Tag: Illio

A Homecoming History

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Written by Leanna Barcelona With Homecoming week in full swing, it is worthwhile to take a trip back in time and see where the idea of “homecoming” at the University of Illinois came from and what it was like in its first years. Clarence Fiss Williams and W. Elmer Ekblaw (who... Read More

Found in the Archives: The Most Popular Girl in School

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Clara Cronk, From the 1915 Illio
Written by Caitlin Stamm Since its inception, the U of I has been home to many illustrious awards and award-winners. One of the more unique titles, though, was awarded to an Illinois student one hundred years ago. In April 1914, the Chicago Sunday Tribune named ten girls “The Most Popular... Read More