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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

Payal Rathore

Students tour near the Spurlock Museum on March 6, 2018. In-person visits will be returning to campus after previously having online tour resources due to the pandemic.

In-person campus visits return

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • August 29, 2021
UI System arts & humanities initiative supports 10 new projects

UI System arts & humanities initiative supports 10 new projects

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • August 2, 2021
Gies College of Business will be holding the largest experiential class this fall. The class is called Business 301: Business in Action.

Gies launches nation’s largest experiential learning course

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • July 10, 2021
HUD awards Champaign County emergency housing vouchers

HUD awards Champaign County emergency housing vouchers

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • June 25, 2021
Chancellor Robert Jones poses with workers from The College Tour series. The series featured the University on April 27.

UI featured in Amazon Prime series “The College Tour”

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • June 8, 2021
With Phase 5 starting to come into play, people are still receiving their first dose of the vaccine. People who are vaccinated are encouraged to be cautious around those who are not vaccinated in small spaces.

Local businesses anticipate customer influx as Illinois moves into Bridge to Phase 5

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • May 27, 2021
Champaign police officers patrol the Green St. Campustown area on March 31, 2019. The Champaign Unit 4 school board recently voted to re-enlist two school resource officers for the next year.

Contract for officers renewed in Unit 4 schools

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • April 26, 2021
Students in a statistics class listen attentively in a lecture at the Lincoln Hall Theater. Some introductory courses may require meetings with Teacher’s Assistain’s instead of office hours next year.

Courses to undergo syllabus changes to accommodate knowledge gaps from the pandemic

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • April 22, 2021
Students from the Sigma Delta Tau social sorority and members of student government listen to speakers on the Mobile Museum of Tolerance at the Illini Hillel on Monday afternoon. The bus hosts interactive workshops to raise voices against intolerance, anti-Semitism, bullying, racism and hate.

Mobile Museum of Tolerance visits campus

By Payal Rathore and Vivian La • April 15, 2021
University students exit the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District 120 Teal bus outside of the PAR dorm on Saturday. CUMTD will release two hydrogen fuel buses this fall to cut down on carbon emissions.

CUMTD begins transition to hydrogen fuel buses, reducing carbon emissions

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • April 12, 2021
Professor Peter Abbamonte adjusts his video camera for students who choose to attend class online on Nov. 2. The University is planning on introducing more in-person classes for the fall of 2021.

University plans for fall 2021, includes more in-person events

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • April 6, 2021
A student sits alone on the Main Quad at the University of Illinois on Oct. 29. Students have been dissatisfied with the lack of a spring break and claim it has led to increased worries with their mental health.

Lack of spring break affects students’ mental health

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • March 29, 2021
A University of Illinois graduate takes a photo while seated at the May 16, 2015 Commencement at Memorial Stadium. The University will be conducting a hybrid of virtual and in-person private stage crossing experiences for 2020 and 2021 graduates this May.

UI gears up for University-wide commencement celebrations

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • March 26, 2021
A Covid-19 testing worker at the Church of the Living God discusses vaccine protocols with a patient on Feb. 20. The University is now allowing higher education employees to receive the vaccine.

University announces vaccine eligibility for higher education employees

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • March 22, 2021
Illinois student Maximus Torres takes a University COVID-19 test at the ARC on Feb. 1. The test recently gained Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA.

UI saliva-based testing expands beyond campus after Emergency Use Authorization

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • March 22, 2021
An Illinois student enters the Office of Student Financial Aid on Oct. 22, 2018.

UI financial aid options remain available during pandemic

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • March 11, 2021
Students learn about various RSOs at Quad Day on Aug. 26, 2018. The majority of RSOs have had to move their activities online since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

RSOs balance virtual, in-person events in spring

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • March 4, 2021
A Carle pharmacist draws the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine solution into a needle at the Church of the Living God on Saturday afternoon. University researchers have suggested the population double mask and avoid in-person eating.

University researchers’ precautions contrast county rules 

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • February 25, 2021
The front entrance to the Activities and Recreation Center stands tall late in the afternoon. The ARC has reopened to students in a limited capacity, making reservations hard to attain for some students.

Students complain over backed-up ARC reservations

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • February 8, 2021
A group of students eat lunch outside of the SDRP on Sept. 13. The University has taken measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the spring semester.

University COVID protocols praised; precautions increase for spring

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • February 1, 2021
A UC Books to Prisoners drop-off box sits inside the School of Information Sciences building on Tuesday morning.

Graduate organization holds book drive for CU Books 2 Prisoners

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • January 26, 2021
Students board the 9B Brown MTD bus at a stop on Wright St on Oct. 4, 2019. CUMTD is offering a vaccine lottery to all employees in which they could potentially win 5,000 dollars on the first Friday of each month.

MTD reduces service, decreases student fee for spring

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • December 11, 2020
Astronaut Mike Hopkins poses for a headshot. Hopkins is an Illinois alumni and recently boarded the International Space Station as part of a Space X mission.

Former Illini leads new SpaceX mission

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • December 1, 2020
McKinley Health Center pictured in November 2020.

Students organize text-based mental health support group

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • November 19, 2020
Changes in student loan servicing to impact borrowers

Changes in student loan servicing to impact borrowers

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • November 12, 2020
University proctoring facility reaches hiring goal; Proctorio draws continued resistance

University proctoring facility reaches hiring goal; Proctorio draws continued resistance

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • October 26, 2020
Beachgoers enjoy a day in the sun on a beach in Florida during Spring Break 2019.

University lays out plans for fall break, spring return

By Payal Rathore, Staff Writer • October 22, 2020
ICE agent Jorge Field stands outside the home of a 47-year-old Mexican national in Montebello, California. The University opposed a rule to eliminate “Duration of Status” admission.

UI opposes proposal to eliminate duration of status admission

By Payal Rathore, Contributing Writer • October 12, 2020
Overflow of online exams leaves University searching for proctors

Overflow of online exams leaves University searching for proctors

By Payal Rathore, Contributing Writer • October 8, 2020