2008 Woodie Awards
Illini Media
WPGU
buzz
Illio
Technograph
>
University to end Chief performance
5:34 PM 2/16/2007 — Chief Illiniwek will make his last appearance at a University athletic event on Feb. 21, the last men's basketball game of the season at Assembly Hall.
According to a University press release, the University will now be able to host postseason National Collegiate Athletics Association championship events because of this decision, as stipulated in a letter sent by Bernard Franklin, senior vice president for governance, membership, education and research services of the NCAA, to the University on Feb. 15.
281
Champaign proposes Unofficial legislation
12:27 AM 2/16/2007 — The Champaign City Council supported two proposals Thursday night, both of which could potentially dull the effects of Unofficial St. Patrick's Day.
The first proposal, which the council backed 7-1, will expand the authority of Mayor Gerald Schweighart and increase his powers as liquor commissioner.
0
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
Tolerance editorial at University High stirs controversy
12:31 AM 2/16/2007 — An editorial about tolerance published Wednesday, Feb. 7, on The Online Gargoyle student forum at the University Laboratory High School elicited more than 150 comments before the open online forum was closed.
The editorial, written by Gargoyle's senior editors, acknowledged University High is not a perfect place and has some controversies - most recently, the Minority Students Advocacy (MSA) program because it limited minorities to blacks, Indians and Hispanics, and the two co-leaders were being paid $7 per hour by the University budget designated for student workers.
0
C-U may replace water supplier
12:32 AM 2/16/2007 — Urbana and Champaign split the cost of water consulting services to explore potential government ownership of the water supply-a move that Urbana Mayor Laurel Prussing said could improve the quality and lower the cost of water in the two cities.
Currently, the water supply in both cities is owned by Illinois American Water, a subsidiary of RWE AG, a German based utilities supplier.
0
Urbana school district hires law firm for investigation
5:51 PM 2/15/2007 — The Urbana School District appointed the Taylor Law Offices today to carry out an external investigation relating to Thomas Paine Elementary school teacher Jon White.
Urbana school board attorney Dennis Weedman says the investigation will determine what future action will be taken.
0
Man in Black: Tribute to Johnny Cash
5:48 PM 2/16/2007 — Jessica Krinke interviews Johnny Combs, who looks, sounds and talks like Johnny Cash.
0
Traffic Jam: A US Swing Night
6:06 PM 2/16/2007 — Krannert Center features a swing night with the Swing Society and Chip McNeil's swingin' quartet. Learn how to swing dance or just enjoy music.
0
Bob Saget reflects on new comedy show and movie
6:17 PM 2/16/2007 — Last Semester CU-Weekend had a chance to talk to Bob Saget right after the premiere of 1 vs. 100 on NBC. Since then, the show has garnered critical success and boomed in the ratings. This week, we had a chance to catch up with Saget again and since 1 vs. 100 has hit its stride he's finally adjusted to being a "game show host.
0
New Steppenwolf Theatre Company Inductee
5:57 PM 2/16/2007 — Get cultured this week features the acting talents of a U of I student who was recently inducted into the prestigious Steppenwolf Theatre Company. The Daily Illini's Leslie Picker has the latest on the bright young actor's plans.
0
Champaign-Urbana officials work to ensure water is safe
6:24 PM 2/15/2007 — Champaign and Urbana officials are working to ensure residents' water supplies are safe. Champaign Assistant City Manager Paul Berg says results so far are mainly positive.
"The positive side of things are the company's meeting their requirements for current demands and the unaccounted for water is within the limits of the franchise agreement.
0
U of C to provide additional stipends
12:33 AM 2/16/2007 — The University of Chicago has recently announced a plan to provide an additional $50 million for graduate student stipends and a measure to expedite the time to degree completion for doctoral students.
The graduate college at the University of Illinois was awarded $100,000 in 2004 by the Council of Graduate Schools for the "Ph.
0
Some professors wary of Wikipedia
12:36 AM 2/16/2007 — When conducting research, many students head to online search engines and type in a word or phrase related to their subject.
For almost any topic, one of the first listed links is to a Wikipedia page.
"(Wikipedia) is one of the first things that comes up," said Lisa Hinchliffe, head of the undergraduate library.
0
State may adopt federal license
12:38 AM 2/16/2007 — The Real ID Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in May 2005, was intended to protect Americans and eliminate vulnerabilities in national security.
The Act requires all states to adopt standards set by the federal government when issuing drivers licenses or state IDs by May 11, 2008.
0
Study shows teen drivers could benefit from curfews, passenger restrictions
12:41 AM 2/16/2007 — PEORIA, Ill. - Earlier nighttime curfews, passenger limits and other new restrictions proposed for teen drivers in Illinois could significantly reduce traffic crashes, the No. 1 killer of U.S. teens, according to a new study released Thursday.
States with the nation's toughest teen driving laws have more than a third fewer crashes causing death or injury involving 16-year-old drivers, according to the study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
0
Salmonella contaminates leading peanut butter brand
12:42 AM 2/16/2007 — ATLANTA - Government scientists struggled Thursday to pinpoint the source of the first U.S. salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter, the kid favorite packed into millions of lunchboxes every day.
Nearly 300 people in 39 states have fallen ill since August, and federal health investigators said they strongly suspect Peter Pan peanut butter and certain batches of Wal-Mart's Great Value house brand, both manufactured by ConAgra Foods Inc.
0
German court sentences Holocaust denier to prison
2:28 AM 2/16/2007 — MANNHEIM, Germany - A German court on Thursday convicted far-right activist Ernst Zundel and sentenced him to five years in prison for Holocaust denial in a case that underlined Germany's determination to prosecute people who claim the Nazis didn't murder six million Jews.
0
