Julie speaks with Michael Metz, author of the book Radicals in the Heartland: The 1960s Student Protest Movement at the University of Illinois.
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Five things to eat or drink in C-U this month: October 2019
Julie takes on the task of this month's food and drink recommending.
Discuss women in music with Girls Rock! C-U on October 16th
Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities is hosting an evening with Carrie Chandler, Emily McKown, and Olivia Tasch, members of Girls Rock! C-U, at Levis Faculty Center on October 16th at 7:30 p.m. They will …
There will be a year-round overnight shelter in C-U beginning November 2020
It’s something our community has been sorely lacking for a long time now, and Austin’s Place and C-U at Home, with the help of United Way of Champaign, will be making it a reality. Beginning …
Lodgic Everyday Community is expanding to two more cities
Lodgic Everyday Community, a concept of Moose International, opened their flagship location here in Champaign exactly a year ago, and now they are going to be expanding into two more markets. From Moose International C.E.O. …
Senator Scott Bennett is sponsoring a cell phone drive
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and State Senator Scott Bennett is sponsoring a cell phone drive throughout the month to support victims of domestic violence. From the press release: Bennett has partnered with Courage …
Here’s a taste of last weekend’s Black and African Arts Festival
C-U’s first Black and African Arts Festival happened Friday and Saturday, and we were there to capture some moments. You can read more about the festival in our preview article. Photos by Kwamé Thomas
Learn about storm chasing at Champaign Outdoors next week
Champaign Outdoors will be hosting Andrew Pritchard of Chambana Weather (who also happens to do our monthly weather column) to discuss his storm-chasing adventures on Thursday, October 10th from 6 to 7 p.m. Hint: it …
C-U shows their support during Pride
Love and acceptance were on display at the 10th annual CU Pride Fest.
The City of Champaign is asking residents to “Adopt-a-Drain”
Sounds sexy, doesn’t it. It may not be a glamorous task, but it’s one that could go a long way to help reduce all that street flooding that happens when we get a ton of …