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  2. History of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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    Established as one of 37 public land-grant institutions established after the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act. The act was signed by Abraham Lincoln on July 2, 1862. The Morrill Act of 1862 granted each state in the United States a portion of land on which to establish a major public state university, one which could teach agriculture, mechanic arts, and military training, "without excluding ...

  3. Activities and Recreation Center (UIUC) - Wikipedia

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    The indoor pool of the Activities and Recreation center is located on the 1st floor of the facility building. It is a 50 meter by 25 yards pool of eight competitive lanes and is the home venue for the Illinois Fighting Illini women's swimming and diving team. The size of the indoor pool area is 22,907 square feet (2,128.1 m 2). [1] [10]

  4. Unofficial Saint Patrick's Day - Wikipedia

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    The first event resembling Unofficial took place in March 1995, when Saint Patrick's Day at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was scheduled during spring break. [5] To avoid losing profits, ten bars in Champaign's Campustown, including several owned by Scott Cochrane, held a Saint Patrick's Day-themed event called "Shamrock Stagger" on March 8, 1995, two days before the university's ...

  5. Lincoln Hall (University of Illinois) - Wikipedia

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    Over the years, Lincoln Hall has emerged as the second most used classroom building on campus, with 350 sections of classes held there each semester. Almost every student will have taken a class in Lincoln Hall by graduation. Lincoln Hall was built in 1909 after the Illinois State Legislature approved the $250,000 project.

  6. McCollum v. Board of Education - Wikipedia

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    The case tested the principle of "released time" in which public schools set aside class time for religious instruction. The Court struck down a Champaign, Illinois, program as unconstitutional because of the public school system's involvement in the administration, organization, and support of religious instruction classes. The Court noted ...

  7. Campustown (Champaign, Illinois) - Wikipedia

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    Bankier Apartments has contracted Broeren-Russo Company of Champaign to build their 14-story residential high-rise at 519 East Green. The tower was completed just before the summer of 2014. [ 9 ] Under construction are the 22-story 308-312 East Green Street and US$20 million 526 East Green Street mixed residential and commercial buildings.

  8. Campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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    Established as one of 37 public land-grant institutions established after the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act. The act was signed by Abraham Lincoln on July 2, 1862. The Morrill Act of 1862 granted each state in the United States a portion of land on which to establish a major public state university, one which could teach agriculture, mechanic arts, and military training, "without excluding ...

  9. University of Illinois School of Architecture - Wikipedia

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    The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was among the first American institutions of higher learning to offer a curriculum in architecture. Until 1868 there were no architectural schools in the United States, although Thomas Jefferson had proposed one at the University of Virginia in 1814. American architects were trained through ...