Editorial: We need your help

17 February 2012

By Daily Illini Editorial Board

The Daily Illini is in trouble. News broke yesterday about the Illini Media Company, the umbrella organization that owns our publication, and its financial problems and attempts to pay off its debts.

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Column: Higher taxes are not the answer, Mr. President

17 February 2012

By Zachry Floro

President Obama unveiled his budget for 2013 on Monday, and his message was clear: higher taxes on the rich – nearly 1.5 trillion dollars higher.

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Column: Verizon/Redbox partnership could topple Netflix

17 February 2012

By Adam Arinder

Every time someone brings up Blockbuster in conversation, I always jokingly ask, "What's that?"

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Northeastern U., U. Connecticut ranked among greenest college campuses in world

17 February 2012

By Jimmy Onofrio

According to a list published by Universitas Indonesia in December, U. Connecticut is the third-greenest college campus in the world.

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Column: Protect your identity while online

17 February 2012

By Daniel Kennedy

According to the Federal Trade Commission, there were over a quarter million identity theft cases reported in 2010. The most common method was email account hacking.

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Column: A green economy

17 February 2012

By Chloe S. Maxmin

Environmental rhetoric is riddled with fluffy promises about green jobs, green economies, and green governments.

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Irish Prime Minister optimistic about economy

Irish Prime Minister optimistic about economy

17 February 2012

By David Song

In a display of strong Irish patriotism and optimism, Prime Minister of Ireland Enda Kenny discussed the recovery of Ireland’s economy at a talk at Harvard U. on Thursday.

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Pulitzer Winner dies in Syria

17 February 2012

By Jackie Allen

Anthony Shadid, a U. Wisconsin alum, New York Times reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner, died while on a reporting assignment Thursday in Syria.

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Fox Searchlight interns claim they were exploited

17 February 2012

By Trevor Allison

The handling of unpaid internships is being challenged by former interns who claim they were exploited by Fox Searchlight Pictures.

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NCAA vote could override multi-year scholarships

16 February 2012

By Andrew Krammer

Eight Big Ten programs, not including Minnesota, awarded four-year scholarships to student-athletes on National Signing Day on Feb. 1 — but the fate of their long-term financial aid is being put to a vote.

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