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Lawyers report $11 million settlement for Virginia Tech victims
1:03 PM 4/10/2008 — ROANOKE, Va. - Lawyers for families of the victims in the Virginia Tech shootings say they have reached an $11 million settlement with the state.
The settlement is designed to avoid future lawsuits.
Lawyers Peter Grenier and Douglas Fierberg say the terms of the deal were worked out Thursday.
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Students not calling Safe Walks
12:31 AM 4/10/2008 — A Code 1 Emergency alerts every police officer in the area to respond to a site with flashing lights.
Unfortunately, there is no Code 1 for students who neglect their own safety.
Despite promising a safety-ensured escort back home, Safe Walks, a service provided by student patrol officers, remains underused.
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Test of string theory proposed
2:43 AM 4/10/2008 — University cosmologists have proposed a method of testing string theory by implanting networks of radio towers on the far side of the moon. "String theory is the leading contender for a theory of everything," said Benjamin Wandelt, a University cosmologist.
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Campus buildings to receive ventilation system upgrades
12:21 AM 4/10/2008 — Students grimaced as they filed into room 100 of Gregory Hall Wednesday morning and soon removed their outer layers of clothing.
"Right now, it's uncomfortably warm in here," said Burak Keen, freshman in AHS.
After last month's Board of Trustees meeting, however, measures are being taken to improve climate control and other features of various campus buildings.
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Initial autopsy: 'natural causes'
12:27 AM 4/10/2008 — No official statement has been issued yet by the University regarding the death of Cathy Acevedo, associate dean of students.
Acevedo's death was confirmed Tuesday afternoon by Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Renee Romano.
In a phone interview Wednesday afternoon, Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup said that a preliminary autopsy indicates that she died of natural causes.
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Flu shot program expanded
11:38 PM 4/9/2008 — The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a federal panel of 15 experts from immunization-related fields, voted Feb. 27 to expand annual flu shots for all children ages 6 months to 18 years by the year 2010.
Previously, the flu shots were recommended for children ages 6 months to 5 years.
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Torch rerouted to avoid protests
12:32 AM 4/10/2008 — SAN FRANCISCO - The Olympic torch was diverted away from thousands of demonstrators and spectators who crowded the city's waterfront Wednesday to witness the flame's symbolic journey to the Beijing Games.
The planned closing ceremony at the San Francisco Bay waterfront was canceled and another one was planned at San Francisco International Airport.
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Senate has swearing-in ceremony
12:25 AM 4/10/2008 — Student trustee Chime Asonye began the Illinois Student Senate meeting by challenging senators to fight for student rights and continue the work of recently deceased associate dean of students, Cathy Acevedo.
"We have lost a fighter for students on this campus," said Asonye, senior in LAS.
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Program receives approval to become department
12:23 AM 4/10/2008 — What was once a program became a department.
The African American Studies and Research Program became a full-fledged department after approval at the Urbana-Champaign Senate meeting March 31.
Though the change increases the legitimacy of the new department, Acting Director Jennifer Hamer said that she believes the change is nothing but a formality.
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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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Violence in Nepal surges before election
12:29 AM 4/10/2008 — KATMANDU, Nepal - An outburst of bloodshed that killed eight people cast a shadow on an election Thursday meant to cement Nepal's peace deal with communist insurgents, stoking fears of more violence on voting day.
The voting for a new assembly is intended to usher in sweeping changes for this long-troubled Himalayan country, and will likely mean the end of a centuries-old royal dynasty.
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Middle class, low progress
10:44 PM 4/9/2008 — WASHINGTON - Growing numbers of middle-class Americans say they aren't better off than they were five years ago, reflecting economic pressures amid growing debt, a study released Wednesday shows. Their short-term assessment of personal progress, according to the study, is the worst it's been in nearly half a century.
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Local experts say summer subleasing mistakes can lead to potential problems
10:46 PM 4/9/2008 — As the end of the academic term approaches, some students are looking to head home for the summer while others search for the best deal on summer housing arrangements on campus.
Esther Patt, coordinator of the University's Tenant Union, said she frequently sees mistakes made by students both subleasing their apartment and subleasing from a current tenant.
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Odds and Ends: Senate rejects bill making Sazerac official La. cocktail
11:09 PM 4/9/2008 — BATON ROUGE, La. - A proposal to honor the New Orleans cocktail known as the Sazerac has gone down the drain. The Louisiana Senate on Tuesday rejected legislation that would have made the whiskey-based beverage the official state cocktail. The bill's author, Sen.
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Police report
11:13 PM 4/9/2008 — Champaign A 17-year-old woman and a juvenile offender were arrested for theft at Wal-Mart, 2610 N. Prospect Ave., on Sunday afternoon. According to a police report, the two offenders selected more than 20 clothing items, concealed them in their bags and left without paying for the items.
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