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Oskee-Wow-Wow (along with "Illinois Loyalty") is the official fight song of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. [1] The song was written in 1910 by two students, Harold Vater Hill, Class of 1911 (1889–1917), credited with the music, and Howard Ruggles Green, Class of 1912 (1890–1969), credited with the lyrics.
The Marching Illini plays "Illinois Loyalty" at the beginning, middle (after field goals), and end of football games, as well as other games the band attends. The music is included in the "Illini Fantasy", a medley of Illinois songs and marches arranged for concert band by James Curnow in 1970 as a commission from Director of Bands Harry Begian.
"Hail to the Orange" (along with "Illinois Loyalty") is the alma mater of the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign. Its alternate version, "Hail to the Purple," is an official song of the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon. The song was written in 1910 by two students: Harold Vater Hill, credited with the music, and Howard Ruggles Green ...
The Marching Illini is the marching band of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.The Marching Illini is an organization which annually includes approximately 400 students enrolled in the University of Illinois, and Parkland College.
Front cover of "The Illinois Loyalty Song" The following songs still see regular performance at the university, specifically through the Marching Illini.Other organizations, such as the Varsity Men's Glee Club, will also perform these songs.
Illinois football had quite the day. The Fighting Illini dominated Nebraska in Lincoln, and had some fun on Twitter afterwards. “Good game Nebraska,” the Illini Athletics Twitter account sent ...
An Illinois Supreme Court decision shut the door on the last major union attempt by county prosecutors in 1995, but labor leaders say the winds have changed with a new state’s attorney who ...
On Sunday, Illinois basketball suffered one of the biggest upsets of the NCAA Tournament so far. The Fighting Illini, the Midwest Region No. 1 seed and one of the favorites to win the entire ...