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BY DI PHOTOSTAFF | APRIL 30, 2009 8:00 AM

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Eric Parker (left) and Phillip Iverson protest the wages paid by McComas-Lacina Construction outside the construction site at Burlington and Madison Streets on Wednesday. Iverson said he had been working as a paid protester for around six months.

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Actors Brynne Ruggeberg and Jack Gallagher act out scenes from *Thanks*. *Thanks* is directed by Kyle Niemer (bottom right); it can be seen tonight at the Free Association Student Theatre Short Play Festival.

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Actors Maria Vorhis and Klai Block rehearse a scene on April 20 from *Devotion*, by Kelsey Dallas, for the Free Association Student Theatre Short Play Festival.

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Fit2Live trainer Matt Staats talks with customers while they complete their cardio workout on Wednesday. All employees and interns working at the gym are UI-affiliated.

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A construction worker cuts through cement blocks outside the former Phi Kappa Theta house on Wednesday. The UI has been renovating the house to make space for classrooms and offices in the fall.

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UI Art and Art History major Lindsey Delavan works in printmaking class at the Studio Arts Building on Tuesday. More than 300 students’ work will be displayed at the Arts Festival from 4-8 p.m. Friday.

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*Orpheus in the Underworld* cast members rehearse at the Englert Theater on Monday. The operetta is a modern, comedic take on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice; it will open Friday at 8 p.m.

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Actors Maria Vorhis and Kjai Block rehearse *Devotion* on April 23. The play, featured in this year’s Free Association Student Theatre Short Play Festival, is directed by Alex Scott (bottom left).

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The Alpha Chi Omega house sits on top of the hill on Washington Street on Tuesday. The sorority house is one of the greenest Greek houses on campus because of upgraded technology including motion sensor lights.