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Building diversity

Nov 22, 2010
by Melissa Cadena

While policies regarding diversity in university admissions continue to be a source of contention in the United States, two universities are standing out on opposing sides of the debate.

Kal Penn Urges the Youth Vote During Midterm Elections

Nov 01, 2010
by Joe Delisi

Adorned with an ‘Alexi 2010’ shirt, Kal Penn, better known as ‘Kumar’ from Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, encouraged UIC students to attend the midterm elections this Nov. 2 at the 3rd floor of Student Center East.

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Famous “Starbucks” author shares new lease on life

Oct 04, 2010
by Ruth Tangonan

Campus Housing invites author of “How Starbucks Saved My Life” to UIC as part of the freshman reading program.

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UIC offers several activities for students on a budget

Oct 04, 2010
by Skarlet Walls

After all the studying and attending to those two hour lectures, students need a place to relax. Students need somewhere to go, to let loose, and let their minds be free for just a while.

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Chicago Music: A Pitchfork in the road

Aug 23, 2010
by Joe Delisi

As the Lollapalooza Music Festival continues to draw larger crowds every year, a new, less known festival across town begins to make its mark on the summer festival scene, bringing its own unique flavor and definition of what music is all about.

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Finding religion for yourself, finding yourself in religion

Aug 23, 2010
by Lisa Moy

Coming to a university as diverse as UIC, offers many an opportunity to have new experiences and form a new identity for themselves by learning about and getting deeper involved with religion.

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India’s got talent

Apr 10, 2010
by Tommy Barnett

The UIC Forum housed a celebration of Indian culture on Saturday night, showcasing fifteen acts and four MCs that featured some of the University’s most talented performers. Attendees at India Night were treated to a dazzling display of entertainment put together annually by the Indian Students Association (ISA), relenting only at the beginning of intermission and after the final curtains dropped.

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Bringing balance to LGBT media coverage

Mar 09, 2010
by Rebecca Franek

Only a day after the infamous Westboro Baptist Church picket at the Levine Hillel Center, Tracy Baim, the editor for a leading lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) newspaper called Windy City Times gave a presentation to the UIC community on LGBT issues in journalism on March 9th at room 605 in Student Center East.

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