Re: The *Official* Unofficial Thread (UIUC: 3/2/07)
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and they made you guys get rid of the indian
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seriously....unofficial started in full force in '96 IIRC. I've been here since '97. This is one 'tradition' that the new chancellor is not a big fan of. It's getting bigger each year as more and more people from outside the University of Illinois make the trip (ie friends/relatives at the other state schools and nearby big10 universities).
The whole reason it came up was a greedy bar owner (Cochran). St Pat's often falls during Spring Break. To make up for it, the bar owner invented unofficial St. Pat's the first Friday of March. It's basically St. Pat's day in Champaign tomorrow.
My gf has to be at her place at 8AM to drink.
I'll be there about noon and will drink most of the day.
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