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Justice for Yingying Zhang
BY SAMANTHA BOYLE NEWS EDITOR
Two years after Yingying Zhang, a visiting scholar from China, went missing, justice was brought to her and her family this summer as the trial, U.S. v. Brendt Christensen began on June 3 at the U.S. Courthouse in Peoria with the jury selection process. Christensen, former University graduate student, was federally charged with kidnapping Zhang, resulting in death, along with two non-federal charges of giving the FBI false statements. The trial consisted of two phases: the guilty or not guilty phase and the sentencing phase. In the sentencing phase, Christensen possibly faced the possibility of the death penalty. The trial lasted almost two months as the final verdict was decided on July 18. Below is a chronological breakdown of significant dates of the trial.
Trial begins
A total of 477 people were sent a jury summons, but not all were called in. Two groups of potential jurors came in
every day until 70 were approved. Once the court had 70 jurors, the two parties of the case were able to strike out poten-
tial jurors until 18 were selected. Twelve of these jurors were sitting on the active jury and the other six sat as alternates.
Official jury seated
As opening statements for the first phase of the trial began on June 12, Christensen’s attorneys openly admit he is responsible for Zhang’s death but is pleading not
guilty because he is “on trial for his life.” They admitted that nothing they will say in their statements would deny Christensen’s responsibility. The prosecution
told the jury the story of what they believe actually happened to Zhang on June 9, 2017, saying she was kidnapped, raped, tortured, murdered and decapitated.
ernment. Some witnesses questioned included members of the University Police Department, Zhang’s fiance Xiaolin Hou, an employee from
the One North Apartment complex, a University professor, Christensen’s ex-girlfriend and more. Christensen’s defense counsel brought
in their witnesses after, as they tried to humanize Christensen throughout the trial to the jury.
On June 3, the court started its process in selecting a jury of 18 people for the trial. The 18 potential jurors were chosen and seated on June 11. Christensen’s lawyers do not deny he killed Zhang.
First witnesses brought up to stand
After opening statements on June 12, the first witnesses were brought up to the stand by the gov-
Closing statements parties rested their than two hours, finding if Christensen should be commence and verdict cases and gave closing Christensen guilty of all sentenced to life in prisfollows 90 minutes later statements. Once the charges. The sentencing on without the possibilAbout a week after the jury started its delib- phase began two weeks ity of parole or the death initial opening state- erations, it came back later. The jury listened penalty. ments, on June 24, both with a verdict in less to evidence and decided
Opening statements in sentencing phase start
returned for the start of the sentencing phase on July 8, they were asked by the judge if they had discussed the case in any matter, and none of them had. They were able to continue the process with
The Zhang family testifies in penalty phase
On the second day of Ye testified through a pre- Zhang, testified in person. the penalty phase, July 10, recorded video, but YinYingying’s mother, Lifeng gying’s father, Ronggao
As the jurors took a two-week break after the guilty or not guilty phase, they were not able to discuss the case or read about it in any way. As they
opening statements from both parties. Christensen’s attorneys continued attempts to humanize him to the jury, while the prosecutors had the burden of proof. The prosecutors
were required to prove a number of things, such as substantial planning and torture or serious phsyical harm to the victim, for the jury to be able to sentence Christensen to death.
Christensen’s family testify of him on July 15. Chris- out a life sentence. Their said Christensen’s mothin penalty phase tensen’s mother, her hus- testimonies demonstrat- er, Ellen Williams, when Along with other correctional officers and some friends, Christensen’s family took the stand on behalf
band, Christensen’s sister ed a family history of alco- asked how an execution and father all testified. All holism and mental health would affect her. “It would said they would still love disorders. be devastating.” and support him through“It would be horrible,”
Jury starts deliberating to decide Christensen’s fate
justice would finally be served. The prosecution firmly believed all the evidence it presented was enough to prove Christensen should be sentenced to death. The defense again mentioned it did not deny
Christensen’s responsibility in Yingying’s death but believed they gave the jury the necessary information to mitigate the death penalty, saying “the law is always satisfied with a life sentence.” After the statements, the
jury began deliberation. The jury would have to unanimously agree to sentence Christensen to death.
Verdict reached one day later
sion could be reached. A verdict was reached shortly after. The jurors were not able to unanimously agree on a sentence, therefore automatically sentencing Christensen to life in prison. His sentence was officially imposed the afternoon of July 18. Judge
James Shadid gave a statement from the court during this time addressing the Zhang family, saying he hopes the verdict can provide some comfort. “Your lack of remorse was shown again today,” Shadid said to Christensen, as Christensen did not make any state-
ments to the court or the Zhang family when given the opportunity. “(Even) 769 days after taking away Yingying Zhang’s life, you cannot muster one I’m sorry.” For two counts of false statements, Christensen was also fined $250,000.
Recovery of Zhang’s body unlikely
the public. In November, prosecutors were provided with this information “under immunity,” which kept it from the trial. According to a state-
ment, Christensen dismembered Zhang’s body and placed her remains in three separate garbage bags. He then disposed of them in a dumpster out-
side of his apartment, which was taken to a private landfill in Danville, Illinois, days after the initial kidnapping.
Yingying fund officially established
made by the Zhang family to honor and remember Yingying’s life. The fund will be used in the future to help international students and their families
when faced with sudden crises, as the Zhang family faced two years ago. “We believe this is Yingying’s wish, and this is the best way to celebrate and
honor her life,” said Ronggao, said in a statement at the press conference.
Closing statements for the sentencing phase began July 17. In its closing statements, the prosecution said on July 17 it had been 767 days since Zhang disappeared and
The jury could not reach a verdict the day deliberations began, so discussion continued a day later. The jury had a few questions for the court throughout deliberations, one juror asking what would happen if a unanimous deci-
Weeks after the final verdict, on Aug. 7, information about Zhang’s remains was released to
The University officially announced Yingying’s Fund on Aug. 19. The first donation to this fund was
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Quad day is an exciting event where students — new and old — get a chance to explore their interests through RSOs. There are a variety of organizations to choose from. Some examples are environmental groups, sports organizations, major-focused groups and more.
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After a summer of intensified construction along Armory Avenue and Wright Street, the fourth stage of the Multimodal Corridor Enhancement project is entering its last semester below Green Street. This week, construction will flip to the west side of Wright Street, opening entrances to academic buildings along the west side of the Main Quad. According to Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District Chief of Staff Amy Snyder, the hope is to have northbound buses — such as the Silver, Illini, Yellow, Bronze and Raven — running along Wright Street by Sept. 15. Despite hold-ups with inclement weather and a steam tunnel underneath one of the affected sidewalks, summer construction went “according to plan,” said Champaign Public Works spokesperson Kris Koester. “If I had to guess, there’s close to a hundred people involved in the MCORE construction on a daily basis,” Koester said. Many of the sites that blocked students last semester are either improved or completely redone. Stacey DeLorenzo, head of Transportation Demand Management for University of Illinois Facilities and Services, said Armory Avenue is finished between Fourth and Sixth streets except for some landscaping. Much of the Wright Street sidewalk and road is also finished from Armory Avenue to Daniel Street. At long last, students will be able to walk onto the Main Quad coming from Armory. “We got a lot done compared to what it looked like when students left town in May,” DeLorenzo said.
food truck because he was expecting a smaller crowd. However, he brings the larger truck to other events in the area. Locals and University students alike can expect food trucks to show up at festivals, markets, The Land Connection Champaign Farmers’ Market on Tuesdays and Urbana’s Market at the Square on Saturdays. On campus specifically, students can regularly find trucks on Springfield and Mathews avenues in Urbana and in front of the Krannert Center for Performing Arts. Kshitij Vijayvargia, freshman in Engineering, said he was looking forward to trying the food trucks after attending the Chancellor’s Welcome Reception in the morning. “My roommate told me about the food trucks so I decided to tag along,” Vijayvargia said. “This is my first time trying a food truck at the University, but I used to go to them at my home country, which is India.” Vijayvargia said the food truck rally is an extremely convenient idea for students in a hurry.
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Construction continues at the corner of Armory Avenue and Wright Street on Saturday. Work on Wright Street is expected to be done below Green Street by January 2020.
When Champaign resident Brian Chester started working at his son’s business Chester’s BBQ food truck nine years ago, he didn’t know he would be a part of the food truck frenzy in Champaign-Urbana. Chester said Chester’s BBQ food truck was the third food truck to come to ChampaignUrbana in 2010, the first being Derald’s and Cracked falling in as second. On Thursday, Chester’s BBQ was one of the six food trucks that lined Goodwin Avenue during a food truck rally sponsored by the International Student and Scholar Services from noon-2 p.m. “(The rally) is for the international students’ meeting at the Krannert Center,” Chester said. “The (International Student and Scholar Services) said for us food trucks to come out alone the street and once one food truck shows up, the others follow.” Other food trucks present and catering to the international students were Hawaiian shaved ice, Piato Cafe and Dragonfire Pizza. Chester said he brought a trailer instead of the actual tpokor3@dailyillini.com
Construction will continue in segments along the west side of Wright Street throughout the fall semester. “Unless something goes terribly wrong — knock on wood — we should be across Green Street by January 2020,” DeLorenzo said. MCORE adds to one of the largest construction seasons Champaign-Urbana has seen in decades, with tens of millions of dollars from the city and Illinois Department of Transportation going to multiple area projects, Koester said. With Wright Street construction disrupting so many businesses, residences and academic buildings, city agencies are pumping out plenty of advance communication and accommodation to people who need it. According to Koester, Champaign Public Works has met with the house mothers and given alternative parking plans for sororities Pi Beta Phi, Chi Omega and Kappa Alpha Theta. Champaign has also provided alternative parking for members of The Chapel of Saint John the Divine.
To get the word out to everyone else, UI F&S relies on a “blitz” of social media posts and Massmails, DeLorenzo said. “It usually takes two or three weeks until people understand and figure out where they need to be,” she said. Construction on Wright Street north of Green Street will begin “as soon we can in March 2020,” Koester said. However, that work will be far less disruptive, with no traffic blockages until next summer. For now, city officials recommend that students give themselves extra time before classes to navigate, keep their head up in construction zones and stay on the Main Quad side of academic buildings whenever possible. Snyder encourages students to keep abreast of reroutes via the MTD website, which details the cause, affected buses and expected duration of their new routes. Above all, city agencies preach patience. If all goes according to plan, students who use all transportation methods have a lot to look forward to with the remod-
eled corridors. “Whatever mode of transportation you use to get around this area, we feel that the interplay and intersection of those will be much smoother and will have a positive impact on the campus community,” Koester said. Visually, Wright Street will look a lot like Green Street’s transit area at the Illini Union, DeLorenzo said. There will be bike lanes behind the bus stops and a road “cutout” where buses can turn into a shelter, much like the stops just north of the Illini Union, she said. MCORE will also relocate the congested Armory and Wright bus stop, moving it north between Gregory and Lincoln Halls. “As people have seen with the completed projects on Green Street, Wright Street north of Springfield (and) White Street, the payoff is tremendous,” Snyder said. “Our corridors have enhanced lighting. They have terrific bike lanes, pedestrian spaces KENYON EDMOND THE DAILY ILLINI are much clearer, and boardBrian Chester, employee at Chester’s BBQ, stands inside the ing for buses is a lot safer.” ecsimmon@dailyillini.com
food truck on Thursday. Food trucks have become part of the landscape of C-U which international students can explore.
afford to live in them. Further, Patt said the supply of subsidized housing, which is about 3,000 units News Gazette that the city in the county, meets only has a high amount of hous- 20% of the need. ing stock, and people cannot “To afford a one-bedroom
unit requires an income of at least $13.50 an hour, and most lower-income households are burdened with rents and utilities eating up more than one-third of their income — and in some cas-
es, more than half of their income,” Patt said. According to a News Gazette article about expanding the student population, the Urbana campus would be adding about
6,300 students, helping to increase the entire University system’s enrollment by 15% over the next five years, which is outlined in the plan. With the University wanting to expand the student
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Dr. Sean Garrick is the University’s first chief diversity officer, serving as the first Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. The position was established after an external review of University diversity was completed in 2017.
Sean Garrick was selected this summer to serve as the University’s first chief diversity officer as the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. The role of the VCDEI is to identify and pursue opportunities for education, restoration and cult ura l tra nsfor mation relating to bias and discrimination against any group of people, as explained in the University’s job description. This includes developing the University’s affirmative action program and responding to reports of discrimination and harassment. Garrick will also serve on Chancellor Robert J. Jones’ leadership team, among other University office
administrators, to provide insight and advice regarding diversity and social justice issues as they relate to the University. Garrick’s selection as vice chancellor comes after an extended nationwide search and a recruitment process that started last fall. Jones was seeking to hire someone for the VCDEI position by this past spring semester, but the search was extended. Four more candidates, including Garrick, were brought to campus in the spring, according to the News-Gazette. The new Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, previously known as the Office for Access and Equity, was established last summer in response to an exter-
nal review of diversity at the University initiated by Jones in the spring of 2017. The external review team, composed of leaders from other universities, examined diversity projects and initiatives across campus and provided its recommendations for improvement. The external review team recommended the chancellor to appoint a cabinet level VCDEI to enhance coordination, sustainability and accountability after it noted the decentralized nature of diversity efforts at the University. “This lack of central structure, organization and clarity are the greatest impediments to efforts to build a more diverse University,” the 2017 report said.
G a r r ic k pr e v iou s ly served as an associate vice provost in the Office for Equity and Diversity at the University of Minnesota. He was also the director of the University of Minnesota Institute for Diversity, Equity and Advocacy, where he led efforts to engage faculty whose work focuses on marginalized populations. He was also a professor of mechanical engineering with a research focus on chemically reacting flows and particle formation and growth, according to the Illinois News Bureau. Garrick’s appointment to his position was effective on Aug. 1. Garrick was also unavailable for an interview at time of publication. alpasan2@dailyillini.com
Department of Gender, Women’s Studies shares ICE Raids Toolkit BY KIMBERLY BELSER STAFF WRITER
The University’s Department of Gender and Women’s Studies recently reposted a report informing individuals about strategies carried out by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport immigrants. The information also provides guidance on how individuals can prepare for ICE raids. The post, which is no longer available on the Gender and Women’s Studies Facebook page, included the link to the Immigration Defense Project’s ICE Raids Toolkit. The IDP is an organization that works to educate immigrants of their rights. The toolkit contains reports about ICE arrests, ICE targets for deportation, arrest locations, as
well as other documents that pertain to the subject. It was created to assist immigrants in avoiding deportation. The information is provided from the administration of both the current and previous presidents. “The gender and women’s studies department should be focusing on things that relate to gender and women’s studies,” said Madeleine Hubbard, president of the conservative nonprofit youth organization Turning Point USA. Hubbard, senior in Media, said topics about influential women, sexual health, sexual violence, gender-based discrimination, violence toward women, as well as discrimination toward women, specifically toward women in foreign countries, would be
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more suitable topics for the department to post about. Along with immigration, the GWS Facebook page features content about a number of societal matters, including article links to topics from abortion rights to police brutality. In an email statement prov ided by Siobhan Somerville, chairwoman of the GWS, she said the department uses its platform to bring attention to current conversations about matters in the field, these being feminism, public policies and social activism. In addition, GWS opens conversations in areas of cultural and political debate that include gender, race, sexuality, disability, ethnicity, religion and other “vectors of power.” “We often re-post mate-
rial generated by other organizations and individuals as a way to raise awareness,” Somerville said. The ICE Raids Toolkit, created by both the IDP and the Center for Constitutional Rights, a nonprofit legal advocacy organization, was shared in July amid the deportations being carried out under the Trump Administration. “The attack on immigrants are the result of an ongoing cycle of expulsion, exclusion and criminalization of those deemed ‘unworthy’ of belonging,” the IDP said in a statement via email. According to a report within the toolkit, President Trump ordered ICE agents to broaden the prospect for immigrants who were targeted for ICE
arrests on Jan. 25, 2017, at the beginning of his presidency. Trump also re-identified who can be classified as a criminal, stating individuals who have been convicted, charged or have committed acts that constitute a chargeable criminal offense can be detained. “We encourage readers of our social media sites to use their powers of critical thinking when engaging with material posted and reposted on our own site (and anywhere online) and to come to their own conclusions,” Somerville said. The Illini Democrats and the Center for Constitutional Rights were not able to comment in time for publication. kbelser2@dailyillini.com
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Students can seek out financial aid at the Office of Student Financial Aid, located at 620 E John St. in Champaign, on October 22. Recently, the University have offered adjustments to the award letter if students are registered for under 15 credit hours.
University offers adjustment to MAP grant award letters BY LUIS VELAZQUEZ STAFF WRITER
The Office of Student Financial Aid provides assistance for eligible University students through the Monetary Award Program grant, a resource for Illinois residents pursuing higher education. It is free government support to students who are attending any university in Illinois and need financial support when submitting their Free Application For Student Aid. Although there have not been any recent changes to the MAP grant, the University offers an adjustment to students’ award letters
if the students are registered under 15 credit hours. For instance, if a student is taking 12 credit hours, the University covers the difference as to what that student would have received with the full federal grant. Michelle Trame, director of the OSFA, explained the MAP grants are credited to students’ university accounts when they are enrolled in the school and meet all other eligibility requirements. It is required both student and parent are Illinois residents. Another requirement states the grant is awarded only to students who have an estimated fam-
ily contribution of less than $9,000 reported in the student’s FAFSA. “For students enrolled between 12-14 hours, prorated MAP awards are replaced with university grant funds,” Trame said in an email. Some students are unaware that OSFA provides this type of support. Alfredo Zavala, junior in Engineering, went to the financial aid office and was surprised about the MAP grant, in regards to the student’s financial aid award letter. “The financial aid counselor noticed I had the MAP
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for the upcoming semester,” Zavala said. Fatima Castillo, junior in LAS, was also not aware of this action provided by the financial aid office. However, Castillo is impressed with the support from the University toward individuals who need financial support the most. “At the end of the day, students who need the MAP grant get the full MAP grant,” Castillo said. “It is not a situation where people will riot or get angry if they are receiving their financial aid in full.” Zavala said he is glad about this opportunity.
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‘McDJ’ serves up last performance Fans say farewell to late-night student artist at Green Street McDonald’s BY THERESE POKORNEY FEATURES EDITOR
Some people end their night out with a hamburger and fries, but for others, the McDonald’s on Green Street is where the party begins. Three years ago, a member of the RSO Dance 2XS grabbed dinner at McDonald’s after dance practice and forgot to disconnect their portable speaker from their phone. After receiving positive attention from the staff, David Wang, a computer science alumnus, became the fastfood chain’s official unofficial DJ. “The staff heard music coming out of my backpack, liked the song I was playing at the time and asked me to play some more,” Wang said. “That snowballed over time to the point they let me bring a full-sized speaker and basically replace the radio any time I wanted. It was more of an informal agreement between McDonald’s, its managers and me, as opposed to a formal contract.” Wang said, eventually, the owner and the corporate supervisors found out about his gig; however, they were happy to let him play music as long as sales and reviews weren’t decreasing. But the restaurant ’s upper management weren’t the only ones enjoying Wang’s performances. Maddie Toth, sophomore in LAS and McDonald’s employee, said it was always nice to see a friendly face while working, and she would spend her breaks with Wang singing or watching Bob Ross videos. “David was the highlight of my day,” she said. “He would come and joke and always make sure I had a smile on my face. I think (the crowd) enjoyed his presence as much as the next. Nobody ever complained and everyone was looking forward to seeing him every night, even us workers.” Because of Wang’s popularity and relationship with the staff, people assume he works for McDonald’s; however, Wang said it’s just because he enjoys it. “It’s not a job position of any sorts, and I don’t get paid, though I do get the benefit of the free drink and occasionally free meal,” he said. “There is no application process, and frankly I am as sur-
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David Wang plays music at a table in the Green Street McDonald’s on November 10. A prominent feature in the late-night atmosphere for the past three years, Wang, recent University graduate, announced the end of his tenure as the McDonald’s DJ this summer.
“Part of being the ‘McDJ’ is that whether I intended it or not, I’ve become an informal therapist of sorts for many people ... while I am there I make sure I am someone that people can vent (to) without judgment, especially when inhibitions are down.” DAVID WANG MCDONALD’S DJ & UNIVERSITY ALUMNUS
prised as anyone else that a McDonald’s franchise has allowed me to do this.” Wang said McDonald’s is one of the only locations on campus open after 11 p.m., so it is a prime location for someone who likes to spend time with people on the weekends instead of going out to bars and parties. Because of the late-night
McDonald’s atmosphere, Wang said R&B was the genre he played the most. “My opinion is that, outside of opera, R&B generally has had some of the best singers, which is why I think it appeals to me so much as far as modern music is concerned,” he said. “It’s also a good genre to play as a contrast to the +more energetic songs peo-
ple will hear at a bar.” Although Wang has become more popular on campus throughout the years, his time as a DJ ended July 5 shortly after he graduated, and he said he doesn’t have any current plans to continue DJ’ing in the future. “Play ing music at McDonald’s has never required more from me than having a playlist that people in general like,” he said. “I don’t know transitions, have never used a mixer or any equipment really associated with professional DJs. So think of me as an intelligent radio instead.” Jesus Alvarado, junior in Engineering, said going to the fast-food chain felt similar to a bar since people would always enjoy the songs Wang would play. But that was one of the DJ’s many talents. “I can tell he must like music a lot because I have seen him on multiple
occasions since then during my midnight McDonald’s runs,” Alvarado said. “Apart from a passion for music, he seems to have a passion for art since he was always working a piece when I visited the McDonalds. His artwork was very nice and I remember complimenting him on it.” Wang could usually be seen drawing or painting while playing music at the restaurant. This fall, he will be pursuing an art degree at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Playing music and making art in a popular restaurant on a college campus may seem like it would attract fun, light-hearted conversations; however, Wang said he often was told serious life experiences. “Part of being the ‘McDJ’ is that whether I intended it or not, I’ve become an informal therapist of sorts for many people,” he said. “I don’t offer advice in these situations since I am
not sufficiently informed, but while I am there I make sure I am someone that people can vent (to) without judgment, especially when inhibitions are down.” Wang said it’s difficult to answer the many questions he’s been asked about being the McDonald’s DJ because he never intended to be in this position in the first place, nor does he have any expectation of leaving a legacy. He expects to v isit every once in a while and play music if management continues to allow him the privilege. “I expect once I’ve moved on, the whole McDonald’s thing will just go back to the way it was three years ago, and that’s OK,” he said. “I am content if people are made happier by going to that McDonald’s and listening to the music I play while I was there.” tpokor3@dailyillini.com
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McKinley Health Center, located at 1109 S. Lincoln Ave., is pictured on Oct. 19, 2017. For many students, figuring out how to take care of themselves comes with the task of dealing with illness, and McKinley is there to help them work through this obstacle.
Navigate McKinley Health Center with ease BY JARED EBANKS STAFF WRITER
W hen on c a mpu s, the added task of being responsible for yourself and knowing how to do simple things, such as scheduling a doctor’s appointment, can seem daunting at first. In the beginning of the school year, it ’s important to know about the McKinley Health Center, the services they offer and how to schedule an appointment. McKinley is the University’s student health care facility. It offers a wide range of services, as simple as scheduling allergy appointments to performing X-rays. McKinley can be a confusing building to navigate. There are three different wings students can go to when scheduling an online appointment: West 1, West 2 and East 1. McKinley has multiple options for students outside of routine medical problems. Dial-A-Nurse allows students to speak with a nurse directly over
the phone. The nurse helps students assess their situations and discuss what avenues would be the most effective for treatment. Students may also walk in without an appointment if the medical problem is urgent, but not lifethreatening, to have an evaluation of their state of well-being. When looking to schedule an appointment online, MyMcKinley is an app students can utilize to schedule appointments and view their past and upcoming appointments. Students can fill out medical history forms and upload them for doctors and nurses to view and use at McKinley. Dariusz Muta, sophomore in ACES, scheduled appointments with McK in ley throug hout the year when he developed a nasal virus last October. W hile Muta made his appointments on the phone, he wishes he would’ve made them online to save time. “I would prefer to schedule appointments online
because of how quick it is. It also benefits me as a student because of how busy my schedule is,” Muta said. Muta had a relatively stress-free process at McKinley for his first appointment.
ment tab at the top of the page. This is where students can schedule an appointment by stating their main reason for their upcoming visit. A long w ith prov iding a phone number, stu-
“I would prefer to schedule appointments online because of how quick it is. It also benefits me as a student because of how busy my schedule is.” DARIUSZ MUTA SOPHOMORE IN ACES
“The check-in process was really easy and simple. I was able to get checked in relatively quickly whereas the kids who were walk-ins were waiting for a while,” Muta said. O nc e sig ne d i nt o MyMcKinley using your NetID and password, navigate toward the appoint-
dents must explain their symptoms and reasons for the visit to help physicians fully understand the situation. A fter filling out the “Reason(s) for Visit” section, students will need to search for the health center’s next available appointments. There are
three sections: “Clinic,” “Reason” and “Provider” to fill out that help narrow down the best available appointments that also match the student’s responses. It can also be beneficial to research the multiple physicians and providers who work at McKinley. Learning a little bit more about a doctor’s current and past fields of work can help patients understand their physician’s expertise. Sam Herbert, sophomore in LAS, also visited McKinley during his freshman year due to pink eye. Herbert scheduled his appointment online using MyMcKinley. “I just had to give my name at the front desk. It was like going as a walk-in but having an appointment already set; that’s how fast it was,” Herbert said. Herbert found the process to be efficient and would recommend it to other students. “I would recommend it to people who are good
at planning in advance because at some points, you get sick suddenly and only have the option of a walk-in,” Herbert said. Once the “Reason(s) for Visit” section has been filled out, students will be directed to a calendar where they can choose a date. The calendar is relatively intuitive — available days are in black and those not available are in red. The health center is closed on the weekends. A f ter choosing the appointment date, the page will display a list of appointments for that day with varying times, clinics and physicians to choose from. Now you have officially finished scheduling an appointment through McKinley. You can cancel your appointment anytime back on the home page. Make sure to also check the MyMcKinley page at least once before the day of the appointment for any possible updates. jaredde2@dailyillini.com
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False dichotomy sits at center of fat shaming debate ANDREW PROZOROVSKY COLUMNIST
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at shaming is almost as large of an epidemic as the obesity it targets. It is a prevalent phenomenon that demeans those on the principle of personal responsibility. Overall, Americans are divided on treatment of overweight people. The “fat acceptance” movement believes genetics dictate one’s metabolism and body type; therefore, weight is less controllable than the prevailing sentiment would suggest. The opposition contends one’s weight is a reflection of their personal choices, and it is not healthy for society to prop up “unhealthy” people as role models by normalizing their lifestyles. Studies show both genes and lifestyle influence one’s weight, but studies also maintain neither genes nor lifestyle can be wholly to blame for obesity. Therefore, both sides are looking at this issue the wrong way. In Europe, one observes a mystifying lack of overweight people. However, Europeans make the same rational choices as Americans and do not differ in genetics so greatly as to explain the void of overweight people. Therefore, the disparity must be
engendered by a third variable seldom blamed for obesity rates: culture. This debate has been framed as a false dichotomy. But the truth is the environment — America’s food and transportation cultures — is the true culprit. Americans are products of their environment, so it is time America wakes up and demands the environment change. It is simply more difficult to stay skinny in the U.S. than it is in Europe. An American who utilizes a daily gym membership may still be more overweight than a European who does not veer from their daily routine to purposefully exercise. It’s not for a lack of trying, and it’s not for genetics; it’s for apathy toward a shoddy culture that requires an overhaul. Food culture in America is completely backward. The government subsidizes meat, cheese, and corn heavily which studies suggest make us fatter. American food is processed to an excessive degree and loaded up with an immoderate amount of sugar. The U.K. also has a growing obesity rate. U.K. citizens aren’t becoming lazier by the day and making worse personal choices; food is becoming more processed, further suggesting cultural norms shoulder much of the blame. Dieting is crucial but is difficult in America, especially
when not affluent. While most of the problem certainly lies with lower-quality food that is nearly inescapable in American supermarkets, America’s tendency to drive everywhere inexorably contributes to high obesity rates as well. Long commutes present in America are just not in Europe. Europeans bike and walk significantly more than Americans do. Sure, America’s vastness and suburbs make long commutes difficult to eradicate, but some lessons can certainly be learned from elsewhere. Bike lanes and congestion taxes would help to encourage Americans to integrate daily exercise into their normal routine. Some European workplaces even have showers so bikers can work while remaining hygienic. Blaming American food culture is imperative because of misdirected anger. If Americans felt as personally affronted by government encouraging low-quality food as they do by fat people for existing, government reform would have been done yesterday. People are great at identifying the problem correctly: America has a high obesity rate. But people are not using critical thinking skills to ascertain the root cause of the issue and propose a solution.
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A student unlocks his bike next to Wright Street on Oct. 26. Columnist Andrew argues the existing dichotomy in the fat shaming debate is a fallacy and proposes a third cause: American culture. Bicycling is a great way to offset the sedentary lifestyle.
In accepting a high obesity rate, Americans allow food producers to continue producing the same low-quality garbage without any accountability. In fat shaming those who are overweight, Americans accomplish the same thing. In addition, fat shaming is ignorant to the intricacies of the victims’ lives, to the existence of food deserts and to the danger of biking or jogging outside in unsafe neighborhoods. Every time someone looks at a fat person and says, “Go to the gym, and eat more vegetables,” Perdue and Tyson
Foods celebrate. They’ve succeeded in avoiding any blame for high obesity rates as they watch average Americans bicker over a false dichotomy. No one thinks to censure the limited options that strangle the American consumer like a boa constrictor. In fact, it is the same society that foists unhealthy food upon its people that has conditioned them to associate any weight gains with personal irresponsibility. If an overweight person in America could make the same daily decisions in Europe and be skinny, it is
unfair to expect the overweight American to spend more time exercising and more money dieting. At the end of the day, personal responsibility cannot be avoided for our weight. But when people make rational and economical decisions for themselves and end up overweight, it is an institutionalized culture problem which must be changed. Andrew is a sophomore in LAS. atp4@dailyillini.com
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Emancipation loophole proves need for change in admissions KYRA SADOVI ASSISTANT OPINIONS EDITOR
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ealthy families of University students have been exploiting a legal loophole to make instate tuition even cheaper at the expense of all other Illinois students and taxpayers. In mid-July, ProPublica reported dozens, if not more, of affluent families have been encouraging their children to emancipate themselves from their parents before they turn 18 — a legal process which declares children are no longer dependents of their parents and parents are no longer the legal guardians of their children. The process manipulates students’ FAFSA applications to show they have virtually no income and no support from their families, thereby guaranteeing them more student aid. The scandal has caused strong and immediate ire over the summer, as well it should be. Not only did Illinois residents find out they’ve been subsidizing the higher education of wealthy kids, but the story was published by the national media, making Illinois yet again the butt of jokes about corruption and ineffectual government. But as we move forward as a state to fix this oversight, we have to make sure we keep in mind what this “loophole” was meant to do. The purpose of the emancipation process was to allow students with abusive families to separate themselves and their
finances from anyone at home who might pose a danger to their savings for college; this is obviously not the only scenario this has been used for. Imagine, for example, having a parent who cannot be trusted to control a child’s finances — either because of a substance abuse problem, an emotionally abusive parental relationship or some other externality. That child should be able to emancipate themselves from their parent to not only ensure they are the sole custodian of their finances but to make sure the income of a parent who won’t be financially supportive during college won’t be counted against them by the FAFSA they fill out. The system is not rigged; it’s just been corrupted. The real culprit of this hoax is wealthy Illinois families, yet again taking advantage of systems not meant to benefit them. Those offenders should be punished and prevented from committing the same crime in the future. But this loophole can’t be closed without remedy — that would leave many Illinois students, like in the above example, in the dark. Instead, state legislators need to take a good, hard look at what Illinois students of different backgrounds need to succeed in our state’s education system. Two public Illinois universities wound up on the list of the 50 most expensive state schools in the country. Many top public high school graduates get better financial aid packages from public and private colleges in other states, exacerbating
the already painful exodus of human capital from the land of Lincoln. The mounting student debt crisis affects Illinois residents directly, as our state shoulders more student debt than more than half of all other states in the country. The hemorrhage of workers, the rising cost of living and education, the painful debt diminishing Illinois consumers’ economic freedom, the corruption by wealthy Illinois families — these are all symptoms of a larger problem in our state. We don’t allocate resources in an equitable way. That misallocation results in a pay-to-play culture driven by desperation to circumvent the rules and, of course, by greed and privilege. Ensuring rich Illinois residents pay their fair share is a step in the right direction. But we can’t punish workingclass Illinoisians for the sins of the privileged — that would just worsen the resource allocation crisis and make the already-rampant inequality in our state even more serious. We need to close this loophole, ensure affluent Illinois residents are helping to subsidize the tuitions of working- and middle-class students, not the other way around, and go further to make higher education more accessible to first-generation and low-income students. In short, we need to promote equity in our state and right this crooked system. The wealthy should be made to pay their good fortune forward, not drain our state’s already strapped resources. Kyra is a junior in LAS.
f you ever feel locked up in your dorm room or are at one of the old, wooden desks at Grainger Eng ineer ing Libra r y studying to no end, stop right there. That long essay can wait. You won’t hurt a presentation’s feelings if you leave it alone for a while. And that upcoming exam, well, forget about it. Give your brain a rest from its continuous stress for a short time. W hen not thinking about school, which rarely occurs to most students here at the University, you should take your mind on a small vacation. You don’t even have to go far; it can start right here. Campus and the surrounding town offer endless possibilities of activities for students to do in their free time. You just have to find the one that suits your interests. If you haven’t already done so, sign yourself up for a RSO. There are hun-
dreds of options like skydiving, baking, real-life Quidditch and even squirrel watching. Wherever your tastes may reside, you will more than likely find something to your liking. Join Illini Pride and become a part of one of the largest fan clubs in college sports. You don’t have to be into sports to join. Grab some friends, and go cheer on your fellow Illini athletes to victory at the next game. Don’t forget to say, “Oskee Wow Wow!” The best part about joining groups like these is they will open you up to new opportunities you never knew existed. You might even find yourself a new hobby, and if nothing else, you will certainly meet people on campus who share a common interest with you. Who knows? They might become friends for life. Explore all of the buildings and other attractions around Campustow n. Take part in a Japanese tea ceremony at the Japan House. Visit a building you have never stepped foot in before to see what’s hiding behind its doors. Wander
through the Main Stacks and lose yourself in millions of books. No matter where it is, there’s always an attraction on campus that will make your time here at the University even more memorable. College doesn’t last forever. Don’t let great experiences pass by as you cram for the next exam. Academics are important no doubt, but creating a balance between fun and your studies will make your college years more enjoyable. You don’t want to look back in 20 years and remember all of the exams you took in school. You want to remember all of the fun things you did, the places you explored and the friends you made at one of the best universities in the country. So get out there and explore the wonderful world that is the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. You won’t regret it. Noah is a sophomore in LAS. noahen2@dailyillini.com
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Beason out for season injury. As opposed to high school, Beason was learning the value of watching film to improve in every area possible. “In high school I (didn’t) watch a lot of film, so (I’ve been) watching film and finding ways I can get better,” Beason said at Training Camp Media Day. A lthough he played receiver his senior year of high school, Beason was spending fall camp making the transition to the other side of the ball. While many may have envisioned Beason and fellow freshman Isaiah Williams combing for touchdowns on the offensive side of the ball when they committed, Beason felt his physical gifts were more suited for defense. “I felt it would be better for me moving forward,” Beason said. “I’m a tall corner, I got good length and I’m very fast.” Furthermore, Beason felt his experience as a receiver
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Illinois rugby team runs two-on-one drills on the South Quad Thursday. The Illinois rugby team is seeing a rise in popularity, however, a larger team copes with more challenges.
Club team gets program makeover JJ KIM ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
As the clock strikes noon, chimes of the McFarland Memorial Bell Tower in the South Quad ring to signal the end of the first preseason training session of the day for the Illinois rugby team. It’s still a new process to adjust to, as the team experiences its first year having a preseason training schedule, run by a first-year head coach. But the goal always remains the same: solidifying themselves as a topthree team in the Big Ten. With conflicting schedules and a shortage of players in years past, organizing a consistent practice schedule before the season never worked out. This year, however, things took a turn for the better. “I was expecting fully to get 15-20 people out here this preseason,” said team president Max Spiritos. “We have 30 people who are rotating in and out because they have to move-in or have jobs; but we’re having a good 30-35 people coming to practice, and that is awesome. We usually don’t get those numbers during the season, especially toward the end. “In the past, the team hasn’t always been this committed,” Spiritos said. “It was more of a social commitment to playing rugby on the side. Since I’ve been here with our old coach David Petty and then now Joey Rasmus, they’ve definitely been drilling to get to this more competitive nature. We’re all taking it in stride and really wanting to be that better team we can be.” Joey Rasmus, a former rugby player himself, is tasked with maintain-
ing the upward trend the team has been experiencing recently. He has plenty to work on as the team added an influx of new players with varying levels of experience. Rasmus credits the steady rise in numbers to the mounting popularity of the sport and Illinois’s prestige in the rugby world. “Well, it’s the fastest growing team sport in the country,” Rasmus said. “Since the professional era, and since D1-A became a thing, we actually just became ranked for the first time in the country this past spring at 39th in the country. “We’re the only D1-A university program in the state of Illinois,” Rasmus said. “So for kids in the Midwest, we’re one of the only options they have if they want to go after a professional contract. I think we had seven or eight guys come in this year and have been out at camp specifically looking to play rugby who played in high school and are looking to play at a higher level.” As the second full-time head coach in the team’s history, Rasmus focuses solely on the tactics of the game and getting the team ready for game day. He coaches players who have their eyes set on professional rugby and those who have never even played the sport before. Additionally, Rasmus inherits a young roster who require both mentoring and time for development. Either way, Rasmus is excited to lay the foundations of what he and the team hopes is the beginning of a long era of conference supremacy. “It’s just laying the groundwork for a really suc-
cessful program that hopefully turns into a dynasty,” Rasmus said. The team will rely on the handful of veterans to answer the call for a leader and continue to build on the steady progress made during the preseason. Senior players like Chris Royer are already taking measures to counteract the excess youth on the team. “Right now I feel like the team is really young, and that’s a challenge for us,” Royer said. “But obviously, that’s going to change in the future, the more guys that stick with it, the better we’re going to be in the future … there’s not too many seniors because we didn’t have that strong culture that kept guys in the past. Over the past couple of years we’ve built (the culture), and now we’re pretty strong with it.” The executive board, made up of players like Spiritos, handle the logistical side for the team such as traveling, lodging and schedules. The majority of the team’s capital comes from dues paid by the players, but with a growing team comes more obstacles. Since rugby isn’t an official Illinois sport, meeting basic necessities like having a field to practice on is an uphill battle. “Obviously we don’t have access to our own field due to the football team practicing there during the offseason,” Spiritos said. “That’s kind of tough on morale because we can’t go out and play until the second week of school.” Such is the life of a nonfunded University team. With their first game on Sept. 7 at Lindenwood Belleville, followed by six Big Ten games, the team’s abil-
ity to face adversity will be tested early, but the players aren’t worried. “We have really high expectations for this season. In the past it’s sort of been a lackadaisical, but we’ve turned that around in the past couple of years. This is our first time doing preseason, and we have more numbers than we would at a first practice.” Royer said. Both the players and coaches continue to rely on the brotherhood that has developed over the past few years. “We’ve got one of the tightest knit groups, one of the best cultures in the Big Ten,” Rasmus said. “That’s something that the other coaches in the Big Ten seem to harp on is that our guys seem close as they push themselves for each other a lot harder than other clubs.” It seems several nonfunded Illinois teams such as the rugby team, the men’s club volleyball team and the esports teams on campus are highly successful organizations, yet they don’t receive the same pomp and circumstance as official school sports do. A common theme among them is a desire for the opportunity to show how entertaining their sports can be compared to the major varsity sports. “We’d love to have more support from the students.,” Rasmus said. “If any of them can make it to a game, these boys work hard day in and day out. They train at the same levels that varsity athletes do, and it’s a really fun game to watch. I think students would really enjoy it.” @JJKimSports jjk7@dailyillini.com
When his letter came on signing day 2019, the Illinois coaching staff could finally rejoice as highly coveted athlete Marquez Beason officially joined the football program. For a defense that was one of the worst in college football in 2018, the opportunity to insert Beason’s speed, athleticism and ball skills into the Illini secondary was a tantalizing prospect. Unfortunately for Illinois, the freshman suffered a knee injury in fall camp which will cause him to miss the entire 2019 season, Lovie Smith officially announced Aug. 19. Expected to join a defensive-back room in need of depth, Beason would have likely started or at least been in the rotation alongside juniors Tony Adams and Nate Hobbs. The four-star recruit out of the Dallas-Fort Worth area was adapting to every aspect of the college game prior to the
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Illini prepare for fall campaign after Final Four loss in NCAA tournament GABBY HAJDUK STAFF WRITER
After a heartbreaking loss in the Final Four to end Illinois volleyball’s best season since 2011, the Illini are ready for new beginnings. With a new team and head coach Chris Tamas entering his third season at Illinois, the Illini are continuing to get better each day. “We’re just really looking to improve, and that’s really been the goal since I’ve been here, just to make sure it’s one day at a time,” Tamas said. “I’m proud of the work they’ve been putting in and that’s what we want to continue to see.” With high expectations and goals to return to the Final Four, senior outside hitter Jacqueline Quade also repeated the phrase ‘one day at a time’ when discussing how the team is approaching this season.
Quade was one of the three Illini who traveled to Japan this summer to compete in a different environment. Sophomore transfer Mica Allison accompanied Quade on the U.S. Women’s Collegiate National Team. The pair said getting to play together outside of the Illinois team strengthened their relationship on and off the court. Freshman middle blocker Rylee Hinton also explored Japan this summer with the Big Ten Foreign Tour team. Hinton said the different style of play used in Japan helped her learn more about her own game and ability to compete with different offensive styles. While Quade has earned her spot as a starter through her breakout season last year, Hinton and Allison are in the midst of battling for a starting spot in their respective positions.
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Illinois outside hitter Jacqueline Quade (7) points to setter Jordyn Poulter (1) after scoring a kill during the match against Nebraska in the Final Four of the NCAA tournament at the Target Center on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Nebraska defeated Illinois 3-2.
Hinton has been competing with fellow freshmen Kyla Swanson and Kennedy Collins for the middle blocker position behind senior Ashlyn Fleming. While the battle has been tough, Hinton wanted to be challenged at the collegiate level and believes it has given her mental toughness. Freshman Ellie Holz-
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has helped both her, Bruder and Brown improve. “It’s important we have competition everyday,” Allison said. “It’s not getting easier, and it won’t. I know we respect each other a lot, and we’re both fighting hard for this position. I’m going to be happy for either of us either way. We’re on the same team, we’re not enemies.” In agreeance with Hinton and Allison, Tamas believes the level of healthy competition within the team has created a lot of room for growth and improvement as the Illini head into the 2019 season. “If you always have that pressure, that intensity, on your level of play and your under the microscope, you get used to it,” Tamas said. “We play in a conference that’s really tough and in an environment with three, four, five, six thousand people, so you’re going to have to
do it in front of those people too.” While the freshmen are making an immediate impact, senior like Quade, Fleming, defensive specialist Caroline Welsh, and outside hitter Beth Prince will contribute veteran experience that should create a dynamic team. The Illini are continuing to search for that perfect balance in the lineup with less than a week until their season-opener at Tennessee. However, Tamas and his staff will have gotten a good look at the team’s ability at the Orange vs. Blue scrimmage over the weekend. After their first match in Tennessee on Friday, the Illini will open their home season at Huff Hall on Sunday afternoon against the Vols. @gabby_h11 ghajduk2@dailyillini.com
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Journey toward kickoff 2019: Offseason notebook JARED FARMER STAFF WRITER
A New Face at Quarterback
Lovie Smith answered one of Illini Football’s biggest offseason questions by naming redshirt junior Brandon Peters as the starting quarterback for week one. Both redshirt freshman Matt Robinson and true freshman Isaiah Williams showed flashes of brilliance, but it became a clear choice to name the Michigan transfer for the starting spot. In four games at Michigan, Peters proved capable of guiding the Wolverines to some Big Ten wins, and the Illini are anticipating even more success as their starter. Peters comes in with a much more talented supporting cast than last year’s starting QB AJ Bush. The Illini sport a veteran offensive line as well as six running backs, giving Peters plenty of room to rely on the running game and take advantage of one-on-one situations in the passing game. As for Williams, although Rod Smith remains committed to him being Illinois’ quarterback of the future and he showed plenty of promise during training camp, he still has room to grow as a passer. Both Peters and Robinson had better training camps, and for now, it’s likely that Robinson will be Illinois’ primary backup, but Williams may see playing time very soon. For now, the starting spot belongs to Peters, but the rotation at quarterback can very well change throughout the course of Big Ten play.
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The players got their first look at the 107,650-square foot, $79.2 million Henry Dale and Betty Smith Football Center early last week. The facility includes a: massive locker room, game room, recruiting lounge, strength and con-
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ditioning complex, NFL alumni locker room, nutrition center, state-of-theart sports medicine suite, a rooftop terrace with an outdoor kitchen, mini-golf course, bowling alley, barbershop, revamped position rooms and the Levenick Auditorium, giving the team a view over the practice field, Memorial Stadium and State Farm Center. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the players were elated to check out their new facility. Illini Football’s social media channels were full of happy faces Sunday. For Lovie and the rest of the coaching staff, it was a “different day for Illinois football.” The timing of the facility opening and the symbolism behind it wasn’t lost either. Despite the team’s struggles over the last few seasons, there’s optimism in the Illinois locker room that the future is getting brighter. Having alumni
and fans standing behind the team and donating money towards the new facility sends a clear message from the Illini faithful. They feel the tides are changing too and were willing to put the money where their mouths are.
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BEASON would give him an advantage at getting his hands on the ball and causing turnovers. “My ball skills, they’re very good, just reading the quarterback,” Beason said. For Illinois, the loss of Beason adds to the growing list of players who were expected to be a part of the 2019 team that will not take the field in orange and blue this fall. The loss of talent began when Miami transfer Jeff Thomas backed out of his signing in favor of returning to Coral Gables in January, which was coupled with fellow transfer receiver A.D. Miller following suit to return to Oklahoma soon after. In April, Georgia tight end transfer Luke Ford was denied a waiver of immediate eligibility by the NCAA, which sparked a national upheaval on social media. Despite choosing to join the home state Illini to be closer to a sick relative,
Ford was deemed ineligible for 2019. The decision seemed a curious one given his own teammate, Justin Fields, was given a waiver to play right away at Ohio State despite transferring away from his home state for a reason that, at least from the outside, seemed motivated by nothing more than playing time. And in May, budding defensive tackle Bobby Roundtree suffered a serious pool-related accident that will leave him out for 2019 and possibly beyond. Though this year’s Illini are undoubtedly Lovie Smith’s most talented team since he took over in 2016, the thought of how Illinois’ season could have turned out had these players along with numerous other transfers and dismissals been in the fold is one that many will ponder over the course of the season. @MilesP_H milesp2@dailyillini.com
since 2009, and he received offers from other programs such as Texas A&M, LSU and Ohio State. As a senior last year, he led Duncanville to a runner-up finish in the 2018 6A Division state title game after the team earned a 14-1 record. Coming into the season, Beason was expected to be a key piece in the depth chart for the cornerbacks, and was projected to play behind starters Nate Hobbs and Quan Martin. Now with Beason out for the season, the Illini will look to fill that spot by leaning on players like junior Nick Walker and freshman Devon Witherspoon, the latter of whom was a late addition that arrived during training camp.
Freshman cornerback Marquez Beason was carted off the practice field near the end of training camp. He’s had a brace on his right knee and has been getting around on crutches ever since. Last Monday, Smith announced that Beason, a four-star recruit from Duncanville, Texas, will undergo season-ending knee surgery in the near future. He was the No. 91 recruit in the nation by ESPN, and the No. 108 recruit by both @Jaredefarmer 247Sports and Rivals when jaredef@dailyillini.com he committed to Illinois back in December 2018. Beason was considered to be Illinois’ best recruit
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He’s one of the fastest Illini in the history of Illinois men’s track and field program, and over the summer sprinter. Devin Quinn competed against some of the best sprinters in the nation at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Cha mpionships. Last spring, Quinn finished up his time as an Illini by dashing his way into the
record-books; during the outdoor season, he both set and reset the school record in the 200-meter dash and broke both the Illinois and Big Ten record in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.0, edging out former Illini Andrew Riley’s record time of 10.02. Quinn ended his outdoor season at the NCAA Track and Field Championships, where he placed seventh in the 100-meter and earned First-Team
A ll-A merica n honors. This season set Quinn up for his first USATF appearance on July 25, as he ran in the 100-meter preliminary heat. Clocking in a time of 10.56, Quinn missed the cut to advance to the next qualifier and later ran in a 200-meter preliminary on Saturday where he finished with a time of 21.10. Quinn’s performance at the U.S. Championships followed his first professional meet, which took place in Laus-
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wood and David Kendziera both took fifth place in the discus final and 400-meter hurdles, respectively. Wells cleared each of his attempts in the High Jump final at 2.11, 2.16, 2.21 and 2.24 meters without a miss — a performance track and field head coach Mike Turk complimented. “ I wa s ex t remely impressed that he was clear with no misses up through 2.24 meters,” Turk said per FightingIllini.com. “It was
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Summer success sets tone for fall seasons RACHEL SPENCER ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
There was a lot to get excited about last spring for Illini fans — and the excitement continued into the summer months with notable nationals appearances for many Illini and offseason moments. But there’s even more to look forward to this fall: Illinois football kicks off their season on Saturday at Memorial Stadium, marking head coach Lovie Smith’s fourth season at the helm of the program. Through this photo essay, The Daily Illini Sports highlights some of the best moments of the spring and summer and what to watch in the fall.
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Junior Tailon Leitzsey receives a pass at Memorial Stadium during spring training. The Illini are preparing once more for a season of improvements with a promising recruiting class.
Andy Fisher throws a pitch during Illinois’ game against Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament at TD Ameritrade Park on May 23. Fisher signed with the Cinncinati Reds in June and was named MiLB pitcher of the month in July for his 0.36 ERA with the Red’s Rookie and Class A minor league teams.
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Illinois head coach Lovie Smith speaks at Big Ten Football Media Days on July 18. Smith highlighted plans for offensive and defensive team improvement facing the pressure of a losing record.
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Senior Aleks Kovacevic advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Ursula Beck Pro Tennis Classic from July 29-Aug. 4, but he fell to Santiago Fa Rodriguez. Kovacevic became the third Illini ever to reach the singles semifinals at the NCAA Championship last spring.
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Senior Zeke Clark won his opening round singles match at the Edwardsville Futures presented by the EGHM Foundation on Aug. 7, besting Errol Smith 6-4, 7-6 (7-4). Clark received First-Team All-Big Ten honors during the 2019 season after going 8-1 in conference singles play.
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buzz factor: It’s difficult to explain to someone what home means to you, and it’s even harder to explain what it means to leave it to someone who has never had to leave their own. The beginning of “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” takes audiences through different places people live within San Francisco — cars but also rooms width of two shoulders like the one our main characters Jimmie and Monty share like mice in a shoebox. When the couple living in the house Jimmie’s family used to own gets pushed out over a familial conflict, Jimmie and Monty break in and begin squatting in the home Jimmie grew up in. They start speaking once they are inside, and the joy of finding it empty and vacated falls over them. “We could throw parties.” “You could put on one of your plays.” “We can yell,” the characters say to each other, having dreamed their entire adult lives of having a place they can call home. Looming over the story of Jimmie and Monty is the story of black San Francisco, a city growing less diverse as it grows into the 21st century. The people who’ve known it as a home are being priced out, evicted and forced to move to its outskirts where neighborhoods are bulldozed and gentrified. Landlords would rather burn their own property than continue housing people who have lived there long enough for it to still be protected by rent controls. Under an economic system that views homes and neighborhoods simply as commodities, it’s difficult to be a sentimental person. That’s what “The Last Black Man in San Fran-
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Jimmie Fails wrote the screenplay and stars as himself in “The Last Black Man in San Francisco.” The film focuses on black communities in San Francisco in the 21st century.
cisco” is: a movie dedicated to sentimentality. It is a chokingly poignant tribute to the places we call home. Jimmie’s love for a city that brutalizes him and throws his people on the street never has to be explained; it’s his home, and that’s enough. To call the film a protest against gentrification is true, but it is also reductive. It’s about the homes, people and places and the ties between them. When Jimmie and Monty face the conflicts inherent in living in a home that isn’t legally theirs, they must learn to let go of sentimentality and realize a man is more than his memories and the places he grew up in. It’s about what it means to love home and also what it means to hate home. Toward the end of the film, Jimmie overhears two white women on the bus complaining about the
city and telling each other how they should move to Los Angeles. Jimmie stops them to say, “You don’t get to hate this city.” When they tell him he can’t tell them what and what not to hate, he asks them if they love the city. “You don’t get to hate it unless you love it,” he says. Jimmie Fails wrote the screenplay and plays himself in his first cinematic venture, which is nothing less than a roaring success. It is one of the few movies of its type that doesn’t lose everything about itself in trying to be subtle and profound, a movie wide and simultaneously precise in its scope. It is the best work of art to articulate the meaning of home and our ties to the objects of our lives since Naipaul wrote “A House for Mr. Biswas.” Joe Talbot directs. nskumar@readbuzz.com
9 a.m.-5 p.m. The University of Illinois Rare Book & Manuscript Library, 346 Main Library 1408 W. Gregory Dr., Urbana Free The tools used by writers to commit their thoughts and ideas into a tangible form have evolved over the course of centuries. From writing on parchment with quills to paper and pens all the way to the processors of the digital world, writing is an integral part of cultural communication. On display in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library are the highlights of this progression, featuring the typewriters of Hugh Hefner and Roger Ebert.
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8 p.m. Rose Bowl Tavern, 106 N. Race St., Urbana Free Every Monday, an open jam, an open mic and a good old fashioned hang all meet at The Rose Bowl Tavern in downtown Urbana. Free popcorn, cold beverages and good people will be present. Bring your own food. This event is hosted by Emily McKown and Dustin Norder.
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6 p.m. Common Ground Food Co-operative, 300 S. Broadway Ave. #166, Urbana Free This class series will showcase healthy recipes, featuring in-season local foods and farmers market budget tricks. This month, Common Ground will share multiple ways to use a variety of local tomatoes and local peppers. The class will be led by Sarah Buckman, co-op owner and staff member.
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Welcome back to buzz! This year, we’ll be your guide to all things popular culture in Champaign-Urbana and beyond, with tips on what to watch, what to listen to, where to eat and where to go. This summer, the buzz staff was on hand to capture some of the most exciting events in music. Here are some of the most memorable moments from Pitchfork Music Festival 2019 in downtown Chicago. A three-day music festival hosted at Union Park, Pitchfork is known for its unique lineups. If you want to read the full reviews, head on over to readbuzz.com.
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JPEGMAFIA performs a high energy set at Pitchfork 2019. A Baltimore native, the 29-year-old rapper is expected to release his latest album this fall. BY JILLIAN LITTLE ASSISTANT BUZZ EDITOR
JPEGMAFIA was easily my favorite set of the day on Saturday. People came in with high expectations, and those expectations were met. On his studio album, “Veteran,” his voice is relatively
chill and sounds like any other rap artist. During his live shows, everything goes out the door. During his set at the festival, he said to the crowd: “The biggest mistake Pitchfork made was giving me a live mic.” It was really scary when he opened his mouth for the
first time to rap as he literally screamed the words and jumped around the stage. He took multiple smoke breaks, asked for “a strong caucasian man” to lean on during the performance of two songs and crowd surfed for every other song. Of course, the moshing
proved to be the most explosive of the festival by far, and peaked in chaos during “Thug Tears.” After he finished, people were leaving with their pant legs completely drenched in muddy water. jel3@readbuzz.com
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Earl Sweatshirt looks into the crowd between songs on day one of Pitchfork 2019. BY KATIE POWERS BUZZ EDITOR
born rapper ended a few minutes early as a result of the weather, he managed to perform 22 songs, including a handful from his third studio album released in 2018, “Some Rap Songs.”
Even while dealing with oppressive heat on Friday, Earl Sweatshirt offered diehard fans and new ears alike a set that felt distinctly human, yet remained highly energetic. Although the Chicago- kmp2@readbuzz.com
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Despite threats of bad weather, Jeremih sings to the crowd at Pitchfork 2019. His voice live sounds similar to his recordings.
Charli XCX shows off her impressive stage presence at Pitchfork 2019. The pop singer performed on the last day of Pitchfork.
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recordings of his songs. I wave my hat to Jeremih for holding down a beautiful singing voice. Not just for a few years, but for over a decade now.
A short set of five songs was all Jeremih needed. His voice was surprising as most of our group assumed the worst. Instead, he sounded almost exactly like the way he sounds in the studio jel3@readbuzz.com
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To bring some spirit to day three of Pitchfork before Robyn finished everything off for the evening, audiences got an energetic performance from Charli XCX. There were certain parts of the set where she enacted some weird vocal-
izations; this left some of the crowd puzzled, with some festival-goers even cracking a laugh. It was also pretty apparent her voice was altered heavily with autotune, and she lip-synced for some songs. But we’ll give Charli a free pass though, because you could tell she was having the time of her life. It’s
also extremely difficult to sing and go absolutely nuts onstage and, at specific times, offstage. The fact she wasn’t completely out of breath is amazing and is the reason why she’s one of the best female pop artists in my book. jel3@readbuzz.com
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