Mail to the Editor: February 2013

Mail to the Illinois State magazine editor for February 2013: AGED TO PERFECTION The November Illinois State is another great issue! I particularly appreciated the article regarding elder care reform (“Aged to Perfection”). As a student who studied communication and aging while at Illinois State and someone who works in the healthcare sector, I think

Mail to the Editor: August 2012

Mail to the Illinois State magazine editor for August 2012: PROTECTING OUR PARKS What magnificent pictures accompanying the outstanding article on Alfred Runte (February 2012)! Runte is on target about protecting our national parks. Runte’s words are spoken in the hearts of all environmentalists, conservationists, and citizens who value the beauty of this planet. The

Mail to the Editor: May 2012

Mail to the Illinois State magazine editor for May 2012: NURSING PROGRAM Great timing and great issue (February 2012). As we’ve recently begun the official college tour circuit with our daughter, who is in pursuit of a high-quality nursing program, it was great to read the update on ISU’s Mennonite College of Nursing. The new

Mail to the Editor: February 2012

Mail to the Illinois State magazine editor for May 2012: RUNNING MAN I clipped an article about Al Medina Jr. (Pause for Applause, May 2009). He had run the Athens Classic Marathon and noted that he planned to enter again in 2010 for the 2,500th anniversary.

Mail to the Editor: November 2011

Mail to the Illinois State magazine editor for November 2011: RELIVING OLD MAIN To the Editor, I came to ISNU from a small Oklahoma college. I had classes on the second floor and it was a special comfort for me to enter Old Main (“Artifacts & Memories,” May 2011). It was the only spot on

Mail to the Editor: August 2011

Letters to the Illinois State editor for August 2011: TREE LOVE To the Editor, I am so proud of my university being awarded for its love and care of trees and environmental stewardship. I remember a science class I was in where we toured the campus and learned about the trees in the arboretum. Carol

Mail to the Editor: May 2011

Letters to the Illinois State editor for May 2011: DINING MEMORIES To the Editor, As I read the alumni memories (“Dining Haul,” February 2011), I was immediately brought back in time to one of my fondest memories—1967 at Hamilton Hall and 1968-1970 at Hewitt Hall when I worked in the dorm cafeterias as everything from