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Protesters march on Chicago
7:07 PM 3/22/2007 — CHICAGO -- Eleven-year-old Haydee Marrino looked up at her dad, who had begun the opening riffs. Thousands of people had their eyes on the stage, as she took a breath and started singing: "Imagine there's no heaven. It's easy if you try…" Three minutes later, as she sang the last bars of the popular John Lennon song, the crowd erupted in applause, waving their signs, as Haydee and her father Ramon handed the microphone back to the emcee.
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Proposed Happy Hour laws could put restrictions on local bars
2:12 PM 3/22/2007 — Champaign Police are not stopping with Unofficial Restrictions...Happy Hour Laws could be sent to the Champaign City Council for approval as early as April 10th.
Champaign Police Sergeant Scott Friedlein says some state Happy Hour Laws often create confusion for customers and the people within the industry.
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Students protest U.S. occupation in Iraq
2:05 PM 3/22/2007 — The voices of protesters chanting "Hey Congress, what're you for if you can't stop this f---ing war," echoed across the Quad and down Green Street Thursday afternoon as University students and community members gathered to call for an end to the U.S. occupation of Iraq.
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University creates its first energy-friendly building
2:06 PM 3/22/2007 — The University of Illinois is finding another way to keep energy costs down with the campus's first sustainable building.
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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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'I was just trying to do my job as a mother'
1:29 PM 3/22/2007 — Driving east on Hill Street, motorists see a blue two-story house. During the summer, much of the first story is obscured by bushy, 8-foot tall hedges.
Many passers-by might not even notice the house at first glance - unless the motorists are trying to turn left onto Prospect Avenue.
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Champaign driver hits Parkland pedestrian
1:30 PM 3/22/2007 — A 20-year-old Naperville man was hit by a car after getting off a 22 Illini bus early Thursday morning at the intersection of Lincoln and Springfield avenues.
According to an Urbana Police report, the man's name is Patrick Newman. Linda Moore, vice president for student services at Parkland College, confirmed that the victim is a full-time student at Parkland this spring.
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Students use Wikipedia, Google instead of University resources
1:42 PM 3/22/2007 — The University's library collection could leave students drowning in over 10 million printed items and approximately 40,000 online journals and articles.
In fact, the library system at the University receives approximately 230,000 questions every year.
Yet for some students, doing academic research isn't a concern.
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Illini Book Exchange saves students money on textbooks
2:14 PM 3/22/2007 — Students looking for a cheaper alternative to the bookstores may have found it on IlliniBookExchange.com.
Electrical engineering graduate student Josh Sulkin and several of his classmates created the website in 2002. Sulkin says he was shocked by the price of textbooks during his first semester at the University.
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Graffiti on Campus
1:32 PM 3/22/2007 — The recent sidewalk markings displaying "Apologize for the Chief" and "KKK est. in 1906 at UIUC" have made their presence known on the Quad.
As of this moment, no investigations have been conducted. Sgt. Anthony Brown of the University police department said because spray chalk and stencils were used, no permanent damages have been made, thereby omitting any type of criminal investigation.
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Study rankings affect funding
1:43 PM 3/22/2007 — A recent study released by the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that US News and World Report rankings affect the funding of public universities.
The study, conducted by Ginger Zhe Jin, assistant professor of economics at the University of Maryland, and Alex Whalley, assistant professor of economics at the University of California at Merced, contends that there is a relation between ranking and funding.
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Illini Book Exchange offers students opportunity to purchase books online
2:13 PM 3/22/2007 — A newly proposed bill could require the University to offer a textbook rental policy starting in the 2009-2010 academic year.
As students wait on this proposal to possibly take effect, they are still left buying textbooks at the local bookstores.
However, www.
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Periodical cicadas: Noisy nuisance or tasty treat?
1:39 PM 3/22/2007 — Every summer in Illinois, a distinctive buzzing sound fills the hours between sunrise and sunset. This sound belongs to the variety of cicadas that inhabit the state for the summer months to mate and lay eggs.
This summer marks the 17th year in their cycle, and the Champaign-Urbana community can expect more noise than usual.
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Converted Christian author spreads message of chasitity to students
1:31 PM 3/22/2007 — Dawn Eden, author of "The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On," spoke to University students Tuesday night at the Newman Center. Eden, a once agnostic rock journalist who converted to Christianity, spread the message of chastity to a packed audience.
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Engineering students create 'city of the future' concept
1:31 PM 3/22/2007 — Four University Civil and Environmental Engineering students teamed together to develop a proposal for a residential living system of the future.
Christiana Barnas, Cameron Talischi, Peter Pascua, Sean Poust and team adviser, Professor David A. Lange won The City of the Future Engineering Student Challenge in Chicago on March 1.
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Spring break offers sun, sand, scams
1:40 PM 3/22/2007 — Humid temperatures, sandy beaches, good company and endless amounts of alcohol describe how some students at the University spend their spring break vacation.
Many students travel to popular tourist destinations such as Cancun, South Padre Island, Panama City and Las Vegas, but are often blinded by the exotic aspects of these foreign places and forget the actual dangers they present.
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Officials debate authenticity of 9/11 mastermind's terrorism claims
1:34 PM 3/22/2007 — WASHINGTON - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's claims that he was responsible for dozens of successful, foiled and imagined attacks in the past 15 years relies on a loose definition of the word "responsible." Officials say the 9/11 mastermind was key to some plots but a bit player in others.
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