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Suburban Express faces default judgement BY JESSICA BURSZTYNSKY SENIOR REPORTER

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is accusing Suburban Express and its owner, Dennis Toeppen, of stalling and is seeking a default judgment against the transit company. Madigan sued the Champaign-based transit compa-

ny on April 23 over alleged discrimination and harassment, and the two have been negotiating a settlement. But a motion filed by Madigan on Nov. 2 says Toeppen has not responded to multiple forms of contact since he sent an email on Oct. 9. A default judgment can occur when one party is

not responsive to the other or has failed to perform the court-ordered action. Madigan is asking a judge to rule in her office’s favor and provide a ruling against Toeppen, even though he isn’t present. “The defendants have not responded to any of the State’s communications.

Instead, the defendants have made every effort to delay this matter, and prolong the scheduling of further settlement discussions with the court,” according to the report. “Based on the content of the defendants’ Oct. 9 email message to the State and the defendants’ apparent unwilling-

ness to communicate further regarding settlement terms, and instead merely delay this matter, the State does not believe further settlement efforts will be productive even in light of the recent appointment of settlement counsel for the defendants.” Toeppen declined to com-

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Dining expands dietary options BY SAMANTHA BOYLE ASSISTANT DAYTIME NEWS EDITOR

Students who are vegan or have any kind of egg allergy can now expand their diets with a new egg substitute, which has been added to the menu at the LAR dining hall. Made from only plants, the egg substitute comes in a liquid form and a patty form. The liquid form can be used to make scrambled eggs and the patty can be used in meals such as breakfast sandwiches. The University has adopted both versions in the LAR dining hall, said Jenna Cameron, who works on the food partnership team for JUST, the company that developed egg and other food substitutes. “We've already been working with the University for a couple years with our other products,” Cameron said. “We do a great line of mayos and dressing, edible cookie dough, baked cookies for food service.” Cameron said as soon as the new egg product launched, she was contacted by the dining services at University to get samples, which debuted at LAR on Oct. 17. “When we were there we got a lot of requests from students for the other dining halls where they said there weren’t a ton of options for them, and they really wanted something like the JUST Egg

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Patrons study and relax with their beverages in Caffe Bene, located on the corner of Gregory Drive and Nevada Street on Thursday. The two Caffe Bene locations on campus are replacing plastic cups with biodegradable cups, while keeping the price of their products the same.

Caffe Bene to adopt biodegradable cups Coffee shop aims to reduce plastic waste starting next year BY BENEDICTE MULUMBA YENYI CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Both campus locations of Caffe Bene will be switching to biodegradable cups, after exhausting their current plastic cup inventory, in 2019. Samuel Ham, owner of Caffe Bene on Green Street, was inspired by posts on social media urging people to stray away from singleuse plastics, such as the coffee cups Caffe Bene uses. Ham said Caffe Bene

decided to switch to a biodegradable cup option to avoid the trouble of the inevitable switch down the line. “Both Caffe Bene’s on campus are switching to biodegradable, but I don’t know about other businesses,” Ham said. When biodegradable cups decompose, they return to the food cycle as fertilizers or other organisms in the food chain, said Tyler Courson, sophomore in ACES and president of Red Bison, a reg-

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University students and local community organizations are working to help families in need celebrate Thanksgiving with a traditional holiday meal. Katie Thomas, director of Wesley Food Pantry, said November is typically their busiest month of the year. “A lot of people are expecting friends or relatives for Thanksgiving, which is why there is an increase in the number of people who come in during this month,” she said. Thomas said more than 400 families come to the pantry in November, while between 300 and 400 families come in the other months.

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tics cups, Ham said Caffe Bene will proceed with the change and hopes to eliminate all plastic cups by 2019 without raising the price of the products. “The price of items is still going to be constant, but biodegradables do cost more than plastics,” Ham said. “But if it means to save the environment, then it’s not a big issue to spend a little money.” Courson said in order for businesses to continue making a profit using biodegradable options, more companies manufacturing the cups need to make the change to push the price down.

“A lot of people don’t care about the environment, but it will be nice to be a little portion of companies that take part in the change,” Ham said. Ham said he thinks when people learn Caffe Bene is using less plastic, customers may be more likely to come, use and buy the products. “Sometimes customers do come in and ask if we have biodegradables cups. If we do they stay, and sometimes if we don’t they leave, it kind of draws or pushes customers, that’s what I have noticed,” Ham said. bm15@dailyillini.com

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istered student organization primarily focused on the restoration of natural areas on and near campus. Courson said unlike biodegradable cups, plastic cups can only be recycled a certain amount of times because plastic molecules begin to break down and cannot be reheated in order to be recycled. “If there are 30 people in the cafe, that’s 30 cups. If they have, like, 200 cups a day and after years it’s going to be thousands of cups, and that’s a lot,” Courson said. Although the price of biodegradable cups tends to be more expensive than plas-

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For Thanksgiving, the pantry works to purchase food from the food bank that can make up a common Thanksgiving dinner, such as mashed potatoes and canned corn. The University is also running a Thanksgiving Basket Drive with Stone Creek Church to compile any necessary nonperishable items a family may need into a basket to have a Thanksgiving dinner. Dementro Powell, assistant director of student programs and activities at the Illini Union, works as the liaison between the University’s Office of Volunteer Programs and the church. The Thanksgiving Basket

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Theft was reported on the 900 block of Frank Drive around 4 p.m. on Nov. 1. According to the report, a bicycle was stolen. Burglary was reported on the 2000 block of West Bradley Avenue around 8 p.m. on Nov. 8. According to the report, the victim’s laptop was taken from his unlocked apartment by an unknown offender. Property damage was reported on the 2000 block of West Bradley Avenue around 10:45 p.m. on Nov. 8. According to the report, an unknown offender hit the inside of a closed gate at the Parkland Point apartment complex.

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SERVICES Drive is an annual event that continues for around two weeks during the Thanksgiving season, and this year’s drive ended on Tuesday. Volunteers for the drive helped advertise the event through flyers, word-ofmouth and chalk writing

around campus. Powell said the ultimate goal of the drive is to provide food for people who are unable to have a Thanksgiving dinner, whether it be families or individuals. People in the community helped these families in various ways. They donated products, which are sorted into baskets or boxes, or they purchased pre-made baskets

from the Quad Shop in the Illini Union. After donations are made, the baskets are transported to Stone Creek Church, where they are distributed to families in need. Powell said the project is important because it helps make sure those without food can celebrate Thanksgiving in the best way possible. “We personally take up

on this project because we realize our privilege — something as small as having easy access to dinner — is not necessarily the case for everyone,” Powell said in an email. Natalie Raden, sophomore in AHS, was unaware of the Thanksgiving service events at the University and suggested sending emails and advertising through post-

ers about the service events. In addition, Raden said providing volunteering information about soup kitchens and food pantries in different parts of Illinois would be helpful, since the majority of students do not stay on campus for break. Raden said food pantries and soup kitchens are important during holiday seasons, such as Thanksgiv-

ing, because they help less fortunate families have a typical Thanksgiving feast. “From friends and family to our excellent education, I have a lot to be thankful for,” Raden said. “We also have to remember that not everyone is as lucky as us and we can use this time to improve the lives of others.” sekang2@dailyillini.com

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FULBRIGHT said these particular people are severely underrepresented in Brazil’s history. Brazil has a history of racial mixing and was understood as a country without formal segregation or racial violence. However, it was also the last country in the Americas to abolish slavery, and the lingering stigma still affects black people. Her work will focus on the most urbanized and fastest industrializing regions in the country. Osei has already met with the descendants of black social clubs, which are organizations with deep roots in Brazil where black people came together to fight racism and gather socially, as part of her research. “Perhaps one of the best things about my research is it dialogues very well with the concerns that Americans have about their society, the changes being undergone in our society,” Osei said. Osei said there are racial minorities in the United States who may be underrepresented but are still doing meaningful

“One of the best things about my research is it dialogues well with the concerns Americans have.” CASSANDRA OSEI DOCTORAL STUDENT IN LAS

work in their communities, similar to the AfroLatinas in Brazil during the 20th century. Billy Keniston, doctoral student in LAS and a recipient of the fellowship, is studying the social movements and political activism during the apartheid period in South Africa. During the apartheid, black people had limited power to vote, less social mobility and were targets for random arrests. “The politicians in America right now are basically saying the same thing. We have our first black president ever and after this we have this incredibly white government,” he said. The majority of Keniston’s research takes place in South Africa, but he will also study the governments of Angola and Botswana. Currently, Keniston is in the United Kingdom to follow a South African couple who left illegally and traveled to Botswana before settling in England. In addition, he will study Ruth First, a famous South African journalist, and Jeanne Curtis, an antiapartheid activist. “So basically I think they’re recreating apartheid right now. I think it’s very important that we understand what apartheid really was and what kind of crimes it committed because we’re going through very similar problems,” Keniston said. afu6@dailyillini.com

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Suburban Express, Champaign-based transit company, and its owner Dennis Toeppen are facing default judgement in the discrimination and harassment case filed by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Suburban Express has not responded to any of the State’s communication thus far, prolonging settlements.

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up to $10,000 per defendant for unlawful acts of discrimination. The lawsuit stems from a Dec. 2 advertisement from Suburban Express, saying, “You won’t feel like you’re in China when you’re on our buses.” The message prompted swift backlash, with University officials, Illinois Student Government members and

Chicago Alderman Ameya Pawar condemning the company. Madigan promptly began an investigation. Upon filing a lawsuit against the company, an April 23 press release from Madigan’s office alleged Toeppen went to “extreme lengths to ban and publicly shame or embarrass” customers who upset Toeppen. “Suburban Ex press

and Dennis Toeppen have engaged in illegal discrimination and harassment against college students and their families,” Madigan said in the release. “I am asking the court to take immediate action to prevent further harm to people who have been targeted by Suburban Express and its owner, and my lawsuit seeks to shut this company down for good.”

Toeppen is currently complying with a temporary restraining order that requires his company to take down any personally identifying customer information. Suburban Express previously kept a “Page of Shame,” listing customers who had “wronged” Toeppen.

director of menu management and procurement, said in an email that it’s important for students in the other dining halls, so with special dietary needs that definitely is in prog- to have sustainable and ress,” Cameron said. quality food options. Kit Smith, assistant “The students always

appreciate when we increase the number of food options available,” Smith said. “Some of the newer vegan products being released on the market today are becoming very similar to their non-vegan

counterparts compared to five to six years ago.” Smith said dining services is always looking to incorporate new menu ideas. For example, the Beyond and Impossible burgers are slowly being added to the menus. “It is great to see people step outside their comfort zone and openly embrace different food experiences,” Smith said. “Dining services has a great culinary that works tirelessly to provide an awesome dining experience for everyone.” Smith said any purchasing decisions made by a Big Ten school can have a great

impact throughout the food supply chain. “So we strive to have a positive impact on the food system as a whole,” she said. Cameron said the egg substitutes are made from mung beans and do not contain any cholesterol. “In general for colleges and universities, the students there are already looking for the ‘better for you’ kind of options,” Cameron said. “And like I said, demanding them on their campus, that's the perfect setting for the JUST Egg.”

SUB to be sometime between Nov. 5 and Nov. 8. A motion hearing is set for Dec. 5. Madigan is suing for $50,000 per deceptive act, $50,000 per deceptive act with the intent to defraud, $10,000 for offenses violating people over 65 and

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LAR dining hall offers a vegan egg substitute from JUST Eggs, which comes in both liquid and patty forms. The substitute is made out of mung beans and will help expand food options for students with special dietary needs.

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Stan Lee speaks at the 2014 Phoenix Comicon at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Lee passed away on Monday, leaving Marvel fans forever thankful for his contribution to comics.

Lee’s death impacts Marvel fans these books, sometimes as much as the classic works of literature academia conCOLUMNIST tinues to praise. From the post-conventional morality Batman displays as he takes ike any year in history, the law of Gotham City into 2018 has seen a slew his own hands, Luke Cage’s of wildly influential blaxploitation-era represenmen and women pass away: tation, Peter Parker’s nerdyAretha Franklin, Anthony cool persona, the Sandman’s Bourdain, Stephen Hawkvisually stunning examiing and countless others. On nation of existentialism to Monday morning, Stan Lee, Captain Marvel’s valiant a man who many credit with efforts to personify strength reshaping comic books as despite the best efforts of we know them, took his last misogynistic writers and breath. artists, comic books have Comics, too-often hailed inundated the minds of milas lowbrow alternatives lions of people, young and to books and novels, have old, with fictional figures to become more socially rellook up to and learn from. evant over the past century; It is vital to consider the some even become works of larger-than-life impact the great literature in their own Marvel Cinematic Universe, right. Despite criticisms of perhaps the comic book “dumbing down society,” industry’s most lucrative comics have, and continue outlet, has had on poputo be, a reflection of popular lar culture; it changed the culture and societal wants. definition of “cool.” Brought Ideas of justice, evil and sex- out of the niche shadows uality have been instilled, of comic store bookshelves propagated and changed by with gargantuan visual AGASTYA BHATIA

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effects budgets and highprofile cast members, the MCU transformed a dwindling community of comic book fans into members of the mainstream. Suddenly, it was cool to be a geek. It was cool to be different. It was cool to be obsessed with your favorite superheroes. By knowing every member of the Avengers, staying for the after-credits cutscene and smiling every time Lee’s cheeky smile made an appearance in the film, one is granted as much cultural capital as being involved in any other aspect of popular culture. Just as their printed counterparts, these movies are now burdened with similar social responsibilities: to display modern and progressive ideas, whether it’s through the groundbreaking representation in a movie like Black Panther, or Wonder Woman’s powerful and selfreliant female lead. This is the power of comic books.

To represent, influence and change society through art is no meager task, something often reserved for the most verbose and philosophical literary works — but comic books do so in a way that is accessible to everyone: from the 5-year old forming her ideas of right and wrong through the caped escapades of Superman, to the elderly academic, deciphering the themes of individuality, vigilantism and villainy scattered through “V For Vendetta.” As the father of modern comic books makes his final cameo, it is important to look back at the cultural legacy he and other artists like him have left, and appreciate the cultural icons comic books have come to and will continue to be, for past, current and future generations. Excelsior! Agastya is a sophomore in Engineering. agastya2@dailyillini.com

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he midterm election on Nov. 6 saw record voter turnout. People were flocking to the polls nationwide, some standing for hours in the pouring rain, to have the opportunity to cast their vote. Whether your political beliefs align left, right or somewhere in the middle, there is no denying the catalyst for this shift in civic duty was President Donald Trump. Trump changed the way the ordinary citizen views their duty to vote. Whether he inspires you or ignites you, it is his divisive and controversial words and actions that lights a fire in voters. The Daily Illini Editorial Board wants to thank Trump for being the reason why more citizens in this country are finally taking advantage of their right to vote. Although the votes are still being counted, an estimated 113 million Americans went to the polls Nov. 6, according to the Associated Press. Nov. 6 marked the largest voter turnout for a nonpresidential midterm election in U.S. history. The voter turnout for the 2018 midterms didn’t just happen out of coincidence. It happened because Americans are finally realizing they have the power to choose how our government is run. Trump is an unusual president in many ways, but one of the most distinct reasons remains how he never censors himself. He openly attacks opponents, whether it be journalists or former members of his administration, who dis-

agree or question him. He speaks his mind at rallies, and he never deviates from his stream of consciousness to be more “politically correct.” Some love this trait of his. Some hate it. But no matter where you fall, there is no doubt Trump’s candidness woke people up. This began with his campaign trail, but America fully realized the effects of his presidency only after his victory in November 2016. The past two years have been filled with protests, rallies and activism on both sides; that is thanks to President Trump. What Trump has really done, however, is reinstate the core American belief that, no matter what you believe in, voting is essential to democracy. It is a foundation of our country and something oppressed groups of people have fought for for centuries. To not vote is an insult to those who sacrificed everything for this privilege. It’s an insult to the thousands of minorities who endured literacy tests and poll taxes and to the women who only gained the right to vote just shy of 100 years ago. When the Constitution was formed, only land-owning white males could vote. Now, 231 years later, every citizen in this country has that right, and it’s shameful to think some people ignore that, especially since some people still are not given proper access to voting. So thank you, Donald Trump. Thank you for waking Americans up. Thank you for motivating us to vote.

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tinguishes Americans from the Russians or Iraqis, for the latter put up with their authoritarian governments because they never had many democratic values to begin with. A country will be democratic if its people believe in democracy. As such, immigrants become Americans because they often have democratic values. Pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower because they believed in religious freedom. Hondurans, escaping gang activity, come because they believe in a life of honest labor. Dissidents from Castro’s Cuba seek asylum because they believe in the

right of expression. Subscribing to these values shows American nationalism because the U.S. is a nation of different people living up to the same ideals. The next time someone rants about the scourge of nationalism, turn away from those hateful rallies on TV, from all the swastikas and tiki torches, and take a good look at the coins in your wallet. On the backside of every penny are the words “E Pluribus Unum” — “out of many, one.” Guzi is a freshman in LAS. guzihe2@dailyillini.com

• An estimated 113 million Americans cast ballots in the 2018 midterm elections, which is 30 million more people who participated than in the 2014 midterms. • This represents the highest raw vote total for a nonpresidential election in U.S. history and the highest overall voter participation rate in a midterm election in half a century. SOURCE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Exhibit highlights provenance research BY EMMA PALATNIK STAFF WRITER

About two years ago, Nancy Karrels, doctoral candidate in FAA, approached Krannert Art Museum and asked for an internship. She proposed a provenance research project. The idea came from previous provenance work Karrels had been doing for several years. She said she wanted to keep doing that kind of research while working toward her doctorate. Provenance research involves finding ownership histories for works of art or putting together a paper trail. “She asked if we were interested in having her research, any works of art in our collection,” said Maureen Warren, KAM curator of European and American art. “Of course, this is really great because provenance research is really difficult, and if you don’t have a good awareness of where archives are located, if you don’t have colleagues and connections who are able to look things up for you, it’s really difficult to do.” Karrels enrolled in independent study hours and worked with Warren to conduct her research. When Karrels came on board, KAM already had a gap list — a list of works of art it didn’t have complete provenance information for during the Nazi era. “(You’re) trying to trace each successive owner of a

work of art without having any gaps in between them so you can have a complete chain of ownership for a certain period,” Karrels said. Karrels researched 27 of the museum’s paintings in the European paintings collection that she and Warren determined needed additional World War II provenance research. Warren said Karrels worked close to 500 hours on the project after two years of research. Karrels established legal chains of ownership on the pieces, proving they weren’t stolen or looted at any point in time. W hen she finished researching, Karrels and Warren realized although the results looked small on paper, the findings told many stories that couldn’t be captured in a list of names of previous owners. From there, Warren and Karrels decided to do an exhibition to share those stories. After they came up with the idea, Karrels said it developed very organically due to the knowledge of Warren and the rest of the KAM staff. “(Warren) was really an excellent mentor and an excellent guide and supervisor in this process,” Karrels said. “She really knows how the museum runs, how to put on a good exhibition, what was needed both in terms of the art historical research, but also in terms of the planning for how to

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The provenance exhibit at the Krannert Art Museum. Nancy Karrels proposed the idea for a provenance research project two years ago and has been conducting research for the exhibit that opened in May of 2017.

select artworks for the exhibition, how to arrange them, what kinds of information people would be interested in learning about.” Jon Seydl, KAM director, said this kind of exhibition is rare. He said he doesn’t think many people real-

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“Kitchen Still Life” by Theodule Ribot displayed at the provenance exhibit at the Krannert Art Museum on Nov. 6. The exhibit will be open through Dec. 8.

ize how complicated provenance research is. “The stories ... sometimes they’re neat and tidy,” Seydl said. “But a lot of times, there’s really, there’s all kinds of ambiguities; there’s a lot of things that need to be teased out; there’s dead ends; there’s hidden surprises. And I thought Nancy’s exhibition really brought out each of those types of stories.” The exhibition has been open since May 2017 and runs through Dec. 8. Warren said provenance exhibits are fairly limited. Many times, she said, they focus on research outcomes. This exhibit focuses on the methodology. One of the works is displayed so viewers can see the front and back. The back of the painting has an Austrian export stamp. Many times when goods are moving through a country, and the country has given permission for an object to be sold, it will get an export stamp. This particular Austrian export stamp was used by the government for four months after the Nazis took

control. Some looted artwork left the country with that stamp. “Her exhibition explains how we haven’t been able to track down exactly when this painting left Austria,” Warren said. “So we don’t know for sure that it was in that four-month window, but we know it was possible. So it becomes what researchers sometimes call a red flag. It’s not proof that the object was stolen or looted, but it’s a sign that we want to look closer.” Provenance research is difficult, Warren said, because there are a lot of dead ends. Karrels said every painting you do provenance research on is completely different, because of previous research and available information. Every case is different, she said, which is why provenance research takes so long to complete. A difficult truth, Karrels said, is much information is never available. Many records get lost over time. During her research, Karrels was looking for receipts for works of art transferred 100 years ago. Often when

doing this kind of research, she said she doesn’t find the smoking gun, so she has to go about it in different ways. “I look for any trace of ownership that can be found in legal documents like wills and testaments; any items that might have been put for sale at auctions where we can learn who the seller was or who the buyer was or ideally both,” Karrels said. “And also researching previous provenance research done on an object and taking those sources to try to lead it back to documents as often as possible.” Karrels’ exhibition is one of a small number of provenance exhibits. When they were planning it, it was something completely new. Now, other provenance exhibits are in the works. “We’re on the vanguard of this new effort to bring attention to provenance research as an integral part of museum work and art history,” Karrels said. “That’s been a new development that has been really interesting and gratifying to me as a provenance researcher.” emmacp2@dailyillini.com

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Premika Pandian, left, and Kendall Furbee, right, stand in front of their presentation at the Cozad New Venture Competition at the University in April. Their start-up, Cut to the Case, received a prize of $5,000 for Social Innovation at the competition with their creation of an online platform that would crowd-source crime reports to increase campus safety.

Student entrepreneurs combat sexual assault Cut to the Case provides an online platform for sexual assault reporting BY VISHESH ANAND STAFF WRITER

While traversing the country from California to Vermont in a trailer loaded with 3D printers and laptops, Kendall Furbee, junior in Engineering, and Premika Pandian, senior in Engineering, formed a bond that eventually transcended their friendship. For eight weeks in the summer of 2016, they were visiting technologically deprived communities and hosting educational sessions for MakerGirl, a University-based startup. MakerGirl is a nonprofit that encourages young women, ages 7 to 10, to explore careers in science, technology, engineering and math. As their whistle-stop tour of the country progressed, so did their desire to work on something their own. “Over the whole trip, we became more and more confident in our own abilities,” Pandian said. “We wanted to work on something that was ours. We kept talking about it.” She said they wanted to tackle an issue both of them were passionate about and also impacted the lives of others — that was safety. Furbee and Pandian started with an idea for a campus safety app that would crowdsource crime reports. However, in the sum-

mer of 2017 after receiving guidance from some other entrepreneurs, they narrowed their scope and doubled down on exclusively improving the process of sexual assault investigations. It resulted in the creation of Cut to the Case in May 2017, an online platform focused on increasing reporting of sexual assault crimes by breaking down barriers that prevent survivors from coming forward. Recently, in April, they received a $5,000 prize for social innovation at the Cozad New Venture Competition hosted by the University. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, two out of three sexual assaults in the United States go unreported. On college campuses, only 20 percent of sexual violence survivors report to law enforcement. “Our hope is that by creating another option for reporting, where (survivors) can do so from behind their computer screens, they’ll report on our platform earlier,” Furbee said. “And then, the report will be supplemental when they choose to report to the police or the University.” She said the platform aims to empower sexual assault survivors and bring perpetrators of the attacks to justice.

If survivors choose to file a report on their website, which is still under construction, they have the option to anonymously or openly provide a narrative account of their experience. Pandian said the website will also provide information about community resources that can assist survivors with getting medical help and mitigating post-trauma. Furbee has been working closely with the University of Illinois Police Department and Rape Advocacy, Counseling & Education Services to carefully design the platform. With help from Detective Sergeant Gene Moore of the University of Illinois Police department, she is trying to augment the reporting process with questions that could support future investigations. Moore has been with UIPD for 18 years. He also serves as the in-charge of the Special Victims Unit. Before assuming his current role, he was a sex crimes investigator for the department. While other anonymous reporting methods exist — either through the UIPD itself or the Title IX Office — Moore believes Cut to the Case could provide a better alternative. For those reluctant to file an official report, the online platform

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can serve as a way to “warehouse the story,” he said. Even though the seasoned investigator appreciates the purpose an online reporting system can serve, Moore confesses he still prefers some old-fashioned methods. “There’s always going to be that human element that you’ve missed because of not listening to the person’s voice or seeing their emotions,” he said when asked about the shortcomings of the platform. Moore said it’s also impossible to truly gauge how the trauma has affected the survivor from a written

entrepreneurs. Once the summer is over, student fellows have to enroll in a seminar course in entrepreneurship to continue their learning about early-stage startups. Pandian said the first 10 weeks — the most rigorous weeks — helped them create a business plan for Cut to the Case, and decide which direction they wanted to take their platform. Currently, the social startup is pivoting toward a nonprofit route. “In cases like that of Cut to the Case, the value to society outweighs a serious revenue model,” said

“In cases like that of Cut to the Case, the value to society outweighs a serious revenue model.” MANU EDAKARA DIRECTOR OF IVENTURE ACCELERATOR

account. He voiced concerns about how the platform would be implemented. The co-founders of Cut to the Case have been working with the University’s iVenture Accelerator to develop strategies for a practical, long-term solution since May 2017. iVenture is a 50-week program for student entrepreneurs that sprouted from a course about community problems in the School of Social Work in 2015. Every summer, a few selected startups receive $10,000 in seed funding — for which the University does not take any equity — while the founders receive a stipend of $2,500 to cover summer expenses. Students in the program also have the opportunity to learn from esteemed

neurship when your major isn’t correlated with your business. She said navigating school becomes even harder when you’re learning more while running your business than in class. Edakara, class of 2015 University alumnus, also works individually with students to assist them with goal-setting and big-picture planning. He asserts on a professional level, being a student entrepreneur is a whole different ball game. “It’s not like you’re getting an accounting degree; studying for four years and doing the interviews, getting internships and getting a job,” Edakara said. “Like, ‘Hey, I’m trying to create a career out of essentially nothing here.’” While Furbee would like to work on Cut to the Case full-time after she graduates, she is currently focused on building relationships with all the stakeholders involved — law enforcement, the University and, of course, the survivors. The organization is also exploring disseminating information about its platform through official University channels and also through student organizations, Pandian said. But its effectiveness remains to be seen. A pilot program is tentatively scheduled for the start of the next school year. “We’re not necessarily trying to profit off this issue,” Pandian said. “Since it’s such a huge social problem, tackling one aspect of it isn’t going to be enough. It takes an entire societal change to change the structure, but we’re hoping that even just this tiny part can help at least some people and maybe that will trigger some kind of a reaction.”

Manu Edakara, director of the iVenture Accelerator. He said there’s a scarcity of resources available for social ventures, but Furbee and Pandian have shown considerable foresight into tackling the issue by developing innovative software. In addition to resolving some security and tracking issues, the organization also has to crack how to sustain operating costs without a fixed revenue stream, Furbee said. With Pandian graduating this winter and moving to San Francisco, Furbee will be taking the lead on future projects. In Furbee’s experience of balancing running a business with a heavy academic workload, she feels the College of Engineering is not very supportive of entrepre- vanand8@dailyillini.com

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MEN’S BASEBALL

McGrath steps up in fall season BY CLAIRE O’BRIEN STAFF WRITER

Sophomore A llison McGrath led the Illini in Friday’s NCAA Midwest Regional meet. Despite her underclassman status, McGrath has improved over the last 12 months and stepped into a leadership role on the team this season. McGrath improved her time compared with last year at the 2017 NCA A regionals from 22:04.9 and 133rd place to 18th with a time of 21:01. After the 2017 NCAA meet, McGrath felt good about her finish since the time was her thenpersonal best, but this year, she looked for improvement. “I wanted to place a little bit higher,” McGrath said. “It was a pretty good first year.” During the off-season, McGrath ran hard and increased her mileage, which made a difference in her performance. “I didn’t do too much different(ly),” McGrath said. “Last year, I think during cross country season, I averaged 45 miles per week, but this year, I did 55 miles per week.” McGrath led the Illini at the EIU Walt Crawford Open, the team’s first meet of the season, and dropped her time from 18:35.30 to 18:23.20 in the 5K race, shaving off 12 seconds. At the 2017 Big Ten meet, McGrath ran across the line at 22:42.1, finishing 88th. One year later, McGrath finished the 6K in 21:22.4, improving her time by 80 seconds and earning a 44th-place SEE IOTW | 3B

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True freshman point guard Ayo Dosunmu jumps for a layup during the game against Georgetown at the State Farm Center Tuesday. Dosunmu finished with 25 points as the Illini lost 88-80.

Dosunmu shines, Illini fall to Hoyas BY BRIAN BINZ STAFF WRITER

The Illini men’s basketball team was without its starting point guard, as sophomore Trent Frazier was ruled out with a concussion before tipoff Tuesday night. Junior guard Andres Feliz got the start instead and had 13 points to go with five assists. The Illini

missed Frazier as they went on a five-and-a-half-minute scoring drought, where it seemed like they were lacking his playmaking and shot creation. “We’ve done ‘Trent’s our guy’ since everybody got here,” said head coach Brad Underwood. “Trent sprays the basketball. Trent is an electric guard, and we didn’t

have that.” Underwood said among the players, senior guard Aaron Jordan was most affected by Frazier’s absence. Jordan finished with just one point without making a field goal. With Frazier’s absence and Feliz starting, the Hoyas had a 22-point bench scoring advantage — something that

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didn’t surprise Hoya’s head coach Patrick Ewing. “We have a very deep team,” Ewing said. “It was a total team effort, not just the starting perimeter guys.” Underwood said Frazier was certainly missed defensively. “It’s where we miss Trent the most,” Underwood said. “Trent is very vocal on the

court. He’s taken five charges. He’s a great help-side defender.” In Frazier’s absence, true freshman point guard Ayo Dosunmu put on another strong performance in front of the home crowd. Leading all scorers with 25 points, Dosunmu demonstrated SEE GEORGETOWN | 3B

WRESTLING

Hometown kid Cardani wins first match as Illini BY BRENDYN JONES STAFF WRITER

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Drew Richter, Luke Forfar and Stephen Quinn celebrate a goal against Robert Morris at the Ice Arena on Nov. 2. The Illini shut out the team 6-0.

Team recovers from multiple injuries BY JARED FARMER STAFF WRITER

The injury bug has hit the Illini club hockey team. “It’s pretty tough. We haven’t been able to field a full roster for most of the season,” said head coach Nick Fabbrini. “We’ve had guys out who are key contributors out with injuries. They happen all the time in hockey, so we certainly don’t want to use injuries as an excuse, but it’s tough when you don’t have guys available to consistently count on due to injuries.” Most of the Illini have had to sit out for long periods of time due to injury. But most recently, Jon Moskaluk went down in Illinois’ game

against Robert Morris and is not expected to play this weekend against University of Nebraska, Las Vegas, and Rhode Island. “It sucks,” said senior Mike Turek. “Having to watch all the guys from the stands was a little bit of a process, but I’m glad to be back and hopefully remain healthy for the rest of the year.” Turek has been out with a broken elbow since the first game of the season. While several players have been in and out of the lineup, the team has made use of more unique lineups. A lot of forwards on the team have adapted to play the center and wing positions. “If anything, I think it

speeds along the gelling process,” Fabbrini said. “Guys who may not have played as big of a role early into the season were thrust into those situations. We’ve had to learn and adjust on the fly, and I think for the most part, we’ve done a pretty good job.” The ensuing fatigue of playing extra minutes showed, especially in their match against one of the best teams in the ACHA: Lindenwood. The Illini have made it a priority to hold one another accountable and make sure everyone is in good shape. “Again, we’re not looking at injuries as an excuse. If anything, it’s going to prepare us during the stretch run,” Fabbrini said. “It’s test-

ed our depth, and it’s helped us learn about ourselves early in the season, which is a good thing.” For Turek and the other injured Illini who missed game action, it’s been a process. Being forced to watch from the sidelines as they recover has been hard, but it’s just as hard to come back and get into shape. “I started practicing a couple weeks ago before last weekend’s match, so I feel like by the time I started playing, I was most of the way back,” Turek said. “But it’s still an ongoing process of trying to get back to that 100 percent. It’s gone well for me, SEE INJURIES | 3B

For freshman wrestler Justin Cardani, hard work and preparation made his dream of wrestling with the I on his chest come true. Saturday, Cardani competed unattached at the Maryville Open in St. Louis. He took home the title in the amateur 125-pound bracket, marking his first victory as an Illini wrestler. “The very first match, I was extremely nervous,” Cardani said. “My heart was beating fast, and when I finally stepped on the mat, it all went away. I just wanted to go out there and compete, and it was amazing.” Cardani pinned Purdue wrestler Terrin Machart in his first match of the tour-

nament. He went on to win his next two matches by decision, earning a place in the championship match, where he won by decision. Though Saturday was his first win as an Illini, Cardani’s ties within the Champaign community date back to his youth. He started wrestling in first grade when his neighbor convinced him to come to the Champaign Wrestling Club. A shy kid, he quickly found a love for the sport. Cardani loved growing up in the area competing. He also the University. Since he was young, he said it was his dream to wrestle for the Illini, and he looked up to several former Illini wrestlers like SEE CARDANI | 3B

FOOTBALL

Rushing season proves most consistent success BY GAVIN GOOD STAFF WRITER

Nobody has run the football like the Illini have so far in November. Through the first half of the month, Illinois led the country with 813 rushing yards, 9.68 yards per carry and 10 rushing touchdowns. Those stats are reflective of the offensive improvements, particularly on the ground, under Rod Smith first-year offensive coordinator.

Last season, the Illini averaged 280.4 yards per game, 126th in the nation. Right now, the Illini are averaging 425.3 yards per game (48th), improving by almost 150 yards per game. But its the running game that has been elite. With the combination of Smith’s guidance and a career year for junior Reggie Corbin, Illinois is averaging 157.2 more rushing yards per SEE RUSHING | 3B

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game than last season, generating 262.8 rushing yards per game (105.6 in 2017). Though Corbin left the game against Nebraska with an ankle injury in the first half, he put up 59 yards on five carries, enough to surpass 1,000 yards for the season. The Upper Marlboro, Maryland native is the first Illini ball-carrier to hit 1,000 yards since Mikel Leshoure in 2010. Corbin is averaging 8.87 yards per carry, which is the secondbest in the country, and leads the Football Bowl Subdivision in rushes of 80-plus, 70-plus, 40-plus and 30-plus yard carries. He attributes his success to Smith. “His scheme is ridiculous. I don’t know how he does it,” Corbin said. “When he comes up with something, I’m like, ‘Wow, never saw that, never thought of that — I’ve never seen this before.’”

B.J. Futrell, who was a twotime All-American in 2011 and 2012, and Jessie Delgado, who won back-to-back NCAA and Big Ten championships in 2013 and 2014. Cardani attended Champaign Centennial High School. He credits a lot of the development of his style to his time spent at Centennial. In his junior season, he posted a record of 45-0 and won the state championship. The victory gave Centennial its first wrestling state champion in school history. “It was a dream come true,” Cardani said. “I knew what I needed to do to come (to Illinois); I needed to win state. I’ve been dreaming about it since I was little, coming here and watching state finals. It was just a dream come true.” Possibly, what was the more improbable for Cardani was the fact he repeated the same amount of success as a senior; he had a record of 52-0 and captured the state championship for the second year in a row. “It was even more,” Cardani said, “I did it once, kind of unexpectedly, and then this time, it was expected of me, so I had to keep training. Everyone was going to do their best to beat me, and there was a target on my back, and I loved it, and I loved the competition. It was just fun.” After winning two Illinois state titles, the doors were wide open for Cardani to continue his wrestling career at the collegiate level. When the time came to commit to a school, it was never a question as to where he wanted to go. “Just another dream I accomplished, finally,” he said. “I just knew I wanted to come here no matter what, and I was willing to do what it took to get here.” However, Cardani’s dreams are not complete after making it as an Illinois wrestler; he wants to accomplish the same feats as the Illini wrestlers he looked up to growing up. He dreams of winning an NCAA title for Illinois. Cardani is off to a winning start as an Illini wrestler and has gotten high praise from head coach Jim Heffernan. “Got a really good wrestling IQ,” Heffernan said. “He still needs to get physically stronger, and he will as he grows up and matures, but he’s got a lot of really good things. He’s going to have a really good career.”

Led by the line

When running the ball, it helps to have an offensive line that is opening holes, paving the way and giving time for plays to develop. After struggling last season to compete against Big Ten opponents, the offensive line has looked much more cohesive as a unit in Luke Butkus’ third season coaching the group. Illinois has found consistency in its front five of Nick Allegretti, Alex Palczewski, Doug Kramer, Kendrick Green and Vederian Lowe. The group remaining healthy has been a plus but so has the development of each of the players, some of which have moved to new positions. Head coach Lovie Smith singled out Allegretti and Palczewski, who both moved over to tackle during training camp. “Nick Allegretti has played well in numerous weeks; we have a lot of momentum with his play,” Lovie said. “Alex has done the same thing. You get the same guy each day, working hard, smart player. His position, he’s on an island at times. He’s relentless, tough, you can go on and on about him. (He and Allegretti) are two guys you want to build a program around.”

Palczewski was named to the Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week after the loss at Nebraska, earning a rating of 90.2. Rod Smith offered high praise for Palczewski, who has made 21-straight starts on the Illinois line. “He’s kind of blossomed into the player we all thought he would be,” Rod said. “He’s got some talent. He was just a raw, young pup. Now, he's like a grisly veteran, almost. I don’t know if you can say that, being a sophomore, but he’s got a lot of starts under his belt. He's seen a lot of action, a lot of different schemes, but I think his progress is very pleasing to our offensive half since he moved to tackle.” Generally, Lovie has faith in his linemen down in the trenches. The unit has gone from an area of concern on the team to one of its relative strengths. “Our offensive line has been playing good football,” Lovie said. “They’ve played against good defensive lines before. We're looking forward

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why he was one of the topranked guards in the country. After the game, he gave credit to those cheering him on in the stands. “The fans were amazing,” Dosunmu said. “Everyone was amazing. I’m just upset myself because the fans gave it their all cheering, and we couldn’t get the W for them.” Underwood said the loss wasn’t on Dosumu’s performance whatsoever, but his reaction during the postgame demonstrated a special level of maturity. “A young man came in here and took blame for a loss two games into his career,” Underwood said. “Are you kidding me?”

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Both graduate transfer Adonis De La Rosa and freshman Alan Griffin made their Illini debuts against Georgetown, with De La Rosa being one of the first players off the bench and Griffin coming in a bit later in the first half. De La Rosa finished scoreless without even a rebound after struggling offensively, wearing a bulky knee brace on the right knee he had surgery on. He also looked a step slow defensively as on multiple drives, he couldn’t get into position to contest. “(De La Rosa) is a guy who needs to get into shape,” Underwood said. “Adonis is gonna help us a bunch; he take up so much space. He’s a guy who imposes his way with people.” Griffin hit an open three off a nice pass from Kipper Nichols, but it wasn’t all good for the freshman since he seemed to lose track of the clock before half, throwing up an ugly airball and allowing Georgetown to get the last shot of the half. Griffin didn’t see as much run in the second half as the Illini’s starting guards stayed out

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Illinois running back Reggie Corbin tries to break a tackle during the game against Minnesota at Memorial Stadium on Nov. 3. The Illini won 55-31.

While the Illini hung around all game with the Hoyas, they could not take control down the stretch as a 72-68 lead with sevenand-a-half minutes turned the game into an 88-80 loss. While the most visibly responsible player for the end-of-game struggles was Kipper Nichols, who had an ugly turnover to go with a missed layup and airballed three-pointer, the problems don’t fall directly on the shoulders of the 6-foot6-inch junior. The Illini missed an opportunity to go two-for-one down four with a little under a minute to go and were unable to score. “We had a clean look,” Underwood said. “We ran an action we always run. I liked the opportunities we got.” Nichols hasn’t lost the confidence of his teammates, despite his struggles. “At the end of the day, I said 100 times out of 100, I will kick it to him,” Dosunmu said. “At the end of the day, some nights, it doesn’t go your way.”

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Despite the tough loss, Underwood and the Illini aren’t hanging their heads. “I walked into that locker room, and there (weren’t) guys that were hanging their heads,” Underwood said. “It was a group that was pissed off, and they were frustrated with themselves. They’re ready to tackle their mistakes.” It’s a good thing they aren’t too hung up on the loss because coming up next is the toughest stretch of their non-conference schedule. The Illini travel to Maui and will face No. 3-ranked Gonzaga, another stop on a schedule Underwood called the best in program history. @ByBinz brianb2@dailyillini.com

to another challenge (against Bush put up a school record Iowa).” 187 yards on the ground, scoring three touchdowns at Receiving woes Nebraska. However, he only Illinois receivers dropped threw for 126 yards. With the ball — literally — too often Corbin potentially out this at Nebraska, repeating a com- week, there will be a higher mon theme that’s plagued demand on the passing game. the offense throughout the The receivers have to do season. their part. AJ Bush had his worst “You’re allowed to make completion rate of the year, one mistake, just don’t make 44 percent (11-of-25), largely the same mistake twice; don't because his receivers couldn’t do it back-to-back,” Rod said. haul in passes. “If it is, we’ve got a problem. “We’ve got to catch the Our guys are competitive football, first and foremost,” guys. They’re conscientious, Rod said. “You don’t want to and it should hurt. It should have games like that, but we hurt whenever you drop a did. We’ve just got to go back pass, or you don’t make a to basics and the fundamen- throw that you should, or you tals; we caught them the week don’t make a block that you before.” should.” It’s pretty late in the season to break fundamen- Wounded Hawkeyes tal matters all the way down Iowa was sitting pretty at and reteach or teach new 6-1 but has dropped its last techniques to receivers. But three games, losing to Penn something has got to give for State and Purdue on the road an Illini receiving corps that before falling to Northwesthas struggled massively, par- ern 14-10 at Kinnick Stadium ticularly since losing senior last week. Mike Dudek to yet another The Hawkeyes have been season-ending knee injury. in their games, losing by less

than a touchdown in each, but are reeling at 3-4 in Big Ten play after being expected to compete for the Big Ten West title. A date with the Illini is probably a welcome sight for the Hawkeyes, who have won the last five meetings. Last year, the Hawkeyes pulled away in the second half for a 45-16 win. In Lovie Smith’s first season, Iowa came to Champaign and blanked Illinois, 28-0. Lovie and Co. are aware the Hawkeyes will probably run the ball a lot on Saturday, and limiting their effectiveness will be instrumental in keeping the game competitive. “When you can run the football that way, it opens up situations in the passing game, one-on-one situations,” Lovie said. “You have to commit to stopping the run, and that leaves them one-on-one situations up top. When they pass the football, you need to be able to cover.” @itsallG_O_O_D gavinrg2@dailyillini.com

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lated to the Illini’s performance at regionals. The team outran every other Illinois-based team in Friday’s meet, including Big Ten rival Northwestern. The Illini ran against the Wildcats four times during the season but hadn’t outperformed them until Friday. McGrath said she has several take aways from the season, but the most valuable one is feeling confident in her abilities. “I’ve learned to be confident in myself,” McGrath said. “I’m super excited to keep progressing and improving into the track season and then in future years.”

and same thing goes with a couple of the other guys. It takes a while to get back, and you can’t just get back into the game flow right away, but it’s coming.” But there are silver linings, and for the Illini, it’s been about succeeding while missing pieces get healthier. Regardless of the opponent, Fabbrini believes the team knows how it needs to play to win night in and night out. He also said some of the injury troubles will allow for more competition in practice, forcing everyone to be ready to check into the game at any time. The weekend’s series marked the first game since the season opener the team had a full lineup dressed and ready to play. This doesn’t guarantee complete health, but the Illini are confident the plague of injuries are over, and the team is ready to move forward. “We get into a groove when everyone’s healthy, so injuries, that really messes up our rhythm,” Turek said. “It’s nice that we have guys on our team that can fill in their roles, but when we have everyone healthy, that’s when we play our best. As we start getting back together, we should be able get back to the level we know we can play at.”

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Sophomore Allison McGrath runs at the Midwest Regional on Nov. 9. McGrath topped the Illini with a 18th-place finish overall and a personal best in the 6K.

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IOTW finish, right behind fellow sophomore Rebecca Craddock, who finished 43rd with a time of 21:18.9, four seconds ahead of McGrath. At last Friday’s NCA A regional meet, McGrath led the Illini to fourth place. She improved her time by 63 seconds and finished in 18th place, jumping 115 places from her finish in 2017. “The team per formance was just awesome,” McGrath said. “I was really happy with how I did individually.” This season, McGrath has become a leader for the Illini. The team was

comprised of 18 freshmen and sophomores, two juniors and no seniors, so the sophomore class provided the bulk of the leadership for the squad. The NCAA regional team consisted entirely of freshmen and sophomores. And with one college cross country season under her belt, McGrath felt more confident and knew what to expect. However, McGrath didn’t anticipate this season’s success. “I was pretty surprised with how well (the season) went,” McGrath said. “I obviously wanted to improve from last year, but I definitely improved more than I expected, which is awesome.” That confidence trans-

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MOON and always involves the entire band. “Our songs happen in a variety of different ways. Sometimes David (Azizinamini, guitar and vocals) will come in with a song worked out, or sometimes (Chris Shen, bass) and myself will come up with a rhythm section part, and David will add his part on top of that. Our songs can happen in a variety of different ways.” The band prides itself in the level of craft it puts into its music. “A Moon song doesn’t come about in one practice, or even in the course of one week. It can take months of revisiting and rearranging.” Moon’s most recent album, “Extinction,” was released in 2018. Schneberger’s personal favorite track is “Siberian,” as it is a “darker, spacious kind of track. It shows more of our instrumental progressive tendencies. I hope people get into the record and into that track,” he said. Schneberger hopes that

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band and having good songs; I think that is the core.” Throughout his 10 years with Moon, Schneberger has fully realized why he loves performing. “My favorite thing in life is being in the midst of playing a song that I love, and looking around at my bandmates and people I know in the audience that are all sharing a collective celebratory experience in music,” he said. With a decade now under its belt, Moon sees itself in the game for the long-term future. “I don’t see any reason to stop; we get along, we enjoy playing music. It’s going to happen as long as it happens,” Schneberger said. “Years ago I would’ve thought that bands have a certain lifespan, or you have a certain age when you stop playing in a band, and I don’t think that anymore.” Moon will be performing at Cowboy Monkey on Saturday. The show begins at 9:30 p.m. and tickets are $5 at the door, 19+. mkuhl2@readbuzz.com

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 11-11:30 a.m.  2000 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana  Free, all ages During the tour, guests will learn the history of the Japan House, discuss design elements and aesthetics and become aware of the significant contributions of the Japan House going back to the original house in the late 1960s. Enjoy the beautiful Japanese gardens from the inside as you view the three Japanese tea rooms and historical CCNet Nov. Brownbag: VeoRide photos in the general teaching area, as Bike Sharing well as a rotating display of artifacts and  Noon-1 p.m. treasures, some available for purchase.  Champaign County Economic See the equipment and elements of Development Corporation, 1817 S. Neil a traditional Japanese tea ceremony St., Suite 100, Champaign and be introduced to other special  Free, all ages events and workshops available to the Hear from VeoRide’s Ben Thomas about public throughout the year. Guests are how the bike sharing program is going, encouraged to stay and shop a selection including topics like how long it took to of handcrafted and imported items, as get to 100,000 rides, how repair and well as matcha tea and tea ceremony redistribution works and how users help to equipment after their tour ends. Cash, keep the program rolling. Brownbag lunch check and credit cards are accepted. will be available in the EDC conference Guests will be asked to remove their room with time for a brief check-in on shoes upon arrival or to use provided current sustainable topics. shoe covers. Guests are encouraged to bring a fresh pair of socks to wear, FRIDAY, NOV. 16 preferably white (we have some to lend if they forget). Tours are limited to 25 We The Animals + The Dry Look guests, reservations recommended.

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 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.  Cowboy Monkey, 6 E. Taylor St., Champaign  $7, 19+ 9:30 p.m. Smoke In Space, 10:30 p.m. The Dry Look, 11:30 p.m. We The Animals.

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 3-5 p.m.  Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana Monet X Change at 51 Main  Free, all ages  8 p.m.-1 a.m. Please come and join in our fellowship of  51 E. Main St., Champaign people living in harmony and celebrating  $10, 19+ a season of thanks. Here you’ll find She’s your current reigning Miss Congeniality good friends, goodwill and good music from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and she is coming provided by an Interfaith Children’s and to Champaign. Meet and greet starts at 8 Adult Choir. p.m., showtime starts at 9:30 p.m.

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Andy Schopp and Sarah Cooper, employees of Champaign Urbana Adventures in Time and Space, pose with props in the Revenge of the Cabin escape room on Tuesday.

CU Adventures escapes to new location BY LIAM DWYER STAFF WRITER

In recent years, a new form of entertainment — escape rooms — has been sweeping the nation. According to an article from the New York Times, around 1,880 new escape room companies have opened their doors nationwide from 2014 to 2018. One such company, CU Adventures in Time and Space, has been a part of this boom. Now after three years, the company decided it’s time to expand its operations and open a new, larger location in Urbana. When CU Adventures first opened, co-owners and spouses Anne and Chris Lukeman only had the venue on 123 W. Main St. in Urbana with one room called Office Hours. They later opened two more adventures in that building and rented out a second building on 110 S. Race St. about a year later. The name they chose for the company, CU Adventures in Time and Space, is just the start of where these rooms diverge from the norm. In an industry filled with names like Escape Room City, LabEscape and Brainstorm Escapes, the Lukemans chose to set themselves apart right away by opting for a more unique name. “We’ve always been a big fan of the kind of big, silly, jokey names. So Adventures in Time and Space really fit,” Chris said. “There’s a bit of a ‘Doctor Who’ reference in there and we liked it. It kind of makes it a pain on official business paperwork ... but it made us laugh.” As they created more

rooms, the co-owners tried to make each room based in its own unique genre. “I mean, we’re just genre people,” Anne said. Now with over seven different escape rooms, the Lukemans just opened a third location on 302 N. Broadway. The new opening comes with a number of changes, including the closing of their original location on West Main, and with it three of the adventures: The Cabin, Calling All Heroes and The Lost Temple. The Main Street location had simply been outgrown, and the 7,500 square feet of the new Broadway location brings with it new possibilities. “It’s allowed us to do some really cool redesign of the games and the kind of experiences we want to deliver from the ground up, in a huge space that we’ll be able to do some experimental, large-scale gaming that should be interesting,” Chris said. Chris and Anne are avid escapists themselves, having gotten the idea to make their own room after completing “Wizard Quest” in the Wisconsin Dells. From the start, they said they wanted to make the experience a little different from a simple “locked-ina-room” design, putting their experience as filmmakers to use. “While escaping a room you’re locked in is a valid sort of storytelling experience, it’s much more exciting to prevent the apocalypse by assembling an idol in an ancient temple or a casting the spell that will vanish the dragon from the kingdom or

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Andy Schopp and Sarah Cooper search for clues in the Revenge of the Cabin escape room on Tuesday. Revenge of the Cabin is the company’s newest room and the first new room to be opened at the larger location.

pulling a sword out of stone,” Chris said. The combination of more space and the cinematic mindset has allowed them to integrate more theatrical elements into the new venue’s adventures. Previously, things like immersive lighting and reactive sound weren’t possible, but now they are excited to incorporate them alongside new sets. Designing a game room is an interesting experience and a very complex one at that. Not only does it involve coming up with stories and puzzles, it also requires them to think about how different groups would approach the rooms in different ways. “Some groups are going to come in and focus on things

like the elegance of the puzzle design and stuff like that,” Chris said. “And some groups will view it as a competition. It’s their interpretation on what the game is and what the story is. So we design kind of a set that 70 percent of teams will have a very similar experience and then that the last 30 percent of teams will just do weird random stuff.” Their newest escape room, Revenge of The Cabin, is already available to the public, and more adventures are on their way, the co-owners said. As to whether this new room or any other was their favorite, the Lukemans were hesitant to choose just one. “They’re all special in their own way. They’re like children. You can’t pick

one,” Anne said. With the new site up and running, for both Chris and Anne this is not only a chance to expand the business, but a chance to give back to the community they were a part of. They’ve worked with local artists, musicians, lighting designers and more to make their adventures, and the Lukemans are greatly appreciative for all the additional help. “We talked about how we came from a filmmaking background in indie film. No one gets paid, you spend money and hope that people will see the art and it’s great being in an industry where we can pay artists to be able to create these things,” Anne said. liamd2@readbuzz.com

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Moon has taken its music all over the Midwestern music scene, and doesn’t plan on stopping any time soon. Formed in Chicago in 2008, the band Moon has been active for a decade and is currently celebrating the anniversary with a regional tour. “All of us have been in bands for years, and we just love making music. When we formed, I was looking for musicians with similar interests,” said Chris Schneberger, Moon’s drummer. “We had similar influences and started making music, and it just kind of clicked.” While the band was formed in 2008, the group didn’t release its first album, “Finding and Losing the Light,” until 2012. Originally from Florida, Schneberger was drawn directly to the C-U music scene during his time at a Midwestern college. “I got to know a lot more of the Midwestern indie rock scene. One of the bands in that scene was called Poster Children in Champaign, and they became a favorite band of mine,” Schneberger said. “I got to know them and got to know a lot of other bands through them. Because of that and people I knew in the art community, I was going to Champaign on a regular basis.” Schneberger said, what attracts Moon to the central Illinois music scene is the culture surrounding it. “I consider college towns, like Champaign, the core of the DIY music scene. It’s like a concentrated local scene and it has an identity, personality and a flavor to it, and I love that,” Schneberger said. Describing Moon’s genre isn’t an easy task. With multiple influences and sounds, Schneberger himself had a hard time narrowing it down. “We’re mainly a rock band,” Schneberger said. “I would describe us initially as indie rock, but that means so many different things to different people. I’d say we’re basically indie rock with a little of post-rock or prog rock thrown into the mix.” Moon’s songwriting process is collaborative

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