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Posts by Rob McColley:
State university corruption finally ends
In a bit of good news, The Chicago Tribune has stopped its heartwarming witch hunt re: the $400,000 “scandal” it invented about the University of Illinois. Instead, the Trib is now happily reporting the $40,000,000 …
Is it March yet?
With Deron in town, amongst other Illini luminaries, the time has come for the freshman to join the upper classmen and get down to the business at hand: dancing again come middle March. Rob McColley reports.
An audioclip review of Amy Cohen’s finest work
In this audio clip heavy article, Rob reviews one of the most daring books in a generation: The Late Bloomer’s Revolution.
Deron Williams basketball banquet this weekend
From the Sports Information Department: Deron Williams will host the Illini Hoop Legends For Charity Dinner and Auction on Friday at 6 p.m. at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign, followed by a …
Green Street development plan, 2013
It’s nice when a city’s political branch can get together to tweak policy in a positive direction. It’s nice when the unelected branch can implement that policy to improve the cityscape — and encourage people …
Shaggy Rose Garden?
If I am correct in thinking the White House shrubbery is looking slightly less kempt than usual, I applaud Barack and Michelle Obama. The hedges seem fluffier, less precisely edged. It’s like Urbana, where everything’s …
Don Hewitt, 60 Minutes founder, dead at 86
This man invented much of what you see in modern TV journalism. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/19/60minutes/main5251921.shtml
ESPN GameDay coming to town
From the UI Sports Information desk: ESPN College Basketball GameDay will make its first appearance at the University of Illinois’ Assembly Hall on Feb. 6, 2010, when the Fighting Illini host Big Ten rival Michigan …
Robert Novak dead at 78
An old Illini. Good writer. Funny guy. If modern “conservatives” were as intellectual, researched and honest as he was — there might be a viable opposition party. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/business/media/19novak.html?_r=2&hp