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The Daily Illini

The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini

The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini

The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini

Students from the Sigma Delta Tau social sorority and members of student government listen to speakers on the Mobile Museum of Tolerance at the Illini Hillel on Monday afternoon. The bus hosts interactive workshops to raise voices against intolerance, anti-Semitism, bullying, racism and hate.

Mobile Museum of Tolerance visits campus

By Payal Rathore and Vivian La Apr 15, 2021

Hillel at the University partnered with Organic Oneness to bring the Mobile Museum of Tolerance on campus, a large bus that people can enter for interactive...

Graduate students express concern over University-invited professor with sexual harassment allegation

Graduate students express concern over University-invited professor with sexual harassment allegation

By Vivian La, Assistant Daytime News Editor Apr 14, 2021

Students in the Graduate Employees' Organization have concerns about an upcoming speaker event with a professor from the University of Chicago who has...

Students of the Illinois Solar Decathlon team show off their informational posters at the grand opening of ADAPTHAUS on Saturday. The project is a sustainable solar-powered home that lowers carbon emissions.

Students unveil sustainable modular home

By Vivian La, Assistant Daytime News Editor Apr 13, 2021

A mile north of campus, a white, boxy house surrounded by a brown wooden deck stands out from the rest of the neighborhood. Solar panels sit on its roof,...

Champaign-Urbana residents Luke Lee and Eddie Pratt Jr. pose for a photo at the #EndWhiteSilence street visibility event in downtown Champaign on Wednesday afternoon. The University’s chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice has organized two rallies thus far to demand racial justice for the Asian American and Pacific Islander community.

CU citizens protest Asian-targeted violence

By Rohit Jammu, Assistant Features Editor Apr 12, 2021

After the Atlanta spa shootings in March that left eight people dead, including six women of Asian descent, a surge in the Stop Asian Hate movement has...

Part of the Demirjian family along with other donors pose for a photo in front of the bleachers at Demirjian Park on Tuesday. The newly constructed park will serve as home to the Illini track & field and soccer programs.

Illini strengthen brand, reputation with Demirjian Park

By Carson Gourdie, Staff Writer Apr 11, 2021

When Mike Turk, the director of track & field and cross country, brings up Illinois’ program history, he doesn’t think it’s good; he thinks it’s...

Shallon Malfeo and Nicole Muczynska pose for a photo at the SECS Climate Strike last fall. The Universities Students For Environmental Concerns group will host Earth Week events from April 17 to April 23.

RSO organizes Earth Week, stresses sustainability

By Nate Sun, Staff Writer Apr 10, 2021

From April 17 to April 23, Students for Environmental Concerns will be hosting an annual Earth Week as part of the larger Earth Month observance on campus....

Sophomore Delaney Rummell is in position at third base during the game against Minnesota on March 26. The Illinois softball team will travel to Lincoln, Nebraska for a four-game series against the Cornhuskers on Thursday.

Illini travel to Lincoln to ‘shuck the Huskers’

By Allende Miglietta, Staff Writer Apr 9, 2021

Illinois will head back out on the road Thursday to Lincoln, Nebraska for a four-game series against the Cornhuskers. Their opponent currently sits at...

Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema and his wife Jen Bielema pose for a photo with their daughters Briella and Brexli in front of the Henry Dale and Betty Smith Football Center on Dec. 12. The Bielema family hopes to reside in Champaign for a long time.

Coming home: Bielema family reunited after months apart

By Gabby Hajduk, Staff Writer Apr 8, 2021

Bret Bielema had been planning a March 26 reunion with his wife, Jen, and young daughters, Briella and Brexli, for months. Not seeing his family since...

Junior Kailee Powell swings at the ball during their game against Minnesota March 28. Powell has a diverse tool set, as she has played almost every position at some point in her softball career.

Powell transitions from infield to outfield, powers Illini offense

By Allende Miglietta, Staff Writer Apr 7, 2021

Softball is a game, and like all games, they aren’t going to last forever. In any game of life, there are always going to be different perspectives,...

Ayo Dosunmu drives to the lane during Illinois' game against Maryland Jan. 10. Dosunmu declared for the 2021 NBA Draft Tuesday afternoon.

Junior guard Ayo Dosunmu declares for 2021 NBA Draft

By Jackson Janes, Sports Editor Apr 6, 2021

For the second consecutive season, junior Ayo Dosunmu has declared for the NBA Draft, he announced Tuesday afternoon on ESPN's “The Jump.” Though it...

The Illinois men's tennis team cheers on their teammates from the bleachers in their singles matches against Minnesota on Sunday at Atkins Tennis Center. Illinois athletics teams have been working hard to beat their competition this season.

Spring sports update: Men’s tennis on 10-match winning streak, soccer enters playoffs with momentum

By Jackson Janes, Sports Editor Apr 6, 2021

Baseball Despite losing last weekend’s series to Nebraska, the Illinois baseball team has had a fairly solid start to the season. Sitting at 8-10,...

A little boy walks across North Walnut Street at the #StopAsianHate rally on Tuesday. The Champaign-Urbana community recently gathered in downtown Champaign to protest against the increase in hate crimes against Asians.

CU community rallies to #StopAsianHate

By Vivian La, Assistant Daytime Editor Apr 5, 2021

Angered by the recent rise in Asian violence across the country, the Champaign-Urbana community gathered in downtown Champaign last Tuesday to rally against...