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Essays, 2018 Ryan Mulrooney Essays, 2018 Ryan Mulrooney

A Thirst for Change

Thirsting for local climate change, student Nenad Jakovljevic uses focused rhetoric to empower the local community. After considering a future world where freedom, generosity, and water are all commodified, his work strives to leave his impact on the community one drop of water at a time.

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Essays, 2018 Illumination Publications Essays, 2018 Illumination Publications

My Sister Lucie

For as long as I can remember, being Lucie’s twin has been part of my identity. Identical down to the freckles dotting our noses, Lucie has always been a part of me, and I a part of her. We were raised doing everything together—from Mommy and Me music lessons to first ballet classes. We just don’t know any different.

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Essays, 2018 Illumination Editor Essays, 2018 Illumination Editor

duo

I watch him swallow a bit of a galaxy and he coughs. His breath is the ocean floor.

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Supermarket Sushi

She did her best to ignore the muted color of the unidentifiable vegetables neatly packed into the cylinders of white rice, popping each roll into her anxious mouth like she was knocking back pills.

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Going the Distance

Engaging with citizens in their local communities across the state about the higher education debate may be the best way to shape our public universities. The undergraduate-led project Documenting the Aims of Higher Education in Wisconsin demonstrates the eclectic views and barriers of citizens, and how to possibly serve them.

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Essays, Fall 2017 Essays, Uncategorized Illumination Publications Essays, Fall 2017 Essays, Uncategorized Illumination Publications

Lauren Gunderson: Discussions on Playwriting, Storytelling, and the Role They Play in Bringing Us Together

Playwright Lauren Gunderson spoke at the Madison Public Library in a playful yet thought-provoking reading that covered everything from her personal writing process to why theater’s incomparable influence in our society has endured for centuries.

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