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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

Jamnesty concert benefits victims

By Kevin McLoughlin • April 21, 2009
Matt and Patti Cavalenes, left,from Catlin, Ill., walk around West Side Park during a Tax Day Tea Party opposing recent federal government spending in Champaign on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. The protest coincided with a number of other events around the country challenging the economic policies of the Obama Administration on Tax Day.

Citizens protest stimulus package, bailout plan

By Kevin McLoughlin • April 16, 2009

Citizens protest stimulus package, bailout plan

By Kevin McLoughlin • April 16, 2009

Tax day tea party: Citizens gather to protest stimulus package, bailout plan

By Kevin McLoughlin • April 15, 2009
Lindsay Eckhardt, sophomore in FAA, and David Spearman, junior in LAS, rehearse a scene from “West Side Story” on Thursday. The Assembly Hall will be hosting the musical Friday and Saturday nights.

‘West Side Story’ emphasizes social issues

By Kevin McLoughlin • April 14, 2009

Administration says vendor code is progressing

By Kevin McLoughlin • April 9, 2009
William Kyles, right, democratic candidate for Champaign City Council district one, and Dave Tomlinson, left, president of Champaign School Board, read election results at the Brookins Center in Urbana on Tuesday evening.

Locals voters elect incumbents, vote to pass referenda

By Kevin McLoughlin • April 8, 2009

Four candidates vie for two spots in campus districts of Champaign Council

By Kevin McLoughlin • April 7, 2009
Supporters applaud as Illinois Student Senator Carlos Daniel Rosa, sophomore in LAS and Chair of UNFAS, speaks during a student-led labor rally next to the Alma Mater in Urbana on Sunday, April 4, 2009.

Students rally to support labor

By Kevin McLoughlin • April 6, 2009

Student activism targets immigration reform

By Kevin McLoughlin • April 2, 2009

Nonprofit jobs increasing in popularity

By Kevin McLoughlin • March 31, 2009

Credit card interest rates cause potential problems for students

By Kevin McLoughlin • March 31, 2009

Credit card interest rates cause problems for students

By Kevin McLoughlin • March 31, 2009
Supporters gather around historic Mumford House on March 4 to protest the University’s plans to relocate the house. The protesters want the University to consider creative uses for the home, which has been in its current location since 1870.

After protests, Mumford House will remain at original location

By Kevin McLoughlin • March 17, 2009
Drew Stone The Daily Illini Brad Gregorka, a first-year master's student in the college of Fine and Applied Arts, holds a sign as part of a human chain encircling the historic Mumford House on March 4, 2009. Gregorka is part of a group that is against the University's plans to relocate the house, which has been in its current location since 1870.

Students protest Mumford House relocation

By Kevin McLoughlin • March 5, 2009

Illini-Alert test exceeds CITES’ expectations

By Kevin McLoughlin • March 4, 2009

Rally around Mumford House on South Quad

By Kevin McLoughlin • March 4, 2009

Problems fixed before second Illini-Alert test

By Kevin McLoughlin • March 3, 2009

CITES: Second alert system test more successful

By Kevin McLoughlin • March 3, 2009
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