<p>In Episode 20, Julie Wurth talks with the two UI students who dreamed up the “Alma Otter” as a possible Illini mascot — mostly as a joke: Austin Lindell and John Farwick.</p>

In Episode 20, Julie Wurth talks with the two UI students who dreamed up the “Alma Otter” as a possible Illini mascot — mostly as a joke: Austin Lindell and John Farwick.

Campus Conversation: The students behind 'Alma Otter'

The News-Gazette's Julie Wurth, who’s been on the University of Illinois beat for more than 25 years, chats with campus newsmakers.

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Campus Conversation: The students behind 'Alma Otter'

Campus Conversation: The students behind 'Alma Otter'