The Marching Illini sousaphone section will participate in the Christie Clinic Illinois 5k Run/Walk on Friday to raise money for Crisis Nursery — with their instruments. For nearly a decade, the ...

Surprisingly, a trumpet player (John Walter Brungart) dotted the 'i' that day. Four games later, a sousaphone player (Glenn R. Johnson) dotted the 'i' on the orders of band director Eugene Weigel.