‘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 ...
Professors advocate limits on harassment
By Clare Budin, Senior Reporter
February 18, 2019
Filed under Administration, Around Campus, Campus Life, Champaign-Urbana, News, State, Top Stories
Members of the University’s Senate have responded to the online and in-person harassment of an outspoken professor with steps to prevent contentious in-class confrontations. However, there is still disagreement over whether these steps are strong enough. Jay Rosenstein, professor in Media, has long...
Joining the force: Reporter rides along with Urbana officer
By Julie Kang, Staff writer
February 18, 2019
Filed under Around Campus, Champaign-Urbana, Crime, News
The Urbana Police Department’s ride-along program, open to citizens and members of the University community, allows people to experience firsthand what goes on during a police officer’s shift. The events in this article took place from 9 p.m. on Wednesday to 2 a.m. on Thursday with officer Josh J...
Natural History Building achieves LEED gold status
By Ethan Simmons, Contributing writer
February 18, 2019
Filed under Around Campus, Champaign-Urbana, News, State
The newly renovated Natural History Building is a common site for campus tours and department meetings. According to Stephen Marshak, professor emeritus of geology, that wasn’t always the case. “Prior to the renovation, the building was in complete disarray,” Marshak said. Paint peeled, light...
CU sees two more cases of measles
By YooJin Son, Assistant Daytime News Editor
February 17, 2019
Filed under Around Campus, Champaign-Urbana, News
Two additional cases of measles have been reported, making a total of four cases, in the outbreaks within the past month in Champaign-Urbana. According to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District, two individuals have been infected by measles in early February. The third case of measles was...
DI takes second place at ICPA
By Therese Pokorney, Assistant News Editor
February 16, 2019
Filed under News
The Daily Illini won second place in general excellence for daily collegiate newspapers among various other awards at the Illinois College Press Association annual conference in Chicago on Saturday. Thirty-one Illinois college newspapers competed and over 1,000 entries were submitted in the compe...
The Daily Illini police blotter for Feb. 14
By The Daily Illini staff report
February 15, 2019
Filed under Crime, News, Police Blotter
Champaign Criminal damage to property was reported on the 300 block of East Armory Avenue around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday. According to the report, the victim’s apartment window was damaged by an unknown offender. Burglary was reported at Hyatt Place, 217 N. Neil St., around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Accordi...
Spurlock Museum hosts Native American workshop
By The Daily Illini staff report
February 15, 2019
Filed under Around Campus, Campus Life, News
The Spurlock Museum is hosting an ‘Integrating Tribal Sovereignty and American Indian History into the Classroom’ workshop Saturday. The workshop is to be led by Dylan Jennings, who will be focusing on the incorporation of Native American values into our everyday lives and education in a resp...
Campus clinic offers free hearing exams
By Luis Velaquez, Staff writer
February 15, 2019
Filed under Around Campus, Champaign-Urbana, News, Science & Technology
It’s not an uncommon experience to walk on campus and hear loud music blasting from someone’s headphones. However, loud and excessive noises can end up causing hearing loss. The University’s Audiology Clinic is offering free hearing tests for students to encourage them to be more cautious wh...
UI staff file racial harassment lawsuit
By Olivia Welshans, Staff Writer
February 14, 2019
Filed under Administration, Around Campus, Campus Life, Champaign-Urbana, News
University employees filed a lawsuit on Jan. 28 in federal court, containing allegations of racial harassment of black employees and claims the office tasked with investigating discrimination is itself guilty of racial harassment. The plaintiffs allege in the class action complaint filed with the co...
Illinois hires new professors
By Benedicte Yenyi Mulumba, Staff Writer
February 14, 2019
Filed under Administration, Around Campus, Champaign-Urbana, News
The University of Illinois System has created a recruitment program with a budget of $60 million to hire faculty to work on expanding the research at each of the three campuses. The candidates, 10 professors at the University, three in Chicago and one in Springfield, will work on expanding the except...
Germanic languages professor wins research award
By The Daily Illini Staff Report
February 14, 2019
Filed under Around Campus, Campus Life, News
University Germanic languages professor, Mara Wade was recently awarded the Reimar Lüst Award for International Cultural Exchange for research in cultural relations between Germany and other countries. The Reimar Lüst Award is given to two people each year by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation a...
