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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
Sen. Bernie Sanders was elected to the Senate in 2006 and won re-election in 2012 and 2018, running as an independent candidate. Columnist Agastya stresses the importance of accepting social change in the upcoming presidential election.

[Photo] Presidential candidates for 2020 have a lot to fix in US government

February 28, 2019
Dem. Rep. of New York, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, speaks during a press conference held at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 7. Ocasio-Cortez has faced many personal attacks during her candidacy.

[Photo] Opinion | When it comes to mudslinging, sling your mud somewhere else

February 28, 2019
Michael Cohen, president Donald Trump's personal lawyer, walks on Park Avenue on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 in Manhattan. Columnist Kyra that verification of facts is a necessity.

[Photo] Liberals in glass houses can't throw stones

April 25, 2018
Willem Dafoe in "The Florida Project"

[Photo] CU to revamp health inspections

By Karen Liu, Staff Writer • November 16, 2017
"Hacksaw" of The Harlem Globetrotters dances with Lily Hall, 9, as the Globetrotters performed at the Toyota Center in Kennewick, Washington, Monday, February 25, 2013.

[Photo] Globetrotters to bounce into State Farm Center

October 18, 2017
Many Buffalo Bills players kneel on the sidelines for the national anthem against the Atlanta Falcons on Oct. 1, in Atlanta, Ga.

[Photo] NFL anthem protest based on ignorance, false rhetoric

By Clint Cost, Columnist • October 7, 2017
Rescue teams working at night continue to look for people trapped underneath the rubble of a collapsed six-story residential building in Colonia Condesa, in Mexico City, on Sept. 20.

[Photo] Mexico earthquake affects professors at the University

By Alyssa Pappas, Contributing writer • October 5, 2017
Discarded personal items covered in blood sit on Kovaln Lane, in the aftermath of the mass shooting leaving at least 58 dead and more than 500 injured, in Las Vegas on Oct. 2.

[Photo] UI student witnessed aftermath of Vegas attacks

By Jessica Bursztynsky, News Editor • October 4, 2017
Police vehicles are seen near the site of shooting in Las Vegas, the United States, on Oct. 2, 2017. At least 50 people were killed and over 200 others wounded in a mass shooting at a concert Sunday night outside of the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

[Photo] Mass shooting in Las Vegas raises serious discussion

By The Daily Illini Editorial Board • October 3, 2017
Hugh Hefner, Playboy founder and Daily Illini cartoonist, has died at age 91.

[Photo] Hugh Hefner, Playboy founder and University alum, dead at 91

By Daily Illini Staff Report • September 27, 2017
Dylan Minnette in 13 Reasons Why on Netflix. Columnist Jamie Linton thinks the show has some major flaws in how it addresses suicide.

[Photo] “13 Reasons Why” oversimplifies suicide

By Jamie Linton, Columnist • April 25, 2017
Kendrick Lamar performs at the Austin City Limits Music Festival on Oct. 8 in Austin, Texas. Columnist Saketh Vasamsetti thinks Lamar's music appeals most to college students.

[Photo] Minority groups host rally and sit-in to raise awareness

By Taylor Howard, Staff Writer • April 20, 2017
Illinois men's head basketball coach Brad Underwood gets another chance at recruiting Landers Nolley of Langston Hughes High School, who recently de-committed from Georgia.

[Photo] Oooh Wee Sweet Tea business gives back to black community

By Taylor Howard, Contributing Writer • April 6, 2017
Visitors try out the new Pixel smartphones in the Google store in the Soho neighborhood of New York on its grand opening day, Thursday, October 20, 2016. The store displays a variety of products from Google besides the new Pixel smartphones. Excited customers cannot buy the products at the store and have to order them online. (Richard B. Levine/Sipa USA/TNS)

[Photo] Google Pixel won't overcome iPhone's influence

December 8, 2016
Jackson Karrer, 14, protests during an anti-Donald Trump rally on the steps of City Hall in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Opinions editor Matt Silich says that millennials must stand strong behind their beliefs during Trump's presidency.

[Photo] Trump presidency will test millennials’ perseverance

By Matt Silich, Opinions Editor • November 9, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump, joined on stage by running mate Mike Pence, speaks to supporters at the Election Night Party at the Hilton Midtown Hotel in New York City on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. (J. Conrad Williams Jr./Newsday/TNS)

[Photo] Students should move forward from 2016 election with positive attitudes

November 10, 2016
The 2016 election updates are projected on the screen at the Art Theater on Tuesday, November 8, 2016.

Defying predictions, Trump defeats Clinton in stunning upset

By Tribune News Service • November 9, 2016
A visit to Springfield, Illinois, is not complete without a stop by the white-domed State Capitol Building.

[Photo] Letter to the Editor: Students should support Illinois Access Bill

November 16, 2016
Women's wheelchair participant Tatyana McFadden (251) leads the women participants at the start of the race down down Columbus Drive in Chicago, Ill during the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016.

[Photo] Sporting goals beyond sports

November 8, 2016
President Barack Obama stumps for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton on the eve of the election at the Ray L. Fisher Stadium Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 in Ann Arbor, Mich. (Mandi Wright/Detroit Free Press/TNS)

[Photo] Election tension doesn't excuse misinformed sharing

November 8, 2016
Crows flock along the Vermillion River in Danville, Illinois, January 24, 2013.

[Photo] Coal ash continues to pollute Vermilion River

November 2, 2016
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton holds a rally on Sunday at The Manor Complex in Wilton Manors, Fla.

[Photo] The Daily Illini Editorial Board endorses Hillary Clinton for president

By The Daily Illini Editorial Board • October 31, 2016
Interactive: Predict the winner of the presidential election

Interactive: Predict the winner of the presidential election

By Tribune News Service • October 31, 2016
Lara Trump, right, daughter-in-law of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, leads members of Women for Trump onstage during a campaign rally at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C., on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. (David T. Foster III/Charlotte Observer/TNS)

[Photo] Trump's 'adorable deplorables' must be stopped

October 22, 2016
Entrepreneur Peter Thiel speaks on the last day of the Republican National Convention on Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

[Photo] Dividing politics and work life

October 24, 2016
Donald Trump listens during the second debate between the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016 at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS)

[Photo] Tweeting Trump: A case for "soft power"

October 19, 2016
Donald Trump and and Hillary Clinton on stage during the second debate between the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016 at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS)

[Photo] Climate change can’t be ignored by our candidates any longer

By Isabella Winkler, Columnist • October 17, 2016
Hillary Clinton takes the stage in Miami at Miami Dade College in Kendall with former Vice President Al Gore. The two discussed climate change as well as the upcoming election.

[Photo] Contemporary politicians subject to scrutiny like never before

October 15, 2016
Kid Cudi attends Vincent N Roxxy; premiere during the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival at Chelsea Bow Tie Cinemas on April 18, 2016 in New York City, NY.

[Photo] Mr. Rager: simply a human

October 13, 2016
Donald Trump listens during the second debate between the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016 at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.

[Photo] Donald Trump’s abusive comments one step too far for Republicans

By K.J. Gandhi, Columnist • October 12, 2016
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses supporters during a rally at the Henderson Pavilion on Oct. 5, 2016 in Henderson, Nev.

[Photo] Supporting Trump means discarding decency

By Isabella Winkler, Columnist • October 10, 2016
Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh encourages his players coming off the field late in the first half against Penn State at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. Michigan won, 49-10.

[Photo] Michigan, Ohio State dominance drawing parallels to 2006

October 5, 2016
Stephen Colbert attends the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology; Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City.

[Photo] Don't be voluntarily politically ignorant 

October 4, 2016
Explorer Devan Arbay, 17, holds a black and purple flag to honor Fox Lake Lt. Charles Joseph "G.I. Joe" Gliniewicz on the 100 block of U.S. Hwy. 12 on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015 in Fox Lake, Ill. When asked why he was here, Arbay said," To show the law enforcement community they are not alone." Gliniewicz was Arbay's instructor in the explorers program. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Illinois officer’s death to be ruled suicide, law enforcement sources say

By Tribune News Service • November 4, 2015

Nation and world news briefs

By Tribune News Service • October 7, 2015

How to be an inspirational leader

By Tribune News Service • October 6, 2015

News Briefs for Oct. 6, 2015

By Tribune News Service • October 6, 2015

news briefs for oct 6 2015

By Tribune News Service • October 5, 2015
A shooting was reported at Umpqua Community College in Roseberg, Ore., on Oct. 1, 2015. (Google Maps)

Multiple deaths reported in shooting at Oregon community college

By Tribune News Service • October 1, 2015