The Big Picture: Sounds of summer
Sounds of late summer fill the air as Illini gather for Quad Day, the day before classes begin. Today’s students use the day to explore activities and organizations with an
The Big Picture: March of the Automata
Holed up cramming for end-of-semester exams? Not these UI mechanical science and engineering students! The stakes are high as budding Illini engineers take to the Engineering Quad to compete in
The Big Picture: Oboe Reed-Making Lab
The Illinois campus is home to many intriguing if seldom-seen little nooks and crannies, perhaps none more esoteric than the Oboe Reed-Making Lab in the basement of the Music Building.
The Big Picture: Illini Grove In Fall
Nothing signals the start of the Fall semester as much as the trees of Illini Grove changing from vibrant green to autumnal hues and the crunch of leaves underfoot. While
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
The Big Picture: Quad Day
Forget social media. There’s nothing like a swarm of people meeting and greeting each other face-to-face. Every August, more than 1,000 University of Illinois student organizations gather to hawk their
The Big Picture: Move-In Day
Just like avian migration and varsity football, the end of summer brings Move-In Day to the University of Illinois, when incoming freshmen arrive on campus with families and possessions in
The Big Picture: Hallene Gateway
The Hallene Gateway didn’t always greet visitors at the east entrance of campus. The sandstone portal bearing Illinois’ motto originally was part of New Main University Hall, the school’s fourth
The Big Picture: Grainger Engineering Library
Sunlight fills a designated “quiet floor” in Grainger Engineering Library as students prepare for Spring Semester finals in April 2017. The largest library in the U.S. dedicated to the study
The Big Picture: Japan House in Spring
Springtime blossoms dot the landscape of Japan House at the University of Illinois. The brainchild of Shozo Sato, HON ’99, UI professor emeritus of theater, the facility has been at its present
