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It's the 41st Annual Black Squirrel Festival!
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Today
Scene of students enjoying a past Black Squirrel Festival

The Black Squirrel Festival returns to Risman Plaza and the Student Green on Friday, Sept. 29, from 4-7 p.m.

10 Years and More Than 200,000 Guests Later
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Today
Hotel evening view

The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Hotel and Conference Center is celebrating 10 years of being at the heart of a transformed downtown. 

New 'Flashes First Thursday' welcomes students to explore our vibrant college town
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Today
Students discovering downtown ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï.

The first "Flashes First Thursday" welcomes students to experience the shopping, dining, music and more that make downtown ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï a fun place to visit.

Shaping Town-Gown Relations: PR Students’ Work Has Real Impact for University, City
College of Communication & Information
Image of downtown ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï ice skating rink

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Professor Earns Main Street ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï's Volunteer of the Year Award
College of Arts & Sciences
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Assistant Professor Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., poses beside a map kiosk in downtown ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï that she helped to create.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Helps the City of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Rank Among Best Midwestern Towns for Young Adults Seeking Jobs
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus

Esplanade Extension Opens Franklin Hall to New Prominence
School of Media and Journalism

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