by April Wendling | Oct 16, 2024 | Illinois Research
By Anjali Yedavalli Perhaps no one knows Illinois’ climate as well as State Climatologist Trent Ford — and not just because it’s his field of study. Ford is intimately familiar with every corner of the state. He grew up in Roanoke, completed his undergraduate degree...
by April Wendling | Sep 30, 2024 | Our Favorite Stuff
By Sophia Beem One morning, I sit idly in bed and toss my teddy bear in the air, catching him on my chest and throwing him back up again. Of the myriad stuffed animals that once populated my childhood bedroom, most are now gone. But with his name reflecting...
by April Wendling | Aug 28, 2024 | At Illinois
By Vivian La On Tuesday afternoons, a group of engineering students gather for a weekly lab meeting at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine. A man held the door open for me the day I made a visit to one of these meetings. After I thanked him, he asked if I was a med...
by April Wendling | Aug 28, 2024 | Born to be Wild
By Ren Lashley Content advisory: the following article contains graphic descriptions and images of animal cruelty. It is April 8, 2022, the first day of the Canadian seal hunt, and the ice teems with death. Hundreds of men scatter along the snowbanks with weapons in...
by April Wendling | Feb 6, 2024 | At Illinois
By Sakshi Vaya Have you ever been to a landfill? I’m not talking seeing one from 300 meters away sitting in a car. I’m talking up close, face to face with it, standing in the middle of endless hills of everything that humans deem garbage.I recently had the dubious...
