The sun sets behind miscanthus on the south farms.
Paul A. Boatman, 96, of Philo, Illinois, died Feb. 25 at Clark-Lindsey Village in Urbana. He worked for the College of Veterinary Medicine for 25 years. Memorials: American Cancer Society.
Marcel Franciscono, 88, died Feb. 25 at his home in Urbana. He taught the history of art at the university from 1965 until his retirement in 1996.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Political activist and educator Ericka Huggins used spiritual wellness practices to cope with imprisonment and racial oppression. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor of African American studies Mary Frances Phillips wrote about Huggins and how her wellness practices and political work were deeply entwined. Her new book, “Black Panther Woman: The Political and […]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The literature of extreme poverty during the Great Depression offered an aesthetic that matched the hopelessness and isolation of the unemployed and those living on the street. Robert Dale Parker, a professor emeritus of English at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, examines what he calls “the poetics of the stiff” — the […]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — As an art student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, I love how different forms of art weave together. No art form exists in isolation; each one connects and interacts with others in meaningful ways. Painting borrows precision from drawing, dance is deeply connected to music, and photography captures the drama of […]
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