UPCOMING 
Highlights of 
campus events
TONIGHT: Terrorism expert Steven Emerson is the guest speaker for this year's T.W. Samuels Lecture, to be held at 8 p.m. in Kirkland Fine Arts Center. Free and open to the public; no tickets required.

April 22: 3 Doors Down performs at Kirkland. SOLD OUT. MORE

April 24: Spring Honors Convocation MORE

April 25: As part of the third annual Tabor School of Business Conference, a luncheon will be held for area business people from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Decatur Club.  MORE

April 27: Wind Ensemble and Jazz Bands give concert. MORE

April 28: Percussion concert MORE

May 2: Renowned artist Betye Saar exhibits her art and presents the 2003 Moore Lecture on campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.  MORE

May 2: Spring dance concert MORE

May 3: Banu Gibson performs at Kirkland.

Oct. 17-19: Come on home to the Big Blue for Homecoming 2003!  

To see the complete list of campus events, click here.  

Decatur-area 
alumni events  
5:30-8:30 p.m., April 17: Decatur-area young alums and friends are invited to Katz on Merchant Street. No cover charge, pay as you go.  

Noon, April 24: "Food for Thought," a new luncheon lecture series concludes. MORE 

May 3: Delta Sigma Phi golf outing at Nelson Park Golf Course. Cost is $50 ($55 day of the event) and includes 18 holes of golf plus a post-golf cookout at the park; non-golfers may opt for the cookout only for $15. To register, send your check to Paul Lidy, Delta Sigma Phi Alumni Chair, Millikin University, 104 Hessler Hall, 260 N. Oakland, Decatur, Il 62522

St. Louis-area 
alumni events  
Aug. 9: This year's Millikin Day at Busch Stadium will be held Saturday, Aug. 9, as the St. Louis Cardinals take on the Atlanta Braves at 12:20 p.m. Tickets are in Section 342 and cost $18 each. More details to come in future issues of Out of the Blue.

Chicago-area events
11:30 a.m., May 2: Chicago Business Forum and Luncheon. See details at upper right.

Aug. 17: Hold the date for Millikin Day at Wrigley Field as the Chicago Cubs take on the L.A. Dodgers at 1:20 p.m. Tickets are in Terrace Reserved Section 223 and cost $25 each. More details to come in future issues of Out of the Blue.

MORE on alumni events

Other important dates
7 p.m., April 25: Champaign-area alumni, parents and friends are invited to a free "Celebrate Spring" dessert reception at the Champaign Country Club, 1211 S. Prospect Ave. Entertainment by Flash Flood, a Millikin student a cappella group. R.s.v.p to the Alumni Office by Thursday, April 17, by calling toll free to 1-877-JMU-ALUM or drop an e-mail to alumnews@mail.millikin.edu

You tell us the dates - 
All alumni actors, artists, singers, dancers, and musicians are invited to let us know the dates and details of their upcoming engagements and we'll promote them on the Millikin website. Drop a line to alumnews@mail.millikin.edu, or fax your performance schedule to 217-424-3755. Click here to see what's posted.

Hot links
Should marshmallow Peeps be banned from Staley Library? For results of a recent library "research" project, click here. 

Do you want to learn about gifts that give you money back?  Click here to check out Millikin's new investment giving website.

The Big Blue softball team just swept previously unbeaten Illinois Wesleyan in a doubleheader. To get details on all MU athletics and up-to-date scores, click here. 

The SAE Illinois Delta Alumni Association has set a goal to be 100 members strong by Homecoming 2003. MORE 

THE STAR COMES TO FETCH HIS CAR
It took 10 years of work, but his car is finally ready. Folk singer legend Arlo Guthrie rolls into town April 29 to pick up his restored 1954 Mercedes and give a concert at Kirkland.  MORE

FOOD FOR THOUGHT   
In honor of Millikin's Founder's Day, alumni nationwide are encouraged to give to their local food banks during the week of April 27-May 3. Locally, alumni may drop off food items at the alumni center the week of April 21-25. And from 2 to 5 p.m., Sunday, April 27, students will go door to door in Decatur's West End neighborhood. Drop off points for food items will also be available that day. MORE 

MORE FOOD FOR THOUGHT   
Central Illinois alums: Next week marks the conclusion of the noon luncheon lecture series, "Food for Thought." This spring's lectures were built around the terrorism topic of this year's T.W. Samuels lecture (see above at left). On April 24, Jacek Lubecki, assistant professor of political science, wraps up the series with a look at terrorism in a global context. Cost is $15 and lunch is included. The series is co-sponsored by the Alumni Association and the alumni and development office. For more information or to register, call the alumni office at 424-6383 (locally) or toll-free at 1-877-JMU-ALUM. MORE

ETHICALLY SPEAKING  
Chicago-area alums: Professor Emeritus Arvid Adell will address "Is 'Business Ethics' an Oxymoron?" for guests at the annual Chicago Business Forum and Luncheon on Friday, May 2, at 11:30 a.m. at the Union League Club of Chicago, 65 West Jackson Boulevard. Adell's is a timely topic given the recent high jinks by some Fortune 500 companies. Cost is $25 and lunch will be served promptly at noon. To register, call toll-free to 1-877-JMU-ALUM.

SOPHOMORE EARNS HOLLIS PRIZE
Adelaide Muir, a sophomore performance major from Urbana, Ill., is the recipient of the University's first Hollis Prize. Through the prize, Muir received a substantial cash award and performed a recital at the Harold Washington Library Auditorium in Chicago on Friday, April 4, as part of the Chicago Public Library Music Series. MORE 

SUMMER FUN AT MU
Wondering what camps and conferences will be held at Millikin this summer? Know a youth who might be interested in honing their athletic skills through a camp? Click here for details. 

TAKE A PEEP PEEK 
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of marshmallow Peeps candies, a faculty Peep show will hang in Perkinson Gallery in Kirkland Fine Art Center through April 25. "The only requirement was that Peep candy figure prominently in the work," said Lyle Salmi, associate professor of art and assistant gallery director. "An exhibit such as this attests to Peeps as a consumer product as well as a popular cultural phenomenon." Pieces range from paintings and ceramics to a poster session on the chemical effects of micro-waving Peeps. Staley Library also has a little Peep show of its own (see below at left). 

TRIVIAL MATTERS
Are you ready for some trivia? Let's take a crack at it. To enter, answer the question below and send your response to alumnews@mail.millikin.edu; be sure to include your name and address. The first five correct responders each win a Millikin University window cling. 

Last month, John Koch '73, Brian Downs '72, Paul Bender '73 and Jerry Cross '72 all correctly answered that 1970 was the year the University agreed to convert the lower level of the Old Gym into a black culture house.

Question: For years, commencement was held outdoors in the main pavilion at Fairview Park before moving to the air-conditioned Decatur Civic Center. That year, 414 students graduated and then-Illinois Governor Jim Edgar was commencement speaker. What year was it? 
A. 1992
B. 1994
C. 1998
D. 1996

Happy Easter! 
May your skies be blue, your eggs colorful, your chocolate plentiful and your friends and family near.