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Gallery: Students march in protest of Confederate statue on campus

“Black Lives Matter.” “Take it Down.” “A Change Gonna Come.” These phrases plastered on signs and other written calls to action were the only words present during a silent Black History Month

February 22, 2019

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A mother’s message: ‘I was just numb. He was my only son.’

“My only son, William Scott Smith, decided to leave this world on May 3, 2015.” His story starts unassumingly, like any other. He had a loving mother, a band of misfit buddies

October 20, 2017

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Pop-tarts, popcorn and pop art: ‘Oxford Pop Art Show!’ is anything but ordinary

Instead of having the typical cheese-and-crackers platter, Frame Up’s Basement Gallery treated guests to Pop-Tarts and popcorn last night at its “Pop Art Show!” — symbolizing the bizarre, yet intriguing, qualities of

October 18, 2017

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Thirty years later, ‘A Different World’ remains as relevant as ever

Last month marked the 30th anniversary of the beloved Cosby Show spinoff “A Different World.” “A Different World” premiered on NBC on Sept. 24, 1987, and was set at the fictional historically black

October 3, 2017

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