Society & Culture
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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.
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Working for a better workplace
Labor leader Reuben Soderstrom’s legacy extends beyond the movement to here on campus.
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The world on a plate
When you are thousands of miles away from home, nothing can bring you back faster than the smell of familiar dishes coming from the kitchen.
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Taken for a ride
In their new book, psychology professor Daniel Simons and co-author Christopher Chabris investigate why we fall for scams … and how we can protect ourselves.