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10 easy steps to be a good roommate RANA SCHENKE | Daily Egyptian
Dealing with roommates can be difficult when personalities and lifestyles clash. Here are ten easy steps to help have a good relationship with your roommate. 1. Try and room with someone who has the same or similar major as you. This way you automatically have something in common with them. Sharing the same or similar major makes it easier for your roommates to be understanding of your class schedule than someone who has a completely unrelated major. 2. When you meet your roommate, get to know them. It’s important to know your roommate and be aware of their living habits and what habits might cause issues in the future. Also it’s common courtesy since you’re going to be sharing a living space. 3. Be honest. If you have a quirky living habit (we all do) then be upfront about it so you don’t catch your roommate off guard. Hopefully, your roommate will follow your example and do the same. You don’t want to end up with an unpleasant surprise later. If you have a problem with your roommate, talk to them about it — even if you think it’s obvious. 4. Be courteous of each other’s sleep and class schedules. If you like to stay up late but your roommate has morning classes and needs to be up at a certain time, it’s polite to respect that. However, just because your roommate goes to sleep early, doesn’t mean you have to. If you live in the dorms go hang out in the community lounges or with a friend. 5. When issues arise try to understand the other person’s perspective.
3. Be honest. If you have a quirky living habit (we all do) then be upfront about it so you don’t catch your roommate off guard. Acknowledge your roommate will not have the same experiences as you. Maybe they have never shared a living space long-term before with someone who isn’t their family. Or perhaps they are the youngest in the family and are not used to constantly being around someone the same age. Keep these things in mind when issues arise. 6. Fill out the roommate agreement (or make your own, if you’re in an apartment) and actually follow it. The roommate agreement is a form given to students living in the dorms at the beginning of the school year. Make sure you and your roommate(s) fill it out together. The agreement sets guidelines to when it is okay to guests over, study times and what to do if a disagreement arises. With the roommate agreement, all will understand each other’s expectations and know what to do if you need to talk about things. Make sure you go over expectations for guests, drinking and parties. These topics might not be the most comfortable to talk about, but the sooner you talk about them the less issues you will have in the future. If your roommate brushes it off or doesn’t consider it important and
take this as a warning sign. 7. Clean up after yourself. This is one of the easiest steps, but also one of the ones that people typically disregard. It’s hard to have a good relationship with a roommate if you are always tripping over each other’s stuff. 8. Figure out who is going to buy/provide what ahead of time. Who is buying soap? Toilet paper? Who is bringing a broom or a vacuum? Take turns buying shared supplies, that way one person doesn’t end up feeling like they are buying everything. 9. Figure out what is “shareable” and what isn’t. For example, if you brought a mini fridge is your roommate allowed to put food in it? Make sure you specify these things ahead of time. If you have things you definitely don’t want anyone using, tell your roommate before it becomes a problem. 10. Have fun! Go out and do something together. Go to the movies, out to eat, or go bowling at the student center. Just enjoy yourselves once in a while. It will help you de-stress and will strengthen your relationship with your roommate. Staff writer Rana Schenke can be reached at rschenke@dailyegyptian.com.
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Why living off-campus is the best thing since sliced bread JEREMY BROWN | @JeremyBrown_DE
My editor told me to explain why leaving the dorms is the best thing since sliced bread, and I’m sitting here staring at a loaf trying to figure out why my apartment is anywhere near as great as this sliced bread loaf. If living in an apartment is like sliced bread, then living in the dorms is an unsliced loaf of Wonder Bread. By technical definition, Wonder Bread is still bread, but processed to oblivion. Dorm life is the same way. It’s still technically living away from home, but it’s missing so much of what makes living away from home unique. When you have an unsliced loaf of Wonder Bread, you can’t even properly make a simple peanut butter and jelly sandwich, because the loaf is too soft to make clean slices. When you’re living in a dorm, you can’t simply find alone time in your room. You have roommates asking to use your PlayStation for Netflix, you have suitemates that sing off-key in the shower and you have excited freshmen
constantly trying to find a new hobby in the hallways. In real life, getting a loaf of Wonder Bread unsliced is impossible. When living in the dorms, a true amount of freedom is also impossible. You’re essentially still in your room from home, but you have no one around to tell you to clean up. Some people like the simplicity of the dorms. You don’t have to make your own food, you don’t have to worry about rent and there’s an easy way to meet new people. But like sliced bread, living off-campus brings a whole new dimension to your life. There’s more responsibility, but there’s so much more options for living your daily routine the way you want. Personally, the best part about sliced bread is making sandwiches. There’s so many options for what style, what ingredients to add and if you want it hot or cold. In your apartment, these new options exist. Living off-campus allows you to decide the entire look and feel of your space with
your own furniture, you decide what kind of food goes in the fridge and I guarantee your thermostat works better than the AC units of the dorms ever will. This also happens to work in a literal sense — Lentz can’t make a sandwich as well as you can. They simply don’t have the time to craft them the way you want, especially when they completely forget the provolone. When you have a whole loaf of bread, everything is one massive unit. You can’t pick and choose the parts you want. Dorm life is the same way. Come this fall, you have to have a roommate. You have to still pay to use the washer and dryer in the basement. You have to tell that suitemate to quit leaving the toilet paper roll unreplaced. Seriously people, it takes less than a minute. Now with sliced bread, you get to pick exactly the parts you want, and leave the heel for someone else. Or take it right away, if that’s what you’re into. Living off-campus is the same way. You can get your own bedroom to avoid roommate issues. You can have an apartment with washer
and dryer included so you don’t have to waste five minutes frustrated with a Debit Dawg machine. The toilet paper will be right next to you when you finally have a real bathroom. With this new freedom, there’s a larger amount of responsibility. This is your time to learn some of the more basic routines of adult life before the university hands you a diploma and you ask “Now what?” You’ll learn to cook for yourself, and make foods that are so much more satisfying than the dining halls (because you won’t forget the provolone,) you’ll learn how to apologize for a noise complaint, or file one yourself and how to pay rent before a roommate goes postal. There’s not a perfect analogy on the responsibilities of sliced bread, but as a general reminder, don’t leave the bag open and let it go stale. These are years of your life in Carbondale, you should preserve them and enjoy them the way you want. Staff writer Jeremy Brown can be reached at jbrown@dailyegyptian.com. or on Twitter at @JeremyBrown_DE
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What to know before deciding to live at home or on campus ISABEL MILLER | Daily Egyptian
As you decide to live either at home or on campus while in college, each option is presented with its own unique list of pros and cons. Savor those home cooked meals while they’re hot. You are going to be eating that same casserole for lunch every day for the next three days. And maybe dinner, too, if your parent decides not to cook that night. When you live on campus, fresh meals are provided four times daily at the dining hall, and no one is going to stop you from eating a whole plate of cookies for dinner. But who is going to make you a birthday cake and your favorite meal any time you want it? Living at home means a full refrigerator 24 hours a day and still being able to eat when the cafeteria is closed and the meal card and debit card are both empty. When you live on campus, your family is a call away They can’t see how messy your room is and yell at you for living in filth. You never get asked to watch your younger siblings for an hour or help with household chores when you have a 6-page paper due the next morning. Though your germaphobe roommate might get on your nerves as much as your family will. Prepare to be woken up against your will Parents always have something for you to do. If you’re lucky enough to have younger siblings who wake up at six every day like mine, don’t worry about an alarm clock, they have you covered. At college weird stuff happens. Fire alarms may go off at three
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in the morning because someone threw a cigarette in the trash and now you have to walk down several flights of stairs in your pajamas and no glasses. At least at home you don’t have thin walls separating you from the other 150 people in the building. What is a social life? When you attend college while living at home it can be difficult to make new friends. Is it mature to ask if someone wants to come over to your house after school? At college you live and go to class with the same people. Dorm
pizza nights are a sure way to snag some new besties. When you live at college it’s hard to avoid activities; there’s always something going on on campus. At home you have to make a deliberate effort to find out what’s going on instead of having it right outside your door. Then drive your butt to and from without anyone to walk you home. On the other hand, when you get home your bike will probably still be there. Faner Hall... Living on campus, you'll learn
where many of the buildings are. There are a variety of quiet, isolated places to study or sleep where no one will find you. Wide open spaces exist for you to breathe and embrace your inner wilderness without stepping off the path. You will find out the best places to grab a bite to eat and still make it to your next class. Living at home ensures that you always bring snack because you’re already late to your next class. However, at home you know where everything is at, even that
dish under your bed that has been there for over two weeks. In short, above is just a taste of the differences between living at home with the 'rents or on campus. Take into consideration practical elements like if its really worth being in debt when your family lives just as far from campus as you will or if your 'super close' bond with mom will realistically last the years of you becoming an independent adult. Isabel Miller can be reached at isabelmillermedia@gmail.com.
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Local puppet group to hold 5th annual all species Puppet Parade RANA SCHENKE | Daily Egyptian
Local puppet group The Beloved Puppetistas will be showcasing handmade animal puppets in their 5th annual All Species Puppet Parade on April 22. The group will be marching from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. starting at the the LIFE Center and ending at Turley Park. The Beloved Puppetistas create handmade puppets out of recycled materials each year for their puppet parade. “We did it the first year, and then people were very enthusiastic, and then it just kept growing,” said Cade Bursell, a Cinema and Photography professor and founding member of the Beloved Puppetistas. Bursell said the Puppetistas host workshops in March and April preparing for the parade. The workshops are open to children and adults. Most of the puppet workshops are held at the old train station in downtown Carbondale. On workshop days, some of the Puppetistas arrive early to set up supplies and put up cardboard signs saying “Puppets.” At around 10:15 a.m., families with children start to arrive. Some of the first to arrive are Puppetistas Jeleania Fields and her daughter Abigail, who decided to spend her ninth birthday with the Puppetistas. Fields said that she and her daughter started attending the workshops the last year after her mother found out about the group and brought Abigail along to a meeting. Fields’ mother has since passed away, but Fields and Abigail still attend the workshops. “This has become part of our family,” Fields said. Bursell describes the Puppetistas as a fluid group with many
Mary Newman | @MaryNewmanDE Puppetista Lisa Barnes shows a prototype of her giant armadillo puppet, Tuesday at her home in Cobden.
different members. “Every time someone shows up,… they become a Beloved Puppetista,” Bursell said. “It becomes just this sort of temporary community all focused on the same thing for a while, and getting to know each other and having a dialogue... I don’t know if that’s unique [to the group], but I think the temporariness of it is.” Even the puppets themselves are temporary, Bursell said.
“Sometimes [the puppets] go to the art center and have a display or to the library afterwards, but eventually… they go to the recycle bin again.” The Puppetistas use recycled materials, including cardboard, fabric, wire, bamboo poles, plastic bottles and ribbon to create their puppets. The Puppetistas have a process they use to make many of their puppets that is easy for the children to do.
Bursell said members have made backpack puppets, mask puppets, multi-person puppets and puppets that move. “We had a beautiful praying mantis [in the parade one year] that had moving parts, so that when the arm moved, the praying mantis parts moved, too,” Bursell said. Nancy Cottom and Lee Fronabarger, members of the Friends of Carbondale Dog Parks organization
attended the workshop on April 8 to work on a wiener dog puppet made from a children’s play tunnel. The purpose of the dog puppet is to bring attention to and promote the dog park that is being built in Carbondale, Cottom and Fronabarger said. Other puppets in progress at the workshop included sea turtles, a purple, black and white panther, a giant squid, a deer, a spider and a snake.
Friday, april 20, 2018 Bursell said the original idea of the parade was to celebrate endangered species in Illinois. “But when people came, they really wanted to celebrate a lot of different species from all over the planet,” Bursell said. “They have their favorites and so then they make them, from the domestic cat that lives with them to polar bears.” Participants are asked to think about the particular plant or animal's habitat when they are making their puppets. Most often, the animals the puppets portray need the same resources humans need, Bursell said. "Like it needs clean water, it needs a habitat, it needs enough space to live, that sort of thing," Bursell said. "So we try to make those kind of connections.” Bursell said imaginary creatures are welcome in the parade as well, because the Puppetistas want to celebrate diversity. “I think [we call it] All Species because, you know, there’s an interconnection and interdependence
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Mary Newman | @MaryNewmanDE Puppetista Lisa Barnes explains a bit about her giant armadillo puppet, Tuesday at her home in Cobden.
of all species, right? And so what one species needs, we need,” Bursell said. After the parade is finished, marchers gather for activities at Turley Park. The park district also helps with organizing the parade, Bursell said. Touch of Nature and SIU Sustainability are two of the organizations helping organize the
puppet activities. “It’s a great way to have community and university folks together,” Bursell said. Bursell estimates that approximately 200 to 250 people participate in the parade. Members of the public are invited to watch or participate in the parade. “Being out there and protesting,
Mary Newman | @MaryNewmanDE Puppetista Lisa Barnes explains how each part of her giant armadillo puppet was created, Tuesday at her home in Cobden.
all of that’s needed, but this is sort of another way of kind of getting at that and trying to figure out how do you cultivate love for other species, and how… do we see ourselves as humans in the environment,” Bursell said. “We have a lot of struggles right now, and we really need creative thinking,”
The Beloved Puppetistas’ workshops are funded by the Southern Arts Grant from Carbondale Community Arts and a matching grant from the Carbondale Park District. Staff writer Rana Schenke can be reached at rschenke@dailyegyptian.com.
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The easiest ways to screw up pan-fried chicken JEREMY BROWN | @JeremyBrownDE
There is many ways to screwup cooking chicken, but to keep it simple, here are two common ways: overcooking or undercooking, and in both cases, it’s a frustrating experience. First and foremost, to really screw up a piece of chicken on the stove, turn the burner higher than a medium heat. What you’ll be left with is a charred exterior and a mushy, unsafe center. This method of cooking is a nopatience speedrun that rushes a piece of chicken to the finish line. It’ll work as well as mixing oil with water. If you cook a bad piece of chicken on your stove, don’t bother eating the whole thing. You spent money and time, yes, but you don’t want to spend even more time in the bathroom. Try cooking it again. Chicken isn’t incredibly expensive, and you’ll know to not do it the same way in your
second attempt. Undercooking If you’re inexperienced, there are two simple ways to make sure you don’t undercook a chicken breast or thigh: cut it down to smaller pieces or just check the internal temperature. Cutting a thigh or breast into smaller pieces cooks chicken a lot faster. Use a sharp knife on a clean cutting board, be careful to not cut your fingers and for crying out loud, wash your hands. When cooking smaller pieces, like the size of a quarter, you won’t have to check the internal temperature. For a whole breast or thigh, a piece of chicken needs to be 165 degrees Fahrenheit in the center before it’s safe to eat. A reliable meat thermometer is usually about $15, but if you don’t have the cash, there’s no shame in cutting a piece open to be absolutely sure it’s not raw.
Don’t settle for undercooked chicken, ever. You can just put the piece back on the pan instead of having to call in sick for being lazy. Although, if that’s your excuse, it’s still recommended to lie to your boss and have good chicken, rather than food poisoning. Overcooking If you cook anything in a pan, do not leave the kitchen. This is how roommates move out, and the fire department starts to know you on a first-name basis. To cover our bases it’s important to note: if your chicken is on fire, quit cooking it. A general definition of overcooking chicken in a pan typically means you’ll dry it out and the chicken will be tough, harder to chew, and flavorless. To counteract this cooking with olive oil (or similar cooking oils) in the pan is almost essential. This also works to help the chicken not stick
If you cook a bad piece of chicken on your stove, don’t bother eating the whole thing. You spent money and time, yes, but you don’t want to spend even more time in the bathroom. to the pan. Don’t make a small pond – just pour enough to coat the pan in a very thin layer. If you’re using olive oil in your pan, and there’s a lot of fat on the chicken, it’s going to start popping and flinging scalding oil all over your counter and probably yourself. If you want less of a mess, grapeseed oil works better for higher heat cooking, and is just as cheap as olive oil. To not overcook, keep a keen eye
on your chicken. If you’re cooking in those smaller pieces, take it out of the pan when you have a golden brown color across the board. If you’re cooking for a whole breast or thigh make sure it’s not undercooked and take it off as soon as the internal temp is 165 degrees. College students screw up panfrying all the time. If your chicken doesn’t turn out right, remember you’ll do better next time, even if that means remembering to crack open a window first.
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How to transition from dorm to apartment living REAGAN GAVIN | @RGavin_DE
If you thought moving into the dorms meant total freedom, just wait — an apartment is a whole new world. Dorm living allows college students to take a baby step into adulthood, acting as a midway point between life at home and adulthood. Transitioning out of the dorms and into your first place can be a pivotal moment, but three months down the road you might start to feel tired of adult-ing and dream of being a five year-old-again. It can be easy to get caught up in the excitement of your own room, cooking your own food and having a living space not connected to the university. However, that also means you are the one who is responsible for maintaining your place. Below is a compiled list to help you smoothly switch from dorm to apartment living When touring potential apartments, consider the location along with the price. If you won’t have a car available, make sure your apartment is within walking distance to a bus stop or campus. However, consider too the fact that a longer commute may also mean lower rent. Figure out right off the bat if you want more of the party atmosphere that tends to come with mostlystudent apartment complexes, or if you want the quieter setting that a mix of non-student residents will bring. Talk with your roommates to decide what everyone will contribute. You don’t want to show up on movein day with three sets of silverware but no plates to eat off of. Some overlap is fine, but for the major items that you share, you’ll want to decide before you start to shop.
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This also is applicable for when you have to buy items that everyone uses. Rotate so one person buys the dish soap the first time and another buys it the next. Set up utilities before you move in If you have to sign up for utilities, sort them out before you move in and set up a payment schedule with your roommates. Long gone are the days of hourlong hot showers and leaving the lights on just because — you’ll soon realize after the first month that everything adds up. Set up a monthly budget and actually stick to it. Always set aside enough for rent and utilities so when you start to spend money on non-essentials you’ll have enough for the month. Which leads us into the next tip … Eating out is expensive (and unhealthy). I’m sure we all complained about the dining hall food at some point, but the reality is that it was convenient and now you have to make your own food. Don’t fall into the all-too-easy habit of just eating out all the time or making microwave ramen and macaroni and cheese. Take some time on Sundays to meal prep for the week so you can still
have a quick homemade meal during your busy days. Be conscientious of how often you have guests over if you live with roommates. While the apartment is now your space to do what you wish, you have to remember that it is also your roommates’ space. Communicate with them when you plan on having guests stay overnight. Remember if you host the party, you have to clean it up the next morning. It’s tempting to throw Friday night ragers at your place, but you also now get to deal with the drunken mess that will follow. Some people — especially those who aren’t close friends — won’t have the same level of respect for your place as they do theirs. If you still want to be the party host, consider looking into a recycling service for all the cans you will inevitably find littered around your place. In short, apartment living is fun and exciting, but it can come as a shock for students accustomed to living in dorms. If you follow these tips, you’ll be fine — but also know there are lessons you just have to learn by living them.
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Surviving the apocalypse - or rather finals week MARY NEWMAN @MaryNewman_DE
Finals week is just around the corner and whether you’ve been preparing all semester or cram the week before, here are some simple tips to help you survive what might feel like the end of the world. First of all, breathe. At times the pressure of studying for an exam can bring on anxiety, which can be relieved by deep breathing. It’s a good practice breathing in for five seconds, hold it for five seconds and then exhale for five seconds. This will help relax your body and clear your mind. Many people think excessive amounts of caffeine helps them stay awake and alert, but sleep is what’s really necessary for success. Caffeine will often increase your stress, so by reducing your caffeine intake and planning ahead to hit the hay earlier, your body will say thank you. To ensure maximum study time don’t procrastinate. Procrastination leads to stress and cramming — not good.
Create a list of what needs to be done before exam time and prioritize the assignments that are due first. It may sound obvious, but it helps. As you write your to-do list double and triple check each exam time and location. One of the worst things that can happen on exam day is not knowing where or when to go. Ask your professors for help. As you begin studying you may come across incomplete notes or questions you never thought of before. It’s not too late to get the answers you need to succeed. After all that’s what professors are there for. While you’re getting questions answered, try to find out what format your exams will be in. Knowing the format of an exam can help you find more efficient ways of studying. There’s no use studying true or false answers for an essay. Be sure to take frequent breaks while studying to ensure you don’t get bogged down with information. Get up, take a walk, make a snack, or play with your pet. This will help you not burn out and
As you write your to-do list double and triple check each exam time and location. One of the worst things that can happen on exam day is not knowing where or when to go.
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Avoid places that are loud and distracting, or places that you feel too comfortable in, like your bed or the couch. Try mixing it up by studying outside, your favorite bookstore or coffee shop, or the library. lose information you just learned. Just make sure you don’t stay away for too long, five to ten minutes is plenty. Pick the perfect study spot. Avoid places that are loud and distracting, or places that you feel too comfortable in, like your bed or the couch. Try mixing it up by studying outside, your favorite bookstore or coffee shop, or the library. Having a change in scenery will help boost productivity and places like the library help promote good studying habits. If you are easily discouraged or distracted, try finding someone in your class to study with. Having someone around to hold you accountable and help you find answers will alleviate some of the panic of feeling alone in a stressful situation. If you are the type of person that would rather study alone, but are afraid the silence might kill you, then try listening to music without lyrics. Many people find instrumental music relaxing as well as beneficial to their productivity. Film scores are a good place to start. Sometimes it’s hard to know where to begin studying for finals. A tried and true process is creating a quiz based on the key points in each chapter that was covered in the class. For example, if you are studying the “five types
of government” turn it into a question, “what are the five types of government,” and then answer it. Place a checkmark next to any question you can’t answer within the first 20-30 seconds and return to it at the end. Then you will have a list of what you need to go over more thoroughly. Remember to stay positive throughout finals week. Instead of saying you can’t do something or that it is too difficult, try to reframe your thoughts and remind yourself that you can accomplish your goals. Challenge any negative thought you have by asking yourself what the facts are. If you feel like you’re going to fail, ask yourself what evidence there is that makes you feel this way. Have you failed before? Why did you fail? Are you doing your best? These types of questions help to filter out stress-induced irrational thoughts. In the end the apocalypse might kill you, but finals week won’t. The anticipation of finals is always scarier than the actual tests. Just remember to prepare, ask questions, get plenty of sleep and above all, stay positive. After all, it is only a week. Now you are ready to study. Staff photographer Mary Newman can be reached at mnewman@dailyegyptian.com.
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Review: Big Lebowski, a must see comedy on April 20 KITT FRESA | @kittfresa
The Varsity Center will be showing The Big Lebowski on April 20th. Here is my review on the cult classic. The Big Lebowski doesn’t take itself seriously, and anybody who watches it quickly realizes this. For rookies who don’t know the cult classic, our journey begins with ‘The Dude’ or Jeff Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) being thrown head first into his own toilet by two men searching for something. ‘The Dude’ gurgles underwater as the goon drowning him screams, “Where’s the money Lebowski!?” But ‘The Dude’ is so chill, so nonchalant about life that he comes up for air and says to the goon, “It’s down there somewhere let me take another look.” This is one of ‘The Dude’s’ first lines and right off the bat we can tell what we are in store for, and it isn’t a serious movie.
After the two goons realize Jeff Lebowski isn’t the Lebowski they’re looking for, one urinates on 'The Dude’s' rug and they leave in anger. ‘The Dude’ isn’t going to let this slide. The film ends up going from one inconvenient situation to the other and that’s what gives this film both it’s hilarity and erratic unpredictability. After he reconvenes with his sidekick bowling buddies, Walter Sobchak (John Goodman) and Donny Kerabatsos (Steve Buscemi), who he will eventually include into the rest of his idiotic adventures. He goes and finds the real Mr. Lebowski, who’s a proud but crippled millionaire. During their meeting, the two argue over whether The Dude is a loser or not, which ends in ‘The Dude’ stealing Mr. Lebowski's rug. However, ‘The Dude’ is called back to the Lebowski residence. Not for the rug, but to save Mr. Lebowski’s wife, Bunny.
The same goons who urinated on ‘The Dude’s’ rug managed to find the real Mr. Lebowski and now his wife has been kidnapped and held in exchange for ransom. In a desperate attempt to recover his beloved wife, Mr. Lebowski pleads with ‘The Dude’ to help bring her back. Mr. Lebowski offers ‘The Dude’ a small fortune to deliver ransom money to the kidnappers and identify whether or not the people who have Bunny are the same people who urinated on his rug. Then the plot twist ensues. What happens when the least productive person in the world is thrown into a situation where he must act with precision and intelligence? The Big Lebowski asks this question and the result is pure comedic gold. The Coen Brothers directed the film did an incredible job of creating a story where everything’s at stake and all is lost. After the film was released it made a modest profit. It wasn’t until later until
it became known as a cult classic. The film has many avid followers that created the religion, “Dudeism” also known as The Church of the Latter-Day Dude. According to their website, Dudeism. com, Dudeism is an ancient philosophy that advocates non-preachiness and practices as little as possible. This dogma aligns with ‘The Dude’s’ laidback and worry-free personality. In an example of this laidback religion’s rituals is what one has to do to become an ordained Dudeist priest. To become ordained, one simply has to answer a few general questions and press “Ordain me!”. According to the website over 450,000 people worldwide have been ordained. The “Big Lebowski” uses its main character to twist apathy and indifference in an interesting way. The film depicts ‘The Dude’ being put through the ringer with inconvenient situations; this
juxtaposition of the ‘The Dude’ being forced to care is where the comedy comes from. When you’re as lethargic as 'The Dude', you’re probably not aiming to watch something that takes a lot of effort to understand. The Big Lebowski isn’t a movie that needs to be studied or torn apart to find a deeper meaning and therefore a deeper understanding. People want something that’s inviting, easy, simple and goofy. That’s what The Big Lebowski has always been. It's a simple film that never fails to relax its viewer and have them fall back into laughter. To fully appreciate The Big Lebowski, you need to know who it’s centered around, ‘The Dude’. Do as ‘The Dude’ would do take life, and the movie for what it is. Features editor Kitt Fresa can be reached at kfresa@dailyegyptian.com and on Twitter at @KittFresa.
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SIU hosts Civil Engineering Conference for first time in nine years JEREMY BROWN | @JeremyBrownDE
On April 19 through 21, SIU is hosting the American Society of Civil Engineers Mid–Continent Student Conference for the first time since 2009. The conference brings together 16 different schools from Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska to compete in a variety of competitions. “You can only see it every 10 years in Carbondale,” said Mansor Sufran, Committee Chair for this year’s conference. “We would just love to see everybody come watch this and see what engineering is, what students do in engineering.” The headlining events are the concrete canoe and steel bridge competitions, with 14 schools competing in each event. The concrete canoe races will start at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday at Campus Lake. Publicity Coordinator Larissa Root said the concrete canoe competition begins with a dunk tank test. The concrete canoes have to be able to float while full of water before they’re cleared to go into the lake. “Most times you don't know if it's going to float until the day of,” Root said. “You can do calculations to determine the weight and the buoyancy. You don't want to take it out and damage it before the competition.” Joseph DeWerff, co–captain of the concrete canoe team, said from the beginning of the fall 2017 semester the team was designing their canoe. “Every year kind of changes with the rules,” DeWerff said. “This year they're really focused on sustainability and using recyclable products. So really it's about testing and coming up with that mix that’s going to work really well.”
Root compared concrete mixtures of the boats to cooking. “The concrete is really like the dough,” Root said. “It's all the ingredients you put in it that turn into a fantastic outcome.” DeWerff said the canoes can fall apart when they’re in the races. “It deals with a lot of stresses when you're out there and paddling,” DeWerff said. “Usually after a race or two some will start to crack. It's kind of disappointing for those schools, to put in so much hard work, it's sad to see something not work.” There are three categories of races, DeWerff said. Endurance races are filled with turns and go around the lake for two rowers, the sprints are straight paths forward and back to the finish line with two rowers, and the co–ed races are another long race of four rowers. “You'll have four (rowers) which will be two girls and two guys,” DeWerff said. “That one really pushes it to its limits. There's definitely some years where we get to that point and some of the canoes fail.Then you have to swim to shore.” The steel bridge competition will be at 7 a.m. on Friday at the SIU Arena. 14 schools are competing to build bridges that are about 20 feet long, four feet tall and four feet wide. The goal is to build a bridge in the shortest time with the lowest amount of people, Sufran said. The bridges have to be assembled with three feet long steel beams the teams have to bolt together. “Some schools do it with two people, but it takes them 30 minutes, some take six people and it takes them three minutes,” Sufran said. “It's a very fast process. The students have designed and practiced building
these bridges at home.” The bridges are also judged by how efficiently the team works together, Sufran said. If someone drops a piece of equipment, or steps into the simulated river represented by duct tape, the team will lose points. “It's a simulation of how you do the real bridge out there,” Sufran said. “If any of your builders touch the tape, that's one more builder added to the cost. They calculate how many builders, how much time does it take, how many penalties did you have, then they give you a score which is how much the bridge costed.” Every event at the conference is open to the public. Since this event is only held about every 10 years in Carbondale, Sufran said he hopes to see a lot of non-engineering students attend. “It takes a lot of time to engineer something, but the beauty of it is the outcome of when you see it, when it does its job,” Sufran said. “That's why we're here as engineers, to make something work or make something that could not be done otherwise." Staff writer Jeremy Brown can be reached at jbrown@dailyegyptian.com.
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of time, but the beauty of it is when you see it, when it does the job. ” - Mansor Sufran, Conference Committee Chair
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Cameron Hupp | @CHupp04 The dam at Little Grassy Lake is letting water into the creek Tuesday near Makanda, IL.
Lakes to swim, dive and fish in southern Illinois this summer KITT FRESA | @kittfresa
Southern Illinois is a hidden gem of beauty and outdoor recreation. The magnificent Shawnee National forest alone includes 280,000 acres of prairies, streams, lakes, ponds, waterfalls, woodlands and more. Southern Illinois isn’t just limited to that, lakes of all shapes and sizes are here for everyone to enjoy. Here’s our list of some of the best lakes in southern
Illinois to visit. Kinkaid Lake Only a few miles away from Murphysboro, Kinkaid Lake offers a variety of activities for tourists and locals to enjoy. The lake offers camping, fishing, boating, and hunting. Kinkaid also includes cliff sides and waterfalls perfect for cliff diving and swimming. “Topography varies from sandstone bluff formations to rolling hills
surrounding the lake where oaks and hickories predominate,” according to Murphsyboro.com. “Numerous flat contours are planted with prairie grasses, cool-season grasses and wildlife food plots.” The lake has an average depth of about 40 feet with the deepest area stretching down to 80 feet near Kinkaid’s dam. The lake also stretches into the Shawnee National Forest giving access to plenty of hiking.
Kinkaid offers a full-service marina including four boat ramps. The lake has no horsepower restrictions but several no-wake areas are spread out through the lake. Where there is boats there’s fishing, and Kinkaid has a plethora of different species some of which are Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Crappie, Catfish, Walleye and Muskie. Camping is provided at the Johnson Creek Recreation Area and Paul Ice
Recreation Area near the marina where picnic tables, charcoal grills and restroom facilities are provided. However, camping is not permitted on any property held by the Department of Natural Resources. Little Grassy Lake If you’re looking to spend a lazy day out on the water, Little Grassy Lake is the place to be. At Little Grassy, customers can rent boats as small as kayaks or rent boats as
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Cameron Hupp | @CHupp04 Fog rises up from Cedar Lake on Tuesday near Carbondale.
large as 12 passenger pontoons. The lake is surrounded by 31 miles of beautiful woodlands and rocky shorelines. These shorelines are perfect for pulling up to in a boat and exploring or simply just finding a place to swim. The lake itself is approximately 1,000 acres with a length of 4 miles, a width of 1 mile and a depth of 60 feet. Little Grassy Lake Campground & Marina is located on the edge of the lake where patrons can rent kayaks, canoes, jon-boats, and pontoons stretching from a few hours, to all day rentals. Little Grassy offers plenty of fishing with species like bass, crappie, catfish and bluegill. Camping is available as well at Little Grassy, whether patrons want to use tents or bring RV’s. Full hook-ups are offered including electricity and water at an extra cost. Reservations are available for all rentals. Cedar Lake Just a few miles south of Carbondale, beaches await for anyone trying to escape the summer heat. The 1,750 acre
was originally created as the source for Carbondale’s tap water but has quickly become a haven for beach goers and outdoor enthusiasts. Fishing is available at Cedar Lake and will be hosting a fishing tournament this year, The Cedar Lake Supervisor is accepting requests for 2018 Fish-Off/ Fishing Tournament Permit. Hunting is allowed at Cedar Lake but is limited to archery deer hunting and is not permitted during the two shotgun seasons. Poplar Camp Beach is the main beach at Cedar Lake where there’s plenty of room for swimming, there’s even a swim lap lane provided with certified Red Cross lifeguards are on duty. The hours of operation at the beach are 9:30am-5:30pm on weekdays and 9:30am-7pm on weekends and holidays. The beach includes restrooms, picnic tables and a concessions area. Single day admission is $2.50 children under four years old are admitted free. Features editor Kitt Fresa can be reached at kittfresa@dailyegyptian.com.
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Best study spots to cram for finals RANA SCHENKE AND ISABEL MILLER
Finals week is coming up and with that brings looming deadlines and exams. It helps to change environments and study somewhere else when you're cramming for finals. Here is a list of some of the top study spots for SIU students. Morris Library Morris Library is a huge study spot that is on campus. Whether you’re cramming for a test and need solitude or working on a group project, Morris Library can fill both needs and anything in between. The library’s multiple floors are designated for group studying, quiet studying and complete silence. There are lots of secluded spots for studying, particularly in the basement. If you are looking for study resources you can find them in the library. There are rows of bookshelves with information just waiting to be looked at and other study help, such as the Writing Center waits to help you with that upcoming final paper. The library also has computers and printers for those who don’t have the luxury do having those appliances in the dorms or at home. If your phone or computer is running low on battery life, don’t panic. Morris Library offers places through the library to charge your devices. Students can also quench their thirst, maintain their caffeine-induced focus and keep the munchies off their minds at the library. Morris Library allows non-messy foods and covered drinks; plus, you can buy a study snack or drink at Delyte’s Cafe. Longbranch Cafe Longbranch Cafe is great place to meet with another person or group to chat, study and eat. The cafe has a diverse menu filled with vegetarian and vegan treats and meals. Longbranch Cafe opens at 7:30 a.m. and is a cozy place to have your morning
coffee while you study for your classes later in the day. Longbranch Cafe is best for group studying, students who live off campus or have a car, and those who enjoy delicious (and/or vegetarian) treats. Faner Hall Although one can get lost in Faner Hall as they try to find their classes, it’s an unusual place to get beneficial studying done. There are many indoor and outdoor places to sit down and study throughout the building. The building is also conveniently located as it is in the middle of campus. If majority of your classes are in Faner Hall, then it is the best place for studying between those classes. Japanese Garden (behind Faner Hall) On the sunny and warm days the Japanese Garden behind Faner Hall is a calming outside environment to study in. It’s on campus, behind faner hall across from Morris Library. In the garden there is beautiful landscaping and benches for people to sit, relax and study. The Japanese Garden is best for when you need a relaxing study environment to get you in the right mood. Blend Tea and Crepe Lounge Blend Tea and Crepe Lounge is a chill spot to enjoy free wifi, various types of teas, and crepes. It also has long hours from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Whether you study early in the afternoon, or late at night you can do it at Blend. Blend works great for groups and individuals looking to study. At the crepe joint there are various seating options whether you’d like to relax on couches, have group study or sip in your tea in solitude, outdoors and indoors. The Student Center The Student Center has oodles of study lounges for any student to take advantage of. Whether you are taking a break
between classes or just looking for a quiet space to study, there is a study lounge for you. Wi-Fi is available throughout the Student Center. On the first floor you can eat while you study at the Marketplace Food Court. The Study Lounge on the second floor provides a calm place for students to hit the books, or you could chill out on the couches in the International lounge. The Lower Level Lounge is another great area to study, as it is quiet and has low light. If you want to take a break from studying you can relax your brain in the TV Lounge on the first floor. Outside With the weather getting warmer, it’s the perfect opportunity to go outside and get some fresh air. Why not get your school work done while you’re out enjoying the sunshine? All around campus lake there are tables and benches in secluded areas. It is a good atmosphere for studying and you can clear your mind by taking
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a walk to an exercise station on the Hopefully, you’ll be able to find your fitness trail around the lake. own place that you can go to anytime Grab an old quilt and study on the you need to really focus on something. green grass; or take advantage of one the many courtyards outside of campus Staff writer Rana Schenke can be buildings. Nearly any space you can find reached at rschenke@dailyegyptian.com. can be turned into a great place to study. These are just a few of the many Isabel Miller can be reached at places to study in Carbondale. isabelmillermedia@gmail.com
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Luis Sinco | Los Angeles Times Dave Bayley, lead guitarist for the British group Glass Animals, performs on Day 2 of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, Calif., on April 11, 2015.
The grooviest psychedelic songs for summer AMELIA BLAKELY | @AmeilaBlakely
Summer is just around the corner and having a jamming playlist for those warm and fuzzy days of relaxation require the grooviest psychedelic songs. Here are reviews for some of the grooviest psychedelic songs for the season. Hazey – Glass Animals Hazey by Glass Animals is a rhythmically bumpy song that is held together with warm and round lyrics and melody to make a fuzzy listen. The song begins with spotty beats that sound as if water is
trickling down on metal pipes. The lead singers, Dave Bayley’s voice is light and smooth to compliment the bumpy underneath texture of the song’s rhythm. About a minute and a half in Hazey have already culminated into one big wave of instrumentation and back down to a simple chime melody accompanied by a single electric guitar. Bayley’s voice throughout the song has a calming and mellow tone. It’s so smooth that deciphering the lyrics isn't a priority while listening. Instead, sit back and relax in Bayley’s warm and rich voice. Of course, like all decent
psychedelic songs have, there is music break about halfway through that builds for 45 seconds to the catchy chorus. Hazey’s catchy chorus is a persuasive melody that gradually pulls the listener in and leaves them humming. Endors Toi – Tame Impala Tame Impala’s Endors Toi does not hold back. Within the first seconds, the electric guitar, with its compulsive strumming pattern and the synthesizer’s intertwining melody dive right into a song that has the listener headbanging the entire time. This lasts long enough to get
Friday, aPril 20, 2018 intricate tune locked in your head before other instruments are added on. A trill begins to build until the 30 second mark when the built-up energy from the intricate melody comes to an apex of the drums bursting into the scene. Endors Toi is then at its peak. If you’re already a Tame Impala listener, you’ll know Julien Barbagallo is an amazing drummer. Endors Toi is a song that exemplifies that. Once Endors Toi is at its peak, the drumming is hypnotizing. The hypnotic drums, intricate and intertwining melody and it’s overall fuzzy tone could make the listener close their eyes and listen to all the different things happening in the song. Towards the last minute of the song another electric guitar comes in for a guitar solo to tie the song up in one last explosive wave instrumentation. Feels Like We Only Go Backwards – Tame Impala Feels like we only go backwards by Tame Impala could not be a more perfect song to sit in the hazey heat of the upcoming summer and soak of up the sun. Unlike other Tame Impala songs, the lyrics are necessary for the depth of this psychedelic song. Feels Like We Only Go Backwards is the articulation
Page 27 of the unfortunate situation of making no productive process with a significant other, despite one’s emotions pulling on their heartstrings. The lyrics convey this mood as the instrumentation supports it. Unlike Endors Toi, this song does not accumulate onto itself. Rather, it’s automatically balanced within the first seconds of the songs. The balanced tones throughout the song allows the lead singer, Kevin Baker’s silky voice to glide on of the top richly full tune. The bassist, Cam Avery’s mellow and funky bass rhythm in the song moves it right along, as well as the listeners body. Feels Like We Only Go Backwards is a mellow, laid back, hazey and yet funky tune in itself. I recommend listening to it during early morning walks, while soaking up the summer sun, late night study sessions, or when it’s time to wind down. Under the Pressure – The War on Drugs Under the Pressure by the one of the best modern rock bands, is itself an eight minute trip. The song has intricate layers of instrumentation that are delicately built upon each other to give this song it’s powerful and driving mood. It begins with a muddle clicking sound and fuzzy synthesizers giving
Imago | Zuma Press Tame Impala performs at the Melt! Festival on July 17, 2016 in Ferropolis, Germany.
way to an emerging electric guitar that slowly gathers itself together giving the song a slow start before it initiates light speed. Then the piano chimes in with its ear catching melody filling the need for a strong melody to push for the song’s potential momentum. The piano plays, again just long enough for the listener to be drumming it out with their fingers or humming to themselves. Similar to Feels Like We Only Go Backwards, the lead singer, Adam Granduciel’s voice and folkstyle lyrics play an important role in the song. In Under the Pressure, the lyrics give context and therefore depth to this odyssey of a song. Granduciel’s lyrics, voice and complimenting instrumentation blend into this fuzzy, but focused tune building energy, or pressure up to be released once the guitar solo is unleashed. After running through the first few verses and choruses the electric guitar begins to dabble in a sporadic but melodic way, adding an element of funk. After the guitar dabbles, then the organ surfaces into the song and claims it’s spot within the layered instrumentation of the song. The synthesizer, guitar and piano begin cycling through one another continuing to build this pressure. Once the bass and drums are added there is no turning back for this song. There is so much instrumentation happening in Under the Pressure, yet no instrument overwhelms the other. It’s a psychedelic rock song of balance that allows the listener to get lost in the melodic chord progressions and dance to it’s driving and momentous beat the rocks throughout the entire song. Campus editor Amelia Blakely can be reached at ablakely@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @AmeilaBlakely.
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