Art club voices frustration at University funding
By Anna Pevey, Staff Writer
December 10, 2019
When Chantal Vaca found out RSO funding was included in student fees, she was intrigued, especially because she’s a co-founder of The Collective, an arts magazine and RSO. “I had no idea that each student paid a set amount on their fees to the University. It’s not something that has been ad...
Orphans Treasure Box helps orphanages, homeless shelters
By Zhuolin Joanna Liu, Contributing Writer
December 5, 2019
The cheerful doorbell rings again. Another visitor. A second after, the bookstore returns to silence, with only the rustling of pages flipping in the background. No music. Other than brochures and business cards on the counter, a white, marble Jesus Christ statuette catches attention. Away from the aust...
Metaphysical store sells crystals, alternative healing practices
By Carmen Martinez, Staff Writer
November 25, 2019
On the corner of Water and Broadway sits Beads N Botanicals, a metaphysical store offering customers guidance, crystals and art. Unlike other shops in the area, the store hosts tarot card readings, healing work and hypnotherapy sessions. Catherine Novak, a certified medicinal herbalist and Reiki master in two different ...
Professor examines ‘The Way of Tea’
By Vidushi Bhatia, Contributing Writer
November 12, 2019
Walking through the Japan house can be a divine and transformative experience – learning about its roots and culture is even more so. ARTD 209, Chado (The Way of Tea), is a class on the Japanese tea ceremony, its significance in Japanese culture and its relevance to our lives today. The class...
Deaf lead paves way for inclusivity in “Titus Andronicus” performance
By Jared Ebanks, Staff Writer
November 11, 2019
Across the country, more efforts are being made to reach all audiences of all abilities, including theaters adding American Sign Language and interpretation services to their performances. ASL interpreters are now part of the performing arts community on campus at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts...
The Kat Walk, new RSO, to strut the quad
By Brielle Scullark, Contributing Writer
November 7, 2019
After modeling in various shows held by other organizations in the black community on campus, Teara Morrow, senior in LAS, envisioned a much larger stage than what had been traditionally done. That stage is the Main Quad. Morrow recognized the power and influence runway modeling has within black cult...
International students experience first American Halloween
By Carmen Martinez, Staff Writer
October 30, 2019
Almost a quarter of the University’s student population consists of international students that come from over 100 different countries. Many experience their first American Halloween while on campus and witness the holiday that has become an iconic aspect of American culture. Olivia Yang, a senior...
Students celebrate Halloween activities with gothic lolita
By Vi Aldunate, Staff Writer
October 29, 2019
For some fans of gothic subcultures, October is a good month for visiting graveyards. Zoë Goldenfeld, senior in LAS, organized a graveyard picnic earlier in October. Goldenfeld and her guests exchanged anecdotes and personal recipes while sitting on an empty plot of ground adjacent to a nineteenth-century...
Soft, impactful music sparks audience curiosity
By Xinyi Li, College of Media Roger Ebert Fellow
October 28, 2019
Editor’s note: Each year, the U of I College of Media Roger Ebert Fellowship sends three new Ebert Fellows to cover a variety of arts and entertainment events. The fellowship begins with the Chicago International Film Festival and ends, in April, with Ebertfest, the annual festival named for the cel...
‘The Apollo’ depicts history of African American artists
By Coltrane Zerai-Che, College of Media Roger Ebert Fellow
October 28, 2019
Editor’s note: Each year, the U of I College of Media Roger Ebert Fellowship sends three new Ebert Fellows to cover a variety of arts and entertainment events. The fellowship begins with the Chicago International Film Festival and ends, in April, with Ebertfest, the annual festival named for the c...
Film festivals change perspective
By Hallin Burgan, College of Media Roger Ebert Fellow
October 28, 2019
Editor’s note: Each year, the U of I College of Media Roger Ebert Fellowship sends three new Ebert Fellows to cover a variety of arts and entertainment events. The fellowship begins with the Chicago International Film Festival and ends, in April, with Ebertfest, the annual festival named for the c...
Local artists host Halloween art exhibition
By Anna Pevey, Staff Writer
October 28, 2019
Five flights up the Lincoln Building in Champaign, nestled in a corner studio, is ACME Elfworks Art Space. Melissa Mitchell, a Champaign-based artist and the founder of ACME Elfworks, has been hosting exhibitions in her studio since 2017 as well as using the studio space in general for about nine y...
