Air Force ROTC Cadets line up for the color guard at Assembly Hall before the OSU basketball game. One cadet looks back for final instruction, while the other two mentally prepare. The cadets are required to march in perfect unison across the court for the National Anthem.
Corey Rudner waits for his cue to play at the Marching Illini Drum line public warm-up outside of Memorial Stadium. This is Corey's fourth and final year playing tenor drums with the Marching Illini.
Marching Illini Horn section parading to Memorial Stadium. Following the Marching Illini as they parade to the football stadium is an old tradition for Illini fans.
ROTC Color Guard trooping the colors for the National Anthem before the Michigan football game.
Jake and Anthony Burgess share a laugh while working on a project for their Writing with Video assignment. Anthony could not surpress his laugh, forcing the duo to take a short break.
The Urbana South Sexuality and Gender Alliance hosted its third annual drag show on Feb. 10. Here Midnight Mimi, a student performer, dances with Sofia Petukhova. Audience participation is highly encouraged.
Ryan Kim and Taehyeon fill out a menu at a remodeled Mia Za's after a fire shut down the restaurant last Spring.
Jeff Nian shares his anxiety about leaving school and joining the workforce. Jeff says that even though the thought of graduating without a specific goal is rather scary, he looks forward to trying out different careers if the job market allows him to.
Emma McMullen and Annette Merkel show off their award winning dorm room. The freshmen girls won U of I's best dorm contest by heavily personalizing their room. When asked about their first year at school the girls said they were nervous at first, but look forward to making the most of their stay.
Against all odds, Tracy Abrams regains possession of the ball for Illinois against OSU on Jan. 10.
(Left to Right) Courtney Kramer, David Winters, Emily Weber. and Brandon Buchanan perform the Diamond Head during the Michigan game.
Mallory Conlon, a Junior in Astronomy, shares her knowledge about the Sun at the Solar Observation at the Observatory Open House. Her knowledge extended from the Sun's distance to the Earth, over 90 million miles, to the special type of UV filters that allow us to view the sun.
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Work and Play at U of I

Using natural lighting, choosing organic colors, and selecting the human face as the main subject of my photographs helped me convey the stories of the students working and playing at the University of Illinois.