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UI begins search for diversity chancellor BY ASHLEY FU STAFF WRITER

Public presentations by candidates are underway as the University begins the hiring process for vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion, a new position created at the University. The vice chancellor’s responsibilities w ill include conducting Title IX investigations, making accommodations for people with disabilities, developing the University’s affirmative action program and responding to reports of discrimination and harassment. James Anderson, dean of Education, and Danita Brown Young, vice chancellor for student affairs, are co-chairing the search committee. “I was a student on this campus over some 50 years ago, and I think about things that have cha nged,” A nderson said. “When I was a student here, there was not a single student from mainland China on this campus.” When Anderson went to graduate school, there were international students. “It never occurred to me to interact with them,” he said. “It’s just like ships passing in the night; they were here. I was here. We went in separate ways.” The candidates’ public presentations are ongoing. Students who cannot attend the events in person can watch livestreams of their presentations. The candidates for the position are giving presentations on the problems universities face in terms of diversity, such as unequal access to higher education and what their goals would be if selected for the position. Students can share their opinions of each candidate. They can submit their opinions online or email them directly to the members of the search committee. Many of the candidates’ speeches and articles are published online, and students can learn more about what candidates think about issues of diversity and inclusion, SEE HIRING | 3A

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People work at the Gies College of Business atrium on Nov. 14. It is now easier for undergraduate students to enter the business minor program after recent changes.

Business minor opens to all students BY JULIE KANG STAFF WRITER

Changes have been made to the business minor, making it easier for undergraduate students at the University to enter the program. “The Gies College of Business has modified the minor to eliminate the application process and offer open enrollment of business minor courses to undergraduate non-business majors. Non-business students need not to pursue the business minor credential to enroll in business minor courses,” said the Gies College of Business in an email. Jeff Headtke, academic coordinator and student adviser in Business, said

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One significant change is that students pursuing the business minor are no longer required to take CS 105: Introduction to Computing, STAT 100: Statistics and MATH 234: Calculus for Business I or their equivalents as prerequisites; they are instead listed as recommended courses. However, students must still take prerequisite courses for specific classes such as FIN 221: Corporate Finance. The change simply gets rid of the prerequisites for applying to the minor as a whole. “Students must continue to meet the prerequisites required of the course for which they register,” the

email said. Another issue Headtke said made the business minor less attainable was the college’s lack of physical resources. For example, if a course for both business majors and minors had 50 seats available, most of the spots would go to business majors instead of minors. This made it difficult for students to register for the classes necessary for the minor. The Gies College of Business currently has a number of online graduate degree programs. Using this as a model, Brown has transformed the system of undergraduate courses as well to have more online classes

available for students. “Business minor students may enroll in online sections because, with online sections, we’re not confined by the physical dimensions of a classroom,” Headtke said. Further, non-Business major students must sign up for online sections instead of in-person ones if online sections are offered in the course. Although class capacity is not unlimited, it provides more opportunities for interested students. With the new changes, students will also not be required to submit an application. In the past, students SEE MINOR | 3A

Nick Offerman to Study examines retweet factors perform on campus Four factors that increase message dissemination on for Japan House Twitter BY EMILY DAO STAFF WRITER

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Famous for his role as Ron Swanson on the NBC series “Parks and Recreation,” Nick Offerman will be sharing laughs with the students at the University to fundraise for Japan House. Offerman’s relationship with Japan House began when Offerman was a student. He enrolled in a course offered by Shozo Sato, professor in FAA and founder of Japan House, where Offerman learned the arts of Kabuki, a Japanese-style performance. Sato remembers putting together a Kabuki-style performance of the Greek mythology story of Achilles in which Offerman acted as a soldier with two other friends. “Typical Nick Offerman sets the dialogue of theater,” Sato said. “You have a script and dialogue even in TV productions, but everybody becomes aware of his extraordinary talent to start putting contemporary senses into the dialogue to form a connection with the audience. That was his unique talent.” Sato said his relationship with Offerman developed further when Offerman joined Illini Kabuki.

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the changes were initiated because the minor had been fairly restrictive and difficult to achieve in the past. “Dean (Jeffrey) Brown wants our college to have a minor that would be available and accessible to any student who believes in the value of a business education,” Headtke said. “With the new changes, students will be able to earn the business minor with more access to the courses.” Headtke said the minor courses are now available not only to students who are intending to earn a business minor but also to any student on campus who is simply interested in management and marketing.

Through Illini Kabuki, Offerman learned about not only Kabuki, but also the Japanese tea ceremony, Japanese flower arrangements and the way of Zen at the Japan House. “After my Kabuki classes, or especially when rehearsal goes into the long hours, at the time when my students finish, they are hungry. Then they all come to my house, and then I could fix late-night suppers. Then we all eat and drink sake together and have a great fun,” Sato said. Beyond the common relationship between an instructor and a student, Sato and his students treat one another as family, calling it Kabuki family, he said. Sato appreciates his fellow Kabuki family member, Offerman, and his longtime support for the Japan House even after his graduation. “He shows his faith to his teacher, and then he sees himself as a student that honors his relationships and, therefore, he (is) trying to support whatever I do in this University,” Sato said. Sato said he believes Offerman was influenced by the Japanese way of treating others as you would treat SEE OFFERMAN | 3A

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With roughly 20 percent of Americans using Twitter, a growing amount of health professionals have turned to the social media platform to spread important messages about public health. A study led by Dolores Albarracin, professor in LAS, and Sophie Lohmann, graduate student in LAS, examined the four factors contributing to how many times a public health message got retweeted, if at all. The four factors that increase message dissemination, otherwise known as reasons an audience isn’t engaging with a tweet, on Twitter are employing fear-related words, having a higher word count, adding an image and not including a link in the tweet. The research team studied over 20,000 tweets about HIV posted within the range of 2010 to 2017, from 37 different HIV experts. “You can get messages from Twitter for research purposes and other purposes for free, so it’s quite easy to collect this data,” Lohmann said. “We already had this database with a lot of tweets about HIV, and we knew that this was a good opportunity to look at what in those tweets led to them being retweeted or not.” Benjamin White, co-

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author of the study and graduate student in LAS, said 80 to 90 percent of the health departments Lohmann worked with wanted more data on how people were viewing their messages on social media. “This was something the community really wanted, and there wasn’t a lot of work done in this public domain on how messages are being spread, so that’s where our paper came from,” White said. According to the study, only 52 percent of original tweets sampled from experts’ accounts were disseminated further. In other words, although people following health experts on Twitter were seeing the message, if the message wasn’t retweeted,

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the information wouldn’t be spread to people who weren’t following that expert. “People who are related to health are more likely to be following public health accounts,” White said. “But those individuals will have family, friends and work associates who might not be in health, so dissemination through these tweets could get to audiences that may not be directly following a public health account.” Other factors that increased message dissemination included using more hashtags and if a celebrity tweeted a message that a health expert later retweeted. SEE TWITTER | 3A

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puter science undergraduate students are men. “It’s really great. It will definitely inspire other women to follow her footsteps. I guess it really helps females to feel more confident in themselves,” said Alice Fang, sophomore in Engineering. Amato said diversity can benefit the field. When producing a product, such as an app, it’s necessary to have both male and female designers, since the app will be used by men and women. “My goal is to have to pass on the torch to the next generation and have them love their life as much as I love mine.” Amato said. “I want to give that experience to the students today. I’d like them to feel excited. I was really excited when I started out 25 years ago. I’m really glad I selected this career path.” A mato sa id she couldn’t think of a better job and would do it even if she didn’t get paid. Leonard Pitt, professor and associate head of

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MINOR were not guaranteed a business minor; prerequisites, academic standing, completed credit hours and GPA were all taken into consideration. Now, students will submit a Statement of Intent to Pursue a CampusApproved Minor. All students who submit a statement are eligible to earn the minor. Sonia John, sophomore in LAS, is minoring in business. John said although she appreciates the increased accessibility to the minor, eliminating the prerequisite requirement may make it difficult for students to build a strong foundation before learning about the subject. “It is important to have this foundation to completely understand the ins and outs of business courses,” John said. John believes it may become harder for business minors to be closely involved with the culture of the business school because the minor is larger and less personalized. Regardless, she said students will benefit from the courses. “Ultimately, while these changes will be a shift in the dynamic, each student can take advantage of the opportunities and make the minor experience be what they want it to be,” John said. Headtke said he believes there will be an increased interest in the minor, even if it means just signing up for one or two business classes. Once students have had an opportunity to experience what the minor is like, Headtke said they may realize they want to pursue it. “Business is such a relevant topic across all fields of study that, in a way, it is good that there are more openings for anyone who wants to become educated,” John said. sekang2@dailyillini.com

Course studies political polarization BY JOSE ZEPEDA STAFF WRITER

A spring semester sociology class, SOC 396: Bigots and Snowflakes, will examine diversity in political viewpoints and the damage caused by the lack of political diversity. According to an unfinished syllabus for the course, SOC 396 focuses on the lack of political diversity on college campuses, which is supported by a report by the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles. The course will also examine how the lack of political diversity affects society. The institute found in 2014 that 60 percent of faculty across the country identify at liberal or far left, while only 13 percent identify as conservative or far right. Ilana Akresh, associate professor in LAS, created the course after hearing people constantly talk about and debate their political views. Akresh has also noticed people are making decisions over complex issues without looking at different viewpoints. She said she wants to help people make decisions with an open mind. Akresh will delve into why society needs political diversity, saying in her syllabus that viewpoint diversity falls along a spectrum between conservatism and progressivism. To have a healthy society, Akresh said civil political conversation needs to fall in the middle of the spectrum. Alyssa Dunn, freshman in LAS, said the University has enough political diversity. “When I hear people talk about (politics), I (hear) different views. Even in my rooming situation, my suitemate is hardcore Republican, and there’s another one that’s really liberal,” Dunn said. “It’s pretty diverse.” However, Maddy Hopkins, freshman in LAS, disagrees. She said the University does not have enough political diversity. Hopkins is from a rural

anyone. “My guess would be that people who are offended by the title probably are not registering for the class, but I could (be) wrong,” Akresh said. “But it could be exactly why they register for the class.” Dunn said the name of the course did not bother her. “It’s kind of funny. I like it,” Dunn said. “I feel like someone might get offended, but I like it.” The course will be offered Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. “I welcome people from a wide range of perspectives,” Akresh said. “That’s the whole point.” jzeped4@dailyillini.com

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town and found the University to be much more diverse than her hometown, but said it could do better to become more politically diverse. Akresh wants to introduce students to another form of political thinking. According to her syllabus, the course “will often focus on opinions and perspectives that are traditionally omitted. These often — though not without exception — coincide with nonprogressive views or uncomfortable questions.” Specifically, the discussed opinions and perspectives will lean conservative because the campus already leans left, and there isn’t enough representation for conservatives, according

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to Akresh. Topics includes critical race theory and conservative opinions of other controversial issues. The course name uses the terms “bigots” and “snowflakes,” which are typically used by liberals and conservatives, respectively. To Akresh, a bigot is a term someone on the left would use to describe someone on the right, while a snowflake is a term someone on the right would use to describe someone on the left. She considers both terms caricatures, though she understands the terms may offend some people. Akresh said the terms are only being used to bring attention to the course and are not meant to offend

TWITTER “If you’re a small health department, you don’t have that many people paying attention to you,” Lohmann said. “But if Rihanna posts something, many more people will see it, and if people also see that a public health professional retweeted it, it might be a sign that that’s good information that experts agree with.” Lohmann said the main goal of this study was to see how health experts could use social media to reach out to a broader audience in communicating important health information. With the growing presence of technology, she said experts publishing information weren’t the only people benefiting from social media, but the recipients of these messages were as well. “(It) makes it much easier for individual people to find information that they seek,” Lohmann said. “It’s not just your doctor you see maybe twice a year who can give you that information, but you can inform yourself faster just on your own terms.” Man Pui Chan, coauthor of the study and research assistant professor in LAS, said the study could also be used for other social media apps such as Instagram and Facebook. With this study, the team hopes to use tactics they analyzed and learn more about how and why certain messages are spread and the impact they have on the reader. “The results do not limit to Twitter, but apply to other social media that share the microblogging feature,” Chan said in an email. “Public health professionals can use these recommendations to maximize their reach to the audience on multiple social media (platforms).”

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work,” Jones said. “Some of the work I hope to address in making certain that diversity isn’t just a check-the-box or a onetime fix, but is something that is sustainable and is going to take time.” The search for the candidates is ongoing. The newly chosen vice chancellor will likely not start in the spring semester, though he or she will be hired at the end of this semester. Denise O’Neil Green, vice president for equity and community inclusion at Ryerson University in Toronto, is another candidate for the position and will be presenting Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Knight Auditorium of the Spurlock Museum. “I’ve been a faculty here for over 40 some years. I think about my student and faculty experiences at the University of Illinois,” Anderson said. “What do we want the Illinois experience to be around these issues of inclusion?”

Anderson said. Robin Kaler, associate chancellor of public affairs, said student feedback will be taken into consideration when choosing the vice chancellor. “We have such diversity on our campus, and my experience tells me it’s so easy for us to pass each other by and never really learn from each other,” Anderson said. “And it takes a considerate effort, thoughtful planning and a vision to change that so that we do take advantage of what is a very enriched environment.” Karen Jones, chief diversity officer at Buffalo State College in New York and one of the candidates, spoke at the Spurlock Museum on Nov. 8. She said she grew up in a diverse community and realized her experience was unique. “Some of the things I bring is a passion for this afu6@dailyillini.com

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Japan House is located at 2000 S. Lincoln Ave. in Urbana. Nick Offerman helped build this gazebo and will perform on campus to raise money for Japan House.

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OFFERMAN your family. Offerman will be performing two shows, one at Virginia Theatre on Dec. 3 and the other at Foellinger Auditorium on Dec. 4. “To honor his teacher, he wanted to contribute to the building and development of the annex (expansion of Japan House) by donating

the proceeds of two shows to Japan House,” said Jennifer Gunji-Ballsrud, director of Japan House, in an email. She said there is no final goal for how much they want to raise through Offerman’s event, and they’re just simply honored he is doing this for Japan House. “We are hoping that this event may introduce and reintroduce Japan House to the University and the community,” Gunji-Ballsrud said. “I strongly believe that

it is necessary for all of us to take time to understand diverse cultures so that we can not only better appreciate our own, but expand our understanding of the world.” Abby Nagy, sophomore in Media, wrote in an email she is a big fan of “Parks and Recreation” and will be attending Offerman’s show at the University. She said she loved reading Offerman’s book, “Paddle Your Own Canoe,” in which Offerman talks about his life

growing up in a small town and coming to the University. “I think it is so inspiring to hear of Nick Offerman hosting this event to fundraise for the Japan House,” Nagy wrote. “I could tell from reading his book that Nick Offerman loved his college years, and it is wonderful to see him still so passionate about the University of Illinois even after he has become a famous actor.” hbjeong2@dailyillini.com

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Karen Jones, chief diversity officer at Buffalo State College, gives a public presentation about diversity as a candidate for the vice chancellor position.

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OPINIONS Consider minimalism this holiday season however, as I have thrown away the plastic bag from an online clothing purCOLUMNIST chase, I wondered: What will happen to this bag? Didn’t petroleum go into he holiday season is making it? Was its marupon us, and with ginal benefit to me equal to that, a nationwide the marginal cost it took to shopping spree. Before make it? (Can you tell I’m you buy your loved ones a an economics major?) bunch of junk they don’t I hope these questions I need, take a moment to ask spur the beginning of a consider the impact your change in the way I live my gift-giving could have on life. Someday, we will all the planet. likely be forced to change When I was in sixth our lifestyles in some way grade, a friend of mine or another out of necessity; asked me, “How many our climate is undoubtedly shirts do you own?” Weird changing. question, right? Of course, The way I look at it is we my immediate response have two options: either was, “Why?” wait until the earth is “Well,” she replied. “I so polluted and deplethave over 100.” ed of resources that we Twelve-year-old Ellen must alter our choices, or was confused, and frankmake small but conscious ly, a little annoyed. Why changes in our behavior does anyone care how today to slowly, hopefully, many shirts I own? Is this stop the pollution of the obscure statistic releenvironment. vant to one’s social standWe don’t all need to ing? Do I not have enough become monks to have a shirts? lasting effect on Earth, I haven’t ever forgotten though. Changing our this incident. Though I am mindset starts with the still upset by this question, small stuff. For example, today it bothers me for a according to the Natural different reason than it did Resources Defense Couninitially — it exposes the cil, 40 percent of food in flaw of our throwaway cul- America is wasted, much of ture. However many shirts it due to people blindly disI had is what mattered to a posing of items that have girl in junior high figuring passed its “best by” or “sell out the social hierarchy. by” date. Before I was even aware As alarming as that staof it, I was being judged by tistic is, when I looked at the material items I had the behavior of my friends collected. and family, it seemed rathI don’t fault my friend for er realistic. Nearly everyasking me such a bizarre one has, at least once, takquestion; I fault the society en a look at an expiration that raised her to ask it. We date and thrown away the all learn as young children item without pausing to that more is always better: actually evaluate the qualmore toys, more friends, ity of the food. more clothes. You get the In 2007, when working idea. We are brainwashed in a food pantry, I rememby advertisements on tele- ber the coordinators tellvision, in magazines and in ing me that canned fruits stores. and vegetables had no expiAdvertisements send us ration dates because they subliminal messages which never expired. Now, go into define our thought proyour pantry and check for a cesses, our wishes and our date. Why is the label there happiness, telling us what today when it wasn’t neceswe “need” before we know sary only a few years ago? ourselves. We are taught Why do so many think it that, to be socially acceptmakes sense to dispose of able, we need more stuff. perfectly good items? We are told that to be The food wasted in our happy, we need as much country is just one examof everything as we can ple of the broad and severe attain. Later, however, obsession we have with we’re taught that when we throwing things away. So, don’t want something any- I want to ask one task of more, we can and should each of you. Though it may throw it away. not be easy or convenient, Have you ever realized I want you all to take one that a plastic spoon can be choice you make, one prodwashed and used again? Or uct you use or one attitude have you considered the you hold in your life you resources which went into know is not responsible to making that spoon? If you the planet and change it. hadn’t, I would not fault If you are unwilling to you, for we were all raised embark on this quest, I in the same unsustainable ask you do something even society. smaller: Be conscious in I would not describe your daily actions and of myself as a minimalist or what you use, what you someone who consciously throw away and what you chooses to live with less. buy. Ask yourself, does this I love to travel, I love new action benefit me? Does it clothes and I order plenty bring me joy? Is it responof products from Amasible to myself, my friends, zon. However, I have felt my family and my posteriincreasingly guilty over ty? Do I need it? We can all the years toward my own likely live with less than we participation in a culture have now. which values material For, as the saying goes, goods so highly. less is more. I used to throw things away without giving them Ellen is a sophomore in LAS. a second thought. Recently, ellenmb2@dailyillini.com ELLEN BARCZAK

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Online classes aren’t effective ditional classroom. Software like Rosetta Stone gives you insight COLUMNIST into a language in terms of vocabulary. However, this program doesn’t teach you the Universihow or when to use it when ty, we’re offered speaking to a native speaka wide variety of er. The point of learning foreign language classes. a language is to be able to When looking into takvisit different places around ing a Spanish course, I was the world and communicate appalled to find out the first with people. Online classes level was an online class and programs don’t grant that meets every Friday you that opportunity. at 7 p.m. I also noticed we Foreign language needs have an even larger pool of to be spoken every day to online classes ranging from fully learn the language. math to social sciences. Stu- We owe it to students to get dents seem to love these the most out of a class, and classes. What could be teaching language online wrong with them? won’t do that. Since the birth of the Online language classinternet, we have been able es don’t benefit lower-perto learn and gain knowledge forming students. These with a touch of a button, yet students are the ones who online classes are rarely a are being left behind and, holistic tool when it comes without the presence of to learning a language. a classroom teacher, will Online programs should continue to be left behind. be coupled with in-person Online classes, in generteaching. Research suggests al, take a lot of motivation, using blended methods organization and regulaallows students to do just as tion. A student who has well as those taught in a tra- none of these skills may CHANTELLE HICKS

then turn to Google to complete assignments and tests. The only thing they are really learning is how to use Google. Other online classes fall into this category as well. For example, three credit hour courses — such as biology — are offered online. These core classes don’t provide the knowledge students need to have to go into more advanced classes. Handling material at that magnitude increases a students likelihood to cheat. Online classes have a high pass rate, which makes students and the University happy. But passing doesn’t measure the amount of information retained. Some schools implement online learning as a means to look better on paper. For example, in many high schools and elementary schools, we have begun to see an increase in online classes. Why? To boost grades and graduation rates. Doing this ensures schools are more competitive with other schools

within their district — but doing this harms students in the long run. Students who take online classes are more likely to drop out than those who don’t. In a study done at The Brookings Institution, the semester after taking an online course, students are about 9 percent less likely to remain enrolled. Although, to many, 9 percent doesn’t seem alarming. But why risk it when there is a simple fix? Creating courses using both methods is more beneficial in the long run. The University has many courses like this, and in those classes, I often feel as though I’ve learned a lot of material. Just think, “Am I really going to learn anything in this online class?” If the answer is no, which it will be, then don’t waste your parents’ money. Think twice when you’re registering for classes. Chantelle is a sophomore in Media. cahicks2@dailyillini.com

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Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker and Gov. Bruce Rauner debate at the Quincy Community Theatre in Quincy, Illinois, on Oct. 11. The 2018 midterm election saw the most expensive governor’s race in the history of the United States.

Pritzker, Rauner overspent for governorship COLLIN CARMICHAEL COLUMNIST

recently had the most expensive governor’s race not only in Illinois history, but in the history of governor’s races in the United States. The fight between the Republican incumbent Bruce Rauner and Democratic candidate J.B. Pritzker had a profound effect on students here on campus, and not simply through the amount of ads it made them watch. Namely it showed how pervasive money is in politics through the advent of these two wealthy candidates. Both Rauner and Pritzker ran using large personal sums to propel them-

selves to office. Rauner donated a total of $57.45 million to his campaign, while Pritzker put forward a total of $146.5 million toward his own. These are both astounding figures, especially considering the scope of their total campaign finances. The question arises: What drove these men to sink almost $60 million and almost $150 million, respectively, in their efforts to become governor? The current salary of governor in the state of Illinois yearly is $177,412. The University’s football coach Lovie Smith, the highest-paid government employee in the state, earns over 20 times as much money. Put simply, if Pritzker served as governor for the next 825 years, he still would not make back the money he spent in

this election. Pritzker will receive additional benefits, such as health insurance and a pension; however, it is quite clear these do not make up for the apparent shortfall of money lost in running. Also something to keep in mind is the office has a long history of being filled by leaders who eventually arrive in another public institution: prison. There is often a fair bit of corruption associated with the title of governor of Illinois. Even so, it would take a large amount of this to reacquire the money these two candidates lost in their campaigns. This makes you wonder: Did these candidates bid for governorship just to put a feather in their respective hats? Political candidates are getting richer and campaigns are getting more

expensive ever since easing of campaign finance laws. The most clear example of which was the Citizens United case. As a result, we have seen more wealthy politicians from both sides of the aisle gain traction. Unlike many other forms of funding, there are no limits to how much money individuals can donate to themselves to get elected; this leaves wealthy candidates with a clear advantage in politics. Many people are clearly unhappy with the state of affairs of money and politics. With our current system, can we expect more from our elected officials in office than a wealthy individual who at best bought the office as an ornament, and at worst, bought it as a tool? Collin is a sophomore in DGS. cvc2@dailyillini.com

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Workshop introduces world of virtual reality Cutting-edge technology takes it back to basics BY SHREYA GOEL STAFF WRITER

University students can now get their hands on emerging technology — such as virtual reality — on campus, for free. The Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning Innovation Spaces is holding a series of workshops to introduce different types of up-and-coming technologies to students. One of these workshops aims to teach the basics of VR to beginners. The workshop will take place on Tuesday at the TechHub located in Armory Room 151A from 10-11 a.m. Main speakers at the conference will be senior e-learning professional Jamie Nelson and technology curator Lisette Chapa. Students have to register for the workshop. “CITL Innovation Spaces are made up of three spaces: the Virtual Reality Lab, TechHub and the Innovation Studio. Each of these rooms serves a different purpose, but all are spaces where you can integrate innovative technology in a hands-on manner for learning or having fun,” Chapa said. Nelson hopes to introduce VR technology and its various aspects to students. Workshop participants will get a chance to experience VR with HTC Vive, Oculus Go and smartphones. They will also learn how VR is different from augmented reality. “The purpose of this workshop is to expose visitors to the basics of virtual reality and how to dive into it in different ways,” Chapa said. “This relates to our series in the sense that it is a beginner targeted, and it is meant to show you how to get into this technology on different levels.” In today’s tech-oriented world, virtual reality presents seemingly boundless opportunities. “An interesting aspect of VR is how immersive it can be. Whether you are viewing a 360-degree documentary

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The Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning Innovation Spaces hosts its virtual reality workshops in 173 Armory Building. Staff aim to acquaint students with up-and-coming technology by making tools such as virtual reality headsets available.

or playing a game, VR allows for a personal experience,” Chapa said. Even though the TechHub has been open since Fall 2017, it has not been receiving much attention despite the amount of tech-savvy students on campus and the technology available at the University. “Sometimes students, or people in general, choose to not come (to the CITL Innovation Spaces), because they feel that the technology is very unfamiliar. Our goal is to change that,” Nelson said. Jim Wentworth, e-learning professional in charge of the Virtual Reality Lab located near the TechHub at 173 Armory Building, said in a large group students might not volunteer to participate because they might feel embarrassed to make use of unfamiliar technol-

ogy in front of peers. Usually the hours during which students can visit the Virtual Reality Lab are limited due to the student-run projects being conducted there. However, students can earn a visit through

VR is commonly used for gaming, it can also provide immersive training, especially for dangerous jobs. “The big tech companies are the ones who can start a revolutionary change in terms of how technology

“Whether you are viewing a 360-degree documentary or playing a game, VR allows for a personal experience.” LISETTE CHAPA CITL TECHNOLOGY CURATOR

demonstrated interest. Wentworth and Nelson believe VR holds tremendous potential for educational purposes in many fields. Chapa said although

is utilized in education, in the near future,” Wentworth said. Beyond the workshop, students can easily get involved with VR and any

other technology available on campus in other ways. “If students just want a taste of VR, they are welcomed to come to the TechHub and try our educational or gaming content on our VR systems,” Chapa said. “If they have interests with other tech, we aim to point them in the right direction. Grainger Library might also have VR headsets for on-site loaning.” Nelson, Chapa and Wentworth encourage students to stop by the TechHub during open hours on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m.4 p.m. “Students can come to just hang out with their friends and play Fortnite, if they would like,” Nelson said. Students will get to learn about and experience the different technologies avail-

able at the TechHub, which include VR gaming with PlayStation VR, 3D printing with Structure, augmented reality with HP Reveal and much more. Certain current classes offered in disciplines like computer science and archaeology at the University also use virtual reality. CS 498: Virtual Reality is one example. Interested students can also earn a certificate in technology-enhanced teaching offered by the University. The workshop counts toward completion of the certificate. According to Nelson, CITL is working on new methods to get more students involved and making innovative technology more accessible on campus. shreyag3@dailyillini.com

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Chante Knight dresses up as Emerald from the animated Rooster Teeth series: RWBY at the Holiday Matsuri anime convention in Florida. Knight, graduate student in FAA, uses her experience with cosplay and sewing in her studies as a costume technology student.

Students find creative outlet in cosplay BY SIDNEY MADDEN STAFF WRITER

Gillian Lange, freshman in LAS, began cosplaying in middle school when she and a friend dressed up as chibi Italy and chibi Romano from the anime show “Hetalia” for Halloween. Her love for anime and video games drove her to cosplay more seriously throughout high school and now in college. Cosplay, or costume play, is the act of dressing up as characters from anime, video games or other entertainment franchises, often for different local conventions. Cosplayers either make their own costumes or buy them online. Chante Knight, graduate student in FAA and part of the MFA tech program, has cosplayed for 10 years. Knight makes herself elaborate costumes as a tribute to her favorite anime characters. Her love for making costumes, discovered through cosplay, prompted her to study costume technology at the University. “When I decided to go to

school for (costume technology), it kind of came about in a roundabout way, but my love of cosplaying did inadvertently help me find avenues to costume technology,” Knight said. Knight prides herself on the quality of her work, paying close attention to intricate details. She has been commissioned to create other people’s costumes for cosplay over the years. However, her rigorous schedule has caused her to set some boundaries. “I have actually cut back the amount of outside commissions that I was doing over the years because it is very demanding to (have) a hobby that is sewing and also essentially a job that is sewing,” Knight said. “It’s really hard. Everything blurs into one line.” Rae Melnik, senior in FAA, is also a cosplayer and costume design student. Melnik has been able to apply techniques learned in school to cosplay. “In terms of cosplay, I definitely have a better eye for things now,” Melnik said.

“I have a better eye at what (exact) fabric the clothing is made out of, what kind of sewing techniques were made in creating it, why is something there that is usually not there.” Cosplayers come from a variety of backgrounds. Heather McNaughton, freshman in LAS, likes that she can exercise her creativity through cosplay and chal-

didn’t even know that I cosplayed.” Despite her initial worries, McNaughton now uses cosplay as an avenue for self-expression. “Cosplay really lets me show the world the characters I love or who I relate to or who I want to be like,” McNaughton said. “It also lets me show and express myself by being able to make

“Cosplay really lets me show the world the characters I love or who I relate to or who I want to be like.” HEATHER MCNAUGHTON FRESHMAN IN LAS

lenge herself in her STEM studies. However, McNaughton hasn’t always been confident in sharing her hobby. “Up until recently, I was one of those people that was like, ‘Are people going to think I’m weird?’” McNaughton said. “Most of my friends in high school

things that I love and that I’m proud of and that really makes me happy to create them.” Others use cosplay as a way to express identity. Melnik, who identifies as non-binary, sees cosplay as an opportunity to honor favorite characters, display

craftsmanship and explore gender identity. “There is a general consensus that you should cosplay characters that you do like, not cosplay characters you don’t like,” Melnik said. The cosplay community faces its own set of challenges. As a black cosplayer, Knight said she has not personally been discriminated against, but she has seen more famous black cosplayers face backlash. “One of the phrases that really bothers me when it comes to cosplaying is, ‘Oh, you’re a great cosplayer for a black person.’ Why does my race matter? It shouldn’t matter,” Knight said. “What should matter is the quality of work I’m doing, not the fact that I’m black.” Lange acknowledged the collective cosplay community has issues to work through but said it is generally a positive place. In the digital age, many cosplayers find their community online through social media and in person at conventions. However,

there is a lack of concentrated cosplay community on campus. Lange is trying to change that. Lange is starting a performance group for the TV show and video game “Love Live!” Individuals in the group would each be assigned a character, and they would collectively practice different lip-syncing and dancing numbers to perform at competitions at cosplay conventions. Lange hopes to start a monthly cosplay workshop where everyone from novice to expert cosplayers are welcome to learn to build armor or to sew. Lange has seen the benefits of the cosplay community and wants to bring that to more people on campus. “One thing I’ve noticed throughout the cosplay community is one of the reasons we do it is to boost our selfconfidence, and it makes us forget the stresses that are happening, and it makes us relax and just feel at ease with everything,” she said. sidneym2@dailyillini.com

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Lovie Smith adds two years to contract THE DAILY ILLINI SPORTS DESK

Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman announced Sunday that head football coach Lov ie Smith’s contract has been extended for two additional years,

through the 2023 season. “We recognize that our work is far from finished, with improvement needed in every phase of our program’s development, but our plan is sound and our resolve is stronger

than ever,” W hitman said in a press release. “I applaud coach Smith, his staff and our team for their commitment and steady progress. And I stand ready, as we all should, to help them in whatever way possible

to continue building upon their momentum.” Smith concluded his third season at Illinois with a 24-16 loss at Northwestern to finish the season 4-8 on Saturday. The Illini are 9-27 so far during Smith’s tenure

in Champaign. “This ex tension demonstrates my belief in Lovie Smith, his staff and the plan they have for the future success of Illinois football,” Whitman said. W hitman addressed

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the media before the Illini men’s basketball game on Sunday afternoon to expand further on the program’s decision. He stated that the move isn’t to validate Smith SEE SMITH | 3B

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Aruba series ends with cup title BY MEGHAN REST ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

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Illinois senior setter Jordyn Poulter (1) and senior middle blocker Ali Bastianelli (5) try to block the ball during the match against Purdue at Huff Hall on Saturday. The Illini finished off their regular season 28-3.

Team set for NCAA tournament after win BY BRIAN BINZ STAFF WRITER

Illinois athletics hasn’t had a lot to cheer about in recent years. With a football program that’s gone 9-27 over the last three years and a men’s basketball team that’s setting school records for postseason futility, the “revenue sports” supposed to be the face of a university’s athletics have vastly underachieved. However, on the same night the Illini football team lost to conference and in-state rival Northwestern for the fourth time in a row and after a winless trip to Maui for the

men’s basketball team, the Illinois volleyball team finished off one of the most successful regular seasons for an Illini team since the 2005 men’s basketball team went through the whole season with just one loss. Illinois volleyball defeated Purdue in four sets, putting the finishing touches on a 28-3 season that will likely end with the Illini claiming a No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament. With that accomplishment comes a number of benefits, including another round of games at Huff Hall for the senior class honored against Purdue.

As sophomores, the current seniors missed the NCAA tournament, and in the offseason, they lost head coach Kevin Hambly to Stanford. Two years later, they’ve done something that hasn’t been done at Illinois since the turn of the century: losing only three regular-season games. “We just kept on going along,” said head coach Chris Tamas. “We’ve had that workmanlike mentality since I’ve gotten here, and they keep responding to every challenge that we give them.” The Illini headed into senior night against the Boil-

ermakers, having already beaten them earlier in the year on the road. The teams’ second matchup looked a lot like first, and the Illini won again in four sets after being tied 1-1 after two. Familiar faces were at the head of the Illini’s success. Junior outside hitter Jacqueline Quade led the team with 22 kills, followed by senior hitter Beth Prince’s 14. Purdue’s Sherridan Atkinson led the game with 26 kills on a scorching .423 hitting percentage, but the next highest Boilermaker had just 10 kills. Senior setter Jordyn Poulter eclipsed 50 assists with 52

to go with three kills, seven digs and two block assists. Defensively, sophomore libero Morgan O’Brien led the team with 25 digs, and Quade completed a double-double with 12 digs as well. Senior middle blocker Ali Bastianelli added to her school record with a team-high four blocks to pace the Illini’s front line of defense. For Bastianelli, the win was the culmination of a turnaround she may not have even been a part of. She said she wasn’t sure what the fate of Illinois volleyball would SEE VOLLEYBALL | 3B

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Illini leave Maui Invitational empty-handed BY BRIAN BINZ STAFF WRITER

When head coach Brad Underwood came in, the Illinois men’s basketball team had missed the NCAA tournament four, now five, years in a row for the first time in University history. At the beginning of the year, Underwood said he put together the hardest schedule in school history, including a trip to the Maui Invitational. The last time the Illini made the NCAA tournament, they won the Maui Invitational in 2012. Headlined by three of the top 10-ranked teams in the nation, the tournament was a chance for the Illini to display their progress on the road back to national relevance. But Illinois went without a single win on the weekend, losing all three games against No. 3 Gonzaga, Iowa State and Xavier State. While in all three games there were moments of positivity for Underwood’s squad, the consistency still wasn’t there. After hanging with the No.

3-ranked Gonzaga in the first half, who ended up winning the tournament and then defeating No. 1 Duke, subsequently going into the break down by seven, Illinois gave up a run to start the second half. The Illini ended up down by 13 with 14 minutes to go, and piled up fouls. However, the Illini didn’t give in. The team was led by sophomore guard Trent Frazier, who had 27 of his 29 points in the second half, including a pair of threes from far beyond the college line. The second of the two was an and-one that brought the Illini to within two points of their opponent. The shift for Frazier came at the half. Freshman forward Giorgi Bezhanishvili says Frazier told the team he “had to turn up.” After, a strong defensive series led to a shot clock violation, and Illinois had the ball with a shot to tie or take the lead with 30 seconds left. Frazier got a good look at a three to lead after shaking the Gonzaga Bulldogs’ Rui

Hachimura but missed every shot. Gonzaga collected the rebound, made its free throws and took the win 84-78. Illinois forced over 20 turnovers again, with 12 of the 22 Gonzaga giveaways coming from its point guards. “(Illinois is) a team that is built to bring a lot of adversity,” said Gonzaga head coach Mark Few. “They put it on you sometimes and put you in very uncomfortable positions.” The Iowa State game was a different story. The Illini got out to a fast start behind a strong play from freshmen guards Ayo Dosunmu and Alan Griffin, the latter having come off the bench to provide Illinois with all 11 of his points in the first half. “I felt good. My teammates got me going,” Griffin said. Behind the strong start from Griffin, the Illini took a four-point lead into the half, but that’s where the good AUSTIN YATTONI THE DAILY ILLINI news ended. Illinois freshman guard Ayo Dosunmu dribbles the ball up the court during the game against Georgetown at State Farm

SEE MAUI | 3B Center on Nov. 13. The Illini lost 88-80.

Illinois took its second international trip in school history over fall break and made NCAA history. The Illini took off Nov. 18 for a six-day, six-game series in Curacao and Aruba. NCAA rules limit teams to one international trip every four years, and Illinois’ island outing followed the program’s first trip to the Dominican Republic in 2014. Teams from Curacao and Aruba were made up of invited players, current and former professional players and national team members. While the trip was an opportunity for the Illini to improve their skills overseas, it was also a bonding experience like no other, according to freshman infielder Branden Comia. “Honestly the highlight of the trip for me probably was getting closer with teammates,” Comia said. “Being a freshman and everything, we’re still new, and being around the guys pretty much the whole time we were there was a great opportunity to show them who I am and see who they are.” The squad brought home the Aruba Cup Championship title and became the first NCAA team to play on the island; however, Illinois began its trip with a 4-0 loss to Curacao at Tio Daou Ballpark on Sunday. After a day enjoying the beach, Illinois was blanked by Curacao and outhit 4-3 after Curacao coined two runs in both the fifth and sixth innings. Curacao’s former Washington Nationals and Minnesota Twins pitcher Shairon Martis closed out the first game and silenced Illinois’ chance of redemption in the final frame. Illinois began Nov. 19 with a hike up Mt. Kristoffel, fitting in some team bonding before facing off against Curacao in the second game of the series. The Illini came back from a 3-2 deficit in the ninth inning to tie 3-3. Illinois was leading 2-0 into the fifth, but Curacao picked up a pair of runs in the same inning and eventually took the lead off a wild pitch in the eighth. But with two outs in the ninth, junior shortstop Ben Troike clocked a pop-up deep into the outfield to tie the contest in the final inning. Tuesday, Illinois hosted a skills clinic for kids but failed to overcome Curacao on the field afterward. Curacao edged Illinois 8-5 off, winning the three-game series. Despite the loss, freshman utility player Cam McDonald clocked a two-run homer in the second to send the Illini into an early 2-1 lead. Both teams played back and forth. Curacao tied the game in the second half of the inning and extended its lead to 5-2 in the SEE ARUBA | 3B

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ILLINOIS VS. NORTHWESTERN AJ BUSH AJ Bush’s last game as an Illini may have been his best, especially in the air. His passes were consistent and his decision-making was fairly solid, though he had a costly interception late in the game when Illinois had driven into the red zone, down only eight points. He linked up with six different receivers, most of whom should have had

more catches for more yards. Bush didn’t do as much on the ground but still moved the ball himself at times. The Georgia native set the Illinois record for rushing yards by a quarterback in a single game earlier this year (187 at Nebraska) and is third all-time in the program for career rushing yards by a quarterback. He did that in nine games as an Illini quarterback.

O FFEN S E Unlike its defensive counterpart, the Illinois offense was relatively successful this year, including against Northwestern, at times. The Illini out-gained the Wildcats 435-371 as Bush threw the ball more accurately than at any other point during the season. Junior running back Reggie Corbin ran for 78 yards on 13 carries, averaging 6 yards per carry and breaking

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out for a long of 24. Bush fared respectably, adding 56 yards on 16 carries. The unit was plagued by drops, as its receivers routinely got open but failed to connect on receptions, and Rod Smith’s conservative play calls took some opportunities away. There was need for better execution, especially from the receivers, but Illinois moved the ball and kept itself in the game late.

Yet again, the Illinois defense was carved up by another team on the ground. Northwestern is not one of the better running teams Illinois faced this year (worst in the Big Ten before Saturday) but had its best production of the year. That has happened to Illi-

nois too often this season. The defense was better during this game than the 63-0 thumping against Iowa, but gave up 261 rushing yards and allowed Northwestern to convert on eight of 13 third downs. Smith has his work cut out for him with improving this unit.

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WHERE DOES IT GO FROM HERE? Lovie Smith will be returning for a fourth year at Illinois in 2019 (and receiving a $1 million bonus per his contract). His .333 winning percentage with the Illini is not what was promised with his hire, and the fan base is seemingly losing patience with the NFL veteran; 2019 needs to be better. Illinois is only losing nine seniors, but the staff may have its hands full trying to avoid a mass of trans-

fers, a problem it encountered last season. Two players thought to be major contributors, Bennett Williams and Louis Dorsey, left the program during the season for different reasons amid several other departures and a large number of suspensions to start the year. Additionally, Smith is down two defensive coaches and faces a major challenge in identifying the right defensive coordina-

tor to revamp the unit. As of right now, the Illini have the No. 12 recruiting class in the Big Ten, though it is anchored by talented commits Marquez Beason — who could immediately contribute at wide receiver — and quarterback Isaiah Williams. Illinois needs to retain its current personnel and recruits while adding multiple key staff members. It’s going to be an eventful offseason.

DEFEATED DEFENSE Northwestern had the worst rushing offense in the Big Ten coming into the game (101.5 yards per game) but broke out for a season-high 261 yards. Freshman Isaiah Bowser had a career-high 166 rushing yards on 18 carries, for an average of 9.2 yards per carry. He got free for a 55-yard run in the first quarter and he’d racked up over 100 yards with five minutes still to play in the second. Chad Hanaoka and John Moten added 48 and 47 yards, respectively, on eight carries each. The Illinois defense gave up an average of 275.4

rushing yards during the Big Ten campaign, by far the worst in the conference, and the unit didn’t show much improvement after Smith took over in the wake of Hardy Nickerson’s resignation. The unit is young — linebacker Del’Shawn Phillips is the lone senior — but the defense was routinely run over by Big Ten foes, contributing to Illinois generally falling off late in games. Saturday was no different, as Northwestern averaged 5.7 yards on the ground and quarterback Clayton Thorson only attempted 18 passes.

DROPPED THE BALL (AGAIN) AJ Bush put Illinois in positions to succeed on Saturday afternoon. The graduate transfer completed 23 of 39 pass attempts for 281 yards, a touchdown and an interception. But he would have had over 30 completions had the Illinois receivers not let a number of passes slip through their hands — or careen off their visor.

Sam Mays had two season-defining drops during the game. The first came on a critical third down in the second quarter. Mays was open in the middle of the field and Bush hit him right on the hands

with a crisp pass, but the senior couldn’t haul it in for the first down. Later, after Illinois held Northwestern to a field goal to open the second half, Mays dropped a deep bomb from Bush — which looked like a touchdown — on a crucial third and eight. He did, however, catch four passes for 69 yards (and so did sophomore Dominic Stampley), including a 28-yard reception. Sophomore R ick y Smalling wasn’t immune to the drops either, but he put up a season-high 72 receiving yards on seven

catches and had a superb 10-yard grab for a touchdown that pulled Illinois within a possession late in the game. The receiving corps was ripped apart early by the loss of senior Mike Dudek in the opener, as well as the early loss of promising freshman Edwin Carter, Jr. Talented tight end Louis Dorsey’s midseason departure probably didn’t make matters better, but this is a group that held back a muchimproved Illinois offense this season. @itsallG_O_O_D gavinrg2@dailyillini.com

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would allow the Illini to stay within the confines of Huff Hall in front of fans who packed the stands despite the school being on Thanksgiving break. No. 1-ranked BYU and No. 3-ranked Minnesota both lost last week, increasing the Illini’s chances at a higher ranking, but they won’t know for sure until they see it at the watch party at Tamas’ house. “We just hope our body of work shows we deserve a topfour seed,” Tamas said. Even if the Illini miss out on the top four on Sunday despite their No. 4 RPI and AVCA ranking, Tamas isn’t worried about how his team will fare on the road after losing one match all year at Minnesota. “If not, we’ve done just as well on the road,” Tamas said. “Matter of fact, this season we’ve done better on the road than at home; I’ll take this team any place any time.” In Bastianelli’s words, “We’re not done yet.”

be after former head coach Hambly left the program two years ago. “I wasn’t sure I should stay, but it worked out,” Bastianelli said. “I gotta say it did.” Poulter said earlier in the week she didn’t think the game would be very emotional, but it was easier said than done for the All-American setter. “I wasn’t planning on crying,” Poulter said. “But when you realize how much really goes into what we do here and all the people behind us, the years of sacrifice our families have made and the coaching staff in their lives and sacrifices in our personal lives, the people (who) come out on Fridays and Saturday nights to support us ... there’s definitely other things people could be doing, but they choose to be here with us.” Now all the Illini can do is watch as the selection committee decides if they get one @ByBinz of the top four seeds, which brianb2@dailyillini.com

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increases.” Whitman touched on his close relationship with the team and possible other decisions that will be made during the course of the offseason. In the ninth week of the Illini’s season, defensive coordinator Hardy Nickerson resigned due to personal reasons, and for the remainder of the season, Smith took over as the primary defensive play-caller. Whitman said preliminary discussions have started between him and Smith about filling the position, but the offseason will bring more certainty. As for the Illini’s new offensive coordinator, Rod Smith, Whitman loved his progress with the offense and stated that he supplied “tremendous leadership.” A plan is in the works to keep the first-year coordinator around and make him a long-term member of the Illini program.

but rather the program as a whole. When evaluating the potential moves for the offseason, Whitman saw this move as the best decision moving forward. “We’re three years into this, with two recruiting classes,” Whitman said. “That is not near enough time for a program to take the steps forward, coming from where we were.” The third-year athletic director doubled down on his reason for extending Smith: to add stability to the future of the program. However, he did state the extension won’t bring too much change to the coach’s contract logistics. “This won’t be a new contract; it’s largely the same contract,” Whitman said. “We are still working on what some of those terms will look like ... I don’t anticipate any salary sports@dailyillini.com

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The Illinois baseball team hosted two clinics for youth and the Special Olympics during its six-day foreign outing to Curacao and Aruba over Thanksgiving break.

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ARUBA fifth. Illinois tied the contest again with three runs in the sixth but was toppled by Curaçaou’s three-run eighth inning. The Illini were back in the air on Wednesday as

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MAUI Dosunmu finished with 13 points, behind Frazier who led the team with 15 — on 17 shots; however, the star freshman on the court was Iowa State’s Talen HortonTucker. The Chicago native lit up the second half with a variety of moves, from a step back three-pointer to a no-look pass on the break to lead the Cyclones to an 84-68 win behind his game-high 26 points and game-high 14 rebounds. Underwood was compli-

they traveled to Aruba for the second part of their foreign outing. Illinois found success in its first game against Aruba, 6-2, at Winston Stadium. Home runs from Comia and senior utility-man Michael Michalak hoisted Illinois over Aruba, while the pitching staff went to work, shut-

ting Aruba out after the second inning. While Thursday marked some of the players’ first time away from family on the Thanksgiving holiday, the team spent the afternoon eating a meal together and preparing for game two against Aruba later that evening.

Despite being away on Thanksgiving for the first time, Comia said he wouldn’t have traded a moment from the trip.

mentary of Horton-Tucker, who was almost an Illini before speculation of issues between him and Dosunmu led to Illinois not offering the Simeon star. “Give Talen a lot of credit,” Underwood said. “He’s really good. He’s a guy that will have every opportunity to be the freshman of the year in that conference. He was terrific tonight. (I) knew he would be.” Illinois finished the weekend in the seventh-place game against Xavier. Again, the Illini hung around in the first half before falling apart in the second. Griffin got his

first start but struggled with no field goals and finished with five turnovers. Underwood wasn’t worried about the freshman though. “Alan’s gonna be a tremendous player,” Underwood said. “That’s my fault. I need to help him understand how to do his job better.” Underwood was, however, worried about the defense that allowed all three opponents to eclipse 80 points on over 50 percent shooting. “This is on me,” Underwood said. “This is a young team. I’m more concerned with the fouling than with anything philosophically that we are doing.” Dosunmu finished another productive outing, leading the Illini with 19 points and finishing the weekend averaging 13 points. He received recognition from NBA legend and eccentric ESPN color commentator Bill Walton, who called all of the Illini’s games in Maui.

“Players don’t want to play like him; they want to play with him,” Walton said. Underwood said it’s important for Illinois to build around its young players, and this tournament was another step toward that goal. “I don’t want good teams, I want a great program,” Underwood said. “We’ve got to find our way. I like this foundation we are laying and continue to build, and we are going to fight for that every single day.” It’s a foundation and culture Underwood said he’s been fighting to establish since he arrived in Champaign, but it’s one that still seems to be evading the young Illini. While it may be frustrating for the fanbase, Frazier posted on Twitter after the Xavier game that the team wants “Illini Nation” to stick with them.

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As we approach December, the temperature plummets and students’ stress levels rise; as the holidays loom nearer, it can seem easy to just check out. UnfortuPAUSE

nately, there are still a few weeks left in the semester, but there are few problems that can’t be solved by shuffling up your stale playlist with some new songs. buzz has rounded up its favorite winter jams; some are

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The buzz calendar is a compilation of events happening in the Champaign-Urbana area. Follow our top picks in Monday’s and Thursday’s papers for ideas on what to do on any night of the week, from where to eat to what to watch. Want to submit an event? Email calendar@readbuzz.com.

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 4:30 p.m.  The Art Theater, 126 W. Church St., Champaign  Varies, Rated R In “Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” Melissa McCarthy stars as Lee Israel, the bestselling celebrity biographer (and cat lover) who made her living in the 1970s and 1980s profiling the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estée Lauder and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. When Lee finds herself unable to get published because she has fallen out of step with the marketplace, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack (Richard E. Grant).  7 p.m.  Parkland College Theatre, 2400 W. Bradley Ave., Champaign  Free, all ages Come out for an enjoyable evening of music in a casual “club-style” setting at Parkland College Second Stage Theatre. Complimentary snacks and drinks will be provided.

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 7 p.m.  The Art Theater, 126 W. Church St., Champaign  Varies, all ages CatVideoFest is a charitable nonprofit dedicated to bringing the joy of cat videos to a wider audience and raising money for cats in need. Each year, the organizers of CatVideoFest take the best cat videos of the year along with some classics and unique submissions and create a reel. The Art Theater is thrilled to host the much-celebrated fest for the first time this year. A portion of the ticket proceeds will benefit CATsNAP.

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 11 p.m.-2 a.m.  Joe’s Brewery, 706 S. Fifth St., Champaign  $5 cover, 19+ Music goes same as always, throwing down on reggaeton, Bachata, Merengue, Cumbia and Banda. If there is a song that you think might get the crowd going, feel free to hit up DJ MIC before the night of the event, and we’ll try to get that song in. Tell the bouncers at the door you’re there for Latin Night.

Gallery Lecture by Jason Reblando

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 3-6 p.m.  La Casa Cultural Latina, 1203 W. Nevada St., Urbana  Varies, all ages Cafe Lambda will be serving a variety of house-blended-quality coffee and other drink specials like hot chocolate accompanied by cookies and brownies. We’ve also added ice cream scoops as an additional topping for our warm sweets for all of you dessert lovers!

Illinois Modern Ensemble & Jupiter Quartet

 7:30-9:30 p.m.  Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana  $10 for public, $4 for students, all ages The Illinois Modern Ensemble focuses on contemporary and experimental music. Concerts feature compositions by prominent artists such as Augusta Read Thomas and Steve Reich as well as new works by students and faculty members.

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Contemporary Christian music band Sidewalk Prophets performs the song “The Words I Would Say” at Appleton Alliance Church in Appleton, Wisconsin. The band formed in the early 2000s with members coming from all over the country.

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Dave Frey, vocalist for Dove Award-winning group Sidewalk Prophets, has much to be excited about this holiday season. The group has a special debut Christmas tour, affectionately called the “Great Big Family Christmas Tour,” beginning in the next few weeks. “We’re really excited. Our Christmas record is probably the record we’re most proud of,” Frey said. Sidewalk Prophets was formed at Anderson University, just north of Indianapolis, in the early 2000s. “My buddy Ben (McDonald) and I met — he’s now our full-time manager, which I’m grateful for because I hate the business side of things — and we started the band,” Frey said. “He played with us onstage for 15 or 16 year and then decided to become our manager.” After forming loosely, Frey and McDonald decided to move to Nashville, but the other band members remained in Anderson. “Some of them were still finishing school, and some were pursuing master’s degrees. So it was just Ben and (me). We put an ad on Craigslist looking for new members,” Frey said. “We found our bass player, Cal (Joslin), who’s actually from Mahomet, Illinois, and he’s been with us now for 12 years. And then we met our guitarist, who’s from California, and he’s been with us for five years now. It’s just

amazing how God has used Craigslist and Google and all these venues to bring our band together.” Frey stressed how proud he is of the current band. “The guys behind me are incredible musicians. We all grew up Christians, going to church and with great parents who longed for us to follow Christ.” Some of the Sidewalk Prophets went to school for music, including Joslin, who studied bass at Belmont University, and lead guitarist Dan Macal, who took college courses in music. Frey, however, was an English education major. “I changed career paths to do this, but I’m so happy God led me this way. I was kind of just the guy who would listen to the radio and sing to that Michael Jackson song that was on and sing in karaoke contests,” Frey said. Sidewalk Prophets didn’t get to be a widely known name in Christian music overnight. Frey explained that “perseverance” was the biggest factor to the band’s success. “Rather than going home and teaching with my degree, we took big steps of faith and went out on low-budget tours to see if we could handle being on the road for two months. And we were often playing (for) coffee shops with like six or seven people at a time,” Frey said. “We played anywhere and everywhere. And then we decided to move to Nashville, and that was the right move. We realized this was something we could pour ourselves into.” Their first success came from their song “You Love Me Anyway.” “When we were showing it around to people, they loved the song but didn’t know if they wanted to make us artists. But I’m glad we held onto that song,” Frey said. “We had the faith that we could do it. One day at Belmont University, someone from Word Records came and spoke, and our buddy Cal

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