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August 31, 2015

The Changing Culture Of College Sports

Tim Beckman's firing is just the latest crisis to affect University of Illinois athletics. The university faces lawsuits and allegations of mistreatment in two other sports on the Urbana campus. Murray Sperber teaches in the Cultural Studies of Sport in Education program at U-C Berkley. In this encore report, he tells Illinois Public Media's Scott Cameron that going public with complaints of abuse are often a first step toward changing the culture of big time college sports..

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August 30, 2015

Cubs’ Arrieta No-Hits LA Dodgers

Arrieta shut out the Dodgers 2-0 Sunday, his first career no-hitter and the Cubs first no-hitter since 2008, when Carlos Zambrano shut out Houston.  It was the 14th no-hitter in Cubs history. 

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August 30, 2015

U of I Losing Honored Engineering Prof For Northwestern Position

John Rogers has been tapped to lead a $25 million biomedical engineering research center at Northwestern University, beginning in 2016.   He holds a Swanlund Chair, the highest chaired position at the university's Urbana campus.

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August 28, 2015

Beckman Fired as Illini Football Coach; Cubit Named Interim Coach

U of I Athletic Director Mike Thomas announced he was dismissing head football coach Tim Beckman, following preliminary results of an external review into allegations about the football program.  Offensive coordinator Bill Cubit, who's been with the program since 2013, is taking over as interim head coach.

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August 28, 2015

The Secret Ingredients Behind Champaign’s Craft Beer Success

Central Illinois may seem like an unusual place for a growing craft beer industry, but the Champaign-Urbana area has just the right ingredients.

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August 27, 2015

U of I Mumps Outbreak Tops 100 Cases

The mumps outbreak at the University of Illinois stands at over 100 cases after the first week of classes. Those with contact with the U of I are being encouraged to get an extra dose of the mumps vaccine

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August 27, 2015

U of I Trustees Prepare To Vote On Employee Background Checks

The policy would involve all new hires at the U of I's three campuses, not just those with 'security sensitive' positions.  If approved by university trustees next month, it would take effect October 5. 

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August 27, 2015

Economist: ACA Has Had Minimal Effect On Job Market

One of the arguments against passing the Affordable Care Act in 2010 was that it would have a negative impact on the job market.  Now that the law has taken full effect, economists Bowen Garrett and Robert Kaestner looked at what effect the ACA has had on jobs. 

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August 26, 2015

Fed Judge Blasts Illinois For Failing To Make All Ordered Payments

A federal judge is scolding officials for not fully complying with an order that they pay providers of critical services during the state budget standoff.

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August 26, 2015

Salaita Attorneys Again Say U of I Destroyed Evidence

Attorneys for the professor suing the university over having his job offer rescinded have filed new motions after the release of e-mails by now-former Urbana Chancellor Phyllis Wise.