Editorial | Stop the hype around Hollywood remakes
By The Daily Illini Editorial Board
April 18, 2019
Filed under Editorials, Opinions
Following Disney’s unveiling of the teaser trailer for the remake of “The Lion King” in November, anticipation for the movie, set to be released in July, has skyrocketed. The teaser garnered more than 63 million views on YouTube, and people have talked, posted and theorized about it incessantly. The hyp...
Editorial | ‘Tobacco 21’ may only generate more smoke
By Daily Illini Editorial Board
April 11, 2019
Filed under Editorials, Opinions, Top Stories
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law Sunday a bill raising the legal purchasing age of tobacco products from 18 to 21 statewide. The law, HB 345, is set to take effect in July. On paper, this seems like a great way to reduce a disgusting and life-shortening habit. Digging deeper, though, it...
Editorial | Enough is enough: stop unsafe driving
By The Daily Illini Editorial Board
April 4, 2019
Filed under Editorials, Opinions
Gerald Ellis, a 36-year-old Illinois State Trooper, was killed last Saturday near Libertyville when a wrong-way driver struck his squad car. Ellis is the 16th state trooper to be hit in Illinois this year and the third to die from his injuries. Just three days prior to the accident involving Ellis, Trooper B...
Editorial | Journalism can’t die, but it is slimming down
By The Daily Illini Editorial Board
March 28, 2019
Filed under Editorials, Opinions
It’s a familiar and disheartening statement to many young journalists: Journalism is a dying profession. Constantly, cynics spit this at fledgling reporters and writers. They hope to undermine our resolve, and, ultimately, drive us into the open arms of science, technology, engineering or math. “STE...
Editorial | Be respectful, humble when traveling
By The Daily Illini Editorial Board
March 14, 2019
Filed under Editorials, Opinions
Traveling is important. It exposes us to cultures and experiences we’re unfamiliar with and often leaves lasting memories — and students here at the University love to travel. We’re in the final days before spring break begins, and some students are planning trips around the world while others are...
Editorial | If you see something, at least say something anonymously
By The Daily Illini Editorial Board
March 7, 2019
Filed under Editorials, Opinions
Robert Mueller’s Special Counsel investigation. The #MeToo movement. Edward Snowden. In the last few years, some of the country’s largest news story have started, or received influence from, whistleblowers coming forward to speak about injustices or wrongdoings. It is The Daily Illini’s duty to ...
Editorial | Unofficial is unofficially over
By The Daily Illini Editorial Board
February 28, 2019
Filed under Editorials, Opinions
Unofficial is just a day away, but the holiday feels like a shadow of its former self. There’s little reason to hype it up as we did in previous years when each year seems less extravagant than the last — but for good reason. The Daily Illini Editorial Board wants to remind students how much t...
Editorial | C’s may get degrees, but we still want A’s
By The Daily Illini Editorial Board
February 21, 2019
Filed under Editorials, Opinions
Professors who claim grades don’t matter are setting their students up for failure. We understand the purpose of class is to learn, but grades are an integral part in whether we know if we are grasping the material correctly. Some majors have more of an emphasis on preparing to find a job after undergrad and are gear...
Editorial | Express love for Valentine’s Day, whoever you are
By The Daily Illini Editorial Board
February 14, 2019
Filed under Editorials, Opinions
Valentine’s Day can be great. The start of something exciting and new might happen, whether it’s asking out that cute guy or gal in lecture or maybe just even getting their number. Or, it’s a day celebrating a romantic relationship that’s already happening between you and your significant other...
Editorial | Your vaccinations help others protect themselves
By The Daily Illini Editorial Board
February 7, 2019
Filed under Editorials, Opinions
Last Friday, a second Massmail regarding a reported case of measles on campus was sent out to the student body. Measles, the world’s leading cause of vaccine-preventable childhood mortality, is an airborne virus that is transmitted through sick individuals by coughing, sneezing and contact with mucous...
Editorial | Thank you to employees of University
By The Daily Illini Editorial Board
January 31, 2019
Filed under Editorials, Opinions
Yesterday marked one of the coldest days in the Midwest in at least two decades. A high of minus 8 degrees and a low of minus 14 degrees — clearly not the best temperature to walk around campus in. The wind chill even dropped as low as minus 30 to minus 45 degrees. To put this in perspective, it wa...
Editorial | It takes two seconds to put on a coat
By The Daily Illini Editorial Board
January 24, 2019
Filed under Editorials, Opinions
To thy happy children (of the present), Winter is in full effect. While days might be getting longer – and that is certainly a good thing – even some of our brightest students on this blessed campus turn a blind eye to a very real problem: proper attire when exposed to the elements. This is a cam...
