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Police
9:53 PM 4/24/2006 — Champaign A 40-year-old man was arrested for retail theft at Colonial Pantry, 312 W. Green St., early Saturday morning. According to a police report, the man stuffed two cans of beer in his socks and attempted to leave the store. n A 27-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man reported burglary from their residence at the 1900 block of Cypress Drive late Sunday night.
'A winning tradition'
11:50 PM 4/24/2006 — They can set a pick, they can rebound, they can dribble, and they can even shoot threes better than Jamar Smith - well, at least one of them can. They are the University of Illinois Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team. Five days a week, they get up for practice at 6:30 a.
Meningitis kills Illinois woman
12:04 AM 4/25/2006 — GALESBURG, Ill. - A preschool teacher and cheerleading coach in this west-central Illinois city has died from a virulent form of meningitis, but a quick response from school and medical officials seems to have prevented the disease from spreading, Knox County health officials said Monday.
Senate votes to kill fake St. Pat's
11:22 PM 4/24/2006 — The Urbana-Champaign Senate overwhelmingly passed a resolution on Monday to eliminate Unofficial St. Patrick's Day, said Mark Roszkowski, Business faculty senator and author of the resolution. The resolution entitles the University to take action to prevent the occurrence of future Unofficial St.
Briefs
9:57 PM 4/24/2006 — Campus Briefs Lecture on women of color On Tuesday at 2 p.m., the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities will sponsor an open panel discussion titled "Power and Solidarity: Women of Color and 20th Century Social Movements." The discussion will touch on topics such as women's struggles for justice, globalization, political organization and current prospects for progressive social movements.
Weisman becomes Dean for a day
11:39 PM 4/24/2006 — At the annual College of Law charity auction held on March 9, Jeff Weisman, a first year law student, could have bid on a night of scotch tasting with faculty members. He could have been pampered as "student of the day" or enjoyed a day of golfing, while networking with the alumni development staff.
Parents consider boycotting schools
11:26 PM 4/24/2006 — Parents are considering a boycott of Champaign schools in response to the City Council's 5-2 vote last week to instate armed police officers in Unit 4 District schools. A total of five trained police officers, called school resource officers, are to be shared among the six schools in the district.
Triple bombing shocks Sinai beach resort area
11:41 PM 4/24/2006 — CAIRO, Egypt - Three nearly simultaneous bombings hit an Egyptian beach resort popular with foreigners Monday at the height of the tourist season, killing at least 21 people and wounding more than 60 a day after Osama bin Laden issued a taped warning against Westerners.
Study to examine possible loan sale
2:43 AM 2/20/2007 — State Rep. Naomi Jakobsson (D-Urbana) introduced a measure calling for a state study on the potential effects of selling the state's Illinois Student Assistance Commission loan portfolio to a private, for-profit company. The study would examine the results that the sale could have on student loan borrowers and the Illinois State Student Assistance Commission's programs.
Scholarships to recognize, aid veterans
11:04 PM 4/24/2006 — Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld recognized the University in a press conference last week for its recent action to provide 110 scholarships to veterans looking to earn their Masters of Business Administration. These scholarships, each worth $74,000, would be offered to veterans who already meet admissions qualifications along with meeting the Illinois Veterans Grant requirements for duty service and residency.
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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New study abroad option gives students chance to sail world
11:14 PM 4/24/2006 — A new study abroad program will allow college and graduate students from around the world the chance to study on board a ship. The Scholar Ship will depart from Athens, Greece on Jan. 10, 2007 and will travel to seven destinations on five continents over the span of 16 weeks.
UCC proposes music venue
11:14 PM 4/24/2006 — C-U residents may have a new outdoor venue for live music in time for the summer concert season. The Urbana City Council on Monday night addressed the potential for turning the top floor of the Urbana parking garage, located in the heart of downtown Urbana, into a venue for music concerts and other parties on weekend nights.
Going Back
11:50 PM 4/24/2006 — KIEV, Ukraine - President Viktor Yushchenko appealed to the international community for financial help Monday, two days before the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident, to aid the region surrounding the nuclear plant.
"We need to get rid of the Chernobyl stereotype as an incurable inflammation on the body of Ukraine," Yushchenko said, opening an international conference of radiation and health experts in the Ukrainian capital.
