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The flagship of the University of Illinois system and the premier public college in the state, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the original 37 public land-grant institutions Congress created in 1862. The campus is in east-central Illinois, 140 miles south of Chicago. There are nearly 31,000 students from all 50 states, but 87 percent are from Illinois. The university has 150 programs of study and more than 5,000 courses. Its 16 colleges and instructional units are: College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences; College of Applied Health Sciences ; Institute of Aviation; College of Business; College of Communication; College of Education; College of Eng...
The flagship of the University of Illinois system and the premier public college in the state, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the original 37 public land-grant institutions Congress created in 1862. The campus is in east-central Illinois, 140 miles south of Chicago. There are nearly 31,000 students from all 50 states, but 87 percent are from Illinois. The university has 150 programs of study and more than 5,000 courses. Its 16 colleges and instructional units are: College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences; College of Applied Health Sciences ; Institute of Aviation; College of Business; College of Communication; College of Education; College of Engineering; College of Fine and Applied Arts; Graduate College; Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations; College of Law; College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Graduate School of Library and Information Science; College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign; School of Social Work; and College of Veterinary Medicine. A Big Ten school, its sports teams are called the Fighting Illini.
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Roundup of Saturday's IHSA football championship
The Illinois High School Association state championship football games wrapped up for Classes 5A-8A at Memorial Stadium on Saturday night. ------ Class 8A: Maine South 41, Hinsdale Central 21 Vanderbilt-bound quarterback Charlie Goro ran for 164...Tags: Football, Clubs and Associations, Emergency Incidents, Memorial Stadium
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Vasher done for season, Bears' fullback spot in flux
Tribune reporterMINNEAPOLIS — As expected, the Bears shelved cornerback Nathan Vasher for the remainder of the season Saturday because of a fracture in his right hand. Now the team shifts its concern to another injured starter. Fullback Jason McKie's status for...Tags: Darrell McClover, Nathan Vasher, Fred Miller, Philadelphia Eagles, Mark Anderson
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Class 7A: East St. Louis takes to air, beats Geneva
Special to the TribuneEast St. Louis had two touchdowns nullified by penalties and another sail through the hands of a receiver in Saturday's Class 7A championship game against Geneva. The Flyers also committed 19 penalties for 166 yards, both title-game records for any...Tags: Football
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Broward Sports Hall of Fame the highest form of recognition for Eichmann, five others
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTEric Eichmann said he never could have imagined receiving such an honor. The Coral Springs resident and 1983 St. Thomas Aquinas High School graduate joins five others on Tuesday as inductees into the Broward County Sports Hall of Fame at the Broward...Tags: Football, New York Giants, Chris Evert, Schools, Soccer
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Gerald Schoenfeld dies at 84; Shubert chairman ushered shows to Broadway
Associated PressGerald Schoenfeld, the longtime head of the powerful Shubert Organization who helped bring numerous works to Broadway, including "A Chorus Line," "Amadeus" and "Cats," has died. He was 84. Schoenfeld died of a heart attack early Tuesday at his...Tags: Woody Allen, Manhattan (New York City), Century City, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Plymouth
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Growing trend of million-dollar, athletes-only tutoring centers at US schools angers critics
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) _ At the University of Illinois, being an athlete gets you access to a $6 million facility with oversized leather chairs and Oriental rugs. But it's not a fancy country club — it's a tutoring center. The Irwin Academic...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Clubs and Associations, University of Michigan, Architecture, Chicago Skyline
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3 million donors, but the winner is not one of them
Chicago TribuneBarack Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham gave his presidential campaign $2,300, which is $2,300 more than Obama himself donated to his record-breaking, $639 million war chest. Obama is in good company. Buried in federal election records is a curious...Tags: Tribune Co., John McCain, Madelyn Dunham, Alaska, Sarah Palin
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$6M Illinois tutoring center assists only athletes
At the University of Illinois, being an athlete gets you access to a $6 million facility with oversized leather chairs and Oriental rugs. But it's not a fancy country club -- it's a tutoring center. The Irwin Academic Services Center helps only...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Clubs and Associations, University of Michigan, Architecture, Chicago Skyline
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$6 million center tutors jocks only
Tribune reporterCHAMPAIGN — The Irwin Academic Services Center at the University of Illinois is outfitted with computer labs and classrooms; staffed with tutors, counselors and learning specialists; furnished with oversize leather chairs and Oriental rugs—and...Tags: Basketball, Metal and Mineral, Ohio State University, Florida State University, University of Michigan
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Obama's donation to his campaign? Zip
Chicago TribuneBefore her death, Barack Obama's grandmother in Hawaii gave his campaign $2,300, which is precisely $2,300 more than Obama himself donated to his $639 million, record-breaking war chest. And in this practice, Obama is in good company. Buried in federal...Tags: John McCain, Richard M. Daley, Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton, Charity
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$6M U of I tutoring center assists only athletes
With oversize leather chairs, Oriental rugs, computer labs and classrooms, the Irwin Academic Services Center is a great place to study -- if you're an athlete. The $6 million University of Illinois tutoring center helps only about 550 of the school's...Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Michigan, Athletes, University of New Haven
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Athletic Shorts: K-Rod On Hold
The agent for reliever Francisco Rodriguez said Wednesday he won't start detailed discussions with teams until the winter meetings open in Las Vegas on Dec. 8. Paul Kinzer, who represents the free agent closer, doesn't expect the marketplace to get busy...Tags: Maryland, Alpine Slalom Skiing, New York Red Bulls, Barry Bonds, Baltimore Orioles
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