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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
Kenyon Edmond

Kenyon Edmond, Managing Editor for Visuals

Hi, my name is Kenyon Edmond and I am a junior advertising major. I’m from the Hyde Park area on the south side of Chicago. I started as a staff photographer during the first semester of my freshman year and quickly moved into the Photo Editor role. Currently I am the Managing Editor for Visuals. Photography is my passion and I love the work I do here at The Daily Illini!

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Amanda Cavanagh, a postdoctoral student who helped develop a new method of plant growth in the southernmost greenhouse in the Plant Sciences Laboratory on Friday. The new method currently produces 40 percent more plant growth.

[Photo] Study aims to feed world by 2050

Mar 14, 2019
The University Solar Farm covers 20.8 acres and is located along the south side of Windsor Road between First Street and the railroad tracks.

[Photo] UI leads Illinois going green

Mar 11, 2019
Students wait to enter the Red Lion on March 1 for Unofficial.

[Photo] New app displays bar cover

Mar 4, 2019
Celebrators walk along Green Street during Unofficial on Friday.

[Photo] Students celebrate 23rd annual Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day

By The Daily Illini Photo Staff • Mar 3, 2019
Young the Giant performs at The Canopy Club Tuesday night.

Young the Giant lights up The Canopy Club

By Kenyon Edmond, Photo Editor • Feb 20, 2019
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[Photo] Young the Giant captivates Canopy Club

By Erin Cady, Staff Writer • Feb 20, 2019
Lake Michigan frozen over in Chicago on Jan. 23, 2016. Three Illinois representatives have filed bill HR0101 to make Chicago its own state.

[Photo] Chicago should not be its own state

Feb 21, 2019
A student dorm room in Pennsylvania Avenue Residence Hall.

[Photo] Follow these tips to best optimize your dorm space

By Sonal Singh, Staff Writer • Feb 18, 2019
A total of 42 trees were marked with bright pink “X”s, signaling they will soon be removed.

[Photo] ‘X’ marks the spot: Tree demolitions scheduled

By Samantha Boyle, Assistant News Editor • Feb 18, 2019
Foellinger Hall covered in snow on Jan. 13, 2019.

[Photo] Chancellor cancels classes due to dangerous weather conditions

By The Daily Illini Staff Report • Jan 29, 2019
New pedestrian signs with flashing lights are installed on Lincoln Avenue to ensure traffic safety in areas with high levels of pedestrian activity.

[Photo] Lincoln welcomes pedestrian signs

By Julie Kang, Staff writer • Jan 28, 2019
A sidewalk on the Main Quad is covered with snow and ice on Jan. 13.

[Photo] Snowy paths hinder wheelchair mobility

Jan 22, 2019
A snowman on the Main Quad stands in front of the Noyes Laboratory of Chemistry on Jan. 13.

[Photo] F&S aims for rapid snow removal

Jan 22, 2019
Cars drive along snow-covered roads during the snowstorm that battered the Midwest this past weekend. Columnist Noah writes that while snow in the Midwest is nothing new, some people still tend to jump at the first sign of potentially bad weather.

[Photo] Midwest snowstorm causes unnecessary panic

By Noah Nelson, Columnist • Jan 15, 2019
CUMTD buses see a 10 percent increase in ridership in winter. The transit company is trying to keep up with the increase in demand.

[Photo] MTD sees increased bus ridership in winter

Dec 10, 2018
Students ice skate at the University Ice Arena on Saturday.

[Photo] Distract yourself from finals with holiday activities

By Natalie Stanowski, Staff Writer • Dec 3, 2018
Japan House is located at 2000 S. Lincoln Ave. in Urbana.

[Photo] Nick Offerman to perform on campus for Japan House

By HongBin Jeong, Staff Writer • Nov 26, 2018
Suburban Express, Champaign-based transit company, and its owner Dennis Toeppen are facing default judgement in the discrimination and harassment case filed by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Suburban Express has not responded to any of the State’s communication thus far, prolonging settlements.

[Photo] Suburban Express faces default judgment

Nov 15, 2018
Members of the Engineering Without Borders RSO meet to discuss a bridge in Malawi on Thursday. They are trying to raise $50,000 to start building the bridge this summer.

[Photo] Bridge project lacks funding

By Emily Dao, Contributing Writer • Nov 1, 2018
Mike Hoke plays a game of Fortnite in his apartment on Saturday.

[Photo] Fortnite Frenzy club offers casual yet competitive playing environment

By Emma Palatnik, Staff writer • Oct 26, 2018
A Suburban Express driver glarers at the camera while standing near a bus on Jan. 15, 2018.

[Photo] Suburban Express deserves a second chance

By Aidan Berg, Columnist • Oct 26, 2018
Mike Hoke plays a game of Fortnite in his apartment on Saturday.

[Photo] LSAT to go digital starting July 2019

By Karen Liu, News Editor • Oct 15, 2018
The Yingying Zhang garden, located at the intersection of Goodwin and Clark on Oct. 9, 2018.

[Photo] Memorial garden dedicated to missing scholar Yingying Zhang

By The Daily Illini Staff Report • Oct 9, 2018
A tent is set up on the South Quad for Indigenous People's Day on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018.

[Photo] Campus hosts first Indigenous People’s Day

By Zihan Wang, Staff Writer • Oct 8, 2018
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[Photo] Flu shots administered at vaccine clinics across campus

By Julie Kang, Contributing Writer • Oct 4, 2018
The interior of Campus Florist, located at 609 E. Green St. in Champaign. Campus Florist is closing in late October.

[Photo] Campus Florist’s bloom wilts after 77 years open on Green Street

By Vishesh Anand and Eugene White, Staff Writers • Sep 20, 2018
Nino Cirrincone, head of engineering for Illini Solar Car, helps teammate Kamil Czaplinski climb into the vehicle on Sunday. The 15-person team took seventh during the American Solar Challenge.

[Photo] Illini Solar Car team takes seventh in competition

By Heather Schlitz, Assistant News Editor • Sep 20, 2018
Students ride their bicycles on Wright Street on Tuesday. Columnist Kyra advocates for both pedestrians and cyclists to exercise caution when crossing bike lanes.

[Photo] Pedestrians should stay out of bike lanes

Sep 19, 2018
The Fighting Illini Football Performance Center, which is currently under construction at Fourth Street and Peabody Drive, will be named the Henry Dale and Betty Smith Football Center in recognition of a donation from the H.D. Smith Foundation. Out of the $20 million donation, $15 million will be dedicated to the new facility, which will be completed prior to the 2019 season.

[Photo] UI donors questioned for potential role in opioid crisis

By Jessica Bursztynsky, Senior Reporter • Sep 17, 2018
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[Photo] Proposed change may cut abortion services

By Heather Schlitz, Assistant News Editor • Sep 13, 2018
Japan House director Jennifer Misuzu Gunji-Ballsrud said the cultural center looks to build an annex in the future.

[Photo] Japan House celebrates 20th anniversary

By The Daily Illini Staff Report • Sep 8, 2018
Photograph of Allen Hall at the beginning of autumn.

[Photo] Allen Hall’s Unit One Guests-in-Residence list released

By Therese Pokorney, Assistant Daytime News Editor • Sep 7, 2018
The State Farm Center is located at 1800 S. 1st St. in Champaign.

[Photo] State Farm Center to host four diverse Broadway productions

By Marissa Plescia, Assistant Features Editor • Sep 4, 2018
Mary Jane Oviatt and Ben Joselyn assist customers at the Thursday Farm Stand on the Quad on Aug. 23, 2018.

[Photo] You are what you eat: Thursday Farm Stands on the Quad

By Pari Apostolakos, Assistant Features Editor • Aug 28, 2018
Christine Ahn, co-owner of Hammerhead Coffee and junior at the University, prepares a drink on Thursday

[Photo] UI student purchases coffee house

By Camille Baer, Features Editor • Aug 27, 2018
Students standing outside of The Clybourne on Oct. 17. Both The Clybourne and Firehaus will close Sept. 4.

[Photo] Students react to changing bar culture on campus

By Emma Platnik and Camille Baer • Aug 27, 2018
Campus bars The Clybourne and Firehaus, both located on Sixth Street, are scheduled to close on Sept. 4, 2018. Owner Scott Cochrane plans to bring the popular deals from the two locations to KAM’s, another campus bar that he and three other buyers recently purchased.

[Photo] KAM’s to take over ‘best’ of Firehaus, The Clybourne

By Jessica Bursztynsky, Senior Reporter • Aug 27, 2018
Following activation of the sprinkler system at OG hall, the front door is left open to air the building out

[Photo] Fire at Oglesby Hall causes sprinkler release, electrical hazard

By The Daily Illini Staff Report • Apr 30, 2018
Employees at The Daily Illini meet in the news conference room to discuss content for the following day. Student newsrooms across the country are coming together to help support student media.

[Photo] Editorial | Save student newsrooms

By The Daily Illini Editorial Board • Apr 25, 2018
A police car initiates a traffic stop on Pennsylvania Avenue. UIPD released a report Thursday summing up statistics on crime and fire-related incidents from 2016 to 2018.

[Photo] Champaign police to show zero tolerance for impaired drivers on St. Patrick’s Day

By The Daily Illini Staff Report • Mar 16, 2018
Members of the Graduate Employees’ Organization march toward University President Timothy Killeen’s house along Florida Avenue on March 6. An agreement has been made between the GEO and University administration that grants many of the GEO’s demands for a new contract.

[Photo] Administration’s tentative agreement expands on GEO list of demands

By The Daily Illini Staff Report • Mar 12, 2018
Members of the GEO rally on University President Killeen's front lawn on March 6.

GEO rallies in front of Killeen’s house

By Kenyon Edmond, Photo Editor • Mar 6, 2018
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[Photo] An overview of the GEO strike

By Jessica Berbey, Assistant Daytime News Editor • Mar 5, 2018
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[Photo] Unofficial Guide 2018

By Jacob Singleton • Mar 1, 2018
A police car pulls over a car on Pennsylvania Avenue on Feb. 3.

[Photo] Unofficial celebrations bring extra policing efforts to campus

By Eric Rzeszutko, Staff Writer • Mar 1, 2018
Student dorm room in Pensylvania Avenue Residence Hall. It is important to clean up the room often so that there will be more livable room.

[Photo] Spring cleaning: Making your room livable

By Zack Fishman, Contributing Writer • Feb 19, 2018
Alexa is a an artificial intelligence product developed by Amazon. Researchers at the University are developing software to incorporate technologies such as Alexa and Echo into the health field.

[Photo] Alexa, do I need to see a doctor?

By Rebecca Wood, Staff Writer • Feb 19, 2018
People order in line at Garbanzo in the basement of the Illini Union. The restaurant opened on Feb. 8, 2018.

[Photo] Garbanzo fills void Mashawi left behind

By Brian, Loh • Feb 14, 2018
Lisa Madigan, Illinois attorney general, filed a lawsuit and a motion for a temporary restraining order against Suburban Express, because of its discriminatory attitudes against students and their families.

[Photo] Suburban Express, Attorney General reach temporary agreement on restraining order

Apr 28, 2018
People stand in line at Garbanzo in the basement of the Illini Union. The restaurant opened Thursday.

[Photo] Halal restaurant opens in Illini Union

By The Daily Illini Staff Report • Feb 9, 2018
Portrait of Danny C. Matthews, assistant director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Resource Center.

[Photo] Campaigns and classrooms: Two UI students run for state government

By Aaron Navarro, Audio Editor & Assistant News Editor • Feb 8, 2018
A house on 804 W. Springfield Ave. A shooting occurred at this address during the early in the morning on Jan 20.

[Photo] Reactions to safety on campus following shooting

By The Daily Illini Staff Report • Jan 24, 2018
A police car is parked in front of 804 W. Springfield Ave.

[Photo] Shots fired at Urbana house party

By Jessica Bursztynsky, News Editor • Jan 21, 2018
Students walking on Green St. on Jan. 15.

[Photo] Bundle up: University faculty give tips on navigating campus in freezing temperatures

By Rebecca Wood, Staff Writer • Jan 16, 2018
Students standing in line outside of Red Lion on Oct. 17.

[Photo] The price to pay for campus bars on New Year’s Eve

Dec 30, 2017
Portrait of Dr. Carla Caceres looking into a beaker filled with Daphnia, a small platonic crustacean used to study the spread of disease.

[Photo] University faculties named science fellows

By Karen Liu, Staff Writer • Dec 6, 2017
Because Altgeld Hall, located at 1409 W. Green St. in Urbana, was built in 1896 and 1897, it lacks many accessibility features.

[Photo] University needs to improve accessibility to students with disabilities

By Hayley Nagelberg, Columnist • Nov 30, 2017
Student Alyssa Pappas walks east on Springfield Avenue with Student Patrol officers Hannah McCullough and Zach Armstrong on Nov. 4. SafeWalks is a service mentioned by assistant Features editor Marissa to take advantage of while on campus.

[Photo] An inside look at one night on SafeWalks patrol

By Jessica Bursztynsky • Nov 11, 2017
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