Asha UIUC hosts annual campus Holi celebration Saturday
By Emily Scott
April 12, 2015
Holi has always been Pratim Patil’s favorite holiday. He remembers the colorful Indian holiday as a highlight of his childhood. “Kids might look forward to Thanksgiving or Christmas,” Patil said. “For me that favorite holiday was Holi.” Patil’s favor for Holi has now transferred to his work as event coordinato...
Campus celebrates spring festival of colors
April 20, 2014
The soccer fields behind Florida Avenue Residence Halls and Pennsylvania Avenue Residence Halls exploded with color Saturday afternoon. A throng of students, children and parents threw colored powders and water back and forth, pockets of people danced to the loud rhythmic drumming and the hybridized...
The Origins of April Fools’ Day
By Bridget Hynes
March 31, 2014
April Fools’ Day, a holiday now known for pranks and jokes, is celebrated across the nation and throughout the Western world on April 1. However, the lighthearted event, alternatively known as All Fools’ Day, does not have the clearest origins. The most popular explanation has the holiday running ...
