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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

Grace Maloney

What America has failed to hear

What America has failed to hear

By Grace Maloney, Reporter • Nov 19, 2020
Professor Sadie Braun poses for a professional headshot for the College of AHS. Braun calls on her 10 years of clinical experience and her knowledge of audiology to elucidate the struggles that the hearing-impaired community faces due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hearing impaired community struggles with life under COVID-19

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • Sep 28, 2020
A student bubbles in answers on a standardized test.

University waves ACT/SAT requirement for Class of 2025 applicants

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • Jul 3, 2020
Lieutenant Joseph McCullough investigates a traffic violation on Friday, Sep. 23 2016.

Students respond to recent campus shootings

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • Jun 23, 2020
The main quad remains relatively barren at 1:48 p.m. on April 3 as many students have left campus due to the coronavirus.

Students wait on decision for Fall 2020 instruction

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • Jun 16, 2020
A Target is being built on the first floors of a high rise apartment building on the corner of Fifth and Green streets. With development booming in the Champaign-Urbana area, many businesses like Trader Joe’s are considering moving to the area.

Trader Joe’s lists Champaign-Urbana as potential future location

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • Jan 18, 2020
Graduate Student Pranay Parmar poses for a headshot. Parmar is one of the four members of the group who took first place in the School of Information Sciences Data Visualization Competition.

Graduate students win Data Visualization Competition with research on “A Day in an American’s Life”

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • Dec 9, 2019
Carle Foundation Hospital is located on Park Street in Urbana.

Rise in flu cases poses challenges to vaccine providers

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • Nov 28, 2019
A man pays for his parking spot outside of Evo Cafe on Sixth Street on Nov. 15. Parking on campus will only be enforced from 5 a.m.-4 p.m from Nov. 4 to March 8.

University parking enforcement hours change for daylight saving

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • Nov 18, 2019
Zain Bando, sophomore in Media, sits in front of Brothers Bar & Grill on Green Street on Thursday. The bar has a stoop and staircase that prevents Bando from entering.

UI professor, students work on website that assesses restaurant accessibility

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • Nov 11, 2019
Marc Thompson poses in front of his ProctorU dashboard at the CITL in the Armory building on Wednesday. Students at the University are required to pay the ProctorU fee for exams in certain courses.

Students required to pay for online exam proctoring service

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • Oct 28, 2019
A student passes by the Counseling Center, 610 E. John St., on Oct. 2. The University’s Counseling Center is home to various student services, such as support for mental health, which becomes increasingly important as some student struggles boil over.

Student shares struggles with mental health at University

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • Oct 10, 2019
The new Chick-fil-A is located on Prospect Avenue. The grand opening for the new location has been announced for Oct. 10.

Chick-fil-A to return to CU area

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • Sep 30, 2019
Students study in the College of Law Library on Friday. On Saturday, the Law School Admission Council administered the LSAT digitally using tablets, replacing the standard paper exam. 

LSAT becomes digital-only exam

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • Sep 23, 2019
An array of fruits and vegetables is displayed on a table on the Main Quad hosted by the Sustainable Student Farm on Thursday. The farm is interested in creating a local food system tied into the campus community.

Sustainable Student Farm thrives, profits grow

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • Sep 16, 2019
Murphy’s Pub’s gaming area is located toward the back of the bar. Gambling has been greatly expanded in Illinois following a bill signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker earlier this year.

Legalized gambling in Illinois can bring unwanted effects

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • Sep 9, 2019
A student vapes in an apartment complex near the North Quad on Saturday. As of Aug. 26, the University is a smoke-free and tobacco-free campus.

Negative impacts of vaping highlighted by Illinois death

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • Sep 5, 2019
309 Green

Rent remains costly, unaffordable for many

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • Aug 26, 2019
Students studying at the main stacks of the main library on Tuesday

Library and campus group events helping during finals week

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • May 2, 2019
A section of SPAN 308: Spanish in the United States is held at the Foreign Languages Building on Apr. 16, 2019.

Spanish department faces faculty and facility shortages

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • Apr 18, 2019
Carle Foundation Hospital is located on Park Street in Urbana.

Carle defends tax exemption status

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • Apr 8, 2019
Students and other community members gather on the Main Quad for a vigil honoring the New Zealand shooting victims on Thursday, Mar. 28.

Vigil commemorates victims

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • Apr 4, 2019
An empty patient room in the OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center on Monday.

University professor studies impact of multiple sclerosis on children, families

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • Mar 26, 2019
Olayemi Adebayo, junior in LAS, discusses her experience writing a letter to a prisoner on Tuesday. Students are reforming the Volunteer Illini Projects program after it was disbanded several years ago.

UI students send letters to prisoners

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • Mar 14, 2019
Students wait to enter the Red Lion on March 1 for Unofficial.

New app displays bar cover

By Grace Maloney, Staff writer • Mar 4, 2019
Illini football fans fill Grange Grove before the game against Purdue at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 13.

IEMS recognized for efforts to improve preparedness

By Grace Maloney, Staff writer • Feb 28, 2019

Groups aim to prevent stalking

By Grace Maloney, Contributing writer • Feb 11, 2019
The women’s restroom on the first floor of the English Building.

Female restroom wait time reflects gender inequality

By Grace Maloney, Contributing Writer • Feb 4, 2019