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$10,000 Business Plan Competition open for 2020
The fourth annual Business Plan Competition at Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø will award $10,000 in prize money to students with the best business ideas.

Soul Children to highlight King celebration Jan. 18
The Soul Children of Chicago will be the featured guests at the 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Celebration on Jan. 18.
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Christmas at Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø tickets, livestream
The 11th annual Christmas at Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø performances begin at 2 p.m. Dec. 7-8.

One of ¡®10 new Chicago actors you should know¡¯ tells how he got there.
Debo Balogun ¡¯17 continues to surround himself with talented people who push him.

How 'merry and bright' turned out otherwise
The Mississippi Bend Players will present Davis Sedaris' "The Santaland Diaries" Dec. 12-15 in Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's Brunner Theatre Center.
From FYI to foreign service: Melinda Pavek '92
Melinda Pavek ¡¯92 recently visited the studios of WVIK, Quad Cities NPR, to record an interview with Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's "Life of the Mind" podcast.

'The Marriage of Figaro' presented Nov. 22-23
OperX will present Mozart's comic opera " The Marriage of Figaro."

Senior from Ghana honored as Lincoln student laureate
Nadia Ayensah, a senior from Cape Coast, Ghana, was honored as Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's student laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois.
Student from Sri Lanka wins annual poetry award
Lalini Shanela Ranaraja, a sophomore from Sri Lanka, won this year's V¨¢zquez-Valarezo Poetry Award.
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Tea Talks series begins 11th year
Now entering its 11th year, the Tea Talks lecture series at Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø will feature faculty, staff and guest speakers on a range of topics.

Student-athlete-mentor Simon ¡¯20 wins accounting scholarship
Basketball player and student leader Lucas Simon ¡¯20 wins full-ride scholarship for grad school.

'She Kills Monsters' takes audience on a quest
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø will present "She Kills Monsters," a dramatic comedy in the world of fantasy role-playing games, Nov. 14-17.