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Archive - Jan 30, 2008

This year's Super Bowl is hyped just enough

Sports fan or not, there’s an event on Sunday that you’re guaranteed to hear about for weeks to come — the Super Bowl.

Aside from everything to do with the election, the Super Bowl is the biggest event of the year in this country. Yesterday’s media day alone drew thousands of journalists (but I had to go to class). The game is always surrounded by tons of hype, and this year that hype is justified.

Don't criticize what you don't understand

Ignorance is bliss? Not if it makes you look like an idiot, and that’s exactly how author Cooper Lawrence seemed in the eyes of video gamers everywhere following an appearance on a Fox News program.

Subfreshman sports: Boys basketball team ready to play for regional championship

The subfreshman boys will face second-seeded Champaign St. Matthew on Thursday night in the Class 8-2A Regional 4 title game. Uni has already won two regional games, including an 11-point upset of No. 1 seed Chrisman Scottland. The championship game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

Column: Addicted to shopping … online

"People are always talking about how the Internet transformed their lives," writes Elaine Gu. "They say that it revolutionized the way information is spread and increased the rate of communication. However, an emerging trend that people often forget to mention is online shopping." And Elaine is just the person to write about that subject. Read on and find out why.

Spirit Week '08: Twin Day

After a bit of a slow start on Monday, Spirit Week kicked into high gear today with the always-popular Twin Day, along with a hippity-hop race and eating contest during lunch. Check inside for photos and for the remainder of the week's activities.

Boys basketball: Showdown with Decatur Christian will have to wait

Tonight's game in Decatur was canceled because of bad weather. Uni, which is seeking its fourth straight conference title, is 16-5 overall, 6-1 in the ECIC. Decatur Christian is 17-2, 8-0. Back on Jan. 4, the visiting Warriors handed the Illineks their only conference loss of the season, a 63-60 overtime defeat at Kenney Gym.