# @illinois_alumni on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CoppjCArZOe
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/4030647-illinois-alumni-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-02-14T17:13:09.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Illinois Alumni (@Illinois_Alumni) — https://gondola.cc/Illinois_Alumni

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Q: Is it true that lovers who kiss beneath the Eternal Flame on the Quad will be together forever? The hopeless romantic in me hopes so! (Roberta Jorge, ’10 LAS, MBA ’20)⁣
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A: Of course it’s true (says a fellow hopeless romantic)! Now, if I were a cynical man, I would say that the Eternal Flame is neither eternal nor a flame—that it’s a light post that the University operates on a timer, and that its bench is uncomfortable and often covered in gum and graffiti. But I’m not a cynical man. I think the Eternal Flame, which was a gift from the Class of 1912, is a beautiful monument to romance, and that its legend is absolutely true. Keep kissing, lovers!⁣
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Happy #ValentinesDay! 🧡💙⁣
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Have questions about U of I history, traditions, and legends? Write to Illini 411 at rross2@uillinois.edu⁣
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#Illini411 | #ForeverIllini

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