Cubs Fever
Joey Wright and Steven Thompson Echo Staff In recent years, it has seemed like every other team in the National...
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Death Of Thailand King Starts a Year of Mourning for Citizens
Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Press News Release) The world’s longest reigning monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, passed away...
Is FFA Cursed?
Urbana High School’s Future Farmers of America, or FFA, has been having trouble with animals. Michael Gourley doesn’t remember...
Fall Sports Preview
The sports at Urbana High School are underway for the Fall 2016 season. Cheerleading is often regarded as not qualifying...
Urbana Student Planned Event to Raise Money for Alzheimer’s
Naomi Maehr knows that Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death in America. She knows that it is the...
Valentine’s Day from the Perspective of Urbana Students
Sunday, Feb. 14, many celebrated Valentine’s Day, and the excitement (or for some, the embarrassment) of a fun holiday that...
Where I’ve Been and Where I’m Going
Recently, the News-Gazette published an article titled “On Foreign Soil” where they featured several exchange students in the Central-Illinois area...
Social Media’s Effect on Teens
Whether it's Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, or Facebook, practically everyone in this day and age is active on some sort of...
The Tragic Life of Lolita the Killer Whale: A Question of Captivity
Imagine being captured and locked into a room for 44 years without being able to interact with anyone, that is...
Social Media Promotes Positivity
Aren’t puppies cute? This article isn’t about if dogs are better than cats. It’s instead about how animals have the...
