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09/03/2025

Last Friday, Illinois football opened their season at home with a 52-3 victory over Western Illinois. Fans had high expectations for this matchup. Here are some of the highlight plays from Friday’s game.

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09/03/2025

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09/02/2025

The House Education and Workforce Committee launched an investigation last Monday into recent claims of antisemitism at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago.

In a letter addressed to Marie Lynn Miranda, chancellor of UIC, and Dr. Mark I. Rosenblatt, dean of the UIC College of Medicine, committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) included several examples of alleged incidents of hostility toward Jewish students.

“The Committee has become aware that Jewish students are experiencing hostility and fear at the university, and it has not been demonstrated that the university has meaningfully responded to address and mitigate this problem,” Wahlberg wrote.

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09/02/2025

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09/01/2025

After his record-breaking night, senior wide receiver Hank Beatty was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week. The Illinois native racked up 133 yards on four punt returns in Friday night’s win over Western Illinois (0-1).

Beatty’s 69-yard punt return touchdown was the play of the night. He ran untouched for nearly 60 yards before running through multiple Leatherneck defenders to score. The punt return touchdown, the first for Illinois (1-0) since 2013, opened up a 38-0 lead.

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After his record-breaking night, senior wide receiver Hank Beatty was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week. The Illinois native racked up 133 yards on four punt returns in Friday night’s win over Western Illinois (0-1). Beatty’s 69-yard punt return touchdown was the play of the night. ...

08/31/2025

The No. 12 Illini (1-0) entered their season opener against the Western Illinois Leathernecks (0-1) as massive favorites. They delivered with a 52-3 drubbing in front of a Friday night crowd.

Illinois, as expected, was dominant on both sides of the ball. The defense held Western Illinois to just 163 total yards, while the offense put up 440.

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✍️ Written by Brendan Gallian
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The No. 12 Illini (1-0) entered their season opener against the Western Illinois Leathernecks (0-1) as massive favorites. They delivered with a 52-3 drubbing in front of a Friday night crowd. Illinois, as expected, was dominant on both sides of the ball. The defense held Western Illinois to just 163...

08/31/2025

Employees of Champaign Public Library have announced their plan to unionize with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 in a letter released Sunday.

The document was signed by 26 library employees and workers expressed their love for the library, but also called for various improvements to the work environment.

“Our recent expansion of hours has indeed provided our community with greater access, but this change has also exacerbated preexisting scheduling and staffing issues,” the letter read. “As our workloads continue to push the limits of our capacity, it has become increasingly difficult to provide the exceptional service that our visitors expect and deserve.”

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✍️ Written by Anna Ceja and Qaasim Jatoi
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08/27/2025

La Casa Cultural Latina hosted its annual paleta social Monday evening, which served as both a community-building event and a kickoff to the 2025-2026 school year.

The event officially began at 6 p.m., but by 5:50, the line to get a free paleta already stretched from the back of La Casa to Matthews Ave. Students, staff and faculty had to present either their Illinois app or i-card to get a free frozen treat.

Over 45 La Casa Alliance Student Organizations also attended the event, with tables and displays lining both the north and south lawns of La Casa.

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✍️ Written by Anna Ceja
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08/27/2025

The Graduate Employees’ Organization and the University’s Labor and Employee Relations staff reached a tentative agreement for incorporating research assistants into the GEO’s collective bargaining unit on Monday.

The agreement increases the number of GEO-represented students at the University by nearly double, according to the University.

The two parties reached a deal at a negotiation session at the Illini Union on Monday morning. RAs must still vote to ratify the agreement before it takes effect, and details of the tentative deal have not yet been released.

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✍️ Written by Qaasim Jatoi

08/27/2025

Going out on the weekend can prove to be a daunting task. There are all kinds of little details to work out: what to wear, who to go with, and most importantly, whose turn is it to buy the alcohol?

With bars spread down Green Street, brick houses lining frat row and liquor stores anywhere you can imagine, University nightlife is buzzing, and there is an abundance of ways to get drunk on a Friday night.

For many, college and drinking simply go together, and easy access to alcohol is a key reason that drinking plays such a large role in student life.

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✍️ Written by Annisyn Krebs-Carr
📸 Photo by Anika Khandavalli

08/27/2025

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08/25/2025

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