I’s on the World: A Welcome Waddle
You’ll stand out in Illini Orange and Blue, especially when everyone else is in a tuxedo. That was a lesson learned by Chicago attorney Robert P. Harris, ’77 LAS, on
Sports Legends: Historic Hurdler
During a stellar track career, hurdler Perdita Felicien, ’04 AHS, ran in the Summer Olympics (twice), won a World Championship and captured three NCAA titles. But ask the U of
The Good Neighbor
It could have ended like so many tragic stories of gun violence that increasingly dominate today’s headlines. Fifty police officers unsuccessfully tried for 12 hours to end a Sept. 16,
My Alma Mater: A Good Fit
I am 93 years old and have had a long and varied career, first as an executive in the pipe, valves and fittings industry, and later as a radio personality
Student Mom
Life couldn’t have been that much easier half a century ago. Right? Some people just make it look that way. Consider Mary Frances Graham, ’77 ACES. In the early 1950s,
Orthopaedic Angel
When orthopaedic surgeon Ravi K. Bashyal, ’01 LAS, responded to an unusual request for a Nepalese interpreter in the NorthShore University HealthSystem clinic where he works in Skokie, Ill., he
Like Mother, Like Daughter
California born and bred, Alexis Evans, ’12 LAS, MBA ’22, faced a dilemma: Would she honor her father’s wishes and attend his alma mater—the University of California, Los Angeles—or would
Law & Author
You’ve heard of moonlighting? Appellate Court Justice David Ellis, ’90 BUS, “dawnlights” as an Edgar Award–winning crime novelist, whose titles include Jury of One, Life Sentence and In the Company
Alumni Interview: Michael Sebastian
I’ve always been a magazine man. During the years I lived in the Sigma Chi frat house, I was one of the few who regularly read magazines. I subscribed to
My Alma Mater: The Spirit of Activism
It was the mid-1970s and a time of great change in my life. I had just graduated from Penn State—linguistics and French—and was headed across the country to attend library
