Category: Found in the Archives

The Stateside Soldiers Abroad and at the University of Illinois

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This paper is part of the Student Researcher Series which showcases research students have conducted using resources in the Student Life and Culture Archives. If you’re a student who is interested in sharing your research on our blog, please contact us.  Rebecca Purcell is an undergraduate history student at the University of Illinois.... Read More

Unity and Action: The Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center

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Written by Anna Trammell In February 1969, the Black Student Association submitted a list of demands to university administration. Also published in BSA’s newspaper The Black Rap, the list called for “The immediate establishment of a Black cultural center large enough to accommodate all Black people which will be run... Read More

“An Intimate Revolution in Campus Life”?: Gender Roles and their Impact on Dorm Coedification

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This paper is part of the Student Researcher Series which showcases research students have conducted using resources in the Student Life and Culture Archives. If you’re a student who is interested in sharing your research on our blog, please contact us.  Joseph Porto is a senior in history and anthropology at the... Read More

Campus Traditions: Class Colors and the Color Rush

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Written by Anna Trammell We all know that the representative colors of the University of Illinois are orange and blue. For many years, however, students showed loyalty to their individual class by displaying a different set of colors. The tradition of class colors began early in the University’s history. In 1891,... Read More

Campus Traditions: the Failure of the Practical

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Written by Thomas Hendrickson Years ago, nearly a century now, the University of Illinois campus was rife with traditions that undergraduate classes were supposed to observe. Many of these traditions were written down for incoming freshmen in student handbooks published by the YMCA. These were traditions that involved the Senior... Read More