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Street closures will occur in Urbana this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during IlliniFest, an event hosted by Student Success, Inclusion & Belonging. According to the press release from the Urbana Public Works Department, the closures will be between South Mathews and South Goodwin avenues. Some traffic will be redirected into one eastbound.
This interview has been edited for clarity. Faculty, students and organizers of La Casa Cultural Latina filled a banquet hall in the Illini Union on Friday to recognize Latino alumni and faculty. The Latinx Symposium aimed to highlight “Latina/o/x/e excelencia and achievement” through a series of interactive panel discussions lasting from noon to 5 p.m.,.
Every month, The Canopy Club hosts a Latin Night, created and hosted by Chicago native DJ ZAY. The event, labeled by The Canopy Club on their website as “the biggest Latin party in C-U,” will next take place Oct. 7. ZAY said he created Latin Night as a solution to combat the lack of events.