone else,” Jackson wrote in an email. “We’re based in the Midwest, so we understand the highs and lows of winter. We have kept all the bikes available to our customers because we know some days will be better for riding than others, and we want them to have a good transportation option.” It is not a surprise the company’s ridership has decreased dramatically because of the weather. Jackson does not know the exact number of customers who used the bikes in early fall compared with now. However, VeoRide does understand not everyone
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Krannert plays promote inclusivity by adding supertitles BY ZIHAN WANG STAFF WRITER
For the first time, the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts will provide supertitles for an ongoing play, “Hit the Wall,” enhancing the audience experience. Different from the commonly known subtitles, supertitles are suspended above the performance. Having supertitles for plays can help deaf and hard-ofhearing audience members and those who are not native English speakers. Bridget Lee-Calfas, advertising and publicity director of Krannert, said in an email, “For this particular show, the need arose from the fact that one of the cast members is deaf and so there was a greater demand for hearing-assistance services, including closed captioning. It’s wonderful that the international student community, who have always been such an important part of the Center’s ecosystem, also can benefit from this greater accessibility.” Lee-Calfas said Krannert wants to deliver students the best possible patron experience, so it provides the captions instead of only interpreters, which are also a vital part of the Krannert accessibility services. Madeline Whitesell, pro-
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SCAMMER picious of the individual who had come to her door because in the past, Ameren had always emailed her first. She also found it odd that the only things the scammer asked for were their names and email addresses. Bretsch said there are steps to be taken to avoid falling victim to these scams. “If you’re feeling uncomfortable or feeling caught off guard when someone knocks on your door and wants personal information from you, the first thing we always tell people to do is ask them to give you a couple of seconds,” Bretsch said. “Don’t let (scammers) in. Close the door and say, ‘I’m gonna make a quick phone call to Ameren Illinois.’” Brestch also said phone scams are reported to Ameren more often than door-to-door scams. The phone schemes involve getting a call from someone claiming to be a representative from Ameren who will then claim that a bill is overdue by an extreme amount and that, without payment, power will be shut off, Brestch said. The caller will then ask the victim to purchase prepaid money cards in order to transfer the money without any ability to track it. “We would never call and demand immediate payment be made over the phone, and we would never give you two hours. Cutting off power to our customers is always our last resort,” Bretsch said. “What we would do if you happen to be late on a payment is that we would send you an email or a text message, and we would give you a grace period to become whole on your bill.” Aside from these scams, there are also other tactics students should keep an eye out for to ensure their safety. Pat Wade, communications director for the University of Illinois Police Department, said there are also representatives from legitimate energy companies who are trying to sell an alternative electricity source to students. “Essentially what happens is that these different energy companies send out their representative to campus and try to get students to try to get energy from them, but what they do is that they use very high-pressure sales tactics
duction member of “Hit the Wall,” said in an email that in the past few years, the theater department has started a new mission of radical inclusion for its classes and performances, the effort is making its shows more accessible to people who are non-native English speakers and also people who are differently-abled. “It is particularly useful for this show to have captioning because the language is very poetic. The way the characters speak is akin to beat poetry, and there are many lines that overlap in the dialogue,” Whitesell said. Weikang Chen, junior in Engineering, said in an email, “I have never seen a show with supertitle added, thus the supertitle surprised me at first. I believe it is a really good way to make the show more understandable for the audience, especially for someone whose first language is not English.” Chen said the supertitles were necessary for helping him understand the play. Whitesell also mentioned another reason for the change is one of their Master of Fine Arts acting students, Andrew Morrill, is a strong advocate for deaf talent and accessible arts and education. She said Morrill pushed the department and University as a
“Don’t let (scammers) in. Close the door and say, ‘I’m gonna make a quick phone call to Ameren Illinois.’” BRIAN BRETSCH AMEREN ILLINOIS SPOKESMAN
and misleading sales tactics,” Wade said. “So it’s not technically a scam because technically, they’re legitimate businesses providing the service that they say they’re going to provide, but a lot of the time, their salespeople are not using the most upstanding techniques when they’re trying to sell to students.” Nia Ali-Valentine, junior in LAS, signed up for an energy plan through a representative of a residential electric supplier that provides services through Ameren, who came to her apartment. After signing up for the plan, she said she had suspicions and researched the supplier online, only to find poor reviews saying that the program is a scam. AliValentine then proceeded to cancel the energy plan. However, there were two more occasions in which representatives came to her door trying to persuade her to sign up for the same service again. “It was their practice to go door-to-door and scam for different companies, Ameren in this case, so I called a couple of times to cancel and make sure that our information was off of that because they asked for my name, my address, my number, just like identifying information,” she said. Wade said no matter what the situation is, if you’re dealing with an illegitimate or legitimate energy provider spokesperson, you can always call the police for advice or to remove that individual from your place of residence. “In the cases where you’re talking to someone in person if they knock on your door or something like that, you do not have to let them into your home,” Wade said. “I think that’s the biggest thing, and if you ask someone to leave your residence and they don’t leave right away that’s a huge red flag and you should call the police immediately and we can come out and help.” drente2@dailyillini.com
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Acting students Brandon Burditt (right) and Andrew Morrill (left) perform in “Hit the Wall” at the Studio Theatre at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday. Supertitles — subtitles above the stage — enhance audience experience.
whole to become more accessible for deaf students. Morrill said in an email he had the urge and initiative to help those students with hearing problems when he decided to start his career as an actor. “We, the deaf and hard of hearing people, are part
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ADHESIVE The team also has a solution for applications of the adhesive under hot water, where the heat could potentially cause the adhesive to soften and detach from its surface. “However, we can design special materials which have a glass transition temperature higher than the hot water temperature, and then we can cool it,” Kim said. Park said the glass transition temperature is a spe-
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BATHROOM will take several minutes of waiting for the women’s bathroom (on the second floor),” said Yinyin Chen, second-year graduate student in LAS. On campus, female students are lucky to even find the bathroom in some cases. “I found it more difficult to find the restroom for the women on certain floors. Usually, you can find the restroom for the men but not the women,” Chen said. The first female students attended the University in 1870, but the school was still predominantly male. Kathryn J. Oberdeck, professor in LAS, said universities and institutions would assume facilities would mostly be used by men. Even when numbers shifted to more female students, the bathrooms didn’t change. “They don’t put a whole lot of effort into retrofitting them to have enough bathrooms for women,” Oberdeck said. Though some states, including New York and California, have passed laws to improve the ratio of women’s to men’s toilets
of the society, too. Hearing people go to theatre and enjoy the show anytime, anywhere, whatever they want to. Why can’t we have that the same? Therefore, we push all aspects of theatrical experience to be accessible for all people. Supertitles is an excellent tool to open the
door for the deaf and hard of hearing theatergoers,” Morrill said. Morrill said theater can educate and present authentic stories to the audience. The effort to help the deaf and hard-of-hearing community can inspire its creativity and critical thinking skills.
“I hope that this accessible initiative will become as a visible priority for all theatre companies across the country where they can invite all possible groups of audience and ensure the inclusiveness,” he said.
cial level of temperature at which the SMPs become soft. The group’s study was published in the scientific journal “Advanced Materials Interfaces” as well as in the online magazine “Eureka!” The research group has already laid the groundwork for commercialization by finding a company to work with. “We will develop and sell our ‘reusable adhesive fastener,’ which (resembles) Command brand strips in packaging,” said Kim. “The
difference between ours and the Command strips is that ours is much stronger, works underwater and can be used thousands of times.” The team is also considering working with local rental property owners. The reusable adhesive fasteners have the potential to replace threaded fasteners, such as bolts, nuts and screws, which are commonly used in residential and commercial buildings. Kim believes a widespread use of the team’s new adhesive would have significant environmental
benefits. “It’s not wasteful, and it doesn’t make any damage or holes,” he said. Park agreed, adding that the SMPs are more economical to produce compared to other dry adhesives that require multiple steps to produce. The researchers were inspired by existing work surrounding SMPs, and their own findings pave the way for new studies in reversible dry adhesives on submerged surfaces.
“We should not be limited to previously existing assumptions about gendered use of bathrooms.” KATHRYN J. OBERDECK PROFESSOR IN LAS
in public restrooms, including the number of urinals, these laws are not retroactive, allowing unequal access to bathrooms to continue in facilities built before the laws passed. As is the case for a number of older buildings at the University, the restrooms are stacked on adjacent floors. Though equal by area, this is a poor way to measure the equity of restrooms, according to an article from The Atlantic. “Physiologically, women have different kinds of needs, and it takes them longer,” Oberdeck said. The University has made efforts to even out the ratio of men’s and women’s restrooms in buildings across campus, including the Natural History and Architecture buildings, as well as the State Farm Center, Anthony said. These all received major public restroom renovations. “We should not be lim-
ited to previously existing assumptions about gendered use of bathrooms,” Oberdeck said. Anthony said unisex bathrooms would create safer spaces for transgender students and visitors on campus. “Unisex restrooms are an excellent way to address the need for potty parity,” said Anthony. However, the solution to potty parity may not be a simple one. “We need equity,” Oberdeck said. “Many people also need privacy. People need to feel safe. Sometimes we need bathrooms so people can assist other family members, young or old, who need help. All of those require somewhat different kinds of spatial arrangements. It’s an architectural and technological issue. But it’s not impossible.” gnm2@dailyillini.com
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GRANT and the system investment is a good boost for morale and recruitment.” Matt Rohan, freshman in FAA, said while other departments understandably require and receive more money, the arts and humanities can often feel left out from important funding that can have positive public impacts. “Increasing arts funding can only benefit the University,” Rohan said. “Krannert Center actually was created by a famous engineer through donations, and he said at the time that this University needed a performing arts center more than another research facility because, ultimately, we bring something to the campus that it wouldn’t otherwise have.” Rohan also hopes that with this specialty funding eventually comes more general maintenance for aging infrastructure so performances can benefit from the best facilities. “Krannert Center is celebrating its 50th birthday this year, and a lot of the structures in the center are turning 50 as well,” Rohan said. “One year, there was a group of dancers that got stuck in a classroom because the door handle broke off.” Killeen said that, if successful, these projects will be incredibly effective in connecting students to the importance and impact of the arts and humanities, no matter their interests or major. “We’ve got an amazing legacy, and we want to build on that,” Killeen said. “Everything we do is about the student experience, so we want to see them participate and get involved in activities that celebrate the role of the arts and humanities across all fields.” claredb2@dailyillini.com
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Night classes always beat morning classes to our lab the next morning and single-handedly solve chemistry. Boom. COLUMNIST Mic drop. There is a simple solution to all of this, and it t’s a nearly uncontestmight help with a few ed truth on campus: 8 other issues too: The Unia.m. classes suck. Stuversity could offer more dents in every major avoid classes later in the day. them like the measles. For many students, But sometimes in colthis would also allevilege, somebody contracts ate a lot of stress when measles through no fault it comes time to regisof his or her own; someter for classes. There is times, measles is the only a lot of hype and anxiety section not already full. around when people get No one wants to wake to register. Those who can up early to go sit in lecregister earlier because ture and listen to some of higher class standguy explain how to solve ing or scholar programs triple integrals. And gobble up the best course don’t even get me started sections. Then, those on labs and discussions. without super-student All I’m saying is whoevabilities are left with the er thought it would be a dregs, and next thing they great idea for a bunch of know, they’re measuring hungover, sleep-deprived the friction between the 20-something college kids wheels of Matchbox cars to play with acid at 8 a.m. and a piece of bent sheet without even so much as metal at 8:36 a.m. on a a sip of coffee should be Tuesday. fired. On top of this, later Now you might think, classes would allow stuwell, if these students dents time to wake themknow they have an earselves up, eat some breakly lab the next morning, fast and prepare for the they should just not go day. This way, we aren’t out and go to bed early to stumbling into those mentally prepare themmorning lectures blearyselves for success. And eyed with half a granoyou wouldn’t be wrong. la bar hanging out of our However, college stumouths. dents don’t think that Professors consistentway. We still think we ly complain about their can do everything: party students’ lack of engagehard with our friends, get ment during their lectotally wasted, vomit on tures. Well, later classes the sidewalk, pass out for could help with this as a few hours, maybe throw well. Instead of students up again and then show up ending up zoned out and LUCAS OSWALD
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staring at the wall in an exhaustion-induced haze, students might actually ask a question or two about Structuralist literary theory — if they were alert enough to comprehend English. Another point is some students have full-time or part-time jobs that take up a lot of their energy. Later classes would give these students time to work earlier in the day
and learn in the evenings. This way, their classes do not interfere with their work schedules, which give them the money they need to take the classes in the first place. I bet several of you still think early classes are good. If nothing else, they’re a great way to get students acclimated to life in the real world. After all, once we have jobs from 9 to 5, we can’t
exactly just choose a later time to show up. But for many of us, this is our last chance to sleep in and to choose when we work, maybe for the rest of our lives. To be absolutely clear, I am not insisting that the University do away with morning classes in totality. I know there are a few weirdos out there who prefer morning classes. While this is certifiably
insane, I do understand some people concentrate better during the grossest hours of the day. But on the flip side, others have improved focus in the reasonable hours of the afternoon. So give these night owls the same courtesy awarded to the early birds: the ability to choose their fate. Lucas is a junior in LAS. loswald2@dailyillini.com
Do great businessmen make great politicians? JOSEPH DILLIER COLUMNIST
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et’s assume Donald Trump truly is a great business person. There have been some reports against it, but ignore them for the sake of this argument. From there, Trump and his supporters will say he is a good president because they believe the rarely questioned assumption that being good at business equates to being good at politics. The Trump campaign ran on a nontraditional idea of expertise. It went something like this: These so-called experts and elites have failed us, so pick me instead. I may not be an experienced politician or policy specialist, but I am a great business leader and deal-maker. The assumption made here is leadership in the boardroom and leadership in the oval office function in the same manner. One of the best examples of Trump’s mentality is in his interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. During the discussion, he mixed up the Quds Force, an Iranian special operations unit, and the Kurds, an ethnic minority who have played an important role in the Syrian Civil War and the fight against ISIS. Defending his mistake, Trump said essentially it was a “gotcha question” and not in his area of expertise. He is, after all, a real estate developer, not a foreign policy analyst. Later on in the same interview, after admitting he did not know the difference between Hezbollah and Hamas, Trump said, “Right at the day after the election, I’ll know more about it than you will ever know … and believe me, it won’t take me long.” To make up for
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his lack of current knowledge, he said, “I’m a delegator. I find great people. I find absolutely great people, and I’ll find them in our armed services, and I find absolutely great people.” Trump’s confidence in using his leadership ability as a tool to overcome a lack of experience is the same confidence that plagued the Kennedy Administration. After winning the 1960 election, John F. Kennedy had to form his cabinet. One of his underlying philosophies in choosing people was similar to Trump’s: We do not need traditional experts, we need to find great leaders. Kennedy also ran a nontraditional campaign. One of the young president’s campaign promises was
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to bring modern, scientific, business-style management into the government. He hired Robert McNamara, president of Ford Motor Company, as his Secretary of Defense. McNamara was one of the “whiz kids.” These were young business leaders who restructured Ford on the principles of mathematical modeling. He had also reached the rank of lieutenant colonel in World War II. Others included McGeorge Bundy, the youngest person to serve as the dean of Harvard and one of the greatest academics of his time. These backstories are incredibly similar to many of Trump’s cabinet picks. Steven Bannon, the altright media mogul, Rex Tillerson, the successful CEO of ExxonMobil, and
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cabinet officials have come from Goldman Sachs. While it may seem somewhat logical for a businessperson to make macroeconomic decisions, Austrian-school economist Chris Calton explains it best as, “The reason that the right is particularly prone to the fallacy that the businessman is likely to be more economically knowledgeable is because they equate something that is good for business with something being good for the economy as a whole (this can be recognized as the ‘Fallacy of Composition’).” The same can be applied for a general leading the Department of Defense or Ben Carson, who lived in low-income housing, now
managing the entirety of America’s low-income housing. Currently, Trump’s cabinet has the highest turnover rate in modern history, which should speak to its own effectiveness. But the Kennedy administration is a good point of reference to see what happens in the long run with politicians and specialists being replaced by people who only have a more general business or leadership background. The Kennedy Cabinet’s biggest conundrum was the escalating conflict in Vietnam. No matter how badly the war was going, its officials were usually optimistic. McNamara would justify this belief with his statistics: The North Vietnamese were losing soldiers much
faster than the American forces. Plus, the U.S. had more bombs, planes and ships, so how could the U.S. lose? His main metric of success was Vietnamese casualties, but he failed to see past the numbers. McNamara, like the rest of his cabinet, had little qualitative insight into Vietnam. JFK’s officials did not understand the way American forces were seen as the continuation of France’s colonial legacy, why South Vietnamese government policies were leading its own citizens to fight against it or how Ho Chi Minh, the leader of North Vietnam, correctly prophesied, “You can kill 10 of my men for every one I kill of yours. But even at those odds, you will lose.” The Kennedy Administration did have expert bureaucrats in the State Department, but it consistently ignored them in favor of its own belief in the power of scientific management and leadership. This story again repeats itself in the way Trump has been ignoring the experts in Foggy Bottom, Washington D.C. None of this is to say business or leadership skills are useless. But the idea business and politics work the same way or that this vague notion leadership can be taken out of its original context and succeed in any new field is an oversimplification that has hurt us before and is hurting as again. Leadership means different things in different places. There are also good reasons to be upset at the experts. The foreign policy establishment’s backing of the Iraq War is a good example, but the pendulum has swung too far in the opposite direction, handing positions of power over to incompetent people. Joseph is a junior in LAS. dillier2@dailyillini.com
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Courses challenge students to achieve potential BY ERIN CADY STAFF WRITER
Elaine Houha has learned what it is like to take on a challenging course load. As a senior in Engineering, she said she had to take a class that, at certain points, required almost 100 hours per week of work outside the classroom. Average exam scores could range between 30-40 percent, with the students receiving an estimated 12-20 percent curve at the end of the semester. The University often designs courses to challenge its students and help them reach their full potential. The level of difficulty, however, can become a hindrance rather than a help to advance your career. “Everyone walks into the class either dreading it, or accepting that maybe it will be OK,” Houha said. “It is one of the classes that peers and professors tell you that if you are taking this class, do not take certain other classes alongside it, because it is a time sink.” According to Houha, there are certain notorious classes at the University that students go into knowing it’s going to be a semester-long struggle. And yet, Houha said she is still grateful for her experience in these classes because of how much she has learned. “Looking back on it, I enjoyed my time in the class despite how hard it was,” Houha said. “I honestly think this class gave me my internship that I am
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ROLE ater. “Lost Laughs” is a play he co-wrote and performed in that premiered last year, and “2 Households, 2 Assholes” is a two-person show where he and one other actor played all the characters from “Romeo and Juliet.” On creating “ Lost Laughs,” Muñoz said one of the things that was interesting to him was connecting to the world as someone who is funny but overweight, and how that affects one’s career. He wanted to highlight “this lost, amazing comedian” Fatty Arbuckle, the main character played by him in this comedy-tragedy, who
going to have this summer.” Houha will be interning at Microsoft in Seattle. Although the knowledge gained in these classes can be rewarding, it is nonetheless difficult for students to put effort into one course and to walk out with a C. For students looking to go onto graduate school, lower grades can add stress about the prospects for continuing education. According to professor Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider, many graduate schools are familiar with the University’s curriculum and with the courses that are more difficult, but it doesn’t take away the sting of getting the lower grade. “It’s always harsh to see a C on a transcript,” Fagen-Ulmschneider said. “Recruiters and graduate school admissions who have looked at a lot of transcripts should know the difficult courses.” However, Fagen-Ulmschneider, along with other faculty and students, have made a tool for students to know ahead of time what to expect with upcoming classes. Back in 2015, he created a dataset that details the average GPAs of every course at the University, as well as GPA variants by course section. “It all started with a conversation with students about what kind of information they’d like to be able to access,” Fagen-Ulmschneider said. “And they just said, ‘Well we want to know what the easiest class
is,’ and I said ‘OK, let’s find this information.’” Fagen-Ulmschneider has now gone on to produce various versions of this dataset over the years, giving students access to an easy-tounderstand and comprehensive view of classes at the University and how difficult they appear to be. However, he does not want students to use this tool as a means of avoiding difficult classes, but instead as a tool to know when to challenge oneself with tougher classes and how to create a balance. “My hope is that this type of information encourages faculty to make more engaging courses and paying more attention to how their colleagues and department are teaching the course,” Fagen-Ulmschneider said. Going through difficult or challenging courses is something that every student at the University may experience at some point during their time here, but finance professor Kevin Waspi believes the flow and design of many curricula at the University are not meant to be a challenge to the student, but to prepare them as they follow their education. Waspi said that to be successful at higher-level courses, the 300-level courses provide students the skill sets they need to have. He said these classes work so students will not have a bad experience as they continue to advance.
Professor of FIN 300: Financial Markets, Waspi wants the idea that the class is “challenging” to be changed, and instead to be embraced as a necessary entrance and preparation to 400- and 500-level courses. “The course was not designed to be a difficult class or designed to be so much work,” Waspi said. “It was designed to be a class to
give students the opportunity to be proficient, so that they could succeed in the higher level courses.” Despite reputations of difficulty or struggle, Fagen-Ulmschneider encourages students to take full advantage of their time at the University, and to not be afraid of what their futures at the University hold. “You’re at (the Univer-
sity) for four years and there are so many courses that you’ll never have the opportunity to take after you graduate,” FagenUlmschneider said. “So, even if the course is a little challenging, if you find it interesting and you want to understand it, go for it, you’ll never have the opportunity again.”
mentored Charlie Chaplin and discovered Buster Keaton and Bob Hope. Muñoz owns his own production compa ny, Nashville Story Garden, which aims to bring artists together. Through the Greenhouse program, screenwriters, playwrights, spoken-word artists, people from the media and actors meet monthly to produce work without the pressure of auditions. Many artists use the space as a sounding board, bouncing ideas off each other to figure out what works and what doesn’t. Nashville Story Garden has produced award-winning podcasts, as well as plays and short films; it’s giving a platform to the new voices in Nashville who are
creating, writing and producing original work. Currently, Muñoz is directing the senior showcase at the University, where he uses his professional experience to help FAA students launch their careers after graduation. “It’s really important at this point of my life to give back,” he said. “And I feel very lucky to be given the
opportunity to be working as a professional actor, and that I want to pass down a lot of things I learned to others because that’s how I learned them, about the professionals.” To his students, he tells them to “keep playing like a child and put in the work.” In a n ema il, Zoe Replinger, sophomore in FA A and Media, said
Muñoz was knowledgeable, approachable, positive and “a force of nature.” Replinger brought up two activities they have in Muñoz’s class. One is an ensemble-building exercise disguised as fun games, which aims to encourage students to be fearless and curious, as well as turning the class into “a trusting, empathetic ensemble.” The idea of an ensemble, according to her classmate Amacher, is essential to acting. “My favorite is a modified form of volleyball. We attempt to string together as many consecutive hits of a small blue dodgeball as we can without letting it touch the floor. Today, we got to 112,” Replinger said. “On our first day, I
think we barely made it to 20. Much of what we do is pure fun, but it’s also about saying yes to each other and taking care of each other. He makes us all care about each other so much.” Anther activity Replinger mentioned is Cold Read Friday, where students are asked to do a monologue or scene that they are seeing for the first time that day. It is an important skill for actors and in real-life auditions they might have as little as five minutes to prepare for such tasks. “By making us practice this in class with a knowledgeable coach, he is getting us ready for the industry," she said. "We are very lucky to have him.”
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LIFE & CULTURE
Actor takes on new role at University BY OLIVIA ZHANG CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Aaron Muñoz has starred in “Stranger Things” and “The Walking Dead.” He has been in films and plays and has also produced, written and directed various other creative works. Muñoz’s latest role is as an assistant professor in the University’s theater department, teaching THEA 275: Relationships in Acting II and senior showcase. Muñoz has said the University already “really feels like home.” He said one of the reasons he came to the University is for the sense of connection and community. “As a freelance artist, one of the things that you have is the ability to connect with a lot of different people; one of the things you lack as a freelance artist is a sense of community,” Muñoz said. “And I think plugging into the University of Illinois and the theater department here has given me a wonderful connection to not only the world at large but to a community of people, of young artists, who are learning what it means to be human beings and theater majors.” Muñoz went on to praise the quality of the University’s theater program, which emphasizes students’ professional craft and personal character outside the classroom. “You really need both to be a good person, and also committed and professional. I think this program really brings out both of that in a person,” Muñoz said. Muñoz started acting at 15 years old after encouragement from teachers. He attended Columbia College in Chicago for more professional training and to pursue improvisation comedy. “I did Second City, Improv Oly mpic, then started to take classes in theater, started really really falling in love with plays,” he said. “I just really had that big theater drug and wanted more and more of it.” Among all the wonderful things that come with being an actor, Muñoz said what he likes most is the ability to change. “When I was young and doing day jobs to pay the bills, I couldn’t hold down jobs very well because I like changing,” Muñoz said. “As an actor, you get to do that. Every role you do is different. You could be doing Shakespeare, really in that world, and all of a sudden, to be doing a TV show with vampires. You are able to tell different stories.” Charlee Amacher, sophomore in FAA, is Muñoz’s student. She recalled on the first day of class, Muñoz
told them he didn’t care who they were outside of class, they can be whoever they want in this class, and that anything was open and valid. She noticed the professor put “Fearless/Curious” under the course name on the first page of her syllabus, which has become a theme for the class. “Whenever we do something massive, something different in this class, we usually take a moment to question which part of the activity made you feel fearless, and which part of the activity makes you curious,” Amacher said. “It’s basically like, strong pieces of an actor comes down to how fearless the actor is and how curious the actor is. To establish that you have that presence and power already, and just channel that into your theater work is basically what he’s all about. Just letting things happen and letting things go.” Muñoz knows being an actor also means not always knowing where the next paycheck is coming from, countless auditions and fewer callbacks. But for him, the ability to tell stories and connect with different communities outweighs the instability of the profession. Before moving to Nashville, Muñoz lived in Queens, New York City, for five years, which he said was the most diverse place in the United States at that time. He called New York “a grind just to live,” but is nonetheless grateful for his time there because it allowed him to meet all types of people and sharpened his skills in entertainment. “What stood out for me about New York is the friendships, who were at the same place as you are. You are young, poor, scrapping things together, you have big dreams and everyone’s very supportive,” Muñoz said. In addition to being an artist, Muñoz is also a traveler. After graduate school, he went backpacking for three months in Italy and one in Chile. He said traveling gives him new perspective and the opportunity to better understand the human experience, applicable to acting and life in general. “Knowing and appreciating other people’s experience and points of view is one of the things that’s just a simple requirement of being an actor, “ he said, “but also a pretty amazing thing if you want to be a good human being.” Besides his two young daughters, Muñoz said his ALEX SARDJEV THE DAILY ILLINI proudest work so far is the- Actor and teacher Aaron Muñoz leads various activities with his class at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts on Friday. Muñoz began his acting career at age 15, after being encouraged by his teachers, and has been in many popular works such as
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Illini bring defense for Big Ten win BY GAVIN GOOD STAFF WRITER
Illinois junior Kipper Nichols picked a great day to rediscover his talent. After five-straight games without a bucket and seeing his time on the court evaporate over the stretch, Nichols burst out for a teamhigh 18 points to lead Illinois to a home win over a Nebraska team that has now lost five in a row. “It was good to see the ball go in,” Nichols said. “But what was going on in my head at that time was the same thing that was going on in my head with six seconds left in the half to win. Just making the right plays, right reads, and like I said, I was fortunate enough to get a couple looks. These guys found me and I knocked them down.” The Cleveland native got going with 10:56 remaining in the first half, fading away on a turnaround jumper near the baseline.
The State Farm Center roared with approval as the ball finally went down for Nichols, who hadn’t seen the ball go through the basket since he scored nine points in a home loss to Michigan on Jan. 10. “I’m really happy for Kip,” said head coach Brad Underwood. “Really took the approach to almost coach him like he wasn’t a member of our team. And I don’t mean that in any way, I really left him alone. I thought maybe he had a few too many people in his ear, including me. He’s resilient, he’s never stopped being a great teammate (and) he’s never stopped being a great locker room guy.” At the 9:05 mark, he nailed a three, then got one to go from inside to cap a 7-0 solo scoring run that gave the Illini a 23-18 lead they would never relinquish. Early in the second half, the redshirt-junior drove to the basket, SEE DEFENSE | 3B
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Illinois guard Trent Frazier (1) celebrates with forward Kipper Nichols (2) after hitting a three during the game against Nebraska at the State Farm Center on Saturday. The Illini won 71-64.
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Team reflects on games to develop offensive strategies BY JARED FARMER STAFF WRITER
The Illini hockey team exchanged victories in two bouts against Minot State at home last weekend. After a late run to seal an Illini win on Friday, the Beavers rallied back on Saturday for redemption. The Illini had an explosive first minute in Friday’s matchup, capped off by a goal from sophomore Thomas Kolaz to give them the lead immediately. But after the first-minute goal, both teams fell into an offensive drought, and by the end of the second period, it was still a 1-0 advantage for Illinois. “That was big; being the
first team to score is one of our keys to being successful,” said head coach Nick Fabbrini. “Any time you can score within the first minute, it gives you a lot of momentum and really takes a lot out of the opposing team’s sails.” The third period was the exact opposite of the first two, with Illinois and Minot State combining to score four goals. The Beavers were first on the board in the period, tying the Illini at one goal apiece with 17:07 left. The two teams remained deadlocked for five minutes, but momentum shiftSEE REFLECTS | 3B
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Ling Kuhn completes a dive against Nebraska on Jan. 26. The Illini fell 174-126 to the Cornhuskers.
Ling Kuhn reminisces on years as diver BY GABBY VAZQUEZ STAFF WRITER
While it’s an emotional time for many of the Illini swimming and diving seniors who just recently competed in their senior day meet, Ling Kuhn couldn’t be happier with where her time at Illinois has brought her. Kuhn, a senior from Bloomington, Illinois, has been swimming since she was in first grade. She competed in swim meets, but due to her height, she kept losing. No child really enjoys losing, so Kuhn tried diving and, according to her, “was a natural.”
Kuhn went on to compete in several U.S. Diving Junior Regional and Zone meets. She’s a two-time IHSA state qualifier and was the leader on the region’s all-time list, per fightingillini.com. While Kuhn said there are many strong female athletes she looks up to, she’s been most inspired by one woman in particular. Laura Wilkinson, an Olympic gold Medalist, competed in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 summer Olympics before retiring. Kuhn has been a fan of hers since she was a little girl. Wilkinson recently underwent neck surgery but is still
swimming. “She’s the definition of ‘no excuses,’” Kuhn said. “I just feel like if she can do all that, I can push through.” When it came time for Kuhn to start looking at colleges, the last place she wanted to go was Illinois. However, it wasn’t until she came to visit that she realized Champaign was where she was meant to be. “Both of my parents went here, got married here and always made me go to football games,” Kuhn said. “But when I went on my official visit, Illinois offered me an opportunity I couldn’t pass
up. The tradition here at the University with my family was something you only get once in a lifetime, and all the sudden, this place felt like home.” Being a student-athlete offers unique challenges, but Kuhn focuses on the feeling she gets every time she competes in the pool. “We represent 40,000plus people,” Kuhn said. “It’s an honor to be representing such a prestigious university.” Like many other swimmers, Kuhn has a pre-meet SEE REMINISCES | 3B
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Illinois forwards Kacper Ryba (21) and Thomas Kolaz (26) during the Illinois vs. Lindenwood game at the Ice Arena on Jan. 18. Illinois lost 2-1.
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Head coach hopes second Big Ten loss will inspire team BY SUMEYA KALIB STAFF WRITER
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Illinois’ Michael Paradise performs on the pommel horse during the meet against Iowa at Huff Hall on Jan. 26. The Illini won 410.450-398.800.
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The Illinois men’s gymnastics team went to Lincoln, Nebraska, to take on Nebraska and Oklahoma over the weekend. Though Illinois secured a win over top 10 Iowa just last week, the team could not repeat that success on Saturday night. The Illini had the lowest score of the meet with 399.15 points, while the Sooners led all teams with 411.3 points and the Cornhuskers came second with 401.25 points. “Honestly we had a pretty awful day,” Spring said. “We had a ton of mistakes and gave away a Big Ten win. The whole team and staff is pretty upset with the loss.”
The Illini struggled on the horizontal bars, parallel bars and floor, and the squad did not win a single event. However, there were some bright spots. Alex Diab was once again a force to be reckoned with, having the team’s second highest total on both the floor and the vault, but excelling most on the rings. He had the highest overall rings score with 14.65 points, giving him his 24th career title, a new Illini record for the event. Another Illini who competed well was Michael Paradise. Although Paradise competed in only one event — pommel horse — he made a big impact. Paradise put up 14.95 points, outscoring his opponents by near-
ly a point and a half. Competing in just the pommel horse allows him to focus on the intricacies of the event. “I would say I’m able to hone in on each of my skills during practice so I can spend my time perfecting them,” Paradise said. “It gives me a lot more time to perfect my routine.” Additionally, Michael Fletcher had a good day for the Illini. Fletcher had the second highest all-around score at the meet, with 78.7 points. He was especially good on the vault where he scored 14.25 points. The main takeaways from the meet, however, are negative. The Illini did not perform well in any facet of the meet and were not as
sharp as they were against Iowa. The team scored 11 fewer points and were unprepared, according to the coaching staff. On the bright side, the Illini have a long layoff before their next meet, and Spring knows this display should motivate the team. “We’re going to be pissed off for four weeks,” Spring said. “We’ve got a Big Ten meet against Minnesota (in four weeks), so we have a lot of time to stew, and this is going to fester.” The Illini do not go head to head with a Big Ten opponent until March. However, they will go to Las Vegas in two weeks to compete in the Winter Cup. nithinr2@dailyillini.com
song “Ice Ice Baby.” “Haylee Roe had an outstanding floor routine which was so great to see; she doesn’t get to train a ton because of her body,” Walsh said. “As a coach, it makes me so happy to see when they do the mental training and they go out and they can still do the physical aspect of it, and to do it as well as she did is outstanding.” Howell believed the team’s dismounts were not the best but can be addressed during training. Regardless, the team has focused on not stressing over its smaller mistakes. “In the past, we may have been very stressed out about it, but there was a very light atmosphere of the entire competition today,” Howell said. “So I think that was really good to have new people come into lineup and everyone be so excited for them, and confident, and backing them up no matter what.” According to Walsh, the team has faced its fair share of adversity so far this season, which is uncharacteristic. She hopes the team’s second Big Ten loss will only make it stronger. “It’s going to make them dig deeper, and I can already see the fight in the Illini is coming out on them and they’re not retracting,” Walsh said. “We’re not going to retract; we’re going to keep pressing on.” Illinois’ next meet is against Michigan State on Saturday, where 2008 Olympic silver medalist Samantha Peszek will be present. The Illini are hoping to break their attendance record of 2,387 at Huff Hall.
The Illinois women’s gymnastics team faced off against Penn State over the weekend. Although the team took home three of the five individual titles, the Illini lost to the Nittany Lions 195.275-193.500. Illinois won the vault event 48.825-48.650, something it was not able to do against either of its last two opponents, Nebraska and Maryland. Penn State caught up and gained a small lead during the second rotation, but a rough beam routine destroyed the chance of catching up. Sophomore Kasey Meeks took home vault (9.825), junior Karen Howell won bars (9.850), and freshman Shayla Scott hit a careerhigh routine on beam (9.825). Howell finished second all-around, the third consecutive time she’s made the top three this season. However, the meet’s lineup strayed away from its usual gymnasts. While some freshmen had “firstmeet jitters,” they still prevailed with some standout performances. “We went into the meet with a specific lineup and every line up changed; that is definitely something you don’t expect when you prepare for,” said head coach Nadalie Walsh. “We had plenty of depth; we’re prepared to put people in these positions, which I’m so proud that they could go out there and the next time they go out there they’ll be more confident.” The Illini’s stronger mindset going into their routines paid off, especially with senior Haylee Roe, who landed a solid 9.825 for her routine to the iconic ’90s skalib2@dailyillini.com
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ritual. Every night before she hits the pool, Kuhn has to paint her toenails teal. She’s been using the same shade of teal from OPI for years. “I always need to have my nails painted, and I love teal, so it just makes sense,” Kuhn said. Kuhn also listens to certain songs depending on her mood before a meet. “If I’m not feeling confident, I’ll listen to ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ by Diplo,” Kuhn said. She uses music to get into her zone before a meet. Kuhn is majoring in hospitality management with hopes of working in catering or event planning. However, after graduation, Kuhn is looking to compete in the Olympic Trials. “‘What do you want to do after you graduate?’ has become the question of the semester,” Kuhn said. “I want to go to the Olympic Trials because years from now, I don’t want to be asking myself, ‘What if?’”
Nick Stachowiak and Spencer Furman. Junior Aleks Kovacevic and freshman Keenan Mayo also defeated Duke’s Robert Levine and Jason Lapidus. Junior Zeke Clark sank his teeth into the final point for the Illini, after overcoming the Blue Devils’ Catalin Mateas 10-8 in a third set tiebreaker. The Illini won 6-2 and added to their season-opener winning record, making it 13 victories over 14 seasons, all under the guidance of head coach Brad Dancer. Illinois will travel to South Bend, Indiana, to compete against Notre Dame on Wednesday. The outing marks the team’s first regular season road match.
The No. 15-ranked Illinois men’s tennis team toppled Duke at home Friday night 6-1 in the team’s spring season opener. The Illini now move to 18-7 overall and lead the all-time series against the Blue Devils. Junior Aleks Kovacevic and sophomore Caleb Chakravarthi led the Illini with back-to-back 6-2 singles victories. Freshman Keenan Mayo clinched Illinois’ match point and also collected a singles victory 6-4, 6-4 over Duke's Robert Levine. Junior Noe Khlif won his first set against Vincent Lin, 6-0 but lost his second 5-7. Khlif battled back to win the last set 6-3. Sophomores Alex Brown and Chakravarthi kicked off doubles play with a 6-2 @meghan_rest win over the Blue Devils’ merest2@dailyillini.com
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REFLECTS ed in Minot State’s favor when the team scored again to take a 2-1 lead with just over 12 1/2 minutes remaining. The Beavers looked poised to walk away from the Big Pond with their first win of the series but were stunned by lategame heroics from freshman Kacper Ryba. After receiving three extra minutes on a power play, with 2:31 left, Ryba sank the puck into the back of the Minot State net to tie the game again. In the ensuing scramble, Ryba scored his second goal of the evening with 41.9 seconds left to play. The Illini then prevented the Beavers from getting a good look on goal, taking the win at the last second and going up in the series 1-0. “You could tell I had no idea what to do with those celebrations, especially after the second one,” Ryba said. “I was just so excit-
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ed. It felt good. It felt good knowing that coach Fabbrini trusts me, as such a young player, in a powerplay role like that late in the game.” The Illini nearly got off to another quick start on Saturday but had what would’ve been their first goal waived off at the 9:56 mark. The two sides remained deadlocked in the period and went into the second scoreless. Minot State would start to take control in the second period. The Beavers’ Dylan Johnson scored the first goal of the evening with 17:47 left. Around the 13-minute mark, a remarkable series of saves by Minot State goalie Josh Bykowski stopped the Illini from tying it up, and the Beavers responded with a goal just before the 10-minute mark to go up 2-0. Then, just as the period’s final minute counted down, the Beavers capped off their surge with another goal to go up 3-0 heading into the third. Taking advantage of a
power play, Kolaz scored the first Illinois goal of the evening with 9:31 to go. The Illini remained the aggressors throughout the remainder of the period, but they were not able to score again. Then, with 50.8 left on the clock, Johnson iced the game with a final goal to put it out of reach. Walking out of the series tied, the Illini are now 14-16, while Minot State improves to 18-7. “We played pretty well; I thought that in the first period we had the better of the chances, and even in the second we had some really good scoring opportunites and rebound chances, and even an open-net opportunity but just weren’t able to score,” Fabbrini said. “We made a couple mistakes, but it wasn’t a mistake-filled game for us. They really did a good job capitalizing on what opportunities we gave them. I felt like we were in a position to win but ultimately weren’t able to capitalize.” jaredef2@dailyillini.com
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Thomas Kolaz gets ready to take a shot at Robert Morris’ goal at the Ice Arena on Nov. 2. Illini shut out Robert Morris 6-0.
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DEFENSE scoring and drawing a foul as the shot clock wound down. Then he forced Nebraska’s Isaiah Roby into a turnover on the defensive end, causing Cornhuskers head coach Tim Miles to use a timeout. Out of the timeout, Nichols dropped a pass and turned the ball over but then made a solid pass to Andres Feliz in transition, who laid it in to put the Illini up 15 with 16:57 to go — their largest lead of the day. “As basketball players, it happens,” Nichols said. “You’ve got slumps, mentally. Shots not going in, offense that’s fleeting, it comes and goes. The thing that’s most important is locking in on the defensive end. The greatest basketball players make plays, whatever it may be.”
Illini guards suffocate Cornhuskers on defensive end
Ahead of the game, it looked to be a matchup where whichever team that had the better guard play would come out on top. Perennial thorn in the Illini’s side Glynn Watson Jr. and leading scorer James Palmer, who came in averaging 19.1 points per game (second in the Big Ten), would be tough matchups for Trent Frazier and Ayo Dosunmu. Palmer got his points, scoring 22, but needed 20 shots to do so, only making six of those. Watson Jr. was harassed all night by the Illini defense, going 3-of-12 for just six points. “I thought by far and away, from a defensive standpoint, it was our best all-around game defensively,” Underwood said. “We really challenged our guys with Watson and Palmer. We had to make Palmer’s touches hard. We didn’t in the first game.” At the 16:09 mark, Feliz and Watson Jr. were each given technical fouls, and Watson Jr. fouled out with 2:32
to go and his team down 14. “I thought we had them sped up, out of sync,” Underwood said. “Then we just did a tremendous job on Watson. Trent was off the chart in the first half, defensively. He got a couple fouls, but then Dre came in and our pressure went really, really good.” Dosunmu struggled in the Dec. 2 meeting at Nebraska, shooting 3-of-12 for 10 points. He dealt with foul trouble throughout and only played 22 minutes, well below his 30.8 per game average. Though he didn’t dominate offensively on Saturday, the Morgan Park product had a solid 6-of-14 shooting performance while being part of a defense that plagued the Cornhuskers’ normally reliable guards. “It’s all about watching film,” Dosunmu said. “I feel like I’m a much different player than I was when I played them (last). I wanted to get this win because that was my first Big Ten game and I feel like they got me physically, they got the team and it overwhelmed us.”
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as having the third toughest schedule in the country. Add that to the No. 349 rating for luck — an admittedly strange stat — and things look brighter for Underwood and Co., despite the reality of a soonto-be sixth-straight missed NCAA Tournament. And the team is young. Lone senior Aaron Jordan has been good at times, but on Saturday, he missed all three of his shots, all threepoint attempts and scored no points. He added five rebounds and had a team-high plus15 plus-minus, but it’s an encouraging sign this team’s best players are freshmen and sophomores. “We’re getting better in our roles. I don’t want to say we’re defined yet,” Underwood said. “That’s been part of the challenge with Tevian out, it’s been part of the challenge with Kipper’s struggles. Finding the pieces that all come together. I say I love the locker room and we keep working, we keep doing that. You throw (Feliz) in that mix, you throw Adonis (De La Rosa) in that mix, and I’m starting to have some comfort.” Underwood has dealt with some rough moments and many close, frustrating losses this season. But Saturday’s win offered proof of the claims he’s been trying to sell the fan base and media: his rebuild is taking shape around this young, promising core. “These guys are eager,” Underwood said. “Our mistakes are a lot of youthful, inexperienced mistakes. I think we’re growing. I think you see it every day when you see a Tevian (Jones), when you see an Alan (Griffin), a guy like Kipper who’s been struggling come back and obviously Ayo and Giorgi (Bezhanishvili) have proven that they can do it against the best in the country.”
The Illini are 7-15 and barring a miracle Big Ten Tournament title, the team will be left out of the postseason. Nevertheless, month-tomonth, Illinois has improved, winning two of its last three, including the first-ranked win of the Underwood era over then-No. 13 Maryland and has been competitive in all but two or three games. Underwood went even further than saying things are getting better after the win on Saturday. “I don’t want to say anything in a negative light about last year, but we’re light-years ahead in terms of our locker room, our competitive spirit and fire,” Underwood said. The season still has a long way to go, but many signs point to Illinois being better than its 7-15- 3-8 Big Tenrecord indicates. @itsallG_O_O_D Kenpom rates the Illini gavinrg2@dailyillini.com 6A
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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, FEB. 4
Women of the Hootenanny - Girls Rock Champaign-Urbana Benefit
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New York-based rapper Tabby Wakes released her newest EP, “Over Night,” this past Friday. The songs range from classic party anthems to slower jams, leading to a diverse collection.
‘Over Night’ party EP falls flat BY ISABELLA SOHN STAFF WRITER
At 22 years old, Tabby Wakes is the latest find from the underground New York music scene and has just been freshly signed to Fool’s Gold Records — the independent record label cofounded by A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs. Wakes’ new EP, “Over Night,” contains eight songs, one of which called “Tabby Night” had been released as a single to promote the work. This song may have stemmed from Wakes’ “Tabby Time” parties she was notorious for throwing in her teenage years. It is a classic party anthem and is the pinnacle of her album. It seems like it will be the most favored song by listeners with the potential to easily become the next “Mo Bamba,” played time and time again by college students in parties and bars across campuses. The lyrics, however, reveal another side to the typical party lifestyle that many artists subscribe to. The words demonstrate a more vulner-
able and “real” side to Wakes as an emerging artist. Wakes expressed her viewpoint of the song by saying, “The rich and famous we all look up to aren’t necessarily happy. Happiness isn’t about acquiring things and being envied. Happiness is a journey, as well as a process, and I want the people who consume my art to participate in that journey with me.” Quotes like this give the impression that Wakes is a genuine and down to earth artist, which makes her music more meaningful to a listener. Three more songs on the EP, including “Congratulations,” “Dance,” and “Snakes,” can all be deemed party songs. They are spread out throughout the duration of the EP and are all very catchy but do not show much depth of Wakes as an artist. The lyrics seem to barely brush the surface of important and distinctive topics, and there is not much to them that stands out compared to similar artists in her genre. “All the Same” and “Angel”
are two songs on “Over Night” which seem like outliers. They have a slower tempo to them and give the album a more diverse sound versus solely focusing on all rap songs. On the back end of the album, there are two more songs called “Space” and “Lady Gaga,” both of which do not seem to have any real substance and honestly, are not that impressive. Overall, Tabby Wakes’ potential lies in her rap songs that could, if marketed correctly, gain the popularity they need to become the new party anthems that are played more than once throughout the night. While her songs are catchy, they could use more development in the overall sound, as well as the depth of the topics discussed in her lyrics. However, with already 118,000 listens to her single “Tabby Night” on SoundCloud, there is no telling where her career might lead. buzz factor: is8@readbuzz.com
8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Rose Bowl Tavern, 106 N. Race St., Urbana Donation requested, 21+ We’re doing it again, y’all. Girls Rock C-U is hosting an open mic for the women of the Hootenanny to help raise money for our next summer camp. This hoot will feature frequent co-host of the Hootenanny, Emily McKown. If you want to play, all you need to do is come and sign up. We ask fellas to step aside, but not step off the stage completely. Ladies: If you have a male accompanying you, bring him along. The goal is balance and harmony in this world of music.
Quench — Your Story Matters featuring Nathan Alexander!
Noon-1 p.m. University of Illinois Women’s Resources Center, 616 E. Green St. Suite 202, Champaign Free, all ages For our first QUENCH of the semester, Nathan Alexander (Annie Hart) will present “How to Train Your Drag Daughter: Influence of Drag & Selective Family.” Please join us in the University of Illinois Women’s Resources Center on Monday at noon to kick off the first of our spring 2019 Your Story Matters series with a presentation you surely don’t want to miss. Bonus points to anyone who shows up to this presentation in drag themselves.
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Biogeography of the Guiana Shield: the fishes of the lost world
4-5 p.m. Forbes Natural History Building, 1816 S. Oak St., Champaign, Room 1005 Free, all ages Join us for the INHS seminar, “Biogeography of the Guiana Shield: the fishes of the lost world,” presented by Dr. Jonathan Armbruster, professor and director, Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University Museum of Natural History.
Tabletop Tuesdays
4-5 p.m. Forbes Natural History Building, 1816 S. Oak St., Champaign, Room 1005 Free, all ages Every Tuesday, join us for #TabletopTuesdays Game Night at The Canopy Club in Urbana! Play our games or bring your own! No cover!
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5:30-6:30 p.m. Japan House, 2000 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana $10 for students or members, $12 for non-students/members, all ages Join us for a traditional Japanese tea ceremony. Chado, or the Way of Tea, is one of the most ancient and revered arts of Japan, and is at the very heart of Japan House. Come to a traditional Japanese tea ceremony to learn about Japan House on the campus of the University of Illinois, and the history of this 500-year-old art form. Watch as the host carefully and thoughtfully prepares each piece of equipment so you can thoroughly enjoy a bowl of matcha tea and seasonal wagashi, a traditional Japanese sweet. Experience a moment of peace.
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Artists share experiences as black women ‘Herstory’ poetry slam celebrates art, culture BY EUNICE ALPASAN STAFF WRITER
To deal with her feelings of anxiety as a child, Ashanti Files was given a memo pad notebook and a pen by her mother. “Ashanti, you must write,” her mother said. “You can call it your diary, it’s yours, it’s private, but you need to write what you’re feeling.” It wasn’t long until Files found herself doing her first poetry slam in third grade after her best friend, whom Files attended school with in the inner city of Chicago, encouraged her to join. In preparation, Files’ aunt helped her create a routine to perform along with a piece of advice. “You don’t just read the poem,” her aunt said. “You make people feel the poem.” Although she was fearful of being made fun of, Files performed her poetry routine. She placed top three in the slam. “That really stuck with me,” she said. “Poetry doesn’t have to be these black words on a white page. Poetry can be fluid. Poetry can be moving.” As part of the Open Scene Urbana event series, a Black Herstory Slam was held on Friday at the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center to showcase black artists’ work in the community and highlight the experience of black women. After receiving a National Endowment for the Arts
grant in 2016 the Urbana Arts & Culture Program, formerly known as the Urbana Public Arts Program, worked in collaboration with the IMC to create Open Scene. It was initially a project that offered workshops in theater, storytelling, beatmaking and hip-hop performance for marginalized youth, but the project grew into multi-ethnic, multigenerational open mics for people to share their talent. The Black Herstory Slam will be Open Scene’s first showcase, differentiating it from its monthly open mic events. Rachel Storm is the head coordinator of the Urbana Arts & Culture Program and principal organizer for the event. “It really is designed to center black women poets, spoken word artists and storytellers and be a space for telling the stories of black women as part of the larger history of black folks in the United States, particularly through the stories of black artists,” Storm said. The event was hosted by Dawn Blackman, a storyteller and steward of the Randolph Street Community Garden. It featured performances and readings from local poets, local performers and leaders in the community. DoMonique Arnold is a high school librarian and dancer who was one of the poets performing at the Black Herstory Slam. “Slam poetry is written with the intention that it is going to be spoken aloud,” she said. “It’s a way of really owning that this is what I wrote. I don’t really expect people to be in love with it or anything like that. I just happen to be sharing that experience because there might be
other people out there who could have similar experiences, too.” Arnold often writes about black feminism, motherhood and relationships in her poems. She points to one of her influences Elizabeth Acevedo, an Afro-Dominican poet, who she saw perform last year. “For black women to have a space where their voices are being uplifted, especially when you have a marginalized identity where a lot of times your voice can be sidelined, (when) you receive all these messages from society
events that will be happening at different venues in the area. “It’s important to focus on and highlight art and your neighbors who create art,” Wolske said. “You don’t need to be a professional to enjoy a hobby or to share something you’re passionate about.” Storm also explains the importance of hosting a Black Herstory Slam event in the Urbana community. “I always think it’s important to have events that really talk about the significance of our diverse cultural histories in our community and create opportunities for deeper
“Poetry doesn’t have to be these black words on a white page. Poetry can be fluid.” ASHANTI FILES ARTIST
that your voice doesn’t matter,” she said. “To have a specific event where your voice matters, this is your time to reclaim your time.” The event is also part of the third annual Love For All Poetry Crawl in this month’s Urbana’s First Fridays event series hosted by the organization Imbibe Urbana. The organization works to “further the social and cultural narrative of Urbana,” according to Madeleine Wolske, executive director of the organization. The Urbana’s First Fridays series focus on a specific theme each month that highlights what people can do in downtown Urbana. The Love For All Poetry Crawl features an evening filled with poetry
understanding and for the community to grow in its commitment to one another,” Storm said. “For us, it’s a huge celebration of the arts as always, and Urbana has a really vibrant art scene.” Shaya Robinson also performed poetry at the event. She is the host of S.P.E.A.K. Cafe, an acronym for Song Poetry Expressions Art and Knowledge, which will also be co-sponsoring the event. S.P.E.A.K. Cafe has been holding events for over 10 years, and Robinson has hosted for the past three years. “It’s a place where people can come and talk about social justice issues, talk about personal life and experiences,” she said. “It’s a place of healing, a place of family. A
place for people who are just starting out or have been longtime performers to come to get practice and also to network with each other. Especially being a black woman, I think finding self-esteem and value in who I am is super important and writing about those things are important.” Initially, Robinson started writing poetry for herself in a journal. She took poetry classes, and as she got older, her love for poetry grew. Performing poetry in front of people can be more intimidating than keeping it in a journal, but it can also help others in unforeseen ways. “It definitely can be a kind of a nerve-wracking experience because, for me, I write some of the deepest thoughts that I may not share with a lot of other people,” Robinson said. “It can be a little bit intimidating but also I realize that my gift wasn’t given to me for me to keep it to myself. It’s for the healing and the helping of others, so anytime I get nervous or anything like that, I remember that I’m not doing it for myself but for those that came and attended the event.” In preparation for the Black Herstory Slam, Files was faced with the intensive task of choosing what to perform by looking through her old poems and thinking about the audience and the context in which they will be performed. “I’m looking at my poetry, ‘OK, what celebrates the life of a woman? What tells the story of a woman?’” she said. “I found a couple of pieces that suit the bill, and I was also challenged to write more. What do I feel about being a woman now? Because the way I feel about being a woman now at 32 is very dif-
ferent than how I felt at 22, is very different than how I felt at 12.” In February, Files will be launching her first poetry book, entitled “Woven: Perspectives of a Black Woman.” The Black Herstory Slam also allowed people in the community to support and uplift one another through each other’s work. Files also gives credit to the Urbana Arts & Culture Program for providing a space for black women. “They are transforming our community where art is appreciated, and I’m so grateful for them for seeing that, ‘Hey, we’ve got this population that could also benefit from this opportunity. Let’s make something just for them,’” Files said. “It takes a lot of strength to be able to yield your power and give it over to a minority, to give it over to a poet like me and say, ‘We want your voice heard and we want it heard in a choir of other voices just like yours.’” Arnold points to the importance of having events like the Black Herstory Slam and what she hopes they can contribute to the community. “It’s important for any place to have events like this,” she said. “It builds community, you get to hear about all these different perspectives, you’re uplifting the artists in our community and it definitely sends the message that Urbana is not just a small town. We’re not just about the University, but we have a really thriving, artistic community, so we should have more and more events like this to really support local artists, encourage them to do more work.” alpasan2@readbuzz.com
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