By Lillian Barkley
April 27, 2015
David Sedaris has a key to the city and promised to steal Champaign’s riches while its citizens sleep.
The author was honored with the key by Mayor Don Gerard before his performance, “An Evening with David Sedaris,” at the Virginia Theater on Sunday.
“He was everything that’s advertised,”...
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By Drake Pena
March 30, 2015
Coming to campus this spring, Fortu is an app designed to change the way people look at online dating, according to Jason White, founder of the app. The app uses three major pillars: initial physical attraction, an event that both parties find interesting and an available time that works for both use...
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By Rebecca Jacobs
September 28, 2014
The playing cards that Alexander Chin designs aren’t suited for college drinking games. Instead, the cards are made as collectors’ items, valued for their artistic appeal.
Chin is the creator and CEO of SEASONS playing cards, made up by four editions, each representing one of the four seasons....
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April 14, 2014
Words and photographs are capable of sending powerful messages. For survivors of sexual assault, these pictures can have a deeper meaning: providing special healing powers.
Participants of Project Unbreakable, an organization that seeks to raise awareness of sexual assault, are photographed with a m...
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By Stephanie Kim
January 29, 2014
For anyone in doubt of the University hosting a “stylish campus,” Streets of Chambana might cause some double takes for its documentation of the local fashion scene.
Created and maintained by 2013 alumnus Nkemka Uche, Streets of Chambana is a street style fashion blog meant to share photos of fashion st...
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