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Potential citations shouldn't deter alcohol-related 911 calls
12:21 AM 8/29/2007 — Of the 210 University students transported to a medical clinic last school year due to overconsumption of alcohol or drugs, a "vast majority" of the admissions were alcohol-related, but the only disciplinary action students received from the University were two appointments with the Alcohol and Other Drug office.
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Smoking ban repeal still controversial
1:08 AM 8/29/2007 — Smoking doesn't bother Samantha Valsamis, sophomore in LAS.
"I don't smoke myself, but some people can't handle being around it," she said.
After the city council's partial repeal of the smoking ban in May, Champaign bar-goers like Valsamis are going to have to handle the smoke for at least another four months.
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Blagojevich signs rate relief package
12:51 PM 8/29/2007 — DU QUOIN, Ill. - Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday signed into law a $1 billion relief package aimed at soaring electric rates, ending a yearlong tug of war between the needs of consumers and power companies.
The package softens the blow consumers felt from rates that spiked at the beginning of the year, following a 10-year rate freeze.
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Chicago teachers, schools reach tentative contract agreement
12:47 PM 8/29/2007 — CHICAGO - Looks like school will start on time for the more than 430,000 students who attend Chicago's public schools.
Chicago Teachers Union President Marilyn Stewart says the teachers and the school district have reached a tentative contract agreement. Union leaders aren't releasing details of the deal until teachers get a look at the pact.
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Services to take place today for deceased Champaign fire lieutenant
12:42 PM 8/29/2007 — Funeral services will be held Wednesday for Champaign Fire Department Lt. Shawn K. Marmion, 47, according to a press release issued by the department.
Fire personnel responded to an attempted suicide call Monday, Aug. 20 around 6:45 p.m. and treated Marmion on arrival.
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N.J. judge drops hazing charges in case of Greek pledge's death
11:31 PM 8/28/2007 — TRENTON, N.J. - A judge Tuesday dismissed charges against two Rider University officials in a case involving the drinking death of a fraternity pledge.
Superior Court Judge Maria Sypek approved a request by Mercer County Prosecutor Joseph Bocchini Jr. to dismiss the aggravated hazing counts against Dean of Students Anthony Campbell and Ada Badgley, the university's director of Greek life.
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General Studies office moves to Union Bookstore
12:32 AM 8/29/2007 — Upon exiting the elevator on the fifth floor of the Illini Union Bookstore, 807 S. Wright St., you will see the new office for the Campus Center for Advising and Academic Services. A bright lobby and waiting room filled with new furnishings await students, as well as spotless, glass-paneled advising offices with familiar faces seated inside.
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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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Governor signs endorsement of stem cell research
11:26 PM 8/28/2007 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois is now officially endorsing embryonic stem cell research.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday signed into law a measure supporting the research, which offers hope of medical breakthroughs, but is saddled with ethical questions.
The plan passed the Legislature this year after falling short in previous years.
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Blagojevich defends budget cuts as 'moral' choices
12:50 PM 8/29/2007 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gov. Rod Blagojevich defended his state budget cuts Tuesday as moral choices meant to help people, but he couldn't explain why the cuts largely helped political allies and hurt opponents.
Still, he denied that politics played a role in his actions.
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Police
11:12 PM 8/28/2007 — Champaign Three 20-year-old men on were issued notices to appear Thursday morning at the 300 block of Daniel Street. According to a police report, the men were throwing items off a balcony. No arrests had been made at the time of the report. Sally Beauty Supply, 2016 N.
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Handguns found at Illinois school
12:30 AM 8/29/2007 — A central Illinois high school was locked down Tuesday after police received a tip about weapons, and six unloaded handguns were found in a locker, authorities said. Three students were arrested.
Police said they aren't sure what the teenagers suspected of bringing the guns to Pontiac High School had in mind - there was no ammunition and the guns were left in a locker as classes started eight days into the new school year.
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Odds and ends: Miss Teen South Carolina flubs response to question
11:05 PM 8/28/2007 — COLUMBIA, S.C. - This time, the question was a little easier for Miss Teen South Carolina. After being stumped by a Miss Teen USA pageant question on live television Friday night, Lauren Caitlin Upton's confused, mangled response has been drawing a lot of attention.
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