• Lunch in Champaign

    Lunch in Champaign

    By Rayne Steele If you’re a student in Champaign and need a quick lunch option, there are plenty of popular fast food spots everyone loves. Raising Cane’s is a top choice for its crispy chicken tenders, Texas toast, and legendary Cane’s sauce. Fast, filling, and perfect for a quick wind down with friends. 

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  • The Adventure of a Lifetime:  Rotary Youth Exchange

    Find out how to study abroad in high school.

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  • By: Chelsea Cross Staff Writer Athlete of the month: Phillip Wright (Boys Basketball)  Phillip Wright mostly known as Bam, has been the Junior starter for the Chargers. The game againist Decatur Eisenhower Phillip Wright came off the bench scoring 11 points and grabbing 8 rebounds. Phillip is the fire that keeps the Chargers going.  Wright is also

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  • By: Chelsea Cross Staff Writer Athlete of the Month: Michael Finke (Boy’s Basketball) Michael Finke is a sophomore starting on Varsity Boys Basketball, this is his first year. In the last game against Cahokia Wirth Michael Finke scored a game high of 20 points.  Not only is he a talented athlete, but he’s also a

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  • The University of Illinois hosted the 2nd annual exhibition of artwork by area high school students. The gallery opened on December 6th and will remain open until January 8th. The event was sponsored by School of Art + Design and Krannert Art Museum. This offered high school students the chance to present their work to the

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  • Boys to Men?

    By Hannah Ritchey co editor-in-chief November 1st, marked the start of “Movember”, also known as “No-shave November.” Movember started out as a prostate cancer awareness movement that encouraged men to grow a mustache by going without shaving for the entire month of November.

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  • By Roni Adar – News Editor Bullying is the act of intentionally hurting someone, whether it be physically or emotionally. Bullying hurts people of all ages, shapes, and sizes. Almost everyone has experienced it at least once. However, for Ashlynn Conner, bullying cost her her life. Ashlynn Conner was a classic 10-year-old midwestern gal. She

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  • By Faith Middleton Champaign-Urbana is, without a doubt, a college town. With the popular University comes the wide-spread diversity of cultures, languages, ethnic groups and tastes. One such taste is the genre of “K-pop”, or Korean pop music. Korean pop is deeply rooted in electropop, hip-hop and R&B. The most frequently used instruments are vocals,

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  • By Andrew Warner  Staff Writer We’ve all experienced those days that seem to drag on forever, and by last hour, all of our time is focused on the clock counting down the minutes until we are released. Its days like those where all you want to do is be home and on the couch watching

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