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Illinois rowing club heads to Ann Arbor

Women’s Varsity 8+ (UChicago Varsity 8+ on dock as well), Illinois Collegiate Rowing Invitational in Clinton Lake, DeWitt, Illinois in April 2014.

April 22, 2015

Both Illinois men and women’s rowing teams will travel to Ann Arbor, Michigan, this Saturday for the Mid-American Collegiate Rowing Association Championships. In preparation, the teams are fine-tuning their stroke technique. “Rowing is a very technical and repetitive sport and having a good, clea...

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Former preschool art teacher produces series of children’s books on artists

By Earn Saenmuk

June 16, 2014

When Judy Lee, a 28-year-old freelance graphic designer in Urbana, got a job offer to become a preschool art teacher, she didn’t know what to do. She was terrified — she wasn’t sure if she could actually work with children or not. She planned to reject the offer; however, all her friends encourage...

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