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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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Fueling change, one reaction at a time
At a critical climate crossroads, Professor Katy Huff stepped up to lead the nation’s nuclear energy efforts and has since returned to campus to continue her mission.
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More than a game: Coach Bret Bielema
STORIED sat down with four head coaches to uncover the people behind the titles. Coach Bret Bielema kicks off the series in this video.
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Running home
Director of Athletics Josh Whitman (GIES ’01, LAW ’08) answers the Proust Questionnaire
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March Madness at Huff Hall
The yearly NCAA bracket bonanza owes its namesake partly to the facility in which it was coined, Huff Hall, which marks its 100th anniversary this year.
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Sideline storyteller
From her first interview on the Illinois campus to interviewing the Bears’ quarterback, Caleb Williams, Cassie Carlson’s preparation and belief in herself have driven her success.
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Tea for two
Fifteen years ago, two college kids walked into a tea house in Prague. It sounds like the start of a bad joke, but it is the moment that changed Dan Klein’s (Gies ‘10) and Patrick Tannous’ lives. They’ve been living loose, their company motto, ever since.