This weekend the number one ranked Parkland men’s basketball team defeated John Wood Community College 73-56 to win the Region 24 Championship and secure a spot in the NJCAA DII National Tournament. The team will …
Posts by Louise Knight-Gibson:
Joy Okumu champions a new way to support patients of color
Joy Okumu is a pediatric nurse at Carle Health, board member with the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board, and an innovator of the hair care project at Carle, an initiative that is teaching healthcare providers about …
Louise Knight-Gibson
Culture Editor
Check out this picture of WEFT from the 80s
WEFT posted these two pictures of their building as it was in 1984 (the second picture it WEFT in it’s current state). Look at that balcony, those huge glass windows, and the deep set door. …
Louise Knight-Gibson
Culture Editor
Get your Culture here: Four things to do in March that are not related to the holidays
There are so many holidays during the month of March: the beginning of Ramadan, Holi, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, basketball tournaments, and Spring Break (the last two are admittedly not holidays, but worth celebrating all …
Louise Knight-Gibson
Culture Editor
The first-ever UI Con was a huge success
The inaugural UI Con happened at the Illini Union last weekend. For those unfamiliar, UI Con is a comic convention for fans to dress up, gather with other fans, learn from experts, compete in contests, …
Louise Knight-Gibson
Culture Editor
Farewell, Prairie Play
Prairie Play Playground had its final play date last weekend. The old wooden play structure is slated for demolition to make space for the new playground going in late 2024. There is still time to …
Louise Knight-Gibson
Culture Editor
Listen to a talk about kids’ voices in comics
For the first Center for Writing Studies brown bag of the semester, Dr. Carol Tilley will be discussing her research on young people’s comics reading in the mid-20th century. Even though it is sometimes difficult …
Louise Knight-Gibson
Culture Editor
What’s in a name? The namesakes of U of I buildings
In our last interview together, we got to know more about historian and editor, Ryan A. Ross. In it, he gave us a seriously in-depth look at the history of Homecoming at the University of …
Louise Knight-Gibson
Culture Editor
Calypso just made its debut at the Chicago Auto Show
The Illini Solar Car team took Calypso, their third-generation solar electric vehicle, to the Chicago Auto Show for the first time. Calypso is the first three-wheeled car in the fleet which makes it lighter and …
Louise Knight-Gibson
Culture Editor
The Insect Film Fear Festival is way more than just creepy insects
The Insect Fear Film Festival is put on every year by the Entomology Graduate Students Association. It’s a unique way to interact with insects that might seem scary and it makes them a little more …
Louise Knight-Gibson
Culture Editor