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Measles virus goes airborne at multiple University buildings get measles if they are not protected. A person becomes protected when they have had either a laboratoryconfirmed measles antibody, were born before 1957 (they are presumed to have had the virus) or had two doses of the measles vaccine. McKinley is working with CUPHD to identify atrisk individuals. McKinley will personally notify atrisk individuals once they have been identified. If you believe you have a case of measles, CUPHD and McKinley Health Center say to stay home and away from anyone. Do not visit a doctor’s office or the emergency room. Instead, call your healthcare provider or McKinley.

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The University has been exposed to a case of measles, according to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District. According to the report, Mumford Hall, the Psychology Building, David Kinley Hall, the Agricultural Engineering Science Building, the Illini Union Bookstore and McKinley Health Center may have been exposed. Mea sles sy mptoms include runny nose, fever, cough, red watery eyes and a rash. Measles is very contagious. CUPHD reports the virus spreads when an infected person coughs or sneezes, making the virus airborne. If there are 10 people in close proximity to the infected person, nine of them would

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Ashutosh Dhekne, graduate student in computer science, came up with the idea of innovating a device that can identify liquids, which could be especially useful in airports. He and a team have created the device and are further developing it.

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New device identifies liquids BY BENEDICTE YENYI MULUMBA STAFF WRITER

A lot of people have experienced the dilemma of having to check their bags when flying since there is a strict limitation to the amount of liquid that can be brought on planes. However, this might change soon due to a recent study done at the University. Researchers at the Coordinated Science Lab teamed up to develop a wireless-based technology with the potential to identify the difference between explosives and other liquids using wireless signals. Ashutosh Dhekne, graduate student in computer science, said he came up with

the project idea after noticing the lack of solutions when it comes to identifying liquids. “The reason (to identify liquid) is important is, for example, at the airport. You cannot carry more than 3 ounces of liquid in your carry-on because you cannot just look at the bottle of liquid and tell if it contains some of the extreme alcoholic solutions or clean water,” Dhekne said. “As a result, airport security imposes strict restrictions.” Dhekne said because of this, he and his team have been creating an instrument which can tell if a liquid is soluble or harm-

less water with one driving question: “Can we use wireless signals to start differentiating properties of materials?” Haitham Hassanieh, assistant professor in Engineering, is part of the team and is the main collaborator in the project. “Ashutosh runs the experiments and writes the codes. We mostly discuss and guide him to what to do and give him ideas when he gets stuck or when things are not working as well as they should be. So, basically, (we’re) generating ideas,” Hassanieh said. Trying to determine every single liquid might be a concern when it comes

Contagiousness:

Measles is very contagious. Measles spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. It is so contagious that if one person has it, nine out of 10 people around him or her will also become infected if they are not protected

to the speed in which the airports operate; however, Dhekne reassures the equipment will not be costly, which will allow airports to carry multiple of the technology and keep the process quick. “You are not required to open any bottle, so you can carry sealed (bottles) which is an advantage,” Dhekne said. “When you have baby formula, for example, you have to show to TSA that you can open it, let them take a sample and test it through chemical analyzer. Once it’s over, you can carry it, which slows the process far more.”

Symptoms:

Rash, high fever, cough, runny nose and red watery eyes. If individuals develop symptoms of measles, CUPHD recommend they call their health care provider before going to a medical office or emergency department. Special arrangements can be made for evaluation while also protecting other patients and medical staff from possible infection.

Complications:

Measles can cause serious complications such as pneumonia and encephalitis, or the swelling of the brain. People can get sick through an encounter in contaminated air or when they come in contact with mucus or saliva from an infected person. SOURCE CHAMPAIGN-URBANA PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT

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Professor calls for change in student-faculty policies BY CLARE BUDIN SENIOR REPORTER

In the age of the #MeToo movement and increased awareness around misuse of power and sexual abuse across many institutions, the University has approved the creation of a committee seeking to review and revise its current policies about student-faculty relationships. Jamelle Sharpe, law professor and chair of the committee, said the current policy in the University’s student code is more concerned with issues of nepotism and bias if a student is in a relationship with a faculty member with academic or supervisory authority over them. “If there is such a relationship, a conflict manage-

ment policy will be drafted to ensure that the faculty member is taken out of the line of supervision,” Sharpe said. “This is done to ensure that there isn’t an appearance of bias and academic integrity is upheld.” Sharpe said the University decided to adapt quickly as other schools around the country changed their policies, rather than waiting for a problem or precipitating event. “We looked at the experience of many of our peer institutions across the country, saw that they were reevaluating their policies in this regard and thought that we should be proactive in ensuring that the policies we currently have effectiveSEE POLICY | 3A

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New pedestrian signs with flashing lights are installed on Lincoln Avenue to ensure traffic safety in areas with high levels of pedestrian activity.

Lincoln welcomes pedestrian signs BY JULIE KANG STAFF WRITER

Over winter break, two flashing pedestrian crossing signs were installed on the north and south ends of Lincoln Avenue to increase safety in the area.

Craig Shonkwiler, assistant city engineer in the Public Works Department in Urbana, said the flashing signs were installed to warn motorists the corridor has a high level of pedestrian activity.

The flashing signs were activated Jan. 14 and will operate Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-5:45 p.m. during the fall and spring semesters. The

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nano from the library, but this proved to be inconvenient in some ways, partially because it consisted of one long audio recording without breaks. The most recent version of the tour can be accessed on mobile devices through the library’s website and on iTunes. The tour is split into several brief segments which correspond with different areas of the Main Library. Students can now leave and return to where they left off at any time. The Hindi, Spanish and Mandarin translations are voiced by former students Srushti Nehete, Mónica Lugo-Vélez and Yali Ferg, respectively. All recordings were made in the pro-

duction booth on the lower floor of the Undergraduate Library. The voice for the English version was provided by Billy Tringali, graduate student in Library and Information Science. “I’m hoping that it will make larger tours more accessible to students,” Tringali said. Tringali said the new recordings make it possible for many incoming international students to listen to the tours in their native languages, especially if they are accompanied by family members. Christensen said she hopes to see the audio tours offered in other languages, such as Kore-

an, and made available at other libraries on campus; however, there are currently no set plans to do so. The large population of international students in STEM subjects at the University could potentially make Grainger an ideal location for audio tours in a variety of languages. “We’re still happy to offer students (in-person) tours on demand,” Christensen said. Nevertheless, she said, all students are encouraged to try out the new audio tours, which allow for flexibility and an unassisted exploration of the Main Library. sardjev2@dailyillini.com

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Research reexamines mechanism of sperm movement BY SANA KHADILKAR STAFF WRITER

A new study reveals that motile cilia, organelles protruding from the surface of the cell, have a different function in the male reproductive system than previously thought. A collaboration between University Professor Emeritus Rex Hess and professor Wei Yan of the University of Nevada examined the function of motile cilia, which extend from a cell’s surface and beat rhythmically, in the reproductive systems of mice. “All the textbooks said that the function of the motile cilia was simply to move the sperm from the testes to the epididymis because that’s what they thought was the function of motile cilia in the female upper reproductive system,” Hess said. In the female reproductive system, cilia capture the oocyte that is released during ovulation and move it toward the sperm so fertilization can occur, which is why textbooks assumed motile cilia had the same role in the male reproductive system, Hess said. When conducting the experiment, Yan and his team realized cutting out only the efferent ductules caused the cilia to stop beating right away, meaning they could not be observed. Instead, they dissected the entire reproductive tract from mice to see the cilia beating. “We took a whole lot of recordings, and when we

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Professors in collaboration have found that motile cilia in the male reproductive system does not push sperm forward like previously thought, but keeps them suspended, which prevents them from collecting.

saw them, I was surprised because my original thinking based on the textbooks was that cilia, they beat in a synchronized manner to generate this wavelike pattern, so they beat toward the same direction, in the direction of the epididymis and so the sperm, once they enter the efferent ducts, they are pushed forward by the cilia. But this is not the case,” Yan said. Yan found the cilia were clustered and beating in different directions, which means the cilia could not be used to push sperm forward. Instead, the motile cilia stir up the sperm and keep them suspended in a

homogeneous manner, Yan said. Removing certain portions of genes interrupted the function of the cilia in the male reproductive system. “When they knocked out these certain microRNAs, the cilia actually then lost this ability to engage in the circular motion and what happened was that the sperm started collecting in the lumen portion of the male reproductive system,” said Cheryl Rosenfeld, professor at the University of Missouri and commentator on the paper. “It was suggested that the function was like stirring a pot, or

like I talked about in the commentary, like a washing machine. Rosenfeld likens the movement of cilia to how a washing machine moves around clothes but keeps them separate at the same time. The cilia not being able to function properly can severely damage the testes, she said. “If you knock out the motile cilia, you cause an obstruction. You cause the sperm to form a plug, then the testes are still producing billions of sperm. They have to go somewhere and so they’re going downstream, they hit the plug, and then they back out. So

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POLICY ly serve our students and are consistent with our community values,” Sharpe said. “We decided to undertake a study of those current policies to make sure that they still work.” Sharpe said the committee will take several weeks to study the issue by reaching out to those who University policies would affect most directly and then determining whether or not they need to be changed. “We’re gathering as much information as we can about the consensual relationship issue,” Sharpe said. “That involves engaging with undergraduates, graduates (and) faculty to see what

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LIQUIDS Hassanieh said the physical and final aspect of the engine he has for now is presented as having two sensors. One sensor is on both sides and the other is in the middle, where you

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their concerns are and what kind of policy features they think would be most helpful to them.” In his research, Sharpe found several justifications from schools who tightened their consensual relationship policies, one of which has to do with distinct power imbalances between undergraduate students and faculty members. “Almost invariably, the assumption is that the power dynamics don’t allow the student to form meaningful consent,” Sharpe said. “Even if the student were to say that they entered the relationship with full knowledge and consent, the University has to assume that this consent can’t be genuine or meaningful.” In addition to concerns

over academic integrity and bias, Sharpe said some schools put strict policies in place when there is more than a professor’s reputation on the line. “There is sometimes the fear that these relationships may become situations that allow for sexual misconduct of some kind that raises the possibility of legal exposure for the school and faculty member, so some schools justify their policies to avoid that outcome,” Sharpe said. “It may be that the relationship started as consensual but only one party consented by the end, it may be that there was no actual consent in the first place and it was always coercive, but the faculty member either didn’t know that or didn’t accept that.”

Sharpe said the committee plans to reach out to students and student groups on campus to raise awareness of the risks of these relationships as well as to receive feedback on what policies would make students feel the most safe. “It’s an opportunity both to learn more generally about the issue and also to give feedback to the committee so members fully understand what your concerns are and the ways that you think the school should be protecting you,” Sharpe said. “That’ll be an important factor in how the task force evaluates our current policies and, if we decide that we need new ones, what those policies will look like.”

will put the bottle. “One thing that we are thinking about is, can you have it in a form that the bottle does not need to be in between, rather than both sensors being at the same side. The difference is now the signal goes through, which makes it easier for us to do it, but on the oth-

er system (both sensors at the same side), the signals reflect and come back,” Hassanieh said. The advantages of the project include practicality and accessibility for patrons, he said. What makes this project unique, Hassanieh said, is its bilateral aspects. He

said most work related to wireless is for the purpose of communication, but this project uses wireless for sensing and is designated as noninvasive. “I can sense wireless signal or what’s going on,” he said. “They don’t require you to touch the liquids. Basically, if, for example,

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you’ve got the fluid and the sperm backing up into the testes and that causes the testes to swell, and that causes atrophy of the testes,” Hess said. If the cilia have the same function in humans as they do in mice, this may explain why some men are infertile, Yan said. This research may be applicable to other parts of the body, not just the male reproductive system, Rosenfeld said. In humans’ central nervous system, the brain and spinal cord, we have the same type of cilia there, and it just would be interesting if they are engaging

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SIGNS enhanced signage installations were approved by the Urbana City Council. According to the city of Urbana’s website, “the timing of the sign operation is based upon high pedestrian volumes, which were measured during a traffic study along the corridor.” The traffic study also provided crash data from 2013 to 2017. Results showed of the 73 total crashes, more than 58 were rear-end crashes, seven involved pedestrians and one involved a bicyclist. Bill Brown, member of the Urbana City Council and chairman of the Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission in Urbana, said the council had been discussing the idea of building more pedestrian crossing signs for a while. Brown said he thinks Lincoln Avenue has many accidents and is difficult to cross because it is one of the main entry points to campus from both ends. Also, people who commute across town commonly use this street. An earlier attempt to increase safety in the area was the reduction of the speed limit along Lincoln Avenue to 25 miles per hour, which began in August. Although it helped drivers slow down slightly, the council is planning on conducting further research of the corridor and making more accommodations to the street to ensure even more safety. “You can put up speed limit signs, but a lot of times, people don’t really notice,” Brown said. Shonkwiler said the next step of the research is to decide whether or not infrastructure improvements, like curb bump there is a dangerous liquid that you don’t want open, you can do it with sensors.” Besides being used in airports, this upcoming technology can also be used in food safety, agriculture and health departments. “Looking at the penetration, the reflecting index,

in similar motion, Rosenfeld said. “Even if the testes are perfectly normal, infertility is because the sperm is clogged in the efferent ducts, which nobody ever thought about, which is why I think this is going to be revolutionary if we find in humans that the efferent duct obstruction happens,” Yan said. “The problem is that right now, all the clinicians, they have no idea. They don’t even know this structure, and even if they know this structure, they have never thought about it.” sanadk2@dailyillini.com

“You can put up speed limit signs, but a lot of times, people don’t really notice.” BILL BROWN URBANA CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, CHAIRMAN OF BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMISSION IN URBANA

outs or increased street lighting, would help mitigate crashes along the corridor. “Upon the completion of the comprehensive corridor study, the city will be poised to apply for grants administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation specifically developed to address safety issues such as those on Lincoln Avenue,” Shonkwiler said. Maya Gonzalez, sophomore in Education, is a member of Delta Zeta sorority and currently lives in the sorority house in Urbana. Gonzalez has to cross Lincoln Avenue to go to and from the house. Gonzalez said she thinks putting up the pedestrian crossing signs with flashing lights can help people get across the street more easily. She said any way to make drivers more aware of pedestrians in the area can help improve safety. “I only have difficulty crossing the street when I’m waiting several minutes for cars to stop,” Gonzalez said. “Sometimes they stop right away, but there’s always those people who just don’t stop for anyone.” sekang2@dailyillini.com

we do have (an) application in healthcare that can benefit from this solution,” Dhekne said. “An example is you take a sample of blood, you pass the wireless signals into it, you’ll be able to determine if blood is anemic or not.” bm15@dailyillini.com

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or “I don’t know how to invest.” These are no longer valid excuses; financial literacy is a necessary life skill to learn for future financial stability, and this is especially inexcusable because we can summon the information through our fingertips in seconds. Granted, the terminology may seem overwhelming in the beginning, but there are ways to begin. You can start by learning about the stock market, bonds and other types of financial investments. Information on these topics can be found on websites like Investopedia, which offers articles, videos and even a stock market simulator game you can play with your friends. Visit your bank’s website to see what other insights and services are available — they are holding your money any-

way. Take advantage of the resources you have. Simply, investing is crucial for long term success. You may believe you’re getting all of that $50,000 of salary from your job, but you’re not. Instead, you will encounter taxes, living expenses and those pesky student loan payments. You should look to acquire as many assets as possible in order to offset the costs of being an adult. Today is the day to start gaining financial independence. Do not waste your refund on things that do not bring you long-term value. Liberate yourself from the insecurities and doubts that are in your head. You don’t have to be a finance major, you just have to know the basics. Ed is a sophomore in DGS. erwest2@dailyillini.com

Trump drives China to brink of economic crisis Jong-Un. The economic growth policies enacted by FRED SHOAFF his administration have COLUMNIST caused unemployment rates among all ethnicities to maintain consistently has been two years low figures. The hefty tax since Donald Trump cuts have boosted consumfirst took office in er spending to reignite an January 2017, and the elderly bull-market and world is a much different economic boom. place. Since taking his oath However, his decito put “America First,” the sions, which have heavglobal economy has seen ily impacted trade for the just how far the presiworld’s two biggest econodent is willing to take that mies, are starting to worry statement. the globe’s population. The With every impactful rollercoaster of trade news tariff levied, costly tax cut has added volatility to an administered and snarky already shaky stock martweet sent, the president ket. Tariffs levied on Chihas made it clear he is try- nese goods have resulted ing to push the country in a bruising trade conflict forward, albeit through that has caused varying nontraditional methods. levels of economic strugTo the chagrin of some and gles for both the United the satisfaction of others, States and China. President Trump has done From the beginning, most everything he said Trump’s decision to crehe would do. However, as ate a global problem by there are indications of a simply poking China and global economic slowdown asking for a “better deal” within the final two years was not one a logical presiof his term, it is time for dent would have made. He the president to dial back effectively created a probhis brinkmanship tactics lem out of thin air only to to preserve a successful fix it and take the credpresidency. it. Despite his stubborn Since taking office, the negotiations with Chipresident has been aggres- nese President Xi Jinping sive with his policies to say and his officials, President the least but has undoubt- Trump has only produced edly produced results. a three-month trade war His tough rhetoric led to ceasefire that will cona historic summit with clude March 1 if no deal is North Korean leader Kim signed.

The problem of his own making has gone far further than I assume even he expected, as a Chinese economic report published Monday detailed an injured economy with its worst growth rate since 1990. Although the Chinese economy has been slowing for some time now, the impact of tough tariffs from Tariff Man himself have exacerbated problems that put a global debt behemoth on the brink. The bruises haven’t stopped in just the eastern hemisphere either. The United States stock market has seen tumultuous rises and falls throughout this trade saga. Strong companies such as Apple are beginning to suggest worries about slowing revenue growth brought on by a cyclical economy, coupled with the added pressure from Trump’s trade conflict. As large, publicly traded companies begin to report their own worries about a nearby downturn, for Trump to truly put America first he must calm the economic storm by avoiding his abnormal desire to create conflict. A reasonable amount of selfishness is beneficial for everyone — it is part of what makes capitalism so successful — but Donald Trump’s current selfishness will come back

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to haunt him if he can’t solve his own problem. If the trade conflict catalyzes a global recession that ramps up right when he needs votes, the same people who trusted his ability to lead a strong economy in 2016 will change sides. It is time for the president to heed the warnings from around the globe:

peaks in the economic cycle are always followed by a recession. Even as he tries to put America first, avoiding the inevitable will cause far more pain (shoutout to the 2008 global banking system). As the nation’s longest government shutdown ended on Friday, China’s debt-ridden economy fal-

ters and the global stock market wavers, the effects of President Trump’s actions are at the forefront. If the president is unable to humble himself by March for the sake of a deal, the entire world economy will be at risk. Fred is a freshman in Media. fshoaff2@dailyillini.com

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Beauty RSOs gain reputability Glam Squad showcases talent in beauty services BY SARAH O’BEIRNE STAFF WRITER

Students can now put all the Instagram and YouTube makeup, hairstyling and skin care tutorials they watch to use by joining some of the different beauty RSOs on campus. Simone Johnson, junior in Business, is the founder and president of Glam Squad, an organization consisting of 31 students who provide free beauty services to other organizations on campus. “We also provide a platform for students who do beauty services,” Johnson said. “Like makeup, hair, lashes or nails, to be able to showcase their work and gain more clients, and paying clients as well.” As a makeup artist herself, Johnson said she created the group because she saw a high demand for hair and makeup artists on campus and wanted to streamline all these services into one versatile team. “All of our team members have individual businesses as well where they do their own makeup and hair on the side,” Johnson said. In less than two years since its founding, Glam Squad has

RSOs and there was nothing like it,” Jang said. “I knew of others who are interested in beauty and would join.” This RSO was created for the amateurs who are enthusiastic about makeup and skincare. Jang said that while she is not an expert in makeup, she does enjoy talking about it and watching tutorials on YouTube. The RSO is planning on holding social events throughout the semester, along with themed meetings. “We’re planning on doing a professional event where we bring in a professional from Sephora to teach us about makeup,” Jang said. While some use makeup recreationally, Johnson said she plans to take her education as a marketing major and experience as founder of Glam Squad and turn it into her career. “My main goal is to be a well-known business owner and one day be Forbes 30 under 30,” Johnson said. “This gives me a lot of experience that I’m learning in my classes but putting it to play with my organization simul-

“All of our team members have individual businesses as well where they do their own makeup and hair on the side.” SIMONE JOHNSON JUNIOR IN BUSINESS, FOUNDER OF GLAM SQUAD

done services for a variety of organizations across campus, including the School of Art + Design. It has also done the hair and makeup for the Cotton Club show, an annual weekend-long event where African-American performers can showcase their talents on campus, and for publications like Impulse and The Fashion Network. “As we get our name out there more, more people come to us,” Johnson said. “Last fall we did five events, and are going to do eight this semester.” There are also other beautification efforts on campus. Lucy Jang, sophomore in LAS, co-founded the new RSO Makeup/Skincare this semester. “I looked through the list of

taneously. It gives me a lot of experience and a lot of practice for the real world.” Johnson said the public’s interest in the beauty industry has grown over the past five years. “People are able to turn it into jobs and provide a platform for themselves on social media,” Johnson said. “It’s a big community of people who are interested in it." Through surveys, Johnson has learned a lot of people want to learn but are constrained by time or want to learn on a smaller scale. Alana Auston, junior in LAS, is the makeup chair for Glam Squad. Her duties consist of planning outlooks for big events, bringing makeup artists together and providing training for new members.

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Glam Squad, an RSO on campus, provides beauty services — including makeup and hair — free of charge. It has done services for the School of Art + Design as well as the annual Cotton Club show.

Auston first began doing makeup when she was 16 years old, emulating the makeup artists in YouTube videos she watched. “I have a passion for beauty, and Glam Squad is the first organization on campus of its kind,” Auston said. “When Simone reached out to me to be the founding makeup chair

and shared her vision, I knew that it was something I wanted to be a part of.” Auston is a beauty influencer and showcases her makeup looks through her Instagram account. She intends to continue pursuing her makeup career after graduation, using her education to supplement her business model.

“I changed my major from atmospheric science to communications, with a minor in public relations, so I could have a corporate edge in the beauty community in addition to my beauty influencing,” Auston said. For now, Auston is grateful for the like-minded community Glam Squad has provid-

ed for her. “Being a part of a group where everyone loves beauty is an in-person version of my influencing career,” Auston said. “It’s a relief to be around people who have the same interests and passions as you.” sarahjo2@dailyillini.com

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LIFE & CULTURE

Seniors develop keto diet snack PHOTO COURTESY OF KEELIN FRANK

From left to right: Charlie Stahurski, Candice Mazewski (the team’s TA), Karen Zheng, Allison Streeter, Keelin Frank and Regan Doolin, all seniors in ACES, developed Keto Kups, a quiche-like snack food for people on the ketogenic diet. BY TRISHA BHAGAT STAFF WRITER

Last semester, students Keelin Frank, Regan Doolin, Allison Streeter, Karen Zheng, Candace Mazewski and Charlie Stahurski decided to create a food product that followed the ketogenic diet for their class, FSHN 466: Food Product Development. They wanted to take a beloved frozen snack and “Keto-tiz-it” into a product that someone on this diet could eat. They ended up creating Ketotizit!, a startup that focuses directly on maintaining a ketogenic diet in a delicious way. With a growing trend in the ketogenic diet — a highfat, low-carbohydrate meal plan that forces the body to burn fats rather than carbo-

bite-sized snacks similar to a quiche. Hemp Hearts, a trending ingredient, are found in the crust to add a nice flavor and bring a higher fat content. They researched several recipes and trending flavors, finally deciding on buffalo chicken. Stahurski, senior in ACES, shared his teammates of Ketotizit! actually went on a 48-hour ketogenic diet to see what consumers were experiencing when developing their product. They all realized they had a craving for high carb foods, such as pizza and bread, and wanted to design a nutritious product that could fight this craving for consumers on the diet. “Ketotizit! is one of the first companies to develop a ketogenic frozen snack that only

“Ketotizit! is a food product made for people on the ketogenic diet, which makes it super interesting in itself.” PATRYK SWIETEK SENIOR IN BUSINESS, BUSINESS ADVISER FOR KETOTIZIT!

hydrates — these students developed a snack to help those with dietary restrictions still enjoy the meals they thought they couldn’t eat. They created Keto Kups:

needs to be reheated. It allows for people on the ketogenic diet to come home from work or school to enjoy a quick convenient snack before preparing a keto dinner,” Stahurski said.

After developing the actual Keto Kup product, the team began to think of what its startup could offer and how Ketot i zit! would analyze what consumers on the ketogenic diet were going through. The team was paired with Patryk Swietek, senior in Business, who served as its business adviser in FSHN 466, the senior capstone class. Swietek is a co-founder of Menu3, an augmented reality menu startup on campus. He volunteered to participate in this food development class as a business adviser and was one of the seven Business undergraduates that advised a team. “I mainly focused my attention on providing business guidance to the project, business, marketing and pricing strategies,” Swietek said. “They built the product, and I helped create the strategy to get it in the hands of the consumers.” Frank, senior in ACES, was another Ketotizit! team member. She said the team was fortunate to be matched with

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Swietek as its business mentor. He guided members through various marketing resources, like social media, and helped the team decide which parts of Keto Kups it should really focus on, such as ingredients. “Ketotizit! is a food product made for people on the ketogenic diet, which makes it super interesting in itself,” Swietek said. “Diets are not easy to maintain, especially the ketogenic diet, so providing an easy way to make that manageable is truly an

Venture Challenge, with a goal of learning more about the business perspective of food innovation and product design. “That was the day we really became a startup company,” Frank said. “My favorite part of this whole experience was being able to take everything I’ve learned over my college career and apply it to make a product my team was proud of.”

amazing experience. Ketotizit! makes the ketogenic diet easier and even more enjoyable to do.” For their final presentation in the capstone class, team members had to make a Shark Tank-style pitch to judges from the food industry. They competed against the other teams in their FSHN 466 class and won funding to move forward and compete in the Cozad New tbhagat2@dailyillini.com

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Illini freshmen blossom in The Garden BY GAVIN GOOD STAFF WRITER

The Illini (6-14, 2-7 Big Ten) rode a breakout performance from freshman wing Tevian Jones to an upset victory in the Big Apple. Jones scored a career-high 18 points off the bench with help from guards Ayo Dosunmu (20 points) and junior college transfer Andres Feliz (15 points off the bench) to beat Maryland (16-5, 7-3 Big Ten) 78-67 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Before Saturday, Illinois had lost 18 of its last 19 games away from the State Farm Center. The program’s last win over a ranked opponent came back in the John Groce era when Illinois beat No. 20 Iowa 68-66 in the Big Ten Tournament

on March 10, 2016. Jones, who only played five minutes against Wisconsin last Wednesday, played a career-high 23 minutes and added four rebounds and three steals in his careerbest performance. Fouling issues had been a reason head coach Brad Underwood was hesitant to play the freshman in more than a reserve role, but Jones only managed one on the day. The Arizona native was suspended for eight games earlier in the season for a violation of team rules and has been fighting for minutes on the court ever since. In terms of production, Jones hadn’t scored more than five points besides an eight-point perforSEE BLOSSOM | 3B

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Illini guard Tevian Jones high-fives a fan on his way through the tunnel at Madison Square Garden after scoring 18 points in Illinois’ 78-67 win over Maryland on Saturday. The victory was the first win over a ranked opponent since 2016 when the team beat Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament.

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Beasley reaches team milestone BY JJ KIM STAFF WRITER

As junior guard Brandi Beasley stood up after drawing a shooting foul, she knew the next two shots were not going to feel like a normal trip to the charity stripe. Beasley came into the game just four points shy of 1,000 for her career. After she drained her first basket, Michigan State sent her to the line in the middle of the third quarter. Beasley stepped to the line and rattled in both free throws. She felt the nerves of the situation and was worried that she might miss. “One of our coaches was teasing me that I might walk away from the game with only three points,” Beasley said. “You just kind of have nerves building on the edge, but I was excited once I got those points knocked off with the second free throw I made.” She started the game off a little out of rhythm, but quickly found her footing after she scored her 1,000th point. “Once I got those points knocked off, it was a little easier to let my game flow because I was thinking about it for a little bit,” Beasley said. Beasley became the 30th Illini to reach the 1,000-point milestone and ended the night with 15 points in a 77-60 loss against Michigan State. It should not come as a surprise that Beasley reached the 1,000-point plateau. Even as a freshman, Beasley made an immediate impact on the program. She was near the top in the nation with her 36.2 minutes played per game and set a record for Illini freshmen with six completed

Illinois cruises to victory in Big Ten meet BY NITHIN REDDY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Illinois men’s gymnastics team had its first Big Ten meet of the season this weekend when it battled No. 9 Iowa. The Illini came out victorious with a final score of 410.45-398.8, including a clean sweep of each event. The team was led by senior Johnny Jacobson’s 81.95 points. “Johnny was hands down the star tonight,” said head coach Justin Spring. “Pushing the 82 (points) is seriously impressive. It’s really exciting for him and a jolt for the team.” The other stars of the

night were Alex Diab and Clay Mason Stephens. Diab is coming off of an outstanding junior season, during which he won a national championship in still rings. When battling the Hawkeyes, Diab continued his success on the rings by outscoring every opponent by nearly a full point. Diab also led the Illini with 14.5 points on the vault and contributed another 13.9 points on the floor. “It just comes down to my consistency in practice,” Diab said. “I’m just doing what I do in the gym SEE VICTORIOUS | 3B

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Illinois guard Brandi Beasley goes up for a layup during the game against Nebraska at the State Farm Center on Jan. 17. The Illini lost 77-67.

three-pointers in a game against South Dakota. Furthermore, Beasley ranked second among freshmen in the Big Ten with her 15.3 points per game in conference play and ended the season strong, as she was voted into the Big Ten AllFreshman team. Coach Fahey has seen Beasley’s strong work ethic and competitive drive ever since meeting Beasley for the first time. “Hard work and attitude are skill sets,” Fahey said. “Sometimes when you take

it to the next level, you’re challenged at a new level; but at the same time I don’t create heart. I think kids are born with that.” As she joins elite company by scoring that 1,000th point, Beasley knows she’s come a long way since first joining the Illini. “I was just blessed to be able to play basketball at this level, I never really thought about scoring 1,000 points,” Beasley said. Her humility and laidback demeanor have also made her beloved to both

Illinois teammates and coaches. “Brandi’s very calm and collected on the court and a genuine person off the court, which is very refreshing,” said senior forward Alex Wittinger. Fahey feels Beasley’s hard work on and off the court is a testament to who she is. “We’re trying to build a culture here that you see kids with a great work ethic, Fahey said. “That’s SEE BEASLEY | 3B

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Illinois’ Johnny Jacobson performs on the parallel bars during the meet against Iowa at Huff Hall on Saturday. The Illini won 410.450-398.800.

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Jon Davis breaks four-minute mile after injury BY MEGHAN REST ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

Just over 500 Americans have broken four minutes in the mile, most entering this elite club by less than a second. Illinois’ Jon Davis has done it twice. It’s impossible to tell from the redshirt-sophomore’s lackadaisical demeanor, but Davis is an unstoppable force on the track and one of the fastest athletes in the NCAA. After clocking 3:58.06 at Iowa last weekend, Davis not only shattered his previous personal record in the mile (3:58.46 at the Illini Classic last year) but proved to overcome some of the biggest setbacks he’s ever suffered in his career. For Davis, the 2018 indoor season turned into gradual, but considerable, injury. After the series of indoor meets last year, including the Illini Open where Davis logged his first sub-fourminute mile and became the 498th American to do so, growing pain in his foot became unbearable. Every week, his foot got worse. After racing against the splitting pain at the NCAA Championship meet where he placed 15th in the 3,000-meter run, Davis began to accept the fate of his impending spring season, a fate solidified after a series of tests revealed a stress fracture in his left foot. Davis was forced to redshirt outdoor track after accomplishing a feat most NCA A runners never achieve. “I had thought about it for several weeks by that point,” Davis said. “So I kinda already accepted that it’d be something debilitating for a few months.” After staying off his foot and following a strict crosstraining plan for several months, Davis was ready to return to running. But after a workout in early August, he realized something else was

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Jon Davis runs during a meet on Nov. 9, 2017. After suffering from a foot injury and illness during the 2018 indoor season, Davis bounced back to become the No. 1-ranking mile runner in the nation.

wrong. A medical examination confirmed he was suffering from mononucleosis and a bacterial infection, which would tack on months to his recovery time. “I wasn’t ever too worried. I was lucky to have things happen to me that happens to plenty of other runners who’ve come back,” Davis said. “Ya know, people come back from worse.” And now after almost a year away from competitive running, Davis isn’t just smashing records. “On the flip side of that, taking a few months off and letting my body recover, I was kind of able to train all fall and prepare for the indoor season, and I think it’s definitely paying off,”

Davis said. “I didn't really get injured too often in high school at all, so really just having a stress fracture, having that in the spring and then mono in the fall, it’s definitely made me fall in love with running again.” That love has carried Davis through injury and illness to a No. 1 ranking in the mile nationally. Between his two school records (3:58.46 indoor mile and 7:49.92 3,000-meter) and two All-American accolades, breaking four minutes in the mile is just another puzzle piece attached to Davis’ goal of earning a Big Ten title or even a national one. You’d have to go back to Davis’ eighth-grade season of track and field to under-

stand his patience with the sport and why a kid from Illinois and South Dakota can make a 3:58.06 mile look effortless, or as he claims, “a lot easier” than the first time he did it. “In eighth grade, I think I ran like 4:43, and I thought by senior year I could run under four if I dropped 15 seconds (each year),” Davis said. “I don’t know if it was out of cockiness, but I just felt like it would happen one day if I worked hard enough. It’s just really good to see that actually happen.” According to Davis, his seventh-grade football coach was responsible for getting him into running. At the time, he was living in Mitchell, South Dakota, a place with a large, well-fund-

simple. Not even a No. 1 ranking in the mile can disrupt Davis’ razor-sharp focus on the remainder of the season. “It’s a little bit too early to place any weight on the rankings right now,” Davis said. “At this point in the season, I have the leeway to really go out and test my fitness. So just taking it from the gun and run, then, who comes with me comes with me.” But with the reigning 1500-meter outdoor NCAA champion competing in the Big Ten conference, Davis knows his battles on the track are far from over. As the season progresses, he said he’ll be more in tune to who he’s racing against. “Later on this season, the competition will get a little more (stiff) and people have different strengths, and you have to be aware of those strengths,” Davis said. After a year filled with ups and downs, Davis is bracing for the end of the indoor track season. During the upcoming weekend, the team will travel to Lincoln, Nebraska, for the Big Ten Indoor Championships — the same meet during which Davis took home second place in the 3,000-meter run last year. This year, Davis has his sights set on a Big Ten event title, another personal record and perhaps his best season with Illinois to date. But the decorated sophomore isn’t running for anyone besides himself and his team. “I can kind of tell when people themselves are runners around campus,” Davis said. “I don’t know if it’s kind of an innate thing, but when I do, sometimes I’ll maybe lock eyes with someone a little longer while I walk into class, but I don’t think people really recognize me, and that’s totally fine. I think I’m just kind of in this personally to see how fast I can go.”

ed running program. But after moving to Oakwood, Illinois, about 20 minutes east of Champaign-Urbana, he continued perfecting his craft even though Oakwood High School was home to a smaller ensemble of runners. “I was able to make things work there as well,” Davis said. “If you put in the work with minimal resources, I think you can get things done no matter what.” For Davis, there aren’t any superstitions or race day rituals that keep him grounded. Instead, the nine-time IHSA state champion says he downs a few cups of coffee and listens to his favorite heavy metal band, “After The Burial,” before the gun goes off. @meghan_rest He likes to keep things merest2@dailyillini.com

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WRESTLING

Team faces uphill battle after frustrating loss to Iowa BY BRENDYN JONES STAFF WRITER

The No. 13-ranked Illinois wrestling team (2-4) struggled against No. 3 Iowa (9-0) at Huff Hall on Friday. The Hawkeyes beat the Illini 31-8. The Illini met the Hawkeyes coming off a loss to the No.8 Minnesota Golden Gophers, where the Illini gave up two pins and two major decisions. Illinois went 3-7 overall against the Hawkeyes, picking up wins from No. 4 Mike Carr, No. 12 Eric Barone and No.2 Emery Parker. The team struggled against the Iowa offense, giving up two pins and a major decision. The Illini started slowly by dropping their first two matches, one by a pin to move the team score to 9-0. In the second match, 133-pound sophomore Dylan Duncan took Paul Glynn into overtime, but lost after a takedown midway through the first overtime period. Glynn celebrated by shushing the Illinois crowd, causing tensions to rise in Huff. In the next match, Carr added another win to his season when he beat No. 19 Max Murin, in a match that came down to the last 30 seconds. The match was tied 1-1 going into the third, but what looked to be a pivotal review by the referees midway through the final period resulted in two points for Murin on a takedown. After the review, only a minute remained in the match and Carr was down 3-1. He started in the down position, escaped, scored a takedown, then scored two points after a near fall, almost pinning Murin. Carr earned five points and the lead, which he kept until the end, slashing the Hawkeye’s overall lead to 9-3. “There was only 45 seconds left and I was losing, so I had to make something

happen fast,” Carr said. “And usually when you’re down, guys just want to win so it’s almost like they get stalled out a little bit. He just expected to win after that cause he rode me for a while and as soon as I got out he kind of backed up, and that kind of opened up the shot for me to take him down and put him on his back.” The next Illini win came after Eric Barone upset No.

5-ranked Kaleb Young with an overtime takedown. It was Barone’s second win of the season against a No. 5 opponent. He also won against No. 5 Ke-Shawn Hayes, from Ohio State, at the Cliff Keen Invite earlier this season. A f ter the over time takedown, the Illini were penalized after Barone said something to the Iowa bench. The team lost a point, making the score

13-5. “It’s never good on the program if you lose a team point,” Barone said, “The coaches are never happy. I kind of let my emotions get the best of me because there was some personal stuff that Iowa did to me when they beat me in an overtime match at the Midlands.” Barone was referring to a time when he lost to an Iowa wrestler at the Midlands Championships in

overtime. An Iowa coach then celebrated in front of Illinois assistant coach Mike Poeta. Head coach Jim Heffernan and Barone said he let the emotions get the best of him on Friday. The Illini dropped four of its next five matches, including a stalling disqualification and a pin. The final win of the night came for Parker, as he extended his win streak to 11 and remains unbeaten this

season. Illinois has a quick turnaround before its next competition, as the team will travel to Nebraska to compete in a dual meet on Sunday. “(We have to) recover as much as we can today,” Barone said. “Get on the bus tomorrow and travel to Nebraska and get ready to try and get a team win.”

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on and off the court; I don’t think personalities change. You can’t be like all of a sudden, ‘Hey, I’m a hard worker;’ I’m looking for kids who have that and that’s what (Beasley) does. That’s a great role model.” What makes Beasley’s accomplishment even more impressive is that scoring might not even be her greatest strength. During her freshman year, Beasley was one of four Illini in history to ever dish out over 100 assists in their first year at 120 assists total. In her sophomore season, she also led the team in assists with 111. This season has been no different, she once again leads the team with 96 assists over the course of the year so far. With 10 games left to go, Beasley has a shot at setting a new career high after this season. “Especially in a team game, (Beasley’s) a distributor, Fahey said. “She passes the ball a lot and so to get (to a 1,000 points) it’s even tougher.” On top of being a great scorer and passer for the team, Beasley prides herself on the leadership she provides for her teammates, especially to the underclassmen. “I’m one of the leaders on the floor,” Beasley said. “One of my coaches said I have to stay aggressive in order for my teammates to be aggressive. The ball is in my hand the majority of the time so when I’m playing aggressively a team usually follows suit with their point guard and plays up to that level. Being the team player that she is, Beasley seemed clear about the next set of goals she’d like to accomplish. “I’m really focusing on turning this team around and getting back on a winning streak,” Beasley said.

and then I make it happen on Saturdays.” As for Stephens, the redshirt freshman set a pair of career highs. Stephens scored a 13.15 in the still rings, beating his previous high of 12.5. He had another career high of 13.7 points in

the parallel bars, outdoing his previous high of 13.2. “Every single week me and the team work our butts off,” Stephens said. “So to come in here and set career highs is rewarding and also expected.” Another reason for the Illini’s success was the atmosphere at Huff Hall. The stands were packed, in large part because of

Illinois’ 2018 season. The 2018 Big Ten Champions unveiled the team’s championship banner ahead of events. The over 1,000 fans that packed into Huff Hall made their presence felt as the Illini came out with a win over a top-10 team. The only cause for concern could be Hamish Carter’s performance on the horizontal bar. Carter fell

twice in his routine and had the lowest score of the evening, at 10.65. Though Carter fell twice, Spring is not worried in the slightest. “He just got here three weeks ago, and his recruiting process started six weeks ago,” Spring said. “He’s been through a whirlwind and is not in routine shape. He’s been injured, and his consistency prob-

ably shouldn’t have warranted him being in lineup today.” Aside from a few small question marks, the Illini feel in good shape for the coming season. Their next step is Lincoln, Nebraska, where they will face two top-five-ranked teams: Nebraska and Oklahoma.

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BLOSSOM mance in 18 minutes in the season opener against Evansville. “I really just kept my head straight. I didn’t let my situation affect me,” Jones said after the win. “I stayed in the gym and kept working. Hard work paid off.” Under wood credited Jones after the game for staying motivated both during the suspension and since he’s been back on the court. “He’s a guy that’s very capable,” Underwood said. “He’s just getting his sea legs back under him. I’m very proud of him.” Illinois closed out the game on a 22-8 scoring run after the team trailed Maryland 59-56 with 6:53 remaining. Senior guard Aaron Jordan started the run, drawing a foul on a made basket and sinking the ensuing free throw to tie the game. Then Jones hit from three to give the Illini a 62-59 lead, one they never relinquished. Giorgi Bezhanishvili, who struggled to score (3-of-9 FG, six points), converted in the paint after a feed in traffic from Feliz to put the Illini up 64-61 with 3:23 to go. Jones then stole the ball, eventually leading to Feliz getting fouled and making two more free throws for Illinois, making it 65-61 with 2:43 remaining. After a poor free throw shooting performance against the Badgers (12-of22), the Illini hit 20-of-22

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attempts at The Garden, including a perfect 12-of12 after Jones’ steal to seal the game. Illinois also turned Maryland over 21 times, while only turning the ball over nine times. Dosunmu said he hadn’t seen his team play higher quality defense yet this season. “We were in the zone defensively,” Dosunmu said. “That was the best zone we’ve been in all year.

We were talking, we were locked in, we were rebounding. That’s contagious. When you’re talking a lot, that’s contagious.” Illinois benefitted from the likes of Jones and Feliz massively off the bench, scoring 37 bench points to Maryland’s 12. The Illini also did well to get out on the break, outscoring the Terrapins 27-6 in transition. “To see Tevian Jones, Andres Feliz, Alan Griffin,

Adonis (De La Rosa), to see those guys contribute the way they did,” Underwood said. “It brings a smile to my face. It’s about that locker room today. We executed, we made some shots. To me, it’s a lot more about perseverance and showing up and competing. We did that today and we were very fortunate to beat a very good basketball team.” Underwood spoke with pride as he described his team’s mental fortitude

and willingness to work for improved results. “I tell everybody: I’m the luckiest guy in the world because I get to coach this group,” Underwood said. “This is a resilient locker room; they show up every single day and work hard. They’re a sponge for information. They want to continue to grow. Today was a result of that.” @itsallG_O_O_D gavinrg2@dailyillini.com

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'Shoplifters' touches hearts BY NILLY KUMAR STAFF WRITER

When Osamu and Shota Shibata return home from a day of successful shoplifting, they find Yuri, a small girl — maybe only a few years younger than Shota — hiding from the cold, having run away from her family. Later in the evening, when they finally find out where she lives, they go to return her to her parents, only to realize the home she ran away from never wanted her — so they choose to keep her for themselves. The audience is then brought to the small dinner table their family has in their small tent of a house — just to observe them, like a fly on the wall, and to appreciate the way banter swings back and forth from one room to another. It’s unclear at first how

each character is related to each other, but “Shoplifters” stops you from asking those questions, instead letting its greatest pleasure be allowing the audience to watch their lives and the bonds growing between them. When the family lines up on the shore of the beach holding hands as the kids try to jump to keep their feet from the water and their parents hug them and push them in, they seem nothing less than a real family, as if no part of anything you’re watching was done in front of a film crew. As “Shoplifters” progresses, more is revealed about the way the family came together and in that way, the film has a lot to say about what family is but never says it in a heavyhanded way. All the wisdom the film has to offer comes

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from seeing how much people bound together by their selfish needs can resemble a family. The film has a sentimentality to it that other directors feel like running away from. It’s quiet, beautiful and artistic, and it was made with Cannes and the Palme d’Or in mind, but it never pretends to be about something more than just one family in poverty, and it never runs away from the sentimentality at its heart. Shot in 35mm, “Shoplifters” makes full use of the color and contrast and grain celluloid provides. It takes the family through winter, into summer and into winter again, and with each season you feel the change and the time passed. When summer comes, the frame is saturated with the green of the blooming trees and the brown of the golden hour sun. When the snow begins falling, the frame is consumed with blue and white, and when the characters begin rolling a snowman it feels so much like fresh snow piling outside The Art Theater that, not long ago, you had to wade through to get inside. Everything about the movie feels close and intimate. It traps you within the family, rarely allowing you to see how the world sees them from the outside, and passes no judgment onto any of its characters, leaving it up to you to parse through the moral ambiguity of all that they do, just like the characters have to do for themselves. “Shoplifters” is a brilliantly acted, brilliantly written and humanizing portrayal of real poverty, a sentimental masterpiece and a strong argument against any essentialist definition of family. buzz factor: nskumar2@readbuzz.com

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 7:30-9 p.m.  The Art Theater, 126 W. Church St., Champaign  Varies, Not Rated UK’s official submission to the 2019 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the most audacious film debuts of the year. Free for annual members +1. In her BAFTA award-winning debut feature, Rungano Nyoni crafts a satiric feminist fairy tale set in present-day Zambia. When 9-year-old orphan Shula is accused of witchcraft, she is exiled to a witch camp run by Mr. Banda, a corrupt and inept government official. Tied to the ground by a white ribbon, Shula is told she will turn into a goat if she tries to escape. As the only child witch, Shula quickly becomes a local star and the adults around her exploit her supposed powers for financial gain. Soon she is forced to make a difficult decision — to resign herself to life on the camp or take a risk for freedom. A hit at over 50 international festivals, “I Am Not A Witch” is a must-see for anyone interested in new African cinema and contemporary women filmmakers.

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 7 p.m.  Allen Hall, 1005 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana  Free, all ages LaFrae Sci is an internationally sought composer, drummer and educator who teaches at Jazz at Lincoln Center and is also a founding teaching member of the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls in NYC. As a Cultural Ambassador for the U.S. Department of State, she has taught masters classes and performed in more than 30 countries. Her organization, Groove Diplomacy, creates youth engagement programs internationally, using musical expression as a vehicle to empower, ignite, heal and create mutual understanding. LaFrae’s band, Sonic Black, is an educational collective that creates interactive presentations focusing on the genius of the Black American musical contributions to U.S. and world history.

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 5-8 p.m.  Defy Gravity - Pole Fitness and Aerial Arts Studio, 24 E. Green St., Champaign  $7, all ages Escape the winter for a bit and join us on Tuesday, Jan. 22 and Tuesday, Jan. 29 from 6-8 p.m. for an open flow jam in Defy Gravity’s aerial warehouse space before they move to Lincoln Square. Michael Moxie and Satina will be there each night to share their flow of art skills and knowledge, so don’t hesitate to ask if you want to learn something new. They’ll also be bringing extra poi, hoops, clubs, balls and staffs each night for those who don’t have their own and still want to play. There’s plenty of space and the ceilings are very high, so it’s the perfect opportunity to let loose. Come hang out, practice and learn new things!

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Pop-punk band Light Years released its third fulllength record, “Afterlife,” back in November to positive reviews. The Ohio-based group’s newest album comes three years after its last fulllength album and offers a sound and a discussion of themes unique from the rest of Light Years’ discography, taking a turn toward the future in the band’s frank addressing of aging and its eventual end. Lead singer Pat Kennedy spoke to buzz about the process behind “Afterlife” and the band’s evolution as a whole.

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awesome! To do three fulllength records, it’s a lot of songs … We’re very excited for the record, but to be able to do this for so long and for people to still care is a pretty amazing feeling.

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“Afterlife.” What is it about? What inspired you to write it?

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“Afterlife” deal with the fact that we’re a lot older than other bands in our current scene are. The average

age in Light Years is early thirties, so I feel like our life perspective is different than a lot of bands. A lot of the songs have to do with, “Oh s---, punk rock doesn’t last forever.” Two of the dudes in our band got married and one of them just bought a house, and that’s real life stuff … so there are these thoughts of, “I’ve put my whole life into this band, and someday I’ll have to do something else” … and it’s kind of scary and a little exciting, so “Afterlife” deals with those thoughts. Even the music outside of the lyrics reflects more of the sound that we grew up listening to; we’re throwing it back to the ’90s and early 2000s. It’s definitely a more serious look at our lives of being in a band, and it’s about the idea of what will happen after this.

experimental process. It’s the most personal album we’ve ever done, and we weren’t really concerned with the current standard of what bands are “supposed to sound like.” We just really took our time and made sure that it was up to our own standards.

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our old stuff, we were so fast, and our songs were so short. Comparing that to “Afterlife,” we never do that super-fast punk beat anymore, which wasn’t a conscious idea, but we just didn’t think that the songs called for it. The thought of light-speed drum beats is kind of out the window now, but I think our music still has the same buzz: What challenges did energy and angst that we did you face when writing or ten years ago, but it’s more creating “Afterlife?” streamlined. It’s the idea of having good songs, rather PK: Lyrically, I ran into than a few good moments, so

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PK: For this one, we took

the most time writing and recording. There was a lot less pressure for sure. We took almost a year and a half for the whole process. We didn’t want any filler songs that were just thrown in there to round everything out and make it longer, so we did the most demoing we’ve ever done, and it was the most collaborative and

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PK: It’s pretty much 100

percent Light Years in terms of writing. In previous records, I would just show them an idea and the other members would be like, “OK, let’s go with that.” For this one, it was a lot more collaborative because each member kind of had more ideas on writing music and adapting other thoughts. Even in the studio, we worked with our good friend Will Yip, and he helped us particularly with the song “Bottle Rocket,” and the track kind of turned out completely different from how we originally had it. We definitely were open to new ideas this time, as opposed to other times when we were stubborn and didn’t want to do anything different, so that was a change in the writing process.

some roadblocks when I’d be like, “Well, I can’t just keep complaining about being old,” and not wanting to be cliché and all that. And we’ve always been kind of lumped into pop-punk, which is fine, because I don’t really care what people think our genre is supposed to be, but I definitely think this is the furthest we’ve stepped away from just copying the signature sound and more of taking the bands that we grew up listening to and creating our own version of what that would look like in 2018. It was kind of tough to break away from that.

buzz: Light Years has been around for about ten years. How do you feel that Light Years’ sound has matured over the years, and how is that reflected in “Afterlife?’

PK: Looking back at some of

we’re making full songs that a chance, whether they like we care about a lot more. it or not. That’s about all you can ask for. buzz: What means the most to you on “Afterlife?” buzz: I know that Light Years played a show at the Foundry PK: There’s a song called on Dec. 15 to celebrate “It Doesn’t Matter.” It’s the the album’s release with most out-of-the-box song your fans. What was that for us, and it was the most experience like? collaborative song we have. Our bass player was just PK: That show was awesome. going through riffs on his We hadn’t played Cleveland computer and just listening in a while, and I wasn’t sure to the intro notes, we decided how it was gonna go, but to make it a song. We took a there was a great turnout. All really long time on that one. the bands that played were There were a couple different awesome, and a lot of people versions, so when I heard the already knew the new songs, final product, it was really so it blew me away. People rewarding, because we put a traveled to come like there lot of work into it, and I think was a guy from Boston and it’s one of the best tracks on someone from Texas, so the record. “Burning In it was a really worthwhile My Blood” was the same experience. There’s always way because we were just fear that no one would care jamming that riff in practice, if we didn’t release another and it just flowed, so we knew record, but seeing all those that it was gonna rock. A people and getting the couple of them just clicked, reception we did inspire me which was really cool. to want to continue playing music. And the Browns won, buzz: How has the response so it was a good night all been to “Afterlife?” around!

PK: I think it’s been pretty buzz: What’s next for Light good. People say not to read the reviews, but it’s hard not to. We’ve definitely seen people noticing that it’s a lot different from before, and some people caught on to the fact that we were throwing it back in terms of sound. As long as people are listening to it, I appreciate them giving it

Years?

PK: We’re definitely gonna

tour. We have a couple of things in the works, that we’ll be announcing soon. But we’re excited to keep going with that aspect of the band. smekala3@readbuzz.com

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