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University police confirm second charge in assaults
1:23 AM 11/29/2007 — University Police Lt. Roy Acree confirmed Tuesday that Fernando Rizo-Perez was charged in connection with both Oct. 31 campus assaults, in addition to an assault in the city of Champaign.
"He was charged on four counts of aggravated battery," Acree said. "Three of which were in a public place, one for causing (severe) bodily harm.
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Transportation funding bill fails in state House
12:48 AM 11/29/2007 — A failed bill in the House was the only product of a special legislative session called Wednesday by Gov. Rod Blagojevich to address funding for Chicago's beleaguered mass-transit system.
But most Illinoisans don't live in Chicago, and some downstate representatives were critical of the proposal, which would have diverted $440 million in gas taxes collected from Cook County and its five bordering counties to bail out the transit system.
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UI ranked fourth in international students
12:04 AM 11/29/2007 — By Megan Kelly
Staff Writer
When Ke-li Cheng entered the University last year, she hoped to enjoy studying abroad but also did not know what to expect.
Cheng, a sophomore in Business from Taiwan, said she hasn't had any bad experiences so far and likes the resources the University offers.
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Student senate previews new UI site
10:16 PM 11/28/2007 — Members of the Illinois Student Senate received a first look at the preliminary design of the new University Web site Wednesday.
University students will be able to see the new design on the Creative Services Web site by the beginning of the spring semester, or they can watch Creative Services Project Manager Joel Steinfeldt and graphic designer Valerie Turner's presentation of the site during the televised meeting Monday at 7 p.
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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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Office of LGBT Resources acquires additional space
10:33 PM 11/28/2007 — Other minority groups have it, so why can't we? That's what Director of the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, or LGBT Resources, Curt McKay thinks. "Finding a space that's going to be convenient enough that people will come and use the resources is a major factor," McKay said.
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DuPont to fund plant research fellowships
10:14 PM 11/28/2007 — Plant breeding is an ever-expanding field, involving development of existing crops to better suit them to farmer and consumer use, said Frederic Kolb, professor of plant breeding and teaching coordinate for the Department of Crop Sciences at the University.
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Latin America reforms constitutions
12:07 AM 11/29/2007 — QUITO, Ecuador - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and two of his regional proteges are rewriting their nations' constitutions, following a Latin American tradition of using the fundamental charter to attempt radical breaks from past regimes.
Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia are promoting constitutional reforms as ways to root out corruption, redistribute wealth to the poor, and in the case of Bolivia, reverse centuries of discrimination against an Indian majority.
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Champaign man shot during attempted armed robbery
10:22 PM 11/28/2007 — A 20-year-old Champaign man was shot through a closed door during an attempted armed robbery Tuesday night. Upon investigation, police discovered that another robbery had occurred in the same apartment complex, just moments earlier. The first victim was approached and robbed at gunpoint but left unharmed.
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Rockford man pleads guilty to mall plot
10:19 PM 11/28/2007 — CHICAGO - A 23-year-old man who dreamed of waging violent jihad while under surveillance by the FBI pleaded guilty Wednesday to plotting a hand grenade attack on a Rockford mall crowded with Christmas shoppers.
Derrick Shareef, 23, a softspoken, bushy bearded young man apparently inspired by the violent acts of Mideast terrorists, faces 30 years to life when he is sentenced March 14, according to federal prosecutors.
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Police report
8:27 PM 11/28/2007 — Champaign A 31-year-old woman reported residential burglary at the 1100 block of Eureka Street, Monday evening. According to a police report, an unknown offender entered the residence and took an Xbox game console and a game. Officers found no signs of forced entry and the residence was unoccupied earlier that afternoon.
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Odds and ends: Guyana's former first lady asks nation to lend her a car
8:30 PM 11/28/2007 — GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana's former first lady on Wednesday appealed to her fellow citizens to lend her a car to carry out charitable work, complaining she has currently has to walk or take a bus. In a bizarre news conference, Varshnie Jagdeo said state cars are no longer available to take her to her job at a children's charity.
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