By Mariah Schaefer
November 1, 2015
Filed under Life & Culture
Envision this: A jazz band plays on a stage in front of a live audience, and among the performers is a robot. The robot functions as another member of the group, being able to fully improvise jazz with the rest as they play naturally.
Ben Grosser, an assistant professor in the School of Art and Design, is ...
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By Alexander Vassiliadis
December 1, 2014
Filed under Uncategorized
Chocolate peppermint crunch, salted caramel, chocolate ganache and lemon ginger.
These are only a handful of the flavors of French macarons that Sarah Heller, Champaign-Urbana native, makes and sells at her business — Sugar by Sarah.
Sugar by Sarah operates primarily out of the year-round Urbana M...
Tags: business_technology, Cake, central illinois, Champaign Urbana Native, chocolate ganache, Chocolate Peppermint Crunch, cookie decorating, Cookies, Copy Editor, cottage food act, cupcakes, email, English, english teacher, Facebook, Farmer's Market, food_health, french bakery, French Macarons, illinois, Job, lemon ginger, lifeandculture, lincoln square mall, Mass Orders, Music, New York, Paris, Performer, Phones, salted caramel, sarah heller, showers, sid majumbar, sourcebooks, sugar by sarah, Text Messages, ui, uiuc, university of illinois, University Of Iowa, Urbana, Urbana Holiday Market, Urbana Market, urbana_champaign, weddings
By Taylor Lucero
November 20, 2014
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This Wednesday concluded the 40th annual “Foxy Lady Contest: Battle of the Sorority Girls!” presented by Alpha Gamma Rho at The Canopy Club.
The Foxy Lady Contest had 12 different sorority members from 12 different sororities competing in the pageant. Josh DuBois, junior in Business, stated that each so...
Tags: A Capella, aces, Alex Johns, Alpha Gamma Rho, Angel Wings, Apron, aroundcampus, battle of the sorority girls, Beauty Pageant, ben kovalick, Bible Study, Business, campus director, Children, contest, Contestant, Cookies, email, engineering, formal, Foxy Lady Contest, fraternity, fundraiser, hogwarts, Illini Navigators, illini pole fitness, illinois, interviews, josh dubois, katie hubbard, lifeandculture, Medical Expenses, members, Metastatic Breast Cancer, Norman Hubbard, Participants, Partitioned Glass Room, pastor, President, Profits, Public Relations, Recruitment Chair, School Spirit, sorority, sorority spirit, terminal cnacer, the canopy club, ui, uiuc, university of illinois, urbana_champaign, xtension chords
October 9, 2014
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While Halloween may still be a few weeks out, the Immersed in Ink Tattoo Arts and Horror Festival is bringing the creepy atmosphere to Champaign-Urbana starting Friday with live tattooing, body suspension and celebrity guests.
The festival will be visiting Champaign for the first time as the final s...
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By Annabeth Carlson
September 16, 2014
Filed under Uncategorized
Facebook. Twitter. Instagram. These are just a few of the popular social media giants and apps out there today. However, a new app is on the rise on college campuses across the country. Known as the “Anti-Facebook” by its creators, this app is called Unseen.
Unseen is an anonymous photo-sharing ...
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By Rebecca Jacobs
August 26, 2014
Filed under Uncategorized
Every year, summer internships can give University students the opportunity to do everything from meeting international diplomats to feeding seals through these opportunities.
Companies and organizations such as Boeing, Louis Vuitton, Microsoft, United Nations and Brookfield Zoo take thousands of applic...
Tags: aces, albert pujols, Angela Yang, aroundcampus, Ban Ki Moon, Boeing, Brookfield Zoo, Business, Ceo, Chicago, coding, cristina valdez, David Blaine, Dolphins, dolphins in action, economic and social council, Elite Eight, email, emily tran, engineering, Fish, Flight Simulator, foreign ministers, front_lead, Gaza, George Lucas, illinois, Intern, intern signature event, International Diplomats, internships, Jenna Epstein, Journalists, Kruger National Park, Louis Vuitton, Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, Microsoft, new york city, Office Products, Political Figures, Product Design, samantha power, satya nadella, Sea Lions, seals, Security Council, security general of the u.n., Senators, south africa, st. louis, students, Summer, The New York Times, trusteeship council, Tyler Rallo, U.n., U.s. Ambassador, ui, uiuc, ukraine, United Nations, university of illinois, urbana_champaign, War, West Coast, World Renowned Diplomats, xbox ones
