The Daily Illini police blotter for Nov. 15
By The Daily Illini Staff Report
November 18, 2019
Champaign An arrest was made on the charge of trespassing at Pia’s Sports Bar and Grill, 1609 W. Springfield Ave., around 11 p.m. Thursday. According to the report, the suspect refused to leave the business after being told to leave by officers several times. Deceptive practices was reported in t...
University parking enforcement hours change for daylight saving
By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer
November 18, 2019
The University parking department has changed parking enforcement hours from 5 a.m.-4 p.m., according to Marie Star McMullen, customer care manager at the University of Illinois Parking Department. She said some housing lots will still be enforced 24 hours, but the rest of the lots around campus ...
University bottler Coca-Cola leads in plastic pollution
By Ethan Simmons, Staff Writer
November 18, 2019
The Coca-Cola Company was named the world’s leading plastic polluter for the second year in a row. Non-governmental organization Break Free from Plastic held 848 plastic cleanup events in 51 countries around the world. Participants collected 11,732 pieces of plastic from Coke products, over 6,000 more than runner-up Nestle. The University has a com...
Illinois Student Government investigates member privacy breach
By Laszlo Richard Toth, Staff Writer
November 18, 2019
Prior to the decision on Resolution 03.29, a bill distinguishing anti-Zionism from anti-Semitism, many members of the Illinois Student Government were contacted in an attempt to sway their votes. The majority of the members contacted reported being asked to vote against the resolution, which had alrea...
Resolution passes amid ongoing academic freedom issue
By Julie Kang, Assistant News Editor
November 18, 2019
After years of ongoing attempts from University committees to revise the language of the Statues on academic freedom for faculty and staff, several resolutions were made at the Oct. 14 Senate meeting. However, not everyone is completely happy with what has been accomplished. “It’s sort of a three-quarters step towa...
December marks bankruptcy hearing for Art Film Foundation
By Heather Robinson, Staff Writer
November 18, 2019
Last week, the Art Film Foundation officially filed bankruptcy just weeks after the announcements of The Art Theater’s closing. This came to light a few days before the foundation was due to pay nearly $5,000 in rent to building owner David Kraft. The bankruptcy hearing is scheduled for Dec. 5. Until then, t...
Hana Inman-Grabow announces plans to press charges against Oladipo, sue University
By Meghan Rest, Sports Editor
November 16, 2019
On Friday, University of Illinois student Hana Inman-Grabow announced plans to press charges against suspended sophomore Illini football player Lere Oladipo and sue the University via her personal Twitter account @HanaRenee13. The announcement follows previous claims made by Inman-Grabow, who claims she was romantically involved with Oladipo, on October 30 when she posted a series of tweets ...
JoJo Siwa to perform at State Farm Center in April
By Samantha Boyle, News Editor
November 15, 2019
Nickelodeon and YouTube star JoJo Siwa will perform at State Farm Center on April 19 for Nickelodeon’s “JoJo Siwa D.R.E.A.M. The Tour.” General public sale for tickets begins on Nov. 22 at noon. Interested attendees have the option of an exclusive VIP package, which will include a certain selection...
ABC News’ ‘20/20’ unravels murder case with undercover girlfriend
By The Daily Illini Staff Report
November 15, 2019
In June 2017 visiting scholar Yingying Zhang was last seen getting into the car of Brendt Christensen, a teaching assistant and doctoral candidate. ABC News’ “20/20” will unravel the mysterious death of Zhang on Nov. 15 from 9-11 p.m. E.T. The report features how Christensen's girlfriend worked...
FAA announces new director of architecture
By Samuel Pisciotta, Contributing Writer
November 15, 2019
On Nov. 1, the College of Fine and Applied Arts announced the School of Architecture is receiving its first permanent director since 2017. Up until now, FAA professors like Jeff Poss and Mohamed Boubekri have accepted the challenge of maintaining the position as interim director, but in 2020 Francisco...
University requires journalists to release information on sexual assault sources
By Diana Anghel, Staff Writer
November 14, 2019
In the ongoing battle against sexual assault on campus, a University policy that requires Illinois NPR journalists to disclose information about sources who share sexual assault allegations to the University for further investigation is gaining attention. Under Title IX, journalists are bound to release information on sexua...
United Greek Council partners with ISG to encourage voter registration
By Luis Velazquez, Staff Writer
November 14, 2019
The United Greek Council created a partnership with the Illinois Student Government regarding civic engagement on campus to get students in Greek life registered to vote in the upcoming presidential election. The partnership resulted in a competition in which the 23 organizations involved in UGC ...
