By Dixita Limbachia
December 10, 2015
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By Dixita LimbachiaStaff writerThe Marching Illini performed one of their biggest shows ever to TV screens watched by over 65 million people — except instead of a football field, this time their stage was New York City when they performed at the 89th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.The band was one ...
By Atoosa Sayeh
June 13, 2015
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The Illini 4000 stopped at the Alma Mater to take a break from their 4000-mile cross-country bike ride on Tuesday at 3 p.m.The non-profit organization consists of student bikers who document the American cancer experience through the Portraits Project and raising funds for cancer research while taking annual bike ri...
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By Brittney Nadler
April 29, 2015
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They end at the Golden Gate Bridge, weave past accident-prone casual bikers, and glide down one final hill before reuniting with their families on a beach after 73 days apart.
They are Illini 4000, a registered nonprofit and Registered Student Organization that raises money for cancer research, patient supp...
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By Amanda Gecewicz
December 9, 2014
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The Penny Dreadful Players (PDP) will present a new twist on holiday favorites in their newest play, “Tis the Season: A New Holiday Show,” on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Channing Murray Foundation.
The PDP is the oldest student-run theater group on campus. For 22 years, the group has served as ...
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October 21, 2014
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Gai Nyok, graduate student in economics, remembers waking up one morning at 5 years old in the tiny village of Abang, of the former Sudan, with the sun still down and being grabbed by the hand by his older brother.
“Ket,” his older brother exhaled. In their native Dinka language, it meant “run.”
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By Amanda Gecewicz
October 6, 2014
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University students and faculty have joined together to combat environmental issues on campus in hopes of continuing the awareness raised by recent protests in New York City.
On Sept. 21, more than 300,000 protestors marched down the streets of New York City in hopes of prompting world leaders to t...
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By Alexander Vassiliadis
September 17, 2014
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A theater has a wide variety of purposes. From movies to gatherings, certain theaters specialize in showing different types of art, and for The Art Theater Co-op, a combination of dance and film took place at the downtown Champaign venue.
For the first time in its history, The Art Theater Co-op, locat...
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By Rebecca Jacobs
August 26, 2014
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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...
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By Rebecca Jacobs
April 24, 2014
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Patton Oswalt doesn’t think he would be an ideal person to be hijacked and held hostage with. His plan of action would be to stand still, stare at a fixed point and not comfort anyone.
Oswalt said this to an audience at Foellinger Auditorium last night. Kicking off Ebertfest 2014, Oswalt hosted a free sc...
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By Alexander Vassiliadis
April 9, 2014
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For the electronic-rock duo Phantogram, 2014 has been a long-awaited return to promoting an album release.
Nearly four years after their 2010 debut album, “Eyelid Movies,” the band released “Voices” as their most recent full-length studio album on Feb. 18. It quickly made its way to the numbe...
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