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Panel discussions, other events, set for Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Final plans are in place for the eighth annual Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival, or “Ebertfest,” coming April 26-30 to Champaign-Urbana. Two panel discussions, a mini-seminar on filmmaking, and a book signing by Ebert have been added to the previously announced schedule of 12 film screenings. The schedule of added events, all […]
‘My Fair Lady,’ a Cape Town Carmen and Valentino headline ‘Ebertfest’
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A fair lady, a “really, really bad” Santa, a Carmen from Cape Town, and Rudolph Valentino – they’re all part of the eighth annual Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival, coming April 26-30 to Champaign-Urbana. Also part of the festival: a global thriller from writer-director David Mamet, “Friends” star David Schwimmer in a […]
Public forum to look at ‘No Child Left Behind’ in Champaign-Urbana
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The “No Child Left Behind” Act will be the topic of discussion at a public forum Jan. 28 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Saturday morning forum, titled “Making ‘No Child Left Behind’ Work for Parents, Children, Schools and Communities,” will run from 9 a.m. to noon in the auditorium […]
Purdue engineering dean to be named new provost at Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Linda P.B. Katehi, the John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering at Purdue University, will be named provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Pending approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees at its Jan. 19 meeting in Chicago, Katehi (kuh-TAY-hee) will begin her […]
Passes for Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival go on sale Nov. 1
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Festival passes will go on sale Nov. 1 for the eighth annual Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival, to be held April 26-30 at the Virginia Theater in Champaign, Ill., and at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The passes, which cover all screenings during the five-day event, are $85, the same price […]
Homecoming at Illinois promises to heat up campus
CHAMPAIGN, Ill.- The University Of Illinois will celebrate its 95th annual homecoming the week of Oct. 16. The week’s activities will include a kickoff celebration at Hessel Park in Champaign, a parade and a lunch on the Quad with athletes and the Homecoming Court. This year’s theme is “Ignite My Illini.” For a complete schedule […]
150 freshmen, sophomores at Illinois named Chancellor’s Scholars
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – One hundred and fifty freshmen and sophomores at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been designated Chancellor’s Scholars in the Campus Honors Program this fall. Chosen for their academic excellence and leadership potential, they include (EDITORS: See list). The Campus Honors Program is a four-year general studies program open to undergraduates […]
Social Security not in peril as President Bush suggests, expert says
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Social Security is not “in crisis,” “unsustainable,” or even “bankrupt” – words that President George W. Bush has used to rally support behind his campaign to alter the retirement and insurance program – according to an article by a law professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Factoring in the huge […]
Report: African-Americans under-represented on Champaign County juries
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – While finding no statistical evidence of bias in the selection of jurors, African-Americans were noticeably under-represented on juries in Champaign County. A report of observations of state and federal courts conducted by the University of Illinois College of Law and the League of Women Voters of Champaign County found “a significant discrepancy […]
Author, CBS commentator Bill Geist to be commencement speaker at Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Bill Geist, an Emmy Award-winning correspondent and commentator for CBS News, will be the speaker at the 134rd commencement of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on May 15 at the Assembly Hall, 1800 S. First St., Champaign. He will speak at the 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. ceremonies. Geist, a U. […]
Bollywood, The Phantom and French masterpiece headline ‘Ebertfest’
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The faces on the big screen will range from the glamorous to the grotesque, speaking English, French, Hindi and Zulu. The music will run from “the saddest in the world” to extravagant song and dance. Mixed among a dozen films, from 1925 to 2005, will be horror, love stories, wheelchair rugby, a […]
Howard K. Birnbaum, materials expert at University of Illinois, dies at age 72
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Howard K. Birnbaum, an expert in the science of materials who developed new concepts to prevent materials from failing, died Sunday (Jan. 23) at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Ill. A professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Birnbaum was 72 years old and had lived in Champaign. Birnbaum was […]