Five Illinois alumni inducted into fraternity and sorority hall of fame
By The Daily Illini Staff Report
April 21, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Campus, Champaign-Urbana, News
The University of Illinois Fraternity & Sorority Affairs’ student leadership honor society will hold their fifth annual Alumni Hall of Fame ceremony to recognize the accomplishments of Illinois Greek alumni Saturday. Alumni being inducted include Jayne DeLuce of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, Jam...
Former state representative named director of community and government relations
By The Daily Illini Staff Report
April 21, 2018
Filed under Administration, Around Campus, Campus, News
The University selected Robert Flider, former state representative director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, as the director of community and government relations for the Office of the Chancellor. His position will take effect Monday and is subject to approval by the University of Illinois...
Israel Week celebrates 70 years of independence
By The Daily Illini Staff Report
April 20, 2018
Students at the University are celebrating the 70th anniversary of Israeli independence with Israel Week, which includes events throughout the week to celebrate the country’s food, history and culture. Elana Zelden, president of Illini Students Supporting Israel, said this week is meant to celeb...
The Daily Illini police blotter for April 19
By The Daily Illini Staff Report
April 20, 2018
Champaign Burglary from a motor vehicle was reported on the 700 block of South Randolph Street around 10 p.m. Wednesday. According to the report, items including five computer accessories and one cellular phone were stolen from a delivery vehicle. Aggravated discharge of a firearm was reported on the 2000 b...
National Eating Disorders Association hosts fifth annual walk
By The Daily Illini Staff Report
April 20, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Campus, Champaign-Urbana, News
In order to raise money and awareness for eating disorders, the National Eating Disorders Association will be hosting a sponsored walk Saturday. Carina Bauer, clinical counselor, said this walk is important to raise the money needed to promote awareness. “We want to spread awareness on cam...
Engineering students to launch satellite on NASA funding
By Mengjia Xu, Staff Writer
April 19, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Campus, Champaign-Urbana, News
For the first time in 13 years, the Satellite Development Student Organization at the University will be sending a dual-satellite for launching preparation, thanks to a $250,000 funding from NASA. The satellite, which is called CubeSail, will be delivered to a startup company in California called Ro...
University researchers illuminate cancer tissue in the operating room
By Rebecca Wood, Staff Writer
April 19, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Campus, Champaign-Urbana, News
Over the past four years, researchers at the University have developed a camera, inspired by the morpho butterfly, that illuminates cancerous tissue for surgeons to better detect and remove during surgeries. Viktor Gruev, lead researcher and Engineering professor, said they examined the nanostructu...
University celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage month
By Zihan Wang, Staff Writer
April 19, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Campus, News
Although May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the University will be hosting celebrations in April instead. “Many college institutions celebrate this month in April due to the busy time of finals and graduation happening in May,” said Christina Carpio, assistant director of ...
Increase in UI budget request to help retain in-state enrollment
By Heather Schlitz, Assistant News Editor
April 19, 2018
Filed under Administration, Around Campus, Campus, News, Top Stories
Lucrative financial aid deals from out-of-state schools, drawing Illinois high school students away from the state, has partially fueled the five-percent increase in the University’s $681 million budget request for state aid. The increase would allocate $10 million toward scholarships for undergraduat...
Political Science Department to add concentrations
By Madelyn Foster, Assistant News Editor
April 19, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Campus, News
The University’s Department of Political Science will be taking a new approach to the major by integrating concentrations, starting in fall 2018. While a general political science concentration is still offered, concentrations in citizen politics, civic leadership, international relations, law and power, public policy and democratic in...
International students face unique mental health challenges
By Haipei Wu, Staff Writer
April 19, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Campus, Champaign-Urbana, News
When Tzu-An Hu came to the United States 14 years ago to earn his Doctorate, he realized building relationships with his American classmates was not as easy as it had seemed on TV. Hu is now a counselor at the University Counseling Center, where his job revolves around helping international students who...
ISG swears in student leaders in first meeting of the second assembly
By Madelyn Foster, Assistant News Editor
April 18, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Campus, News
The Illinois Student Government swore in President-elect Walter Lindwall, Vice President-elect Alice Zheng and senators in the official transition meeting into the second assembly Wednesday. “Tonight is about the empowerment of a new generation of leaders at the University of Illinois tasked with ...
