March 2020 is more a faraway nightmare than an actual moment for Illini. Beginning with the fateful email sending students home, to then transferring academics online, every University member has felt...

With the reduction in past COVID-19 guidelines preventing in-person gatherings, many RSOs have transitioned to all in-person events.  The common nature of the in-person modality this semester starkly...

On Monday, the University Senate voted to reject a resolution that called for the creation of a committee to evaluate various practices and policies on managing COVID-19 in classrooms. “I believe...

University students interested in the medical field said the COVID-19 pandemic has strengthened their passion for health care. Jonathan Lee, second-year student in Medicine, said he knows the path he...

Susan Elmore didn’t know she was going to end up buying an entire bookstore one fine evening, 11 years ago, when she went out for drinks with her husband. They were seated opposite...

Mearieta Clemente is a junior at the University who travels across the world, from states such as Wisconsin to countries like Switzerland and Denmark. She performs in her circus, Chicago Wheel Jam, as...

When glancing into the open kitchen of Urbana’s The Bread Company, you may catch a glimpse of Derrick Aikman, black headphones resting on his head, eyed focused on the sizzling of the sandwiches in...

Trigger warning: This story mentions suicide. If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (En Español: 1-888-628-9454;...

The demands of college sometimes call for hobbies that let students escape the stressful world of studying, exams and nonstop classes. For some students this may be through sports or music. But for Vignesh...

When Shaersti Anderson was in high school, she started tie-dying. But not the way most might picture, at a block party as a kid haphazardly dipping crumpled shirts in buckets of dye. Anderson methodically...

Sylvia Sullivan is the owner of Sylvia’s Irish Inn in Urbana. She has operated the bed-and-breakfast since 2002 and plans to retire within the next year. When I was a young girl, there was a bus strike...

Michael Stoller is the co-owner of CU Jiu Jitsu, a Mixed Martial Arts school in Lincoln Square Mall. Stoller is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. How did you start with martial arts, and how did...