Campus Life on the Silver Screen: The 1916 Film “Pro Patria”

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  Written by Anna Trammell Betty Gibson, a University of Illinois freshman, is attracted to a wealthy classmate named Eduardo Salazar. Between registering for classes, attending parties at fraternity houses, watching baseball games, and conducting experiments in the chemistry laboratory, Betty realizes her true love is actually fellow student Happy Harding and the... Read More

Illini Everywhere: Thai Illini, Since 1940

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Since at least 1940, Thai students have been attending the University of Illinois. Early Thai Illini have included architects, chemical engineers, civil engineers, educational psychologists, electrical engineers, historians, librarians, mechanical engineers, and transfer students too, to name a few. Read on to learn more about early Thai Illini!

Illini Everywhere: Assyrian Illini, Since 1941

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Since at least 1941, Assyrian students have been attending the University of Illinois. Early Assyrian Illini have included athletes, coaches, engineers, entrepreneurs, ethnomusicologists, mathematicians, mechanical engineers, professional football players, and wrestlers, to name a few. Read on to learn more about early Assyrian Illini!