Memory Lane: Wintry Mix
“One must have a mind of winter,” the poet Wallace Stevens wrote, and at Illinois, that state of mind is unavoidable. Whether we’re plagued by ice-slicked walks or blessed with
In Class: Conversationalist
I teach an Introduction to Ethics Course, PHIL 104. It’s an advanced composition course that fulfills a general education requirement. I get a lot of students who are not philosophy
Illini 411: Where can I find the TV commercials the university makes for sporting events?
A: For decades, Illinois’ Office of Strategic Communications (formerly known as Public Affairs) has created clever, inspirational TV spots to promote the university and show off the campus during Illini
Illini 411: Where did the sledding hill by Orchard Downs come from?
A: A wintertime zip down Hackberry Hill is one heck of a good time, and like most of the finer things in this world, the hill’s origins are mysterious and
Quantum Solutions
Sitting in a high school classroom near the New York and Pennsylvania border in the early 1990s, Brian DeMarco became fascinated with questions that had once threatened to break the
The Big Picture: Weather Report
What makes an Illini winter? Statistically speaking, the first snowfall on campus—usually no more than one-tenth of an inch—is expected around Nov. 23rd. But more is on the way: The
Illini Couple: Time Tested
Betty Wold Harryman, ’59 MEDIA, remembers the moment that confirmed that William R. “Bill” Harryman III, ’58 ACES, MEXED ’73, EDD ’86, was the guy for her. They were
A Healing Presence
Soon after McKinley Hospital opened at the University of Illinois, it was featured in the January 1926 issue of Illinois Alumni News, under a headline that might have appeared,
View Finder
Douglas (Doug) Busch, ’74 FFA, now 73, is still lithe in a tucked-in, black, long-sleeve shirt, blue jeans, red New Balances and stylish glasses with circular frames. His thick hair has
I’s on the World: Air Iceland
As the pandemic eased, Helen Laka Boen, ’77 BUS, set her sights on Iceland. “I went with a Women Over 60 Travel Group,” she says. “Our reason for choosing Iceland
