Weekly Illini Podcast | March 12, 2018
By Aaron Navarro, Audio Editor & Assistant News Editor
March 12, 2018
The Weekly Illini is your news podcast to keep up with the University of Illinois’ biggest stories. This episode looks at the end of a strike by the Graduate Employee Organization, and how the past two weeks have affected campus. We also look at a case of mass cheating, with a CS 105 class ha...
Weekly Illini Podcast | Feb. 26, 2018
By Aaron Navarro, Audio Editor & Assistant News Editor
February 26, 2018
The Weekly Illini is your news podcast to keep up with the University of Illinois’ biggest stories. This episode looks at a strike by the Graduate Employee Organization, and how a last-ditch effort for negotiations with University administrators on Sunday, fell through. We also hear from ...
Weekly Illini Podcast | Feb. 19, 2018
By Aaron Navarro, Audio Editor & Assistant News Editor
February 19, 2018
The Weekly Illini is your news podcast to keep up with the University of Illinois’ biggest stories. This episode looks at a practice picket during the ongoing dispute between the Graduate Employee Organization and the University administration. We talked to GEO member Ben DeVries about his personal reason (his...
Weekly Illini Podcast | Feb. 12, 2018
By Aaron Navarro, Audio Editor & Assistant News Editor
February 12, 2018
The Weekly Illini is your news podcast to keep up with the University of Illinois’ biggest stories. This episode looks at an ongoing dispute between the Graduate Employee Organization and the University administration. We talked to our news reporter Heather Schlitz, who has written several st...
Weekly Illini Podcast | Feb. 7, 2018
By Aaron Navarro, Audio Editor & Assistant News Editor
February 7, 2018
The Weekly Illini is your news podcast to keep up with the University of Illinois’ biggest stories. This episode looks at an incident of vandalism at the Red Herring and Channing Murray Foundation. We talked to Red Herring managers Holly Curea and Emmett Silver, as well as University Hearing Of...
Weekly Illini Podcast | Jan. 29, 2018
By Aaron Navarro, Audio Editor & Assistant News Editor
January 29, 2018
The Weekly Illini is your news podcast to keep up with the University of Illinois’ biggest stories. This episode looks at the arrest of University professor Jay Rosenstein for "unauthorized videotaping" in a bathroom last Monday. We talk to Omar Abraham Cruz Aranda, who was in a stall while Rosenstein...
Weekly Illini Podcast | Jan. 18, 2018
By Aaron Navarro, Audio Editor/Assistant News Editor
January 18, 2018
The Weekly Illini is your news podcast to keep up with the University of Illinois’ biggest stories. This episode looks at the one year anniversary of Trump's inauguration and how students and organizations it has affected them. We also revisit some new changes to the DACA program, as well as look...
Weekly Illini: Sounds from the Semester, December 11, 2017
By Aaron Navarro, Audio Editor
December 11, 2017
The Weekly Illini is your news podcast to keep up with the University of Illinois’ biggest stories. This episode looks at some big sounds from the semester. These are not the biggest news stories on campus, but rather the ones you may have not heard yet. Thanks again to the Daily Illini staff for...
Weekly Illini: December 4, 2017
By Aaron Navarro, Audio Editor
December 4, 2017
The Weekly Illini is your news podcast to keep up with the University of Illinois’ biggest stories. This episode looks at recent events surrounding bus company Suburban Express, who in an email advertisement sent to students and customers, said "You won't feel like you're in China when you're on...
Weekly Illini: November 28, 2017
By Aaron Navarro, Audio Editor
November 28, 2017
The Weekly Illini is your news podcast to keep up with the University of Illinois’ biggest stories. This episode mainly looks at an incident between graduate student Tariq Khan and LAS Freshman Joel Valdez, that occurred before Thanksgiving break at an anti-Trump rally. We talked to Valdez to talked...
Weekly Illini: November 13, 2017
By Aaron Navarro, Audio Editor
November 13, 2017
The Weekly Illini is your news podcast to keep up with the University of Illinois’ biggest stories. This episode takes an inside look at the life of Steven Douglas, a Vietnam War Veteran. A Rantoul native, Douglas opens up about his time at war, and his life after. Thanks to Fatima Fahra for...
Weekly Illini: November 6, 2017
By Aaron Navarro, Audio Editor
November 6, 2017
The Weekly Illini is your news podcast to keep up with the University of Illinois’ biggest stories. This episode takes a look at the job of Duane Northrup, the Champaign County Coroner. From autopsies to notifying a family about a death, Northrup talks about his career and how it has affected him....
