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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

The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini

Students experience new life away from home

Students experience new life away from home

By Yuzhu Liu, Assistant Features Editor September 28, 2022
Students deal with homesickness 6 weeks in

Students deal with homesickness 6 weeks in

By Cecilia Milmoe, Features Editor September 27, 2022
Nick Holonyak, researcher and professor in Engineering, died on Sept. 18. Holonyak is well known for his development of the first visible-spectrum LED light.

LED light innovator Nick Holonyak Jr. dies at 93

By Eden Drajpuch, Contributing Writer September 26, 2022
The C-U community celebrate the ninth annual Oktoberfest on Saturday. The festival featured local brewers and traditional German food.

Ninth Annual C-U Oktoberfest celebrates German culture

By Lillie Salas, Contributing Writer September 26, 2022
New commission to improve Illinois crime labs

New commission to improve Illinois crime labs

By Vivian La, Assistant News Editor September 23, 2022
Grainger research aims for the skies

Grainger research aims for the skies

By Conor Blount, Staff Writer September 22, 2022
Yanyu Xiong, a graduate student studying electrical and computer engineering, holds the photonic crystal biosensors which is what holds the droplets of liquid to perform the tests.

New biosensing technique diagnoses cancer at early stages

By Yuzhu Liu, Assistant Features Editor September 21, 2022
The University of Illinois RiverLab sits at the bank of the Sangamon River in Monticello.  The lab pumps water out of the river, becomes filtered and is automatically sent through different chemical analytics machines that provide the water quality.

UI RiverLab brings laboratory to river

By Cecilia Milmoe, Features Editor September 20, 2022
Stuffed sharks from IKEA known as blåhaj are piled on a table at the Courtyard Cafe in the Illini Union for a distribution that was run by Yuyang Zhao, senior in Engineering. They spent over $3,000 on around 140 blåhajar to distribute during the week of Sept. 12.

Student’s blåhaj distribution makes a splash

By Matt Troher, Assistant Features Editor September 19, 2022
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