Students want cities to dig into snow issue

CHAMPAIGN – University of Illinois students, like a lot of residents, had a hard time getting around during last month's blizzard and its aftermath.

And part of the problem was businesses that didn't bother to shovel their sidewalks, forcing students to climb snow mountains or walk in the streets, said Ariel Avila, a vice president of the University of Illinois Student Senate.

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