Arts

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The indie voice of a college town
Remembering The Octopus 30 years after it became Champaign-Urbana’s alt-weekly of record.
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Music man
Dr. Claudius Conrad, associate dean for research and innovation at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, answers the Proust Questionnaire.
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The dance is enough
Cynthia Oliver, professor of dance, answers the Proust Questionnaire.
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Child of war, man of peace
Shozo Sato, the founder of Japan House and director emeritus, always paints with a purpose.
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Making Illinois: Bridgette Dona, Properties Manager
Episode 1: Bridgette Dona gives us a behind-the-scenes look at prop design as she fabricates a “working” iron lung.
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Curiosities: Series 8
From illustrating fictional lands to helping you find your way home, these colorful way finders tell us as much about where we are as who we are.
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The attitude of gratitude
Barry L. Houser, director of the Marching Illini, answers the Proust Questionnaire.
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Remembering Bronzeville
Alumna Dawn Turner’s striking new memoir is an homage to the power of sisterhood and to the ways in which fate plays a role in our lives.
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Curiosities: Series 6
In this sixth installment of Curiosities, we try our hand at games of chance, fortune, and skill.