celebs on campus

Celebrities who visited campus in 2022

By Features Staff

Steve Burns:

The American actor and TV host famous for his work on the hit Nickelodeon program “Blue’s Clues,” attended the Illini Union as a guest speaker. The packed Union hall had costumed students and fans excited to hear from the TV star who stood as an iconic piece of many Gen Z childhoods.

Yung Gravy:

All aboard the gravy train! Next stop: Champaign. State Farm Center, usually home to the Illini basketball team, became home to a different type of player for April’s Spring Jam — Minnesota rapper and selfproclaimed MILF-connoisseur Yung Gravy. The rapper is known for songs such as “Gravy Train,” “Mr. Clean” and “oops!”

Stanley Hudson and Meredith Palmer:

Students and fans alike gathered at Foellinger Auditorium to see two of Michael Scott’s employees from “The Office”: Stanley Hudson and Meredith Palmer.

Neon Trees:

As a new addition to the University’s Homecoming Week celebrations, Utah rock band Neon Trees illuminated State Farm Center with a colorful concert.

Ludacris:

Local residents and students alike gathered at State Farm Center to attend the “Ludacris is Coming Home” concert which was held during Homecoming Week.

John Quiñones:

ABC news correspondent and “What

LOGAN HODSON THE DAILY ILLINI Rapper Ludacris performs at State Farm Center on Oct. 15 for the “Ludacris is Coming Home” Homecoming concert.

Would You Do?” show host, John Quiñones, visited the Illini Union to share his story and answer questions from students and fans of the show.

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CADEN BARGOWSKI THE DAILY ILLINI John Quiñones, ABC news correspondent and “What Would You Do?” host, speaks at the Illini Union on Nov. 17.

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