Illini 4000 cyclists heading out again soon
 Members
of the Illini 4000 cycling team gathered on the Quad April 15 to raise funds
for cancer awareness. On hand to support the Illini 4000’s cause was Steve
Dirks ’86 LAS, CEO of the Illinois Division of the American Cancer Society,
who accepted a $20,000 contribution from the group. Starting May 25, the Illini
4000 riders will begin a month-long bicycling trek from New York City to San
Francisco. Along the way, they’ll talk about how cancer impacts the lives
of Americans and offer their support to those afflicted by it. View
photos from the day at the Quad.
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Novelist, professor Richard Powers elected to American Academy of
Arts and Letters
 Acclaimed
novelist Richard Powers, the Swanlund Chair and Center for Advanced Study Professor
of English at the University of Illinois, has been elected a member of the American
Academy of Arts and Letters. Composed of 250 architects, artists, composers and
writers, the American Academy of Arts and Letters fosters and sustains interest
in literature, music and the fine arts by identifying and encouraging individual
artists.
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…George
Gasyna, expert on Polish culture
