Applause erupted and cameras flashed Sunday as graduating seniors received their University degrees and started a new chapter in their lives. Two commencement addresses were held at the Assembly Hall, the first at 10:30 a.m. and then later at 2 p.m.
The Champaign Police Department’s K-9 Unit, special weapons and tactics team, hostage negotiations team, crime scene technicians and explosive ordinance disposal unit all came out Monday for a day of demonstrations and presentations for the Champaign community. It was the department’s first annual open house. The event took place during National Police Week, a week in which the country recognizes the services and sacrifices of United States law enforcement.
The training never stopped in Kenney Gym. Even the week of April 23, right after the Illinois men’s gymnastics team won the NCAA Championship, gymnasts were working out every day.
With all eyes on court three during a 3-3 match between the No. 16 Illini and No. 17 Auburn, Bruno Abdelnour rose to the occasion, clinching the match with a 7-6 2-6 6-3 victory over Daniel Cochrane.
The Sustainable Student Farm, or SSF, will kick off its first farm stand of the summer Thursday, this time with new sustainable equipment in tow.
President Barack Obama announced his endorsement for same-sex marriage Wednesday just after North Carolina passed a constitutional amendment prohibiting gay marriage.
After 44 years of waiting, the Barclays Premier League title has a sky blue glisten to it. Manchester City showed that no title is guaranteed until the whistle blows after 90 minutes. Except in their case, they needed four minutes after the first 90 for the whistle to blow.
During bus rides for the Illinois baseball team’s road games, reliever Ronnie Muck usually sits in the back.
Finals week is stressful enough as it is. It encompasses long nights studying and memorizing lecture slides for cumulative exams, and it’s everyone’s final push to get that desired grade. But add in two finals in one day, work shifts and maybe even a 10-page paper and you have yourself a recipe for a mental breakdown.
Don’t worry about a thing, because everything little thing is gonna be alright. Wake up and live. Judge not unless you judge yourself. One love, one heart, let’s get together and feel alright.
These sayings and countless others were created by a man who grew up in poverty with nothing to be happy about, and while staying extremely humble, made himself a legend.
When I left school in January, I had lost sight of my goals; I was confused about what I was doing and why I was at NYU in the first place.
As an out-of-state undergrad who’s always striving to get out of the country, I have had to adopt a pretty solid packing strategy.
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