By Daily Illini Staff Report
March 15, 2016
Hillary ClintonEducationClinton has taken a more moderate position on higher education than her opponent Bernie Sanders, calling for “debt-free” college tuition rather than free college tuitionClimate ChangeClinton’s plan for energy and climate change is twofold. First, she wants to see the U.S. build half a billion s...
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By Aaron Navarro
November 12, 2015
Forty-six. That’s the percentage of Illinois public school students that scored a 21 or higher on their ACT, and is the percentage of students that the Illinois State Board of Education defined as “college-prepared,” according to its annual report card.The composite ACT score is only a starting...
By Ali Braboy
September 9, 2015
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is scheduled to discuss disability resources Wednesday morning during his visit to the University. Duncan’s visit is part of the sixth annual Back-to-School Bus Tour. He will discuss the changes and challenges in education while “highlighting the champions...
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By Daily Illini Staff Report
June 25, 2015
State representative Carol Ammons launched a community-wide petition in response to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposal to cut funding to the University.Ammons issued a press release Monday discussing her petition to urge the General Assembly to decline Rauner’s proposal.“Our public universities and colleges are vital t...
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By Susan Szuch
April 16, 2015
A short walk away from the State Farm Center, nestled among other buildings in Research Park, is the Forbes Natural History Building, one of “the University’s best kept secrets,” said Sue Post, chairperson of the Naturally Illinois Expo.
However, with the arrival of around 800 students fr...
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By Robin Dean
April 1, 2015
Champaign’s Illinois Fire Service Institute Library, IFSI, has been selected as one of 30 finalists to compete for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service award, which goes toward museums and libraries that aim to meaningfully impact their community.
“The award is the country’s highest honor for library ...
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By Declan Harty
January 20, 2015
At 63 years old, Michael Chrzastowski was much different from the other graduate students last fall. After working as a University employee for 25 years at the Illinois State Geological Survey, Chrzastowski graduated on Dec. 20 with a master’s degree in religion with a focus on Islam, achieving ...
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By Isabella Jackson
November 19, 2014
Bringing up a young dog is an investment in the future.
Owners expect the hours spent training, housebreaking and cleaning up after a puppy to pay off with years of companionship as both dog and owner age.
But Art Connolley’s relationship with Busey, a black Schnauzer-Labrador mix, is different. Busey is ...
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By Brittney Nadler
November 12, 2014
A single mother with three kids has to send her children to school, but also get to work on time. She needs to buy more groceries, but she doesn’t know how to pay for the doctor’s appointment, let alone if she can keep her family’s home until the end of the month.
The poverty simulation hosted...
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November 11, 2014
Beverly Smith’s out-of-office email signature includes the quote:
“Education is the ladder, my children take that ladder.”
The quote is from Chief Manuelito, a principal war chief of the Diné tribe in the 1800s, citing the Navajo Treaty. Smith, assistant director of the Native American House s...
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By Christen McGlynn
April 29, 2014
Whether students at the University are cramming for an exam, struggling through a long day of classes after a night out or simply trying to wake up, they usually turn to the one thing that has the perfect amount of caffeine — coffee. With a variety of options available on campus, how is one to ch...
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April 23, 2014
For South Africans, 2014 marks 20 years since the general elections of 1994 that elected the late Nelson Mandela to office. As an anti-apartheid revolutionary, Mandela sought to bring human rights to all South Africans, regardless of color.
On Wednesday, Mandela’s efforts will be celebrated at the Kr...
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