My Alma Mater: Press Corps
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) was all smiles, looking at the PBS cameras, checking her mic, and making final preparations for that night’s debate. “Who’s playing my husband?” she joked, as
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
The Big Picture: The Growth of Green Street
High-rise apartments, boutiques, hotels, bumper-to-bumper traffic, and delicious cuisines from around the world—all the makings of a vibrant, urban tableau. Many Illinois alumni who recall a Campustown landscape of record
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
Hoop Glories: the greatest moments in Illini basketball
How special is the history of Illinois basketball? Consider the moments that didn’t make the school’s all-time Top 10: Bob Starnes, ’63 AHS, three-quarter-court basket to beat rival Northwestern A
Illini Couple: Thermodynamic Duo
It was the end of DKE Hell Week, 1955. The hazing outrages at the fraternity house had been crowned by a fire at the top of the staircase. Ron Howell,
Illini 411: Whatever happened to the local band One Eyed Jacks?
A: Founded at the U. of I. in 1966 as a Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity band, the “Jacks” quickly became one of the Midwest’s most popular live acts, opening for iconic
2025 Athletics Hall of Famers
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
Illini 411: If you could time travel through U. of I. history, where would you go?
A: Oh, wow! The possibilities have my orange-and-blue blood pumping like it’s the middle of basketball season! If the folks north of Green Street ever figure this out, the first
