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A potential new mascot is gaining popularity at the University of Illinois: the belted kingfisher
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHere and there, more and more, the blue and orange bird known as the belted kingfisher is starting to appear outside its normal habitat of lakefronts and riverbanks. It has become widespread ...
Still no official decision on U. of I. mascot, but the belted kingfisher is waiting in the wings
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt’s been three years since students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign passed a campuswide proposal for a bird called the kingfisher to be the new school mascot. This spring, ...
My Turn | Hail to the kingfisher
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Sports· 10 months agoAug. 8—It's time for the kingfisher! After reading all the negative letters to the editor (and Loren Tate's take), I feel compelled to provide an alternate opinion. The kngfisher mascot would ...
One-on-one: Robert Jones | 'I'm not the fashion police'
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Sports· 9 months agoAug. 21—Outside Robert Jones' windows on the fifth floor of the Swanlund Administration Building, campus was abuzz with activity Monday as students carted boxes of belongings into their new ...