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The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

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University News
UI student wins Churchill Scholarship
By Anna Ceja, Assistant News Editor
UI professor selected as new executive director, CEO of Discovery Partners Institute
By Anna Ceja, Assistant News Editor
University Admin
UI encourages remote meetings Monday, does not cancel classes
By Alex Murphy, Staff Writer
Board of Trustees approves tuition, fees, housing rate increases
By Macy Medendorp, Staff Writer
News
The Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States named David Balut, a senior in Engineering, as a recipient of the prestigious Churchill Scholarship. The scholarship will allow him to work alongside Trinity College fellow professor Claudio Castelnovo at Cambridge University.
UI student wins Churchill Scholarship
By Anna Ceja, Assistant News Editor • Feb 3, 2026
Top Story
A student scrolls on Tinder, a massive platform for online dating.
Opinion | Dating apps turn courtship into attention economy
By Raphael Ranola, Columnist
Top Photo
At the IDEA Lab in the Grainger Library basement, the Illini Magic Society is hosts a weekly meeting. Eric Fang, society member, is shuffling cards, demonstrating a classic force.
UI students reveal where the magic happens
Features
Camille Hutchinson, freshman in AHS, practices a figure skating routine at the Ice Arena on Feb. 3. The Illinois Intercollegiate Figure Skating team practices at the facility three times per week.
Intercollegiate skating builds talented skaters, team bonds
By Jordan Fikis, Staff Writer • Jan 29, 2026
A crushed can lays littered on a cement ledge across from the campus bar KAMS on Nov. 20.
Campus bartenders: UI students who ace exams and your cocktail order
By Giuliana Means, Staff Writer • Jan 27, 2026
Green Street’s growing Asian food scene
By Saanvi Mantha, Contributing Writer • Jan 26, 2026
Astrobiology Club connects life between Earth, space
By Calissa Stevens and Gibson Asselmeier • Jan 25, 2026
Jazz Explorations wraps January residency with spontaneity, trust
By Olivia Dvorak, Senior Arts & Entertainment Reporter • Jan 24, 2026
Opinions
Opinion | ICE’s mistake: Invading Minnesota in winter
By Grace Douglas, Senior Columnist • Feb 3, 2026
Opinion | Doing ‘nothing’ is productive, too
By Zaynab Chida, Columnist
Opinion | Dear Greenland, we apologize for the imperialism
By Aaron Anastos, Senior Columnist
Satire | Invest in Scout’s nuclear microwave 
By Campus Scout
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Bad Bunny triumphs, Kendrick Lamar reclaims victory at 68th Grammy Awards
By Olivia Dvorak, Senior Art & Entertainment Reporter
Guido Sánchez-Portuguez serenades Champaign Public Library
By Zoe Kidd, Staff Writer
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Review | ‘No Other Choice’ amusingly redefines job hunting
By Sonali Khanna, Staff Writer
Oscar nominations set competitive awards race
By Blake Moore, Staff Writer
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Latest Men's Basketball
Freshman guard Keaton Wagler dribbles the ball while defended in Illinois’ win over Washington on Jan. 29.
Player grades, notes from No. 5 Illinois’ top 10 victory over No. 9 Nebraska
By Evy York, Senior Sports Reporter • Feb 2, 2026
Sports
Junior pole vaulter Cody Johnston attempts his fourth jump on the third day of the Fighting Illini Challenge and Combined Events at the Armory on Jan. 24.
Yeboah, Johnston break records in Arkansas
By Kacper Rajwa, Contributing Writer • Feb 2, 2026
Breaking down Illinois’ win at No. 25 Washington
By Laura Mendes, Senior Sports Reporter • Feb 1, 2026
No. 9 Illinois gets revenge, knocks out No. 5 Nebraska in Lincoln
By Sahil Mittal, Assistant Sports Editor • Feb 1, 2026
Illinois set to lose Aaron Henry to Notre Dame
By Ben Somerville, Senior Sports Reporter • Feb 1, 2026
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