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Candidates Juliana Stratton and Don Tracy, running for Illinois' open U.S. Senate, discussed pressing issues as early voting approaches.
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After years of tapping “Approve” on Duo Mobile, Microsoft Authenticator is taking its place. The University began phasing users onto Microsoft Authenticator Monday, and everyone who uses Duo, including students, faculty and staff will eventually have to switch. Technology Services announced the change in an Oct. 6 post. Once a user receives their first Micro
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This July in Chicago, Krishna Nathan, junior in Engineering, played competitive chess against the world’s current No. 1 player, Magnus Carlsen. The match was part of a special exhibition for the recently founded IMC Chess Academy to recruit top collegiate players in the country. Nathan said that playing Carlsen was “extremely surreal” and “a dream... The pos
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Halloween arrived early in Champaign-Urbana Sunday at the first-ever on-campus Trunk or Treat, hosted by Campus Recreation and the State Farm Center. Over 30 cars were stationed in the State Farm Center’s southwest parking lot, handing out candy and information on community resources to local kids and their families. The idea for a campus-sponsored Trunk...
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An advisory question regarding the approval of an Illinois law that penalizes companies that boycott Israel will be on some Champaign-Urbana residents’ midterm election ballots. The law was passed unanimously and enacted by former Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2015. It prevents any company that participates in the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement against Israe
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Larry Gies, billionaire alum and namesake of the Gies College of Business, pledged to match $100 million in donations to the college Tuesday. The Madison Industries CEO is now the single largest benefactor in the University’s history. The donation has the potential to generate a sum of $200 million for the college. “Business has an... The post Larry Gies bec
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The Urbana Police Department released new crime data on Oct. 2 showing an almost 16% decrease in violent and property crime citywide compared to last year, with property crime down 24% and violent crime down almost 6%. Violent and property crime fell from 1,258 to 1,061 incidents. Property crime dropped from 672 to 510 incidents,... The post Urbana crime fal
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The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment hosted the University’s first Sustainability Open House Friday in the Illini Union. The event included two panels: “How Our Campus is Becoming More Sustainable” and “Sustainability Research and Educational Opportunities.” The event’s first panel focused on current initiatives to improve campus sustain
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Starting Monday, Grainger Engineering Library will close its third floor from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. During those hours, students, faculty and staff must swipe their i-cards to enter the building and may only do so through the library’s south entrance. ... The post Grainger Engineering L
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