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Return to Agora Days '08: Getting the most out of your calculator

[AUDIO included] The calculator programming class taught by Ethan Berl, Chris Nixon, and A.J. Martinez during sixth hour was a hit this year. Students were taught basic aspects of programming while learning how to program games in the two final days of the week.

Column: Harry Potter and the HOLY CRAP TWO MOVIES!

Warner Bros. Pictures confirmed today that "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the seventh of the popular Harry Potter series, will officially be made into not one but two films. Lauren Piester is more excited than you even know, and she tells why she thinks this is such excellent news.

Return to Agora Days '08: Is it a chicken or a duck? Thinking about race and racism in America

By the end of the first day of Race and Racism in America, students were already uncomfortable — and that was a good thing, according to Rachel Harmon. At the center of the class was a documentary titled "The Color of Fear" and a charismatic teacher from the U of I named Mikhail Lyubansky. Rachel discusses both inside.