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Read article: Fallen LAS student moved to Arlington National Cemetery
Fallen LAS student moved to Arlington National Cemetery
 An Illinois Army National Guard soldier and student at the University of Illinois was recently interred at Arlington National Cemetery, the first U of I student killed in overseas combat operations to earn that honor in over a half century.Sgt. Shawna Morrison was an LAS student majoring in...
Read article: A leaf for the pages
A leaf for the pages
 As the weather begins to chill in the later days of October, leaves of warm hues fall from the trees around the Main Quad. Today is a pleasant day, though, and many are out enjoying it. One student sits outside Lincoln Hall with a sage-green ...
Read article: Using fantasy to promote science
Using fantasy to promote science
 Disease swept across the planes, threatening the dragons of Faerûn. Blue lab coat blowing in the wind, Adrien Seabloom poured over a diagram of dragon species, locations, and possible sources of the disease. He and his trusty lab assistants, a pair of rats peeking out of a pouch, were looking...
Read article: Book looks at treasure trove of scientific data from 19th-century HMS Challenger voyage
Book looks at treasure trove of scientific data from 19th-century HMS Challenger voyage
 The voyage of the HMS Challenger in the 1870s was a sprawling 3½-year expedition to explore the world’s oceans. The scientists aboard the vessel collected 100,000 specimens of sea creatures, discovered 5,000 new species, mapped the ocean floors and took hundreds of measurements of sea...
Read article: What does the current fight over dispersal of food stamps tell us about food as a political weapon?
What does the current fight over dispersal of food stamps tell us about food as a political weapon?
 Millions of Americans may not receive federal food assistance this month. The Trump administration initially said it would not fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during the government shutdown, which began in October. After two federal judges said the refusal to provide the...
Read article: Illinois professor’s New Yorker story, set in his hometown, examines racial, class struggles
Illinois professor’s New Yorker story, set in his hometown, examines racial, class struggles
 David Wright Faladé examines race, class and gender through the eyes of a young college woman spending time in her small Texas hometown in his new short story, “Amarillo Boulevard,” which ...

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