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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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Turkey by the numbers
271 million Number of turkeys raised in the U.S. in 2008. 45 million Number of turkeys eaten on Thanksgiving Day. 194 Number of calories in a 3 1/2-ounce serving of turkey breast with skin. (A leg with skin has 213 calories.) 16....Tags: Public Holidays, Turkey
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Giants doing more with less
The Giants on Sunday return to Glendale, Ariz., where they won the Super Bowl in February. And they will return a better team by almost any measure. What made the Giants special last season was the way they came together and elevated their game in...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Super Bowl, Eli Manning, Injuries, Chicago Bears
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Hot lines to holiday help
Toll-free hot lines and Web sites offer answers to cooking and food-safety questions for the holidays. For poultry and meat prep and food safety: •U.S. Department of Agriculture Meat and Poultry Hotline: 888-674-6854 or www.fsis.usda.gov. Food-...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Healthcare Policies, Food Safety
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Tree possibilities
It may be the season of kindness and generosity, but there's a civil war raging within the Christmas tree industry. Artificial tree companies have been known to perpetuate the myth that once-living Christmas trees contribute to deforestation. Tree farmers...Tags: National Government, Metal and Mineral, Allergies, Religious Festivals, Public Holidays
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Illinois, Northwestern retiring tomahawk trophy
Associated Press writerThe University of Illinois put Chief Illiniwek on the shelf last year and the school says it's now retiring another piece of American Indian imagery. Saturday will be the last time Illinois and Northwestern play football for the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk,...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Ohio State University, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Colleges and Universities
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Holly Golightly continues to enchant 50 years after Capote published 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ The scene that made it excusable to wear a tiara to breakfast: Audrey Hepburn, gowned in Givenchy black with long gloves, fat pearls and oversized sunglasses. She peers through a Tiffany's window with Danish and coffee in hand. Having...Tags: Fiction, Mia Farrow, Norman Mailer, Sex and the City, Washington Post Company
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"Hysterical Men: The Hidden History of Male Nervous Illness" by Mark S. Micale
When times get pretty tough, the tough can't be pretty. They can't be female, that is. Because at crunch time, women—according to myths, songs, poems, movies and some three centuries of medical opinion—are flighty and dithery and nervous,...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Illnesses, History, Colleges and Universities, Medicine
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Convicted Illinois rapist free from jail
A judge has ruled that a 39-year-old man convicted of sexual assault and later deemed "sexually violent" does not have to return to prison. Vincent Lipscomb of Champaign was convicted in 1990 of raping a University of Illinois student. He was...Tags: Punishment, Assault, Sexual Assault, Prisons, Lisa Madigan
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Bugged by Hollywood
Tribune reporterUniversity of Illinois entomologist May Berenbaum is used to seeing Hollywood take creative license with insects. After 25 years of screening films about giant bugs and killer swarms at an annual film festival she organizes, Berenbaum can only laugh...Tags: Diseases, Jeff Goldblum, Illnesses, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)
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A feast by the numbers
49 million Number of turkeys expected to be raised in Minnesota, the nation's leading turkey producer, in 2008. 1.8 billion pounds Total weight of sweet potatoes produced by major sweet potato-producing states in 2007. (North Carolina grows...Tags: Turkey, Pumpkin, Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes
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Addiction treatment specialist
Special to the TribuneDr. Martin "Marty" C. Doot worked locally and nationally to increase awareness among primary physicians that addiction needs to be dealt with openly. "He was always a leader in the education of medical students and residents, especially on primary care...Tags: Christianity, University of Illinois at Chicago, Villa Park, Oak Brook, Loyola University Chicago
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Yang's resignation gives Yahoo plenty of options
Several scenarios could unfold at Yahoo Inc. now that co-founder Jerry Yang has stepped down as its top executive after months of resisting Microsoft Corp.'s overtures to buy the Internet pioneer. The most likely one is that Microsoft will renew its bid...Tags: Advertising, Yahoo! Inc., Stock Options, Computing and Information Technology, Microsoft Corp.
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