'Tis the season to celebrate the holidays — and to study for final exams. But is all that cramming really worth it? Aren't there better ways to evaluate how well students have learned a subject? Lizzy Warner thinks so, and she offers a few suggestions.

Director/Principal Steve Epperson wants to hear what students have to say about safety and security at Uni. With the help of Student Council, he hopes to have the committee up and running after winter break.

Feeling a little like Rob Gordon, the fictional record shop owner in the 2000 film "High Fidelity," Erin Hayes tries to figure out why she suddenly became obsessed with finding two Nirvana singles from 1993.

The Illineks fell behind by 13 points in the first quarter against Paxton-Buckley-Loda and couldn't make up the difference as they lost 57-34 Tuesday night. The team will begin East Central Illinois Conference action Friday against ECIC defending champ Decatur Lutheran.