By Izzy Murillo, Contributing writer
October 10, 2017
Each Thursday, students gather around a table with an orange "mantel," the Spanish word for tablecloth, playing games and talking amongst themselves in Spanish in the Illini Union basement.
These students are a part of Mi Pueblo, a student-run organization that promotes and encourages Spanish conversati...
By Mark Snider
November 8, 2015
By Mark SniderStaff writerNearly 40 percent of the world’s languages are endangered, according to Jenny L. Davis, assistant professor of American Indian Studies and Anthropology.“New generations are not taught the language (indigenous languages) within their homes and learning institutions,” Davis said.In an inc...
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December 2, 2014
The Spurlock Museum’s “Artists of the Loom: Maya Weavers of Guatemala” exhibit, running until Jan. 25, displays the backstories of some members of the Mayan community. Three main people and communities were essential to the creation of the exhibits’ features.
Capturing the Maya faces
Spending ...
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November 3, 2014
Nicole Crifase remembers sitting in the bathtub, clutching her knees and trying to comprehend what had just happened. It was March 27, 2005, and her mother, Darcie Crifase, had just lost her battle against breast cancer. To the senior in LAS, life without her mother seemed completely unfathomable.
Wi...
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August 28, 2014
New and long-standing local music fans can unite Friday for a nostalgic reunion show at Cowboy Monkey in downtown Champaign. Current local bands, Elsinore and Hathaways, will join Champaign-Urbana native band Grandkids, which will be making a trip from Chicago on Friday.
“The idea was to have an end...
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