New businesses open to appease students
By Zihan Wang, Staff Writer
December 17, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, Champaign-Urbana, News, Semester-in-Review
As students say goodbye to some familiar favorites in Fall 2018, the University also welcomed an array of new businesses to enrich the lives of students on campus. To make space for the 17-story residential building on the corner of Green and Sixth Street, campus bars The Clybourne and Firehaus, San...
Trial of Yingying Zhang’s accused murderer moved to Peoria
By The Daily Illini Staff Report
December 11, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Campus Life, Champaign-Urbana, Crime, News, Top Stories
Brendt Christensen, the alleged killer of Chinese visiting scholar Yingying Zhang in 2017, has had his case transferred from Urbana to Peoria. According to the court order, Christensen’s attorneys requested the case transfer for convenience purposes, saying the change would help Christensen to ...
UI insures against drop in Chinese enrollment
By Olivia Welshans, Staff Writer
December 10, 2018
Filed under Administration, Champaign-Urbana, News, Top Stories
The Gies College of Business and the College of Engineering have become the first colleges on any university campus to purchase insurance to protect themselves from a potential drop in Chinese student enrollment. The University has agreed to pay $425,000 per year to an insurance company for up to $6...
UIPD exercises caution with alerts
By Zihan Wang, Staff Writer
December 10, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, Champaign-Urbana, Crime, News
After multiple Illini-Alerts were sent out for suspicious packages that turned out to be harmless, the University of Illinois Police Department said it sends out alerts for packages that pose even the slightest threat to the campus community. Sgt. Aaron Landers, UIPD bomb squad commander, said when they...
MTD sees increased bus ridership in winter
By David Ruvinskiy, Staff Writer
December 10, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Campus Life, Champaign-Urbana, News
Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District buses see a 10 percent increase in ridership during the winter season compared with other times of the year, according to Evan Alvarez, planner at MTD. Although fewer people ride buses during the holiday season in November, December and January when students are o...
The Daily Illini police blotter for Dec. 5
By The Daily Illini staff report
December 7, 2018
Filed under Administration, Campus Life, Champaign-Urbana, Crime, News, Police Blotter
Champaign Theft over $500 was reported on the 100 block of East Green Street around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. According to the report, a package was delivered to the victim’s residence and stolen. Residential burglary was reported on the 2500 block of West Springfield Avenue around 5 p.m. Tuesday. Accor...
Painted swastikas appear on campus again
By The Daily Illini Staff Report
December 5, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Campus Life, Champaign-Urbana, Crime, News, Top Stories
A student reported someone had drawn a swastika on a wall inside a men's restroom at the English Building Monday evening; however, this is not the first swastika reported by University police. A University employee reported someone painted a swastika in a basement tunnel on Nov. 20 between the Roger...
University alumnus hosts art exhibition at Illini Union
By The Daily Illini Staff Report
December 4, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Champaign-Urbana, News
A University alumnus is showcasing his paintings and reuniting with his lifelong friend after the two collaborated with each other on three paintings from across the world. The Illini Union is hosting upcoming solo art exhibition at the Illini Union Art Gallery from Thursday through Jan. 31. Howard Kant...
Faculty members recognized for contributions to advancement of science
By The Daily Illini staff report
December 4, 2018
Filed under Champaign-Urbana, News, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Four professors at the University were recognized as fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science for the contributions to their respective scientific fields. Narayana Aluru, professor in mechanical science and engineering; William Gropp, professor in computer science; and And...
Vehicle overturned after crash on Green Street, DUI administered
By Therese Pokorney, Assistant Daytime News Editor
December 3, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Champaign-Urbana, Crime, News
An arrest was made on the charge of driving under the influence after the Champaign Police Department was called early Sunday morning about a crash on Sixth and Green streets. Thomas Yelich, assistant to the police chief for community services for CPD, said police were called to a crash on South Sixt...
The Daily Illini police blotter for Nov. 29
By The Daily Illini staff report
November 30, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Champaign-Urbana, Crime, News, Police Blotter
Champaign Residential burglary was reported at the 1100 block of West Beardsley Avenue around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. According to the report, the victim’s home was burglarized while she was at work. There was cash stolen from the victim’s sock drawer. Criminal damage to property was reported on t...
Students submit comments to oppose changes to “public charge” rule
By Olivia Welshans, Staff Writer
November 30, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Campus Life, Champaign-Urbana, News
The New American Welcome Center hosted a workshop Tuesday at the University YMCA to encourage public comment and awareness of a proposed change to immigration policy, which could potentially affect international students. The proposal, released by the Department of Homeland Security in November, would exp...
