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Unity march tackles issues Saturday
9:08 PM 10/13/2007 — Students and Champaign-Urbana residents equipped with signs and megaphones took to the streets Saturday afternoon in an effort to raise awareness about important community issues as a part of the fourth annual Unity March.
Increasing police accountability, protecting Section 8 voucher holders and restoring the general assistance fund were among these key issues said Brian Dolinar, who helped organize the event.
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Pink Fighting Illini shirts flying off shelves
12:36 PM 10/13/2007 — The pink Fighting Illini shirts required to get into Illini Madness tonight are flying off the shelves.
"The response has been overwhelming," said Cory Shumard, manager of GameDay Sports, 519 E. Green St. "It's almost creating a Final Four atmosphere."
Shumard predicts that all of the pink shirts at GameDay Sports will be gone by 4 p.
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West Urbana wins national respect
12:03 AM 10/12/2007 — Taking a walk through West Urbana's tree-lined streets during autumn reveals a bright mix of red, orange and yellow foliage shading the sidewalks and narrow streets. These results of West Urbana's sustainability efforts help create a community that residents enjoy living and working in.
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Rain rots pumpkin crop
2:35 PM 10/13/2007 — As fall sets in and Halloween approaches, varieties of pumpkins such as Magic Lanterns, Peek-a-boos, Spooktaculars and Jack-be-littles are ripe and ready to be transformed into jack-o-lanterns.
These pumpkins, among other varieties, experienced a normal growing season in central Illinois, however crops in the state's northern and southern regions had more problems.
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SIU president cleared of plagiarism charges, set to finish five-year term
12:01 AM 10/13/2007 — CARBONDALE, Ill. - The 1984 doctoral dissertation of Southern Illinois University's president included "inadvertent or unintended" plagiarism that can be easily remedied without costing him his job, a review panel said Thursday.
Glenn Poshard, at times choking back tears, welcomed the findings by the seven-member panel as the resolution of plagiarism claims that have dogged him for weeks, and prompted unsuccessful calls by some for his ouster.
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More education may mean lower chance for cancer-related death
11:18 PM 10/11/2007 — Higher education reduces the risk of dying from cancer up to 76 percent for black and white races, according to a new study from the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
The researchers analyzed data separately by race and sex groups and adjusted for age in their analyses.
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Turkey removes U.S. diplomat
11:54 PM 10/11/2007 — ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey, which is a key supply route to U.S. troops in Iraq, recalled its ambassador to Washington on Thursday and warned of serious repercussions if Congress labels the killing of Armenians by Turks a century ago as genocide. Ordered after a House committee endorsed the genocide measure, the summons of the ambassador for consultations was a further sign of the deteriorating relations between two longtime allies and the potential for new turmoil in an already troubled region.
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Clinton reveals willingness to hike taxes on wealthy citizens for Social Security
11:48 PM 10/11/2007 — WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton has given a private clue on an issue she has refused to discuss publicly - how to preserve Social Security in the long term.
The Democratic presidential contender told an Iowa voter she would be willing to consider an idea that her Democratic rival John Edwards has been promoting - raising Social Security taxes on high-income earners.
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U.S. tries to keep elite troops
11:16 PM 10/11/2007 — WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has paid more than $100 million in bonuses to veteran Green Berets and Navy SEALs, reversing the flow of top commandos to the corporate world where security companies such as Blackwater USA are offering big salaries.
The retention effort, started nearly three years ago and overseen by U.
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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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Afghanistan shuts down privatized security firms
12:23 AM 10/12/2007 — KABUL, Afghanistan - Echoing a growing problem in Iraq, Afghan authorities are cracking down on lucrative, unregulated security firms, some of which are suspected of murder. Two private Afghan security companies were raided and shut down this week, and a dozen or so more contractors - including some protecting embassies - would be closed soon, police and Western officials told The Associated Press on Thursday.
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Ohio gunman's entry to school baffles officials
11:23 PM 10/11/2007 — By JOE MILICIA
The Associated Press
CLEVELAND - Despite 26 security cameras, officials couldn't say Thursday how an armed, suspended 14-year-old student was able to get into his downtown school a day earlier, and shoot two students and two teachers before killing himself.
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Websites let high school seniors market themselves to colleges
5:34 PM 10/11/2007 — High school seniors are choosing their top schools. But some students are concerned their test scores are too low to be noticed. Click on the audio to hear the full story.
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Peabody dining hall offers customized entrees
5:39 PM 10/11/2007 — Tired of the same old meal plan? Students can make their own pizzas or pasta at Peabody Dining Hall. Click on the audio to hear the full story.
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Odds and ends: 'Welcome to Malone' sign in N.Y. shows Vermont farm
1:05 AM 10/12/2007 — MALONE, N.Y. - A graphic goof on signs welcoming travelers has this upstate community facing an identity crisis. That's because the "Welcome to Malone" signs feature an image of the New England countryside, not northern New York. Town supervisor Howard Maneely said a Vermont resident who was passing through happened to recognize the Green Mountain State's scenery on the signs and alerted Malone officials.
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Police report
12:56 AM 10/12/2007 — Champaign Menards, 620 W. Town Center Blvd., reported burglary Tuesday. According to a police report, two unknown offenders entered the store's lumber yard and took a spool of copper wire. The offenders also damaged the business' chain link fence. No arrests had been made at the time of the report.
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