Not quite as much star power this week, but the Carr Reading Series kicks off with a husband-and-wife team from Houston, among other highlights.
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Listen Up: Sept. 10–16
It's a bit of a star-studded week on campus, with Twitter co-creator Jack Dorsey and ex-Sen. Russ Feingold visiting our fair cities.
Listen Up: Sept. 4–9
School's back in session, and that means lots of speakers coming to town; this week, author and poet Sherman Alexie heads the list.
You might not know it, but you’re a Nazi
Heinrich Rippenstaller from the College German Workers' Party humbly submits this editorial.
A link to The Atlantic linking to ViveloHoy about C-U jaywalking arrests
H/T to reader Kirsten: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/08/in-champaign-urbana-illinois-89-of-those-arrested-for-jaywalking-are-black/261522/ If you prefer to cut The Atlantic out of the equation, here’s the link to the ViveLoHoy article: http://www.vivelohoy.com/noticias/8121347/arrest-disparities-for-black-people-in-champaign-urbana If you want to read some (now outdated) analysis of C-U …
Smyth aims to break GOP stranglehold on Clerk
Champaign County has had a Republican Clerk since 1942. Urbana alderman Charlie Smyth looks to end that streak.
The Oddsmaker: Sweetcorn Festival edition
Tough times in the midwest = plentiful easy marks for gamblers.
Local news headlines for Friday, August 17
· “Champaign cleanup of Aug. 9 storm to last through end of month” (N-G) · “New Technology Focus of Agronomy Day” (WILL) · “Fake Postal Money Order Scams Hit Central Illinois” (WAND) · “SJO school …
Local news headlines for Monday, July 23
· “More Educators Turn to Substitute Teaching” (WICD) · “Frito-Lay Farmers in Trouble” (WICD) · “Bomb threat in campustown” (WCIA) · “Theaters seek ways to raise money for digital conversion” (N-G) · “Next Research Park …
Local news headlines for Wednesday, July 18
· “Growing Local: Local foods movement increases in Champaign-Urbana” (CU-CitizenAccess) · “Carle Hospital Employees Donate Big Bucks” (WICD) · “UI, others join with company for free online courses” (N-G) · “Davis outraises Gill in second …