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Regaining good standing varies by college BY SANA KHADILKAR STAFF WRITER

While some students received good news when their final grades were posted in December, others found themselves in tricky situations with the University, such as being placed on probationary or drop status. Section 3-110-D in the student code defines probationary status for undergraduates as a warning that students need to improve their academic performance or they may be given drop status. When a student is on probationary status, they can enroll with conditions. Students can also regain good standing with the University by improving their grades. “We always recommend that students on probation make contact with their department adviser. We have advisers in the LAS college office that are available to talk to students to help them get on the right path,” said Gretchen Pein Baloun, assistant dean in LAS. “We have student workshops, a life and career design lab that helps students who are struggling with their choice of major and the counseling center has time management workshops for students, so there’s a lot of help available across campus.” Primarily, students are put on probation status due to their cumulative GPA, but they may also be on probation if they are not making progress toward SEE STANDING | 3A

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Clothing retail store Urban Outfitters closed its doors after more than 10 years on Green Street. It now joins the list of closed businesses including Firehaus, Clybourne, Campus Florist and Woori Jib.

Urban Outfitters closes for good BY JOSE ZEPEDA ASSISTANT DAYTIME NEWS EDITOR

Urban Outfitters, a popular shopping destination located on the 500 block of Green Street, closed its doors for good. The clothing store closed as of Jan. 7. Since then, supplies have been removed; however, calls are still accepted to inform customers about the closing. The

actual reason for the store's closure is unknown, but there has been speculation. Urban Outfitters is one of several businesses that has left Campustown in recent years, with some businesses coming and going fairly quickly. It now joins a list that includes Firehaus, Clybourne, Campus Florist and Woori Jib. TJ Blakeman, senior plan-

ner for economic development in Champaign, said he is not worried about the number of businesses leaving, because there are always prospective businesses looking to open up a store. “I’s the general nature of any commercial area, especially a successful commercial area,” Blakeman said. “The key though is to refill

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A recent lawsuit by Guilford College was filed against the Department of Homeland Security’s secretary Kirstjen Nielsen after her recent decision to change the visa policy for international students in the United States. A total of 65 institutions of higher education joined in an amicus brief supporting Guilford College in its lawsuit against Nielsen’s move to change the visa policy, including Northwestern University, the Illinois Institute of Technology and Northeastern University. However, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did not sign the amicus brief. The Unlawful Presence policy became effective on PHOTO COURTESY OF TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE Aug. 8. This policy from Guilford College filed a lawsuit against Kirstjen Nielsen after

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Blakeman said. “We provided some data with the store manager for her to be able to use to talk to her executives.” Rosie Johnson, senior in FAA, and Chi Nwoko, junior in AHS, said they believe the store closed due to the prices of the store’s merchandise. They said everything in the SEE URBAN | 3A

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the space and here there’s very little vacancy.” Blakeman said he thinks the store closed as a result of a corporate decision from Urban Outfitters executives. “I’ve had interaction with the store manager a couple of months ago and it seems to be that the company as a whole is reviewing and analyzing their sites and this one was being looked at,”

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The University is working to adapt to the changes to the Common Rule, a United States code of ethics about behavioral and biomedical research of human subjects, which will affect researchers, including University students, who study human behavior. Changes to the Common Rule, also known as the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, are effective as of Jan. 21 and were

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POLICY able devices or electroencephalography tests; a research design with multiple sessions or methods known to have negative effects, like VR headsets. The investigator also cannot deceive participants unless they are made aware they are being deceived. The OPRS is holding inperson revised Common Rule workshops until midFebruary to help students understand the changes. Michelle Lore, human subjects research coordinator at the University, works in the administrative support office for the Institutional Review Boards. The IRB reviews and approves research on campus. Lore wrote the information on the OPRS’s website. “ W hile the changes may seem small, I think they’ll have larger, positive impacts,” Lore said. Lore said the revisions provide more flexibility for researchers and also help them concentrate on the important aspects of their studies. “A not her c h a n ge , removing the need for continuing reviews for studies that meet certain criteria, will also mean less paperwork overall for researchers, giving them more time to focus on the important work they do,” Lore said. Daniel Pien, who graduated from the University last year and currently lives on campus, has experience as a research assistant at the Youth, Emotion, Development and Intervention Lab in Champaign. Pien said changes, such as needing to present key information at the top of consent forms, seem like extra work but is ultimately helpful for participants. Pien said he thinks the regulations regarding physiological data collection methods can be seen as a big change, especial-

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STANDING their declared major or if their major GPA is too low. The minimum GPA a student has to earn to regain good standing depends on their profile and cumulative GPA. The student code states that a student whose cumulative average is 1.75 to 1.99 inclusive is placed on a 2.25 probation, meaning the GPA needs to be above 2.25 to regain good standing. A student whose cumulative average is less than 1.75 is placed on a minimum 2.33 probation. Colleges reevaluate a stu-

“(It will give researchers) more time to focus on the important work they do.” MICHELLE LORE HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH COORDINATOR

ly in a time when people want to see more biological findings. “Regarding this specific change, I think it’s unfortunate, but I see where they’re coming from,” Pien said. Jonathon Whitlock, second-year doctorate student studying cognitive psychology at the University, said there are always revisions being made to rules regarding the use of human subjects in psychological research. W hitlock said these changes are necessary because psychological research is constantly growing into new domains. Components of research, such as adding a criterion for complete informed consent, need to be updated as the field of psychology becomes more complex. Because W hitlock ’s work focuses on cognition, his lab employs technological methods, such as eye-tracking and EEGs. Whitlock said it is important that he and his colleagues regularly update themselves on the rules regarding the use of these technologies. “Psychological research continues to refine the ethical uses of human subjects, which is important in protecting the people who become subjects in psychological research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,” Whitlock said. sekang2@dailyillini.com

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The Champaign Fire Department, located at 307 S. Randolph St..

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The Champaign Fire Department received a $5,000 grant from Marathon Petroleum Company early this January to enhance its Unmanned Aerial Systems program. Randy Smith, Champaign deputy fire marshal, said in an email the grant will be used by the fire department to upgrade equipment and provide additional training for pilots in the UAS program. “Advancements in UAS has provided a new opportunity to provide lifesaving information during emer-

gency operations including hazardous materials response, natural disasters, water/ice rescues, large fires and live fire training exercises,” Smith said. Brianna Patterson, communications specialist at Marathon Petroleum Corporation said in an email that the Terminal, Transport & Rail organization facilitates a grant program for first responders in its operating areas, which includes a storage terminal in Champaign. Patterson said previous response exercis-

“The decision to enforce the drop status is often difficult; however, it is made with the student’s best interest in mind.” IVAN FAVILA ASSISTANT DEAN AND DIRECTOR IN ENGINEERING

dent’s academic standing at the end of the semester after final grades are posted, and every college has a different process for this. “When a student meets the minimum GPA requirements, their academic status is automatically adjusted to ‘good standing.’ In cases where there are other probation conditions in addition to a minimum GPA, the college reviews the student’s

progress in the end-of-term academic review,” said Ivan Favila, assistant dean and director in Engineering, in an email. For students who view their final grades and see they have received a drop status, this status is not final because it is computer assigned. Colleges review academic standing for students with drop status and may change their status to

probation, Baloun said. Section 3-110-D of the student code states students who earn less than a 1.0 term GPA, students on probation who do not meet the minimum probation level, students who do not make progress toward their degree and part-time students who do not complete the conditions of admission are dropped. However, these drop rules can be waived if the college

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Lisa Pardini shops at Urban Outfitters on Sept. 28. Urban Outfitters has since closed its location on Green Street after choosing not to renew its lease.

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URBAN store was really expensive. A manager from Urban Outfitters declined to give a comment on the closure. Christy Johnson, director of communications of real estate at JSM Living, the owner of the building in

which Urban Outfitters is leased in, said that Urban Outfitters chose not to renew its lease. This comes after Urban Outfitters had been on the property for over 10 years. Both Johnson and Nwoko frequently visited the store and said they will miss it. Johnson said she will especially miss the conve-

nience of the location. Brian Borcean, junior in Engineering, had never been inside the store and said he was indifferent about the closure. Borcean said he hopes a gym will be put in place. “Will I miss Urban Outfitters?” Borcean said. “No.” jzeped4@dailyillini.com

Homeland Security will make it easier to bar international students from the country for overstaying their visa. The policy states, “changes to its policy on how an immigration status violation might lead to a finding that an F, M, or J nonimmigrant should be subject to the three- or 10-year reentry bar provisions.” F, M and J are nonimmigrant classifications for students. Students who wish to attend public school are categorized as F, students who wish to obtain vocational training are categorized as M and students who are participating in an exchange program are categorized as J. With the new policy, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services will count days of unlawful presence after an F, M or J status violation occurs unless the student is covered by an exception. “This policy, while definitely not necessarily positive, does remove some ambiguity in what happens to those students F, M or J status who violate their status.

es, group training classes and terminal tours with the Champaign Fire Department allowed MPC to gain insight into the department’s needs. After working together in several activities, the TT&R employees of Champaign decided to submit a grant application for the Champaign Fire Department. While the amount and the frequency of grants to a particular location vary, funds may be granted to first responders near any of the otherly nearly 80 TT&R locations across 15 states. This grant was also

awarded to the Champaign Fire Department in 2013 and 2016. “Grants like this one allow us to aid in equipping our local first responders with the tools and training they need to handle and mitigate an emergency situation, however unlikely it may be,” Patterson said. “These grants also help us build mutually beneficial relationships, which is critical to our success as a company and as a responsible neighbor in the community.”

determines the student’s status should be changed to probationary status. “The Academic Review Committee conducts a holistic review of the individual student’s academic record, academic advising history, and other particular circumstances known of the individual. The decision to enforce the drop status is often difficult; however, it is made with the student’s best interest in mind,” Favila said. For students with a drop status, there is a petition process where students can identify extenuating circumstances that prevented them from succeeding academically. Students must docu-

ment these circumstances before the review committee meets to decide the student’s final status. If a student is dropped from a college, they can apply for readmission after they have spent at least two semesters outside of the University, Baloun said. “The College of Engineering welcomes students to continue their studies on campus once they have carefully examined the causes of their academic struggles, demonstrated the ability to manage them and shown a high likelihood of being successful upon re-entry to Illinois,” Favila said.

Please bear in mind that if a student is following the conditions of their status (nearly 100% of our students) which they agreed to do when the status was granted, they will not have a problem and will not accrue unlawful presence,” Stephanie Dvorachek, associate director for International Student and Scholar Services, said in an email. Dvorachek emphasized the resources the University offers and how they help students. “If one of our international students were to fall out of status, we would advise and give them ways to regain their status,” Dvorachek said.This is one of many ways that we serve our international population.” Caitlin Lopez-Battung, publicity co-chair for the Philippine Student Association at the University, believes otherwise. Lopez believes public state schools will try their best to be on good terms with the government since that’s where they receive most funds for education. “Realistically I don’t know what U of I would do to help international students because of this policy. I am sure the internal staff, like

professors and TAs, would not support this, but like in terms of top of the chain I don’t really see any form of support for international students that can be affected by this,” Lopez said. Daniela Rios, senior in LAS, believes the University lacks in supporting specific groups of students in need. “It is hard to say exactly, especially considering the fact that UIUC has not, to my knowledge, formally signed the document that goes against the introduced visa policy that would affect international students,” Rios said. “The University wasn't very vocal when it came to issues having to do with DACA students.” Lopez believes it is important for students to know what is going on with our government and how it can affect us as students. “It is totally critical to stay informed with our government. Currently, the government has been shut down for 23 or 24 days,” Lopez said. “Especially with our political climate now that is provoking and targeting minority students that attend here.”

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French protests are about social issues, not just climate change AGASTYA BHATIA COLUMNIST

what is now business as usual, the 45th president of the United States declared in an early-morning tweet that the Paris Agreement was to blame for the protests that have caused Paris to descend into chaos. As irony has it, the gilets jaunes are revolting against nothing more than leaders exactly like Donald Trump: leaders who are both detached from and bear a disdain for the poor and disenfranchised. The protests in Paris were indeed triggered by a newly announced “green tax” on fuel, but conflating the French public’s anger with a rejection of climate change policy is wrong and dangerous. By creating a negative narrative around green policies, Trump is only further misleading the public, taking away from how critically important it is to enact truly effective measures against climate change. French President Emmanuel Macron’s fuel tax, however, reflects everything but a social liberal agenda. The tax

forces the working classes of France, those who do not have access to public transport and rely wholly on personal vehicles to commute, to bear the brunt of correcting the damage climate change was wrought. As has been the trend for most of the French president’s term, the fuel hike proves once again that he is no different than other career politicians who play to the wealthy elite, such as powerful corporations whose disregard for clean emissions standards are far more responsible for environmental decline than ordinary members of the populace. The French protests are not about taxes to protect the environment — they’re about social justice, equity amongst classes and a leader who fails to understand and refuses to act on these issues. Despite being a media darling upon his election, Macron’s rise to the presidency, and his actions thereafter, were not unlike that of Trump. Initially positioning himself as a friend of the proletariat, he quickly cemented himself as the “President of the Rich,” with tax reform clearly amended to appease the

wealthy and an alarmingly obtuse contempt for the poor. It is unsurprising then that more than 80 percent of French citizens support the Yellow Jacket movement. Even after a rollback of the tax in a response to quell public anger, protestors were not placated. The fuel hike was merely a tipping point for a country already frustrated with an increasingly detached elite class, lack of social security and a growing disparity in wealth. In a progressive, highly developed economy and society, this is unacceptable. Elected officials should not be complicit in allowing any member of society to shirk off their responsibilities toward the social institutions upon which democracies are built — least of all the rich and powerful. President Macron is now, not unexpectedly, facing the consequences of doing just that. On this side of the Atlantic however, President Trump should be wary of the effects of his current policies and when the tide of populism inevitably turns against him. Agastya is a sophomore in LAS. agastya2@dailyillini.com

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Protesters march against climate change in Paris on Dec. 8. Columnist Agastya argues the march demonstrates much more than environmental awareness.

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Negative comments on eating habits have adverse effects disorder. I have even heard my friends who are vegan COLUMNIST or vegetarian encounter rude comments from people if they decide to ith every new eat something not aligned year comes New with their diet. It does Year’s resolutions. not directly affect you if a Many of these resolutions vegetarian decides to eat revolve around healthy a piece of chicken. eating habits and diets. The people I know who Because of this, many have heard these types of people might experience comments are all female, pointless and ignorant but this might happen to comments about what men as well. Men might they are eating. receive comments about I have experienced how they are not eatthese comments and ing enough to “bulk up” many of my friends have because being muscular experienced them as is seen as a societal stanwell. Whether someone dard. It’s also a typical receives comments such norm to believe men eat as, “Wow, you sure are a lot of food, so no one eating a lot,” or, “You’re would question that. so skinny, you should eat According to an artimore,” any negative com- cle from the American ment can have harmful Psychiatric Associaeffects. The comments tion, “Eating disorders stick with you. are the third most comIt is no one’s busimon diagnosis in adolesness to comment on what cent females; they are far someone is eating or how less prevalent in young much they are eating. It males.” However, the is simply unnecessary. article also states that Even if you are concerned “men with eating disorabout someone’s health ders are more likely to and diet, that is not a pos- experience concurrent itive and productive way depression and are less to go about it. It is rude, likely to access mental condescending and usehealth services …” less. It especially leaves Anorexia, an eating disa lasting effect if that per- order where one obsessson may have an eating es over losing weight and JAIME WATTS

limits his or her food intake or refuses to eat, is the third most common chronic disease in young people. It is not a disorder that should be taken lightly. Even if just one of these comments intended to come across as innocent, and the person did not know the comment could be triggering, why bother saying it anyway? Some of my friends have experienced comments about how the food they are eating is unhealthy. Something like, “Oh, that has a lot of sugar in it.” Most likely, that person knows what they are eating is not the best. They do not need someone else pointing it out. Most people know their own eating habits. I know when I am eating something that is not the best for me or if I am eating more than normal. Unnecessary comments about it add nothing substantial. If you are actually concerned about someone’s health, discuss it after the fact, in private and with good intentions. Otherwise, forever hold your peace. Jaime is a junior in LAS. jaimelw2@dailyillini.com

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Time ticket system ignores seniority

ime tickets for the the spring semester opened up first for Chancellor’s Scholars, James Scholars and veterans or service members on Oct. 29. Varsity athletes and Disability Resources & Educational Services students came next on Oct. 30. On Halloween, seniors — and those with senior standing — were allowed to register. Juniors, sophomores and freshmen followed suit, often capping off the final seats of the sea of fast-filling classes offered here at the University. This in itself doesn’t seem problematic, saying scholars, athletes and those with disabilities don’t deserve an earlier registration time is absurd. But it’s worth noting even freshmen who are James or Chan-

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cellor’s Scholars register earlier than seniors. Students can still achieve excellence without being a James or Chancellor’s Scholar. Many students still earn a place on the dean’s list, acquire scholarships and fellowships, and involve themselves in a plethora of extracurriculars. Most of all, what happened to seniority? So when upperclassmen, more specifically seniors, register for classes in their final two semesters, they should have absolutely no trouble doing so. It might be only a small amount of juniors and seniors who are still faced with the same class registration problems that haunted them their freshman and sophomore years, but this issue has gotten out

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of hand. And it’s true Coursicle and/or Course Explorer can help solve the problem of students not being able to register for class. These tools notify you when another student in the class drops, allowing you the opportunity to register. But even then, it’s more than likely the sweet, sweet green symbol is only there for a minute. Chances are, a dozen other students were also notified. It might take as much as three tries for a student to finally be nimble enough to wake up at 5:04 a.m. and register, thanks to their phone notifying them that SHS 121 is now open. This only perpetuates how registration truly is every man and woman for themselves.

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Then comes the problem of the University consecutively topping each previous year with record enrollment for the last eight years. It wouldn’t be a matter of housing, as the University is currently remodeling ISR and is planning to do the same to Taft and Van Doren afterward. More apartments and high rises are underway on and off Green Street, most notably seen with the absence of Hometown Pantry, Jimmy John’s, Firehaus and Cly’s, among others. Registration is already a semiannual battle as is. If the University aims to enroll more students while allowing the free-for-all that is class registration to continue, the issue will only worsen.

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Students prepare for fourth annual Yule Ball Harry Potter Alliance to host its charity ball in ARC BY MIN CHEONG KIM

members begin planning Inspired by the world for the ball at the start of of Harry Potter, Univer- first semester. Coordinatsity students are bringing ing different parts of the the magic to campus for ball takes place througha night of witchcraft and out the semester. wizardry to raise money “We usually do craft for a charity of their choice. night toward the end of The Yule Ball, an annu- the year, which is where al charity event hosted by members make crafts like the Harry Potter Alliance, wands that will be sold at is a holiday-themed gala the event,” said Kai Wiest, based on the Harry Pot- the art director of the HPA ter series. The event takes and sophomore in LAS and place SaturFAA. “It is a day at 7 p.m. semesterat the ARC. long process Tickets are to get all the still availdecorations able for $23 compiled until Friday a nd have and are $25 every thing at the door. booked and In its ready to go.” fourth year, Based on the Yule Ball feedback provides from previdifferent ous years, KRITI SHARMA activities to dinner will TREASURER FOR HARRY cater to the be providPOTTER ALLIANCE interests of ed. The food the diverse will cater to audience. a variety of Attendants can expect dietary needs and some dancing, a raffle, a photo snacks will be homemade booth and a professional by the members. There photographer. Guests can will also be an open bar for participate in Harry Pot- those over 21. ter-inspired games like a Holly Miller, president Horcrux hunt or buy from of the HPA and senior in a craft table where they LAS, has been a member will be selling handmade for three years. She said wands, winged key chains, a lthough the event is T-shirts and house-themed based on Harry Potter, it paintings, all made by their is a charity event anyone members. can enjoy. Executive and general “One of the best things STAFF WRITER

“Every year, we pick a different charity and all of the profits from the event go to whatever charity our club has decided on.”

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Yule Ball attendees (from left to right) Becca Sullivan and Aryk Sullivan pose with students Kai Wiest, Holly Miller, Clair Markuson and Apurva Chakravorty, who are working the door. The third annual Yule Ball took place at the I Hotel Conference Center on Jan. 19.

about t he Yu le Ba l l is that it is not ex plicitly Ha r r y Pot ter themed,” Miller sa id. “It is just a f un event to be at. Even i f you don’t k now a l l t he lore, you c a n st i l l enjoy da ncing , play ing ga mes, eating food a nd ta k ing photos w ith your friends.” A ll prof its go towa rd a dif ferent cha rit y each year. In the past, the HPA has donated to cha rities such as UNICEF and the Sy r ia n Ref ugee Cr isis. Selection for this yea r ’s cha r it y w i ll t a ke place a f ter the Yule Ba ll. “ Ever y yea r, we pick a dif ferent cha r it y a nd a l l of t he prof it s f rom the event go to whatever cha r it y our club ha s decided on,” sa id K r iti Sharma, treasurer of the HPA a nd sophomore in L A S. “ We tr y to split that into one global issue that v iolates hu ma n r ig ht s and one communit y prog ra m that suppor t loca l issues.” T he H PA t r ies to be socia lly minded by letting a ll members sha re c h a r it ie s a nd c au s e s t h e y a r e p a s s i on a t e

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Students enjoy themselves at last year’s Yule Ball with music and dancing.

about before voting on one. They a lso practice focusing on socia l issues throughout the yea r. Faw ke s Fridays, na med a f ter t he phoeni x in Ha rr y Potter, a re for members to discuss g loba l i ssues. O nc e a month, members gather to discuss socia l issues

in the contex t of Ha rr y Pot ter, such a s representation of race in the books. Each yea r, turnout for t he Yu le Ba l l i ncrea ses a nd t he HPA ma kes i mprovement s to pro v ide enter ta inment a nd r a i se t he most money for cha r it y. Wiest a lso

t h i n k s it 's a f u n backto-school event. “ It is one of the f irst big events that students ca n enjoy a f ter coming back f rom t he hol iday season, k ind of like a big bash to get the semester going,” Wiest sa id. mckim4@dailyillini.com

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LIFE

CULTURE

PHOTO COURTESY OF DIBA TANNAZI

David Cao, Marley Majetic, Sara Babo and Adrianna Velasco, members of the student organization Volunteer Illini Projects, pose for a photo in front of their promotional booth on last year’s Quad Day.

Student volunteers give back to community BY COURTNEY STONE STAFF WRITER

Diba Tannazi discovered the student-run organization Volunteer Illini Projects through a newsletter freshman year. Now, as a senior in LAS, she serves as the organization’s president. Beginning its journey at the University in 1963, VIP works to build a better community in ChampaignUrbana through student volunteerism. Members promote volunteerism by donating their time and effort to programs around the area. The motto of the program is peace, unity and change. Members are committed to these values as they go into the community for their volunteer work. “I wanted to be a part of a service organization and found this great opportunity to be not only a volunteer, but become a leader as well,” Tannazi said. In her years as an active member of the organization, Tannazi has served as the hunger and homelessness project director for one year, vice president for two years and is now president of the organization. Tannazi currently oversees approximately 200 volunteers, four executive board members and 12 directors who contribute to the

initiative of VIP. She also keeps the organization on target with its work in and around campus. “I was inspired to run for the president position because I felt so close to the directors and volunteers at VIP,” Tannazi said. “I wanted to use my leadership skills to help elevate this organization into becoming a great resource for the Champaign-Urbana community as well as other communities that need our help.” Sara Babu, junior in LAS, and Adriana Velasco, junior in AHS, both vice presidents of VIP, have also developed their passions for volunteering through the organization. They are currently serving their second years as members of VIP. As vice presidents, they help coordinate events with directors, inspire excitement for members to participate in different events and moderate logistical issues for the organization. The organization handles many recurring events that give members the opportunity to interact with student peers and community members. Every week, members can sign up to volunteer at UniPlace Christian Church to serve Community Dinner, and at Covenant Fellowship

Church for its Jubilee Cafe meal program. VIP members also take up initiatives such as tutoring elementary students at International Prep Academy for the SOAR after school program. Tannazi and Velasco both said they enjoy visiting the senior citizens at Prairie Winds Nursing Facility. Through this program, students are connected to community members of an older generation. They share stories with the residents and work on crafts together. “I enjoyed spending my time with senior citizens and I wanted others to feel the same passion and happiness I felt when volunteering,” Velasco said. “This made me want to make the project better for volunteers to continue to come back and want to help others.” Every April, the organization holds the Sunshine Jubilee. The ceremony honors the 1997 Vice President of VIP Aimee Olson, who died during her term. An award is presented to a volunteer, director or community member who embodies the spirit and vibrancy of Olson. This event honors the hard work of the volunteers of VIP. It also invites members of the community to celebrate with the volunteers.

VIP offers students a platform to volunteer their time to build a stronger, more connected community and meet others who share the same desire to give back and create positive social change. “The lives of us college students can be stressful, and being on campus can make us forget that there is a community of people in need around us,” Velasco said. “VIP allows us to bridge the gap between the Champaign-Urbana community and college students to make our environment a better place.” Through this program, students not only foster unity and change within the community but also develop friendships and gain experiences that encourage growth in their dedication to service. Babu said her favorite part of being a VIP member is seeing the excitement in the volunteers. She likes that people are taking the time to give back to the community. “There is so much value in even small acts of kindness,” Babu said. “VIP is about discovering your passion for service and sharing it with others. That’s why I joined and that’s why I continue to do what I do.” cestone2@dailyillini.com

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SPORTS

FOOTBALL

Jeff Thomas flips back to Hurricanes BY MILES POWERS-HUANG ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

Over the past week, there was plenty of speculation regarding the status of Jeff Thomas in the Illini football program. On Monday, the situation

was thought to be finally cleared up. In an interview with The News-Gazette, Thomas provided what many thought to be a confirmation he would be joining the team for the 2019 season, his first public

comment since he released a video committing to Illinois on Dec. 21. “I’m on my way now,” Thomas reportedly told The News-Gazette’s, Bob Asmussen. “I’m really excited to get started at Illinois.”

However, just a day later, Thomas flipped sides and decided to return to Miami. Over the past week, there was speculation on social media Thomas was trying to return to Miami in the wake of Mark Richt’s retire-

ment and Manny Diaz’s subsequent hire at head coach. The East St. Louis native took to Instagram to announce his decision, thanking Illinois in the process.

Given the official Illini football Twitter account and fightingillini.com both confirmed Thomas’ presence in the program, it’s likely his transfer proSEE THOMAS | 3B

FOOTBALL

WRESTLING

NCAA transfer portal becomes talk of offseason

Illini to host Golden Gophers

BY MILES POWERS-HUANG ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

This winter, the NCAA transfer portal has risen to fame as reporters and fans with connections have found the newest way to break the news of college football players who intend to leave their current schools. The Illinois football program likely dealt with the portal in some capacity this offseason. The Illini added three transfers — Georgia sophomore tight end Luke Ford, Oklahoma graduate wide receiver A.D. Miller and Alabama graduate guard Richie Petitbon. Miller and Petitbon are eligible to play right away as grad transfers, while Ford’s status is unknown. The portal was a system instituted by the NCAA in 2018 as the first step for athletes intending to transfer. Athletes who want to pursue other options can now have their name added to the portal’s database, which then alerts coaches at other schools it is safe to contact those athletes. The program was introduced to prevent coaches and universities from blocking an athlete’s transfer, which had been a problem in past years. Notably, Alabama blocked defensive back Maurice Smith from transferring to Georgia in 2016 before public outcry forced them to let Smith leave. North Carolina basketball forward Cameron Johnson went through a similar saga in 2017. Notable players who entered their names into the portal this offseason include two former five-star quarterbacks. Georgia quarterback Justin Fields ended up at Ohio State, and what looks to be as a result of Fields’ decision, Ohio State quarterback Tate Martell transferred to Miami. Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts also entered his name and is now joining the Oklahoma Sooners. While it may not be the exciting futuristic travel device often portrayed on television, the NCAA’s portal has given power to student-athletes. @MilesP_H milesp2@dailyillini.com

BY BRENDYN JONES STAFF WRITER

The No. 14 Illini wrestling team is coming off of a 1-1 weekend in Michigan where they picked up a win against Michigan State but dropped a meet against No. 5 Michigan. The program is in the midst of conference competition and will be wrestling against Big Ten teams until nationals in March. Next up on the schedule is Friday when Illinois will host the No. 8-ranked Minnesota at Huff Hall. It will be their first time hosting a meet since the opener against Missouri. Last year, the Illini dropped the meet when they lost to the Golden Gophers 17-14. Minnesota is 8-2 overall with its two losses against Oklahoma State and Iowa, two premier wrestling programs in the country. Iowa beat Minnesota 10-24 on Sunday, making its record 1-1 in the Big Ten. “I’ve been watching Minnesota a long time,” said head coach Jim Heffernan. “They’re disciplined, SEE MINNESOTA | 3B

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Illinois to face top team in weekend matchup BY JARED FARMER STAFF WRITER

Illini hockey will be put to the test this weekend with a showdown against Lindenwood University at the University of Illinois Ice Arena. Lindenwood has been a juggernaut in the ACHA the entire season. The Lions remain undefeated at 16-0 and have emerged as the top team in the nation. The team has scored five or more goals in 10 of those games, including a 15-0 shutout against Arkansas. Not to mention, the Lions have also won six games by five or more goals this season. However, despite the consistent wins, the game will be the first in nearly two months for the Lions, as the team’s regularly scheduled matchup with Ohio University was canceled due to poor weather conditions. The last time

they faced the Illini was at home where they dismantled Illinois in a 7-2 and 6-0 victory over the weekend. “We definitely learned that they’re one of the teams we play that doesn’t need our help to create offense,” said head coach Nick Fabbrini. “They’re pretty dynamic offensively and a lot of that comes from their ability to create chances off of their defense, so that’ll be a point of focus for us this week: making sure we’re minimizing our mistakes and making sure we have guys accounted for defensively.” The Illini are coming off one of their most consistent stretches of the season. Between its 4-0 victory against Ohio University, arguably its best-looking win of the season, and its 3-2 victory against Jamestown last Saturday, Illinois SEE LINDENWOOD | 3B

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VOLLEYBALL

Final Four demonstrates volleyball growth BY ELI SCHUSTER SPORTS EDITOR

A total of 18,113 fans filled the seats of the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Dec. 16. The city and arena weren’t playing host to the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves that Saturday night, but, instead, a sold-out crowd ready to watch the NCAA women’s volleyball national championship. The red and white sea of colors filling the arena ironically resembled the Target logo plastered front and center of the downtown, as fans of the two participating teams, Nebraska and Stanford, stood to cheer. While the team’s colors meshed together, more block N’s shimmered than that of the renowned Stanford “S.” The crowd formed what was the third-largest attendance in NCAA volleyball championship history and the second largest for a single championship match. “We were talking with a girl from Canada, and she said the sport there is just beginning to grow,” said Megan Helberg, a high school volleyball coach from Nebraska. “She said this is amazing, and this would never happen in Canada, but she is hoping one day. It’s just amazing to see that growth of the sport.” Only two nights before, the arena filled to what is considered a sold-out crowd with 17,808 present to watch the tournament’s Final Four round which brought Illinois and Bringham Young University. With the two championship nights, it created a combined crowd of 36,863, the second-largest total attendance in championship weekend history. “It’s incredible. Those are the type of numbers you will see at an NCAA Final Four that will compete against any other sport,” said Nebraska alum Tyler Wolken. “Even

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Illinois fans jump to their feet after a kill for the Illinois volleyball team during the Final Four match against Nebraska. Illinois won the first two sets before dropping three-straight to fall out of the tournament.

if we had a bigger pavilion, I think we could have even filled that up more.” Based in the Midwest, Big Ten Conference fans of Illinois and Nebraska overwhelmed the arena on their playing nights. “It’s so exciting because those are the people who really, really care,” said Andrew Martin, a leader of the Illinois volleyball Spike Squad fan base, which traveled nearly 520 miles to the event. “Even Minnesota fans who unfortunately got knocked out a little earlier than they were anticipating, there are still many of them here, and I’m glad they are here for the love of the sport.” Known around the country as the NCAA’s elite conference for women’s volley-

ball, Big Ten teams have been well represented in the tournament’s past, with Nebraska making it to the Final Four round for the fourth year in a row. Overall, the Big Ten Conference had a tournamenthigh seven teams make an appearance in 2018, and to the fans, that means growth. “In Nebraska, we have been blessed with volleyball popularity for many years,” said Nebraska fan Billy Dunbar, who was making his fourth straight trip to the Final Four round. “This is a sport we have loved forever, and it’s awesome to see the country get behind the sport. It’s great to see this (arena) filled up.” Over the past several years, ESPN has been involved with the broadcasting of the tour-

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nament’s Final Four matches, with sister stations ESPNU or ESPN2 getting the bulk of the coverage. During 2017 and 2018, however, the semifinal matches cracked the main station’s lineup. The regional semifinal round, also known as the Elite Eight, made its way from ESPN’s strictly streaming site to its ESPNU. “It definitely has the potential to grow,” Martin said. “It is wonderful that it is on ESPN. In the community, in Champaign-Urbana, it is growing.” For many fans, a large point of emphasis expected to steer the sport toward growing popularity is the style of play. A game that wraps up in three to five sets, normally of 25 points each, with fast-

is good, Texas is good, Penn State, it is all around the country. The sport is just going to keep growing.” The athleticism expressed by the sports’ athletes is something that awes many fans. John Fronczak, a 2016 graduate of the University of Illinois, works near the University of Wisconsin, the home to another successful Big Ten program, and has run into several who are continuing to discover the sport. “I would tell people I was going down to a volleyball game and a lot of people were like, ‘I’ve never been to a match before, but I went this year and it was great,’” Fronczak said. “So I think that a lot more people are getting into the sport and seeing how fun it can be watching it.” The NCA A tournament brings in 64 teams to compete, this year having schools that span across 27 of the country’s 50 states. Those states were balanced throughout the U.S., with programs from California to Connecticut in the tournament. The tournament drew fans to one of the four host regional sites that included Stanford, Brigham Young, Minnesota and Illinois. However, while some fans traveled hundreds or thousands of miles during the tournament, with more than 330 Division I volleyball programs stretched across the United States, most people don’t have to travel far to catch a closer look at the sport. For die-hard fans like Martin, he will continue to strongly encourage it. “Anyone who does not think volleyball will be an amazing experience should just come watch it,” Martin said. “It’s astonishing the athleticism of those players to take all those jumps and swings. Oh, my gosh.”

paced action is said to be the draw. “The sport of volleyball is such a great game to watch,” Helberg said. “It’s fast-paced, its high energy, and I love what it does to promote teamwork.” Darin Perth, a longtime Nebraska fan who once lived near the University, started playing volleyball nearly 20 years ago. His involvement in the sport and close proximity to a powerhouse program quickly turned him into a fan. Now, living in Minnesota with the Final Four in his backyard, he is happy to see the sport trending upward. “Watching the volleyball and the level … these women are so tall and so amazing. They’re so good at what they do. It’s great for the sport any- @Schuster_Elias where,” Perth said. “Florida eeschus2@dailyillini.com

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TRACK & FIELD

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Junior Chisom Nwoko races for the Illini during their outdoor season. The team will now head indoors and begin to compete at Huff Hall.

Men’s, women’s teams prepare for upcoming season Underclassmen get a taste of Big Ten competition BY CLAIRE O’BRIEN STAFF WRITER

Men’s track and field

The Illinois men’s track and field team finished first out of five schools to start its season at the Illini Open, in Champaign, on Saturday. Last season, the Illini graduated David Kendziera, who won a silver medal in the 60-meter hurdles at the Big Ten Championships in 2018. Kendziera competed in the U.S. Championships last summer and is currently a professional runner. Last season, redshirt senior Jonathan Wells competed in the USA Track & Field Indoor Championships and finished sixth in the long jump, but he competed unattached during 2018. Kendziera and junior distance runner Jon Davis both qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships last season and both earned AllAmerica honors. Davis returned this year for the Illini after placing 15th in the 3,000-meter run last spring, subse-

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MINNESOTA they’re strong, they’re in shape, they don’t make a lot of errors, so it’s a challenge facing them all the time. As far as our team, we need to see improvements and wrestle better than we did last week for sure.” Minnesota is led by the No. 1-ranked heavyweight, and true freshman, Gable Steveson. He rose to the No. 1 spot after beating Iowa’s Connor Corbin, becoming 20-0 on the season. Steveson is the highest ranked freshman in the nation and will likely face off against Deuce Rachal. Last season, 184-pound redshirt senior Emery Parker, 197-pound redshirt senior Andre Lee, and 133-pound redshirt sophomore Dylan Duncan all got wins against Minnesota. Last year, Steve Bleise was ranked No. 15 when he beat Barone in a 4-2 decision and is now No. 9 in his weight class. Barone was No. 12 prior to his loss against the Wolverines last week and is looking forward to the opportunity

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LINDENWOOD has gone 3-3. “On the whole, our first four games back, we’ve played pretty well overall. The first three games espe-

quently winning All-American honors. He redshirted the 2018 outdoor track and cross country seasons after sustaining an injury during the 2018 indoor season. Davis was also the USATF and Cross Country Coaches’ Association Midwest regional Runner of the Year for indoor track in 2018. “I was able to train earlier,” Davis said. “(I’m) excited to see what I can do.” The Illini have a different schedule this year. The team competes at Iowa Friday and Saturday, as opposed to Nebraska, but will go to Lincoln Feb. 1-2. Illinois will host two meets rather than three, including one on the final weekend, instead competing at Notre Dame. Head coach Mike Turk said the team will compete at Eastern Illinois as one last preparation for Big Ten Championships. “We have competition that’s appropriate for people who are in the development process, but also competition that’s appropriate for the people that are in the very highest level of the NCAA,” Turk said. “We’re always trying to balance that.” With an even mix between underclassmen and upperclassmen, the Illini can

continue to grow from last season’s successes. Junior pole vaulter Jacob LaRocca built off his careerbest 5.23-meters (17-1 1/4 feet) from last season’s Big Ten Championship meet by winning the event during the team’s first home meet of the 2019 season. He placed at last year’s Illini Open and earned a bronze medal at the Big Ten Championship meet. “I’ve been more focused all around,” LaRocca said. “I think I could go 18 feet this year.” The team will travel to Iowa City this weekend to compete at the University of Iowa, a meet that will feature Minnesota, Wisconsin and Purdue. Turk said running at Iowa will prepare younger Illini for the Big Ten meet at Michigan since the tracks at both schools are 200-meter lap facilities. “We’ve got a whole lot of people that will be traveling for the first time this weekend when we go to Iowa,” Turk said. “We’ve got a great group of people in our program.”

Women’s track and field

The Illini began the indoor track season by finishing first out of eight teams on Saturday in Champaign

at the Illini Open. Last season, the Illini didn’t compete in the NCAA meet, but senior Nicole Choquette and senior Jayla Stewart both earned bronze medals in last year’s indoor Big Ten meet. Choquette medaled in the 800-meter race and Stewart medaled in the 60-meter hurdles. Choquette has graduated, but Stewart returns to the track after redshirting last year’s outdoor track season. Senior sprinter Briana Driver placed fifth in the long jump at the Big Ten meet last season and has found indoor track helpful for the outdoor season. “I like indoor track because it gives you a taste of the competition,” Driver said. “It’s nice for (underclassmen) to get their feet wet before heading to the outdoor season.” The Illini also have two throwers on the current roster, up from just one last season. The number marks the most throwers the team has had since 2015. Sophomore thrower Katie Witte competed unattached in the weight throw at last year’s Illini Open. “Our goal is always to have a well-rounded program,” Turk said. “We’ve had a pret-

“It’s nice for (underclassmen) to get their feet wet before heading to the outdoor season.” BRIANA DRIVER SENIOR SPRINTER

ty good start with the couple of kids we have now.” The distance group also had a strong showing from sophomore Rebecca Craddock last season during the indoor Big Ten championships. Craddock placed eighth in the mile and qualified for the 1,500-meter run in the NCAA preliminaries during the outdoor season. The distance department also features a majority of the cross country team, which finished fourth in the NCAA Midwest Regional meet in November. The Illini only have a handful of upperclassmen on the roster, with ten juniors and seniors, a group affecting the type of meets the team is attending this year. The upperclassmen group competes at a higher skill level than most underclassmen. Both teams will run a similar schedule this season, but the women’s team is running in several

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cially, I was feeling pretty well for the most part; we were just making critical mistakes and finding ways to lose games, as opposed to making small mistakes and being able to adjust and adapt and cover for those,” Fabbrini said.

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“They’re disiplined, they’re strong, they’re in shape, they don’t make a lot of errors, so it’s a challenge facing them all the time.”

to flip the script. “I’m excited that I get a rematch with him,” Barone said. “I feel, personally, I was down a little bit last year. We had a close match last year and he ended up on top, beating me, so I’m excited that we get a rematch. I feel good at 157 (pounds) this year; it’s nice that I get to be at the weight I want to be.” Heffernan is calling on the team’s experience to help them Friday against a dangerous Minnesota team, but he thinks the team can learn no matter the outcome. Heffernan knows his team sees this as an opportunity to focus on the postseason since a lot of the competition will be the

different meets, notably one at Nebraska Feb. 1- 2 instead of this weekend. “Our women’s team is extremely young,” Turk said. “I think 75 percent of our team is freshmen and sophomores. We made some of those schedule changes because there’s a learning curve.” Despite the team being so young, Driver is optimistic for the season. “I can definitely see more women scoring, as far as getting on the board for us,” Driver said. The Illini did just that Saturday winning the meet. Junior Chisom Nwoko won two events for the Illini: the pole vault and the 200-meter dash. “I wanted to give my training a chance to see where it was at the moment,” Nwoko said. “It was really nice to be successful.”

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same. “I think (a win) would be really good for us moving forward because we have a pretty tough schedule this year,”

Barone said. “It also is just how far we have come this season. We started out losing to Mizzou, but beating (Minnesota) would be proving that

we know we’re up in that top ten and we’re one of the best teams in the nation.”

Fabbrini mentioned the team struggled after making several big mistakes over the course of the season. However, after the most recent victory over Jamestown, Fabbrini said he was feeling better about the progression of the

season. Tournament play for the A merica n Collegiate Hockey Association doesn’t start until the end of March, but the matchup against Lindenwood serves as a measuring stick for an Illinois team that contin-

ues to struggle with finding consistency. “Any time you play the best team in the country, it’s always a good way to test yourself and see where you’re at,” Fabbrini said. “I think that they’re for sure the best team right

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now and I think that they have a sizeable margin on everybody. They’re 16-0 for a reason, and it’ll be up to us to play our game and make sure we’re all ready to go.” sports@dailyillini.com

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UI alumna discusses value of CU comedy BY CAROLINA GARIBAY STAFF WRITER

Alexandria Hawkey has a problem — she can’t bring her mom to comedy shows anymore. “The one time I did, she sat up front and whispered loudly to my Dad during my set, ‘Honey, is this better than stripping?’” This is one of the jokes Hawkey loves to end her stand-up sets with because it always makes the room erupt into laughter. “I cannot compare it to anything else — that feeling of, ‘Wow. I made a whole room of people giggle,’” Hawkey said. She’s gotten pretty good at making people laugh, too. Having performed standup since her sophomore year of college, following her graduation from the University this May, Hawkey has taken her talents to the Chicagoland area. “While walking around campus from class-to-class, I would be thinking of jokes. When I went to the gym, I would be thinking of jokes. If I wasn’t in class or working on a homework assignment, I was either writing jokes or going to shows,” she said. The school-comedy balance wasn’t easy, though. While being a full-time student, Hawkey also worked six different internships, held a part-time job and was the president of an RSO. At one point, she was doing five comedy shows a night. “I definitely missed out on a lot of typical college experiences,” she said. Hawkey sees this as a positive, though, because it allowed her to hone in on her comedy skills and get used to performing stand-up, which she said Champaign’s smallknit community is perfect for. “It’s a really wonderful place to learn how to perform and to really hone your act before you jump into a city,” she said. “Everyone wants to see each other succeed.” Many former Champaign sta nd-up per formers occasionally see each other performing around Chicago. It’s a unanimous opinion among “the U comedy grads,” as they call themselves, that Champaign is where they really learned how to do comedy, which helped them navigate Chicago’s comedy scene. “It’s so competitive when you first get here,” Hawkey said about Chicago. “People won’t talk to you for six months. You have to earn their respect.” Chicago does, however, offer “room to grow as a professional,” while also allowing Hawkey to use the connections she made while in Champaign. “Once you’re in the community, there are so many friends to be made here,” she said. After graduation, Hawkey began working full time at a PR firm, and she recently

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moved to the city in October. Comedy is still Hawkey’s true passion, though, and it has been since middle school. At first, Hawkey didn’t see comedy as a viable option for her because she never saw any women in any stand-up comedy specials. “Even when I did see women doing comedy, they were mostly improv people or were doing sketch (comedy),” she said. This opinion changed during Hawkey’s sophomore year of college, when she visited her sister in New York. They went to a comedy show, and Hawkey was amazed to see a woman get up on the stage and knock out a 10-minute set. “I thought, ‘I can do that. That’s easy,’” Hawkey said. The next week, she signed up for an open-mic in Champaign and then slowly

began getting shows around central Illinois while still being a full-time student. Getting up on stage for the first time was extremely nerve-wracking, Hawkey said, especially since she had always been really shy before doing comedy. “There was something in me and definitely a few shots of vodka that got me up on that stage the first time around,” she said. But this is normal, she added. A lot of people tend to get drunk their first time on stage to deal with the nerves. “Just don’t do it the next time,” she said. “At this point in my career, I’m more comfortable on stage with a microphone than I am offstage trying to talk to my coworkers about the weather,” she said. Hawkey also suggests that anybody wanting to pursue

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comedy should start off working clean and to “not try to be that edgy person” who often tends to make people cringe and feel overly uncomfortable. “There are maybe like 20 or 30 people trying their hand at stand-up at any given time, so when you have 90 percent of those people saying ‘f***’ every 30 seconds or talking about their genitals, when you have someone that’s just normal and pleasant and telling goofy jokes, then you get more opportunities,” Hawkey said. Hawkey has had her share of cringey jokes, but she’s moved away from them with practice and by drawing inspiration from some of her favorite comedians like John Mulaney, Beth Stelling and Whitney Cummings. She loves that they can be funny

without offending anyone or telling sex jokes all the time. “They’re able to have hardhitting, thoughtful jokes that are saying something while at the same time not making people uncomfortable,” she said. Hawkey has come a long way from who she was when just starting out comedy, but she still has so many goals she’d like to achieve. One of these goals is being “passed” by a comedy club in Chicago, which is when a manager or booker of a comedy club asks someone to open for headliners on the weekend. “It’s essentially being hired at the club as a performer,” Hawkey said. She has much larger longterm goals, too. “I want to be famous,” she said. “Ideally I would be a late-night talk show host. I love the news. I love reading

the news. I love making jokes about the news.” For now, though, Hawkey is focusing on getting more consistent work in Chicago and continuing to make other people laugh and smile. “I have a joke where I say, ‘I’m an avocado; I’m fat, but in a good way,’” Hawkey said. One night a girl went up to Hawkey and shared that she was an avocado, too. “It was so sweet and so special, and she gave me a big hug.” It’s moments like those, when women come up to Hawkey after a show to thank her and give her a hug, that make Hawkey proud to do what she does. “I don’t know why you’re thanking me exactly,” she says to them, “but I’m glad that I made your day a little better.” garibay5@readbuzz.com

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