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
“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
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
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
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
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
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,
Great Friends and Beautiful Memories
In 1955, some 60,000 spectators in Memorial Stadium witnessed history in the making as Duck Choo Oh, ’56 LAS, accepted her tiara and title as Illinois’ Homecoming Queen. Oh was
From Zero to $2.7 Billion
One might say a triumph was front-loaded. When With Illinois officially kicked off in the fall of 2017, approximately 45 percent of the campaign’s ambitious $2.25 billion goal had already
The University Library
Beloved and ever-evolving, the University Library has drawn a range of gifts, including a $2.5M pledge for revisioning and renovation from the Shebik family (Steven E., ’78 BUS, ’78 BUS,
