Memory Lane: Surfing the Interwebs
It was a beautiful spring day in 1993, finals only weeks away, and as she had many times that semester, Page Wolf, ’93 MEDIA, walked into Gregory Hall, entered the classroom and found her...
In Class: Data Driven
Five years ago, no one really knew what data science was. Now, the buzz is it’s where all the new jobs are. I teach Data Science Discovery, a freshman-level course, with Karle Flanagan, ’12...
Sports Legends: “We Want Dike”
As the greatest all-around athlete in U of I history, Thomas Dwight “Dike” Eddleman, ’49 AHS, excelled in three sports during the mid-to-late 1940s. In football, Eddleman set longstanding records as both a returner...
Fire Bearer
A Cherokee legend tells of ancient animals praying for warmth to survive the winter on their island. Unetlanvhi (“the Creator”) answered by striking a tree with lightning, setting it on fire. After several bigger,...
“I”s on the World: Greek Getaway
A cruise through the idyllic world of the Greek islands last summer took Bryan Terry, ’90 LAS, son Xavier and nephew Tyson on a true adventure, as none had ever traveled outside the U.S....
Alumni Interview: Reshma M. Saujani
As a thought leader, when I’m angry or I see an injustice, I put that into words. That’s what happened early in the pandemic. I had just had my second child. I was homeschooling...
Illini 411: Is it true that lovers who kiss beneath the Eternal Flame on the Quad will be together forever? The hopeless romantic in me hopes so!
Question courtesy of Roberta Jorge, ’10 LAS, MBA ’20 A: Of course it’s true (says a fellow hopeless romantic)! Now, if I were a cynical man, I would say that the Eternal Flame is...
Student Athlete Interview: Luke Goode
Sophomore basketball forward Luke Goode played in 28 games last year; by season’s end, his 3-pointers off the bench helped power the Illini to the second round of the NCAA tournament. He was poised...
Serial Entrepreneur
It’s astonishing that Carmen Rossi, ’07 LAS, MS ’09 AHS, ever had time to go to class. As an undergraduate at Illinois, he started a business that built dormitory lofts and rehabbed heating fixtures....
Illini 411: How many Illinois alumni have won the Oscar for Best Director?
A: One, but he’s done it twice. Ang Lee, ’80 FAA, won Best Director for Brokeback Mountain (2005) and Life of Pi (2012). (He was also nominated for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon , which...
