The end-of-the-year 5K run is over. So, what now? Never set foot outside again? You'd miss a lot. A walk around your neighborhood is better than just being a couch potato. And with the gorgeous scenery and fabulous weather, you could even walk a 5K without knowing it! Here are some sights that Jie Han captured on camera during a Saturday evening walk around her Savoy neighborhood.

Senior Ruthie Welch might have been the only Uni athlete to qualify for state at Friday night's Class A sectional meet at PBL, but several other Illineks came close. Check inside for photos of the action. Welch will compete in the state finals Friday in Charleston. If she makes the first-day cut in the 800, she will advance to the championship race on Saturday.

The Class of 2011's Allerton field trip took place April 17 and 18 under the direction of health education teacher Andi Phillips and numerous parent and faculty volunteers. The students spent two days of climbing, falling, running, yelling, doing geometry, and building boats out of cardboard at Allerton Park and the adjacent 4-H Memorial Camp. Check out the photos taken by freshman Ian McInerney and Gargoyle staffer Lauren Piester.

Students gathered in the stands and on the floor of Uni gym Thursday for the second multicultural panel of the year. They braved the rainy passage from Uni to hear from Cynthia Oliver, a professor in the University of Illinois department of dance, and Namsoo Hyong, a master of tae kwon do. Hyong is the head of the HMD Academy of Tae Kwon Do, located in Savoy.

Photographer Jason He was on hand Thursday afternoon in the rain and mud of DCR Soccer Complex to document Uni's 3-2 comeback victory over St. Thomas More. Check out some of the action as the Illineks improved their record to 2-0.

If the Uni hallways seemed a little less crowded this afternoon, that was because most of the seniors had departed for their three-day class trip to the Wisconsin Dells. They left Uni shortly after lunch today and will return on Monday. The trip was organized by senior parents and students, with parents serving as chaperones.

More than 60 students eagerly made their way up to the North Attic on Wednesday for Uni High's annual Black History Luncheon. Students were treated to a dazzling dance performance by freshman Kahlilah Cooke and inspiring poetry readings by special guests Cynthia Biggers and Aaron Ammons. Check inside for photos and to hear Ammons recite two of his poems.

Agora Days '08 followed its predecessors in being a tremendous success and a welcome respite from Uni's regular curriculum. Photographers Sindha Agha and Maritza Mestre dropped in on some of the classes Thursday and Friday, and they brought back these final samples of the week that was.

[AUDIO included] Agora Days was in full swing by midweek, and Gargoyle photographers were out and about trying to capture some of the flavor of this year's classes. And by "flavor," we mean frosty cake icing and authentic Italian pasta, among other things.

[AUDIO included] This year's edition of Agora Days — Uni's annual weeklong break from regular classes — began Tuesday, and all went well according to John Garvey, the event's faculty sponsor and main organizer. Photographer Sindha Agha visited a number of classes on Tuesday. Check inside for some of what she found.

While Look Ugly Day was not much uglier than usual, lunchtime activities flourished during the popular human pyramid competition and “chariot races” in Uni Gym. Many students joined in the activities, encouraged by cheers from classmates and candy prizes from Student Council.

After a bit of a slow start on Monday, Spirit Week kicked into high gear today with the always-popular Twin Day, along with a hippity-hop race and eating contest during lunch. Check inside for photos and for the remainder of the week's activities.

Spirit Week began today with the theme of Animal Day. If the participation was underwhelming — as Student Council executive president Micah Berman put it in an e-mail to students and faculty, "I didn't see too much school spirit around today." — not to worry. Tuesday's theme is Twin Day, which always brings out the cleverness in Uni students and faculty.

For the first three nights of November, audiences were treated to the latest stellar production by Uni's theater program, "The Diary of Anne Frank." Here's a look back at what happened onstage in this year's fall play.

If you noticed a crowd in the first-floor hallway during lunch today, it wasn't because of a pizza sale. This time the congestion was caused by senior Michelle Mehnert and her cross country treammates, who had an appointment with coach Doug Mynatt. Check inside to see what all the commotion was about.