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	text[0] = 'Read the latest issue of <em>Tableau</em>, the Humanities Division magazine... ';
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	text[1] = 'Read the latest issue of <em>Tableau</em>, the Humanities Division magazine... ';
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	text[0] = 'Hindu scholar presents lecture on women, jewelry and mythology...';
	links[0] = 'http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/news/2010/01/26/wendy-doniger-explores-hinduism-jewelry-and-mythology/';*/
	
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	text[0] = 'Jade Simmons brings new take on Rachmaninoff to University Orchestra...';
	links[0] = 'http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/news/2009/11/23/pianist-jade-simmons-joins-the-university-of-chicago-symphony-orchestra-to-play-rachmaninoff/';
	
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	text[1] = 'Rave reviews for on-campus performance by award winning soprano...';
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	//text[2] = 'Humanities Day 2009 to showcase faculty scholarship...';
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	//text[0] = 'Bross lecturer Susan Alcock to explore surveillance and the ancient world...';
	//links[0] = 'http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/news/2009/03/21/bross-lectures-will-feature-archaeologist-susan-alcock-discussing-some-archaeologies-of-surveillance/';
	
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	images[0] = 'danceofdeath.jpg';
	text[0] = 'Rave reviews for Smart Museum Exhibition curated by Art History graduate students...';
	links[0] = 'http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/news/2009/04/07/your-pal-cliff-at-the-smart-museum/';
	
	images[0] = 'spring_lectures.jpg';
	text[0] = 'Spring lectures bring renowned scholars to campus...';
	links[0] = 'http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/news/2009/04/13/2009-spring-lecture-series-features-internationally-renowned-scholars-and-artists/';*/
	
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	text[0] = 'Artspeaks to feature performance artist and writer Guillermo Gómez-Peña...';
	links[0] = 'http://arts.uchicago.edu/artspeaks.html';*/
	
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	text[1] = 'Regenstein Exhibit on academic integration includes Division alumna Georgiana Simpson, one of the first African American women to receive a Ph.D. ...';
	links[1] = 'http://www.uchicago.edu/features/20090119_mlk.shtml';
	
	images[2] = 'nehgrant.jpg';
	text[2] = 'Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations professors Gibson, Moeller, and Stolper each receive grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities...';
	links[2] = 'http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/081211/accolades.shtml';*/
	
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