UI grad student startup makes prosthetics using ocean waste
By Therese Pokorney, Staff Writer
August 14, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Campus, Champaign-Urbana, News
While some people take measures to reduce plastic waste, one Washington-based couple is taking recycling to a higher level by figuring out a way to minimize ocean plastic while providing prosthetic limbs to those in need. "We started with a goal of helping just one kid and now the company has ta...
Student loans disproportionately affect minority students, study shows
By Veronica Mierek, Contributing Writer
August 13, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Campus, Champaign-Urbana, News, State
A new study done by researchers at the University suggests black and Hispanic students with loans are shown to have a lower net worth at 30 years old compared to those without, according to the press release. The study shows black and Hispanic adults with outstanding student loans earn, on average, $36,000 less...
Firehaus, Cly’s closing in September
By Jessica Bursztynsky, Staff Writer
August 10, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Campus, Champaign-Urbana, News, Showcase
10:50 a.m. update: Scott Cochrane confirmed the closing of the two bars, but did not confirm whether high-rises would be put in their place. The two campus bars located on Sixth Street, The Clybourne and Firehaus, are closing following Labor Day weekend, according to sources familiar with the...
The Daily Illini police blotter for Aug. 8
By Veronica Mierek, Contributing Writer
August 9, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Campus, Champaign-Urbana, Crime, News
Champaign An arrest was made on the charge of battery on the 300 block of West Church Street around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. According to the report, the victim and the offender got into an argument over money and the offender battered the victim. The offender was issued a notice to appear in court for b...
KAM’s will run as normal despite changing owner
By Karen Liu, Summer Editor-In-Chief
August 8, 2018
Filed under Campus, Champaign-Urbana, News, Showcase
After 27 years, beloved Campustown bar KAM's, 618 E. Daniel St., is being sold by former owner Eric Meyer. According to a News-Gazette article, the new owner of the bar is planning on running KAM's as normal and will reopen for the school year. "I want to thank my great staff, our students, alu...
The Daily Illini police blotter for Aug. 7
By Veronica Mierek, Contributing Writer
August 8, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Campus, Champaign-Urbana, Crime, News, Uncategorized
Champaign An arrest was made on the charge of battery on the 400 block of North Second Street around 11:30 p.m. Monday. According to the report, officers responded to a domestic disturbance and determined the suspect had choked and battered the victim. The suspect hid from officers but was ultimately...
University study suggests softening agents for biofilm may lead to fouling in drinking water
By Veronica Mierek, Contributing Writer
August 8, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Campus, Champaign-Urbana, News
City drinking water systems may be in danger of fouling due to the effect of softening agents on biofilm, according to a research from the University. Biofilms are present in nearly all plumbing systems, according to the press release. Most biofilm is harmless, but it can form mineral scale that can ...
The Daily Illini police blotter for August 1
By Veronica Mierek, Contributing Writer
August 2, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Campus, Champaign-Urbana, Crime, News
Champaign Burglary was reported on the 900 block of South First Street around 1 a.m. Wednesday. According to the report, an unknown offender opened the victim’s unlocked glass door and stole her purse from the kitchen counter. Domestic dispute was reported on the 2100 block of West White Street a...
Farmers adapt to changing Illinois weather patterns
By Veronica Mierek, Contributing writer
August 2, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Campus, Champaign-Urbana, News, State
The corn yields in Illinois are increasing at a rapid pace, showing a trend towards an increase of two bushels an acre per year due to changes in Illinois weather trends and temperatures, said Eric Snodgrass, atmospheric sciences professor at the University. “We are actually getting more annual preci...
The Daily Illini police blotter for July 31
By Veronica Mierek, Contributing Writer
August 1, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Campus, Champaign-Urbana, Crime, News
Champaign Fleeing from police was reported near North Country Fair Drive and West Champaign Avenue around 10 a.m. Tuesday. According to the report, the offender fled from a traffic stop. Disorderly conduct was reported on the 00 block of Logan Street around 5:30 p.m. Monday. According to the report, a...
Study shows electronic devices undermine effect of resting in green spaces
By Karen Liu, Summer Editor-in-Chief
August 1, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Campus, Champaign-Urbana, News
While electronic devices are making our lives easier in many different aspects, they have become constant stressors that take away from the time we dedicate to recover from mental fatigue, according to a recent study. University professor and co-author of the study, William Sullivan, said being in a gre...
University receives nearly a million dollars to research bee population
By Heather Schlitz, Assistant News Editor
July 31, 2018
Filed under Campus, Champaign-Urbana, News
A research team in LAS received nearly one million dollars from the Department of Agriculture to research the nesting habitats of the declining bee population. Alexandra Harmon-Threatt, lead researcher for the project and professor at the University, said the $994,786 grant will be used to research ho...
