New alumni center on campus opens doors with activities

URBANA – Four chairs in a foyer – that was the extent of the reception area in the old University of Illinois Alumni Association offices.

Now visitors can head to an alumni lounge to sip cocktails and watch a Fighting Illini game on a flat-screen television. Or have a seat on a couch beside a fireplace in the library and flip through a yearbook.

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