Society & Culture
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Kitchen finds stir up memories
Recently discovered metal boxes filled with hundreds of recipe cards reveal a flavorful time capsule of dining history from before the digital age.
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The indie voice of a college town
Remembering The Octopus 30 years after it became Champaign-Urbana’s alt-weekly of record.
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Yard Show
English professor Janice N. Harrington’s recently published book of poetry, “Yard Work,” was longlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
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A step ahead
Shawn Sorsby (FAA ’05, ’11, GIES ’11) is the founder and CEO of A Step Ahead Chess, a youth-focused nonprofit leveling the playing field in chess and life.
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Tools of the trade
The instruments we use to conserve Illinois’ collections are often as fascinating as the artifacts themselves.
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Flashback: 1984
Being a student in 1984 meant midnight movies at the Co-Ed and browsing vinyl at Record Service. Let’s travel back in time for a look at life on campus in the eighties.
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Pioneering powerhouse
As the first dean of the Office of Women at Illinois in 1897, Violet DeLille Jayne immediately got to work expanding, improving, and providing opportunities for female students at the university.
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Curiosities: 1893 Chicago World’s Fair
Explore a few keepsakes from the fair now housed in the University Archives and libraries across campus.
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Time out
The Illini softball team takes its commitment to community service on the road.