I am a frequent criss-crosser through the center of Champaign in my daily travels, and over the past several months I’ve noticed a handful of yard signs (at one point mixed in with the candidate …
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Illini Hillel and University YMCA are bringing a Holocaust remembrance exhibit to campus
The exhibit is called Besa: A Code of Honor – Muslim Albanians that Rescued Jews During the Holocaust, and comes from Yad Vashem: The World Holocaust Remembrance Center. January 24th is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and the …
It’s National Mentoring Month…want to be a mentor?
January is National Mentoring Month, and the CU One-to-One Mentoring program is looking for a few good mentors, especially men. And no, they aren’t trying to be sexist here, there just tends to be an …
It’s a new year, maybe you should try bouldering
Have you been to Urbana Boulders yet? Admittedly I have not, but I’ve taken both kids there for various gatherings, and it seems like a totally unique and fun way to be active and build …
The Annual County-wide Dr. MLK Jr. Celebration is happening January 18th
The C-U community and beyond will celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. next weekend with a full slate of activities beginning with the annual celebration at Vineyard Church in Urbana. The celebration …
Anita Purves Nature Center is celebrating 40 years
Anita Purves Nature Center and Busey Woods are gems, and were a favorite field trip spot for my kids when they were little. Photo by Julie McClure The nature center, named for the late Anita …
Papa Del’s is being served in the OSF Urbana cafeteria
We all know hospital cafeteria food can leave much to be desired, but staff and guests at OSF Urbana now have a little added perk in the form of Papa Del’s pizza. It’s available Monday …
The Hate U Give author Angie Thomas will be at the Illini Union on January 23rd
One Book One Campus, an initiative of Illini Union Bookstore, is basically a giant campus-wide book club. From the website: “Each year, a panel of key university representatives compile a list of books for the …
Check out this digital re-creation of Urbana High School in 1914
Stephen Larson, an Urbana High School grad, has been using old photos of UHS after it was first built to put together a digital “flyover” of the building. I did not go to Urbana High …
This NowThis web series episode features two U of I professors
Many of you are probably familiar with NowThis News. Well, I’ve just learned that they have a series of videos entitled Apocolypse NowThis which examines various ways that we all could die and/or the Earth could …