Good Reads

Good Reads: 5/28/19

Things got a lil stormy this holiday weekend.

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We had some big 'ol storms this weekend

But you probably already knew that.

Population estimates for 82 area towns, from Champaign (88,029) to Foosland (99)

A lot of small rural communities around C-U are pretty rapidly losing population. If you like data, this is a fun read based on the new census estimates.

(Jeff D'Alessio / News-Gazette)

Illini baseball makes the NCAA Tournament

It was because they started selling beer at games.

Signs of life at the new Farren’s

The new Farren's locations has a sign, ladies and gentlemen.

(Julie McClure / Smile Politely)

James Holzhauer passes the $2 million mark

Go off, king. Go Illini.

James Holzhauer, UIUC class of 2005, is now one of only 2 people in Jeopardy history to cross $2M in prize earnings r/UIUC

Grade A rules day for many at UI

This is an interesting read (written by UIUC students) about grade inflation on campus.

Even though grades are arbitrary measures of skill that probably don't matter in the long run, it's insightful nonetheless. The accompanying website is also incredibly interesting.

(News-Gazette)