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October 1, 2007
Homecoming 2007

Homecoming Weekend
Octber 27-28, 2007

Come for the football or any of the dozens of activities happening on campus, from now through October 28.

Homecoming Post-Game Reception

For two hours following the Homecoming football game

Alice Campbell Alumni Center
601 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana
Free and open to the public.

Event features entertainment, heavy hors d'oeuvres and cash bar and recognizes Illini Comeback guests, members of the 50-Year Reunion Class of 1957 and recipient of the Lou Liay Spirit Award. Sponsored by the U of I Alumni Association.

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LAS Departmental Celebrations

Speech Communication
Pregame Brunch, Saturday, October 27
9-11 a.m. Foyer of Lincoln Hall
702 S. Wright St., Urbana
Cost: Free
Contact: Please RSVP to Barbara Hall at (217) 333-1647 or b-hall@illinois.edu

October 2007

 

A worker removes one of the Altgeld bells
A temporary farewell to the Altgeld bells
A large crane is parked on the north side of Altgeld Hall on this sunny and mild mid-December morning. As I watch from near the Alma Mater statue, the arm of the crane that extends far above the scaffolding surrounding Altgeld’s bell...
New students forming the Block I
University of Illinois welcomes largest ever incoming class
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign welcomed a record-breaking freshman class for the 2023-24 academic year, with 8,325 new freshmen (up from last record of 8,303 in 2021) enrolling this fall. They help boost undergraduate student enrollment to 35,467, the largest ever in university history...
Worker cleans the exterior of Altgeld Hall
Altgeld glow-up
When you’re as old as Altgeld Hall, you deserve a nice cleansing scrub. The stony skin of the building dates to as far back as 1896, after all, and a lot of history, and other gunk, has built up on the stone. Even a U of I student’s thesis from more than 50 years ago notes the coloration change....