Roland Realty has received fewest tenant complaints, CPM has received most

As winter approaches, students living in campus apartments are becoming more reliant on their housing companies to handle maintenance requests quickly and efficiently.

   11/20/2009 - 11:18 PM    4 comments
Illini offense shines in 94-48 win over Presbyterian

This year’s men’s basketball team is not afraid to shoot against the zone, as the Illini showed in finishing 11 for 26 from beyond the arc in a 94-48 win against Presbyterian College on Saturday.

11/21/2009 - 11:27 PM    Post your comment
Coach Bruce Weber on Illini men's basketball's win over Presbyterian
Quinn creates human services commission

CHICAGO — Gov. Pat Quinn has created a commission tasked with making recommendations about human services in Illinois.

11/23/2009 - 10:56 AM    Post your comment
Illinois economy leaves University few options

The state is cutting the University's funding, causing the University to reduce spending. This is resulting in some faculty being asked to take furlough, a leave of absence given to a faculty member without pay or at reduced pay.

   11/20/2009 - 12:03 AM    4 comments
Construction spending plan to create jobs, rally state economy

News

Safe Haven moves to Restoration Urban Ministries

The Safe Haven community will be temporarily moving for the winter into a formerly vacant hotel now owned by Restoration Urban Ministries, located near Bradley and Mattis avenues.

   11/20/2009 - 12:11 AM    Post your comment
Community aids Worker House repair
UC Board votes to increase tuition by 32 percent as hundreds of students protest budgetary move

LOS ANGELES — As hundreds of students demonstrated outside, University of California leaders on Thursday voted to approve a 32 percent hike in undergraduate fees.

   11/20/2009 - 12:10 AM    Post your comment
Campus groups share thoughts on immigration reform

A vote on immigration legislation is being postponed until early next year. However, Congress is expected to start drafting an immigration reform bill this fall.

   11/20/2009 - 12:01 AM    8 comments
UI students, community members to spend time volunteering over holiday

From selling pancakes for poverty to promoting hunger and homelessness awareness, many University and community groups are trying to do their part as the holiday season begins. Thanksgiving has been the focus of several volunteer projects in the area, despite the difficulties of recruiting volunteers.

   11/20/2009 - 12:07 AM    Post your comment
Safe Haven moves to Restoration Urban Ministries
Hunger Banquet serves students hands-on participation in poverty

Sports

Women's basketball rolls by Bradley

It wasn’t always pretty, but the women’s basketball team topped Bradley, 67-45, to end a three-game stretch at home with three wins. But Sunday’s contest played out differently than Illinois’ other wins.

“Normally we’re a first-half team and we get a big lead and then we let it go,” head coach Jolette Law said. “Tonight we didn’t play as well (in the first half). We had a lead, but it still didn’t feel like we had control of the game.”

   11/22/2009 - 5:06 PM    Post your comment
Upperclassmen to pick up pace as Illini open Las Vegas Invitational

Freshman D.J. Richardson will return to where he played high school basketball next week when the Illini travel to Las Vegas, but his old team won’t be there.

   11/19/2009 - 11:57 PM    Post your comment
Bizzarri, No. 16 Illini women’s cross country eye top finishes at NCAA National Championships

With the biggest race of the season finally here, Illinois women’s cross country coach Jeremy Rasmussen stressed for his runners to really focus on taking care of themselves this whole week, even if it meant being “selfish.”

   11/19/2009 - 11:53 PM    Post your comment
Illini women's cross country preps for nationals

Diversions

Cirque du Soleil's "Alegría" coming in March

Cirque du Soleil will bring its touring production of Alegría to Assembly Hall from March 17-21, 2010.

Discounted tickets for Cirque Club members are available until November 22. Tickets will go on sale for the general public November 23.

   11/19/2009 - 12:00 PM    Post your comment
‘Jon & Kate Plus 8’ to end its stormy run Monday

NEW YORK — You might say our national nightmare is over. Or is it just a TV series?

In any case, TLC’s reality show “Jon & Kate Plus 8” will end its spectacular but stormy run Monday at 9 p.m. EST.

   11/19/2009 - 10:47 PM    1 comment

Opinions

Video gambling machines represent new ‘crack cocaine’ for Illinois

Becoming law in July 2009, the Illinois Video Gambling Act (HB 255 & HB 2424) allowed Illinois more gambling and more video gambling/slot machines (VGMs) than Nevada.

   11/19/2009 - 10:26 PM    1 comment
Newspapers garner appreciation as readership program, recycling expand

Over the past few weeks, students have enjoyed reading the Chicago Tribune, The New York Times and USA Today as part of the Illinois Readership Program. The effort to bring these papers to campus began back in 2007 with a trial period, bringing all three papers to campus to gauge student reaction.

   11/19/2009 - 10:21 PM    Post your comment
GEO activity encourages political participation

Many people were disgruntled over canceled classes, daily life interruption, even the noise. I say, Bah Humbug. The GEO was on a mission to disrupt the status quo; a mission to sponsor learning for all who deserve it and who have earned the opportunity to be here,

   11/19/2009 - 10:35 PM    Post your comment