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Authorities address student concerns in public safety forum

The Illinois Student Senate hosted a Campus Safety and Crime Prevention Town Hall Forum in conjunction with the Illinois House of Representatives on Monday evening.

2/9/2010 - 12:38 AM
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Crime alert creates nature of fear
CAMPUS CRIME: Issues need to be prioritized
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Weather alters MTD schedule

There will be no school diversions for Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit services February 9 as all Champaign and Urbana schools have been closed.

Passengers are encouraged to use the STOPwatch real-time messaging service to check for departure information.

The STOPwatch phone service is accessible by sending your stop ID code to 35890.

2/9/2010 - 2:43 PM
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Meet this year’s Student Trustee candidates

The Daily Illini covers this year's candidates for Student Trustee.
Election:
Feb. 16: Petition signatures are due
Fifty petition signatures needed for ISS and SORF Board, 150 for student trustee
Mar. 2 to 3: Election days
Mar. 4 at 5 p.m.: Unofficial results
Mar. 8: Results certified

2/9/2010 - 12:28 AM
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Students continue to help Haiti

Relief efforts are going strong on campus after the earthquake that slammed Haiti on Jan. 12. Several Registered Student Organizations and local businesses are doing their part to create fundraising and donation opportunities.

2/8/2010 - 11:40 PM
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High winds, 10 inches of snow expected in Illinois

CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of flights were canceled, schools were closed and road conditions slick and slippery in Illinois on Tuesday as a winter storm moving across the state was forecast to accumulate up to 10 inches of snow in some areas.

2/9/2010 - 2:38 PM
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Web site launched for Carrington case

The Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center and Smile Politely have launched a Web site dedicated to the Kiwane Carrington case, the 15-year-old shot by the Champaign police in early October.

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2/9/2010 - 12:26 AM
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Colleges launch Spanish Web sites to ease admissions process

Some venerable East Coast universities are offering Spanish translations of their admissions and financial aid material.

2/8/2010 - 11:46 AM
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Economy on minds of LAS grads, speakers
Faculty retreat stresses creativity, collaboration

At the 2010 annual faculty retreat, University staff discussed the importance of bringing creativity and collaboration into the classroom to prepare the next generation of thinkers.

2/8/2010 - 1:36 PM
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For memorable resume, balance credentials with creativity
Large surplus, small prices hurt farmers

Ken Dalenberg of Mansfield, Ill., is one of the local farmers feeling the effects of a decline in corn and soybean prices. After a Jan. 12 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) report showed a larger supply of corn and soybeans than expected, returns on the crops will likely suffer for the rest of 2010.

2/6/2010 - 2:46 PM
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Director appointed for new Master of Science in Financial Engineering Program

The new Master of Science in Financial Engineering Program (MSFE) at the University of Illinois has appointed Dr. Morton N. Lane as Director.

MSFE is a joint program of the Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering in the College of Engineering and the Department of Finance in the College of Business at the U of I.

2/9/2010 - 2:44 PM
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Central Ill. schools, roads feel winter blast

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Schools across central Illinois are closed and police are handling dozens of accidents as snow continues to fall.

The National Weather Service says anywhere from 3 to 5 inches of snow fell across the region through early Tuesday. Another couple of inches is possible during the day and a little more overnight.

Forecasters expect blowing snow to become a problem by Tuesday afternoon.

Most schools in Champaign, Bloomington, Peoria, Decatur and virtually every small town in between are closed.

2/9/2010 - 2:21 PM
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Free dental exams make for many smiles at Market Place Shopping Center

Market Place Shopping Center was full of kids with newly clean smiles Saturday afternoon. Give Kids A Smile, an annual event held by the Illinois District Dental Society, provided free dental care and information to children between the ages of 1 and 17.

2/8/2010 - 3:31 PM
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Urbana City Council to discuss environment, recycling services at meeting

Recycling will be one of the main points on the agenda for the Urbana City Council on Monday night. The council is voting on whether it should transfer more money into a recycling project fund since the program has gotten a little more expensive.

2/8/2010 - 3:50 PM
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UCC proposes recycling program for local businesses
Weather affects students’ transportation choices

Contrary to a recent study that shows weather does not affect the number of people who bike or walk, students on campus said they have been inclined to use the bus system more during the colder season.

2/5/2010 - 1:21 PM
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Faculty representation on Board yet to be determined by House

The creators of pending Illinois legislation, titled House Bill 4688, would give seats to three faculty members, one from each campus in the University of Illinois system, and would let them cast legally binding votes at meetings.

2/4/2010 - 9:48 PM
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Board of Trustees calls emergency session
Quinn: Ill. lt. governor hopefuls should speak up

CHICAGO — Democrats in Illinois are getting a political do-over: the chance to pick a new lieutenant governor nominee themselves now that the primary winner dropped out of the race because of revelations about his checkered past.

2/9/2010 - 2:38 PM
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Engineering career fair provides students with job and internship opportunities

An engineering career fair is being held Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. in Illini Union rooms A, B and C. The fair, hosted by Engineering Career Services, is for students seeking full-time positions, semester and summer internships and co-ops.

Companies looking to hire include Bank of America, Facebook, Intel Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Texas Instruments and State Farm Insurance.

2/9/2010 - 2:31 PM
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U of I alumni volunteers increase for Peace Corps

For the tenth year in a row, the U of I has placed on the Peace Corps’ top 25 list for large universities within the United States producing Peace Corps volunteers.

U of I alumni ranked No. 21 last year with 44 volunteers. The 54 alumni currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers gave U of I the No. 19 ranking for 2010.

Since Peace Corps was founded in 1961, 1,886 UIUC alumni have served, making it the No. 7 all-time producer of Peace Corps volunteers.

2/9/2010 - 2:24 PM
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Caterpillar joins backers of power plant project

MATTOON, Ill. — Caterpillar Inc., the world’s largest maker of mining and construction equipment, plans to join a coalition of companies planning to build an experimental clean-coal power plant known as FutureGen, key politicians announced Monday.

2/9/2010 - 2:12 PM
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Urbana reduce emissions by 2020, University not included

The Sustainability Advisory Commission issued a proposal to reduce emission levels for the City of Urbana at its city council meeting on Monday.

2/9/2010 - 12:12 AM
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Gov. Quinn might want to run from his running mate

CHICAGO (AP) — Just when Illinois was starting to move on from the scandals of ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich, along comes Scott Lee Cohen.

2/7/2010 - 10:51 PM
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ISS ranks at bottom of Big Ten budgets

While the University may hold its own in enrollment figures against other Big Ten universities, the student government’s budget is a different story.

2/7/2010 - 10:52 PM
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Alerts increase more than crime