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MONDAY October 21, 2019
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Illini pull off historic upset
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KAM’s, beloved Campustown bar, is pictured in its final weekend on Saturday.
KAM’s bids Daniel Street bar farewell
II. In the 1970s, Jack Kamerer took over the KAM’s location and was able to triple the bar’s size by destroying an apartment house sharing the lot. Up until 1981, Jack was in charge. However, eventually the lot was leased to longtime owner Eric Meyer, and the “Home of the Drinking Illini” was established. In summer 2018, former KAM’s owner Eric Meyer sold the bar to Scott Cochrane after having owned it for 27 years; however, the bar was run exactly the same way with only a few tweaks. The old location on Daniel Street will be used in the future as an office, residential and retail space.
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The Illini football team celebrates its victory against the Badgers as spectators rush the field on Saturday. Illinois won 24-23 against No. 6 ranked, undefeated Wisconsin in the nail-biting, explosive final minute of the game. [See story o
The famous Campustown bar KAM’s opened and closed its doors one last time Sunday at its location on Daniel Street. Already under construction, the new location for KAM’s will replace an old Domino’s, 102 E. Green St., and is planned to be opened by January. KAM’s was first established in the 1930s but not as it is known today. Opened by Martin, Gordon and Dick Kamerer, the building’s basement was a dining room that served students before the University established a meal program and residential halls. Up until the 1950s, KAM’s was known for serving “near-beer” during the prohibition and serving late- news@dailyillini.com night snacks to soldiers on campus during World War
Board allocates over $230,000 for RSOs BY ALIZA MAJID STAFF WRITER
With the fall semester halfway over, Registered Student Organizations are in the midst of planning their annual events. To have a successful year, RSOs have to maintain their budget, which is where the Student Organization Resource Fee comes in. The SORF board is comprised of 10 members whose main jobs are to manage the funds that come from a student fee.
About $60 of each student’s tuition goes toward student-generated fees; more specifically, $5.50 of those $60 goes toward SORF, which in turn allows the organization to fund RSOs on campus. This year, SORF received a record number of funding requests during its fall two period, one of 10 funding periods during the school year. It disbursed $237,000 to various RSOs. SEE RSO | 3A RYAN CHOW THE DAILY ILLINI
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Daniel Marks, sophomore in Engineering, plays on the clavier in Altgeld Hall on Wednesday. The Altgeld Ringers, an RSO comprised of players who have been ringing the Senior Memorial Chimes in Altgeld Hall Tower since 1920, are preparing for Halloween by practicing “spooky” chimes.
Altgeld Ringers practice Halloween songs BY KIMBERLY BELSER STAFF WRITER
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Altgeld Hall rings during the season with “spooky” songs the Altgeld Ringers have been practicing in anticipation of Halloween, according to a post by the Ringers. The Altgeld Ringers are an RSO made up of players
and masters who play the Senior Memorial Chimes in Altgeld Hall Tower. The chimes have been ringing since 1920. Liam Flood, chimes player and senior in Engineering, said the Ringers definitively began playing Halloween songs on Oct. 1 because they needed to
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