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1 month ago | 
dailyillini.com | Bryana Perez |Anna Ceja |Conor Blount
Conference play is officially underway for No. 45 Illinois women’s tennis (6-7, 1-1), which went 5-6 in a tough non-conference schedule. However, the Big Ten is no step down in competition. Illinois went up against No. 60 Minnesota (8-8, 0-3) and No. 17 Wisconsin (10-1, 3-0) in its first weekend. The Illini were on the road for both matches, starting in Minneapolis on Friday and ending in Madison on Sunday. Fighting through injuryThe Illini got off to a strong start against the Golden Gophers.
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1 month ago | 
dailyillini.com | Anna Ceja |Bryana Perez |Maaike Niekerk |Lauren Castaldo
Seven sophomores at the University have worked diligently since October to develop an innovative app and website to help fellow students discover the best deals around Champaign-Urbana. Nathan Zhang, sophomore in Business, leads this ambitious project. Zhang initially pitched the idea to his friends as a way to increase engagement on campus. The project channeled their creativity into something that could benefit the entire student community.
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1 month ago | 
dailyillini.com | Anna Ceja |Ben Fader |Bryana Perez |Maaike Niekerk
Murder doesn’t usually happen in Urbana. At least, not how it does in author James Courter’s novel “Murder Happens,” a literary mystery set in the same places University students walk past every day. For Courter, who grew up in a small town in neighboring Vermilion County, Urbana has always been a place of fascination. “For me, Champaign-Urbana and the U of I were almost like a beacon on the horizon, and I spent a lot of time there, and I became very fond of the place,” Courter said.
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1 month ago | 
dailyillini.com | Anna Ceja |Ben Fader |Bryana Perez |Maaike Niekerk
Students and literature enthusiasts gathered at the Author’s Corner of the Illini Union Bookstore on Thursday afternoon for a reading by acclaimed Swedish author Jonas Hassen Khemiri. As part of the Kaplan Family Writer-in-Residence Series, Khemiri shared insights into his creative process and read from his latest novel, “The Sisters,” to be published in English in the spring of 2025. Throughout his introduction, Khemiri engaged the audience with humor and thoughtfulness.
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
dailyillini.com | Bryana Perez
Categories: Illinois men’s and women’s gymnastics kicked off their seasons with the annual Orange and Blue meet at Huff Hall on Saturday. The meet featured a mix of seasoned athletes and promising freshmen, providing a preview of the gymnasts’ skills for the upcoming season.
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
dailyillini.com | Bryana Perez
The Campus Bike Center, the Urbana Bike Project and the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center will host their annual bike giveaway on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 2-4 p.m. at the UC-IMC, located at 202 S. Broadway Ave., Suite 100. The event provides free bikes to children ages 1 to 10 on a first-come, first-served basis, with a limit of one bike per child. Children must be present to select their bikes.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
dailyillini.com | Naveed Ahmed |Sahil Mittal |Bryana Perez
Categories: The recent activation of Satoshi-era Bitcoin wallets, dormant for over 15 years, has sent ripples through the cryptocurrency community. On September 20, 2024, five wallets from the early days of Bitcoin suddenly sprang to life, transferring a total of 250 BTC, valued at approximately $16 million.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
dailyillini.com | Naveed Ahmed |Sahil Mittal |Bryana Perez |Jessie Wang
Students lined up at the only early voting location at the University — the Illini Union — to cast their ballots in Champaign County a day before the election. The south lounge was converted into a waiting area for the ever-growing queue of students. “This is like the most depressing scene I’ve seen at U of I since transferring, besides maybe like parts of Grainger,” said Jack Vest, junior in Engineering.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
dailyillini.com | Naveed Ahmed |Sahil Mittal |Bryana Perez |Maaike Niekerk
The 2024 presidential election has brought social media into the campaigning sphere more strongly than ever. In this election, the use of social media in presidential campaigns has been through the roof. Both candidates have shown their might by honing their image online. “Online spending on political ads is up massively in this election — that means more ads on more platforms,” said Michelle Nelson, professor in Media. Former President Donald Trump is no exception to this new phenomenon.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
dailyillini.com | Naveed Ahmed |Sahil Mittal |Bryana Perez
The opponentIllinois men’s basketball kicks off their 2024-25 campaign against Eastern Illinois on Monday night in Champaign. This is the third straight year in which the Illini have taken on the Panthers to begin their season and the ninth overall meeting between the programs. Illinois has won all eight previous contests. However, with Illinois having a brand new team this year and not having many game repetitions under their belt, the matchup won’t be easy.
