By Carmen Castillo Halloween is one of the most exciting holidays out there especially on the U of I campus. UIUC students love Halloween – we can dress up as whoever or whatever we want and party all night. But the best part about Halloween is the excitement you get in preparing for it. … More How to Decorate Your Dorm, Apartment for Halloween
By Elaine Sine When I was in high school, I never condoned the idea of listening to music while studying. I found it distracting, and it impaired my ability to focus on homework. However, ever since I started college, the change in academic pace and the fact that I am facing a new … More Study Playlist for Autumn
By Ada Li *CAUTION: Spoilers Scream Queens is the kind of show that draws in the viewer because it is so ridiculous to the point that it’s borderline genius. Last season pokes fun at the Greek system, Millennials’ obsession with technology and poor choices horror movie characters often make. Recall Chanel Number … More Scream Queens Upcoming Season: My Thoughts
By Vanessa Herrera It seems that the spiral of bad news for Taylor Swift, the artist of 26, just doesn’t end. Just last July, she was exposed by Kim Kardashian-West for lying about not giving consent for her name to be used in one of Kanye West’s songs. From there, artists celebrated the … More BREAKING NEWS: Tom Hiddleston Uses Taylor Swift to Start His Own Music Career
By Mariah McBride It’s that time of year again. Midterms, papers, and quizzes are piling up. You feel sleep deprived, and your free time is consumed with responsibilities. The University of Illinois can be stressful, but don’t forget that these can be some of the best years of your life. Dare to create the … More Places on Campus to Relieve Stress
By Eugene White Common sense tells you to follow your dreams. It also tells you to stay inside when the weather gets bad. But for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) atmospheric sciences professor Jeff Frame, the former less so. Growing up near Detroit, Frame, unlike many children nowadays, was struck by a … More Professor Spotlight: Dr. Jeff Frame
By Ada Li The beginning of each school year marks the start of the free stuff parade. Just imagine Oprah there pointing at each student and saying, “You get a free education, you get a free education, and you get free education.” In reality that will never happen, but free stuff still brings a … More Typical Free Items U of I Students Get
By Nina Xie If you are given the chance to change your dorm, will you? If you do, will you choose a dorm or an apartment? Freshmen are restricted to the Public Housing or Private Certificated Housing buildings on campus, so it is not that they cannot choose where they want to live, but … More Dorm vs. Apartment Life
By Emma Li Transferring from one school to another can be exciting but also nerve-wracking and stressful at the same time. Two transfer students, Zoe Pawelczak and Radia Mchabcheb, discuss how they feel about attending the University of Illinois. The two officially become a part of the Illini family this fall. Both in … More 2016 Transfer Students vs. U of I
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