by April Wendling | Mar 3, 2025 | Corporate Sustainability
By Sakshi Vaya It’s a hot afternoon on the U. of I. campus. As I step out of class and head toward the Illini Union, the five-minute walk feels like three miles in the sun. Thirsty, I go straight for the vending machine and get a bottle of classic Coca-Cola. There are...
by April Wendling | Mar 3, 2025 | The Human Footprint
By Nina Sally Just before I returned to campus for my final year of undergrad, I paid my grandpa a visit. He resides in a home for memory care, and is a long-time nature lover with a special fondness for cardinals. Toward the end of our visit, we found ourselves...
by April Wendling | Oct 17, 2024 | Living World
By Sara Merkelz In the summertime Arctic, the cloudberry, Rubus chamaemorus, dots the peat-rich, mountainous bogs of the Arctic circle with gold and red orb-like berries. Hovering on stems just inches above the tundra, cloudberries transform the marshy landscape into...
by April Wendling | Oct 17, 2024 | Conserving Nature
By Julianna Gerdes In December 2022, I embarked on my longest road trip to date. Eager to escape the frigid air of Chicago to the warmth of Tampa Bay, my family and I covered 1,200 miles in 17 hours. Though we were determined to make it down south without having to...
by April Wendling | Oct 16, 2024 | A River Runs Through It
By Gabe Lareau “Don’t splash any water into my mouth,” I said. “I don’t wanna get sick.” “Do you think I’ll need Dramamine?” my girlfriend asked. “I might throw up.” “If you do,” I replied, “you’d be doing the White River a favor.” We were at Frank’s Paddlesport...
