Still Marching On
Eric Lernor, ’80 LAS, came to the University of Illinois campus in the summer of 1976, just before the start of his freshman year. A trombone player, Lernor auditioned with
A Storied Program
Programs courtesy of U. of I. Athletics Since 1910, when Illinois founded its annual Homecoming tradition, the university has published a commemorative program guide to help returning alumni and
Great Sport Moments: Confidence Booster
It was just before 8 a.m. on a Tuesday, and U. of I. football coach Ron Turner had just started a meeting with his offensive staff. Illinois had opened the
Well Plotted
A threat lurks in the shadows, scampering from dense evergreen branches to rows and rows of towering stalks. No corn plant is safe from the scurry of squirrels—the greatest menace
Memory Lane: The Flooding of Green Street
Today, Boneyard Creek is one of the most beautiful features of the Illinois campus, but for more than a century, it was a trash-filled eyesore with a drainage problem, and
Illini 411: Why did the U. of I. not have a Commencement speaker from 1976 to 1983?
A: By the mid-1970s, the class sizes at Illinois were enormous, and the campus-wide Commencement ceremonies, then held at the Assembly Hall, had grown uncomfortably long. In 1976, organizers decided
Illini 411: When did we start dressing up Alma Mater?
A: In 2005, during the men’s basketball team’s Final Four season, a group of unknown students dressed Alma in a whopper of an orange jersey, complete with a matching headband.
Welcome Back
Walk into the Alice Campbell Alumni Center from any direction, and you can’t miss them: the dozens of interactive cases, tables, panels, and more that make up the U. of
Illini 411: What happened to the alumni portraits displayed at the Illini Union?
A: The portrait gallery in the Union’s east corridor honored recipients of the Alumni Achievement Award, which the Alumni Association has sponsored since 1957. A few years ago, the gallery
Memory Lane: Lou Henson Comes to Town
It was a cold April day in 1975, the crisp, clean smell of winter still in the air, and in the Varsity Room of Memorial Stadium an eager crowd gathered
