Illinois mine rescue expert R.Y. Williams bravely descended into the burning depths of the worst coal mine fire in state history. STORIED sat down with four head coaches to uncover the people behind the titles. This video features Coach Sha…
STORIED sat down with four head coaches to uncover the people behind the titles. This video features Coach Shauna Green. Coach Shauna Green cuts down the net. Interviewed by Nicole Cazley and Abigail Bobrow Archival video footage courtesy o…
Illinois mine rescue expert R.Y. Williams bravely descended into the burning depths of the worst coal mine fire in state history. The instruments we use to conserve Illinois’ collections are often as fascinating as the artifacts themselves.…
Illinois mine rescue expert R.Y. Williams bravely descended into the burning depths of the worst coal mine fire in state history. Photographs courtesy of the Edward Caldwell Collection in the Illinois History and Lincoln Collections at the
Recently discovered metal boxes filled with hundreds of recipe cards reveal a flavorful time capsule of dining history from before the digital age. Remembering The Octopus 30 years after it became Champaign-Urbana’s alt-weekly of record. Th…
Remembering The Octopus 30 years after it became Champaign-Urbana’s alt-weekly of record. Dr. Claudius Conrad, associate dean for research and innovation at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, answers the Proust Questionnaire. Cynthia O…
Remembering The Octopus 30 years after it became Champaign-Urbana’s alt-weekly of record. Images courtesy of the Champaign County Historical Archives If you were in Champaign-Urbana in the mid-1990s, chances are you came across The Octopus
English professor Janice N. Harrington’s recently published book of poetry, “Yard Work,” was longlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Harrington, the Clayton and Thelma Kirkpatrick Professor in English literature, sits on a be…
Shawn Sorsby (FAA ’05, ’11, GIES ’11) is the founder and CEO of A Step Ahead Chess, a youth-focused nonprofit leveling the playing field in chess and life. At the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center (BNAACC) on campus, Shawn S…
At a critical climate crossroads, Professor Katy Huff stepped up to lead the nation’s nuclear energy efforts and has since returned to campus to continue her mission. The offer came out of the blue. In 2021, Katy Huff was just 34 and only f…
Being a student in 1984 meant midnight movies at the Co-Ed and browsing vinyl at Record Service. Let’s travel back in time for a look at life on campus in the eighties. Photographs courtesy of Illinois Archives and Illinois Athletics Move-i…
Illinois Athletics historian Kent Brown (MEDIA ’87, AHS ’89) remembers when the Chicago Bears practiced at Memorial Stadium on the way to Super Bowl XX. By Kent Brown, associate athletics director (Media Relations, retired) We don’t really