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        Photo: Eyes on the orange

        Joe Bohn, sophomore in LAS, sits in the I-Block section of the stands at Memorial Stadium awaiting the start of the Illini and Western Michigan game on Saturday. Tim Eggerding
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        Joe Bohn, sophomore in LAS, sits in the I-Block section of the stands at Memorial Stadium awaiting the start of the Illini and Western Michigan game on Saturday. Tim Eggerding

        By The Daily Illini
        Sep 24, 2004

        Last updated on May 11, 2016 at 03:53 p.m.

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