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Zachary Benefield smiling on the quad — Read Zach's Story

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Mary Doro smiling in front of a map of Peru — Read Mary's Story

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Experienced circus performer and new Redbird is ready for Gamma Phi CircusFreshman student Cassia Weigel has been training as a circus performer since she was 3 years old. When she began looking at colleges, the San Francisco was attracted to Illinois State University and the Gamma Phi Circus, America’s oldest collegiate circus.

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New Redbird inspired by the musical work of Illinois State faculty memberHarrison Collins is a first-year music composition major at Illinois State. The Little Elm, Texas native has played the bassoon for six years and has experience playing the piano and clarinet.

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First-year student looks to integrate sign language into school curriculumsTony Nicolalde, a first-year student majoring in special education, has been working his whole life to integrate American Sign Language (ASL) into school curriculums.