Category Archives: UIUC

Illini Memories

By Nistha | Published: May 13, 2010
QUAD winter 2008, originally uploaded by ?DouA?. I just realized today it’s been exactly 3 years since I graduated at UIUC. The tassel, the commencement ceremony, the crazy photoshoot and the last friends’ dinner – it’s all coming back. I don’t think I’ll ever ever ever forget dear old Urbana Champaign I loved my friends [...]
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Igloo at Siebel Center, UIUC

By Nistha | Published: February 7, 2010
In the shivering winters of Illinois, what can one do with snow apart from hating it? I liked the responses from UIUC students Here’s the detailed updates of Igloo making in Siebel Centre backyard, the pictures bring a loadfull of memories. Another news article here. Several students from ECE, Computer Science, and other Illinois departments [...]
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The tassel’s worth the hassle

By Nistha | Published: May 20, 2007
Two things happen simultaneously as we age: working memory capacity declines and experience accumulates. These two forces working in opposite direction define the sensibility of a person. As someone has said, education is not so much about learning as it is about unlearning and relearning. We came out of the school as the scholars enthusiastic [...]
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