As a renowned symbol of the University, the Alma Mater sculpture has been celebrated and appreciated for decades. Incoming freshmen admire her, graduates proudly take their picture in front of her and alumni return to campus to visit her.
The University announced in a press release Wednesday that Cokie Roberts, political commentator for ABC News, will be delivering this year’s commencement address.
An online petition expressing concerns about the latest revelations about the enrollment management controversy is gaining momentum among faculty members on campus.
Gov. Pat Quinn announced health care cuts and the closures of prisons and mental health institutions during his budget address on Wednesday afternoon.
This past week three University of Illinois professors have each been selected by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to receive the 2012 Sloan Research Fellowship – a grant of 50,000 dollars to fund the research projects of their choice.
University President Michael Hogan and Board of Trustees chairman Christopher Kennedy presented a revised enrollment management report to the University Senates Conference on Tuesday, drafted in response to growing faculty concerns about changes to University admissions policies.
A Mahomet man was arrested on charges of child pornography after a tip led police from the Espresso Royale at 602 E. Daniel St. to the man’s home, according to a Tuesday press release.
Champaign moved one step closer toward the creation of a downtown hotel and refilling a major gap in the city landscape.
During Tuesday’s city council meeting, the city council gave direction to staff on developing a development agreement with the property owner. The city plans to give $3 million in incentives for the project.
The Illinois Student Senate may give select students $1,000 scholarships.On Wednesday, the senate will vote on a resolution which would create a sub-committee on scholarship to determine which students will receive these scholarships. The resolution calls for a total of $5,000 to be set aside for the fund.
The Illinois State Police conducted an Operation Campus/Tap during the late evening hours of Saturday and early morning hours of Sunday.
Students are invited to come to the UI Financial Wellness Group’s game night. The event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.
In Tuesday’s edition of the newscast, The Daily Illini talks about the arrest of a Mahomet man accused of video-taping women in the restroom of a local coffee shop, a measure that may allow small businesses and homes to save money on their electric bills and bathroom renovations on campus.
A Mahomet man has been arrested on charges of child pornography after a tip led police from the Espresso Royale at 602 E.
News briefs for the campus-area for 2/21/2012.
Concerns about campus authority are still prevalent, as off-campus administrators push for a more centralized University of Illinois.
Alan Ham, 7, doesn’t like “Magic Tree House” books anymore. He wants chapter books with detectives and suspense — action, not magic. But while wandering the shelves of the 11th Annual Book Sale at The Center for Children’s Books on Monday, Alan finds a picture book and clutches it to his chest before meekly showing it to his mother, Soo.
If Champaign and Urbana officials have their way on March 20, both may soon be buying electricity in bulk.
College is the logical next step after high school for some local students, but some Latino students in the Arcola, Ill.
Developers are interested in building a new hotel in a vacant lot in downtown Champaign. On Tuesday night, the city council will give their input as to how much incentive they could bestow on the project.
The Urbana City Council unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement with the University’s Board of Trustees concerning private-certified housing inspections through 2014 at their meeting Monday.
The goal of the inspections is to provide safe and educationally beneficial housing for students at the University, according to the memorandum.
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