Illini baseball face in-state opponent Tuesday
By Cole Henke
April 11, 2016
Tweet: [email protected] freshman Cole Bellair is still adjusting to life as a starter. Last season, the prospect of the Illinois baseball team going up against Illinois State’s pitcher Jacob Hendren would have been concerning for the Illini.The lefty posted a 10-2 record with a 2.80 ERA in 2015, while l...
Illinois baseball takes on Eastern Illinois at Illinois Field
By Cole Henke
April 4, 2016
Quinten Sefcik will make his first career start for @IlliniBaseball against Eastern Illinois Tuesday #IlliniThe Eastern Illinois baseball team will make the trip up I-57 to take on Illinois' baseball team at Illinois Field on Tuesday.The Panthers (5-22, 1-8 Ohio Valley) RBwill be the Illini’s (11-14...
Jill Stein, Green Party presidential candidate, visits University
March 3, 2016
By Michael SemacaContributing writerJill Stein, the Green Party’s leading candidate for the 2016 presidential election, spoke at the University on Wednesday night, promoting her party’s political values.JTStein, the only presidential candidate to visit the University this election cycle, has been ...
Black Lives Matter co-founder to visit UI
January 28, 2016
The Black Lives Matter movement began in 2013 when three girls created the Twitter hashtag, #BlackLivesMatter, following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin.Opal Tometi, a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, will visit the University on Feb. 19 to talk about t...
Illini wrestling ends skid against Michigan State in East Lansing
By Alex Wallner
January 18, 2016
Coming off a loss in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Friday night, the No. 13-ranked Illinois wrestling team turned around to face Michigan State in East Lansing, Michigan on Sunday to conclude its three match road trip.The match marked the return of fifth-ranked Zac Brunson as well, who has been sidelined the past...
Gender inclusivity important to UI
October 6, 2015
Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly referred to Alex Nelson, intern at the Women’s Resource Center and graduate student in social work, as Alexandria. Additionally, the article referred to Nelson using female pronouns and should have used gender neutral pronouns. The article in...
Nate Ruess, lead singer of fun., to perform at Foelllinger
September 15, 2015
Indie-pop vocalist Nate Ruess, and lead singer of the band fun., will take the stage at Foellinger Auditorium Oct. 11 in a show organized by Star Course, the University’s student-run concert productions and promotions group.The singer topped the charts with the band's album Some Nights a...
