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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

A University of Illinois campus police vehicle follows the Marching Illini as they march through the streets for Homecoming on Oct. 13. Craig Stone, chief of police at the University, said they have developed a reaction plan for threats of gun violence.

UIPD confident in gun violence response, community calls for more

By Rebecca Wood, Contributing Writer Sep 3, 2019

In light of recent public mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, the campus community has called for more intervention. However, police are...

A smoke-free campus sign is displayed in parking lot E2 by the Architecture Building on Aug. 28. To combat the rise in popularity of smokeless tobacco products among college students, the University has revised its campus policy to include all tobacco products and vaping devices.

University bans all tobacco products

By Clare Budin, Assistant Daytime News Editor Aug 29, 2019

In a Massmail to University students, Chancellor Robert Jones announced the University’s smoke and tobacco-free campus policy is now officially in effect,...

Members of the UIUC Super Smash Brothers Melee team, Louis Kim, Lucas Pena, Nate Kranjic, Blake Ball, and Enrique Carvajal, won the Collegiate Star League tournament at Shine 2019 at Worcester MA over the weekend.

Champaign Melee team wins $9k

By JJ Kim, Assistant Sports Editor Aug 28, 2019

Following a heartbreaking runner-up finish in 2017 and a fourth-place finish in 2018, the Illinois club Melee team won the CSL Smash finals at Shine 2019,...

The Block I student section holds up a banner with the Illinois shield logo during the game against Minnesota at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018. The Illini won 55-31.

Closing Out Offseason 2019: Game Notebook

By Jared Farmer, Staff Writer Aug 26, 2019

A New Face at Quarterback Lovie Smith answered one of Illini Football’s biggest offseason questions by naming redshirt junior Brandon Peters as the...

Construction continues at the corner of Armory Avenue and Wright Street on Saturday. Work on Wright Street is expected to be done below Green Street by January 2020.

MCORE’s days on Wright are numbered

By Ethan Simmons, Staff Writer Aug 26, 2019

After a summer of intensified construction along Armory Avenue and Wright Street, the fourth stage of the Multimodal Corridor Enhancement project is entering...

A student dishes out the seafood boil at LAR’s seafood night on Oct. 26. University food service and building service employees voted to ratify new contracts with the University, therefore avoiding a strike authorized to begin on Thursday.

University food service, building service workers ratify new contracts, avoid a strike 

By Eunice Alpasan, Staff writer Aug 20, 2019

University food service and building service workers recently voted to ratify new contracts and thus avoid a strike authorized to start on Thursday.  Food...

The Main Library's Main Stacks has ten levels of books and resources available to students. The University library system offers a multitude of resources for students.

Don’t underestimate value in University libraries

By Hannah Preston, Copy chief Aug 20, 2019

While many of the attractions when you arrive on campus come in the form of a place, activity or food, one underestimated asset to your student tool belt...

Robin Kaler reads Ronggao Zhang’s statement translated in English. The Zhang family and members of the University faculty attended a press conference Monday in order to honor the establishment of Yingying’s Fund.

Yingying’s Fund officially established to help international students, families

By Samantha Boyle, News Editor Aug 19, 2019

Yingying Zhang was smart, beautiful and kind. She was also always willing to help when she saw others were in need. That is what her family said about...

White supremacist propaganda like the above examples have been posted on Midwest college campuses. The coded, indirect nature of these messages are used to appeal to a larger audience for white supremacist groups to recruit new members, said Education Director at Anti-Defamation League Midwest Dr. Lara Trubowitz.

White supremacist propaganda surges at University during 2018-2019 school year

By Eunice Alpasan, Staff writer Aug 8, 2019

A recent Anti-Defamation League report found white supremacist propaganda on college campuses increased 57% across six Midwest states during the 2018-2019...

Senior Assistant State's Attorney Dan Jackson and Yingying Zhang's family's attorney Zhidong Wang, surrounded by Yingying Zhang's family, make a statement revealing  how Brendt Christensen disposed of Zhang's body in June of 2017. No searches have been conducted yet as it will prove to be a difficult task, but future investigations of Christensen's claims will be undertaken by the federal, state and local governments.

Recovery of Yingying Zhang’s remains ‘has no certainty of success’

By Hannah Preston, Interim editor-in-chief Aug 7, 2019

Yingying Zhang's family and their attorneys gathered Wednesday morning for a press conference at Beckett Law Office in Urbana to discuss what they learned...

Festival-goers crowd the streets at Lollapalooza on 
Saturday, August 3, 2019, in Chicago.

Here’s four days of Lollapalooza summarized by a dude who’s never been to it before

By Tyler Panlilio, Managing Editor for Online Aug 6, 2019

OK, OK, wait — before anyone asks: No, I never went to any music festivals prior to this summer. Yes, I’d somehow lived 21 long years and never once...

Illinois running back Reggie Corbin (2) stiff arms a defender during the game against Iowa at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018.

Corbin fuels Illini offense in first days of training camp

By Miles Powers-Huang, Staff Writer Aug 5, 2019

Although Illinois’ offense heads into the 2019 season without any past production from its quarterbacks, senior running back Reggie Corbin is coming...