Student organization aims to diversify music for local campus community
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Student organization aims to diversify music for local campus community

URBANA – Andrea Maldonado is a senior studying music education at the University of Illinois.  She plays the violin and was performing Latin American music prior to going to college. While the curriculum is great, Maldonado wanted more, so she decided to start her own ensemble. “And I talked to Danny who I also knew…

217 Today: University of Illinois music ensemble embraces their Latin American culture

217 Today: University of Illinois music ensemble embraces their Latin American culture

Thursday, May 18, 2023 Today’s headlines:  The U.S. Supreme Court says Illinois can – for now – keep in place a new law that bans the sale of certain semi-automatic guns and large-capacity magazines.  A working group will present a rough draft of a new statewide literacy plan to the Illinois State Board of Education…

Undergraduate library at the University of Illinois may receive a new name for its new mission

Undergraduate library at the University of Illinois may receive a new name for its new mission

CHAMPAIGN — The Undergraduate Library at the University of Illinois’s Urbana campus was closed in May of 2022. The unique building, with its two main floors located underground, was dedicated in 1969 as a hub for undergraduate resources and study spaces.  But last year, University officials announced the library would be closed and the building…