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Lab to get $7.6 million renovation
2:27 AM 11/28/2005 — Roger Adams Laboratory is getting a much needed face lift. The Board of Trustees approved a $7.6 million renovation of the current facility as part of a seven-phase, $35 million project at its Nov. 10 meeting. "The current lab is antiquated and in need of drastic improvements," said Nicholas Klitzing, student trustee and junior in LAS.
NCAA denies another appeal
2:23 AM 11/28/2005 — Indiana University of Pennsylvania will remain on the NCAA's list of schools with "hostile and abusive" American Indian imagery, the NCAA recently announced. Indiana University of Pennsylvania claimed that its "Indians" nickname is derived from the university's location in Indiana, Penn.
President of MSNBC visits University
2:16 AM 11/28/2005 — President of MSNBC Rick Kaplan is to visit the University to work with journalism students from Monday until Wednesday. He will specifically work with the Television Journalism II class with their newsbreak projects that will air on UI7. He also will speak at Dean of the College of Communications Ron Yates' Reporting I lecture, focusing on what's next for cable and network news and how MSNBC is covering news in Iraq.
Rate of younger college students increasing
1:07 AM 5/6/2008 — A new trend has begun to emerge with high school students: going to college early. Click on the icon to hear The Daily Illini's Sydney Langford bring you more on the story.
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Holiday Toy Drive brightens kids' day
2:28 AM 11/28/2005 — As a way to brighten the spirits of local children, the Office of Volunteer Programs is holding their annual Holiday Toy Drive from Nov. 14 to Dec. 7. Toys can be dropped off throughout the week between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the office in 277 Illini Union.
180-day free trial of Microsoft's OneNote 2003
2:38 AM 11/28/2005 — Microsoft is offering Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 as a free 180-day trial for students at the University as a part of an exclusive campus representative program offered to only 49 other universities nationwide. "It's the 21st century 3-ring binder," said Ben Sturner, spokesman for Microsoft.
Police blotter
2:26 AM 11/28/2005 — Champaign A 44-year-old man was arrested Friday evening for possession of cannabis and on an outstanding in-state warrant at the 00 block of Washington Street. A 27-year-old man was wanted on outstanding warrants and fled from police late Wednesday evening at the 200 block of Roper Street.
