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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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.
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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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.
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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17 February 2012
By Chloe S. Maxmin
Environmental rhetoric is riddled with fluffy promises about green jobs, green economies, and green governments.
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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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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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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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.