Reactions: Oscars take two steps back

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Associate Professor of Theatre Leslie Sloan Orr says the exclusion of diversity in Hollywood is not new, but is all the more frustrating because it feels as though we are taking two steps backward.

Actor and playwright Eisa Davis in residence January 21-22

The Illinois State University School of Theatre and Dance and Crossroads Project will host award-winning actor and playwright, Eisa Davis, niece to civil rights activist Angela Davis, for a playwriting workshop and colloquium featuring a performance of material from her critically acclaimed play, Angela’s Mixtape.

U.S. Navy Brass Ambassadors in concert

The United States Navy Brass Ambassadors will perform in a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 26, in Illinois State University’s Kemp Recital Hall.

Gourmet Dinner deadline January 26

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The University Club’s (U-Club) first 2016 Spring Gourmet Dinner will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, January 30, in the Founders Suite of the Bone Student Center.