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When organizers of the Armour Institute in Chicago were seeking “the best man” to head their new library in 1893, they sought the advice of librarian Melvil Dewey, who created
When organizers of the Armour Institute in Chicago were seeking “the best man” to head their new library in 1893, they sought the advice of librarian Melvil Dewey, who created
Aspen Burkett Miles Track & Field, 1995–98 Named the 1995 Outdoor Freshman of the Year, Burkett Miles was a seven-time track and field All-American, helping her 4 x 400-meter
1. What year was the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign established? A. 1865 B. 1867 C. 1868 D. 1869 2. What year did the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign open? A.
It sounds like a familiar scene: Memorial Stadium, jam-packed on a cold, rainy autumn afternoon, a mass of people united by chattering teeth and their excitement about the product on
Can you do the backbend like Marching Illini drum majors? Probably not, which is only one reason why their performances are so remarkable. Over its 157-year history, the band has
At the corner of Lincoln and Pennsylvania avenues, sandwiched between residence halls on the south and McKinley Health Center on the north, stands a grove of trees that is almost
As fans attending the 2024 home opener against Western Illinois might have noticed, the 101-year-old Memorial Stadium is undergoing a major upgrade. In the first phase of the two-year $9
There would never be another Homecoming game like it. On the 80-degree afternoon of Oct. 18, 1924, some 67,000 raucous fans, jammed into a newly dedicated Memorial Stadium, waited in
A: The first “moving picture” shot on campus was the student-made, alumni-produced Pro Patria in 1916. Pro Patria (Latin for “for one’s country”) attempted to show a realistic depiction of
What are your feelings about leaving Illinois? Mixed emotions. Leading this institution has been the most profound experience of my 46 years in higher education. But, sometimes things happen. Back