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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
Kung Fu Tea's coffee milk tea with bubbles amidst the several games available at the boba shop on Feb. 27th. The cup is decorated to promote their Strawberry Shortcake drink promotion, one of the many promotions, of fun themed drinks Kung Fu Tea offers.

Best of CU ’25 | Best Boba: Kung Fu Tea

By Kristina Muharremaj, Staff Writer • Mar 6, 2025
The album cover for Nirvana's live performance in New York, released November 1, 1994.

Column | Remembering Nirvana’s iconic MTV live performance 30 years later

By Kristina Muharremaj, Staff Writer • Nov 5, 2024
Cover art for Big Thief's “Two Hands” released in 2019.

Column | Big Thief’s emotional indie-folk album ‘Two Hands’ turns 5

By Kristina Muharremaj, Staff Writer • Oct 11, 2024
The cover of The Cranberries' 1994 "No Need to Argue."

Column | The Cranberries continue to influence alternative rock 30 years later

By Kristina Muharremaj, Staff Writer • Oct 10, 2024
The Courier Cafe's banana walnut pancakes and hot chocolate. This historic fixture of downtown Urbana serves breakfast all day.

Review | Courier Cafe provides cozy brunch for fall

By Kristina Muharremaj, Staff Writer • Sep 26, 2024
A group picture of Oasis, a popular band from the 90’s.

Oasis reunites band with 2025 tour after 15-year hiatus

By Kristina Muharremaj, Staff Writer • Aug 27, 2024
Clairo’s album cover for her latest release, “Charm.”

Review | Third time’s the charm with Clairo’s new album, ‘Charm’

By Kristina Muharremaj, Staff Writer • Jul 17, 2024

Celeb spotting: A recap of famous faces on campus

By Kristina Muharremaj, Staff Writer • Apr 30, 2024
The official album cover for Blur’s “Parklife.”

Column | Blur’s ‘Parklife’ turns 30: Celebrating a defining Brit-pop album

By Kristina Muharremaj, Staff Writer • Apr 25, 2024
Slaughter Beach Dog performs at the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center in Urbana.

Slaughter Beach, Dog creates intimate performance at Independent Media Center

By Kristina Muharremaj, Staff Writer • Apr 24, 2024

Review | Lizzy McAlpine releases ‘Older,’ heartbreaking album about growing up

By Kristina Muharremaj, Staff Writer • Apr 12, 2024
A hot latte from the Literary at 22 N Neil St provides company to astrophysics homework.

Best of CU | Best Study Spot — Coffee: The Literary

By Kristina Muharremaj, Staff Writer • Mar 28, 2024
A customer waits for there order at the counter of Caffe Paradiso on Feb. 29.

Best of CU | Best Study Spot — Food: Caffe Paradiso

By Kristina Muharremaj, Staff Writer • Mar 28, 2024
Album cover of “Bright Future” by Adrianne Lenker.

Review | Adrianne Lenker delivers emotional folk-rock album with ‘Bright Future’

By Kristina Muharremaj, Staff Writer • Mar 25, 2024
An acai bowl from in the new Just Bee Acai store in the southwest corner of the first floor in the Illini Union on Feb. 28.

Just Bee Acai provides delicious treat for the coming spring

By Kristina Muharremaj, Staff Writer • Mar 5, 2024
Soundtrack to student living: Each UI residence hall captured in a playlist

Soundtrack to student living: Each UI residence hall captured in a playlist

By Felicity Abbott, Jack Larson, Kristina Muharremaj, Pratim Vasireddy, Riddhima Patllollu and Maaike Niekerk • Feb 21, 2024
Review | The Percy Jackson show flopped — here’s why

Review | The Percy Jackson show flopped — here’s why

By Kristina Muharremaj, Staff Writer • Feb 6, 2024
Album cover of "Dance You Outta My Head".

Singer’s last song goes viral on TikTok

By Kristina Muharremaj, Staff Writer • Jan 31, 2024

Column | ‘Superman’ stands strong after 45 years

By Kristina Muharremaj, Contributing Writer • Dec 15, 2023

Column | Celebrating 90 years of George Cukor’s ‘Little Women’

By Kristina Muharremaj, Contributing Writer • Nov 29, 2023
Cover of boygenius

Review | boygenius releases emotional EP ‘the rest’

By Kristina Muharremaj, Contributing Writer • Oct 17, 2023