By Susan Szuch
April 16, 2015
A short walk away from the State Farm Center, nestled among other buildings in Research Park, is the Forbes Natural History Building, one of “the University’s best kept secrets,” said Sue Post, chairperson of the Naturally Illinois Expo.
However, with the arrival of around 800 students fr...
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By Stephanie Kim
March 16, 2015
Resting on the shelves in the basement of the Undergraduate Library is a collection unique to the country: the largest collection of Indian comics in North America.
“Nobody else in the country has a collection like this,” said Mara Thacker, librarian and professor in South Asian studies. “People mig...
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