Senior Bethany Hutchens will spend almost a year in Venezuela after she graduates from Uni. Given the history of U.S. involvement in foreign countries, she worries about what the future holds for her soon-to-be host country and its controversial leader, Hugo Chavez.

For 15 years, Marilyn Upah-Bant has been a part of Uni High, as both an employee and a Uni parent. This week the school's longtime director of development and alumni relations said goodbye as she left for a new position on campus.

The varsity girls finished .500 overall and 8-4 in the East Central Illinois Conference after losing to Normal Calvary Baptist 54-36 Thursday night. The Illineks begin playoff action Wednesday against Oakwood. The game will be played at St. Joseph-Ogden High School.

The late civil rights leader considered social activism a form of education, a topic that several Uni students dealt with in their recent award-winning essays.