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Settlement of church abuse cases imperils security of clergy and laity pensions
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The record $100 million-plus settlement earlier this month by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange County in California to victims of sexual abuse by priests raises the question of how the church will pay for this and other claims. The California case is the latest in a string of high-profile lawsuits that […]
Bob Reid, influential journalism professor at Illinois, dies at age 64
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Robert D. Reid, a recently retired professor of journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, suffered a heart attack and died early today at his home in Champaign. He was 64. Reid began teaching journalism at Illinois in 1979 as a visiting lecturer, then joined the journalism faculty as a professor […]
Dads Association at Illinois elects officers, directors
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Keith Kittell of Lewistown has been elected president of the Dads Association at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Other newly elected members and their offices include (EDITORS: See list). The Dads Association comprises fathers of Illinois students and promotes parent involvement in university activities and fund raising for student programs. Founded […]
Scholarships available to students who excel at academics and athletics
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Students who excel in academics and amateur athletics are eligible to compete for the 31st annual Avery Brundage Scholarships. Paper applications will not be distributed. Instead, scholarship applications will be submitted online. The deadline for submitting completed applications has been extended to Jan. 31, 2005. Full-time University of Illinois students, including incoming […]
David L. Swanson, associate provost at Illinois, dies at age 60
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – David L. Swanson, the associate provost at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, died early today of a heart attack at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. He was 60. Swanson, a professor of speech communication at Illinois, had been the head of the speech communication department from 1994 until 2001, when he […]
Homecoming at Illinois Oct. 24-31 will be ‘Undeniably Illini’
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will celebrate its 94th annual Homecoming with a week of events from Oct. 24 to Oct. 31. The week’s activities will include a kickoff celebration at Hessel Park in Champaign, a parade, and a lunch on the Quad featuring athletes and the Homecoming court. This year’s […]
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 seventh annual Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival, to be held April 20-24 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. They can be […]
Federal courts should enforce gay students’ rights to equal protection
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Educators will take the issue of gay harassment in public schools more seriously if federal courts start enforcing a gay student’s right to equal protection under the 14th Amendment, an article in the University of Illinois Law Review argues. The abuse that gay students face from their peers is “as vicious and […]
Panel discussions set for Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Final plans are in place for the sixth annual Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival, or “Ebertfest,” coming April 21-25 to Champaign-Urbana. Six panel discussions or presentations, all free and open to the public – as well as a book signing by Ebert – have been added to the previously announced schedule of […]
International alumni award-winner named
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Ashok Ganguly, a scientist, corporate leader and public servant, will receive the Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement for the 2003-2004 academic year from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chancellor Nancy Cantor said today. “We are delighted to make this award in a year in which […]
93rd Homecoming celebration begins Oct. 19
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The University of Illinois will mark its 93rd annual Homecoming with a weeklong celebration Oct. 19 through 26. The week’s activities will include a community kickoff at Hessel Park in Champaign, as well as a parade. In addition, colleges across campus will host pre-game luncheons and tent parties to welcome alumni. This […]
Changes to lineup at Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival announced
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Organizers of the fifth annual Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival, set for April 23-27 in Champaign-Urbana, have announced several recent changes since an April 7 news release: Cyd Charisse, a featured dancer in “Singin’ in the Rain,” one of the festival’s films, will no longer be able to attend the film’s showing. […]