Urbana’s dry crop Season
Dry heat, dead crops, and ugly brown lawns were only a few effects of the record breaking drought this summer...
Year: 2012
Editorial Preference
On August 24 at 9:03 a.m. outside of the Empire State Building in New York, Jeffrey Johnson shot and killed...
Lubbock County Texas Judge Remarks
Tom Head, the county judge of Lubbock County, Texas, made national headlines last week due to a controversial response to...
Rihanna on Oprah’s Next Chapter
When Rihanna sat down with Opera in her home island of Barbados for an interview for Oprah’s Next Chapter, many...
Illini wins 24-7 over Broncos
Despite threats of rain, tornadoes, and other muggy weather, Illini fans still filled Memorial stadium for the first home game...
Teen Identity
Although identity is simply defined as, “the distinguishing character or personality of an individual” by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, identity has...
Uprising in Syria turns into 18 Month Civil War
On March 15, 2011, the Arab Spring officially began in Syria as many civilians began to protest the corrupt government...
Our Generation’s Love of the Past through Films
Lights dimmed. Commercials reeled. Popcorn crunched. An era returned. In this cinema sanctuary, I felt my life rewinding to a...
New Teachers at UHS
The 2012-2013 school year has brought along a lot of changes to Urbana High School – new principals, new deans,...
Pride Festival in CU!
This year, the Champaign-Urbana area is host to their third year of the Gay Pride Festival. The festival is free...
