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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

Jacob Wargo, Photographer

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Sophomore in LAS Bishal Baskota's passion for soccer prompted his journey to pursue medicine.

[Photo] Soccer kicks off future physician’s inspiration

By Royal Shrestha, Staff Writer • November 10, 2021
A group of people hold up a banner folowed by others with baloons at the start of the C-U Pride Parade on Saturday in Urbana.

Gallery | Champaign-Urbana Pride Parade

By Brigida Dockus, Cameron Krasucki, Jacob Wargo, Sydney Laput and Vivian La • September 29, 2021
Rita Jasenauskas retrieves water for her garden in Alytus, Lithuania on June 28.

Gallery | How Daily Illini photographers have been spending their summer amidst a flood of reopenings

By Cameron Krasucki, Lanie Hibel, Jacob Wargo, Brigida Dockus and Eliana Chandra • July 6, 2021
Waves crash on the shores of southern Michigan at Indiana Dunes National Park on Jan. 25, 2020. The Universities Students For Environmental Concerns will host Earth Week events from April 17 to April 23.

[Photo] RSO organizes Earth Week, stresses sustainability

By Nate Sun, Staff Writer • April 10, 2021
Students sit on the Main Quad on Oct. 8. In January 2021, at least 16 COVID-related deaths occurred in Champaign County, the majority being 70 years old or older.

[Photo] Champaign County virus trends: death rate increases while test positivity slides

By Ethan Simmons, News Editor • January 25, 2021
Students stand in line at the Ikenberry Dining Hall on Tuesday evening. Some quarantined students have had difficulty receiving food from University Housing.

[Photo] Quarantine meal plans fall through

By Zainab Qureshi, Longform Editor • September 24, 2020
Students board the 1S Yellowhopper bus at Transit Plaza on Jan. 25.

[Photo] MTD bus struck by gunfire

By Diana Anghel, Assistant News Editor • August 27, 2020
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.

[Photo] Fall semester brings service reductions, fresh look for MTD

By Diana Anghel, Assistant News Editor • August 24, 2020
HORT 105 students slice peppers to be fermented in order to make hot sauce in the Agricultural Engineering Science Building on Nov. 8, 2019.

[Photo] Your engineering major doesn’t have to mean end of your other interests

By Rohit Jammu, Assistant Features Editor • August 5, 2020
Students board the 1S Yellow Hopper bus at the newly opened southbound stop in the Transit Plaza Friday. Workers will begin to rebuild the north side of Green Street from McCullough to Race streets.

[Photo] MCORE to begin next phase north of Green Street

By Ethan Simmons, Senior Reporter • January 27, 2020
JB, a member of the Fifth & Hill community, talks about his experience living in the area on Dec. 2 at the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center.

[Photo] City of Champaign worker encourages caution when using testing kits

By Kimberly Belser, Staff Writer • December 12, 2019
Khiren Johnson , senior in FAA, speaks on his concerns about toxins in the Fifth and Hill neighborhood at the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center on Nov. 21. Of the $3,000 required, RSOs have raised $1,756 to purchase indoor vapor testing kits.

[Photo] RSOs pushes to clear neighborhood contamination on Fifth, Hill

By Kimberly Belser, Staff Writer • December 5, 2019
A group of HORT 105: Vegetable Gardening students mix up cabbage for sauerkraut in the Agricultural Engineering Sciences Building on Friday. The course shows students how to tend to their own sustainable gardens.

[Photo] Students earn green thumbs in vegetable gardening class

By Celestina Edleman, Contributing Writer • November 18, 2019
The Art Theater’s sign reads “closed” in downtown Champaign. The theater officially closed in October after the Art Film Foundation filed for bankruptcy. The bankruptcy hearings started Thursday.

[Photo] The Art Theater closes despite $25,000 donation

By Heather Robinson, Staff Writer • November 7, 2019
Rob Smith gives a speech about his journey from Democrat to Republican in Gregory Hall on Oct. 16. Columnist Joe advises people to approach trolls and clickbaiters with apathy instead of engaging them.

[Photo] Opinion | Fighting with apathy is an effective political tool

By Joe Dillier, Columnist • October 28, 2019
Marc Thompson poses in front of his ProctorU dashboard at the CITL in the Armory building on Wednesday. Students at the University are required to pay the ProctorU fee for exams in certain courses.

[Photo] Students required to pay for online exam proctoring service

By Grace Maloney, Staff Writer • October 28, 2019
A Walmart bag flies in the wind Friday evening behind Busey-Evans Hall. Columnist Tommy challenges students to use fewer plastic bags when they shop or even when ordering food to go.

[Photo] Opinion | Start small, cut down on plastic bag usage

By Tommy Block, Columnist • October 14, 2019
University students disembark from the 9B Brown bus at the new Wright Street bus island on Friday. The northbound 1 Yellow, 13 Silver, 22 Illini, 9 Brown, 4 Blue and 5 Green buses have been running on Wright Street since Sept. 24.

[Photo] Northbound buses return to Wright Street

By Ethan Simmons, Staff Writer • October 7, 2019
Janice Collins begins her presentation at the 2019 Chaz and Roger Ebert Symposium on Friday.

[Photo] Second annual Ebert Symposium sheds light on diversity in media

By Brielle Scullark, Contributing Writer • October 1, 2019
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[Photo] CU takes part in National Voter Registration Day

By The Daily Illini Staff Report • September 25, 2019
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