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2 months ago | 
dailyillini.com | Sahil Mittal |Mary Piacente |Maaike Niekerk |Gabriel Kedziora
Matcha lattes, matcha cheesecake, matcha donuts, matcha milk tea, matcha tiramisu, matcha powder, matcha facemasks, matcha perfumes, matcha coffee, matcha beer — the practical uses of matcha seem endless. You can eat, drink, wear and even smell like it. While this green gold has exploded in popularity recently, matcha has a deep cultural history dating back almost a thousand years.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
dailyillini.com | Rudraksh Kikani |Anna Ceja |Laura Mendes |Mary Piacente
Ben Shabad, an alum of the University and Lincolnwood native, headed to Chicago’s Humboldt Park on Nov. 16 for the city’s first annual Jeremy Allen White lookalike contest on an impulse. In the weeks following, his resemblance to the TV star has earned him celebrity status. Shabad, 37, was a student in LAS who majored in psychology and a member of the University’s intramural wrestling team.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
dailyillini.com | Naveed Ahmed |Mary Piacente |Sahil Mittal |Maaike Niekerk
Rating: 9/10Lady Gaga has made her long-awaited return to pop music following the recent releases of her “Joker: Folie à Deux” companion album, “Harlequin,” and her collaboration with Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile.”On Oct. 25, the 38-year-old singer released “Disease,” a new single, alongside an accompanying lyric video. She released the music video for the song four days later.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
dailyillini.com | Naveed Ahmed |Mary Piacente |Sahil Mittal |Maaike Niekerk
Uniting Pride of Champaign County is considered one of the only LGBTQ+ resource centers in eastern Illinois. Joshua Gavel, interim director of operations at Uniting Pride, explained they have a full-time staff and a physical location with several services, including support groups, an unrestricted food pantry and other resources.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
dailyillini.com | Naveed Ahmed |Mary Piacente |Ben Fader |Maaike Niekerk
Check out buzz’s picks for the top 10 new music releases of the past week, updated weekly. The list consists of the best songs, albums, EPs and music videos from all genres of music. Feel free to let us know if we missed anything. “Eternal Atake 2” — Lil Uzi VertLil Uzi Vert just dropped their fourth studio album, following up on 2020’s acclaimed “Eternal Atake” with “Eternal Atake 2.” This 16-track album showcases heavy, atmospheric production with coarse beats and unpredictable flows.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
dailyillini.com | Naveed Ahmed |Mary Piacente |Ben Fader |Maaike Niekerk
Rating: 3/10If there’s any credit that the “Venom” movies deserve, it’s that, at the bare minimum, they are just fun superhero slop. Kelly Marcel’s “Venom: The Last Dance” squanders that and ends the trilogy unceremoniously. The film starts with a narration that explains the story of Knull (Andy Serkis), one of Venom’s nemeses from the comics. His presence in this cinematic universe comes out of nowhere, forcing viewers to follow along with this sporadic introduction.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
dailyillini.com | Naveed Ahmed |Mary Piacente |Ben Fader |Conor Blount
After two weeks of recovery and training, Illinois men’s tennis will send two members to South Bend, Indiana, to resume the fall slate. The Fighting Irish Mini Duals, hosted by Notre Dame, will feature several Big Ten and non-conference opponents, headlined by No. 3 Ohio State and No. 23 Michigan State. All team rankings are from June, while singles and doubles rankings were updated in an August preseason poll.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
dailyillini.com | Naveed Ahmed |Mary Piacente |Ben Fader |Ben Somerville
Illinois women’s basketball landed another top prospect in the 2025 class. Four-star forward Manuella Alves-Fernandez is Shauna Green’s fourth commit this year. The 6-foot-3 forward chose Illinois over schools like North Carolina, Iowa, Miami and Louisville on Friday afternoon. Alves-Fernandez is ranked No. 61 on ESPN W rankings for the 2025 class. She joins five-star guard Destiny Jackson and four-star forward Cearah Parchment as top-100 Illinois commits.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
dailyillini.com | Naveed Ahmed |Mary Piacente |Ben Fader |Conor Blount
Only a few more competitions remain for Illinois women’s tennis, who head to Fort Worth, Texas this weekend for TCU’s Jae Foundation Invitational. This is the final fall action for four Illini, as all three of Illinois’ final stops are qualifying tournaments. Juniors McKenna Schaefbauer and Violeta Martinez are the only Illini not competing this weekend. Martinez is not scheduled to compete at any other events this fall, marking regionals as her final matches of the fall season.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
dailyillini.com | Naveed Ahmed |Mary Piacente |Ben Fader |Conor Blount
Illinois women’s soccer head coach Janet Rayfield has retired following the end of her team’s season. She was the winningest head soccer coach in Illini history. As a player, Rayfield spent her collegiate career at UNC after being recruited by one of the most successful coaches in college athletics, Anson Dorrance. Rayfield had a legendary career for the Tar Heels. Her junior year, she led UNC to a staggering 23-0 record.
