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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

Letter: Religion requires work

By The Daily Illini • October 5, 2004
Freshman forward Ella Masar heads the ball away from Iowa keeper Britta Vogele en route to a first-half goal Sunday at Illinois Track and Soccer Stadium. Illinois won 3-2. David Solara

Photo: Getting ahead

By The Daily Illini • October 5, 2004
Urbana resident Marion McNeal waters her plot at the Meadowbrook Park Organic Garden Plots on Monday afternoon. McNeal has worked this plot for eight of the 11 years she has been gardening at the Organic Garden Plots. She said all plots have to be cleared David Solana

Photo: End of the summer

By The Daily Illini • October 5, 2004
Urbana resident Tom Bergin pushes his 3-year-old daughter Malia Baker around the Urbana Park District´s Organic Garden Plots in Meadowbrook Park on Monday. "It´s nice to live so close so we can just bike down here," Bergin said. The two go to David Solara

Photo: Pumpkin inspectors

By The Daily Illini • October 5, 2004
Sparky competes Sunday in a Canine Sports race at Illinois Field. Sparky has been competing for six years. David Solana

Photo: Flying Dog

By The Daily Illini • October 4, 2004

Letter: Democrats on terrorism

By The Daily Illini • October 4, 2004

Letter: Meeting the needs

By The Daily Illini • October 4, 2004

Letter: Fox must be scrutinized

By The Daily Illini • October 4, 2004
Stefan Mayer, a visiting assistant professor from Germany, reads as the sun sets Tuesday evening on the steps outside of the Krannert Center for Performing Arts. Mayer said he was continuing research at the University. Alex Nowak

Photo: Catching the last rays

By The Daily Illini • September 30, 2004
Senior forward Tara Hurless tries to dribble around Badger goalkeeper Lynn Murray on Sunday at Illinois Field. Hurless scored the only goal of the game from a corner kick in Illinois´ 1-0 defeat over the Badgers. The Illini face Minnesota on Friday David Solana

Photo: It’s just a little dribble

By The Daily Illini • September 30, 2004

Letter: No liberal media

By The Daily Illini • September 30, 2004

Letter: No difference in candidates

By The Daily Illini • September 30, 2004

Letter: Mascot hijacked by group

By The Daily Illini • September 30, 2004
Howard Yu, freshman in LAS, locks up his bike outside of the Undergraduate Library on Tuesday evening. Alex Nowak

Photo: Bike security

By The Daily Illini • September 30, 2004

Letter: Crazy like a fox

By The Daily Illini • September 30, 2004
Alex D´Erizans, graduate student, registers to vote at the Undergraduate Library´s lower level on Tuesday. The last day to register to vote is Oct. 5. Online Poster

Photo: Go vote

By The Daily Illini • September 29, 2004
Chris Ham (right) gives Chad Smith, both juniors in engineering and members of the Marching Illini drum line, a lesson in the snare drum outside of the Harding Band Building on Tuesday. Chad has been receiving lessons from Smith since January in hopes of Online Poster

 

By The Daily Illini • September 29, 2004

Letter: Green’s comments wrong

By The Daily Illini • September 29, 2004

Letter: Free GOP infomercials

By The Daily Illini • September 29, 2004

Letter: Pot use not sympathetic

By The Daily Illini • September 29, 2004

Letter: Actions have consequences

By The Daily Illini • September 29, 2004

Letter: District board important

By The Daily Illini • September 28, 2004
Roy Smith from Campus Facilities and Services waters the flowers outside Coble Hall Monday afternoon. "Everything is real dry," Smith said. "We need to water the plants constantly, as often as every other day - especially the flowers." Shira Weissman

Photo: Water boy

By The Daily Illini • September 28, 2004
E.B. Halsey (26) outruns Purdue in the beginning of the third quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The drive ended with a blocked field goal, and Illinois lost 38-30. Carol Matteucci

Photo: Running down a dream

By The Daily Illini • September 28, 2004
Eight-year-old twins Anna and Samuel Poindexter pet the Billy Goats at Curtis Orchard in Champaign Monday afternoon. Shira Weissman

Photo: Kidding around

By The Daily Illini • September 28, 2004

Letter: Chief needs real dialogue

By The Daily Illini • September 28, 2004

Letter: Dvorin ignores causes

By The Daily Illini • September 28, 2004
Customers of Dallas & Co., 101 E. University Ave., Champaign, wait in line for face painting as Brittany Nelson, 12, has her face painted by M.J. Kim of Champaign. Online Poster

Photo: Through the looking glass

By The Daily Illini • September 27, 2004

Letter: Spreading misinformation

By The Daily Illini • September 27, 2004

Letter: Digging a deeper hole

By The Daily Illini • September 27, 2004

Letter: Drug usage not heroic

By The Daily Illini • September 27, 2004

Letter: Monteith letter fuels fire

By The Daily Illini • September 24, 2004

Letter: Sorry, nobody’s perfect

By The Daily Illini • September 24, 2004

Letter: Epton’s letter flawed

By The Daily Illini • September 24, 2004
Joe Bohn, sophomore in LAS, sits in the I-Block section of the stands at Memorial Stadium awaiting the start of the Illini and Western Michigan game on Saturday. Tim Eggerding

Photo: Eyes on the orange

By The Daily Illini • September 24, 2004

Letter: Wrongly portrayed

By The Daily Illini • September 24, 2004
Franzen Constuction employee and St. Joseph resident Aaron Franzen calls it a day at the demolition site where a house that was attached to Austin´s Sporting goods had stood Tuesday at the corner of Fifth and Green streets. Online Poster

Photo: Taking down the house

By The Daily Illini • September 23, 2004

Letter: Sorry Mr. Perfect

By The Daily Illini • September 23, 2004

Letter: Reporting not biased

By The Daily Illini • September 23, 2004

Letter: Column has character

By The Daily Illini • September 23, 2004
J Leman, Illinois freshman linebacker, throws tiny novelty footballs during the pep rally Wednesday in the south foyer of the Illini Union. The pep rally celebrated the start of the Big Ten seasons for football, volleyball and soccer. Online Poster

Photo: Put me in, coach!

By The Daily Illini • September 23, 2004

Letter: No conflicts of interest

By The Daily Illini • September 23, 2004
Junior in engineering Dave Petrin bikes on Wednesday afternoon behind Memorial Stadium in preparation for a flatland contest today. Jonathan Witten

Photo: Look mom, no hands

By The Daily Illini • September 23, 2004
Marisa Zambuto, freshman in FAA, sketches the south entrance to the Architecture building on Tuesday evening. Alex Nowak

Photo: Sketching architecture

By The Daily Illini • September 23, 2004

Letter: Polls article distorts truth

By The Daily Illini • September 22, 2004
Illinois quarterback Brad Bower weaves between Western Michigan´s defense at Memorial Stadium Saturday. Illinois defeated Western Michigan 30-27. Shira Weissman

Photo: Quick step

By The Daily Illini • September 22, 2004

Letter: Social Security crisis

By The Daily Illini • September 22, 2004

Letter: Stukel’s comments wrong

By The Daily Illini • September 22, 2004
Kathryn Gelder, senior in LAS, walks toward her bike on a path from Japan House on Tuesday. Gelder´s Japanese Culture and Art class, which is held at Japan House, had just ended. Despite the garden still being in full bloom, today is the first day o Online Poster

Photo: Summer’s end

By The Daily Illini • September 22, 2004

Letter: In defense of Jon Monteith

By The Daily Illini • September 22, 2004
Talon Wright of Urbana swings his 4-year-old daughter, Mariah, while Cindy Groom of Urbana swings Wright´s other daughter, Destiny, 2, Monday afternoon at Meadowbrook Park in Urbana. "Swing me higher, Daddy. Swing me higher," Mariah said. Shira Weissman

Photo: Reach for the sky

By The Daily Illini • September 21, 2004
Lindsey Tanner, senior in LAS, studies anatomy outside Cafe Kopi in downtown Champaign on Monday afternoon. "I can´t study in my apartment; it´s too small, so I come here and get coffee to study," Tanner said. Shira Weissman

Photo: Kopi-ng with college

By The Daily Illini • September 21, 2004
Jenny Keen of Champaign flips during Adult Tumbling at the Champaign County YMCA on Monday night. Keen is an employee of the YMCA and misses doing gymnastics after practicing since grade school. The Adult Tumbling class is from 7:30 p.m. till 9:00 p.m. on Carol Matteucci

Photo: Flipped for tumbling

By The Daily Illini • September 21, 2004
Chef Thad Morrow prepares a Duck Egg Fritatta at the Urbana Farmer´s Market Saturday. Morrow, owner of Bacaro, a restaurant in Champaign, cooked for Food for Thought, an awareness group for local food producers. "Hopefully we´ll raise awarenes Dan McDonald

Photo: Food for thought

By The Daily Illini • September 20, 2004
Pekin, Ill., resident Michael Simpson works on a soffitt, a suspended wall, inside the new CREC (WIMPE) building Thursday. "It looks good, looks real good," Simpson said of the new facilities. Dan McDonald

Photo: Fine Tuning

By The Daily Illini • September 17, 2004
Jaime Olmos (left), junior in LAS, holds a large Mexican flag while Jose Angel Romo (right), junior in engineering, waves a smaller flag on the Quad in front of the Union on Thursday. On September 16, 1810, Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla started a revol Online Poster

Photo: Flags for Mexico

By The Daily Illini • September 17, 2004
Michael J. Callahan, senior in engineering, performs a trick with his skateboard on the Quad south of the Illini Union Wednesday. Jerry Cheng

Photo: Heel Flip

By The Daily Illini • September 16, 2004
Rhonda Ingram prepares the festive Rosh Hashanna and Shabbat Meals Wednesday morning in the Kosher kitchen at Hillel. Jonathan Witten

Photo: New Year, New Food

By The Daily Illini • September 16, 2004
UIUC Astronomy Club member Amanda Cebulka, junior in LAS, puts some fresh burgers on the grill Tuesday evening for the club´s second official meeting behind the Observatory Alex Nowak

Photo: Flip it good

By The Daily Illini • September 15, 2004
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