US deficit suggests impending economic avalanche
By Fred Shoaff, Columnist
February 20, 2019
Filed under Columns, Opinions, Opinions Top Stories, Top Stories
As many of the world economies teeter on the brink of a recession, the richest economy in the world is flirting with stagflation — growing inflation without economic growth — and a trillion-dollar national debt that threatens the global economic expansion. Due to recent tax cuts, military spending an...
Young the Giant captivates Canopy Club
By Erin Cady, Staff Writer
February 20, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Showcase, Top Stories
In cold temperatures and high winds, students, community members and even some out-of-towners queued up in a line that wrapped around the corner of The Canopy Club to see Young the Giant play Tuesday night. Hundreds of people were in line, waiting patiently for their turn to find the perfect spot...
Illini hope to win against Badgers Wednesday
By Gabby Hajduk, Staff writer
February 20, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Top Stories, Women's Sports
Less than three weeks ago, Illinois snapped a nine-game losing streak, earning its second Big Ten win of the season against Wisconsin. Now on a two-game losing streak, the Illini will head to Madison on Wednesday night in an attempt to complete the sweep. Both teams suffered losses on Sunday, with Ill...
Title IX changes impact University students
By Min Cheong Kim, Staff Writer
February 20, 2019
Filed under Life & Culture, Top Stories
The recent Title IX changes proposed by the U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, have critical implications to how sexual assault cases will be handled by universities across the country. The changes are controversial and have been extensively commented upon by concerned citizens online. Title IX of...
VeoRide considers introducing dockless scooters to campus
By The Daily Illini staff report
February 20, 2019
Filed under Around Campus, Champaign-Urbana, News, Top Stories
Following last year’s introduction of its dockless shared bikes, VeoRide is considering the release of its scooters to the University campus. The dockless e-scooters are will be operated on a changeable battery pack to enable 24-hour accessibility and prevent fire risks from unsupervised chargin...
Understand data collection in smart home devices
By Sandhya Sivakumar, Columnist
February 19, 2019
Filed under Columns, Opinions, Top Stories
A recent Bloomberg article details how Amazon and Google are looking to continuously collect data from their respective smart home devices to improve their services. While the hardware companies that actually make those devices, like smart lights or televisions, are pushing back against this move in the n...
Photojournalist Christopher Capozziello discusses inclusion, representation in photography
By The Daily Illini Staff Report
February 19, 2019
Filed under Around Campus, Campus Life, News, Top Stories
Award-winning photojournalist Christopher Capozziello is teaching an eight-week course and presenting his work in a series of events through the George A. Miller Visiting Professors and Scholars Program at the University. Capozziello's visit invites students and faculty to experience his work through...
Parker gets last win at Huff Hall; Illini drop both weekend meets
By Brendyn Jones, Staff writer
February 19, 2019
Filed under Men's Sports, Sports, Top Stories, Wrestling
The No. 20-ranked Illinois wrestling team competed in its last two dual meets of the season this weekend when they traveled to No. 11 Northwestern on Friday and hosted No.1 Penn State on Sunday. The Illini dropped both matchups over the weekend, losing 25-12 against Northwestern and 39-9 against Penn State. ...
AWARE empowers underrepresented technological entrepreneurs
By Shreya Goel, Staff Writer
February 19, 2019
Filed under Business & Tech, Life & Culture, Top Stories
There are new initiatives being instituted within the University's tech community to include people who are underrepresented in the entrepreneurial space. The Advancing Women and Underrepresented Entrepreneurs program aims to help women and underrepresented minorities get closer to achieving their e...
University group analyzes sports betting legalization
By The Daily Illini staff report
February 19, 2019
Filed under Around Campus, News, Showcase, State, Top Stories
Illinois lawmakers are negotiating the legalization of sports gambling. A recent analysis by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute shows the state could benefit from the practice. Frank Manzo from the ILEPI and Robert Bruno from Project for Middle Class Renewal co-authored the report at the Univers...
Underwoods ignore the criticism, appreciate the experience
By Gavin Good, Staff writer
February 18, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports, Top Stories
The State Farm Center was buzzing. Illinois was down three to Rutgers with 2:03 to go in the first half, one game removed from the program’s shocking win over No. 9 Michigan State. Head coach Brad Underwood pulled out stud freshman Ayo Dosunmu, who had two fouls in 16 minutes to go along with nine p...
‘X’ marks the spot: Tree demolitions scheduled
By Samantha Boyle, Assistant News Editor
February 18, 2019
Filed under Around Campus, Campus Life, Champaign-Urbana, News, Showcase, Top Stories
As part of a bigger project to improve mobility in the Champaign-Urbana community, 42 trees from Wright Street and Armory Avenue are marked with large, pink “X”s and are scheduled to be removed. Brent Lewis, University landscape architect, said the Multimodal Corridor Enhancement Project is working ...
