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Nobody Is Above The Law rally planned for CU BY CORI LIPPERT STAFF WRITER
A rally would be triggered in Champaign as a series of rallies across the country, depending on President Donald Trump’s decision regarding the Russian investigation and Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
According to Nobody Is Above The Law, the organization planning the rallies, the rallies will occur if Trump fires Mueller, pardons key witnesses in his investigation or takes actions that would prevent the special counsel investigation from being conducted.
Illini Democrats President Anusha Thotakura, sophomore in LAS, said protesting would be important to send a message to Congress to protest Trump’s decision to fire Mueller. “They don’t necessarily make it all the way to the president’s ears, but I
think what they can do is pressure our representatives and our senators to pass some concrete legislation to serve as a check (on the president),” Thotakura said. Thotakura said the Illini Democrats would participate in the Nobody Is Above The Law rallies if they were
Students celebrate Holi festival
to occur. Vikram David Amar, dean of the College of Law, said it is good for people to express their voices. He said the rallies will send a statement, as long as the message gets through to the Republicans in Congress. “Those folks have the right to march. It’s neither
good nor bad,” said Mark Ballard, chairman of the Champaign Republicans, in an email. “Everyone has the right to express their outrage. As Republicans, we believe in their right to do so.” Mueller’s investigation is SEE RALLY | 3A
Racial disparity persists in local justice system munity were upset by the proposal and protested the jail’s decision. One organization, Build Programs Not Jails, rose from the debate. James Kilgore, member of Build Programs Not Jails, considers himself to be anti-incarceration, meaning that he believes the jail system should reduce its inmate population. Kilgore said he believes any money spent on reconstructing the jail would be better spent on programs to keep people out of jail in the first place. One of the main issues Kilgore believes the criminal justice system should find a solution to is the mass incarceration of people who do not need to be in jail, specifically black people who do not. According to the Champaign County Jail records, a
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“Eager” is a word that makes Amy Felty, a member of the Champaign Human Relations Commission, cringe when she hears it used to describe new recruits at the Champaign Police Department. She can’t help but wonder what makes them so excited about making arrests. Felty thinks this attitude is due to a problematic race concept known as implicit bias. In October 2017, the Champaign County Racial Justice Task Force issued an inmate report two years in the making. The task force was originally created as a result of the 2012 proposal to start a $20-million renovation on the Champaign County Jail, expanding it to hold more inmates, according to the RJTF. Some people in the comCONSTANCE SORANTOS THE DAILY ILLINI
People celebrate Holi at the fields by Florida Avenue Residential Halls Saturday. Holi, known as the Indian festival of colors, celebrates the beginning of spring in India.
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Racial breakdown of Champaign County Jail, Champaign County population 46 percent of the inmates in the Champaign County Jail are of non-black races
US airstrike in Syria prompts dissent BY OLIVIA WELSHANS STAFF WRITER
Although chemical weapon attacks by the Syrian government have led to backlash from the international community, some members of the Champaign-Urbana community have disagreed with the United States’ mode of retribution. On April 13, The New York Times reported the United States, along with Britain and France, launched airstrikes against Syrian research and military targets to punish Syrian President Bashar alAssad for a suspected chemical attack the previous weekend on the Syrian people. Entrenched in civil war
since 2011, the Syrian government’s attack left more than 42 people dead in a rebel-held suburb east of the capital Damascus, according to the Times. For Alexandra van Doren, the conflict in Syria has been an inspiration for intervention. Van Doren is president of Three Spinners, a non-profit aiding immigrants and refugees in Champaign-Urbana, and a University doctoral candidate. Speaking as an individual, not as president of Three Spinners, Van Doren said she found the chemical weapons attacks upon Syrians and the United States’ decision to use bombs to discourage
the country’s actions equally abhorrent. “I think (the airstrike) is privilege and political conquest over human lives, and I am very disturbed by how these things are carried out without consulting hundreds, without consulting the American people,” van Doren said. “...not to say people in Syria who are being gassed by their own political leaders are not deserving of help or some sort of intervention, but the fact that intervention came in the form of bombs does not solve anything.” Allia Sunbulli, sophomore in LAS, said she finds these attacks inhumane and disgusting, and she does not
54 percent of the inmates in the Champaign County Jail are black
understand how they can continue to occur when the attacks harm not only rebels opposing Assad but also civilians. “Those who have been killed are not just numbers,” Sunbulli said. “They are human beings who had their future ahead of them; we cannot be desensitized to this injustice.” However, Sunbulli said she doesn’t think the airstrikes will discourage the Assad regime from using chemical weapons, because they have not responded to similar discouragements from the previous presidency. SEE SYRIA | 3A
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University seeks to reduce food waste BY YASMEEN RAGAB ASSISTANT DAYTIME NEWS EDITOR
University Dining is taking measures to reduce preand post-consumer food waste in dining halls through donation methods and tracking systems, in time for Stop Food Waste Day on Friday. Dr. Dawn Aubrey, associate director of University Housing Dining Services, said the University’s consumer food waste has
decreased by almost 95 percent since 2007. Aubrey said University Dining started using a program called Lean Path to weigh, classify and take pictures of pre-consumer food waste, which then becomes available for donation through a program called Waste No Food. University Dining also assists Unify, a Registered Student Organization on
campus, with Project For Less. The project packages single- to four-serving meals that are transported to Wesley Food Pantry. As long as the pre-consumer food item is wholesome and ready to be eaten, it is made available for donation, Aubrey said. Products such as onion peelings and fat from meat products are not used or served and instead go into a
“digester” that breaks down biodegradable waste into a lipid-free, graywater residual in under 24 hours. Aubrey said the dining halls will not be creating a carbon footprint through composting that way. “Composting is good as long as you are using all of the compost,” she said. “If you are not going to be using it, it
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Illinois received a grade of C-plus in employment and earnings for women, which puts the state in the middle third of the country, according to a study by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. The rating is based off four subcategories, which are women’s median annual earnings for fulltime year-round workers, ratio of women’s to men’s earnings, women’s labor force participation and percent of all employed women in managerial or professional occupations. All four factors have shown improvement in Illinois since 2004, ranging from 0.4 to 8.3 percent, and women in the state have received an average increase of $1,043 in yearly earnings. However, the C-plus rating did not change since 2004. If the current direction of improvement continues, Illinois will not have equal pay between genders until 2065, according to the study. Julie Anderson, senior research associate for the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, said Illinois has gone up slightly overall in employment and earnings, whereas a lot of states have decreased, even though
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Professor develops moving structures BY SAMANTHA BOYLE ASSISTANT DAYTIME NEWS EDITOR
rent studies. When building deployable structures, an architect has to be aware of things like mathematics and the engineering behind these structures, Krishnan said. “For making these developments, now and in the future, there needs to be a parallel study on aspects like materials, sensors, robotic structures, etc. that can aid in deploying structures more efficiently,” Selvam said. Krishnan said students who are studying architecture and are interested in deployable structures should be open to learning about other fields they are unfamiliar with. “We have to know more; we have to be willing to learn about fields that are alien to us, like mechanical engineering,” Krishnan said. He said it might be difficult at first but is worth it when a project comes together. Students should be able to learn about art and design, engineering, math and more in order to understand deployable structures, but you can’t expect students to take all these courses, Krishnan said. “Architecture tends to bind a number of industries together to bring the best solutions to the humanity,” Selvam said. If different departments’ faculty could come and teach the fundamentals of their classes, it would be an efficient solution, Krishnan said. “I think, like I said, we have the resources here to bring together all the faculty. It’s just people need to be open to learning,” he said.
Sudarshan Krishnan, professor in architecture, has been developing deployable and moving structures that could broaden an architect’s knowledge of structures. The deployable structures Krishnan built are models of buildings or roofs that move in different ways to change shape or function. An example of a deployable structure is an umbrella. “It is going to bring about changes in architectural practice and the way you teach architecture,” Krishnan said. In spring 2017, Krishnan taught a course about deployable structures, but it was only taught for one semester. “I gave specific assignments, but I also let students have the liberty to choose what they wanted to do,” Krishnan said. Shirlo Selvam, graduate student in architecture, said she first gained interest in these structures from Krishnan’s class. “This is the part of an upcoming architecture movement and educating students on the same will help them understand the current trends and future problem-solving ideas that they can construct in the professional field,” Selvam said in an email. She said learning about the deployable structures helped her realize simple concepts that helped her with her studio projects. Robert Konzelmann, graduate student in construction management and architecture, said even though his concentration is not deployable structures, learning about them still helped him with his cur- sjboyle2@dailyillini.com
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DISPARITY large amount of bookings and people incarcerated are serving time for crimes that do not typically have jail time as a punishment. Instead, these people are serving time because they could not afford to pay their bond to be released. Over time, the debate became less about the controversy of a jail expansion and more about the apparent racial and socioeconomic disparities within the Champaign criminal justice system, Kilgore said. “We have structures that, in many ways, disproportionately criminalize people of color,” said Sam Byndom, co-chair for RJTF. Byndom describes this system by using steps. He said that at every step in the judicial system — policing, judging and jailing — there are discriminatory procedures taken to punish black people and let white people off with a warning. From January 2007 to March 2018, 81,716 people have been booked by the Champaign jail, and 37 percent of these people have been white non-hispanics, according to the Champaign County Jail official records. According to the U.S.
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WASTE continues to create methane gases.” Aubrey said she receives a weekly report of food waste from Sunday to Saturday at all dining locations. According to the report, 7,800 pounds of food waste were created in the week of April 8. However, this number includes the pre-consumer wholesome food that is often made available for donation. Aubrey said food made available for donation is classified in the food waste category but is recorded separately. The Lean Path system
was implemented in 2013 and has reduced food waste by 747,000 tons, Aubrey said. University Dining has a menu management system that allows dining workers to forecast how much food to prepare based on what the menu for the day is and what past consumption has been for different food items. “We use that system to track all of our purchases, production, recipes and inventory,” Aubrey said. “When it comes to our food … we employ a program called JIT, Just In Time, to prepare food in batches so we are not over-preparing.” Food, such as chicken breast, pizza, fish or noodles for noodle bowls, are cooked
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community that we work for,” Blakeman said. Additionally, Blakeman said the Circuit Clerk’s office actively participates in diversity training for its employees so they understand how to prevent cases of implicit bias. Kilgore said he finds it difficult to believe that it’s taken society so long to come to an understanding on topics such as racialization and poverty. “I think ChampaignUrbana has this self-image of it being a very liberal open-minded community, but the reality is that it’s a fairly hard-hearted community when it comes to dealing with issues of poverty and inequality,” Kilgore said. Felty is confident Champaign can lead other counties in preventing implicit bias within the criminal justice system if the law enforcement system follows the recommendations. She said as times goes on, people become more receptive to new ideas and policing practices. To Felty, society is maturing. “My goal is that we mature as a community as part of the world that is maturing too,” Felty said. “The human race, I think, is maturing.”
from thin air,” Byndom said. “We have systems of oppression that have been in place for hundreds of years. Most people aren’t willing or able to engage in those conversations, about the racialization, about the way in which it is that race operates within the local context.” Byndom said in order for the community to counteract its implicit bias, it needs to see it as a real issue. Byndom said this is a problem because most people don’t care enough about the disparities to change their mindset. “I think it’s one thing to
are making in order to progress as a society. “We’ve never had equality in this country, ever,” Felty said. “I think we are, as a human race, growing past this, but implicit bias is something that we have to tackle really hard because people have to understand what it is.” Katie Blakeman, Champaign County circuit clerk, said her office takes the recommendations given in the Racial Justice Report very seriously. “In our hiring processes, we actively work to make sure our staff reflects the paeth2@dailyillini.com
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more after hearing the recent airstrikes. “I feel really bad for the people,” Nagarkar said. “Living in a country, you have pride and nationality for the place you come from. But if the leader of your country is hurting you, it makes you not want to live there anymore and fear for your own safety.” Van Doren said to see change, people need to elect “officials that want to interfere in a meaningful and peaceful way and provide aid instead of sending bombs.”
Under Obama, Assad was warned there was a “red line” he should not cross after using chemical weapons against his people multiple times, Sunbulli said. However, the government once again used chemical weapons against its people in 2013, causing a massacre, and did not face retribution. “Since that massacre, there has still been multiple chemical attacks. For this reason, I don’t think this okw2@dailyillini.com airstrike will affect future attacks,” Sunbulli said. Saloni Nagarkar, freshman in Engineering, said she did not know much about the conflict in Syria but wanted to learn
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Two students built this model in the deployable structures class Sudarshan Krishnan taught in spring 2017 (left). Five students worked on this deployable structure in their structural planning course, ARCH 502 (right).
say that ‘Yes, the disparities in the criminal justice system are bad. They’re horrible.’ It’s another thing to actually care and begin to implement action which drastically changes it,” Byndom said. Felty, board member of the RJTF, agrees with Byndom. She said police officers need to understand the predisposed judgements they
“We have structures that, in many ways, disproportionately criminalize people of color.”
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Census Bureau, about 70 percent of Champaign County is white and nonhispanic as of 2016. About 30 percent of the population makes up other races; however, this category makes up about 63 percent of the Champaign jail. The RJTF sees this as an obvious racial disparity. “When we talk about implicit bias, it doesn’t come
focused on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign, links found between Russia and the Trump administration, financial crimes committed by Trump and his associates and potential obstruction of justice. Amar said Trump will face consequences, such as impeachment, if Republicans in Congress decide to pursue the investigation themselves or file impeachment charges in response to Trump firing Mueller. Amar said the intent behind Trump’s decision would be the key factor in batches while other more laborious dishes, such as lasagna, are not made all at once, Aubrey said. Dining services checks to see how quickly they are being consumed and then decides if they need to put more in the oven. The best way to not have food waste is to not create it from the beginning, Aubrey said. “We have an obligation to make sure we adjust according to our students’ needs,” she said. “But I also encourage that, on a personal level, reducing food waste is something (students) can truly contribute to.” yragab2@dailyillini.com
in determining whether Trump had obstructed justice, if Trump were to fire Mueller. “If he fires Mueller because he thinks Mueller is a distraction to the United States and con-
butt or protect his family or protect his friends because he knows or worries they’re going to be indicted, that is a problem.” However, Ballard said Trump has the right to fire him from a legal stand-
“If he fires Mueller to protect his own butt or protect his family ... that is a problem.” VIKRAM DAVID AMAR DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF LAW
suming too many resources, whether that is right or wrong, it is hard for me to see that as obstruction,” Amar said. “If he fires Mueller to protect his own
Amar said there are three different approaches Trump can take to fire Mueller, including firing the U.S. deputy attorney general and replace him with someone who will fire Mueller, rescinding the regulations in place to protect Mueller from being fired, and disregarding all rules and simply firing Mueller. “How the president fares depends really much less on the popular sentiment and/or the Democrats in Congress,” Amar said. “His fate is really tied to his ability to keep the Republicans in Congress from jumping ship.”
point, but it would be better for him to let the investigation run its course and get to the exoneration by Mueller from a political standpoint. coridl2@dailyillini.com
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Students place their used utensils and plates onto the conveyor belt for cleaning after eating their meals at the Ikenberry Dining Hall. The University urges students to take part in reducing food waste.
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A call to compensate interns, bridge gap will not be considered an “employee” of the compaASSISTANT ny and thus do not deserve OPINIONS EDITOR compensation. It costs, on average, $6,200 in housing, transhe U.S. Department portation, food and other of Labor has implefees for a student to commented yet another plete a summer internship. obstacle for middle- and Allow this number to rapworking-class students to idly increase for opporturise in the ranks of social nity-dense hubs — like San mobility. As if it wasn’t Francisco and New York already costly enough for City — which have some of rising juniors and seniors the highest costs of living to complete an internship, in the United States. This new guidelines will make means even if the internthis career necessity nearly ship is paid, you will likely bankrupting. barely break even. ThinkThis update, implement- ing about getting a side job? ed in January, essentially The average intern works says if an intern’s work or full-time at 40 hours per training benefits them in an week. educational manner, they Someone may advise JAMIE LINTON
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that you don’t need a coop, fellowship or internship. Just work in retail, at a fast-food establishment or perhaps the local swine farm. There’s no doubt these are invaluable experiences that will teach you people skills and can introduce you to interesting contacts who help grow your network. You may even be able to spin these experiences to look relevant to your desired field on a resume. However, a single trip to the Career Center or a guest professional development lecturer will tell you internship experience is a necessity. Whether it’s the pressure from University faculty, intrinsic motivation
or the fact that everyone else seems to have one, the internship search is both a financial and emotional burden. According to 2015 research conducted by the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University, 63 percent of students who had a paid internship landed a job at least six months after graduation. Only 35 percent of students who didn’t complete an internship could say the same. The students who completed paid internships also earned a higher average salary. With these guidelines, the only students who will be able to afford this experience are the ones who
already have the societal advantages of a highincome family to support their efforts. This does not only mean money, but also the connections to help their children land a highly coveted internship or simply the resources and education throughout their lives to set them up to succeed in the “right” ways. So, if you have several grand to spend on adding a few lines to your resume, that’s incredible, but to a student whose family can’t afford it, this update is another way of saying, “We’re simply helping the rich get richer.” Jamie is a sophomore in Media. jlinton2@dailyillini.com
need to contact our legislators about the first step to solving a problem with the Supplemental Security Income program — the SSI Restoration Act. SSI is a form of social security for those over the age of 65, those who are blind or those who have a disability. It was created as a safety net for those who have never been able to work, support themselves, save for retirement or pay into traditional social security. However, several problems have accompanied SSI. The maximum monthly SSI award, $750, is extremely low. Plus, restrictive resource caps make saving an impossibility. Resource caps — which include limits on cash, bank accounts, savings and other assets — have a lifetime limit of $2,000 for individuals and $3,000 for couples. If an SSI beneficiary ever has more than the limit in their possession, their benefit will decrease or cease entirely. In turn, SSI beneficiaries constantly spend extra money at the end of the month to continue receiving the benefits they need, never saving for the future. The problem is greater for beneficiaries who work part-time, as the benefit is still needed to supplement expenses, but it decreases; plus, there is still no mechanism for saving money earned. Special Needs Trusts and ABLE accounts are options for beneficiaries with family who want to help set them up for the future. However, trusts are unable to be made in the name of the beneficiary, and ABLE accounts have limits to how much can be saved each year. As a result, both of these options come up short. The SSI Restoration Act would raise the cap significantly and would account for inflation in the future. Please contact your legislators and ask them to bring this act up in Congress. Jessica is a graduate student in Social Work. koranda2@illinois.edu
Treat campus police as actual officers, not security guards LUCAS OSWALD COLUMNIST
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University of Chicago campus police officer shot Charles Thomas, a 21-year-old student at the University, in the shoulder after he charged the officer with a metal tent stake on April 3. An uproar within the college community followed, with many students and faculty going so far as to demand the disarming of their campus police department. Not only is the commotion completely unjustified, it’s also potentially dangerous for the university community, and should this thinking take root, for campuses all around the country. Some critics of the campus police wonder why the officer didn’t use a taser to subdue the student. Others say, due to Thom-
as’s alleged mental health issues — possibly bipolar disorder — the situation should have been handled differently. However, the University of Chicago Police Department is not equipped with tasers. Thus, the safest way for the officers involved to face the threat of an armed suspect — student or not — is through the use of a firearm. As to the matter of the supposed mental instability of Thomas, the officer that fired the shot had received prior training in how to neutralize events involving people suffering from mental illnesses. He followed the protocol, backing away from the suspect and giving clear, concise orders. When the student didn’t comply and then ran at the officer with a weapon, the officer fired, fearing for his safety. Allowing the student to hide behind bipolar disorder fails to negate that Thomas was engaging in
criminal activity at the time, smashing apartment and car windows. According to statistics provided by the National Institute of Mental Health, 4.4 percent of Americans will experience bipolar disorder at some point in their lives. That’s over 14 million people. The vast majority of these people don’t charge at policemen or destroy private property. Should Charles Thomas have just been left to continue his rampage? How much longer would it have gone on? Who could have gotten hurt? And now, especially in the wake of the deadly string of shootings plaguing our nation, students are actively calling for their protectors to be disarmed. What happens if — God forbid — someone with more than just a metal stick shows up? Tasers and pepper spray won’t bring down an active shooter. A lot of the antipathy
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A police car pulls over a car on Pennsylvania Avenue on Feb. 3. Columnist Lucas Oswald stresses the importance of campus police for students and the community alike.
seems to stem from a lack of knowledge surrounding the issue of campus police. Many students think of them as glorified security guards with no real power or training. In reality, 92 percent of public universities employ actual, fullytrained law enforcement officers in their campus police departments.
These are real cops, ready to protect us from anything ranging from a tent stake-wielding student to an active shooter. They have devoted their lives to protecting our community from threats large and small, and as a thank you, we question their every step, secondguessing and microman-
aging like we know better. And we don’t. So next time you see a campus police officer, thank him for protecting us. Give her a high five. Smile at them. You’ll probably find that they’re good people. Lucas is a sophomore in LAS. loswald2@dailyillini.com
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Triplets find bond strengthened through similarity Ponicki triplets share memories, experiences at the University BY MEGAN BRADLEY STAFF WRITER
Growing up, Frances, Mary and Theresa Ponicki never thought anything of sharing things, from clothing down to their birthdays. The identical triplets, all juniors in Engineering, came to the University together. The three sisters are often greeted with surprised expressions from people who are less familiar with seeing triplets. “Growing up, when we were in kindergarten, kindergartners just accept everything as normal. So going from that and through high school, it was super normal for us to be triplets. Everybody in the community was like, ‘Oh, there they go,’” Frances said. “But when we got to college, it was kind of like a new frontier. We’ll be walking down the street and people will stop us.” The sisters said they always felt fortunate to have each other while growing up, because it was like having a best friend at all times. Even now at the University, the sisters consider themselves best friends and do most things together. They go to class, do homework and even studied abroad as a trio in Australia. When they arrived in Champaign, the Ponickis chose not to live together, but they lived on the same f loor in Newman Hall. They still do not live with one another, but they spend a lot of time together. Due to the systems engineering curriculum, most of their classes are the same. Because of this, the sisters are used to doing homework and studying together. “In high school, we didn’t see a whole lot of each other unless it was lunch or after-school dinner,” Frances said. “But we knew, because we were taking similar classes in high school, that when we worked together we per-
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The Ponicki triplets while they were younger. The sisters were known throughout their community as identical triplets, but they now consistently meet astonishment on the streets from passersby when they see the triplets walking on campus.
formed really strongly, so going to university together was kind of a good move for us.” It may be hard for some people to tell the identical triplets apart, but Mary said the best way to tell them apart is to spend time with them. The sisters do not get easily annoyed w ith each other, but reactions from other people can be irritating. “I think the most frustrating part is when you lose the individualism within the group dynamic — when other people lose it because we don’t lose it,” Mary said. The sisters said they have endless funny stories of people mixing them up, but one of the most memorable happened when they studied abroad and visited Cannes. Theresa said the island they traveled to was a popu-
lar tourist destination with a large amount of international visitors who had never seen triplets before. When the sisters were spotted on the boat, some of the other tourists started filming and taking pictures of them until they got
watched all these people in the water, their heads just snapped up, and people were literally running across the beach, grabbing their cameras and forming a line,” Theresa said. To a lesser extent, the sisters experience the same
The sisters all agreed that one of the most frustrating reactions they receive from people is “shock horror.” The triplets, who have one older sister, said their parents have always been very supportive of their decisions and it provides
“But when we got to college, it was like a new frontier. We’ll be walking down the street and people will stop us.” FRANCES PONICKI JUNIOR IN ENGINEERING
to the island. “When we got to the beach, the family found us because they didn’t like their photo, and we were like, ‘Yeah, that’s fine, we’ll take a photo.’ And we get together on the beach with this girl and I just
amusement around the University by people who have not met them before. Mary said reactions range from people thinking it is cool for them to all be at the same school and in the same program to people being shocked or horrified.
Although they each have different goals for their futures in engineering, the systems engineering degrees which they will graduate with allows them to be flexible in their studies and concentrations. In the future, Frances said she thinks they would all like to live near each other, but it is up in the air depending on where each of them gets a job. The sisters said they have a strong group dynamic and similar interests, which works well in any activity they undertake. “We have such a strong group dynamic that it made sense to our family and friends that we were going to the same university,” Theresa said. “We could have split up, but it made sense just because we work so well together and we are such close friends.”
them with some comfort knowing their daughters are all together. “(Our parents) were just really excited that we were all going here together,” Mary said. “Plus, it makes it easier for our family to visit when they want to see us.” meganmb2@dailyillini.com
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Members of the Beekeeping Club at UIUC assemble to unload bees onto the Sustainable Student Farm. The RSO was created to educate members on proper beekeeping standards and protocol while also serving as a hobby for interested students.
University’s first beekeeping club takes flight
Beekeeping club educates students on preservation, conservation BY THOMAS BLOCK STAFF WRITER
Kids and pets go together like peanut butter and jelly. It’s that little spark of companionship that unfailingly fixes one to the other. Whether it’s a sunny day or a stormy night, pets are always there to make youngsters feel bigger than they actually are. Depending on the person, the word “pet” could bring to mind dogs, cats, fish or parrots. But if you asked Danny Ferriss when he was growing up, he’d think of an animal that is not exactly known for being cute and cuddly. Ferriss was, and is, a fan of bees. Ferriss, freshman in LAS, got hooked on the insect during the frequent visits he made to his uncle’s beehive. Beekeeping as a hobby was a learning experience
for him just as much as it was a pastime, one Ferriss has naturally extended into his college years by reading books on the subject. “I learned a ton in the past year,” Ferriss said. “I didn’t know tons of the specifics before, since I just saw what my uncle did without knowing the reason behind stuff.” Ferriss wasn’t expecting books to be hard to come by during his first year on campus, nor was he too worried about finding a beekeeping club to join. To his surprise, however, such a club didn’t exist when he arrived at the University last fall. “I came here thinking that there would probably be a beekeeping club because there’s a pollinatarium in the bee lab,” he said. “I was kind of surprised to see that there wasn’t anything, so I just figured I’d start it up.” So Ferriss formed the Beekeeping Club at UIUC, a group aimed at educating people on proper beekeeping standards and protocol. Up until last month, Ferriss, the club’s president, has held biweekly meetings at which he informs attendees about general
bee health and conservation through presentations. With warmer weather setting in, the club just recently unloaded its first package of bees onto the Department of Crop Sciences’ Sustainable Student Farm. Although the farm has stored beehives and equipment for a while, manager Matt Turino said it wasn’t until the beekeeping club got in contact with him that a portion of the land became devoted to beekeeping. Nevertheless, Turino is thrilled about the ecological benefits the bees can potentially bring to the farm’s crops, which includes everything from tomatoes to blackberries. “Bees kind of do their own thing,” Turino said. “They have access to come in and out of their hive as they please. It’s one of those things where you put them in the vicinity of the things you want pollinated and let them go to town.” When the club brought them back to C-U after an hour drive west, the bees, enclosed in a wooden box with screen sides, weighed in at around 3 pounds, containing the queen bee with
a buzzing sea of workers. Moving the mass of stinging critters from the package to the farm’s stationary hive might sound like playing with fire, but the members handled it well. “When we installed the bees that we just put in, we didn’t even wear gloves,” Ferriss said. Adam Dolezal, assistant professor in the School of Integrative Biology with a focus in bee health, approved of the students’ confidence. This state of limbo, he remarks, is actually when bees are the most docile. “Bees are only defensive when they have a home,” Dolezal said. “Otherwise, they don’t have anything worthwhile to defend.” Dolezal, who’s been advising the Beekeeping Club regarding purchases and other logistics, is impressed with the students’ advanced knowledge on beekeeping, in addition to their initiative and organization. “(The club members) have been very independent go-getters,” Dolezal said. “Beekeeping is one of those things that’s simple at first, but then, there’s a
“Keeping bees isn’t really seen as a common thing, so people who learn at the club meetings can have it as an easy hobby for them.” DANNY FERRISS PRESIDENT OF BEEKEEPING CLUB AT UIUC
hundred ways to do everything. I was very happy to see that they were wellstudied every step of the way.” Turino echoes this sentiment, describing himself as a mere observer as members of the beekeeping club emptied their bees onto the farm. Though Ferriss mentioned beekeeping is a relatively low-maintenance occupation, he and the club still plan cautionary visits to the farm to check for any pests, such as mice or mites, that could potentially harm the bees. In addition, some members of the club, who are staying in C-U over the summer, will be present to watch over the bees as well. For Dolezal, this commitment indicates a strong desire among the students to connect with the envi-
ronment around them. “Beekeeping gives you an easy way of understanding agricultural production and the food chain,” Dolezal said. “Especially for students who aren’t biology majors, beekeeping offers this little minilaboratory where they can watch the living world in this controlled way.” Even if they aren’t the first animal that most people think of when they hear the word “pet,” bees can offer something more than a new connection. They can offer a new outlook. “I think that education is the coolest part (of the club),” Ferriss said. “Keeping bees isn’t really seen as a common thing, so people who learn at the club meetings can have it as an easy hobby for them.” tblock2@dailyillini.com
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Illinois secured a third-place finish at the NCAA championships, behind Minnesota and National Champions Oklahoma. Alex Diab took home an individual title in the still rings.
Illini finish third, Diab takes individual title BY THE DAILY ILLINI SPORTS DESK
On Saturday night in Chicago, the Illini men’s gymnastics team finished in third place at the Men’s National Collegiate Gymnastics Championships. The team competed alongside Stanford, Oklahoma,
Nebraska, Minnesota and Penn State in the finals. The No. 2-ranked Illini had a strong end to their season before competing in the NCAA championships, which included the program earning its 28th Big Ten title earlier this month. Once the competition got
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underway, the Illini were sitting in third place after the first and second rotation, but a strong showing from redshirt senior Chandler Eggleston on the vault with a season-best 72.431 pushed the team into second place after the third rotation. It was a neck-and-neck
battle for the top three slots all night. Illinois’ combined score fluctuated between rounds, putting the men’s team on edge as it neared the end of the final. “Our first three events went pretty smoothly,” Eggleston said. “We got to high bar; that’s where the pres-
sure started hitting us hard. Our corral, where we wait for events, was right next to Oklahoma. Every time they hit a routine, it was so loud, and then every time we hit a routine, we were screaming.” Junior Alex Diab was the lone event-title winner for the Illini in the still rings. He
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The Illinois men’s track and field team split up this weekend to showcase individual competition. Senior David Kendziera and junior Jonathan Wells both had career weekends at the Bray Clay and Beach Invitationals and the Mt. SAC Relays in California this weekend. “We thought this experience was really good. They handled everything very well, what with being in different locations and competing at different times,” said head coach Mike Turk. “The staff put a lot of work in to organize our events, and I think they worked out pretty well. Our performances speak for what they did.” The team began competition on Thursday evening, where distance runners junior Dan Lathrop and sophomore Zach Dale ran 14:02 and 15:36 respectively in the 5k at the Bryan Clay Invite. Junior Billy Magnesen ran 29:42 in the 10k at Mt. SAC. On Friday, Wells won the title for long jump at Mt. SAC after clearing the third-longest distance in Illini history. In a field featuring five jumpers clearing 25 feet or above, Wells added four inches to his previous personal best, clearing 25 feet and 10 inches, taking the lead over Oregon’s Tristan James. “We know that Jonathan is very talented, and he’s worked very hard and is capable of something like this. Since indoors, the coaches and I have talked about him possibly clearing 26 feet this year,” Turk said. “I think he’s gaining valuable experience as he improves, so I’m really pleased with the way he performed.” In addition to Wells’s long jump performance, the Illini also had a personal best performance from sophomore pole vaulter Jacob LaRocca. At the Beach Invite, LaRocca cleared 17 1/4 feet to win
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while giving up seven hits. On day two, the game took a similar look with the first few innings remaining scoreless. “They are a good team. We came out last night, and we gave a good effort; the guys on the mound were really good,” said sophomore second baseman Michael Massey. “Today, we came out with the same effort and got a few big hits where we needed.” It was Grant Van Scoy who scored the first run for the Illini. After being walked and then stealing second, the junior came home on a single to left by shortstop Ben Troike. Grand Canyon remained
want it now! Pardon my channeling of my inner Veruca Salt, but baseball season has got me feeling some kind of way. It’s always fun to be sitting in the bleachers and hear the same 20 seconds of a song you vaguely know when a baseball player takes the plate. I have always been fascinated with the walk-up song phenomenon. Sadly, my baseball playing years ended after my four-year stint in the little leagues, so I never got my shot at joining in the tradition. The tradition is said to have started in the 1970s, or at least that’s how an article by Medium.com describes it. A Chicago White Sox organist would start to play a player’s state song every time they approached the plate, and it seemed to just evolve from there. I sat in the stands of Illinois Field just this past weekend as the Illini baseball team took on the Grand Canyon Antelopes, and I couldn’t help but think about how the walkup song is one thing that makes the sport so unique. Sure, other sports have music they play during warm-ups or possibly when a team scores, but in no other sport does an individual get to express themselves in a way quite like this. For a brief second in a baseball game, those in the stands get a closer look at the athlete on the field. In a sense, I believe, it humanizes them just a bit more. For example, when the Chicago Cubs’ Ben Zobrist takes the field to a rendition of “Bennie and the
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the event, with the next highest mark belonging to fellow sophomore Cooper Jazo’s 16-6 3/4 feet. Senior thrower Matsen Dziedzic also won his flight of the hammer throw, marking 199-5 feet. At the Bryan Clay Invite, seniors Luke Brahm, Garrett Lee and junior Denis O’Callaghan each posted season-best in the 1,500-meter run in their respective heats. Brahm clocked a 3:46.98, Lee ran a 3:47.93 and O’Callaghan rounded out the event with a time of 3:49.95. The Illini concluded competition on Saturday, where Kendziera won the 110-meter hurdles at Mt. SAC, beating out 2012 Olympic Champion Aries Merritt by .02 seconds with a time of 13.47 seconds. “That was a pretty special win for David,” Turk said. “Merritt is one of the all-time greats. It’s great that our guys get a chance to compete against those kinds of people, but to knock someone like that off is something that I’m sure David is going to remember for a long time.” After his victory in the 110-meter hurdles, Kendziera came back to place second in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 49.39. Kendziera still remains undefeated this season. Also competing in the elite section at the Mt. SAC was junior Devin Quinn. He nearly duplicated his facility-record-breaking time from the Illinois Twilight Meet with a time of 10.12 SEE TRACK | 3B
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said that the crowd was a huge motivator for the Illini. “I’ve never been at a meet with so many people,” Diab said. “We were head-to-head with Oklahoma the entire meet. Just hearing the crowd was awesome.”
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Illinois infielder Michael Massey hits a double to left-center field during the game against Grand Canyon at Illinois Field on Saturday. The Illini won 3-2 but lost the series.
Illini drop tough weekend series BY TATIANIA PERRY STAFF WRITER
Illinois baseball kicked off its three-game weekend series against Grand Canyon University with split games. In the first matchup, the Illini fell in a 5-1 loss due to an uneventful first few innings. Grand Canyon’s ace pitcher Jake Wong, the No. 44 college prospect, according to D1Baseball. com, held the Illini hitless for the first four-and-twothirds innings. “I thought we were composed against their first pitcher,” said head coach Dan Hartleb. “He is one of the top pitchers in the country, and I think we game some good at-bats.”
Wong didn’t allow a hit until the fifth inning, when Illinois standout Bren Spillane hit the ball out of the park to put the Illini up 1-0. The home run was Spillane’s 15th of the season and gave the Illini its only lead of the game. Grand Canyon responded quickly, scoring twice in the sixth inning and twice in the seventh. The Antelopes had their top three in the lineup go 5-for-13 with three RBIs. All nine in the starting lineup reached base at least once. Lef t-ha nded pitcher Andy Fisher lost for the first time in his Illini career, throwing the first six-and-two-thirds innings and allowing four runs
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Walkoff helps grab series win against Iowa BY MEGHAN REST ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
After easing its way to a 7-1 win Friday night against Iowa, Illinois found itself clawing back in a nail-biting battle on Saturday. The Illini are now 2-0 in its Big Ten series with the Hawkeyes and 8-6 in conference play, 29-15 overall. According to head coach Tyra Perry, both games displayed Illinois softball’s grit. “I think, in both games, there were similar elements,” Perry said. “We came out ready to play Iowa, who are really a good team. We knew that and had to have a great plan and a great game plan in order to have success against them.” The Illini offense bulldozed over the Hawkeyes with the help of freshman Bella Loya and junior Carly Thomas’ bats in the first game. Thomas went 4-for-4 with two doubles and a triple while tallying three runs and two RBIs on the day. Loya followed with a 2-for-4 performance at the plate and three RBIs. The series opener was deadlocked, scoreless until Thomas clocked a double out to right center in the bottom of the third, scoring junior Kiana Sherlund. The remainder of the inning saw three more runs. Loya singled out to left, sending Thomas around the bases, followed by senior Rowa McGuire smacking a double to left center for Loya to score. Senior Sam Acosta singled to left and was able to beat a throw to second, allowing McGuire to score for the Illini. In the fourth, the Hawkeyes opened up with a single run off of an Illini fielding error. But Illinois answered back, with a pair of singles from Thomas and Loya that sent junior Alexis Carrillo and Thomas in to score, respectively. Illinois capped off its edge on Iowa in the sixth with
another run off Loya’s bat. The Illini catcher singled to left field, bringing home Thomas for her third run of the evening. Junior pitcher Taylor Edwards collected the win after allowing just two hits and no earned runs. Edwards improved to 10-7 overall this season. “I think, when you look at our stat lines, you see that we are supposed to beat (Iowa),” Edwards said. “No matter what, the win means a lot to us, and I knew we were capable of doing it.” When the Illini took the field on Saturday, they saw a much different Hawkeyes team. The contest was knotted up 5-5 Saturday evening at Eichelberger Field. The bases were loaded and Iowa sophomore Lea Thompson was up to bat. Illini junior Taylor Edwards threw a pitch that sprung into right field off of Thompson’s bat. Junior Kiana Sherlund recorded the out but had to act quickly with a runner tagging in from third and Iowa threatening to take the lead. Sherlund looked down the line to home plate and catapaulted the ball toward home plate. Nearly grazing the dirt, Junior Stephanie Abello scooped up the ball and made the tag to end the inning. Perry said she wasn’t surprised by the fast thinking of Sherlund. “I think people forget that you’re so connected to your players,” Perry said. “Especially someone like Kiana who works tremendously hard and gives her best in every practice. Even as a fan of sports, you want to see a player like that succeed. It keeps us alive.” Sherlund may have made the defensive play of the game, but Carrillo’s single to left earned the accolade on the offensive side of the ball, bringing Acosta in for
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Illinois outfielder Kiana Sherlund hits the ball during the game against Iowa at Eichelberger Field Saturday. The Illini won 6-5 on Saturday and are currently 29-15 overall.
the walk-off win. Loya had a huge game for the Illini, going 3-for-4 with one run. Acosta went 1-for4 with two RBIs, and Abello also went 2-for-3 with one RBI. According to Loya, both games pressured her team to fight on offense. She said that one of the reasons she was able to adjust to Iowa’s pitching was with preparation in practice. “We had a lot more fight (Saturday) for the situation against Iowa,” Loya said. “I think we have really good preparation before the game.
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In practice, coaches point out the pitcher’s go-tos and their usual patterns. This week, we were served a lot of rising balls.” Loya also mentioned that despite the few errors, the Illini have always stayed resilient on defense, especially against the Hawkeyes Saturday. “We’re a very strong defensive team,” Loya said. “Today, we had a couple of mess-ups, but coach Trout has a saying that goes, ‘Stay tough and have each other’s backs.’ And that’s exactly what we did today.”
“But once we came together and really started fighting, that changed. There are times we can be there and not really be fighting, so we just have to show the crowd and show each other what we’re made of.” On Sunday, the Illini completed the series sweep of the Hawkeyes with a 9-7 victory . Illinois will face IUPUI and Eastern Illinois this week before continuing conference play over the weekend against Penn State. @Meghan_Rest merest2@dailyillini.com
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Junior Emily Oestreich started on the mound for the Illini on Saturday. She allowed four hits and two earned runs in two and one-third innings pitched. Edwards relieved her in the third and ended the contest, allowing five hits and two earned runs. According to Edwards, the Illini struggled to start off the game, but once the team found the energy to match its skill on the field, the win followed suit. “I would say both of our games got off to a little bit of a slow start,” Edwards said.
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BASEBALL scoreless going into the fifth, but in a similar fashion to Van Scoy’s run, Grand Canyon’s Griffin Barnes was walked to first, stole second and was brought home by teammate Preston Pavlica’s single to the left. The Illini couldn't respond in the bottom half of the inning, keeping the score locked at 1-1. Quinn Sna rsk is opened up for the Illini with four scoreless innings, staying on the mound for a total of six innings, allowing five hits and one run. The rig ht-ha nded pitcher was relieved by Ryan Schmitt who, in his single inning of work, allowed two hits. Spillane came up to the plate in the bottom of the eighth to give the Illini a lead once again, hitting his 16th homer of the season. “I got the best seat in the house; it’s unbelievable what he’s doing,” Massey said of Spillane’s homer. “I think he’s the best player in college baseball. I’ve said it all year, and I’ll say it again.” Massey followed with a double out to left, advancing to third on a bunt from left fielder Doran Turchin. He then scored on a wild pitch by Antelopes reliever Josh Andrews to put the Illini up 3-1. Zac Jones followed the duo in the top of the eighth, and closer Joey Gerber came in for the ninth. Grand Canyon didn’t go away easy and managed to score one run on a sac fly by centerfielder Preston Pavlica. The Antelopes had the tying run on second, but a groundout by second baseman Austin Bull ended the game to give the Illini the 3-1 victory. “Down this stretch, we are going to play some really good teams,” Hartleb said. “Grand Canyon is a good team, and each and every day is going to be a battle. We came out and found a way to win today.” The Illini couldn’t complete the series win against the Antelopes on Sunday. The two teams were tied heading into the eighth inning but after a struggling performance from the Illini relief pitchers, the Lopes scored three runs to take the game 5-3. @tati_perry14 tp3@dailyillini.com
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Junior Ross Thompson finishes his routine in the parallel bars. The men’s gymnastics team took third place at the NCAA Championships on Saturday night.
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GYMNASTICS Senior Bobby Baker and junior Johnny Jacobson had season-best performances as well. Jacobson put up a score of 14.666 and Baker a score of 14.233 on the parallel bars to keep the Illini planted in second place after the fourth rotation, with a total score of 277.826. Heading into the final rotation, Illinois had a score of 342.691, keeping it in second place behind the three-time reigning champion Oklahoma Sooners. To close things out, the Illini competed in the floor exercise, starting off with a 13.500 from sophomore Jacob Light. Illinois struggled to put up consistent numbers during the event but did finish strong with a 14.336 showing from sophomore Sebastian Quiana. Illinois finished with a total score of 411.689, just fractions of a point away from Minnesota’s second-place finish of 411.923. The Sooners locked
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WALK-UP Jets” by his wife, Julianna, you can’t help but let out a sentimental, “Aw!” Other times, Latin American players will share their favorite song in their native language, pumping in more culture to the sport. It makes the game more personal. In fact, next time you’re taking in a baseball game, look around by the third time a batter is up in the lineup and see how many people are singing along. When I was sitting in the bleachers at Illinois Field, I saw plenty of dancing to
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in the Championship title for their fourth consecutive year with a score of 414.858. Diab emerged as the loneevent title winner for Illinois on the still rings. “I was super happy about how I ended up individually,” Diab said. “To go All-American on both events and come away with a national title and team rings has been something that’s been a goal of mine since I started out.” During the prelimi-
score of 14.433 with 14.500. The finish marked Diab’s third consecutive All-American accolade in the past three years. In 2017, Diab received the honor in the still rings event, and in 2016 for the high bar. He is also the only threetime Big Ten still rings champion in program history. According to Diab, the Championship came down to the wire. “It came down to the dismount on some of our events,”
“I’ve never been at a meet with so many people... Just hearing the crowd was awesome.” ALEX DIAB STILL RINGS NCAA CHAMPION
nary round on Friday, Diab posted a 14.533 on the rings to help the Illini finish with the best rings score of the night before heading to the finals the following evening. On Saturday, he bested Oklahoma’s Yui Moldauer’s
Diab said. “We had a few mistakes that cost us the meet, but it’s going to be good fuel and motivation to fight for it next year.” Diab is now the 58th Illini to win an individual title on the national stage and only
a variety of walk-up songs, bringing the members of the crowd deeper into the game. Now, I debated making the case for the walk-up song to take other variations for different sports, but I decided to back off on that. I think baseball is so individualistic that a walkup song can only make sense here. While part of me wants to make a case for a wide receiver to get their favorite jam played after scoring a touchdown, I don’t think it would have the same effect. Something about the game of baseball allows a walk-up to mean something. Many different ele-
ments bring a fan closer to the game, and I believe this is just one of them. High schoolers, college players and the professionals all need to keep the walk-up song tradition alive. With a sport that has so many changes being debated, the walk-up song should, I believe, remain a constant. However, with that said, I’m still left without an avenue to have my own walk-up song, so this column piece may be for nothing. If I ever do get the chance, I think only one song will fit the works: I want it now! eeschus2@dailyillini.com
the third to do so in the still rings event. But winning the still rings wasn’t the only reason the Illini posted an impressive third-place finish Saturday night. Eggleston took first place in the high bar at the Big Ten Championships, so he knew that there was pressure going into the NCAA finals. “I just wanted to hit and do my best,” Eggleston said. “At NCAAs, there’s usually not as much pressure because we’ve been doing the same routines all year. My routines at Big Tens were a little better than (NCAAs) this weekend. I knew it was a last shot for me being here, but it’s still incredible to have done my best and received All-American honors.” According to Eggleston, who took home third in the high bar event with a score of 14.233, the team is extremely pleased with its third-place finish. “I’m incredibly fortunate for this experience competing for the Illini, and I didn’t think about having five years
here, but I’m glad things happened the way they did,” Eggleston said. “I’m incredibly happy with my performance, and there a few things I think we could have changed, but we’re gonna be fighting even harder for next year.” Sophomore Sebastian Quiana tied for second place in the floor event with a score of 14.366. Diab also tied for seventh in the same event with a score of 14.166. Senior Brandon Ngai took home third place in the pommel horse, scoring 14.500. In vault, Baker tied for fourth place with a 14.766 performance. Jacobson also tied for seventh place in the event with a score of 14.633. However, Jacobson snagged a second place outright finish in the parallel bars event after scoring 14.666. In the high bars event, Eggleston took home third with a score of 14.233. Baker finished fourth for the Illini in the all-around performance with a total score of 82.331. sports@dailyillini.com
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marking the third time this season that the Illini ran a 4x100 in under 40 seconds. The 4x400-meter relay also concluded the weekend for the Illini with a season-best time of 3:10.52 — shaving two seconds off the previous seasonal-best set at the Jim Click Shootout. “I think, right now, as a team, we’re really solid,” Turk said. “We’re really good on the front end. Guys like Kendziera, Quinn and Wells are NCAA scorers that could contribute on any program, and that’s a foundation that not many other teams in the Big Ten have.”
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seconds in the 100-meter dash. Quinn took fifth place in the event. Nike’s Ronnie Baker won the event, finishing with a time of 9.97 seconds. Quinn returned in the 200-meter dash, finishing third overall. Quinn was the second collegiate finisher with a time of 20.82 seconds. In addition to individual standout performances on Saturday, the Illini had success in the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relays. The 4x100 unit posted 39.88 seconds to take second, sports@dailyillini.com
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Monday, April 23, 2018
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INTERVIEW
buzz calendar 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 23
Treat Yo’self Week: Field Day
PHOTO COURTESY OF JAKA VINSEK
Chicago-based band The Claudettes recently released its third full-length album, “Dance Scandal at the Gymnasium.” Its diverse sound of blues and jazz is pronounced throughout the piece. Johnny Iguana, founder of the band, said the band members’ diversity affects the sound’s uniqueness
‘Dance Scandal’ at The Iron Post The Claudettes to play album release show Saturday BY JESSE TAMAYO STAFF WRITER
The Claudettes are no strangers to variety. Along with using multiple influences to find their sound, the members of The Claudettes are just as diverse. Though the band is now based in Chicago, it may come as a surprise to some that it did not originally get its start in the city, where blues is as common as a soggy Italian beef sandwich with hot peppers. “Our guitar and bass player Zach Verdoorn is from South Dakota,” said Johnny Iguana, pianist and founder of The Claudettes. “And I’m from Philadelphia originally. In fact, we fly the drummer we have now, Danny Yost, who’s from South Dakota, but lives in L.A., out to make our shows. It can be a bit pricey, but to have him in the band is worth it. Our singer, Berit Ulseth, is from Minneapolis.” The diversity among its band members is what allows
The Claudettes to mash a range of influences into its signature sound, which is what makes the band stick out the most. Piano blues meeting vaudeville sounds paired with jazzy licks sear through their new album, “Dance Scandal at The Gymnasium.” The opening tracks of the album have bluesy piano licks that bring to mind the piano playing of Ray Charles. “The Iron Post is this dive bar that hosts a wide range of music,” Iguana said. “It’s really great because the audiences there combine dancing and upbeat fun when it’s needed for those types of songs, but when we slow it down, they really listen and appreciate the music we’re playing. It’s just a great place to hang out and listen.” On the surface, the band could be categorized as blues or jazz, but Iguana wants to reject all strict categories and genre labeling, like his culture counterpart Anderson East. “The bluesy stuff is natural to me. I took classical music lessons, but I also played in punk bands when I was younger. The sound that comes from us is who we are
and I don’t like being reduced to a singular genre. For me, it would be like telling someone what their sexuality is,” Iguana said. “But it doesn’t matter because you are who you are, and that’s how I feel about the music we create.” For “Dance Scandal at The Gymnasium,” Iguana took a different approach to songwriting. “I usually write the music first, then the lyrics come, but with this album, I had been writing lyrics about somethings that have been on my mind for awhile. Our sound, though, comes from just the amount of music we have all digested. Just digest everything you read; we do the same thing with our music,” Iguana said. “If you reduce all the music that you hear today, you will eventually wind up back at the blues and it’s the same thing with us. You can really hear all the influences on the new album.” The Claudettes will play at Urbana’s Iron Post on Saturday for the release of its album, “Dance Scandal at The Gymnasium.” Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $7 and it is 21+.
4-7 p.m. The Main Quad Free, all ages Come out to the Main Quad to revisit the best part of elementary school: Field Day! There will be a bunch of fun games and contests so you can blow off steam before hunkering down and finishing those last few papers and projects.
Red Pin Bowling
6-10:30 p.m. Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana $2, all ages Win a free game of bowling if you get a strike when the head pin is red. For $2, you get bowling games, shoe rental, half an hour of billiards and one hour of console gameplay. Red Pin Bowling is every Tuesday.
Tabletop Tuesdays
5-6 p.m. Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign Free, all ages The Siebel Center for Design cordially invites you to the first event in its Designthinkingmatters talks series entitled “Designing to foster designing” with Peter Bohlin, principal and lead architect at Bohlin Cywinski and Jackson.
7 p.m. The Canopy Club, 708 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana Free, 18+ Every Tuesday, join The Canopy Club for Tabletop Tuesdays, where you can play Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer, Pathfinder, Magic the Gathering, Vanguard, Yu-Gi-Oh, Shadow Run, Call of Cthulu and many other wild adventure games. There will be $5 Long Islands will be on special and Manolo’s Pizza & Empanadas will be serving the freshest slices and empanadas in town for battle fuel.
WEFT Session
Brothers Trivia Night
Designthinkingmatters: Designing to foster designing
10-11 p.m. WEFT Community Radio, 113 N. Market St., Champaign Free, all ages Join WEFT for a WEFT Community Radio Session. They’re inviting people to come into the studio and hang out.
TUESDAY, APRIL 24
Museum Happy Hour
4-7 p.m. Barrelhouse 34, 34 E. Main St., Champaign Free, all ages Join us for our monthly #museumhappyhour. This is a great opportunity to network with other young museum professionals and get the latest news on local internships and jobs.
8-10:30 p.m. Brothers Bar & Grill, 613 E. Green St., Champaign Cover for under 21, 19+ Brothers Bar & Grill and Wahdhayaknow? Free Pub Trivia presents the best trivia night in Champaign. Get in on Tuesday drink specials like $1 wells and $2 calls.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25
Bicycle Extravaganza
Noon-2 p.m. The Main Quad Free, all ages It’s a Bicycle Extravaganza. Get a free bicycle tune-up and $1 off any drink coupon at BrewLab with on-site bicycle registration to fight bike thefts. We are here to help with all of your bicycle questions. Join Neutral Cycle on the Main Quad with the University of Illinois Police Department and UI staff to talk bicycle safety, theft, maintenance and more.
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2018 SPRING FRATTLE OF THE DJS
Thursday, April 26 • 7:30 pm Foellinger Auditorium, University of Illinois This event is free and open to the public.
This visit is sponsored by Gies College of Business; The Program in Constitutional Theory, History, and Law at the College of Law; and the Chabad Center for Jewish Life at the University of Illinois.
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buzz 20 years of Ebertfest
Ava DuVernay shares The importance of ‘Selena’ perspective on inequality 20 years later BY JESSICA PETERSON STAFF WRITER
Chaz Ebert presented Ava DuVernay with the Golden Thumb award prior to the Q&A that followed the screening of “13th” at this year’s Ebertfest. When she was ready to sit center-stage and answer questions, DuVernay feigned possessiveness over the thumb in a playful way, but it was one that emphasized her respect and gratitude for Roger Ebert. The first time DuVernay met the acclaimed film critic was when she was 8 years old. It hadn’t been her plan then to become a filmmaker; she didn’t pick up a camera until she was 32, nor did she ever attend film school, but DuVernay said she always had a love for storytelling. During the Q&A session, DuVernay reflected on when she held a private screening for Roger and Chaz of her film “Middle of Nowhere” (2012). The reviews Ebert had written about the film were what caught the attention of Sundance, and the same year, she was the first African-American woman to win the Best Director prize at the film festival. “(Roger) had such empathy for voices that were not his own,” DuVernay said. Her creation of film for those without adequate platforms to tell their story and Ebert’s willingness to acknowledge up-and-coming talent have helped propel DuVernay to historical heights. “Selma” (2014) was nominated for four Golden Globe Awards and won the category of Best Original Song the following year. The historic drama was timed to have its mass release precede the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches in Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement. People were engaging with the film; it grossed over $60 million
in the box offices, but after the fact, DuVernay’s phone wouldn’t ring. DuVernay’s response to the industry’s apparent indifference highlights not just her character, but also the set of hoops individuals must jump through if they are not white men trying to make it as directors. She did not wait for the invitation to continue making media featuring women and underrepresented voices. “You build your own house and build your own door,” DuVernay said. For her, it was just work: the kind she was passionate about and believed in. The reverberations of her art and the intentions behind it con-
“All we’re saying is everyone should have a seat at the table.” AVA DUVERNAY DIRECTOR OF ‘SELMA’ AND ‘13TH’
whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.” The film is 100 minutes of education, testimonies and differing perspectives on how moments in America’s history bled into mass incarceration. DuVernay noted it isn’t the most uplifting piece to watch; however, the conversations it prompts and humanization of this phenomenon are too crucial to ignore. However, DuVernay made space in the film for voices of different opinions and noted forty percent of the sources she included held conservative views on the matter. She said the inclusion of these voices was prompted by curiosity and an urge to gain an understanding on where people from all backgrounds and places in society stood on the issue. The juxtaposition of opinions became comical because of their polarization and that there were seemingly two versions of history: an inclusive one and one favoring the majority over minorities, which some people continue to abide by. Bryan Stevenson, an author and attorney DuVernay interviewed for the film, has the last word in the documentary. He comments on how when Americans today look back at slavery or the continued history of violence against black communities, they’ll say it isn’t something they would stand for, something they could not have tolerated had they been living in that “time.” “13th,” however, links America’s history with today’s reality— it may not look the same or appear to be as blatantly discriminatory, but racial inequality continues to prevail. “The truth is, we are living in this time, and we are tolerating it,” Stevenson said.
tinue to ring loudly in society and the media. DuVernay’s style and success is a rude awakening for the film industry as it takes a look at its own reflection — the reality of how it has muted women and people of color in the field. While DuVernay emphasized the overreaching “white male gaze,” she made it known that her commentary was not out of spite or disdain for white men. “All we’re saying is everyone should have a seat at the table,” DuVernay said. In the Netflix documentary “13th,” DuVernay pulls up a chair and shines a spotlight on the loophole in the 13th Amendment: “...except as a punishment for crime jtpeter3@readbuzz.com
BY KATIE POWERS ASSISTANT BUZZ EDITOR
Selena Quintanilla-Perez’s cultural influence lives forever in the 1997 film “Selena,” based on the story of her life. There was no film more appropriate for the 20th anniversary of Ebertfest than “Selena” and no artist more appropriate than its writer and director Gregory Nava. Just like Ebertfest, “Selena” is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The film tells the story of the singer’s burgeoning career and family life, cut too short when she was murdered by the president of her fan club at age 23. Her death came right as she was on the verge of a crossover to English-language music and an explosion into mainstream U.S. pop culture. The film premiered in 1997, only two years after her death, and it has since gained something of a cult following. Roger Ebert reviewed the film shortly after its release and gave it 3.5 stars, focusing his praises on the performance of breakout star Jennifer Lopez. Festival host and cofounder Chaz Ebert introduced Nava as not only a talent in filmmaking but a dear friend in advance of the screening, and cited the support she received from him during her husband Roger Ebert’s final days. To end her introduction, Ebert read directly from her late husband’s review of the film: “It’s insightful in displaying Mexican-American culture with its own flavor and character.” The film’s panel discussion, in which Nava was joined onstage by film critics Claudia Puig and Monica Costello, focused primarily on the importance of Selena as an icon
for Latina woman and the cultural significance of Lopez’s performance in the film. The discussion began at the casting of the film, and Nava said that he refused to consider any non-Latina actresses despite pressures from executives. After auditioning against over 20,000 women, Lopez won the role. Nava believes that the direction of her career was influenced by her performance in the film. Lopez’s performance is the heartbeat of the film, and there’s a clear sense that Selena’s spirit was alive in Lopez as she portrayed her. This is particularly evident during the
“She made Tejano music famous around the world.” GREGORY NAVA DIRECTOR OF ‘SELENA’
the event. “I didn’t write that scene,” Nava joked. During the screening of the film, there was a sense of collective devastation during its final moments when Selena is murdered at the hands of her friend. However, this event is by no means the center of the film. Nava chose to make a film that focused on Selena’s life rather than the circumstances of her death. “I knew we had to make a movie that celebrated her life, her dreams, her family,” he said. Still one of Nava’s primary influences in keeping his film centered on Selena’s life, rather than her demise, was Selena’s young fans who inspired him to make the film in the first place. Prior to beginning work on the film, Costello remembers meeting young fans of Selena and feeling inspired to give them a story that they could see themselves in. “I’m going to make a movie for these girls because they need someone who looks like them on screen,” Nava said. The film shows Selena as straddling two worlds as a Mexican-American woman. In fact, Selena did not know Spanish at all when she began her career as a Spanish-language singer, and the scene of Selena making her first record in English is one of the most powerful moments of the film. Above all, Nava wants audiences to remember the barriers Selena broke down. “That was a very sexist world. No woman ever broke through, but she was the first one. She made Tejano music famous around the world. Her.”
film’s gratuitous concert scenes. According to Nava, shooting those scenes influenced Lopez to pursue her own career in music. Selena’s family was heavily involved in the production of the film and this is clear in Nava’s focus on portraying the genuine love and care between each member of the Quintanilla family. “I spent a lot of time with the family,” Nava said. “Everything you see in the movie is based on what really happened.” Some of the dialogue, such as when Selena and Chris Perez decide to run away together, was taken almost word-for-word from Perez’s recounts of kmp2@readbuzz.com