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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

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]

Spencer Hulsey, senior in LAS, shows a Reddit post promoting the kingfisher mascot design at the Illinois Student Government complex on Friday. Students can vote on the new mascot proposal on Wednesday and Thursday.

Kingfisher mascot set for student vote

By Ethan Simmons, Senior Reporter Mar 2, 2020
Drone expert recaps US-Iran conflict

Drone expert recaps US-Iran conflict

By Ethan Simmons, Senior Reporter Jan 21, 2020
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
Cody Bainbridge, sophomore in Engineering, buys coffee from the Robot x Coffee Machine outside of Grainger on Apr. 14. The robot serves between 100 to 200 cups a day.

Robot arm serves coffee to community

By Ethan Simmons, Staff Writer Apr 15, 2019
Mike Adkesson and Jen Langan sit with a Humboldt penguin named Pepe, who resides in Brookfield Zoo’s Living Coast habitat. The UI alumni are working to save the penguins.

Alumni preserve Peruvian penguins

By Ethan Simmons, Staff Writer Mar 7, 2019
Mike Skibski plans to present his idea of a new school mascot, Champ, pictured above, to the University Board of Trustees on March 14.

Student proposes historical UI mascot

By Ethan Simmons, Contributing Writer Feb 25, 2019