Illegal in Illinois, unacceptable on campus
By Greg Caceres, Columnist
August 9, 2016
Crime is ever present on this campus. University massmails routinely indicate the student body’s failure to do what is right. In these emails, a large variety of crimes are listed: from arson to drag racing, sexual and physical assault to murder, and even bomb threats. Granted, the University’s cri...
New Survey Reports Prescription Drug Abuse Common Across College Campuses
By Joe Longo
November 4, 2015
One in four undergraduate students reportedly misuse prescription drugs, according to a study by Ohio State University.The study, conducted by a center at Ohio State University (http://hecaod.osu.edu/), notes prescription drug abuse is rampant on college campuses. 18.6 percent of students reported using st...
Daily Bread Soup Kitchen looks to continue its values in new Champaign location
January 28, 2015
Six months before shifting locations and turning off the burners for good at the New Covenant Fellowship, the Daily Bread Soup Kitchen was on an over 30-year run. Since its inception in 1980, the kitchen has helped fill up its guests with hefty portions of mostaccioli as a mealtime haven at its location a...
‘Polaroid Stories’ mixes mythology with reality
By Brittney Nadler
October 2, 2014
What happens when mythmaking collides with reality? That is the ultimate question in “Polaroid Stories,” a play with poetry, profanity and prostitutes that journeys into the lives of street youth on an abandoned pier in the outskirts of town. Inspired by “Metamorphoses,” a Latin narrative poem, “Pol...
New study re-examines the ‘just say no’ tactic in drug refusal skills training for adolescents
By Brittney Nadler
September 15, 2014
It was a girl that changed *Derrick’s life the night she introduced him to alcohol. In high school, he was the kid that got mad at friends who used substances and often wondered why anyone would hang out with “that” crowd. He was “in the shell,” and a “loser,” as he described himself. Until he...
Lethal combinations to avoid on Unofficial
By Elizabeth Dye and Alice Smelyansky
March 6, 2014
#YOLO. #RAGE. #TURNTUP. On Unofficial, the one day when most students agree that being inebriated before noon is perfectly acceptable, there is no shortage of living by the principles of these hash tags. It’s a tradition that has become associated with the University, for better or worse, depending on ...
