Editorials

Unofficial bar regulations hinder safety

Regular readers may be aware that the Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day celebrations — at least, as far as bars are concerned — will continue through early Sunday morning.

2/21/2012 - 10:44 PM
Post your comment

From Different Perspectives

Phil Johnson

Vending kiosks could mean a world without stores

We kick them. We curse them. We give them money. The vending machine embodies America in so many ways.

2/21/2012 - 10:45 PM
Post your comment

Michael Hoffman

Flawed justice system hinders African Americans

The most consistent trend of violence reduction that researcher Steven Pinker discovered during the writing of his latest book, “The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined,” is when a state has a monopoly on the use of force in order to protect its citizens.

2/20/2012 - 10:11 PM
11 comments

Jason Febery

Let’s not make an Iraq out of Iran

These days, it’s not much fun to watch the news. Every time I do, I hear increasingly crazed whispers about the existential — and imminent — threat Iran’s nuclear program poses to the United States. The whispers of war are soon followed by images of scary-looking nuclear facilities, ballistic missiles and mushroom clouds accompanied by rather heavy-handed, dramatic background music.

2/21/2012 - 10:31 PM
Post your comment

Ryan Weber

Apple conflict proves the power of reputation

See those white earbuds? They are probably connected to an iPod playing iTunes’ newly higher-priced Whitney Houston songs.

2/20/2012 - 9:52 PM
Post your comment

Editorial Cartoons

Veronica Pham

Letters to the Editor & Guest Columns

Live and let go of the Chief

I found the piece by Kevin Kaplan “With 5-year anniversary of Chief’s last dance comes a change of heart” to be both thoughtful and informative.

2/21/2012 - 10:30 PM
Post your comment

DI loses independence for price

To be clear, I enjoy The Daily Illini and read it nearly every day, and I believe it is something that our campus should not be without. But I will not agree to add a fee that is paid through the University to support the paper.

2/21/2012 - 10:27 PM
Post your comment

Braverman's lecture followed suit in promoting peace

In response to the Feb. 12 opinion piece about the Mark Braverman lecture, I am deeply concerned that Dr. Braverman’s lecture and the discussion that followed have been construed as “hostile.” The lecture was intended to be a public forum dedicated to exploring grassroots, nonviolent efforts toward peace in Israel/Palestine.

2/15/2012 - 9:42 PM
14 comments

Counterpoint letter on Braverman's speech

Ms. Levitt’s letter to The Daily Illini about Dr. Mark Braverman was painful to read. Basically, in her book, he’s an anti-Semite. End of story.

2/14/2012 - 9:45 PM
13 comments

Speaker detracts from purpose of peace by opening discussion for anti-Semitism

“Zionism is racism,” Dr. Mark Braverman says to a circle of religious faculty, students and professors at a speech sponsored by the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (CSAMES). The center, who invited Mark Braverman to speak about peace in the Middle East, instead opened a forum for anti-Semitic and anti-Israel hostilities at the University of Illinois.

2/12/2012 - 9:43 PM
38 comments

Students should be aware of companies labor practices abroad

Last week’s Engineering Career Fair brought Foxconn, one of the world’s largest electronics manufacturers, to campus. Foxconn employs more than one million people in China and produces iPads, iPhones and many other popular electronics. This company has gotten a lot of negative media attention over the last few years, and for good reason.

2/7/2012 - 10:44 PM
3 comments

Letters to the editor

Reader-submitted letters, this week addressing Teach for America and Bruce Weber.

2/6/2012 - 11:30 PM
Post your comment

Letter to the editor: Which side are you on, DI?

Your editorial, “Note to Occupy Participants: Peace is Stronger,” selectively interprets “violence” in order to trash the whole Occupy Wall Street movement.

2/2/2012 - 9:43 PM
3 comments

UI President should meet with union leader

The Association of Academic Professionals (AAP) and the Illinois Education Association (IEA), our affiliated union, is frustrated with President Mike Hogan who has twice cancelled a meeting with IEA President Cinda Klickna and AAP officers.

1/29/2012 - 9:56 PM
Post your comment

Tenure should not be a shield for immoral conduct

As many of you are aware, former chief of staff Lisa Troyer was found responsible for impersonating a faculty senator and trying to stop discussion on a controversial enrollment initiative. This conclusion came from a thorough and expensive independent forensic investigation and paid for with University funds. The evidence is overwhelming, with browser history, phone records, emails and network activity all supporting her guilt.

1/19/2012 - 10:20 PM
Post your comment

Speak Up

Do you disagree with something you've read on DailyIllini.com? Do you want to add information to an article? Use the comments feature to give your 2 cents.

Write to Us

We encourage readers to engage in thoughtful discourse about news topics by writing Letters to the Editor and guest columns. Editors review all letters and guest column submissions for publication online and a select few will be printed in the newspaper. Please review our guidelines and use our online submission form.

Vote in the Polls

Make your voice heard in our online polls. Here are some recent polls:

Video

Poll

What will Illinois' final record be?