Some University of Illinois students worry about the future of cultural houses on campus due to the U.S. Department of Education’s letter that says schools risk losing federal funding if they support diversity initiatives.
Williams ran against Annie Adams for the Democratic ticket in the Urbana Primary Election Tuesday. With no Republican candidate running for the position, the primary effectively brings the mayor’s race to a close.
A referendum on the ballot for University of Illinois students ask them to weigh in on the issue of campus financial investments in fossil fuel companies.
Fantastical wig sculptures. An accused serial killer. A gathering of stuffed clothing in animal print. “Millie Wilson: The Museum of Lesbian Dreams” has it all. The show is on display at the Krannert Art Museum in Champaign through March 1.
To be or not to be in Ukraine? That was the central question of the award-winning documentary “The Hamlet Syndrome,” which was screened at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign earlier this month.
The Ivashkevych family is among the more than 6 million refugees from Ukraine who have been recorded globally since Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine three years ago, on Feb. 24, 2022. But the refugee resettlement program that allows them to be here was paused by President Trump’s administration just days after he took office in January.
With Urbana’s Primary Election just days away, Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons says that nearly half of expected voters have already cast their ballots through early voting or mail-in options. More than 1,500 people had voted early as of Wednesday morning.
The 42nd annual Insect Fear Film Festival takes place this Saturday at Foellinger Auditorium in Urbana, and its feature bug this year is the tarantula.
Pens to Lens held its first competition in 2012. Created by Champaign Movie Makers, the goal is to foster the love of screenwriting and movie-making among a younger audience. When Max Libman was 12, his script was chosen to be produced as a film.
The sold-out festival took place Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Spurlock Museum in Urbana. It received submissions from every continent except Antarctica. This year’s event featured films from the U.S., Brazil and Hungary.
Councilman Davion Williams is under fire after changing his Facebook profile picture on Jan. 31 to an image of a swastika with a caption that said it’s an ancient symbol that’s been used for thousands of years across multiple cultures to denote good fortune, well-being and spirituality.
Valentine’s Day is when many celebrate romance. But today’s generation of college students appears to be less focused on relationships and dating.
Among young people, rates of dating and sex are down, with more people choosing to focus on career and personal ambitions, said Allen Barton, assistant professor of family studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Journalists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are working with student reporters in Sierra Leone to explore the issue of period poverty. The work will be presented in a documentary film titled, “Uman Tok: Tailoring Hope, Renewing Futures.”
University of Illinois students met with leaders of the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center Monday to share their concerns about the reduction in hours of operation and the end of the center’s early arrival program for Black first-year and transfer students.
Local advocates for reproductive justice gathered in Urbana Saturday, Feb. 8, to address growing concerns about the erosion of bodily autonomy in the current political climate.
Since President Trump took office, he’s signed numerous executive orders aimed at limiting the rights of transgender people and curbing access to abortion.