2008 Woodie Awards
Illini Media
WPGU
buzz
Illio
Technograph
>
Service combines aspects of popular computer game, networking services
12:41 AM 9/7/2006 — Sometimes a "poke" on Facebook just doesn't do it. Once in a while, a punch in the face may be in order. This upgraded interaction is what Zao Yang and Joel Poloney offer with their new SimCity/Facebook hybrid, MyMiniLife.com.
"People post comments on people's walls," Poloney said.
Board of Trustees discusses problems with Banner, operating budget, development of online Global Campus
4:51 PM 9/7/2006 — Updated 1:02 p.m.- The University's Board of Trustees heard details of the operating budget for 2007 at their meeting today. The $3.7 billion proposed operating budget includes all three campuses of the University system. The assessment addresses deferred maintenance costs and represents a $207 million increase in operating funds from 2006.
BREAKING NEWS: Joe Parnarauskis keeps spot on ballot
5:03 PM 9/7/2006 — Joe Parnarauskis, State Senate candidate for the 52nd District who represents the Socialist Equality Party, announced he is still on the November ballot after a 4-4 split on a State Board of Elections vote on whether to include him.
"This morning the Democratic commissioners of the State Board of Elections failed to get a majority vote to uphold the bad faith objections filed against my petitions," Parnarauskis said.
Ryan convicted, receives 6 1/2 years in prison
8:57 AM 9/7/2006 — CHICAGO - Former Gov. George Ryan, who gained international fame as a critic of the death penalty, was sentenced Wednesday to 6 1/2 years in federal prison for steering big-money state contracts to political insiders, using taxpayer dollars for his campaign and other offenses.
Facebook facelift upsets some site users
8:55 AM 9/7/2006 — Facebook gives friends and strangers the opportunity to playfully creep on each other, but when does the creeping become much too creepy? The changes which took effect yesterday allow users to see every detailed change of their friends accounts. Sophomore in Biology J.
Illini Bicycle Projects rolls onto campus
12:49 AM 9/7/2006 — Imagine the ability to swipe your I-card and rent a bike to get you across campus quickly only to leave it in another bike rack at your destination. That is the ideal scenario U of I senior Alex Herder had in mind when he thought up the Illini Bicycle Project.
CUMTD eliminates stops on Lincoln Avenue bus routes
12:14 AM 9/7/2006 — The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District changed bus routes in the east and southeast regions of campus to ease traffic on Lincoln Avenue, said Mike Stubbe, assistant director of service delivery for the CUMTD. Between Nevada Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, traffic on Lincoln will decrease from four lanes to three, but there will only be one bus stop across the Lincoln Avenue Residence Halls, Stubbe said.
Colleges create suicide policies
12:47 AM 9/7/2006 — NEW YORK - A depressed Hunter College student who swallowed handfuls of Tylenol, then saved her own life by calling 911, was in for a surprise when she returned to her dorm room after the ordeal.
The lock had been changed.
She was being expelled from the dorm, the school informed her, because she violated her housing contract by attempting suicide.
Iraq to formally acquire control of armed forces
12:46 AM 9/7/2006 — BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq will take control of its armed forces command on Thursday, a major step on its painful path toward independence and an essential move before international troops can eventually withdraw.
Despite the progress, there was more bloodshed with at least 36 people killed across the country in car bombs, mortar attacks and drive-by shootings.
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.
0
Bush: CIA's secret prisons 'vital' in war on terrorism
12:45 AM 9/7/2006 — WASHINGTON - President Bush on Wednesday acknowledged for the first time that the CIA runs secret prisons overseas and said tough interrogation forced terrorist leaders to reveal plots to attack the United States and its allies.
Bush said 14 suspects - including the mastermind of the Sept.
Local Briefs
12:19 AM 9/7/2006 — Carle adds new space The Carle Foundation will be opening up their North Tower, a $45 million expansion project, progressively over the next two months. There will be five new floors of office space for Medical/Surgical, Pediatrics, Neonatal Intensive Care and Obstetrician Service units.
Police
12:17 AM 9/7/2006 — Champaign A 76-year-old man was arrested for stealing a Craftsman socket set at the 1800 block of North Moreland Boulevard on Tuesday at 7:55 a.m. A 19-year-old man was arrested for vehicular noise Tuesday at the 400 Block of North Walnut Street. A door and door frame were damaged Tuesday at the 200 block of East Park Avenue.
