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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

The Daily Illini
Students enter Joe's Brewery during Unoffical on March 1, 2019.

Joe’s announces closure after University ramps up COVID-19 discipline

By Samantha Boyle, Managing Editor for Reporting • September 2, 2020
University officials, public health officials and student government representatives gathered Wednesday afternoon to discuss the recent spike in on-campus COVID-19 cases.

University attributes spike in COVID-19 cases to illegal student behavior

By Ethan Simmons and Heather Robinson • September 2, 2020
Students socialize on the Main Quad as Foellinger Auditorium stands prominently in the background on Saturday evening.

University ramps up COVID-19 discipline after rise in campus positivity rate

By Heather Robinson, Assistant Daytime News Editor • September 2, 2020
Students stand in line to be tested at the Stanley Illini Grove COVID-19 testing tent on Wednesday. 182,060 saliva tests have been administered since the beginning of on campus testing.

University confirms 1,013 new cases of COVID-19 since move-in; 230 on Monday

By Heather Robinson, Assistant Daytime News Editor • August 31, 2020
Protesters stand outside UI System President Timothy Killeen’s house after marching from the Main Quad. The participating University students and staff protested to demand hazard pay for frontline workers and reduced tuition among other things on Saturday.

Frontline workers protest University reopening at UI President’s house

By Ethan Simmons, News Editor • August 31, 2020
A student enters the COVID-19 testing tent located outside the National Center for Supercomputing on Sunday. This site will be one of the eight open on Labor Day.

University to change testing schedule for Labor Day

By Ethan Simmons, News Editor • August 31, 2020
A student walks past the Foellinger Auditorium COVID-19 testing tent on the Main Quad on Aug. 21. According to a Massmail sent on Thursday, students will be granted building access from the time they receive a negative test result until 11:59 p.m. on the fourth day after they take the test.

University recommends weekend testing for students

By Aliza Majid, Staff Writer • August 31, 2020
Students wait in line outside of a University coronavirus testing site. Most of the University’s testing locations were closed the weekend of move-in and lines spilled into the next week.

Students experience long testing lines

By Diana Anghel, Assistant News Editor • August 31, 2020
A student arrives at a university coronavirus testing site located outside of Foellinger Auditorium on Aug. 21.

Testing update: 280 campus cases of COVID-19 identified from move-in week

By Ethan Simmons, News Editor • August 30, 2020
A group of students wearing masks walks through the Main Quad on Friday. Tuesday marked Champaign County’s largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases.

University releases COVID-19 dashboard: 408 positive tests in 8 days

By Ethan Simmons, News Editor • August 27, 2020
The entrance to the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on March 13, 2019. the Krannert Art Museum opened a new exhibit on Nov. 5 entitled “Bea Nettles: Harvest of Memory

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts closed to public, open to students this fall

By Aliza Majid, Staff Writer • August 27, 2020
The northern entryway to Weston Hall rests quietly on Wednesday morning. Some of the students in quarantine are currently residing in the northeast section of the first floor of Weston Hall.

Eighty UI students isolate, quarantine in special rooms

By Ethan Simmons, News Editor • August 27, 2020
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