After a windy weekend rife with threats of snow (which never quite materialized), the weather is beginning to return to its springtime form. Still a little chilly, sure, but this morning’s benevolent skies above St. …
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World War II Camp Survivor Comes to the Urbana Free Library
It’s 1939 and a small Polish village is overtaken by Soviet forces. A young boy, Wesley Adamczyk, along with his family, is taken captive, deported and sent to a series of brutal camps in Siberia. …
Jesus Christ Superstar Takes the Stage at the Virginia
In the early going of Jesus Christ Superstar, Judas Iscariot works himself to a boil. He’s come to recognize that the entire messianic enterprise that he’s hitched his star to isn’t necessarily a surefire success. …
Home Softball Season Starts With a Rain Out
The Fighting Illini women’s softball team was set to welcome the Loyola Ramblers to Champaign-Urbana yesterday, but persistent rains caused Illinois’s home-opening doubleheader to be canceled. The game hasn’t been rescheduled. The unranked Illini will …
Due to Burnham Redevelopment, Springfield Avenue is on the Rise
The stretch of Springfield Avenue that runs through campus, between Neil Street and Lincoln Avenue, has never been about great heights. From Am-Ko to several-story apartment buildings to the regal but relatively low-lying Grainger Library …
New Season at Assembly Hall
The Illinois men’s basketball team fell short in the Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis yesterday, losing to Wisconsin 61–48. With the season over, Assembly Hall, which last hosted the men’s team on March 8 …
Bird Brains: Avian Biologist Visits Campus
A few months ago, Louis Lefebvre and two other biological researchers published an article on kleptoparasitism, the act of snatching food that someone (or something) else has already gathered. Along with his colleagues, Lefebvre, who …
Right On: University Law Students Discuss Dealing with Police
Criminal law, finance, tenant rights and employee rights are the topics of a three-part series beginning this weekend at the Champaign Public Library. Presented by students at the University of Illinois College of Law, “Know …
The Real Oronte Churm Stands Up
Back in July 2005, on an otherwise forgettable Thursday morning, a writer by the name of Oronte Churm sprung onto the national literary scene. That day, he turned up as a new columnist on McSweeney’s …
Newman on Campus
The new dorm at the St. John’s Newman Catholic Center at the University of Illinois has become a significant player in the campus skyline. Set to be completed in July 2008, Newman Hall now has …