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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
Officer Brad Lowe of University of Illinois Police Department and Bomb Squad suits up in a kevlar bomb suit with the help of Officer Brian Karbach during a demonstration at Willard Airport on Monday, Sept. 28, 2009.

UI bomb squad not only about bombs

By Megan Graham • October 1, 2009

Burnham 310 contractors to discontinue working with Champaign

By Megan Graham • May 1, 2009

Council discusses amendments to development plans

By Megan Graham • April 22, 2009
Matt Rundquist, freshman in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, runs a lap around the North Quad with all his plastic bottles from one week as a part of the Water Drinking Contest, an Earth Week related event, in Urbana, April 21, 2009. Participants tasted different kinds of water and were quizzed on the flavor. "We aim to increase awareness about how destructive drinking out of bottles is," David Duncan, junior in Physics said. "People mostly can't tell the difference anyway, so why waste all the resources?"

Student groups raise green awareness on Earth Day

By Megan Graham • April 22, 2009

Champaign hopes to pass referendum to help ‘the poorest of the poor’

By Megan Graham • April 15, 2009
Sigma Chi mothers are lead down Daniels Street in Champaign, Saturday, April 14, 2007 by their sons in a pseudo initiation ceremony. As part of Mom's Day, mothers whose sons were initiated this Spring were lead blindfolded into Kam's at noon.

Some UI students plan to take mom out to bars

By Megan Graham • April 14, 2009
Workers operate machinery at the Ameren clean-up site, located on Fifth and Hill in Champaign, on Thursday, April 9, 2009.

Residents, Ameren dispute health risk

By Megan Graham • April 10, 2009

City council discusses future meeting on recycling

By Megan Graham • April 8, 2009

State senate approves new tax on cigarettes

By Megan Graham • April 1, 2009

State Senate approves new tax on cigarettes

By Megan Graham • March 31, 2009
A combination picture shows the landmark St. Stephens tower of the Houses of Parliament in central London during 'Earth Hour', left, and right, following the action, Saturday March 28, 2009. From the Great Pyramids to the Acropolis and the Las Vegas strip, nearly 4,000 cities and towns in 88 countries joined in the (WWF) World Wildlife Fund-sponsored event, a time zone-by-time zone plan to dim nonessential lights between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m local time to raise awareness about climate change and the threat from rising greenhouse gas emissions.

Illinois universities turn off lights for ‘Earth Hour’

By Megan Graham • March 30, 2009

Early adoption of tobacco tax has smokers fuming

By Megan Graham • March 18, 2009

Council reviews proposed cuts to 2010 budget

By Megan Graham • March 18, 2009

Ameren announces cleanup at Champaign gas plant site

By Megan Graham • March 12, 2009

Ameren to hold meeting to discuss Fifth and Hill toxic site

By Megan Graham • March 11, 2009

City Council discusses next phase of Research Park plan

By Megan Graham • March 4, 2009

Urbana art spotlights Chief controversy

By Megan Graham • February 19, 2009
Erica Magda

“Inilli Gnithgif” signs cause buzz on campus

By Megan Graham • February 12, 2009

Provena adds Wellness Room to Center for Healthy Aging

By Megan Graham • February 4, 2009

Champaign, Urbana monitor salt supplies during busy winter season

By Megan Graham • January 27, 2009
Students purchase books at T.I.S. Bookstore in Champaign on Tuesday. "We are having a good book rush, although there is still a long way to go," said Store Manager John Tichenor. Erica Magda

Book rush leaves students with empty pockets

By Megan Graham • January 22, 2009
 

Community gathers for Mumbai memorial

By Megan Graham • December 5, 2008

University gets second place in Donate Life Campus Challenge

By Megan Graham • December 3, 2008

Chief Illiniwek to reclaim court spotlight during ‘Next Dance’

By Megan Graham • November 14, 2008

UI professors discuss Obama and his ideas

By Megan Graham • November 6, 2008

UI Students for Organ Donation raise awareness of policy change

By Megan Graham • November 3, 2008

Students encouraged to wait to sign leases

By Megan Graham • October 17, 2008

University students enjoy season at Curtis Orchard

By Megan Graham • October 8, 2008

Economy brings difficulty to investment banking interns

By Megan Graham • September 30, 2008
An unidentified employee mops inside the weight room at ARC on Sunday, after flooding caused water to enter the room as well as the climbing wall area. Erica Magda

ARC cleans up climbing wall, lowest level

By Megan Graham • September 16, 2008
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