Fender Bender

Fender Bender

Krannert thrums with energy during Wall to Wall Guitar Festival Illinois Alumni magazine November 2005 When David Spelman returned to his Urbana hotel after midnight, he found world-class musicians Mamadou Diabate and Juan Martín jamming in an alcove of the Historic...

Medical Students Value Diverse Environment

Science & Spirit magazine September 2003 While diversity issues, from affirmative action to bilingual education, have garnered plenty of attention over the past several months, they have recently registered on the monitors in a different arena: medical school. A...
The Nurture of Nature

The Nurture of Nature

Science & Spirit magazine July 2003 What if there existed a simple object found in everyday life that could relieve stress and anxiety, promote healing and increase powers of concentration? It appears likely that such “magic bullets” do exist, and that they come...

Focus on Conservation

Lincoln Park Zoo magazine March 2003 From elephants to spiders, many of the animals chosen for the Regenstein African Journey exhibits are threatened or endangered. In fact, each endangered animal housed in Regenstein African Journey has a connection to African...

Against All Odds

‘FBIs’ Succeeded Despite Racism On Campus  Illinois Alumni magazine June 2002 The 1950s were somewhat of a quiet time in the United States. On the University of Illinois campus at Urbana, majestic elm trees graced the Quad; women wore sweater sets, pearls and bobby...