By Brittney Nadler
April 29, 2015
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They end at the Golden Gate Bridge, weave past accident-prone casual bikers, and glide down one final hill before reuniting with their families on a beach after 73 days apart.
They are Illini 4000, a registered nonprofit and Registered Student Organization that raises money for cancer research, patient supp...
Tags: aroundcampus, Bike Across Country, Bike America, bike tour, California, colorado, Dish_of_the_week, front_lead, golden gate bridge, Illini 4000, illinois, kenny shaevel, lifeandculture, minnesota, new york city, San Francisco, Sarah Haiko, tory cross, Tracy Shaw, ui, uiuc, university of illinois, urbana_champaign, Weisberg
March 17, 2015
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On an average day, Peter Schmidt, sophomore in Engineering, goes to classes and participates in the Illinois Sailing Team and service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega.
But on Feb. 21, Schmidt was one of 10 youth members of the Boy Scouts of America to speak with top U.S. officials in Washington D.C.
Since 19...
Tags: Alex Call, alpha phi omega, aroundcampus, Boy Scouts Of America, California, Corning, Cub Scout, Dallin Stevens, Democratic Leader, Dick Durbin, Eagle Scout Award, engineering, fraternity, georgia, House Of Representatives, illinois, illinois sailing team, International Sea Scout Cup, Jillian Infusino, jonathan johnson, keith christopher, Kenneth Shinozuka, lifeandculture, Long Beach, Long Cruise Award, Lucas Hines, Mason Hakes, nancy pelosi, National Chief Order Of The Arrow, national sea scout boatswain, New Hampshire, New York, Outdoor Programming, pentagon, Peter Schmidt, President, properties for the boy scouts of america, Qualified Seaman Award, quartermaster award, report to the nation, Rodger Heaton, sea scouts, Sebastian Zuleta, springfield, stephen buttolph, texas, U.s. Officials, ui, uiuc, university of illinois, urbana_champaign, Venturing Leadership Award, Venturing Silver Award, Washington D.C., whittier
By Rebecca Kapolnek
February 10, 2015
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Sometimes it isn’t about the journey, it’s the destination that truly matters. Over the last four years in my sorority, Sigma Kappa, I have seen this idea live up to its meaning when it comes to spring or “informal” recruitment. Taking the nontraditional route and joining a sorority ...
By Jack Heyden
January 29, 2015
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I don’t know what the hell I just saw, but I liked it.
You know those films that you see and can barely follow because there’s so much going on, but then after straining your mind for an hour, it suddenly hits you? That was me about halfway through this film.
Ever since I saw “The Master,...
Tags: Arts_entertainment, Benicio Del Toro, bigfoot bjornson, boogie nights, Boxofficejack, California, Character, cop, doc, eric roberts, Film, generation, George Clooney, Girlfriend, illinois, Inherent Vice, joaquin phoenix, Josh Brolin, katherine waterson, Larry Sportello, lifeandculture, Martin Short, Moscow Festival Ballet, owen wilson, Pandora's Box, Paul Thomas Anderson, pt anderson, Reese Witherspoon, shasta, The Master, ui, uiuc, university of illinois, urbana_champaign
By Susan Szuch
January 22, 2015
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Everything from kale and Greek yogurt to gluten-free cookies and microbrews are now finding homes on supermarket shelves.
What were once only available in high-class restaurants, farmer’s markets or specialty stores are now almost commonplace; stores are allowing consumers to make more informed choices...
Tags: 10 Key Trends In Food, aroundcampus, Baby Boomers, Baum + Whitman, better homes and gardens, Boston, Bruce Cohen, California, Canadean, ccd innovation, Chain Restaurants, Chefs, Cone Cummications, Cookies, Dairy, Faith Popcorn's Brain Reserve, Farmers' Markets, Fast Food Restaurants, Flavor Forecast, good grains, Greek Yogurt, illinois, ingredients, kale, Kathryn Coulter, lifeandculture, Mccormick, Microbrews, New Nutrition Business, Nutrition And Health 2015, pretzel buns, Proteins, restaurants, sriracha-flavored beer, stores, Supermarket, sushi, Technologists, trends, ui, uiuc, university of illinois, urbana_champaign, williams and sonoma
December 2, 2014
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The Spurlock Museum’s “Artists of the Loom: Maya Weavers of Guatemala” exhibit, running until Jan. 25, displays the backstories of some members of the Mayan community. Three main people and communities were essential to the creation of the exhibits’ features.
Capturing the Maya faces
Spending ...
Tags: Anthropologist, aroundcampus, artists of the loom: maya weavers of guatemala, California, Camera, Christiana Dittmann, cortes, Customs, English, Exhibit, fiesta cafe, Gerard Lopez, German, Guatemala, huipiles, illinois, iv fluids, jeffrey jay foxx, languages, Life Magazine, lifeandculture, lopez-kieffer collection, Maize Fields, Margaret 'peg' Kieffer, mateo diego, Maya Community, mayan community, Mexico, Movement, Napa, National Geographic Society, Nikon Camera, Obituary, Photographer, Photojournalist, pictures, q'anjob'al, Refugees, sacapulas, Sanctuary, Sanctuary Movement, Santa Eulalia, Santiago Atitlan, spanish, Spurlock Museum, st. mary catholic church, Textiles, The New York Times, traditions, Tz'utujil Mayas, U.s. Diplomat, U.s. Embassy, ui, uiuc, university of illinois, urbana_champaign, villages
November 18, 2014
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It all started in 1994 with two high school sweethearts, a love of music and Polyvinyl Press, a self-published mini-magazine (“fanzine”) about local, underground music.
At the time, Matt Lunsford and Darcie Knight were two high school students living in Danville with an appreciation for the DIY music ...
Tags: 4 Track, Album, alternative music industry, artists, Arts_entertainment, bands, berkeley, big ten rivals, business_technology, California, Cassette Recorder, Chicago, chris hassen, Collector, compilation, danville, Darcie Knight, direction, diy, ducktails, fanzine, Foxygen, high demand, High School, illinois, Jessie Ledoux, jonathan rado, kickstarter, Kishi Bashi, label manager, lifeandculture, local bands, Mailbox, matt lunsford, Midwest, Mini Magazine, Montreal Documentary, Music, music scene, New York, polyvinyl press, polyvinyl record co, Popularity, Production Manager, rainsnowmatch, Real Estate, record releases, Roster, satellite officer, Seth Hubbard, Single Series, spotify, subscribers, subscriptions, sweethearts, Tables, tascam, Telekinesis, The Dodos, ui, uiuc, underground, university of illinois, urbana_champaign, Vinyl, West Coast, writer
By Johnathan Hettinger
May 19, 2014
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The Illinois men’s golf team is back where it’s supposed to be.
Two weeks after finishing second in the Big Ten Championship, breaking a five-year winning streak, the Illini won their NCAA regional on Saturday, guaranteeing a spot in the NCAA Championships for the seventh straight year. The Sugar Grove, Illi...
Tags: 54-hole, alabama, big ten player of the year, brian campbell, California, Charlie Danielson, Eating, Five Under Par, front_lead, illinois, Men_golf, Mike Small, Ncaa, Niu, northern illinois, Purdue, sports_lead, texas, Texas A&m, The Sugar Grove Regional, thomas detry, uab, ucla, ui, uiuc, university of illinois, urbana_champaign, Usc
May 6, 2014
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Graduation day can be a time for current students to look back on their college memories, but it can also be a time for University alumni to reflect on how much they have accomplished since their own days at the University.
Whether past students graduated one year ago or 20 years ago, alumni serve as an i...
Tags: alumni, archer-daniels midland company, arkansas, California, Chicago, College Of Law, Dianne Mohr, division of general studies, East Dundee, eureka springs, google, Grad Guide 2014, graduation, Hoeft Technology And Management, illinois, Jayne Chorpasch, lester e. fisher center for the study and conservation of apes, Lincoln Park Zoo, Lisa Funderburg, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, Palo Alto, playtex, Santa's Village Azoosment Park, Schick, software engineer, stuart funderburg, Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, ui, uiuc, university of illinois, urbana_champaign, will setchell
