West Point of the West
Outfitted in West Point-style dress grays and a blue scoop-shaped cap, Illinois freshman Clarence Shamel stood painfully at attention alongside dozens of other fledgling cadets. It wasn’t easy. “We had our
Cancelled
Under a gray and drizzling October sky in 1918, freshman Fred H. Turner stood at the locked iron gates of Illinois Field, then located north of the Engineering Quad. He
Memory Lane: Lost Cities of Elms
It stands on Race Street, on the very edge of campus—a survivor from a more genteel time when stately American elms formed lush, green archways over many small-town and suburban
2018 Athletics Hall of Fame
This fall, the University will induct the Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2018. The 21 inductees include some of greatest athletes and coaches in Fighting Illini history. “These men
Encore!
A half-century ago, the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts opened as a facility of unprecedented scale and design for any educational institution anywhere. In the coming two seasons, the
A century and a half of greatness
A new website titled, “150 for 150,” celebrates the accomplishments of women during the 150-year history of the University of Illinois. Created as part of the University’s sesquicentennial celebration, the
The Big Picture: Round Barns
Call it circular reasoning, but the notion that round barns would boost milk productivity due to “economy of consideration, low maintenance and labor efficiency” prompted UI’s then-Dept. of Dairy Husbandry
Memory Lane: Paradise Lost
When he was a youngster, Roger Ebert, ’64 MEDIA, whiled away many an idyllic summer hour on the banks of UI’s Lily Pond, catching tadpoles in a Mason jar. By
Memory Lane: Dance Fever
Louise Kenyon Molitor, ’33, never forgot the enchanting spring night that she danced on the roof of Robeson’s department store, five stories above the downtown Champaign streets. She, her date
Memory Lane: The Not-So-Silent Night
For many families within driving distance of the University of Illinois campus, the winter holiday season is anything but silent—though it may be bright. For these hardy travelers, the season
