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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
Gwyn Skiles

Gwyn Skiles, Managing Editor for Reporting

Hello! My name is Gwyn Skiles and I'm a sophomore majoring in Journalism with specializations in Statistics and Economics. This is my second year with The Daily Illini, and I am honored to be able to work for such a remarkable student news outlet. I began working for the DI as a features staff writer, and later became Night Editor and Features Editor. Now, I am the Managing Editor for Reporting. Other than writing for The Daily Illini, I work closely with Professor Chris Evans as a student journalist for Illinois Public Media. In my free time I like to write creatively and watch documentaries. Please email me with any questions — 

Rosemary Ferrara shares her history working in restaurants and the ups and downs that came with it leading up to her current position as a bartender for the Rose Bowl Tavern.

Mixing a cocktail of music, food, service

By Gwyn Skiles, Staff Writer • October 25, 2022
An Illini Wildlife & Conservation Club member talks to a student during Quad Day on Aug. 22, 2021. The University provides a wide array of RSOs that provide high energy or relaxing groups.

UI RSOs give opportunities to introverts, extroverts

By Gwyn Skiles, Managing Editor for Reporting • August 17, 2022
Illinois football fans play a drinking game during a tailgate before the Homecoming game against Wisconsin on Oct. 9. Managing editor for reporting, Gwyn Skiles, provides 10 tips when it comes to unique situations freshman can experience.

College advice your mom won’t give you

By Gwyn Skiles, Managing Editor for Reporting • July 28, 2022
Paula Kamenwrote columns for The Daily Illini and even became Features Editor during her time. After her time with Illini Media, Kamen wrote the book “All In My Head and a play called “Jane.

Journalist, Author, Playwright: Paula Kamen holds many titles

By Gwyn Skiles, Managing Editor for Reporting • April 9, 2022
Senior Jenna Glassman holds crystals that she sells for her business, SagSun Healing Crystals, on etsy. Glassman is one of many students out there that utilize crystals in improving mental wellness.

Business owner promotes wellness with crystals

By Gwyn Skiles, Managing Editor for Reporting • February 2, 2022
The Champaign-Urbana Ballet performs “The Nutcracker” onstage at The Krannert Center for Performing Arts. There are a multitude of places in the CU area to experience some joy this holiday season.

UI, Champaign-Urbana host several holiday events

By Gwyn Skiles, Features Editor • December 1, 2021
University of Illinois President Timothy Killeen poses for a photo at the Presidents House in Urbana. Kileen received a raise last year bringing his salary from $600,000 to $835,000.

UI System President Tim Killeen receives raise

By Gwyn Skiles, Features Editor • November 24, 2021
Jelani Days family and many supporters gathered in Peru, Illinois, Tuesday hoping to drive a deeper investigation into the death of the former Illinois State University graduate student. Among the supporters was the Rev. Jesse Jackson, whose Rainbow PUSH Coalition helped organize Tuesdays march/ Day was found dead in the Illinois River in Peru on Sept. 4.

Jelani Day’s cousin reflects on protest, coroner statement

By Gwyn Skiles, Features Editor • October 28, 2021
Carmen Bolden Day, speaks with reporters immediately after burying her son, Jelani Day, at his funeral service on Oct. 19. Day’s relatives, Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rainbow PUSH organization call on the Federal Bureau of Investigation and President Joseph Biden to conduct a thorough investigation on the circumstances of his death.

Family buries Jelani Day, Rev. Jesse Jackson calls for justice

By Gwyn Skiles, Features Editor • October 20, 2021
Hyena, a 54-year-old furry, wears a tail in public to express himself and change local prejudices against people who appear different from them.

The man with a tale to tell

By Gwyn Skiles, Features Editor • October 13, 2021
Members of the ROTC Marine Corps program climb the steps of Memorial Stadium on Sept. 9 to honor first responders in 9/11.

9/11 first responders remembered with stair climb

By Gwyn Skiles and Cameron Krasucki • September 12, 2021
A person shows their vaccination card at a restaurant on Aug. 30. University students are concerned at the possibility that their peers have not gotten vaccinated and used fake vaccination cards to get away with it.

Possibility of fake vaccination cards alarms students

By Gwyn Skiles, Features Editor • September 2, 2021
NASA spacewalker, Expedition 64 Flight Engineer, and Illinois alumni Michael Hopkins works to ready the International Space stations port-side truss structure for future solar array upgrades on Jan. 27. Hopkins reflects on his most recent experience leaving for space in the midst of a pandemic.

Mike Hopkins reflects on SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience experience

By Gwyn Skiles, Features Editor • September 1, 2021
Author Sarah Robinson holds up her new novel The Secrets of Oakley House for a photo. Robinson is a Champaign native who was inspired by the victorian home and their stories in the area to write her first book.

Champaign author publishes first novel

By Gwyn Skiles, Features Editor • August 18, 2021
Music Education Major graduates Emmett OBrien, Katie Mitchell, Ollie (dog), Marcus Moone, and Brendon Culloton, enjoy a picnic on the Main Quad. Spend the day exploring the campus to take a breather from your dorm room.

It is time to quit the anti-social club

By Gwyn Skiles, Features Editor • August 6, 2021
Sean Williams, Champaign resident, carries a goose wrapped in a sheet at Beringer Commons on July 18. Friends of Geese, a Champaign-Urbana-based animal rights activist group, protects and saves these birds from deliberate killings in the area.

Local geese activists flock together for loud honkin’ protests

By Gwyn Skiles and Farrah Anderson • July 28, 2021
Live your life in BOLD, go out of your comfort zone to make friends

Live your life in BOLD, go out of your comfort zone to make friends

By Gwyn Skiles, Features Editor • July 15, 2021
Nicholas Colegrove, sophomore in LAS, stands in front of the bike he will be riding across the country this summer. Colegrove will be raising awareness for people with disabilities who face isolation in partnership with the The Ability Experience’s Journey Of Hope.

Pi Kappa Phi student bikes across US, raises awareness

By Gwyn Skiles, Features Editor • June 15, 2021
Illinois graduates line up in front of Alma Mater in commencement attire for a photo on Thursday. Students who graduated this past week have overcome one of the hardest years in all of their academic endeavors.

UI gives pomp to graduates during COVID-19 circumstances

By Gwyn Skiles, Features Editor • May 19, 2021
Sophomore Jacob Wargo walks out of Boneyard Creek wearing cowboy boots on Nov. 16, 2019. Students can relieve stress during finals week by taking a walk outside.

Walk off your stress during finals, go outside

By Gwyn Skiles, Features Editor • May 6, 2021
Scientists explore vaccine effects on periods

Scientists explore vaccine effects on periods

By Gwyn Skiles, Features Editor • April 29, 2021
Eight places to take socially distanced graduation photos

Eight places to take socially distanced graduation photos

By Gwyn Skiles, Features Editor • April 25, 2021
A group of kids hold signs displaying phrases such as “#StopAsianHate” and “We Stand Asians” at a protest in downtown Champaign on March 30.

Anti-Asian violence scares UI community

By Gwyn Skiles, Jenni Kallenback, Farrah Anderson, Jacqui Nguyen, Karena Tse, Ryan Ash, Vivian La and Cameron Krasucki • April 22, 2021
Elephants graze in the rainforest on the Dzanga Sangha Reserve in the southwestern part of the Central African Republic. University professors and researchers have pioneered nationally recognized advancements in the study of elephants.

UI professors contribute to ivory research

By Gwyn Skiles, Features Editor • April 8, 2021
UI falls short in promoting body positivity

UI falls short in promoting body positivity

By Gwyn Skiles, Features Editor • April 4, 2021
UIPD Chief of Police Alice Cary poses for a professional headshot. Cary assumed the position on July 20 and has brought her decades of experience in policing to the table.

Chief Alice Cary brings new experiences to UIPD

By Gwyn Skiles, Staff Writer • March 10, 2021
Titianna Ammons speaks at a March for Black Lives event over the summer in Urbana. Ammons is running for Urbana City Clerk.

Titianna Ammons invigorates City Clerk race

By Gwyn Skiles, Staff Writer • February 22, 2021
Farmer Marty Travis sits in a field with one of his pigs. Travis, along with his son Will, co-own Spence Farm and have recently pivoted to selling their produce to families.

Spence farm grows to supplying individual families

By Gwyn Skiles, Staff Writer • February 8, 2021
A sampling of six dishes from Hamilton Walkers lay on a table. The Champaign County Area Restaurant Week will run from Jan. 29 to Feb. 6.

COVID-19 impacts Champaign County’s annual restaurant week

By Gwyn Skiles, Staff Writer • January 25, 2021
The Spurlock Museum on Nov. 9 is pictured above.

Banners, Bottles, Bowls: Spurlock highlights United States politics, movements

By Gwyn Skiles, Staff Writer • December 17, 2020
Artist Mike Kinsella of American Football poses for a photo in Chicago in 2011.

Mike Kinsella shares American Football journey

By Gwyn Skiles, Staff Writer • December 9, 2020
Members of Prairie Dragon Paddlers pose for a team photo.

Homer Lake Is Home: Breast cancer experiences unite Prairie Dragon Paddlers

By Gwyn Skiles, Staff Writer • December 1, 2020
The entrance to the College of Education on Nov. 10, absent of a monitor.

UI building monitors provide inconsistent presence

By Melony Allen, Farrah Anderson, Remi Keller, Vivian La, Claire Podlesak, Gwyn Skiles and Julia Youman • November 26, 2020
Members of the local band Camp Edwards pose outside the American Football House after performing in October 2019. American Football feature the house on their album cover.

The American Football House continues being iconic site for fans

By Gwyn Skiles, Staff Writer • November 9, 2020
The TEDxUIUC junk car waits to be hit on Saturday morning.

Students smash cars as stress relief

By Gwyn Skiles, Staff Writer | Night Editor • November 1, 2020
Illinois 103rd State District Representative Carol Ammons poses with supporters at the CU Womens March and Rally in West Side Park on Saturday.

Local female candidacy rises in Champaign

By Gwyn Skiles, Contributing Writer • October 22, 2020
Voting by mail, dropbox system proves viable for students

Voting by mail, dropbox system proves viable for students

By Gwyn Skiles, Contributing Writer • October 5, 2020
When, where and how to vote this November

When, where and how to vote this November

By Gwyn Skiles, Contributing Writer • September 28, 2020
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