Caleb chats with visiting poet John Gallaher about music, politics, mistaken identity, and of course, poetry.
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News-Gazette endorses Schweighart
A fairly predictable development, sure, but the article is definitely worth a read. Here’s a quick teaser: If he’s a little too rough around the edges for some, Schweighart remains a personable, approachable public …
An Early Spring Lit Fest primer
Want the complete rundown on this week’s Early Spring Literary Festival? Caleb has left no stone unturned.
UIUC MFAers to read at VOICE tomorrow night
VOICE Reading Series | Thursday | 7:30 p.m. | Krannert Art Museum The U of I MFA program’s VOICE Reading Series is back in action tomorrow night. If you’re looking for reasons to come check …
Patterson debuts 23 Portraits tomorrow night at University Y
Jason Patterson discusses 23 Portraits, his most recent installation opening at the YMCA on campus tomorrow night at 7.
Tribune writer documents C-U’s baseball history
Chicago Tribune writer and UIUC alum Kyle Betts just published part one of a five part series that unpacks Champaign-Urbana’s unlikely baseball history for Chicago Now. So far, it’s pretty rad.
Proposed Illinois budget cuts have local impact, national profile
From the Huffington Post: Prairie [Treatment] Center’s funding was cut by $900,000 in 2008, forcing it to close its detoxification program and lay off 22 employees. The detox program reopened after some of the money …
County Board member nailed for DUI
Michael C. Richards, 31, who listed an address in the 500 block of North Elm Street, Champaign, was arrested Jan. 27 by a Champaign County sheriff’s deputy after he was seen driving the wrong way …
News-Gazette polls public on its comics section
Do you love “Hagar the Horrible” but hate the fact that it has been moved to the Classified section? Do you feel “Pearls Before Swine” is one of the best comic strips you’ve ever read …
UIUC cancels classes tomorrow, website may be down
The following was just emailed out to all university students, faculty and staff. All Wednesday (Feb. 2) classes at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign are canceled. The Library also will be closed on …