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Loss, tiebreaker technicality doom Illini baseball’s postseason hopes

Loss, tiebreaker technicality doom Illini baseball’s postseason hopes

The Illinois baseball team will be on the outside looking in for the Big Ten Tournament.

5/20/2012 - 10:56 PM
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Baseball keeps Big Ten Tournament chances alive

In the biggest game of his young Illinois career, pitcher John Kravetz was poised and fast, allowing Minnesota just one run in seven innings. By defeating the Gophers 3-2, Illinois (28-24, 11-12) took control of the crucial sixth place spot in the Big Ten. The game lasted just two hours and 12 minutes.

5/18/2012 - 10:18 PM
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Illinois men's tennis makes exit from NCAA Tournament

The Illinois men’s tennis team was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament on Friday, losing to No. 1 USC in the Sweet Sixteen.

5/18/2012 - 5:41 PM
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CPD holds special units open house "to educate community"

The Champaign Police Department’s K-9 Unit, special weapons and tactics team, hostage negotiations team, crime scene technicians and explosive ordinance disposal unit all came out Monday for a day of demonstrations and presentations for the Champaign community. It was the department’s first annual open house. The event took place during National Police Week, a week in which the country recognizes the services and sacrifices of United States law enforcement.

5/15/2012 - 3:45 PM
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Roller derby sensation skates into C-U area

Roller derby sensation skates into C-U area

Flat track roller derby, a sport featuring women skaters, is less than a decade old, but is already gaining traction around the country, including Champaign-Urbana.

5/20/2012 - 9:51 PM
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State officials preparing for potential legal battle over Mahomet aquifer

State officials preparing for potential legal battle over Mahomet aquifer

As a bill that would limit the disposal of chemical wastes over water sources moves through the Illinois General Assembly, city officials and researchers are voicing concerns about a plan that would allow the dumping of hazardous wastes into a Clinton, Ill., landfill situated over a major regional water source.

5/20/2012 - 11:49 PM
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Sports

Men’s golf qualifies for NCAA Finals

The Illinois men’s golf team qualified for its fifth consecutive NCAA Finals on Saturday, finishing in a tie for third in the Norman Regional.

5/20/2012 - 11:07 PM
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Illinois loses to No. 1 USC, exits NCAA tourney

The Illinois men’s tennis team was eliminated from the NCAA tournament on Friday, losing to No. 1 USC in the Sweet 16.

5/20/2012 - 11:02 PM
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Features

Tips to survive finals weeks

Finals week is stressful enough as it is. It encompasses long nights studying and memorizing lecture slides for cumulative exams, and it’s everyone’s final push to get that desired grade. But add in two finals in one day, work shifts and maybe even a 10-page paper and you have yourself a recipe for a mental breakdown.

5/4/2012 - 12:26 AM
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New documentary shows accurate, moving portrayal of Bob Marley

Don’t worry about a thing, because everything little thing is gonna be alright. Wake up and live. Judge not unless you judge yourself. One love, one heart, let’s get together and feel alright.
These sayings and countless others were created by a man who grew up in poverty with nothing to be happy about, and while staying extremely humble, made himself a legend.

5/3/2012 - 10:07 PM
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From the streets of New York to the fields of Champaign: ‘Life’s a journey’

From the streets of New York to the fields of Champaign: ‘Life’s a journey’

When I left school in January, I had lost sight of my goals; I was confused about what I was doing and why I was at NYU in the first place.

5/13/2012 - 9:52 PM
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Tips to help you move out for the summer

Tips to help you move out for the summer

As an out-of-state undergrad who’s always striving to get out of the country, I have had to adopt a pretty solid packing strategy.

5/13/2012 - 9:45 PM
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