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Gallery | Sudden rise in February temperature brings activity to the Main Quad

By James Hoeck, Jordan Montgomery and Alyssa Shih • February 27, 2024

Students enjoy the warm weather on the Main Quad. — Alyssa Shih
Students enjoy the warm weather on the Main Quad.

Friends gather together to sing songs along with guitar instrumentals on the Main Quad on Monday. — James Hoeck
Friends gather together to sing songs along with guitar instrumentals on the Main Quad on Monday.

Janice Mei, sophomore in Engineering and LAS and Wendy Ruan, senior in Engineering relax on a hammock on the Main Quad as they browse on their phones on Monday afternoon. — James Hoeck
Janice Mei, sophomore in Engineering and LAS and Wendy Ruan, senior in Engineering relax on a hammock on the Main Quad as they browse on their phones on Monday afternoon.

Jocelyn Xu (left), senior in Engineering, and Madison Mark (right), junior in Information Sciences, enjoy Just Bee Acai together on the Main Quad. — Alyssa Shih
Jocelyn Xu (left), senior in Engineering, and Madison Mark (right), junior in Information Sciences, enjoy Just Bee Acai together on the Main Quad.

Thessa Piercefield, senior in LAS, boots up her laptop on the Main Quad on Monday afternoon. — James Hoeck
Thessa Piercefield, senior in LAS, boots up her laptop on the Main Quad on Monday afternoon.

Rachel Haab (left), senior in LAS, and Amy Olender (right), senior in AHS, take Ollie the dog for a walk. — Alyssa Shih
Rachel Haab (left), senior in LAS, and Amy Olender (right), senior in AHS, take Ollie the dog for a walk.

Latifa Alderein, freshman in LAS, rests on the Main Quad as the day brings in nice weather on Monday. — James Hoeck
Latifa Alderein, freshman in LAS, rests on the Main Quad as the day brings in nice weather on Monday.

Students walk to class while temperatures warm up on Monday afternoon. — Alyssa Shih
Students walk to class while temperatures warm up on Monday afternoon.

Maximilian Elloye, junior in Engineering, and Jasmine Jacobson, senior in LAS, read the latest issue of The Daily Illini, Spring Housing Guide, on the Main Quad on Monday afternoon. — James Hoeck
Maximilian Elloye, junior in Engineering, and Jasmine Jacobson, senior in LAS, read the latest issue of The Daily Illini, Spring Housing Guide, on the Main Quad on Monday afternoon.

Jordan Montgomery

Arnav Kethana, sophomore in Engineering, catches a football while playing with his friends on the Main Quad. — Alyssa Shih
Arnav Kethana, sophomore in Engineering, catches a football while playing with his friends on the Main Quad.

Alyssa Shih

Michele Martinez (left), freshman in Social Work, enjoys the company of her friends. — Jordan Montgomery
Michele Martinez (left), freshman in Social Work, enjoys the company of her friends.

Janiyah Sales, freshman in ACES, studies with her friends at the Main Quad. — Jordan Montgomery
Janiyah Sales, freshman in ACES, studies with her friends at the Main Quad.

Friends gather on the Main Quad to play spike ball during a nice Monday afternoon. — Jordan Montgomery
Friends gather on the Main Quad to play spike ball during a nice Monday afternoon.

Jordan Montgomery

Jason Choe, junior in Business, and Luke Garingan, Junior in Engineering, enjoy the weather by throwing football as students pass by. — Jordan Montgomery
Jason Choe, junior in Business, and Luke Garingan, Junior in Engineering, enjoy the weather by throwing football as students pass by.

Amaya Stallworth (Left), freshman in ACES, and Caitlyn Hawkins (Right), freshman in FAA, embrace the sun with selfies. — Jordan Montgomery
Amaya Stallworth (Left), freshman in ACES, and Caitlyn Hawkins (Right), freshman in FAA, embrace the sun with selfies.

Juniors in AHS Leah Jaber, Sanjay Sherista and Jade Iysouvakon gather together on the Main Quad. — James Hoeck
Juniors in AHS Leah Jaber, Sanjay Sherista and Jade Iysouvakon gather together on the Main Quad.

Members of the C-U community gather on the Main Quad as nice weather makes an appearance in February. — James Hoeck
Members of the C-U community gather on the Main Quad as nice weather makes an appearance in February.

About the Contributor

James Hoeck, Photo Editor

Heyo! I am James Hoeck, a third-year undergraduate student in photography with a minor in media. I have been a part of Illini Media for two years, starting back in fall 2021. I hold the position of Photo Editor here at The Daily Illini. I also work as Photo Editor for Illini Media’s Illio Yearbook. There is a good chance you will see me out and about on campus taking photos for my personal work or for The DI and/or Illio! If you want to check out more of my work, visit my socials linked below.