If you were to Google “masculinity beer,” you’d find dozens, maybe even hundreds, of articles and journals written about masculinity in beer commercials and in drinking culture. Analyzing masculinity in this context is a fascinating …
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Illini Baseball win over Rutgers gets RBI Baseball Treatment
Illinois scored 28 runs on 26 hits against Rutgers on Sunday. It was the final game of a three-game sweep and it helped push the Illini to #5 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. 7 …
Former Illini Jamar Smith in French commercials
Former Illini guard Jamar Smith is appearing in a commercial for French basketball club Limoges CSP that shouts out their sponsor Intermarché. Smith, who was dismissed from the Illini basketball program after a DUI accident …
O’Brien Auto Park donates car to Urbana High School student
In high school, there’s a thing that’s both wanted by students for necessity, fun, and status. A good spot in the lunch room is not that thing. It’s the automobile. Students with cars and a …
Good tweets rewarded with free calzones from DP Dough
We’re a social media based society. Almost everyone is on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram and we share everything on there. The biggest moments in our lives and the most mundane, all are uploaded to …
Check out the Daily Illini’s new website
The Daily Illini is launching a redesign of its website today and so far it looks great. The DI took a page out of other professional news outlets like the Chicago Tribune and opted for …
Farren’s might have the best sausage in C-U
There’s something very summer-y about having an encased meat on a bun with grilled onions. It’s the smell of the onions that makes my olfactory senses nostalgic for the main concourse of Comiskey Park (home …
Backyard Industry coming to WILL TV
Lisa Bralts-Kelly’s Backyard Industry is coming to a television near you… soon. Not a whole lot of details on when the former WILL radio and online video series will make the jump to television, but …
WILL names Brian Moline new host of Morning Edition
Longtime radio staple in Champaign-Urbana Brian Moline will join WILL as their new host of Morning Edition. You might recognize Moline from the pre and post-game shows for Illini Basketball and Football. From the release: …
WCIA Anchor Dave Benton retires
About a month ago we got the news that WCIA Anchor Dave Benton was stepping away from his post on the evening newscasts. However, he was planning on continuing to work on his Crime Watch …