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Racing Mount Pleasant headlines night of music at PYGMALION Day 2 - The Daily Illini (opens the original)
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Tote bags and flowy skirts were scattered throughout the crowd at Racing Mount Pleasant’s show Friday night. The band performed at the Rose Bowl Tavern alongside openers Tractor Kings and Candi Jenkins. The bands performed as part of PYGMALION, an annual music, comedy, literature and film festival running from Thursday to Sunday. Rose Bowl is one of many venues hosting performances and held Racing Mount Pleasant’s concert outdoors with picnic tables and a tent-covered stage. Racing Mount Pleasan
Anamanaguchi gives back, reminisces on Urbana roots ahead of PYGMALION - The Daily Illini (opens the original)
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Anamanaguchi is traveling back to the Midwest this weekend for its upcoming PYGMALION performance, far from the suburbs of New York where it began. The band is playing at the Rose Bowl Tavern on Saturday alongside opener Covet, where it will also be hosting a donation drive. Anamanaguchi originated in Millwood, New York, according to Peter Berkman, singer and guitarist for the band. Berkman is accompanied by Ary Warnaar, James DeVito and Luke Silas in creating the band’s chiptune-based electroni
A&E rewind: This week’s buzz - The Daily Illini (opens the original)
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Performing arts: ‘Come From Away’ honors the memory of 9/11 The Station Theatre is performing its rendition of “Come From Away” from Sept. 10-27. The musical takes place in Gander, Newfoundland, a small town that accepted over 7,000 rerouted passengers after the 9/11 attacks. Jaclyn Loewenstein, producing artistic director at The Station Theatre, said she had always wanted to direct the show and felt that now was the right time to bring it to the Champaign-Urbana community. The cast consists of
BPST finds its footing as UI’s first step team - The Daily Illini (opens the original)
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Endless eight counts and practices brought Break Point Step Team to the Spring Jam 2026 stage, and now it’s navigating its next moves as the University’s first step team. Stepping, or step dancing, is a percussive dance where the participant’s body produces rhythms through a sequence of handclaps, footsteps and chants. BPST was created in the spring of 2025 by Bisola Ajijola, junior in Information Sciences and BPST president. Ajijola said she was president of her high school’s step team and didn
UI maintains Niche’s No. 10 Top Party School ranking - The Daily Illini (opens the original)
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The University has once again won itself the No. 10 spot in Niche’s 2027 Top Party Schools in America ranking. Niche released its Best Colleges ranking on Monday, where the University maintained its party school ranking and was also named the No. 7 Top Public University in America. The platform provides rankings, reviews and information on schools and neighborhoods in the United States to help prospective students find their best fit. Each year, Niche releases a Top Party Schools list based on s
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