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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

The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini

Ethan Simmons

Ethan Simmons, News Editor

Hello everyone! My name’s Ethan Simmons, I’m a senior majoring in journalism with a minor in business. I spent three semesters in the Gies College of Business before transferring into our wonderful media college. I wrote local news stories for The News-Gazette in the summer of 2019, then interned as a business writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette this summer. If I’m not writing or looking over stories with my reporters, I’m probably playing basketball, bass guitar or Super Smash Bros., though not all at once.

My inbox is always open for story tips and ideas about campus, Champaign County and east Central Illinois. I’d love to talk with. 

[email protected]

Junior Tony Glatz sits underneath a tree on the Main Quad on Wednesday morning. Overall, testing efficiency has improved — with most results being updated within 24 hours, the rate of inconclusive tests has remained stagnant and the rate of invalid tests has dropped from 5% to 0.67% from July to mid-September.

New case rates fall to record lows

By Ethan Simmons, News Editor Sep 24, 2020
The front entrance to the Activities and Recreation Center sits open to students late in the afternoon. A student food pantry at ARC is staffed by student volunteers from the Food Science and Human Nutrition Program biweekly.

Student food pantry opens at ARC

By Ethan Simmons, News Editor Sep 10, 2020