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The secret lives of house show hosts
Though many students may see the sweaty inside of a house show during their time at the University, only a few know what it’s like to actually live there. It’s an experience no other housing situation can offer — one marked by late nights, dirtied basements and, as it turns out,…
UI students talk difficult move-in experiences
Moving into an apartment can be one of the most important milestones in a college student’s experience. It’s a new chapter for those who previously lived in residence halls to gain a newfound sense of freedom. But what happens when move-in doesn’t go as planned? That’s what…
Gender-inclusive housing brings safe spaces for all identities
FAR is currently under construction — the residence hall’s communal bathrooms will be converted into individual single-use stalls. This change is not just for aesthetics. According to Mari Anne Brocker Curry, director of housing information & marketing for University Housing, the…
‘Web of support’: Embedded clinical counselors, RCMs combat mental health stigma
It wasn’t until 2018 that the University’s embedded counseling program started. Even then, it only had two embedded clinical counselors to support an enrollment of nearly 50,000 students, according to University Housing embedded clinical counselor Carrie Finkill. Today, the…
What’s coming soon? Housing projects around campus
If you’ve waited in line at The Red Lion recently, you can’t have missed the adjacent construction site for a new high-rise apartment building on Green Street. Amid a housing shortage affecting apartments and residence halls alike, students are scrambling to find places to stay —…
UI Housing, students talk Busey-Evans Dining Hall
Busey-Evans Dining Hall closed in Spring 2020, and since then, it’s been collecting dust. While students have floated ideas of what to do with the space, Mari Anne Brocker Curry, director of housing information & marketing for University Housing, said it likely won’t see any…
UI students make their house a home
Every year, at the beginning of fall, some University students are faced with the decision of signing a lease for the next school year. For some, this time can be less stressful if they renew their lease and avoid the pain of moving. Joshua Marin, senior in LAS, is entering his…
Opinion | Buildings don’t make memories
Wheels of moving carts shriek as they not-so-gracefully glide across the slightly rubbery, speckled tile. It’s a crisp 97 degrees Fahrenheit, and the excited peer chatter from outside is muffled through the window. You deeply inhale the scent of your new room’s old past, which…
Townies make room for home in college
For many, the University feels like home. For some, it literally is. Local students, often called “townies,” grew up in the same community where they attend college, making the decision of where to live different from their peers. For Illinois Student Government president Jaden…
Expert, community members discuss noise, vibration limits at data center task force meeting
The Champaign County Data Center Activities Task Force held a meeting Monday to discuss two sections of its draft ordinance on large data center development. The previous task force meeting was Aug. 31 and consisted of three hours of public input on sections of the draft…
Illinois doubles up on Ivy League at Chowderfest
The Illini sent four competitors to compete in the three-day Harvard Chowderfest this weekend. Sophomore David Bakonyi, freshman Jon Gamble, freshman Nicholas Mekhael and senior Colson Wells all competed in singles and doubles. Bakonyi paired with Nebraska transfer Wells for this…
PBL JH baseball ends 2026 season with 5-3 loss to Champaign Franklin in regional finals
CHAMPAIGN – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School baseball team faced what Daron Johnson said was an equally-caliber team in Champaign Franklin in the IESA Class 3A regional finals on Wednesday. “These were two really good ballclubs,” Johnson said. “I told the boys (before…