Rohn lawrence biography of abraham lincoln
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The Lincoln Hall Project « College of Liberal Arts & Sciences « University of Illinois
Lincoln Hall Scrapbook
Lighting a Spark | What Just Happened? | Sights and Smells | A World of Knowledge | Hall of Love | Pass the Popcorn | Curtain Call | Finding Faith | The Professor I’ll Never Forget | The Nose | Years of Tradition
Whatever your memory of this campus landmark, be part of her renovation by sharing—in prose, poetry, or lyrics—your memories of the classes, people, performances, or other ways your life intersected with this iconic building.
Lighting a Spark
“Fall 1978, and I was a newly minted Rhet 105 TA standing in front of his first class in Lincoln Hall. Twenty sullen freshmen sat before me as I walked into the first-floor room along the south corridor. I had visited it the night before and looked at the old desks, made sure I had chalk and an eraser, and took a deep breath in anticipation of the following day. The bell rang at 11, and as I started to speak, 20 pens snapped to attention to write whatever I was about to say in their notebooks. This, I thought, was power. But I also stood before them frightened beyond belief that they would, like dogs, smell my fear and not take me seriously at all. Fortunately, I staggere
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Life Lessons: Evacuate Abraham Lincoln
Life Lessons: Evacuate Abraham Lincoln
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The Lincoln Hall Project « College of Liberal Arts & Sciences « University of Illinois
Memories of Lincoln Hall
Maybe you met the love of your life in Lincoln Hall. Or listened to a professor who changed your world view. Maybe what you remember most about Lincoln Hall was its sorry state of repair.
Whatever your memory of this campus landmark, be part of her renovation by sharing—in prose, poerty, or lyrics—your memories of the classes, people, performances, or other ways your life intersected with this iconic building.
“I had a part-time job as a math tutor for Project Upward Bound during weekday evenings on the 1st floor of Lincoln Hall. In good weather, I would perch myself sideways upon an open windowsill on the west side of the 1st floor, looking out at Wright Street, waiting for the start time of the session. It turned out that this tutoring job was an impetus toward getting an MS in math (at another institution) and becoming a college math instructor.”
—Kevin Rock, BS ’87, finance
“During Dr. Edwards’ class on narritive writing, Roger Ebert (yes, that Roger Ebert) injected many comments about obscure works and their connection to our particular class assignment. On one afternoon, Roger droned on