Palestinian UIUC student reflects on the loss of her family in Gaza
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Palestinian UIUC student reflects on the loss of her family in Gaza

Palestinian Americans are grieving the loss of tens of thousands of people in Gaza, including their own family members and loved ones.  One young woman in Champaign, who attends the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, shared her story with the student newsroom at Illinois Public Media. She asked that we not use her name out…

U of I students and community members rally in support of Palestine

U of I students and community members rally in support of Palestine

Around 100 people gathered at the Alma Mater on the University of Illinois’ Urbana campus Thursday in support of Palestine amid Israel’s “complete siege” of the Gaza strip. The University’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine organized the “emergency rally” on the organization’s national day of Palestinian resistance. Attendees chanted, “Free Palestine” — a…