Booking it to the Preserve
Idler’s Rest Nature Preserve celebrates literacy with fourth annual Tales on Trails event

In celebration of Literacy Month, Idler’s Rest Nature Preserve will host its fourth annual “Tales on the Trails” — a self-guided hike where visitors are able to scout out hiking […]

A song of waiting and wonder
When you read “A Game of Thrones,” you just win

As Cersie Lannister says in the midst of “A Game of Thrones,” “When you play the game of thrones, you either win or you die.” After completing the first novel […]

Back to (anything) but the basics
The top three novels to read this summer

Other than textbooks and academic reading, the novels we most want to dive into often take a backseat during the school year. This makes summer the best time to catch […]

Blending the past and present
Colson Whitehead speaks to UI during Black History Month

Students, community members, faculty and staff filled into the International Ballroom of the Bruce Pitman Center Monday night to hear Pulitzer Prize winner and acclaimed author Colson Whitehead. Whitehead was […]

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Off the cuff

I’m weird fyi I wanted to fix computers when I was a child. My spirit animal is Stephen Colbert’s eyebrows. I’m grateful for Shawn O’Neal. — Erin Learn about me […]