Month: April 2024
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25 Years of Ebertfest in Champaign-Urbana
Though the show didn’t go on for a few years due to COVID-19, Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, known as Ebertfest, has graced Champaign-Urbana since 1999. The festival’s presence has brought a ton of overlooked films to open-minded audiences, drawn a slew of actors and individuals in the film business to town for in-depth discussions, and…
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Monica Lewinsky Talks Cyberbullying, Redemption at Illini Union on Illinois Campus
When she was 41 years old, Monica Lewinsky was hit on by a 27-year-old guy who told her he could make her feel 22 again. The line by this individual, who Lewinsky admitted was rather charming, turned out to be a deal breaker on any sort of relationship between the two, unsurprisingly. But his words…