Download or read book Champaign written by Raymond Bial and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The low-lying prairie on which Champaign came to be established was once described as "one vast pond where the mud turtle and water moccasin luxuriated, the mosquito wound his bugle, and the frogs gave a rival symphony." From humble origins as a stop on the Illinois Central Railroad called West Urbana, the cluster of buildings quickly became a bustling town of square storefronts, with horses and wagons hitched along wood-plank sidewalks. Gradually rising above muddy thoroughfares, Champaign grew into a charming city in which trolleys rumbled along brick streets. Elegant homes were built and churches established, along with shops and stores, and municipal services and utilities, not to mention parks, opera houses, and confectioneries.
Download or read book An Illini Place written by Lex Tate and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2017-04-17 with total page 725 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why does the University of Illinois campus at Urbana-Champaign look as it does today? Drawing on a wealth of research and featuring more than one hundred color photographs, An Illini Place provides an engrossing and beautiful answer to that question. Lex Tate and John Franch trace the story of the university's evolution through its buildings. Oral histories, official reports, dedication programs, and developmental plans both practical and quixotic inform the story. The authors also provide special chapters on campus icons and on the buildings, arenas and other spaces made possible by donors and friends of the university. Adding to the experience is a web companion that includes profiles of the planners, architects, and presidents instrumental in the campus's growth, plus an illustrated inventory of current and former campus plans and buildings.
Download or read book It Belongs to You written by University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus) and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Radicals in the Heartland written by Michael V. Metz and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1969, the campus tumult that defined the Sixties reached a flash point at the University of Illinois. Out-of-town radicals preached armed revolution. Students took to the streets and fought police and National Guardsmen. Firebombs were planted in lecture halls while explosions rocked a federal building on one side of town and a recruiting office on the other. Across the state, the powers-that-be expressed shock that such events could take place at Illinois's esteemed, conservative, flagship university—how could it happen here, of all places? Positioning the events in the context of their time, Michael V. Metz delves into the lives and actions of activists at the center of the drama. A participant himself, Metz draws on interviews, archives, and newspaper records to show a movement born in demands for free speech, inspired by a movement for civil rights, and driven to the edge by a seemingly never-ending war. If the sudden burst of irrational violence baffled parents, administrators, and legislators, it seemed inevitable to students after years of official intransigence and disregard. Metz portrays campus protesters not as angry, militant extremists but as youthful citizens deeply engaged with grave moral issues, embodying the idealism, naiveté, and courage of a minority of a generation.
Download or read book Only the Rich Can Play written by David Wessel and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a Winners Take All meets This Town narrative, a New York Times bestselling author tells the story of the creation of a massive tax break, in which political and economic elites attend to the care and feeding of the super-rich, and inequality compounds. David Wessel's incredible tale of how Washington works-and why the rich keep getting richer-starts when a Silicon Valley entrepreneur develops an idea intended as a way to help poor people that will save rich people money on their taxes. He organizes and pays for an effective lobbying effort that pushes his idea into law with little scrutiny or fine-tuning by congressional or Treasury tax experts-and few safeguards against abuse. With an unbeatable pair of high-profile sponsors, bumper-sticker simplicity and deft political marketing, the Opportunity Zone became an unnoticed part of the 2017 Trump tax bill. The gold rush followed immediately thereafter. David Wessel follows the money to see who profited from this plan that was supposed to spur development of blighted areas and help people out of poverty: the Las Vegas strip, the Portland (Oregon) Ritz-Carlton, the Mall of America, and self-storage facilities-lucrative areas where the one percent can park money profitably and avoid capital gains taxes. And the best part: unlike other provisions for eliminating capital gains taxes (inheritance, for example) you don't have to die to take advantage of this one. Wessel provides vivid portraits of the proselytizers, political influencers, motivational speakers, consultants, real estate dealmakers, and individual money-seekers looking to take advantage of this twenty-first century bonanza. He looks at places for which Opportunity Zones were supposedly designed (Baltimore, for example) and how little money they've drawn. And he finds a couple of places (Erie, PA) where zones are actually doing what they were supposed to, a lesson on how a better designed program might have helped more left-behind places. But what Wessel reveals is the gritty reality: The dark underbelly of a system tilted in favor of the few, with the many left out in the cold
Download or read book The Illio written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Campus Crime Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Press Summary Illinois Information Service written by Illinois Information Service and published by . This book was released on 2001-06 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Groundwater Conditions in the Glasford Formation Beneath the Healey Street Basin Champaign IL written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Complete Book of Colleges 2011 Edition written by Princeton Review (Firm) and published by Princeton Review. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 1418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists more than 1,600 colleges and universities and provides information about admissions and academic programs.
Download or read book The Unofficial Unbiased Guide to the 328 Most Interesting Colleges written by Trent Anderson and published by Kaplan Publishing. This book was released on 2003-08 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles 331 colleges with national survey results on academics, social activities, sports, dorm life, and other topics; includes tips for surviving life on campus.
Download or read book Stormwater written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Timetable written by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wacky Wednesday written by Dr. Seuss and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1974-09-12 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find each and every wacky mistake in this silly book of errors with Dr. Seuss! From a shoe stuck on the ceiling to tigers at school to flying cars, this is no normal Wednesday! Kids will love counting up the crazy things they see on every page in this search-and-find activity book featuring the madcap magic of Dr. Seuss's rhyme, and hilarious illustrations from George Booth! Originally created by Dr. Seuss himself, Beginner Books are unique early readers that encourage children to read on their own, using simple words and illustrations that give clues to their meaning. Smaller than the classic large format Seuss picture books like The Lorax and Oh, The Places You’ll Go!, these portable packages are perfect for early and practicing readers ages 3-7, and lucky parents too!
Download or read book The Law School Buzz Book written by Carolyn C. Wise and published by Vault Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most law school guides offer school-reported stats to admission rates, average test scores, etc. No publisher understands insider information like Vault--now Vault brings this expertise to law schools. Unlike other law school resources, Vault's guide includes insider information about employment and admissions.
Download or read book Editor Publisher written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Insider s Guide to the Colleges 1989 written by Yale Daily News and published by Saint Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 1989 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only guide written by students, for students, The Insider's Guide includes over 300 colleges--at least one from each of the United States, plus schools in Canada.
