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The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini

The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini

The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini

The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini

Connie Eggleston (left), who graduated from the University of Illinois in 1972, dances with friends in the 1960s for the Champaign studio “Artist in Motion.”

A long way to go

By Taylor Howard, Staff Writer Feb 11, 2019

A few short months after Project 500, an initiative to recruit more black and brown students to the University, was implemented in 1968, minority students...