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Faculty addresses US trade deficit after Trump’s tariffs according to the U.S. Census Bureau website. The best solution for the trade deficit would be to increase the savings of American families, d’Almeida said. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the personal saving rate of the average American last year was less than 5 percent of disposable income. “Compare that to the saving rate of 17 percent in 1975; we can see the ability for the U.S. to save has been reducing,” d’Almeida said. “While the average Chinese family in the urban areas saved almost 25 percent of income last year.” Martinez said the problem is that Americans buy too much and save too little. “You can’t tell people what to buy,” Martinez said. “If you don’t import, eventually it’s called retaliation.” D’Almeida said if the trade war begins, the price of imported goods will increase, causing American consumers to suffer. Companies would reduce

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A Creative Souls employee holds up shoes they painted. The local shoe company, which specializes in hiring people with disabilites, is attempting to raise $50,000 to expand hiring.

Local shoe company fundraises to help people with disabilities BY MADALYN VELISARIS STAFF WRITER

Creative Souls, a local shoe company focusing on hiring people with disabilities, is trying to fundraise $50,000 through Kickstarter by April 12 for a printer and for company funds to expand hiring. Only 17 percent of people with disabilities are employed, according to the Kickstarter page of Creative Souls. “They often don’t have opportunities to have a sustainable income and to be able to be self-sufficient, so this is an opportunity for them to become self-sufficient and have autonomy to form their

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own decision-making and how they live their lives,” said Carol Mauck, member of Creative Souls Board of Directors and clinical assistant professor in Social Work. People hired by Creative Souls work as artists who paint shoes and receive a 50 percent share for each pair of shoes sold. The rest of the revenue is spent on materials for company goods. “One of the challenges that we saw with the original idea of hand-painting canvas shoes was that we were limited by a specific design on a specific size of shoe,” said Erez Cohen, adjunct instructor

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Juliana Georges, waitress at The Bread Company, can’t help but feel a little annoyed whenever customers leave without tipping. As an employee whose salary is lower than the minimum wage, Georges said she needs the tips because her salary alone wouldn’t be enough to support her living in Campustown, and because she needs the acknowledgement from the customers that she’s done a good job. “When you go into a restaurant, you should know tipping is part of that,” Georges said. “I would serve you to

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be able to get them more money, because their design now can be on more than one shoe, so if they are hand-painting, I could only pay them for one pair of shoes that they did,” McNamara said. To receive fundraising money through Kickstarter, Creative Souls must reach its goal or else the company will not receive any of the money. The money will be returned to the backers instead of going to the printer if the $50,000 goal is not met. People who donate money to Creative Souls can receive stickers, shirts or SEE FUNDRAISING | 3A

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in Social Work and executive director of the Illini Hillel Cohen Center for Jewish life. With the printer, Creative Souls can create more artwork on a greater variety of shoes and sizes than is possible with the current hand-painting process. According to the Kickstarter page, the printer will also allow the company to branch out beyond shoes and into other products. D r ew McNa m a r a , founder of Creative Souls, said the printer will help the company reach artists with disabilities across the U.S. “In general, I would

President Donald Trump’s decision to add tax on imported goods from China has led to a campus conversation about the potential outcomes of and solutions to the U.S. trade deficit with China. Candace Martinez, clinical assistant professor in Business, said it is not a good idea to add more import duties. “If you have two economists in a room, there will be three opinions. But ... they agree on one thing — free trade,” Martinez said. Fabricio d’Almeida, visiting assistant professor in economics, said President Trump is using the threat of a trade war with China to extract a better bargain and to keep his constituents happy. “Trump’s political base is blue-collar,” d’Almeida said. “He tries to build upon the platform that he can bring back those jobs to them, so that he can keep the political support.” In 2017, the U.S. had a $566 billion trade deficit,

the best of my ability, and I expect to be tipped well.” However, a study by University researcher Sara Clifton suggests waiters and waitresses may be better off without the tipping. “Because customers can choose how much they want to tip, they sort of have the waiters on their leash,” Clifton said. Clifton said she would like the tipping system to go away because it reflects sexism, racism and classism. “Tons of studies have shown that people who aren’t white, male and attractive get lower tips, and it has nothing to do with the service quality,” Clifton said. “So for me, it’s just like an antiquated, ugly practice.” Clifton said when the tipping system was introduced to the U.S. from Europe a hundred years ago, it was originally established as a form of charity given to the

lower class. “The tipping system is like saying we are both acknowledging that I’m higher class and you are lower class,” Clifton said. “And you need to be kind, sweet and subservient to me because I’m the one with the money and you are the one that needs the money.” The tipping system today is even worse than it was a hundred years ago, and Clifton said she believes the conventional tipping rate constantly increases. “The rate increased from 15 to 20 (percent) in the last 30 years. It’s because we all think we are generous people, and a little more generous than the average,” Clifton said. “In order to be consistent with that internal recognition, we have to tip more than what we think the average tip.” SEE TIPPING | 3A

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Bridget Curren, a master’s student in Engineering, contemplated taking her own life after the depression caused by her brother’s death resulted in missed classes, missed assignments and plunging grades. Curren said students in Engineering with strenuous workloads, like herself, should be aware of the mental health resources on campus.

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Summer courses help ease academic burden Classes help UI enrollment in summer classes students stay on track for 2016 graduation Summer 8,062

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Students who wish to take summer courses at the University over the break must select available classes over the next month, as registration begins Monday. Adam Fein, assistant provost for Educational Innovation, said in an email that each department picks which courses they want to offer over the summer based on a variety of factors, some of which include instructor availability and student demand. “Summer online courses have been popular as they offer students opportunities to register for gen-ed and high-demand courses that they may not be able to

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access during the fall and spring semesters,” Fein said. Fein said summer classes assist students in staying on track to graduate on time. The University has been offering courses online since 1995, and currently offers

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over 40 online graduate degree programs for undergraduates, she said. Fein said the University had 10,062 enrollments in summer online courses in 2017, which increased by 16 percent from 2016. Overall,

in the 2017 academic year, the campus had 56,036 students, which was up 33 percent from the 2016 academic year. For undergraduates, each online course is $409 per credit hour during the sum-

mer sessions. “Summer online courses have the same rigorous requirements as their faceto-face counterparts,” Fein said. Geralyn Holley, professor in Media, has taught a summer online course for internships in the past, but will be teaching a crisis communications course this summer. “Given the internship class wasn’t as involved as most other classes, say like biology or chemistry or something like that, it wasn’t much of a burden, timewise, for students,” Holley said. Madison Murphy, junior in AHS, said she took General Chemistry II, or CHEM 104, online during the summer. “I think that it was a little bit harder than taking it for a full semester because it was so much difficult material crammed into a small span of time,” Murphy said. Murphy said there were assignments due almost every day of the week, so it

was often difficult to keep up with coursework along with holding a summer job. Murphy said communication is the biggest area needed for improvement during summer classes. “If a professor is going to teach an online class, they really need to be responsive to emails or looking at the Q&A board,” she said. “There were times where I wouldn’t understand a concept and couldn’t get in contact with the professor, which in turn made me fall behind on the material.” Murphy said she is taking another class online this summer to help lessen the courseload for her senior year. Holley said the University should definitely continue to offer summer classes, especially online. “It’s a convenient and often less hurried way for students to get electives out of the way,” she said. rnwood2@dailyillini.com

and the printer is purchased, McNamara has high hopes for the future of expanding his company beyond the employment of artists with disabilities. “I want to help people create artwork and have a job through art. I also see Creative Souls being way more than that,” McNamara said. “I want it to help people if they are not artists. I want to provide them with a job where they can help with shipping and packaging.”

shoes as rewards, depending on the amount donated. Some of the styles will come from the printer if the goal is met. Prices for shoes range from $50 for a pair of hand-painted shoes to $90 for a pair of hightops. McNamara said he has hopes that prices will go down when the company has more funds and expands. If Creative Souls reaches its goal of $50,000 madalyn4@dailyillini.com

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resources on campus and within the community.” Zike said an important step for students seekto talk about categorized ing help is finding sometopics, when she needed one they are comfortable comfort. talking to. W hen the Universi“It has been said you ty offices are closed, the are more likely to face Emergency Dean, an on- someone suffering from call administrator, can a mental health crisis be reached by individuals than someone needing experiencing emergency CPR,” Zike said. “I have health or safety situations. been trained in CPR for Curren said she wishes she over 20 years and thankknew about these resourc- fully never been in a posies when she needed coun- tion when I needed to use seling and advises stu- that training. If I can learn dents to contact the Dean more about something first. that occurs in one out of “Mental health has a five people and help them, huge impact on your stud- then I want to learn that ies and, just in general, information.” your motivation to perMichael Kruepke, Ph.D. form at school,” she said. candidate at the UniversiCurren said she would ty and assistant at the Psylike to see more wellness chological Service Center, groups catered towards said mental health profesdiscussing issues related sionals should talk about to academic performance the subject in a casual way. while balancing work and “I think that the sermaintaining a social life. vices here are doing a lot “I think I would have of good work and there’s liked to have known they still a need that needs to were available, especially be met,” Kruepke said. “I for Engineering students. think having a better conWith the versation competion men“It has been said you tal health tion and h i g h o n are more likely to face ccerns stakes and someone suffering nature of ways of the profrom a mental health approachgram, I ing that so crisis than someone noticed reducing m a n y stigma of needing CPR” people actuallosing ly seekHEATHER ZIKE it,” Curing help CS ACADEMIC ADVISER ren said. w o u l d “I’m sure be really the same can be said about beneficial.” many programs here at Putting the importance UIUC.” of physical health on the Aside from the Counsel- same level as mental ing Center, Heather Zike, a health would eliminate the computer science academ- stigma that mental health ic adviser, said she is espe- is less important, Kruepke cially concerned about said. Engineering students due “There’s a huge focus to their rigorous courses on physical health and and highly competitive things like that, espefield. She provides coun- cially in younger indiseling services for stu- viduals,” Kruepke said. dents in this field as an “There can be similar iniextra resource. tiatives around mental “Listening, talking and health. Mental health is an sharing with them is the equally important part of best I can do when they health, just like physical are with me sharing their health.” story,” Zike said. “I refer a student on to additional tpokor3@dailyillini.com

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Tip jar at Taipei Cafe located at 512 E. Green St., Champaign. Waitresses and waiters are often paid below minumim wage and depend on tips from customers to sustain their livings.

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TIPPING Clifton said it is also unreasonable that people are expected to tip in many places where they receive almost no services. “There are coffee shops that tell you to tip after your order,” Clifton said. “You are expected to tip simply because of social convention.” Clifton said she thinks the tipping system could go away

in the U.S., just like it did in Europe, as many restaurants already replace the ordinary tipping with an automatic 20 percent service fee on the bill. Lucky Dhanoa, manager at Ambar India Restaurant, said he thinks restaurants tend to have more customers when they don’t require tipping. “People prefer to get their meal cheap, and we understand that,” he said. Dhanoa said he seldom feels bad when his customers leave without tipping.

“We don’t ask customers to tip,” Dhanoa said. “But if some customers want to show appreciation for the service, their tips are more than welcomed.” Lauren Leonatti, manager at The Bread Company, said her restaurant has abandoned ordinary tipping, in which waiters and waitresses receive tips from the table they served. “Our system is brought by the Swiss owner,” Leonatti said. “Here the waiters’ tips are split based on how many

hours they are in, and we also split the tips with the kitchen.” Leonatti said she thinks The Bread Company’s system is better than the conventional tipping system. “It’s really about the community. People don’t need to steal tables from one another when they know somebody is going to tip well,” Leonatti said. “It becomes the best interest of everybody to take good care of all the tables.” hwu61@dailyillini.com

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TRADE WAR investments and jobs because of political uncertainty under a trade war, which would negatively impact American corporations, he said. The flow of U.S. capital to China contributes to the trade deficit, Collin Philipps, a graduate student in economics, said in an email. “Trade is beneficial to economic systems, but the benefits from trade are not always realized in an equitable fashion,” Philipps said. “Right

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now, the administration seems to believe that China has reaped huge gains from decades of trade with the U.S., but the U.S. gains have been minimal or negative in some sectors.” Philipps said many U.S. firms complain they cannot export to China without paying steep tariffs. “When you consider the loss of low-skill jobs to Chinese firms, you can argue that current trade relations might be worsening U.S. income inequality,” Philipps said. Philipps said the best solu-

tion would be if China relaxed some of its protectionist policies in exchange for the U.S. dropping these tariffs. This would create more trade and economic activity, ultimately benefitting the U.S. Since Trump announced his decision, the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar to Chinese currency, Renminbi or RMB, has decreased. “Usually, we see the exporters’ currencies weaken after trade barriers are erected,” Philipps said. “That doesn’t necessarily represent a weakening dollar, at least not

immediately.” Nuo Jin, graduate student in LAS from China, said a trade war would be an economic and political disaster for both countries, but for now he is benefitting from the decreased exchange rates. “As a foreign student, I believe the decrease of exchange rate is good for me since I can spend less money on tuition fees and other expenses than before. I might be able to take advantage of it for a while,” Jin said. jiejiew2@dailyillini.com

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Appreciate your home life and school life while you can bridge between childhood and adulthood. You have responsibility, but COLUMNIST not too much (especially if you live in the dorms). You have obligations, pring break has come but let’s be honest, skipand gone. Whether ping class isn’t always you did something consequential. exciting or not, it was We’re not adults. We’re probably too quick. also not kids. What are Once on break, my we, then? Just some older brother had the tired, stressed and conoption to stay home a few fused humans who are more days or to go back supposed to be doing… to school and start some our best? Yikes. work. When my mom Going home provides asked what he planned you with a break from on doing, he responded, this exciting, busy, ill“An object at rest likes to defined time in life. You stay at rest.” He stayed get to be a kid again, for three more days. without question, for a Like many of you, I few days. Have some fruit went to my hometown snacks, a Capri Sun and for the break, and, peryou’re all set. haps like many of you, I As magical as this brief noticed a strange regres- reprieve can feel, howevsion of my own behavior er, the spell must inevitaonce I found myself in bly be broken. Exams and the rhythm of home. papers loom above like Something mystericlouds coming to rob you ous happens when my of your at-home bliss. mom takes care of me. So here we are, back in At school I’m indepenthe swing of things, dealdent, responsible and do ing with all that work everything for myself we definitely could have without complaint. Dish- done earlier but definitees? No problem. Launly will put off for as long dry? Even better. Going as possible. Those graduplaces? It’s my favorite. ating in May must espeSuddenly, I’m in the cially feel the pressure of suburbs. Suddenly, I can- the end of the semester. not make myself a cup As difficult as college of tea. Suddenly, the is, though, let’s not forthought of leaving the get about what makes it house makes me cringe — so good — the friends, especially if I’m charged the freedom and the with accomplishing any fun. Breaks are great, of sort of task. It’s kind of course, but school truly pathetic. is better. Take the good Perhaps some of you with the bad and appreexperience a similar phe- ciate every day for what nomenon, perhaps not. it is. Amid all that hard I do happen to have an work, take a few minutes exceptionally nice mom to realize how lucky you who enjoys taking care of are to have a school like my brother and me. this to come home to. Being college-aged is interesting; it feels as Ellen is a freshman in LAS. if you’re straddling the ellenmb2@dailyillini.com ELLEN BARCZAK

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Divisiveness is inherent to progress in Springfield, Illinois. In his speech, the president hearkened to fellow COLUMNIST Illinois political legend Adlai E. Stevenson when he said American proghere seems to be a ress through patriotism truistic belief that is found not in “short, contemporary Amer- frenzied outburst of emoican politics are more tion, but the tranquil and divided and polarized steady dedication of a than that of our predelifetime.” cessors. With far-right People tend to not realfactions emerging as a ize today’s history is yesresponse to immigration terday’s politics. There and globalization and far- has never been a perileft factions emerging od in which individuals as a response to increaswith major differences ing economic inequalhave lived in harmony. ity, the common ground The issues change, but appears to be shrinkthey simultaneously stay ing. Each group assesses the same. Whether that blame to different groups be an economic downof people without much turn, a new immigrant mutual understanding of group or emerging war, the issues; thus, this halts the types of issues Ameriour ability to progress as cans disagree on remain a civilization. ever-changing while This narrative, while it maintaining those sort of is accurate in addressing basic archetypes of politihyper-partisanship, is not cal battles. These issues accurate when regarding reflect on how people perideological divides behind ceive their leaders. the partisanship. Though Obama went on to the cultural and econom- describe how Abraham ic questions America and Lincoln, arguably the the rest of the West face greatest president the have created movements nation has ever seen, was for further-reaching ide“routinely called ‘weak,’ ologies, this isn’t rare ‘wishy-washy,’ a ‘yahoo,’ when looking at the his‘an unshapely man,’ ‘the tory of American progobscene ape of Illinois.’” ress. It’s always been a Reflecting on the legacy fundamental part of that his presidency has in the progress. country 150 years since In February 2016, forhis assassination, these mer President Barack sorts of claims appear Obama gave a speech at ludicrous. the Illinois State Capitol Perhaps even more AUSTIN STADELMAN

absurd when viewed with the 21st century eye is John F. Kennedy having to prove to the American people that he was a valid, trustworthy candidate. But not because of policy or presidential issues. Many initially denied Kennedy from the perception that he was a legitimate presidential candidate because he was Catholic, not Protestant. The sorts of things differing groups see as blasphemous or dangerous in contemporary times may not remain that way. During the last years of the 19th century going into the first decades of the 20th, labor strikes containing Marxist themes emerged across the nation. Given that many occurred during the first Red Scare, a vast majority of the general public opposed these strikes, especially the federal government. But it was these strikes that helped contribute to safer work environments, which increased wages and prevented employers from overworking their employees. These employment regulations are byproducts of liberal and Marxist desires compromising for an overall better labor condition in the workplace. They are now modern business practices in contemporary America and both workers and businesses

see their positives. This is not to say that all things looked upon negatively will be or should be accepted as a norm in the future. History is not inherently progressive, but the decisions made on behalf of the people can lead to progress. And so far, the tale has been a progressive one. But that doesn’t come without the gridlock, without the ideological differences and without the polarization. America once went to war with itself when facing a fundamental question about the claim that “all men are created equal.” Our gradual scale to a better civilization is the byproduct of our incrementalist structure, which allows polarized people to come together for a pragmatic solution. This ensures regime changes and civil wars are a once-in-history occurrence and not a cyclical one. The rhetoric and hyperpartisanship of contemporary politics are undeniably frustrating to both political officials and normal citizens alike. But it is vital to remember the divides are not new to the American experiment. They have been an integral part in ensuring progress. Austin is a sophomore in LAS. aas3@dailyillini.com

Social media skills and image-building should be taught in college students also need to learn how to speak on the internet — only this time, it’s COLUMNIST with a keyboard. Social media enables you to express yourself efore the internet more efficiently, makes and social media, your communication more most people cared effective to others and little about what stranghelps you build your brand ers thought of them. The to the public eye. majority of us only turned You might think: “Why our heads toward celebrido I need someone to tell ties and politicians. Howme how to use Facebook, ever, the rise of social Instagram and Twitter? media changed this notion; My 5-year-old sister knows as social media further how to do that.” Yet the empowered public opinion truth is, many people don’t and gave it more freedom know how to take advanto judge, ordinary people tage of these platforms. started to use that in their Many people post things favor. subjectively, with poor People now have a way consideration of their to express and communiimage and brand. In real cate to the world instantly. life, no one would do such But just like communicat- a thing; people usually try ing in person, presenting their best to consider their yourself on social media actions in a real-world can be a difficult task. public context and are well While there are already adapted to handle those classes teaching students considerations after years to communicate tradition- of experience. ally, like public speaking, However, social media LI LUYUYANG

is comparatively new to us, yet it’s evolving much faster than traditional communication. Each time Facebook or Snapchat changes its rules or adds a feature, it modifies the way social media communicates. It is hard for students to keep track of these changes and communicate effectively via media. Therefore, offering courses that let public relations specialists teach them is important. In addition, learning how to manage social media helps students gain success. The most significant aspect is leadership education. Gaining leadership qualities is essential to modern higher education, as it teaches you how to manage your image in public and how to build your personal brand. Employers are expecting people to show this when hiring. Some might even look at the candidate’s social media accounts to

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figure out what kind person they are. And sometimes, that visit will constitute their final decision. Teaching students how to brand themselves is necessary to their success. Most students are approachable, have brilliant ideas and are people

of character, but they need to learn how to show that to the online world. That’s why social media classes should be offered in college — or in other words, PR courses for everyone. Social media is a powerful vehicle of self-expression and communication;

having this ability brings people closer to success, and offering classes for students to master this tool is an indispensable step to help them make the most out of themselves. Li is a freshman in LAS. ll11@dailyillini.com

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Q&A with Clarion Mendes, speech-language pathologist Speech and Hearing Science offers clinics for audio, speech disorders

really a testament to the great work that the students do and dedicate to their patients. But we get referrals sometimes from physicians in the community, pediatricians in the community, support groups in the community. So, I personally have a lot of students who are my clients with connections through the music school, through connections with the LGBT Resource Center on campus. And for the pediatric population we have, that’s primarily word of mouth. For audiology, they do a lot of outreach in the community, particularly with organizations such as ALI, which is an educational group for older adults.

BY EMMA PALATNIK STAFF WRITER

Clarion Mendes is the director of clinical education for the Department of Speech and Hearing Science and a clinical assistant professor. The Department of Speech and Hearing Science has two clinics, an audiology clinic and a speech-language pathology clinic. The clinics provide a variety of services to patients in the community and at the University. The Daily Illini sat down with Mendes to discuss the work done in the department’s audiology and speechlanguage pathology clinics.

DI: Do you do any kinds of research?

CM: That’s something that KENYON EDMOND THE DAILY ILLINI

The Department of Speech and Hearing Science at 901 S. Sixth St., Champaign, Illinois. Clarion Mendes and the department help patients of all ages within the community with audio and speech disorders via assessments, tests and therapy.

The Daily Illini: What do you number of disorders. And gender community for folks measures. do in the clinic?

Clarion Mendes: I am the

director of clinical education, so I am a speech-language pathologist by training. My background has primarily been with the geriatric population — that’s my favorite population of folks to work with. Most of my career was in nursing homes primarily, and then about three years (later), I started working here full-time. The opportunity arose and I couldn’t pass it up, and (I) started as a fulltime clinical instructor. Then, in August of this year, I took on the role of director of clinical education for audiology and speechlanguage pathology. I didn’t inherit the role from anybody, so (I’m) learning a lot. This means that I am responsible for overseeing the clinical experience that audiology students and speech-language pathology students — primarily at the graduate level — are receiving. For speech-language pathology, that means that students have to get a minimum number of 400 hours of service that they provide to members of the community, to clients, to patients across lifespans (from) itty bitty babies to the oldest of our population and a diverse

that’s done in our inpatient clinic. The audiology program is a four-year program where they have to get (a minimum of 30) hours of direct client contact and, in their case, their roles can be doing audiological assessments. That includes things like detecting pure-tone audiometry as well as looking at the health and integrity of the inner ear (or) outer ear; it can be assisting with cochlear implants; it can be assisting with the choice of hearing aids as well as repairing hearing aids, because things can go wrong. A really fascinating thing that they do that a lot of folks don’t think about is, actually, hearing conservation and preservation. Understandably, hearing loss can be very isolating and very upsetting for a lot of patients. As far as what the students and the clinical faculty do, including myself, for the speech-language pathology side, is we evaluate and treat patients across their lifespan. Those can be a variety of disorders including your standard articulation disorders where a child might not be developing their speech sounds as quickly as expected, expressive and receptive language disorders; I personally do a lot with voice disorders... I also work with the trans-

that want to either create a more feminine-sounding style of communication or a more masculine style of communication. We also do augmentative and alternative communication, so for individuals for whom their method of communication is not just speech, maybe they’re using some sort of computer to assist them with talking. We have one individual that does early intervention, so working with small children with language delays, birth to three. And our clinical faculty also supervises students at local sites including headstart and a local elementary school. For the audiology side, they are doing some of the things I mentioned previously. They are doing a lot of audiological assessment… Something called ABRs; they do fitting and assessment of hearing aids and help with the selection of hearing aids and do a lot with hearing conservation.

DI: What kinds of services and tests?

CM: Speech in particular, for anybody that we see for the first time, we need to do some sort of behavioral assessment. And that can include both standardized as well as not standardized

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A standardized measure will include some sort of diagnostic test that has been developed that usually includes paper, pencil, probes, questions, things like that. With younger kids it might be a very play-based assessment; you might be looking at some checklisttype things to see what milestones a child has met. Parent interviews can be very, very critical. Also looking tremendously at what the patient or the client is wanting. So quality of life measures, I try to personally include a lot of those in my individual assessment. We also do a couple of groups; for example, we do an adult fluency group to help individuals become more confident with their speech despite a developmental stuttering disorder, and use strategies and education to help empower them. I also do a group related to Parkinson’s disease for cognitive stimulation, which is evidencebased protocol that is focused on dementia and has helped individuals to improve cognitive function … because you consider dementia is a progressive disease that gets (worse) over time. As far as individual therapy, we really like to tailor it to what the client needs, what the client wants and realistically, what is good for the

client’s lifestyle. Sometimes we might start with a pretty heavy therapy load, and then decrease it over time as a patient makes their gains. The way care works for audiology is a little bit different. It’s still big on relationship-building, which is really crucial for our clients. But the interaction can be a little more sporadic. For example, you go for an audiological assessment and perhaps after that you decide ‘maybe a hearing aid is right for me, or maybe I need some adaptive equipment to help me around the house’… some sort of modification to the house because you can’t hear certain alarms and so on and so forth. You would meet with the audiologist to help select the right equipment for you. And then as far as the hearing conservation, the students and the audiologists here work with a lot of individuals on campus who experience a lot of noise exposure as part of their profession. So for those individuals, they assess them on an annual basis to make sure they are not experiencing any hearing loss.

we are hoping to do more and more of. There’s definitely this movement, which is a very positive thing, toward evidence-based practice as well as translational research, where you’re taking clinicians and research-based professionals. We’re making strides toward that. But there also are some complications when you’re working with patients who can be considered a protected population.

DI: Is there anything else

you think is important that we didn’t discuss about audiology?

CM: I think (the clinic is) an

ideal situation because unlike a full-time (speech-language pathologist) or audiologist in the community who has huge demands on their time, the students in the audiology and speech-language pathology clinics have a small caseload that reflects their current level of experience and expertise. However, all of the services are provided with the oversight and supervision and guidance of fully licensed and certified speech-language pathologists and audiologists. We are all licensed by the state of Illinois and we all have national certifications as well. You get these students who are excited and DI: What kinds of people are invested and really dedicate clients? a lot of time to the plans of care of the patients and cliCM: It’s kind of a range. Most ents they work with. of our clients come from word of mouth, which I think is emmacp2@dailyillini.com

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The Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities hosted the Bio-Humanities Symposium on March 30. Kris Saha from the University of Wisconsin-Madison gave a talk on “Editing Diseases in a Dish.”

Bridging gap between science, humanities Campus focuses on interdisciplinary approach to research BY ELIZABETH SAYANSANE STAFF WRITER

At the Krannert Center a few years ago, physics professor Smitha Vishveshwara met Latrelle Bright, an active faculty member in the theater department. Despite their different concentrations of study, they were introduced due to a common ground. Vishveshwara studies theoretical condensed matter physics. Both of her parents were physicists. She is a member of the Beckman Institute, and she also teaches PHYS 498: Where Art Meets Physics. In this class, she teaches a number of physics concepts, including the quantum world, the cosmos and flow. After learning about these topics, the students use their creativity to craft multimedia art pieces. The pieces can be massive, incorporating physics terms and equations from the quantum level to the cosmos. Vishveshwara said the artistry “allows you to perceive the science that you’re studying in new ways.” This interdisciplinary approach to education and research appears throughout campus, especially concerning the crossover of STEM subjects with the humanities. Recently, Vishveshwara took this concept of interdisciplinary studies to the extreme and created Quantum Voyages alongside Bright. This performance sends two voyagers guided by “the spirit of knowledge” to explore the surrounding world at an atomic and quantum level. Several of Vishveshwara’s students are acting, composing original music, painting and designing costumes for the show. She calls it a

Renaissance way of studying. Across campus, the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities is taking its own steps to make science and the humanities meet. Nancy Castro is the deputy director of the IPRH. Her job is to support the research of humanists on campus. “It’s important to honor the expertise our humanities faculty can bring to a problem that might otherwise be addressed differently by a scientist or a technologist,” Castro said. This past year, the IPRH hosted several programs and events that bring about what Castro calls the “cross-pollination” of STEM and the humanities. After two years of planning, they created Speculative Futures, which the poster describes as the “intersection of science, technology scifi imagination.” This event brought artists, writers and innovators of technology together to discuss how the two broad fields collide. In March, they hosted Marvelous Fabrications. Here, art and design professor Ben Grosser and mechanical science and engineering professor Amy LaViers demonstrated their robots’ abilities. Elly R. Truitt, a history expert, then provided a response to their demonstrations. The three then had a panel to discuss robots and their histories. One of their largest enterprises in interdisciplinary research is Emerging Areas in the Humanities, a program sponsored by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship Program. In the course of six years, from 2016 to 2022, three different interdisciplinary, inter-generational research groups are formed consecutively. The first, headed by Samantha Frost, political science professor, studied bio-humanities. The next focus, beginning in fall 2018, is environmental humanities and will be

led by Robert Morrissey, associate professor of history. Morrissey just finished selecting the post-doctoral fellows, graduate fellows and undergraduate interns. Their fields of study vary from anthropology, to the history of science, to urban and regional planning. “There are questions that are complicated enough,” he said. “The insights of one discipline can’t possibly exhaust the subject or get us to the solutions that we need.” As a part of this research group, these eight individuals will initiate and build upon the interdisciplinary conversations held on campus concerning the environment. They will each have their individual research projects, bring speakers to campus and be involved with the development of the curriculum. Overall, the agenda of this group is to define what environmental humanities are on this campus and bring together interested parties. “We, as humanists, have a specific set of critical lenses that we can lend to those conversations that can be really valuable,” Morrissey said. Morrissey also said without these perspectives, something important in these conversations would be missing. Leslie Reagan agrees with Morrissey. For several years, Reagan taught at the medical college on campus although she is not a doctor and has never received a medical degree. Reagan is a history professor and taught the history of medicine. In her class, students learn how medicine and perceptions of health evolve over time. She said society’s response to illness is a cultural response. Reagan says medicine, history and a number of other subjects cannot be taught in separate ways. She says it’s important to learn about how

“We, as humanists, have a specific set of critical lenses that we can lend to those conversations that can be really valuable.” ROBERT MORRISSEY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY

these subjects react to one another. In Reagan’s opinion, it’s good for students and scholars to have a broad spectrum of knowledge. “I think it improves the work that can be produced, the research and the experience of anyone who then is getting the benefit of any science or medicine that’s offered, to actually know how it affects society and how it affects people,” Reagan said. The way that the humanities and sciences are perceived is also considered. Reagan pointed out the University’s website. “There’s very little on that website that tells students they should be taking humanities courses,” Reagan said. Reagan said the website tells students every day about test tubes, technology and science, and instead, it should help students become more well-rounded. When Vishveshwara considered this imbalance, she said “to address the challenges, you really need the whole spectrum — everything from ethics to the science behind it to beautiful visualization by artists.” eis3@dailyillini.com

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Allegretti, offensive line aiming for improved 2018 For Luke Butkus and the Illinois football offensive line, it all comes down to toughness. Trying to build a winning program often starts in the trenches. Succeeding against well-coached, physical Big Ten defenses can come down to whether the offensive line

can provide the protection needed for an offense to execute. Butkus, for his third season as the Illini offensive line coach, preaches this idea. “I want us to be the most mentally and physically tough unit on the team, on the field, at all times; that’s where it all starts,” Butkus said. “It’s our job to correct

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them technique-wise, their footwork, their pad level, their hands. I want these guys to go out there with a sense of urgency and the feeling and mindset that they can go out there and dominate a game.” With the line returning the vast majority of its players from last fall, the unit can draw on a season’s worth of

experience and lessons learned. Fifth-year senior Nick Allegretti is the unquestioned leader of the line. In his time at Illinois, he has seen multiple coaches get hired and fired, numerous struggles on the field and off-field turmoil that has, at times, surrounded the entire program.

Allegretti is eager to prove that his team can bounce back from adversity and be a competitive and powerful challenger in the Big Ten. “We have been beat up physically and mentally; it’s been draining,” Allegretti said. “We’ve shown every day, working all last season, this offseason, the guys that are in this building want to

be in this building. A lot of guys had the option to leave and they stayed for this university. Everyone in that locker room is hungry; everyone on that coaching staff is hungry.” Only nine returning seniors are currently on the Illini roster. Including AlleSEE FOOTBALL | 3B

Illinois, Nwoko shines BY JARED FARMER STAFF WRITER

Sophomore Chisom Nwoko clocked a new personal best when she won the women’s 400-meter dash at the Ole Miss Classic this Saturday. “Chisom Nwoko’s 400 was a huge performance for her, and a big personal best outdoors,” said head coach Mike Turk. “It was a really impressive run for her, and she made it look easy. When you say that a race like that looks easy at this time of year, you like to believe that there’s a lot more there down the road.” The win caps off a weekend where the Illini women’s track and field team split up to compete in both the Ole Miss Classic and Stanford Invite on Friday. At Stanford, freshman Rebecca Craddock and senior Nicole Choquette also set personal bests in distance events. Craddock finished the 5,000-meter dash with a time of 16:30.9 in section two of the race, while Choquette clocked in a time of 4:30.27 in the sixth heat of the 1,500-meter dash. The Illini started the day off with the long jump and pole vault competitions. In the long jump, junior Briana Driver marked 19 feet and 3.25 inches (5.87-meter) and finished second. In the pole vault, junior Sara McKeeman also took second place after clearing 12 feet and 75 inches, while Nwoko cleared 11 feet and 7.75 inches and finished fourth. “Sara McKeeman in the pole vault continues to be one of our prime performers; she had an outstanding meet,” Turk said. “She would’ve liked to go higher, SEE TRACK | 3B

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Illinois infielder Bren Spillane hits a home run during the game against Iowa at Illinois Field on Friday. The Illini lost 8-5.

Spillane stays hot, Illinois avoids Iowa comeback BY ELI SCHUSTER SPORTS EDITOR

By the time the Iowa Hawkeyes put their comeback together, the Illini’s lead was already insurmountable. Illinois held on for a 13-12 victory against Iowa at Illinois Field in the second matchup of a three-game series on Saturday. After the Illini dropped their Big Ten home opener 8-5 the previous day, they were motivated to jump out

to an early lead. “I think we’re confident; that’s the biggest thing going in,” said second baseman Michael Massey. “Even after a loss yesterday, I could kind of feel in the locker room we knew we were going to come back today.” After a first inning that showed flashes of the same Illinois team from a day ago that struggled to drive in runners with the bases loaded, the Illini scored the first

run of the game in the bottom of the second. Junior third baseman Grant Van Scoy bounced a single off of a sliding Robert Neustrom in right field for Iowa, moving Illinois’ Michael Michalak to third. A sacrifice fly by Zac Taylor scored Michalak to put the Illini up 1-0. National standout Bren Spillane led off the bottom of the third inning with a single, followed by a double

in the gap by second baseman Michael Massey, scoring Spillane. The next batter, Doran Turchin, stepped up to the plate and sent his second home run in two days over the left field wall, extending the Illini’s lead to 4-0. “Everyone just kind of got rolling early on, and hitting is contagious,” Massey said. A mound visit to the Hawkeyes’ Schanuel wasn’t enough to ease his nerves as

the first pitch to right fielder Jack Yalowitz went into right field for a double. Michalak then singled past Iowa third baseman Lorenzo Elion, scoring Yalowitz and ending Schanuel’s night. However, a pitching change couldn’t slow down the Illini in the third inning. Hawkeye reliever Kyle Shimp allowed Illini catcher Jeff Korte to hit an RBI sinSEE BASEBALL | 3B

TENNIS

Men’s, women’s tennis win two each in strong weekend Vukic, Novak lead to victory BY MILES POWERS-HUANG ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

It was a dually successful weekend for Illinois tennis, as both the men’s and women’s teams each came out with two victories. For the men, who entered this week ranked No. 7 in the country, Saturday was a nononsense 5-2 victory over Iowa. Senior Aleks Vukic started things off for the Illini, defeating Iowa’s Piotr Smietana in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. Sophomore Zeke Clark would give Illinois the lead, beating Iowa’s Jonas Larsen 6-4, 6-4, followed by wins from sophomores Aleks Kovacevic and Vuk Budic. The Illini would suffer a minor setback, as Iowa’s Joe Taylor would best senior Aron Hiltzik in three sets 6-7 (4), 6-4, 4-0, retired.

In doubles, it was the Hawkeyes who were victorious. Kareem Allaf and Larsen defeated Hiltzik and Vukic 6-4, followed by a 7-6 (6) win by Jake Jacoby and Joe Tyler over Brown and Caleb Chakravarthi to clinch the point, but the Illini’s singles success had already bagged the match. Head coach Brad Dancer felt his team did a good job of responding to adversity. “Today, I saw a resilient effort from our guys,” Dancer said to FightingIllini.com. “Iowa played a good match and pushed us. We had great leadership from Aleks Vukic, Zeke Clark and Vuk Budic today.” The Illini then traveled to Lincoln to face the Cornhuskers on Sunday. Brown got Illinois off to a hot start, defeating Nebraska’s Linus Erhart 6-2, 6-4. That would ignite an Illini run, as they would go on to take each singles matchup, with victories from Kovacevic, Clark, Vukic, Hiltzik and Budic. The Illini would not repeat

the same success in doubles, as Vukic and Hiltzik would fall 6-3 to the Cornhuskers’ combination of Toby Boyer and Linus Erhart. Budic and Brown could not find victory either, as Nebraska would clinch the doubles’ point with a 7-5 victory from William Grattan-Smith and Micah Klousia. For the women, it was another dominant set of victories, as they defeated Rutgers 6-1 away before returning home and beating Maryland 4-1. Freshman and New Jersey-native Mia Rabinowitz had a sweet homecoming as she defeated the Scarlet Knights’ Kat Muzik 6-0, 6-2 to begin the match. The rest of the Illini team would follow her victory with three more from senior Grace Tapak and juniors Jaclyn Switkes and Daniela Pedraza Novak. Rutgers got on the board with Maya Jacobs defeating Illinois freshman Emilee Duong, but the Illini responded as freshman Sasha Belaya beat Rutgers’ Jaci Cochrane 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (6).

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eyes’ Chris Whelan to load the bases. A single by Neustrom to left center scored two more for the Hawkeyes and then a sacrifice fly by Tyler Cropley trimmed the Illini lead to just 13-12. However, the comeback for Iowa stopped there, as Gerber got the Hawkeyes’ Kyle Crowl to strike out, looking to end the ballgame. “It was a really good day offensively,” said head coach Dan Hartleb. “I thought we did a lot of things very well. Our offensive continues to swing the bat very well, Bren had another really good day, 6but we have quality at-bats all up and down the lineup.” 9 The Illini finished up their three-game series against Iowa the next day with a 4-2 loss, dropping their first Big Ten series of the year. Illinois is now 17-7 on the 7season and 4-2 in Big Ten play. Next, the team will trav8el northwest to Illinois State for one game on April 4.

gle into right center, stretching the Illinois lead to 6-0. A Taylor single into the rightfield gap got away from center fielder Justin Jenkins, and Taylor ended up at third. The Illini’s eight consecutive hits ended there, but their scoring did not. Ben Troike stepped up to the plate with a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Taylor. Spillane then did what he knows best and smacked his 13th home run of the season, making the Illini lead 10-0. After batting around, Yalowitz went on to finally end the Illini inning on a pop out. “I truly haven’t been part of a group that is so confident,” Spillane said. “Coming to the park every day, we all know that we have the mindset ‘we are going to go and win, doesn’t matter who we play.’ It’s really fun to be a part of.” Iowa had a minor response

Spillane’s recent success doesn’t come as a surprise to his teammates. “I don’t think it’s going to end,” Massey said. “We see it at practice every day; we have seen it for two years. I think he is the best baseball player in the country, and he is proving it right now.” Junior Quinten Sefcik relieved starting pitcher Andy Fisher in the seventh inning and stayed in to try and close out the game for the Illini in the ninth. Although, it didn’t come 2 walked the easy 6 as the3pitcher first two batters and gave up 5a three-run homer to Tanner Wetrich, making the score 113-8. A triple off the 7 center field wall and a walk by Sef9 Hawkeyes 8 alive. cik kept the A relief appearance from 1 didn’t last long, Sean Leland as he gave up a hit to Iowa’s 2 Zion Pettigrew that brought home another run for the 1 6 it 13-9. Hawkeyes, making Traditional closer Joey 5 then entered the Gerber game for the Illini, but he 3 Hawk5 gave up a hit to the

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ond short of matching her personal-best time of 2:12.99. Fellow freshman Caroline Fix also finished in the top 10, grabbing 10th place after running 2:17.56. In the 400-meter hurdles, Alexis Jones led the Illini by placing 10th with a time of 1:04.00. Freshman Jade Mayes trailed close behind, running 1:04.14 for a 12thplace finish. The Illini concluded their competition in the 200-meter dash. Janile Rogers finished first for the Illini with a time of 24.70 en route to a ninth-place finish, while

have the whole season to get better, so I feel pretty good about it.” Three Illini finished in the top 10 in the 100-meter dash. Hargrove and Driver also ran the 4x100, finishing with times of 11.97 and 12.08 seconds for third and seventh place finishes, respectively, while junior Emone Davis ran a personal best of 12.03 seconds for a fifth-place finish. Freshman Mikaela Lucki led the Illini in the 800-meter dash with a sixth-place finish and a time of 2:13.54. The time was just over half a sec-

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knows what Big Ten football looks like now, because they learned it the hard way, going 2-10 last year after starting 2-0. Allegretti feels his teammates must have the right mindset and level of confidence to be able to compete at a high level. The group is young, but it’s returning a foundation that spent all of last year developing. Allegretti thinks this season’s unit can become far more successful now that its base has been built. “Yeah, Vederian, Larry, Alex, they’re technically now rising sophomores, but they haven’t even been here for a year yet,” Allegretti said. “But they can’t have that mentality. It’s got to be, ‘I played 11 games, 10 games, nine games,’ whatever it was last year, ‘I’m a Big Ten football player.’”

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sure, but I was really pleased with her performance. In the high jump, freshman Ololade Ayoola finished in a three-way tie for 10th place, with Indiana State’s Janea Bell and Ole Miss’s Ghania Warren, each clearing 1.55-meters. On the track, the Illini started with the 4x100meter relay. The unit of Driver, junior Sade Hargrove and freshman Amira Aduma, with senior Janile Rogers as anchor, took second place with a time of 45.41 seconds. “I think our relay team needs to improve,” Turk said. “We have runners that I believe can compete at a national, even international event, but we’ve got to work on our handoffs and exchanges a great deal. That’ll be a big emphasis for us these next couple of weeks.” Freshmen Alexis Jones and Maya Seay followed up the 4x100 in the 100-meter hurdles. The two hurdlers dropped their times from their previous race at the NCAA Indoor Championships, finishing in fifth and sixth with times of 14.30 and 14.32 seconds, respectively. Nwoko then followed up Jones’s and Seay’s performances with her victory in the 400-meter dash. Her new outdoor personal-best time of 53.59 ranks as the seventh fastest outdoor 400-meter time in Illini history. “I felt pretty good about my performance today as an opener for the outdoor season,” Nwoko said. “I feel like there are a few things that I could’ve done better, but I

gretti, the group may have wanted to look elsewhere for its final year of eligibility. The players weren’t recruited by Lovie Smith and, in fact, the program is almost alien compared to what it was when they arrived in Champaign. But Allegretti said the decision to return for his final year was an easy choice. “I know for myself and the rest of the seniors, this is our last chance. We’ve been through a lot of stuff at this university,” Allegretti said. “Ups and downs and coaching changes, all that; it’s been hard. So this is our last chance. I know the guys in the locker room want to do it for the seniors, and we all really appreciate that.” Sophomore Alex Palczewski started 11 games last season, only missing the opener because of an injury. He, Vederian Lowe and Larry Boyd made up the onlyever trio of freshmen to start together on the offensive line in Illinois history. After playing together for a full year, the Mount Prospect, Illinois, native stressed the importance of the unit coming together, but also that accountability will be key. “We all have to be accountable for each other and be vocal with each other,” Palczewski said. “Just help each other out.” Allegretti is the main source of leadership on the line, but he is no longer leading a raw group of inexperienced guys. The group

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Spring jams for cold weather

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BY JESSICA PETERSON STAFF WRITER

Diane Coffee is a freaking gem. And no, that’s not his real name, but that’s seriously not the point. The opening track on his album “Everybody’s a Good Dog” is exactly what I think of when someone says, “Spring has sprung!” or my pups back home start tracking in mud instead of snow when they come inside. People are smiling more, the sun is out for

longer and things really do feel like they’ll be OK, because winter has left the building! Check out “Spring Breathes” and let me know if you feel hyped about summer’s seasonal preface after listening. If the answer to this question is no, I’ll know you’re lying, and nobody likes a liar. Especially not doggos and/or Diane Coffee.

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 and what to watch. Want to submit an event? Email calendar@readbuzz.com.

MONDAY, APRIL 2  Noon-2 p.m.  European Union Center at the University of Illinois, Room 101, International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth St., Champaign  Bring a European dish, all ages Bring your best European recipe to share with other Europhiles right here in Illinois. Got bangin’ bangers and mash recipe? Excellent! Specialize in smorrebrod? Bring that Danish open-faced sandwich and share it with the world. The winner of the tastiest dish will receive a printed copy of the EU Cookbook and some official EUC swag. Bon appétit!

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gross, torrential downpour we get around this time of year. It serves as a reminder to me to look for the sunshine, although the day may be rather cloudy. Another upbeat, happy song to combat the dreary rain is “Here Comes The Sun” by The Beatles. I am a sucker for some good oldies. As I always say, “oldies but goodies.” The Beatles remind us that although it has been a “long, cold, lonely winter,” the sun is on its way. Pair the Beatles with The Temptations and you are in for a playlist that is full of good vibes to combat this rainy spring weather.

‘Linguistic diversity, language, endangerment, and revitalization in Latin America’ Lecture

 2-3 p.m.  Room 101, International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth St., Champaign  Free, all ages Gabriela Perez Baez from the Anthropology Smithsonian Institution will be giving a lecture on Latin America and the importance of linguistic diversity.

Emerging Tech Hands-on: 3-D Printing with Thingiverse, Tinkercad and Ultimaker Session

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 3-4 p.m.  TechHub–Room 151A, Armory Building, 505 E. Armory Ave., Champaign  Free, all ages The Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning is hosting a variety of hands-on emerging technology topics for beginners. Workshops are open to everyone. Find out the many ways to create, get and share 3-D print models from borrowing and modifying other people’s designs to creating your own. Participants will design and print a small 3-D model that they can take with them. Requirements: laptop, free Thingiverse and Tinkercad accounts.

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With the rainy gloom of winter’s end upon us here in C-U, I’m certainly not alone in feeling like the warm spring weather can’t get here fast enough. Something about this transitional period has me longing for a time long ago, so I’ve been constantly listening to one of my old favorites: Carole King’s iconic 1971 album, “Tapestry.” With so many King favorites like “I Feel the Earth Move,” “Natural Woman”

and “Where You Lead,” there’s something about the rhythm of this album that helps me keep my head up even “on the darkest nights.” It’s an album about new beginnings, letting go and the power of love. But most of all, “Tapestry” is like a long-overdue visit from an old friend — one with the wisdom to get me through the rest of the semester. kmp2@readbuzz.com

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Flowers begin to bloom, it’s raining buckets … that’s right, folks. It’s springtime. To get ready for this season of unpredictable, always-changing weather, I like to listen to some upbeat music. Although it may be cheesy or cliche, one of my favorite feel-good jams would be “My Girl” by The Temptations. Just listen to the lyrics if you’re not catching my drift as to how this could be a spring jam. For example, The Temptations melodiously repeat that they have “...got sunshine on a cloudy day.” They may be referencing their ‘girl,’ but this phrase speaks to me. Personally, I feel like that line is a mood-lifter during the

Finding Your Voice with Dr. Clarion Mendes  6-7 p.m.  University of Illinois LGBT Resource Center, Room 323, Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana  Free, all ages Join the LGBTRC along with the University of Illinois Speech-Language Pathology Clinic for a presentation about finding your voice as part of LGBTRC’s Queer-it-Week programming.

TASC Beef Noodle Soup Night

 6-8:30 p.m.  Asian American Cultural Center, 1210 W. Nevada St., Urbana  $5-7 What better way to start the final push till summer than with a bowl of beef noodle soup? Pre-order form is available to reserve a spot and receive a discounted price of $5 a bowl.

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DIY Button Bonanza Extravaganza  Noon-2 p.m.  University of Illinois LGBT Resource Center, Room 323, Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana  Free, all ages Come to the LGBT Resource Center to hang out with us and some folks from the Counseling Center and make some fun LGBTQ themed buttons.

Solo Acoustic Set

 Noon-2 p.m.  Potbelly Sandwich Shop, 501 E. Green St., Champaign  Free, all ages Nick Ailes is a singer/songwriter and musician from Urbana. Come out to support the local scene and hear a sweet acoustic set from him in his semi-weekly acoustic performance.

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THEATER REVIEW

Make love, not cockfights

‘Cock’ production takes stage at Station Theatre BY SHELBI VOSS STAFF WRITER

The Station Theatre of Urbana is in its 46th season of producing plays for the community. The Celebration Company’s latest production at Station Theatre is “Cock,” written by Mike Bartlett. “Cock” tells the story of John, a gay man who has been with his boyfriend for seven years. While on a break from their relationship, John falls in love with a woman. As John struggles to choose between going back to his boyfriend or starting a new life with his girlfriend, the two significant others prepare to fight to win John’s heart. The final scene involves a dinner party. With all three characters, during which John’s partners decide to battle for his love, symbolic of a cockfight between roosters. The play’s director, Rick Orr, is also the founder of The Celebration Company. Orr is returning to the director’s chair after taking a one-year hiatus from the position. “‘Cock’ is a play Rick has been thinking about for a couple of years,” said Kay Holley, the play’s producer. “He couldn’t get it off his mind.” Holley said Orr’s decision to add “Cock” to the sea-

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son’s performances is his big comeback to directing for The Celebration Company. While “Cock” is Orr’s return to directing, it is Holley’s break from the position. She has taken the year off from directing for The Celebration Company and has

used the time to take over as producer. “I provide the nuts-andbolts support behind the scenes, supervising advertising, maintenance of the space, the budget for the show, reservations and so on,” Holley said.

The script of “Cock” is different from that of many other plays. Holley said Bartlett specifies a company should use no props, no realistic sets and no miming of action. “The play is not aimed at realism in its structure or its aesthetic,” Holley said.

actors, movement and words. The play features a small cast of performers. Evan Seggebruch plays John, while Coy Wentworth, Kimmy Schofield and Lincoln Machula take on the roles of M, W and F, respectively. While “Cock” has a number of serious themes, it also gives its audiences comic relief to balance out the tension between the characters and their journey. “The play is very funny. In addition to its tension, the situation is also rife with humor, and Bartlett has mined that very well,” Holley said. To get the word out to the community, The Celebration Company posts advertisements in newspapers, online publications and social media. The group also leaves posters throughout the area, detailing the information for each production. “Over the years, we have found that a bit of media attention plus good word of mouth is probably our best bet,” Holley said. “Cock” opened on March 22 at the Station Theatre. It will play through April 7, with tickets available online at the Station Theatre website. “The Celebration Company is proud, as always, to have provided quality theatre to our community for 46 seasons,” Holley said. “We are so thankful for Champaign-Urbana’s continuing support.”

To combat this challenge, the team has incorporated scenic and lighting designs that express the cockfight metaphor evident in the conflict between John’s lovers. Holley said Orr has called the play “theater in its purest form” in its use of only savoss2@readbuzz.com

ALBUM REVIEW

‘Beast from the East’ presents vivid blend of musical styles BY KATELYN CLEMONS STAFF WRITER

The signature sound of bands like Sublime and Slightly Stoopid are often associated with the ’90s, but The Bumpin Uglies, a modern day, self-described “punk rock-reggae” band, begs to differ. Their self-described punk-rock reggae sound is reflected not only in their current music, but also in their soon-to-bereleased “Beast from the East.” The group is made of up of vocalist and guitarist Brandon Hardesty, vocalist and bassist Dave Wolf, drummer TJ Haslett, and vocalist and keyboardist Chad Wright. While this album alludes to reggae style, The Bumpin Uglies have managed to align themselves more with the rock genre on certain tracks within “Beast from the East.” A few tracks include punchy lyrics, some of which border on being rap. Particularly in the song “Hard Liquor,” listeners can expect to be treat-

ed to a fusion of Sublimelike rap mixed with melodic, quirky vocals. In contrast, “City by the Bay” leans more into softer reggae, showing off the band’s ability to effectively work in both genres. The track oozes Never Shout Never vibes with soft, repetitive guitar riffs and romantic lyrics. The “City by the Bay” is none other than the beautiful San Francisco, California. The song itself captures a bit of the wonder that can be found within the city, almost transporting the listener to the Golden Gate Bridge. “All in Stride” gives off a healthy dose of Santana’s “Smooth” vibes toward the beginning of the track. It is soulfully constructed but still includes its signature punchy lyrics and mockrap, as featured in “Hard Liquor.” On “Radio,” listeners can expect to get a taste of more traditional rap while still hearing the band’s signature punkreggae sound. This is also a showcase of the band’s

writing ability, with lyrics like “I might die a poor poet but I’ll live a free man” presenting the band’s sincerity and passion for their work, daring to call their lyrics “poetry.” One of the best tracks on the entire album is “Apathy.” Part history lesson and part political commentary, The Bumpin Uglies have managed to craft a song that explicitly and poetically addresses the money-worshipping, violent, dichotomous and environmentally irresponsible society we live in today. The song itself totes a more somber tone than the other tracks on the album, making it a standout. The height of “Apathy” begins two minutes and 48 seconds in, when a recording of a man giving a speech cuts into the song itself, taking a philosophical turn when the indifference of good men is compared with the evil of bad men. The thought-provoking speech snippet is followed by an epic guitar solo,

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The “punk-rock reggae” Maryland-based band The Bumpin Uglies will be releasing their newest full-length album, “Beast from the East,” on Friday on Space Duck Records.

offering listeners a chance to think about the opinionated wisdom that has just been dropped upon them. Then, with a few seconds left, every other instrument drops out except the guitar. In a tasteful fashion, The Bumpin Uglies finish off

their 12-track album with a short and sweet track called “Optimism,” which repeats the lyric, “The struggle is divine/it’s all going to be fine.” Discussing topics like depression, fulfillment, societal expectation and worry, The Bumpin Uglies

offer reassurance for listeners in the aftermath of “Apathy” and bid them ‘adieu’ with their classic punk rock flair and good vibes. buzz factor: katelyn2@readbuzz.com

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