Full Bleed 2011 by Laurie Johnson

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EDITOR IN CHIEF Laurie Johnson DESIGNERS Tyler Bagwell Dylan Broll Nate Daubert Kourtney Elam David Johnson Oscar Mancilla Daniel Martin Jr. Jeremiah Pointer Gordon Pollard David Weaver

Robert Morris University is an independent, not-forprofit, multi-location institution offering associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degree programs that focus on integrating theory and applications. Robert Morris University prepares students to be practitioners in their chosen fields, socially responsible to their communities, and a foundation for their families.

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS, WRITERS & EDITORS Ebony Allen Skylr Harkness Ernesto Hernandez Jon Hovis Todd Pierce Gordon Pollard Trevor Reiker Amanda Satanek

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Robert Morris University offers professional, careerfocused education in a collegiate setting to diverse communities.

Full Bleed Magazine is published by Robert Morris University’s Integration Center in association with the Institute of Art and Design. Full Bleed is a studentproduced publication of Robert Morris University and does not necessarily represent, in whole or in part, the views of college administrators, faculty or the student body. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/rmufullbleed.

A D M I N I S T R AT I O N FACULTY ADVISOR Carolyn Otto Pavelkis ASSISTANT FACULTY EDITOR Michael McMahon? DEAN of ART & DESIGN Janice Kaushal ICENTER DIRECTOR Jennifer Lamplough

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Janice Kaushal is the Dean of the Institute of Art & Design at Robert Morris University. FULL BLEED: Tell us about Chicago Mirage and your role as co-screen writer. KAUSHAL: Chicago Mirage tells the story of an Arab American Immigrant — a well-respected Chicago dentist — who spends 10 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. When he is released, he struggles to connect with his wife and the 10-year old son he has never met. He also struggles between two paths: continue the legacy he earned in prison or fight to regain the life he lost. I became involved after meeting the director and lead actor Sayed Badreya. We worked on another screenplay together, and he asked me to make some changes on Chicago Mirage. FB: How did you learn to be a screenwriter? What/where did you study? KAUSHAL: Actually, I first learned screenwriting through a friend and co-worker who was a writer as well. We both loved film and writing, and he suggested I try my hand at it and gave me some tips. Writing for film was like a door opening for me. I instantly loved it, and I wanted to learn everything I could about filmmaking. That led me to Columbia College, where I earned my MFA in Film and Video.

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FB: Are you working on any other projects right now? What are you reading? What are you writing? What films are you into right now?

excited about it. We’ve been tweaking the script a little. I’m also starting to work on an idea I have for another film that I hope will be another project with Mr. Badreya. I’m in the process of writing the premise and treatment.

KAUSHAL: Right now we are working on getting our other project going, a film called Bride of the Nile, and I co-wrote it with Mr. Badreya. It’s a really great story, and we are very

I just finished reading The Hunger Games series. I read all three books straight through…I couldn’t stop! They are really good!

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graduation. These jobs brought him to live in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Immediately after graduation, Bratton worked as a Macintosh technician for Robert Morris for about a year. He believes that this position aided him in obtaining his first design job after graduation. This position was with Pride Container of Chicago. Here Bratton worked designing point of purchase displays for the corrugated industry and learned 3-D conceptual design. After a few years Bratton went on to work for Weyerhauser in Aurora, IL, as a graphic designer. Here he designed conceptual displays and designed primary packaging for the point of purchase industry.

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Graduated 2006 BAS Graphic Design - Digital Imaging First Full Bleed Editor in Chief Artist in Residence 2005-06 Graphic Designer, Part-time Art Teacher, and Fine Artist jimenezdesignart.com Salvador Jimenez is currently the graphic designer for CCDA (Christian Community Development Association), where he creates flyers, web ads, books, posters, banners, CD and DVD covers, and magazines as needed. The CCDA is a not-for-profit, national association which works in some of the most under-resourced neighborhoods in America to redevelop communities of need using the principals of Christian Community Development.

On a local note, Jimenez is currently working with youth from the Pilsen neighborhood to create a mosaic mural approximately 10ft by 20ft. The mural will be installed in the new Children’s Memorial Hospital in downtown Chicago in late 2011. Other activities include being an active member of the Instituto Gráfico de Chicago where Jimenez and other members collectively make prints and exchange works with other artists. And finally, Jimenez just sent out applications for grad school.

Shortly before graduating from RMU in 2010, Amber Alwin announced the release of Star Struct Clothing Co. The company is currently sponsoring seven Chicago area bands, including AM Taxi, Bruiser, The Run Around and new addition, and A Hidden Agenda. Star Struct is a brand for those (Men & Women) who like to stand out in a crowd with creative loudness. Its Rock Star influence with an edge of elegance is its prime attraction. What makes Star Struct so unique? Besides a silkscreen base design, there are additional silk screened graphics sewn on top of the overall design that add a sense of depth to create an artistic piece.

JOEL BRATTON Graduated 2001 BAS Graphic Design SERVPRO Marketing Representative

Joel Bratton has worked as a marketing representative for SERVPRO of Baxter, Boone, Fulton, and Marion Counties since 2008. SERVPRO is a company in the restoration industry. Bratton has had several jobs since

In 2010, Jimenez traveled to Jamay Jalisco, México, where he curated an international, traveling art exhibition and exhibited his own work along with artists from Mexico and the U.S. In addition, he is creating new artwork for two solo shows in the U.S. and a group show in México City, both scheduled for 2011.

Graduated 2010 BAS Graphic Design PacSun Assistant Manager Owner/Designer of Star Struct Clothing Co. amberalwin.com starstructclothing.com

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Bratton chose to move to northern Arkansas to be closer to family and start a new life. He has recently purchased his first home and is really enjoying his new job as well as the part of the country he lives in. Currently a member of the Twin Lakes Toastmasters, Bratton looks to sharpen his public speaking and leadership skills. He encourages students to always have goals, never stop learning, enjoy the small things in life, and be thankful. He believes that his degree has helped him a great deal in advancing his career and that it will continue to do so in the future.

JOHNNA CALVILLO

Graduated 2010 BAS Graphic Design - Digital Photography Design Technician at Fidelity Container, a division of xpedx Johnna Calvillo is a full-time employee in the Design Department with Fidelity Container, where she works as part of a small, but growing team. Working entirely in a CAD program called Esko, Calvillo is learning how to design packaging. Fidelity Container operates as a middle man between its clients who seek packaging solutions and other companies who can provide mass quantities of standard packaging solutions. They also create custom packaging solutions and work with clients like Motorola, Samsung, Affinia Group, Hewlett-Packard and many others. Calvillo has been learning how to use software to create drawings in 2-D that will later fold up into a perfectly planned container for a product. She has also been learning about different standard materials that are name alumni of article news

commonly used to create packaging, as well as the standard ways in which they are assembled and what purposes those differences serve. She has been using a machine called the CNC as well, which is a large table that uses a mechanized arm and head to cut drawings out of large sheets of corrugated cardboard or stock papers. Since graduation, Calvillo has been truly enjoying having more time to spend with her friends and family. She has also been continuing to work at the David Weinberg Gallery, where she worked full time through December 2010. Calvillo is also happy to report the purchase of a new car, a black 2008 Nissan Versa SL 6-speed.

LAURA (JARKOVICH) ELLINGSEN Graduated 2005 BAS Graphic Design Senior Graphic Designer for One Hope United Freelance Print & Web Designer for Ellingsen Design

Laura Ellingsen currently a senior graphic designer for One Hope United as well as a freelance print and web designer for Ellingsen Design. Aside from her jobs, she is also a volunteer for Almost Home Foundation, a non-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to rescuing stray and abandoned animals in the Chicago land area. She works as the CoEditor and Designer of their quarterly newsletter. The newsletter is aimed at raising animal awareness as well as fostering and ensuring the well being of cats as well as dogs.

STEVE WIECH Graduated 2010 BAS Graphic Design Fisher Printing

Steve Wiech works full time at Fisher Printing, a company that specializes in grocery printing. Half the time he runs a digital press and cuts and boxes the stuff he prints. The rest of the time he updates grocery circulars. Of the job, Wiech reports that “it sucks and I hate it. Apparently graphic design companies don’t want to call me, so I’m going to come up with a reality TV show for the Travel Channel or the Food Network that I will star in.” Wiech adds, “It might possibly involve traveling all over the country or world looking for the best bar food ever.” Wiech still has not made it to Australia and says he’s no closer to getting there, as he is saving all of his money for a 1985 Cadillac El Dorado (if it runs). Wiech’s band Thunderlips is on hiatus while he works on material for a new band idea, The High Lifes. Also, he cut his hair. “I’ve been told I look professional now. I don’t act it though,” Wiech reports. “There’s a reason the new band is named after an adult beverage.” Steve Wiech

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news faculty MIKE KELLY onestopdesktop.com Professor Kelly’s most recent client is in the process of renovating a three story building in an up and coming area not far from downtown. The space when completed will house a unique combination of work and relaxation. The client has hired Mike to create a dynamic 3D animated virtual tour of his vision of what the space will look like when completed. The video, which can be seen at www. dpettys.com, will be used to attract investors as well as private membership applications. Membership will allow access to the office suites, fine restaurant, and gigantic bar that will be offered on separate floors. Mike is recreating the building’s structural details: textures, colors, light, reflections, and even window views and adding things like 3D office furniture, simulated video screens and giant black and white photos on the walls, etc., to show how fantastic the place will look when finished. Camera movement and video editing/compositing will be other important features in the presentation to dramatically dissolve from one level’s exploration to the next.

JEAN GRAHAM Jean Graham, Adjunct Photography Instructor, traveled to New Mexico in Februrary 2011, where she explored and photographed Gila Cliff Dwellings. Shown above and to the right, these ancient ruins date back 12,000 years here in North America.

MARY RUSSELL Professor Russell is screening a video poem in August 2011 titled “Apocrypha” at the University of Film and Video Association Conference in Boston. Gerry Wozek, also an RMU Professor, wrote the poem, and Russell directed the piece put to a composition by Moby. Russell says “thank you Moby Gratis,” and adds, “I am a collaborator at heart and love to work with words, image and music.”

In the past year, Mike has also created a Flash interactive racing game called the “Food Olympics” for the Museum of Science and Industry, a Flash graffiti game for the National Urban League’s Centennial Exhibition in Washington D.C., at the end of which the visitor was able to text message or email themselves a link to the painting they had just created; a puzzle game called “Sez Who” for the web, and a seven minute animated video to introduce the Bronzeville Children’s Museum’s “You Are What You Eat” exhibit, which included food-based characters who talk and perform to “Dance to the Music.”

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JOSH HESTER www.joshhester.org, www.yale.edu/reflections/ Work by Josh Hester, Adjunct Faculty in the Institute of Art & Design at RMU’s Springfield campus, was recently featured in “Reflections,” a publication of Yale University. The issue’s cover features a photograph taken by Hester in Mathare Valley, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa; considered one of the worst slums in Africa. Additional photography collected by Hester in Mathare, and also on the White Earth Ojibwe Indian reservation in north central Minnesota, is featured throughout the issue. Josh holds a Bachelor’s in film and video production from Columbia College Chicago, a Master of Arts in Communication from the University of Illinois, and has served as adjunct faculty in Robert Morris University’s Institute of Art & Design since 2004.

ROBERT HUTCHISON Robert Hutchison, Adjunct Faculty in the Chicago area and former Director of the Hyde Park Art Center, has recently been appointed RMU Painting Guild Coordinator. The RMU Painting Guild is a full tuition, merit based scholarship program for extraordinarily talented High School painters.

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Professor Pavelkis has exhibited three photographic works recently, all part of the Alumni on 5: Alumni in the Library Exhibition Series at Columbia College. Floatingdrowning, 2010, above, portrays a woman floating or sinking into a vast body of water. Text imposed over the floating figure repeats the words floating, sinking, drowning, drifting, weak, strong, let go, hold on, designed to heighten the ambiguity of the piece. Pavelkis has attempted to create a deliberately strange sense of scale, meant to evoke feelings of uncertainty. The metaphorical weathered, worn texture of the image is an intentional implication of imperfection and evidence of the passage of time. According to Pavelkis, Floatingdrowning is part of an ongoing examination of traditional female roles in a complex and economically unstable society.

During 2011, Professor Rowsey has been creating illustrator-based calendar illustrations. Rowsey also facilitates the Adjunct Fellows program at RMU.

Lost, March 12, 2011, is from an ongoing series in which Pavelkis explores ideas of being lost physically and metaphorically through photographic compositions that juxtapose images of dense forest, found text and other visual elements in order to create an implied but fictional meaning that is open to the interpretation of the viewer.

DR. LISA SHARPE lisasharpe.net Dr. Sharpe recently completed her doctoral dissertation and has engaged in a new body of digital artwork that combines 3d modeling, Photoshop, and digital painting. Sharpe’s doctoral dissertation was just named “Dissertation of the Year 2010” at her alma mater, Roosevelt University. Also she is happily continuing her journey as a mom to a two year old girl, Cadence.

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How Green Are You? In case you haven’t noticed, a lot of this issue of Full Bleed is based on BEING GREEN. You’ve read about green cars, fair trade, wind power, and the Gulf Oil Spill. Now, take a short quiz to see just how green you actually are. Make note of your answers to each qustion and follow the directions at the end of the quiz to see how green you are. Don’t forget to compare with your friends and think about how you can be a better citizen of earth and make it a cleaner, healthier place for all of us.

When you head to the grocery store, you: a. always bring reusable bags. b. take plastic bags, but reuse them or recycle them. c. take plastic bags & throw them in the trash. Who cares about how long it takes for plastic to decompose?

a. extremely important to you. b. important in theory, but who has time to worry about such things on a daily basis? c. not important.

Your primary means of transportation is: a. biking, walking, or public transportation. b. carpool. c. drive alone.

You see your friend littering, you:

You recycle: a. always, as many items as possible and you recycle more than you put into the trash. b. sometimes, like beer bottles after a party. c. never.

You are about to go car-shopping. You: a. rent a zip-car when necessary and bike, walk or use public transportation whenever possible. b. research eco-friendly, fuel-efficient makes and models. c. go for looks, who cares about gas mileage?

Global warming is: a. a serious problem that needs to be addressed.

b. I’m unsure, I need more information. c. a myth. It doesn’t exist.

The preservation of natural ecosystems, vegetation, and wildlife is:

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a. inform them of the impact their trash has on the enviroment and ask them to pick it up. b. know its wrong, but do nothing. c. also join in by littering as well.

Minimizing your personal impact on the environment is: a. extremely important to you. b. somewhat important, but it won’t make a difference anyway. c. not important–who cares?

When grocery shopping, you: a. choose locally grown and organic when possible. b. buy the cheapest, no matter what. c. think organic is just a marketing ploy, and buy what you wish.

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dealing with a BAD ROOMMATE By Skylar Harkness & David Johnson College: a time to prepare yourself for life away from home, learn some new skills, and most importantly – make some new friends. The process starts with moving into that fancy dorm near campus. You have no idea what to expect. Parties every weekend? How about late-night study sessions?

Either way, you and your roommate are going to be the best of friends right? Well, there’s no guarantees there. With any luck, the two, or more, of you will get along great and you’ll be able to help each other out academically and socially. Despite our best hopes however, sometimes we just get a bad roommate. It may just be that the two of you don’t click, one of you may be an early bird while the other is a night-owl. Some other cases are a bit more extreme

“You may think that you have to share your living conditions with the worst person on the planet…” and require special consideration.

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the GUNSLINGER Despite the mounds of homework and the sink full of dirty dishes, this roommate always has time for some online COD or Halo action. And he is always challenging you to a one-on-one shoot-out. They end up hunched over the television for hours on end with the volume turned up as high as it can go ensuring that you can’t enjoy your time while they’re playing. One time, the police even paid a visit because they though it was real gunfire.

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the SLOB Some people are naturally less organized than others. The problem occurs when their landfill engulfs the place you’re sharing. The problem may start small, a few soda cans on the desk; but in extreme cases the mess can turn your living area into a Jurassic-era swamp where undiscovered creatures call home.

the BOOZER The belligerent drinker is a staple of college life. Despite being a few years to young to legally drink, they always manage to get a hold of some hooch. It gets worse when the “casual drinker” finds a more steady supply of alcohol and you begin to find your refrigerator stocked with more beer and Vodka than food. If you encounter this bad roommate, you can witness a real-life Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde personality change when they begin to drink … at 9 in the morning.

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Well, there you have it. We haven’t covered every type of roommate, but at least we gave you the profiles of some of the most prominent ones.

Yup, we all know one. This particular individual LOVES their music, and enjoys sharing it, no matter how bad of a singer or performer he or she might be. You know, the one who couldn’t carry a note if it had a handle, singing and dancing around the apartment ‘til all hours of the night.

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Who knows, maybe they weren’t aware that they were bothering you. If that doesn’t solve the problem, talk to your RA or Student Life Coordinator about interevening or even, if need be, changing rooms. Remember though, don’t expect to have bad roommates, just try to make friends and enjoy your college experience name of article

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t had started like any other friday night out, I suppose: getting ready and drinking a cocktail. It has been years since I was one of those gays who spent more than a half hour getting ready start to finish, so I had really spent more time pregaming than getting ready I guess. Of course, it could’ve been longer than that. I tend to get distracted easily and get off track. I’ve already checked Facebook twice just while writing this. There used to be a time when I was excited to go out. Excited to be social and see friends and be around a lot of people. Now it just seems like more of a chore or an obligation than any kind of fun social activity. Something you just do on a Friday or Saturday night because that’s what’s expected or that’s what you’ve been waiting for all week to tell you that the weekend’s here. I remember when there used to be more dancing involved − something to even out all the booze − but somewhere along the way all my “drinking and dancing” friends got replaced with just “drinking” friends.

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My friend Mike got to my apartment somewhere around 10:30pm and we headed out. Friday nights were almost always Scarlet nights, and that night wasn’t any different. It also happened to be “Dance Off with Your Pants Off,” which really doesn’t mean anything more than drinking at the bar with your pants off. But hey, you get a free drink when you participate, and I’m not one to turn down a free anything. It usually doesn’t result in anything more than a lot of inappropriate touching followed by an even more inappropriate bar tab, but once in a while you get lucky and someone makes a fool out of themselves in their underwear. Mike lives in the suburbs, so he usually crashes at my place and we fall asleep talking about dreamy boys or evil dragons and YouTube videos. It’s one of the few constants in my life and I take comfort in it.

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Unfortunately for me, the night didn’t end there. When left to my own hand-held devices, I’ll get myself into trouble. Text message trouble. I had been seeing a kid who lived around the corner from me, so I figured three in the morning would be as good enough time as any to return his drunken text messages from the weekend before. I use the term “seeing” loosely, as I make it a point never to date anyone more self-absorbed than me or any guy who doesn’t clean his apartment the first time he has me over. I honestly have no idea how it escalated from me laying in bed to getting up, getting dressed and going to meet him to rumble, but I’m gonna go out on a limb and say it was probably a combination of me being very drunk and him being a very big asshole. I would like to go on record stating that I tried to walk away three times before I popped him in the face. And then again before I popped him in the ribs. I was sober enough to know that A) I was stupid for even being there in the first place and B) he was a little on that side of crazy. He made some comment about Sharks and Jets and our matching black Chuck Taylors and I realized neither of us were the fighting type. I’d made it about fifteen steps back home when he called me a “typical faggot.” I saw red and I launched at him. I don’t like being called a typical anything, let alone a faggot. Even by another faggot. I don’t really know how many times I hit him. I vaguely remember yelling that he wasn’t the only one who had had stuff happen to him and that didn’t give him the right to say whatever he wanted and to act like a prick. Thinking about it now, I guess I wasn’t ultimately fighting with him. I was fighting with everything that was pissing me off. Friends leaving without telling me. Asking for help and not getting any response. Me turning thirty and having no direction in life. Lost ending without revealing why that island was so damn special in the first place.

he fight ended when we were both exhausted. Or at least when we had both realized we looked like complete idiots. I walked home feeling horrible. I’d never hit anyone before, let alone full-on brawled with someone. I knew that I had done something to my hand too, but I figured it wasn’t anything an ice pack couldn’t cure. I woke up the next morning with Mike asking what the hell happened when he saw the bag of melted ice. I relayed the story and remember just feeling ashamed. Mike is the most normal friend I have, and even explaining my thought process to him felt too much like trying to justify it. I didn’t want him to think I was someone who gets into fights. I didn’t want to think I was someone who gets into fights. I’d never been in one before name of article

this one and I regretted it the second it started. But flying off the handle about stupid things wasn’t exactly a reaction I was foreign to, and I was terrified that people were settling into a negative opinion of me. I think that’s always been one of my biggest fears: that people would have an opinion of the kind of person I am even though I haven’t quite figured out one for myself. The thing about being an adult in a family with no previous broken bone experience is that you don’t know what to do when it happens. I’d always been an overly cautious person, mostly due to my own high level of anxiety over almost everything, so I wasn’t exactly sure what the proper course of action was when I’d lost the ability to use my pinky finger and my hand was swollen up to the size of a baseball. I finally went to the hospital around seven o’clock that night. I began to cry hysterically when the image of my fifth metacarpal snapped in two came over the x-ray machine. The magnitude of my own stupidity had finally hit me. Even after the alcohol had worn off, my hand didn’t hurt that much. But once I had seen the x-ray, I knew that I had not only screwed up my hand royally, but I was also entering into life territory that was unknown to me. And I’m not good with the unknown.

he first cast was on for seven weeks. I suppose I had adjusted to life with it alright, but I was reminded how difficult it made things everytime I sat down to my computer and attempted to get any work done. Design doesn’t come easy to me. I don’t ever sit down and have ideas just pour out of my head, so I actually avoid it. Not a good trait for someone trying to break into the graphic design field. I’ll usually find any excuse to not even start until the eleventh hour. There’s always laundry to be washed, dishes that need to be done, a week’s worth of Ellen to be watched. A broken hand seemed as good an excuse as any to not do anything. To ignore reality and stay in bed just a little bit longer. The worst was explaining how the whole thing went down. Most of the time people would just laugh and write it off like it was nothing. I hated that. I hated people thinking this was just another broken bone. That it wasn’t serious to me or that punching someone is something I wouldn’t think twice about doing. In my own melodramatic way, this broken bone stood between me and the rest of my

life. I just wanted to erase that whole night; get going on becoming an adult. I wanted to finally stop avoiding life and responsibility and finally start doing. But I had this cast. This broken wing. And I wanted to fly. Or at least be able to write my own name again. Moreover, I wanted someone to fix me. I wanted someone to tell me exactly what to do about not only my hand, but also about my projects, about my career, about my life. For someone to come in with their scalpal and cut out all the bad parts and show me exactly where to find the good parts. The parts that worked. Because I sure wasn’t doing a very good job of it on my own. I wanted the playbook that everyone else had seemed to have been given while I was busy doing cartwheels in the outfield.

fter the original cast came off and the doctors realized that I was going to need surgery to fix the damage, I had pretty much already resigned myself to living with an impairment. If this cast was going to be an analogy for my messed-up life, then I was determined to go ahead and over-think things to the point of nauseam. Things always happen for a reason, right? I believe that, among other lessons, I was learning to ask questions about everything. I just assumed the doctors would explain things to me. I assumed that they already knew that I’d made it through life without any broken bones prior to this one and they would eventually walk me through the entire process before actually cutting my hand open. I was wrong. The orthopedic surgeon barely told me his name before throwing me to the anesthesiologist. Pins were inserted into my hand to keep the bone together and in its proper position, and I was sent on my merry way. No sticker. No lollipop. Even in my drugged-up stupor I wanted more. I still knew that I wanted someone else to do something more. Someone to comfort me. Someone to explain what was going on with my hand. Someone to bring me some warm milk and tell me everything was going to be alright. To tell me that I hadn’t destroyed my life and that these pins were absolutely necessary to getting it back in order. When the anesthesia wore off at about one o’clock the next morning, it was the worst pain I’d felt in my life. I spent the next two days chowing down pain killers and hating myself and everything I’d ever done. I was reminded everyday that actions have consequences. Even the drunken ones. Especially the drunken ones. I had won the fight, but I was FULL BLEED

definitely feeling like the one who got beat up. One stupid act had cost me months, money and self-respect. Each time I went back to the hospital for follow-ups, it seemed like I was there just to get more bad news. After surgery, they put me in a splint for ten days and then another cast for two weeks. It was like Karma was paying me back for being a hopeful moron. Each time

I wanted someone to fix me. I wanted someone to tell me exactly what to do about not only my hand, but also about my projects, about my career, about my life. I thought I was going in to get my cast taken off, I imagined the kid I fought with in some dark, dank cave with a voodoo doll of me laughing maniacically as he pounded my replica hand with a hammer. Of course, everything was healing fine and the cast after cast after cast was a neccessary evil for the recovery process. The third cast, however, felt more than a little redundant and even the doctor said it was just a necessary precaution for my type of injury. A full three and a half months after the fight, the pins were removed and the last cast finally came off. I vomitted in the clinic shortly after they pulled out the pins. It was a feeling I can’t really put into words. It just felt like... well, bones. Like my bones were being scraped. I thank God that it was just two pins in my hand because the guy next to me had six of them in his wrist. My hand isn’t really the same and the scar will be with me for life. An ugly line running from the crease between my fingers to about an inch down my knuckle. A reminder that sometimes you have to become your worst to realize the only person VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 5 • MONTH 2011

who’s going to make you your best is you. Life lessons tend to creep up on you when you’re finally ready to understand them. They kinda show up like that song on your iTunes shuffle mode that you haven’t heard in a long time and instantly sends you back to a place or a person from forever ago. And it stops you in your tracks and you just take it in and everything becomes clearer for five minutes. What happens is that you eventually get to a point where you just have to learn how to do things on your own. If you fall down, you get back up. Most of the time it’s that people can barely manage their own lives, let alone your mess of one, and it’s that they can’t help you - not won’t help you. So you figure out how to get around the cast. Although my design work was moving at an almost glacial pace, and I really did feel as though I was getting next to nothing actually accomplished, what I was getting done was some of the best stuff I’d put out. To be honest, I’m not sure if it was because I was just further along in school or if it was because of the casts I was forced to really sit and think about things in a more meaningful way. I’d like to think it was the latter. When I was forced to use the mouse with my non-dominant hand, I began to choose my moves and clicks more carefully. I also started learning how to control my impulses a little better. Counting to ten and deep breathes and all that. I stopped going out as much. I took it a lot easier on the drinking. I began to plan better and further in advance. Once my head was a little less cluttered, I started to see that asking for help and advice wasn’t as hard as I had thought — it just wasn’t always what I had wanted to hear, so I ignored most of it.

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As a college student, chances are you have to prepare for a big exam every five weeks or so. Attending college will enhance your life, but in order to be successful, you’ll have to employ a great deal of multi-tasking, organization, and stress management. When exam time rolls around, not only do you have assignments and projects to complete, but you also have to add studying on your list of things to do. With all of this going on, you can’t go into “stress mode.” You have to keep a clear mind and face each challenge head on. The word EXAM, alone, is enough to bring a tinge of worry to any student’s mind. According to PR Newswire (April 2007), nearly half of college students surveyed admit they stress more about finals than they do about choosing an academic major or dealing with roommates. So, if you want to keep a cool head during exam time, here are five ways to help you reduce stress for midterms and finals.

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5 Diet Eating healthy will help your mind remain fresh and active. This includes limiting your caffeine intake. I know you may want to live on coffee, energy drinks, and sugar during exams week, but it only offers a temporary energy boost, and those habits will cause you to “crash” (have sudden, extreme fatigue). Yes, you will be more tired when the caffeine wears off then you were to begin with. Instead, you should increase your intake of fruits and vegetables. The Hindustan Times (February 2011) says switching to healthier options such as fresh fruits and vegetables helps reduce overall stress and increases concentration. Also, daily multi-vitamins help you get the nutrients you don’t get from your diet. Finally, that age-old statement that we’ve all heard before, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” It gives your mind the much-needed boost to start your day and help you remain focused. For our brain to function normally, breakfast must not be skipped; and neither should lunch and dinner. A healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner will do more for you than those 6 cups of coffee, 5-hour energy shots, and king-size chocolate bars. A healthy diet

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3 Organize brings peace and relaxation to your mind. What is the opposite of stress? Relaxation. Organization includes making To-Do lists, planning schedules and keeping your study space in order. Being organized will help you stay calm and focused during your exams. To-Do lists will help you keep track of the chapters and sections you need to study, when extra credit and assignments are due, and many other important aspects of your life. Making a schedule is also a great idea. Scheduling exercise, study times, and even meal breaks, will give you more time to focus on your exams. Instead of focusing on what to do next and when to do it, you’ll already know! Finally, keeping your study space wellorganized will make your study time less hectic. You won’t waste time looking for notes, pencils and highlighters. More importantly, you won’t be freaking out because you can’t find your lucky pen. Everything you need should be within arm’s reach, and any unnecessary clutter

helps to maintain a healthy mind. Exercise prompts the release of endorphins. It is a natural energy boost that lasts longer than any cup of coffee or energy drink. A quick, ten-minute morning workout can do wonders. It will get your blood flowing and your mind going in no time. If you’re feeling upbeat and energized from your workout, then you’re less likely to be stressed out.

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Getting plenty of rest is a great way to keep your mind fresh. Getting a full night of sleep not only gives you energy, but it also helps you retain all of the information you’ve taken in. If you have a hard time falling asleep at night, try reducing the amount of things that distract you from sleep (i.e., television, radio, cell phone). Many times, your thoughts can keep you awake at night. Try keeping a journal by your bed to write down all of your thoughts, so you can get them out of your mind, instead of spending 30 minutes to an hour thinking about them. Another method of inducing sleep is aromatherapy. PRWeb Newswire (January 2010) says you should infuse the bedroom with sleep-promoting scents. Aromatherapy is a natural alternative to sleep medications. Set the stage for blissful sleep with lavender, sandalwood and jasmine essential oils, known for their restful properties, or pick a scent that is personally appealing. But, rest does not only include getting sleep at night. It also means resting your mind during study times, so you should take breaks while studying. Cramming your brain with tons of information at one time is not good. For every hour you study, you

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better for your GPA? An “A” or a “D+”? Studying doesn’t just mean sitting down to an open book and reading some pages. Good study habits will improve your overall intake and understanding of the material, and produce the best results. Sitting in front of a television, talking, or texting while studying is not a good idea. Make sure you pick an environment without any distractions. A library is always a great place to study. If you’d prefer to study in the privacy of your room, treat it like a library (i.e., no television, no radio, no cell phone). Also, you should stay away from social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter during study times. I know it’s easy to be tempted, but if you’re spending your time updating your status and commenting on your friends’ profiles, then you’re not really

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Take a deep breath and relax. If you have hobbies that help you relax and ease your mind, then make time for those activities. Try reading a few chapters of your favorite book, watching a funny movie, or visiting a beach or park.

should take a 5-10 minute break to relax your mind and prevent you from getting an information-overload headache. Trust me on this! I’m sure we’ve all been there, and it’s not pleasant. Don’t forget to actually study and to allow yourself enough time to prepare for exams. Lack of preparation for an exam will definitely cause stress. Forty-four percent of students surveyed classify themselves as ‘last-minute crammers’, says PR Newswire (April 2007). You may be apart of this 44%. It’s so easy to put off studying until the night before, or even the morning of. You may even get a passing grade, but what’s VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 5 • MONTH 2011

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Chicago Campus “Grab & Go” Spots Chipotle 10 E. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60604 Distance: 0.1 miles Web: chipotle.com Dunkin Donuts 333 S. State St. Chicago, IL 60604 Distance: 0.1 miles Description: Free Wi-fi Web: dunkindonuts.com Jamba Juice 209 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60606 Distance: 0.5 miles Web: jambajuice.com Subway 36 W. Van Buren St. Chicago, IL 60605 Distance: 0.1 miles Specials: 10% discount with student id Web: subway.com Yogen Fruz 333 S. State St. Chicago, IL 60604 Distance: 0.1 miles Description: Complimentary Wifi. Web: yogenfruz.com

Eateries & Cafés

Web: ballyfitness.com

Distance: 0.8 miles

Corner Bakery Café 224 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60604

Grant Park 337 E. Randolph St. Chicago, IL 60602

Web: 10pinchicago.com

Distance: 0.5 miles Web: cornerbakerycafe.com Giordano’s Pizzeria 223 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60606

Distance: 1.2 miles The Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603

Web: dontdrinkandtrade. com

Distance: 0.5 miles

Distance: 1.4 miles Web: krispykreme.com

Web: artic.edu/aic

Description: Awesome place for happy hour!

Specials: First class is free when you sign up online.

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St. Chicago, IL 60602

The Loft 15 W. Division St. Chicago, IL 60610

Web: laboxing.com

Distance: 0.5 miles

Distance: 1.9 miles

LA Boxing 8 E. 9th St. Chicago, IL 60605

Distance: 0.3 miles Specials: Free admission on Thursdays after 5pm.

Web: giordanos.com

Distance: 0.2 miles

Distance: 0.5 miles

Specials: Free Art Gallery! Kerasotes Theater 150 W. Roosevelt Rd. Chicago, IL 60607

Panera Bread 501 S. State St. Chicago, IL 60605

Description: The Famous Bean and ice skating.

Distance: 0.1 miles

Web: millenniumpark.org

Web: panerabread.com

X Sport Fitness 815 S. State St. Chicago, IL 60605

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E. Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60611

Distance: 0.4 miles

Distance: 1.5 miles

Specials: Get a free 7-day pass for you and a friend (includes 1 body fat test & 1 personal training session).

Specials: Free Tuesdays; Other days, students with id pay $7.

Web: potbelly.com

Goality Fitness Club 36A E. Irving Park Rd. Wood Dale, IL 60191

Mo Shesha Lounge 443 W. Lake St. Addison, IL 60101

Distance: 1.6 miles

Distance: 3.9 miles

Description: 3 free visits for filling out online form.

Description: Hookah! Free Wifi, no cover charge, free parking, and free games!

Web: goality.com

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Specials: $1 drinks on Thursday nights! Description: Has a downstairs sports bar & an upstairs dance club.

Eateries & Cafés Art Gallery Kafé 127 Front St. Wood Dale, IL 60191

Skylark 2149 S. Halsted St. Chicago, IL 60608

Description: Free Wifi and an art gallery!

Elmhurst Art Museum 150 S. College Hill Ave. Elmhurst, IL 60126

Web: artgallerykafe.com

Distance: 6.0 miles

17 N. Wabash Ave #620 Chicago, IL 60602

Marino’s Pizzeria & Café 36 E. Irving Park Rd. Wood Dale, IL 60191

Description: $5 for students; Fridays are free.

Distance: 0.4 miles

Distance: 1.7 miles

Distance: 2.6 miles Tilted Kilt

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Distance: 0.4 miles

10Pin Bowling Lounge 330 N. State St. Chicago, IL 60654

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“Grab & Go” Spots

Cactus Bar & Grill 404 S. Wells St. Chicago, IL 60607

Dairy Queen

Starbucks 934 Busse Rd. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

Description: Great daily drink specials, including $3.50 well drinks on saturdays & $2.95 mimosas on sundays. Attend Karaoke parties every Friday & Saturday. Eat, drink, & sing! Web: ringsidesportsclub. com

Web: elmhurstartmuseum. org Wood Dale Bowling 155 W. Irving Park Wood Dale, IL 60191 Distance: 1.8 miles

Distance: 1.9 miles

Web: wooddalebowl.com

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DuPage Campus “Grab & Go” Spots Chipotle 848 N. Route 59 Aurora, IL 60504 Distance: 0.4 miles

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Ringside Karaoke Bar 554 E. Devon Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Distance: 1.2 miles

Distance: 1.7 miles

Web: mcachicago.org

Bally Total Fitness 800 S. Wells St. Chicago, IL 60607

Bensenville Theater 13 S. Center St. Bensenville, IL 60106 Distance: 2.2 miles

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Distance: 0.7 miles Web: kerasotes.com

Distance: 0.2 miles

Portillo’s Hot Dogs 1500 Busse Rd. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

Description: Open from 7am - 4am. Web: kornerhousebar.com

Web: portillos.com Millennium Park 350 E. Monroe St. Chicago, IL 60603

Distance: 1.9 miles

Description: Sports fields and pedestrian paths.

Distance: 1.3 miles

Web: exchequerpub.com

Potbelly Sandwich Shop 55 E. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60604

Fairchild Park 1216 Ridge Ave. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

Korner House Bar 2736 W. Old Higgins Rd. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

Web: dairyqueen.com Krispy Kreme 412 E. Devon Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

Description: Sports fields and Buckingham Fountain.

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Distance: 1.7 miles

Distance: 0.4 miles

Exchequer Restaurant & Pub 226 S. Wabash Ave. Chicago, IL

20 E. Devon Ave. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

Ceres Cafe 141 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60604

Distance: 0.5 miles

Specials: Free 7-day pass.

Distance: 0.7 miles

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Distance: 3.5 miles Web: napervilleartleague. com Nightlife Frankie’s Blue Room 16 W. Chicago Ave. Naperville, IL 60540 Distance: 3.3 miles Description: Swing dancing lessons on Wednesdays and Salsa lessons on Thursdays.

Web: bigsammyshotdogs. com

211 E. Higgins Rd. Gilberts, IL 60136

Gloria Jean’s Coffee 1094 Spring Hill Mall West Dundee, IL 60118

Distance: 2.6 miles

Elgin Public Museum 225 Grand Blvd. Elgin, IL 60120

Special: $2 for adults.

Distance: 2.6 miles Web: exerciseindisguise.net Web: gloriajeans.com Surf City Squeeze 1484 Spring Hill Mall West Dundee, IL 60118

Web: elginpublicmuseum. org

Wing Park 1000 Wing St. Elgin, IL 60123

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Hooper’s Sports Bar & Grill 975 N. McLean Blvd. Elgin, IL 60123

Distance: 2.6 miles

Web: bighamgalleries.com

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Description: Golf course and pool!

The Lantern 8 W. Chicago Ave #1 Naperville, IL 60540

Eateries & Cafés

Web: cityofelgin.org

Café Roma 2175 Point Blvd. #120 Elgin, IL 60123

World Gym 268 S. Randall Rd. Elgin, IL 60123

Distance: 2.9 miles Jamba Juice 6170 Grand Ave. Gurnee, IL 60031

Specials: Daily specials, free popcorn everyday, and free chili during Bears games.

Distance: 0.2 miles

Distance: 3.5 miles

Web: tastecaferoma.com

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Culinary Fox Café 2090 Larkin Ave. Elgin, IL 60123

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SHLOK Lounge 4448 E. New York St. Naperville, IL 60504

Distance: 3.0 miles

Cinema 12 100 Besinger Dr. Carpentersville, IL 60110

Distance: 0.8 miles

Web: culinaryfox.com

Distance: 4.4 miles

Web: shloklounge.com

Green Jade Restaurant 10 Tyler Creek Plaza Elgin, IL 60123

Description: $4.50 matinees and $6.50 general admission.

Distance: 1.4 miles

Elgin Lanes 401 Shepard Dr. Elgin, IL 60123

Elgin Campus “Grab & Go” Spots Big Sammy’s Hotdogs 2490 Bushwood Dr. Elgin, IL 60124

Web: greenjaderestaurant. com

Distance: 3.8 miles Leisure & Recreation Web: elginlanes.com

Distance: 1.2 miles Specials: Daily lunch specials

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Vernon Hills, IL 60061

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Distance: 7.0 miles

Description: Enjoy bicycling, boating, fishing, swimming, and hiking.

Liberty Theatre 708 N. Milwaukee Ave Libertyville, IL 60048

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Distance: 4.2 miles Web: lcfpd.org

Distance: 4.7 miles Web: jambajuice.com Jimmy John’s 3941 Fountain Square Pl. Waukegan, IL 60085

Lee’s Tae Kwon Do & Hap Ki Do 3701 Grand Ave. #J Gurnee, IL 60031

River East Club 209 E. Chicago St. Elgin, IL 60120

Web: jimmyjohns.com

Web: cyouatthemovies.com Six Flags Great America 1 Great America Prkwy Gurnee, IL 60031

Description: Offeres online beginners coupon for 2 free weeks of classes.

Distance: 3.4 miles Web: sixflags.com

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Buffalo Wild Wings 3961 Fountain Square Pl. Waukegan, IL 60085

Zip Fitness 730 N. Green Bay Rd. Waukegan, IL 60085

Distance: 0.8 miles

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Distance: 3.7 miles Description: Every Friday is “Latin Friday” and every friday- ladies are free before midnight.

Description: $4 matinees and $6 general admission.

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16400 W. Buckley Rd. Libertyville, IL 60048 Distance: 3.0 miles

Distance: 4.2 miles Description: Yoga, pilates, zumba, and fitness camps.

Hoggie Hut 2807 Grand Ave. Waukegan, IL 60085

Aria Hookah Lounge 1816 Belvidere Grayslake, IL 60030 Distance: 5.6 miles

Web: rivereastclub.com

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Tilted Kilt 2300 Bushwood Dr. Elgin, IL 60124

Rhapsody Café 1475 N. Dilleys Rd #15 Gurnee, IL 60031

Distance: 1.2 miles

Distance: 4.0 miles

Description: Join for $1. Memerships as low as $12.99 per month.

Web: ariahookah.com

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Morgan’s Bar & Grill 532 N. Milwaukee Ave. Libertyville, IL 60048

Entertainment Distance: 4.3 miles

Web: tiltedkilt.com

Lake County Campus “Grab & Go” Spots Delight Donuts 2693 Grand Ave. Waukegan, IL 60085 Distance: 3.0 miles

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Brunswick Zone 631 Lakehurst Rd. Waukegan, IL 60085

Description: All you can eat pizza Mondays & Wednesdays (5-10pm).

Distance: 0.6 miles Description: Daily specials, including: $1.59/game Monday through Friday (3-6pm), Quarter Mania, $2 Tuesdays, & Monday night Buck’n Bowls ($1 bowling,

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Orland Park Campus “Grab & Go” Spots Caribou Coffee 16205 S. Harlem Ave. Tinley Park, IL 60477 Distance: 3.0 miles Web: cariboucoffee.com Smoothie Rox 13133 S. La Grange Rd. Orland Park, IL 60462 Distance: 2.3 miles Web: smoothierox.com Widen’s Hotdogs 9424 W. 143rd St. Orland Park, IL 60462 Distance: 1.0 miles Web: widenshotdogs.com Eateries & Cafés Corner Bakery Café 14650 S. La Grange Rd. Orland Park, IL 60462 Distance: 0.6 miles Web: cornerbakerycafe.com Rosati’s Pizza 9023 W. 151st St. Orland Park, IL 60462 Distance: 0.2 miles name of article

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Web: oneworld-cafe.com

Description: Bar and comedy club.

Rhythm Kitchen Music Café 305 Southwest Water St. Peoria, IL 61602

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Distance: 0.1 miles

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Description: Free Wifi. Daily specials. Also has open Mic Night every Wednesday (7pm-10pm).

Gloria Jean’s Coffee Suite 206, 2200 W. War Memorial Dr. Peoria, IL 61604 Distance: 3.1 miles

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Qdoba Mexican Grill 1040 W. Champ St. East Peoria, IL 61611

Body Fitness 3020 N. University Peoria, IL 61604

Distance: 0.6 miles

Distance: 2.6 miles

Web: qdoba.com

Description: Membership as low as $17/month. Also, dance classes offered.

Smoothie King 424 Riverside Dr. East Peoria, IL 61611 Distance: 0.8 miles

Web: fitndance.com

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Detweiller Park 8327 N. Galena Rd (Rte 29) Peoria, IL 61615

Eateries & Cafés

Distance: 8.5 miles

Old Chicago 120 Southwest Water St. Peoria, IL 61602 Distance: 0.1 miles Web: oldchicago.com

Description: BMX course, cross-country running, hiking trails, sledding, and soccer fields. Web: peoriaparks.org

One World 1245 W. Main St. Peoria, IL 61606

John H. Gwynn Jr. Park 809 W. John H. Gwynn Jr. Ave. Peoria, IL 61605

Distance: 1.4 miles

Portillos Hot Dogs 611 E. Golf Rd. Schauburg, IL 60173

$7 for residents, and $9 for non-residents.

Description: Play basketball, tennis, baseball, and soccer.

bowl offered Friday & Saturday nights.

Web: peoriaparks.org

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Distance: 0.5 miles

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Bally Total Fitness 1020 N. Meacham Rd. Schaumburg, IL 60173

Blue 619 W. Main St. Peoria, IL 61606

Surf-City Squeeze E117 Woodfield Mall Schaumburg, IL 60173

Distance: 0.7 miles Description: Get a free 7 day guest pass, when you fill out form online.

Web: parkfun.com

Entertainment Contemporary Art Museum of Peoria 305 Southwest Water St #2 Peoria, IL 601602 Distance: 0.1 miles

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Distance: 0.2 miles

Web: peoriacac.org

Description: Offers $2 well drinks every Tuesday.

Web: surfcitysqueeze.com

Corn Stock Theater 1700 N. Park Rd. Peoria, IL 61604 Distance: 2.2 miles

Morton Cinema 2115 S. Main St. Morton, IL 61550

Bahama Breeze 406 E. Golf Rd. Schaumburg, IL 60173

Martini’s on Water Street 212 Southwest Water St. Peoria, IL 61602

Web: bahamabreeze.com

Distance: 0.1 miles

Johnny Rockets 930 National Prkwy. Schaumburg, IL 60173

Distance: 9.2 miles Description: Affordable ticket prices, and student discounts available. Also offers a popcorn and soda combo for $2.25. Web: reynoldstheatres.com Town & Country Bowl 2010 W. Forrest Hill Ave. Peoria, IL 61604 Distance: 3.0 miles Description: Daily specials. Friday nights include $2 well drinks, $2 bowling, & $2 shoes. Also, moonlight

Description: Great specials offered Sunday-Thursday including, $4 cosmos (Tuesdays), $3 well drinks (Wednesday), and $4 dessert martinis (Thursday). Web: martinisonwater.com

Shaumburg Campus “Grab & Go” Spots Biggby Coffee 21 S. Dunton Ave. Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Distance: 4.7 miles Web: biggby.com

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Springfield Campus “Grab & Go” Spots The Bean Counter 2900 Plaza Dr. Springfield, IL 62704

Web: poplarcreekbowl.com

Distance: 0.9 miles

Olympic Park 1675 E. Old Schaumburg Rd. Schaumburg, IL 60194

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Web: encounterthecounter. com

Distance: 2.6 miles

Fumare Lounge 305 W. Golf Rd. Schaumburg, IL 60195

Description: Play soccer, softball, and basketball, and skate in the skate parks.

Distance: 1.5 miles

Distance: 0.8 miles

Web: cornstocktheatre.org

Distance: 1.1 miles

Web: ballyfitness.com

Distance: 2.7 miles Description: Community theatre (outdoor theatre during summer season).

1385 N. Meacham Rd. Schaumburg, IL 60173

Distance: 1.9 miles

Eateries & Cafés Jimmy’s Bar 2801 W. Farmington Rd. West Peoria, IL 61604

Poplar Creek Bowl 2354 W. Higgins Rd. Hoffman Estates, IL 60169

Cozy Dog Drive-In 2935 S. 6th St. Springfield, IL 62703 Distance: 2.4 miles

Web: parkfun.com

Description: Enjoy Hookah for as low as $10.

Entertainment.

Web: fumarelounge.com

Arlington Theaters 53 S. Evergreen Ave. Arlington Heights, IL 60005

Houlihan’s 1901 E. Golf Rd. Schaumburg, IL 60173

Distance: 4.8 miles

Distance: 1.3 miles

Web: gloriajeans.com

Description: $5.25 with student id.

Web: houlihans.com

Eateries & Cafés

Distance: 1.1 miles Web: wildberrycafe.com

Web: arlingtontheater.com

Laugh Out Loud Theater 601 N. Martingale Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60173

D & J Café 915 W. Laurel St. Springfield, IL 62704

Leisure & Recreation

Art Gallery Kafé 127 Front St. Wood Dale, IL 60191

Distance: 1.2 miles

Distance: 1.9 miles

Distance: 6.9 miles

Description: Improv Comedy for $18!

MCL Restaurant & Bakery 2151 Wabash Ave. Springfield, IL 62704

Description: Free Wifi and art gallery!

Web: laughoutloudtheater. com

Distance: 0.1 miles

Web: artgallerykafe.com

Westwood Tavern

Web: mclhomemade.com

Distance: 0.4 miles Web: johnnyrockets.com Wildberry Pancakes & Café 1383 N. Meacham Rd. Schaumburg, IL 60173

Atcher Island 730 S. Springinsguth Rd. Schaumburg, IL 60193 Distance: 5.0 miles Description: Water park open during summer hours.

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DOWN AND

OUT IN THE C TA by

Tyler Bagwell photos by Jon Hovis

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It’s cold in these tunnels,

the strings are hard

pegs my pegs my awl.”

and tight and it’s

or John Henry, that

hard to tell if I’m even

beatific steel driving

playing anymore. It’s

man. In his legend

hard to sing over the

he says “Did the lord

roar of a train, but I

say machines ought

stand on my toes and

to take the place of

try my best.

living, then what’s the

It’s hard to get

substitute for bread

through. Most folks

and beans?” There

down in the tubes have

are great deals of old

headphones on, their

songs about the fears

eyes tied to screens

of industrialization, and

in their hands. It’s

machines replacing

hard to sing for people

people. I like to sing

who can’t hear you.

those down here in the

It makes me think of

subway the most.

the lonesome singer

Somebody smiles a

in ‘Peg & Awl’ driven

smile of recognition

out of business by a

for a song they know,

new machine: “makes

and another person

a hundred pairs to

drops some change

my one, peggin’ shoes

they just found in

just ain’t no fun, throw

their topcoat. One

away my pegs my

woman smiles and FULL BLEED

gives a dollar and says

said What do you

sometimes people

“Thank you, I haven’t

folks want to hear?

you’ll say thank you

heard that song in

Everyone got real

to will say thank you

ten years.” It’s those

excited, and one guy

right back, and not too

sorts of people that

said Johnny Cash, and

long ago a fellow told

make you want to play,

we all on the platform

me to keep the dream

but it’s hard to find an

sang “I hear that train

alive. And sometimes

audience who cares.

a-comin’ It’s rolling

the cops come. And

Even in the poetry

round the bend And I

even with a permit

readings and coffee

ain’t seen the sunshine

you’re not allowed to

shops you’ll be hard

since I don’t know

play down on Lake.

pressed to find anyone

There are great deals of old songs about the fears of industrialization, and machines replacing people. I like to sing those down here the most.

really listening. The best audience I ever had was at two in the morning on the blue line at the Western stop. I was

when.”

Once a cop told me I

heading home from a

In the subways

wasn’t being annoying

show, waiting on the

downtown though, the

so I could stay, but this

platform, and I heard

audiences don’t come

isn’t that day.

someone say the

like that. And I guess

I snap the harmonica

trains were backed

it’s wrong to refer to

out of the rack and

up, and some people

them as audiences,

fold the rack up and

had been waiting near

cause they’re not.

put it in the bottom of

forty five minutes.

They’re just waiting for

my case. The latches

Snow coming down. I

the trains, trying to get

click and I stand and

clicked open my case

back home.

wait for the train. In

and slung my guitar

Sometimes people

the same spot I’d just

over my shoulder and

appreciate it, and

stood singing. And the

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down to the

of todays popular

plays jazz and

Washington stop and

musicians in there

classical guitar,

didn’t hear anyone

tried to sell a pair of

stoic and focused,

playing, so I assumed

shoes in the subway

as commuters

the spot was free. I

on their way to the

drop dollars into

threw down my case

top. I wonder which

the Maxwell coffee

and tore out my guitar.

of them has half the

container tied around

I was halfway through

talent Fritz does. I

his equipment.

a song before a guy

wonder if that even

Benji is always reliable

flagged me down and

matters.

for a good short talk.

said this spot was his,

The Jackson blue line

His opinion of what’s

he was just setting up

stop is colder than the

going on in the subway

down the platform.

rest of them. Every

or the logistics of

Fritz is in the tunnel

guitar player you see

why you can’t take a

between the blue

there’ll be rubbing his

car battery on public

line and the red line.

hands and breathing

transportation. He

He plays guitar and

warm life into them

shares the same

sings like no one else.

between songs. Benji

contempt I have for

I’ve seen him sing

is at this stop, leaned

the people down here

‘Somewhere over the

up against a pillar

who play over backing

Rainbow’ and I’ve seen

sweeping unending

tracks and hold onto

him do Bob Marley

jazz lines out of a blue

spots all day. “Those

tunes. I’ve seen him try

quilt top electric guitar.

people don’t need

and sell a pair of shoes

Kevin Andre Benjamin

more time, they need

to Dave Russell for

Martin is one of the

a talent” he adjusts

three dollars at two in

best musicians down

his equipment “If you

the morning.

in these subways.

can’t make it in two

I see someone

I’ve also heard

hours you’re not going

reading a magazine

somewhere that he’s

to make it in six”. I bid

and wonder which

an electrician. He

him good luck and

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between songs and

but for that summer it

I look up from my

Fritz comes lurching

together till around

says “What’s with the

was my spot.

hands. A girl is smiling.

down the platform

2 a.m. When I left he

voice, do you smoke

I’m 20 now. And

She says “That’s the

with his big Haitian

was still playing drums

like five cigars a day?”.

these tunnels aren’t

best cover of that song

smile and his green

down on the platform.

No, No, I say. “It just

like the streets of

I’ve ever heard”.

army coat. He says he

We didn’t make much

Something you put

Buffalo. Nobody busks

A friend of mine told

went out to go to the

money, but we had a

on when you’re down

in Buffalo. Some do at

me once ‘This Land is

bathroom and when

good time.

here?” I tell him its the

the summer festivals,

Your Land’ ought to be

he came back Dave

Dave Russell is a

result of doing this for

but no one else does

the national anthem. I

had snagged his spot.

drummer. his taped up

a long time. You have

on a weekly basis.

whole heartedly agree

A short man with

callused fingers extend

to sing loud all day

All the cops who’ve

with that.

bloodshot eyes once

from his maroon coat

your voice starts to

stopped me in Buffalo

tear to smithereens.

look at my permit like

I can’t remember the

they’ve never seen

last time I sang into a

one before. Some

microphone.

didn’t even know they

He sounds out the beat vocally and mimes his hands so convincingly you can almost see the sticks. You can almost see the thousands of people.

I’ve been doing this for

existed.

a while. The first time

Here it’s a bit tougher.

The girl with the smile

told me Dave was a

and tap out rhumba

I went busking was in

Benji told me once

puts a candy bar in

snake. I first met Dave

beats on the battered

Buffalo, NY when I was

a couple thousand

my case and shrugs.

Russell late into one

skin of his drum. Dave

17. The next summer

people hold permits for

Says “It’s all I’ve got.” I

particular evening. He

speaks enthusiastically

I spent a great deal of

those 3 stops. You can

tell her it’s better than

was playing his conga

about drumming like

it playing in the street

wander these tunnels

money. I’ve gotten

down on Washington,

a boyhood dream.

in Buffalo. Riding my

for hours trying to get

food and flowers, beer

and I introduced

He’s played drums

bike from the suburbs

a spot running into

and cigarettes and

myself. He asked

with Buddy Guy, Son

to city and playing in

others doing the same.

shots of Jameson, a

me if I’d like to play

Seals and countless

front of an abandoned

“Anybody on Jackson?”

phone number once.

with him. We played

other blues heavies.

building on Elmwood. It

“Yeah, Dave’s still over

Someone gave me a

at Washington and

When he talks about

used to be a deli, and

there” but you head on

hat during the Saint

soon moved down to

who he’s played with

now it’s a spice shop,

anyway.

Patrick’s Day Parade.

Jackson. We played

it sounds like he’s

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HIP-HOP'S BAD RAP by: Dan Martin Jr.

Music is a form of entertainment. It is no different from a movie, a television show, or even a video game. Music can’t load a gun and pull the trigger. Music can’t make a person punch another guy in a club. And music definitely can’t make a person join a gang or sell drugs. Everything an artist talks about on a record, just like the lines an actor says in a movie, is not always meant to be taken to heart and mimicked in real life. If hiphop had never been created, the actions of today’s youth would still be the same because they are a product of their environments.

Consider lyrics you’ve heard, scenes from a favorite film, or the content of video games you have played. Does your enjoyment of these types of entertainment make you say, “Wow, this really makes me want to go rob a bank?” The general population can separate real life from entertainment. Those that blame people’s actions on these things might consider digging deeper because they won’t find the answer their looking for in their CD player.

Full Bleed recently talked with Garage Entertainment recording artist Y.U.N.G. Indiana about the public’s view of hip-hop and asked him what he thinks the biggest misconception is about the hip-hop community. According to Y.U.N.G. Indiana, the problem is that most people think “hip-hop causes violence. It’s [just] not true at all. A few bad seeds in the crowd bring judgment to a whole culture, and that isn’t right.” Mr. Indiana adds that “the music does need to change, I agree with that. Labels don’t want the positive music though.” So where does hip-hop go from here? Time will tell. It’s going to take understanding and patience on all levels and via all mediums to clean up the negative image that’s too easily associated with hip-hop music. Hopefully people will open their minds and their hearts a little more to this genre and make an effort to understand the poetic words spoken by some of its most talented artists.

“...hip-hop brings people together from all walks of life.”

Another aspect that plays into the negative image associated with hip-hop is the glorification of “beefs” and the record deals offered to criminals. Record labels and the media feed off of feuding rappers. They love the drama. The media wants ratings or readers, and the label wants to sell CDs. If the“If It Bleeds, It Leads” mentality of the media changed, then perhaps record labels would focus more on the quality of the music than publicity stunts. A label concerned with the negative image of hip hop might consider the kind of example they are setting for youth who listen to their recording artists when they give incarcerated rappers record deals.

With all of the negative attention hip-hop receives, it could be easy to overlook all of the money that hip-hop artists donate to charities and foundations. Some artists have their own charities and foundations that have been created to better the communities they came from. The media sometimes fails to mention the good deeds these artists do because they don’t deem them as good of a story. Take ,for example, the headline “Drunken Man Pulls Gun at Lil’ Wayne Concert.” If the public isn’t getting all of the facts, their view of the hip-hop community could get skewed in a negative way rather quickly. FULL BLEED

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Some clubs refuse to play it. Some towns don’t allow it to be performed. And some parents don’t allow it in their homes. For years, hiphop has been the scapegoat for a much bigger problem facing society. People are quick to point the finger at hip-hop because it’s easy to argue that the lyrical content is violent, suggestive, angry or down-right offensive, amongst other things. However, very rarely will you hear of any other genre and its artists with similar lyrical content mentioned when it comes time to place blame. Well, unless perhaps your name is Marilyn Manson.

What a lot of hip-hop is currently lacking is a positive message, or as a matter-of-fact, just a message in general. Artists with exceptional, thought-provoking lyrics like Lupe Fiasco, Common, and Talib Kweli to name a few, sometimes get overlooked by the casual hip-hop listener because they are “conscious” rappers. Listening to their songs requires attention that not a lot of people care to pay these days. There are more mainstream artists such as Drake, Kanye West, Eminem and Jay-Z that are helping to keep lyrics a vital part of hip-hop as well. But the reality is, the average hip-hop listener nowa-days isn’t concerned with lyrics as much as someone who grew up listening to Public Enemy, for example. Thanks to the “dumb it down” philosophy of today’s labels, most artists have to conform to the label’s wishes if they want to see their album sell or even get released. This philosophy has saturated the game and caused a constant regurgitation of lyrical content. The days of the emcee are fading fast.

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Koncrete Records Koncrete Records is a music label that was formed in Chicago in 2002. The group of artists wanted to find ways to acknowledge and explain the hardships that they have found in the Englewood community, and how these hardships gave them the power to accomplish almost anything.

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It all started when Label-member, D-Roc (like ‘rock’), came to Big Nok (like ‘toke’) with the idea of starting a recording label to represent the ‘Koncrete.’ Koncrete is a term used by locals to represent a territory found on the south side of Chicago. Big Nok then turned around and started discussing this idea with his twin brother, known in his community as Twin G. The two then decided to look into the idea further and see what it would take to create a self-sustaining record label. After much research and gaining connections in the industry, the brothers felt they had enough capital to start the label and thus Koncrete Records was born. As young

entrepreneurs, the twins tried their hands at several types of businesses, such as investing in a cell phone store in 2001. The brothers wanted to expand the label to where they were reaching more then just one type of genre and in 2008, Rocsta Inc. was added to the label as a subdivision to bring in different types of rock-and-roll under the Koncrete label.

of rap infused rock, with so many levels in-between.”

At first, all music beats and recording studio reservations were handled in-house by Big Nok. During this period the group produced two mix tapes -The Land Vol. 1 & 2 which were exclusively sold in their neighborhood stores. The Land Vol.1 was recorded on Big Nok’s home computer with a ten dollar microphone. Even though Big Nok created the music beats for The Land Vol. 2 it was recorded at Moon Unit studio on the north side of Chicago. This was the first time the company branched out to use higher quality services for their recording purposes.

Koncrete Records has recorded various albums and mixtapes since 2002, two of which Block Music and Raw Cocaine Vol.1 are available on iTunes, Amazon and various other music sites. In addition to utilizing social networking sites like Myspace ,Facebook, and Twitter, Koncrete music has been featured on Coast 2 Coast mixtapes. These mixtapes are available for free download at the website www.coast2coastmixtapes.com.

Since 2002, the group has made many leaps and bounds in producing great music for everyone to enjoy. Most recently, the group has found a new home for recording music at the Oregano Studio, owned by AWOL. J. Smitty, board member for Koncrete Records and founder of Rocsta Inc., states, “[Koncrete Records] is a combination

Big Nok

CEO Koncrete Records

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Big Nok has a vision to, “Koncrete the world,” and Koncrete Records is certainly positioning themselves to take a large chunk of it in 2011. Introducing artists such as J the Prince, to appeal to the younger audience of hip-hop, to grab further market shares and move their agenda forward.

Music is not all that’s in the works for the Koncrete organization. The Koncrete Gear clothing line is also available online. The clothing line includes all types of men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing and accessories. Two books are currently being written by Twin G on the company. One of these books The Knocks At The Door will be released in November of 2011. The Knocks At The Door will follow a young couple as they battle the streets of Chicago selling drugs and committing other crimes for the almighty dollar. In addition to writing the two books, Twin G is continuing to find time to

Right now, Koncrete Records is working on their fourth studio album Raw Cocaine Brick 2 slated for release in the first quarter of 2011. According the label, this album is going to be the best one yet. Look for it and others on www.koncreterecordsinc.com as well as iTunes. The video for their first single “Hustla Talk” off of Raw Cocaine Brick 2, is now available on YouTube and as well as the Koncrete Records website for free viewing.

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AZUL BY ERNESTO HERNANDEZ

In the world we live today, there are many rock bands all around. Every music band has a beginning, and the Spanish rock band Cruadro Azul has an interesting tale. Jesus Monsivais and Juan Leon are the founders of Cruadro Azul, and before they formed their band they didn’t speak to each other that much. This was back in the days when they were in high school in 2001, when Jesus knew Juan was a musician and they both had a passion for music. They talked about music most of the time and without knowing this would be the start of a lifelong friendship. Jesus is a guitarist and Juan is a bass guitarist; they both started off practicing in the front porch of Jesus house. After a couple of months, Jesus met Lisandro Ramirez in school. Lisandro is a guitarist who later becomes the lead vocalist for the band, watched them practice and took the opportunity to join them along. Jesus and Juan slowly started seeing that they had talent and they wanted to share their passion for music to the world. In order to create their band they needed a drummer, Juan’s cousin Hugo had been practicing on his own and Juan recruited him to join them. After several of years of practicing in

Jesus porch, Spanish rock band Cuadro Azul was formed in 2007. Around that same year, “Perdoname”(Forgive Me) was their very first song. In 2008, they performed live for the very first time at a bar near Midway. Since then they have many performances around Chicago and Milwaukee performing in bars. Their music style is inspired by bands like New Order, Interpol, Zoe, and Red Hot Chilli Peppers. They consider themselves as an indie band at the moment. The band also talked to me about how their band is like a family. They all have known for each other for many years and they all believe that they can have success to reach out and make it big. I had the exciting opportunity to visit them at their new location where they practice. It is a warehouse where many other bands rent a space to practice and get together. It was a pretty amazing experience to see them practice behind the scenes, it was like watching a something out of a movie. Their style is unique, although it is Spanish. What’s great about listening to different styles of music is that you learn to appreciate it. Cuadro Azul is a band you want to see perform in order to fully understand what I’m talking about.

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Soul Sauce Interview By Oscar Mancilla

How did you became a DJ?

How was your first show?

What do you take for equipment?

In the spring of 2009, three of girls and a guy started a party house, known as the Myour House, in Bronzeville, where they hired me as their resident party photographer. With the all parties I captured through out the months of working with these folks, I got to listen to different types of music from different DJs.

At the time of my first gig in the spring of 2010, I only had two lessons of how to work turntables, one lesson by a friend 4 years priors and from Limbs a few months back. A surprising thing about my first gig is not only was it my first time playing in public, but it was also my first residency at a bar to play biweekly. DJ Limbs had asked to me to partner up with him to set up a soul night. He found a bar in Wrigleyville to play at, Risqué Cafe, and it became the home of our biweekly soul nights, also known as Soul Sauce. Our first night at Risqué, I was re-

The equipment I use to practice with at home are a pair Technic 1200 MK5 and a Vestex mixer, and usually when I get hired for a gig, the equipment is provided and it varies by the type of event and venue.

“I was really impressed by DJ Limbs, who plays a nice range of hip hop, funk, afrobeats, house, and soul.”

Can you tell me a little a bit about yourself and what you do for a living?

y name is Maggie Mui. I was born on March 22, 1986, in Chicago, Illinois. Some folks can relate me to my fecal humored alias such as "The Crapper" or "Dookie Blaster", and I am a Chinese-American photographer and DJ. Growing up in Chicago's neighbourhoods of Bridgeport and Chinatown, I graduated from Hubbard High School in 2004. Dropped out of Northeastern Illinois University at the end of the 2005 fall semester. Then worked butt load of jobs that consists of a hair salon, a Chinese restaurant on the west side, Star bucks, American Eagle, Drift Avenue, Touge Factory, Harrah's Casino Shuttle Bus Service, and Kay Jeweller’s. Finally got my act together in 2007 and picked up a fulltime job at Northwestern University working as a Data Technician, just a fancy title for data entry, and applied different colleges around Chicago in the fear of getting dragged into a lifestyle that was going to take me no where. I jumped on the first school that accepted me, which was Robert Morris College, now known as Robert Morris University. I studied Graphic Design for about 4 semesters until I realized that designing is not a very strong trait of mine, so I decided to transfer to Columbia College, where I studied photography and just recently graduated with a BA.

What type of music do you play? One DJ I was really impressed by DJ Limbs, who plays a nice range of hip hop, funk, afrobeats, house, and soul. He is actually the person who encouraged me to spin when he saw my collection of funk LPs and the soul 45s that I stole from my dad.

What programs do you use? For programs, I am all vinyl, so there is no need for programs. DJing really is not that hard as long as you know what songs to select and don’t let dead air get between the next one you play.

“Found a bar in Wrigleyville to play at, Risqué Cafe, and it became the home of our biweekly soul nights, also known as Soul Sauce.”

How does funk music affects your life? I guess funk music affects a person's life just like any other genre of music. It can be therapeutic; a way to escape from reality or maybe a way to cope with reality. Music itself has a magical affect on a person's mind that can be very motivating and assuring.

“Funk music affects a person's life just like any other genre of music. It can be therapeutic; a way to escape from reality or maybe a way to cope with reality.” FULL BLEED

ally nervous, so nervous that prior to the gig, I wrote down a playlist of songs. During my set, I was extremely nervous, even with the small group of people I know and maybe a couple of drunks near the bar. I made a couple of technical mistakes, but eventually I got through it and got people to dance. I don’t play at Risque Cafe anymore. I currently have a residency at Maria’s Packaged Goods and Community Bar and I am apart of the People’s DJ Collective. VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 5 • MONTH 2011

What advice would you give? Don’t take my advice, but I’d say to practice and know how to use the knobs and buttons on your mixer and turntable.

What days do you play? Currently the consistent days I play are every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month.

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How much music do really have to listen to? Do you just pick random tracks and play freely?

Every track that I play during a gig, I have at least heard it once. At times, if I am not familiar with a track, I was just listen to it for a few seconds to see if it would go with the song I am currently playing. I definitely do not randomly select tracks to play.

What do think about the new types of DJing that are out there? Such as House music and Juke, or what ever is out there now days. When I think of new music types of DJing, I wouldn't think of House and Juke. I think House and Juke is the near the hype of DJing in the 80s and 90s, especially in Chicago. I definitely love Chicago House and Juke. As for newer genres of music, if you were talking about Dub-step and newer Electronica, I'm not a big fan of it. And to be honest I do not know why, it's just not appealing to my ears.

The only option I had in choosing these days were how many Tuesdays out of the month and which Tuesdays I wanted to play. Other gigs I pick up usually depends on what day the promoter sets up the event. There has been enough gigs where I've played each day of the week.

“Top 5 artist from the top of my head: sharon jones and the dap kings, marvin gaye, charles bradley, bill withers, stevie wonder.” You mentioned about getting hired for a gig, you do this for money? Is it your passion for music?

As a DJ of Funk do you ever run out of music to play?

For me, I don't think it is much of a competition only because I play a specific genre of music and my entire gig is with an analog medium rather than digital. At times, I feel it's more of a show for people, to see someone play an all vinyl set. Other than that, I still am not competitive because I don't really take DJing seriously, I do it for the joy of it, especially when someone comes up to me and tells me how the music I am playing reminds them of their younger years or of their father's vinyl collection.

I do it for both. There are a lot of gigs were I play for whatever I can get, but for those circumstances, it has to be for a good reason; ie. fundraisers or friend's birthday.

Do you choose those days?

I actually do run out of music, but it's not because I am a Funk/Soul DJ, it's because I am DJ that strictly plays only vinyl. If I were to go digital, I definitely would have enough music to play all night.

Are you competitive with other DJ's? Knowing its about survival out there.

How Much do you charge for a show? Do you have any specials?

Have you ever thought of changing your style of Music?

Like any other performer and artist, it all depends on the type of venue and event.

Not really, I enjoy funk and soul a lot. The only thing I may change is the decade to which the music was made. FULL BLEED

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An Inside Look at Economic Effects on Chicago’s Underground Music Scene on’s C d s an Chicago ’ o r P ring u o t Of

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More and more people are turning to the “Underground” venues that can be found all over Chicago. With most charging a miniscule cover at the door (ranging from 5 to a less miniscule 20 dollars). The atmosphere’s in most places are very clean and organized, if not a little cozy (or if you would like me to take the straight forward approach, somewhat cramped). Which is understandable given that the population of Chicago is “best guessed” at 2,695,598 according to USA Today. With over 2.5 million people worried about money, but looking for entertainment, I wanted to see if I could get some good information for you all from a musician in the middle of the Chicago underground scene, guitarist Scott Tomaselli from the band Art of the Flesh. While we sit in The Flat Iron (1565 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL (773) 365-9000) sipping on our drinks I get right into the Interview so as to not take up too much of Scott’s time.

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Q: What’s the name of your band and what’s the origin of that name? A: Art of the Flesh is our name, it came from a group meeting where everybody was just writing down names. When we got a list together there were two names that everyone really liked, Law of the Flesh and Art and Terror. We combined the two and came up with Art of the Flesh, meaning the music is the art and we are the flesh. Q: What genre would you categorize yourself as? A: It’s hard to categorize our band. We are definitely metal, but more specifically we are a Progressive Thrash/Death Metal band. Q: Can you give us the name, age, and respective instrument of each band member? A: Dan Schulz, 22 Vocals Scott Tomaselli, 29 Guitar Travi Jurs, 25 Bass Guitar Brian Leh, 25 Drums Q: Do you have a set time each week in which you practice, or are they more spontaneous? A: We have practiced every Tuesday and Friday for the last seven years. It’s like if a football team didn’t practice and then tried to play the game of their lives, we stay on top of it like clockwork. Our next show could be the show of our lives. Q: Is your band signed on with a record label at the moment? If not is that something that is in the plans for the bands future? A: We aren’t signed with a label currently, but we don’t believe it has held us back very much. Nowadays the labels are trying to save money just like everybody else. The expenses for marketing, booking, and travel are rarely covered by labels. This all ties into wether or not we as a band are looking to be signed. It all depends on what label comes to us with an offer and what they are offering. We are always on the lookout for the “Dirty Labels” and so should every other unsigned band out there. Being signed however would give us a sense of accomplishment overall though. Q: With all the talk of the economy being down and people pirating music to save money becoming more popular, what are your thoughts on file sharing? A: I deffinatly believe that, it’s good to know as an artist, that your music is reaching more people this way. But when you start to see the numbers behind it, like our bands album was downloaded illegally two thousand times. We were charging ten dollars for the hard copy release. When you add it up, our band lost out on VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 5 • MONTH 2011

$20,000. It’s hard to say that we don’t feel the pinch from it. Q: Since you’ve played all over the Chicago land area, what would be your top five choices of venues that you enoyed doing shows at? A: First off would have to be Reggie’s Rock Club (2109 S State St, Chicago, IL 60616 (312) 9490121). We as a band have a great repore with the owner and we always recieve a warm welcome from the crowd. Second would probably be Clearwater (96 W Main St, West Dundee, IL 60118 (847) 836-8820) because it’s a local spot and it’s really the center of our fan base. The third place that comes to mind is Ottos (118 E Lincoln Hwy, Dekalb, IL 60115 (815) 7582715) because it was one of the biggest crowds that we had played, with a lot of local fans. It’s hard to decide which one is better between the fourth and fifth. Penny Road Pub (545 Penny Rd, Barrington, IL 60010 (847) 428-0562) was just an overall great venue to play in, and Chord On Blues (106 S. Riverside Ave. St. Charles IL 60174 (630) 513-0074) once agian because it’s a local crowd. For us it’s always great to play for people that are from the same area as us but we try to not play local too much, because you really gotta get out to places where you could start a whole new fan base. Sometimes we even go with the “if you book it they will come” philosophy. Q: What’s the best and worst thing that you guys have experienced while touring the Chicago scene? A: We haven’t really had too many bad experiences, just a heckler every now and then. I did however see a band do a set at a venue we were playing, and the crowd got so bad that one guy threw his camera at the band. I mean how bad is the show when someone throws their camera at you? I would have to say the best memory I have in Chicago would be a time that we played at the Nite Cap (5007 West Irving Park Road, Chicago, Illinois (773) 282-8654). We had been double booked when we showed up to play so we didn’t even think that we were going to end up on stage. When the band before us finished we were told that we had 15 mins or so to play what we wanted. We took the opportunity and BLASTED through three songs without stopping. The crowd loved us that night, and was screaming for more when we had to leave the stage. It was a great feeling to know that even with that small set we had played it still left them wanting more.

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Good for the Soul

explore the benefits of music therapy Music therapy is known to help individuals cope with different kinds of conditions, such as anxiety, depression, communication disorders, and other medical problems. Used as a form of medicine, music helps patients mangage pain and cope with depression and anxiety. Music therapy helps prevent health risks and eases stress. The Positive Side of Music Therapy

Music therapy can have a lasting benefit on a person’s state of mind and even have an affect on one’s breathing and heart rate. Experts note that listening to music creates a relaxing physiological response, which can help prevent chronic stress by advocating a higher level of optimism to reduce depression and anxiety. Music therapy has other health benefits, too, including lowering blood pressure, boosting immunity, easing muscle tension and more. VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 5 • MONTH 2011

Creating Music Therapy at Home

Creating music therapy at home is affordable. Turn on your iPod or favorite radio station or stream music live from free music streaming sites like Pandora or Grooveshark. Then, simply let the music ease the stress away. Try listening to music while working on projects to boost creativity. Listening to a faster rhythm creates a sharper concentration and increase alertness, which helps with schoolwork and other duties. Listening to music is a popular treatment in health fields that has been proven effective in helping patients treat a variety of medical conditions. It’s a simple activity that can prevent future health risks and create a stress-free life. Give it a try. name of article

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By Nate Daubert Ever since Jesuit monks brought coffee to Guatemala three centuries ago, raising the beans has been a losing business for small farmers. The conditions are miserable, and coffee farmers, on average, do not earn enough money to support their families. This is where fair trade comes into play. Fair trade is a social movement and market-based approach that helps farmers in developing countries have better trading condition and promote environmentally safe farming practices.

The movement advocates the payment of a higher price to producers as well as higher social and environmental standards. It focuses mainly on exports from developing countries to developed countries (i.e. coffee, cocoa, tea, cotton, wine, gold, etc.) Fair Trade International (FLO) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Bonn, Germany that oversees fair trade certification and makes sure that small farmers are treated according to standards. FLO labels the minimum price, directy to the farmer, per pound of coffee at $1.26, 3-4 times

the average of non fair trade coffee. $1.26 may not sound like a lot for a pound of coffee beans, but it’s making a huge impact. Not only are farmers earning more to support their families, but also the environment is not taking the same toll as it was before. (There is a list of strict environmental standards co-ops, groups of farmers, must live by in order to keep fair trade certification.) Fair trade coffee is making its way into mainstream culture. Starbucks coffee is 10% fair trade in the U.S. and across Europe all espresso is fair trade.

Chicago is taking a fair trade initiative as well. In February 2010, Chicago signed to become a “Fair Trade City”, meaning it needed to meet the following criteria: 1• The City Council supporting fair trade and encouraging use of FT products will pass a resolution. 2• Fair Trade products will be available throughout the city, at least 1 outlet in each of the 77 Communities. Based on population of about 3 million, we want 1 outlet per 10,000 people, that is 300 outlets in the City FULL BLEED

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3• Fair Trade products will be used in institutions such as congregations schools, universities, hospitals and workplaces, with at least 1 FT institution in each of Chicago’s 77 communities. 4• This Campaign will bring increased media attention to Fair Trade and broaden support for Fair Trade by the City.

As of April 2011, Chicago has nearly reached fair trade status and FT coffee can now be purchased around the city at 309* retailers and served in 208 institutions. Chicago has met or exceeded every goal on their list except having

260 fair trade institutions, they are just 52 short. Chicago can only do so much as a city, however. The citizens need to take initiative as well in their personal lives. Since fair trade coffee cuts out the

middleman, it costs about the same as regular, about $6 a bag for good quality coffee. *Find your closest retailer online at: www. chicagofairtrade.org/buyft/ locate

Have you heard of Fair Trade?

5• Chicago Fair Trade is a coalition of businesses, faith organizations, universities, non-profits and individuals who will continue to steer the process.

A survey of RMU students and their knowledge of Fair Trade 11% 21%

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Yes, but I don’t know what it is.

Yes, and I use fair trade products

Yes, but I have never used it.

No, I have never heard of it.

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ILLINOIS & MEDICAL MARIJUANA:

Full Bleed weighs in on the economic benefits of legalization Legalization of marijuana for both medical and public use in the state of Illinois is a controversial subject. Many advocates have recommended that the general assembly focus on the regulation of marijuana in a free market, rather than criminalizing its use. Allowing marijuana to be grown and sold in fixed quantities will stimulate the economy by opening a new job market for growers and sellers. Taxation of marijuana for both medicinal and general use will also bring much-needed revenue to Illinois. The legalization and regulation of marijuana can be addressed in a number of ways. The Cannibis sativa plant has proved to be a valuable crop throughout American history. Its two components, hemp and marijuana, have been used for a variety of purposes. In the early 1600’s, hemp was a plant essential to the citizens of Jamestown and was grown side by side with tobacco. From 1763 until 1767, the colonies were in a time of shortage and enacted a law demanding that farmers grow hemp or be jailed. Hemp was used for products including rope, clothing, and paper. The United States Census of 1850 recorded that the country had 8,327 hemp plantations, each with a minimum of 2,000 acres. However, this changed in 1906, when the United States passed the Pure Food and Drug Act, creating the first government regulation of all drugs. Before this time, all narcotics were easily accessible and had no government supervision, which allowed people to use opiates for medical purposes. In 1914, the Harrison Act was passed, putting large taxes on marijuana and requiring licenses for all professions using any drugs. After years of investigation, the nationwide Marihuana Tax Act was passed in 1937. This act put an even larger tax on marijuana, which meant that growing and selling

the drug was no longer a lucrative business. This act was based on yellow journalism and bogus medical data that claimed that marijuana made people crazy and turned them into “monsters.” The Boggs Amendment tightened the Marihuana Tax Act and provided mandatory sentences for those convicted of drug charges. The Reagan and Bush Administrations continued to push the war on drugs. However, the benefits of marijuana far outweigh the negatives, and advocates feel that officials need to re-examine the stereotypes associated with smoking marijuana.

“The American Medical Association is at the head of the pack in this effort, and has begun to push for testing on marijuana.” The American Medical Association is at the head of the pack in this effort, and has begun to push for testing on marijuana. Marijuana gets a bad reputation because it is usually smoked, versus ingested. This makes people skeptical of its medical value. John A. Benson, Jr., MD, says that the advantage of smoking for medical patients is that it provides a rapid onset drug effect. “The effects of smoked marijuana are felt within minutes, which is ideal for the treatment of pain or nausea,” said Benson. According to Ralph Nader, LLB, attorney, author, and consumer advocate, “Research has shown marijuana to be a safe and effective medicine for controlling nausea associated with cancer therapy, reducing the eye pressure for patients with glaucoma, and reducing muscle spasms

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caused by multiple sclerosis, para and quadriplegia.” There are over 250 conditions that can be treated by marijuana. Doctors and government officials agree that the laws outlawing marijuana should be examined and changed. The citizens of Illinois undoubtedly have economic and humanitarian interests in the legalization of marijuana. The economy will be stimulated if legalization policies are put into effect. Also, convictions for drug crimes will decease significantly. Crimes will be reduced as the growth and use of marijuana is legalized and regulated. In addition, patients suffering from diseases like cancer and glaucoma in Illinois hospitals will have access to medical marijuana to better their treatment process. Allowing the growth of hemp, another component of the Cannibis sativa plant,

“Marijuana is estimated to be the nations largest cash crop, so why not tax it?” will help current industries as well. Economically speaking, Illinoisans will reap the benefits of legalization policies. Opening u tment of State Police. The problem with this bill is that neither department had to grant permissions, they simply had the ability to. To this day, neither one has granted permission, so even though the drug is technically legal it can not be used by those who need it. The state of Colorado legalized marijuana in 2000, and by 2007 over 60,000 medical marijuana dispeciaries were paying tens of thousands of dollars in taxes directly to the state. The largest dispensary in Colorado serves over 1400 patients and generates $30,000 per month in sales tax revenue for the state. Marijuana is one of a few things that are keeping Colorado afloat in this time of recession, where other states are going under. In Michigan, medical marijuana has been legal since 2008 and already has 63,735 patients registered. With the documented success rate of medical marijuana in other states as an example, it doesno’t make sense for Illinoisians to be denied use of a drug that helps them, while also decreasing the state defecit. When looking at the economic side of this controversial issue, marijuana is estimated to be the nation’s largest cash crop, so why not tax it?

With the legalization of marijuana comes the legalization of hemp. Reintroducing hemp to the paper, plastic, oil, and textile industries will be extremely beneficial. As these industries rebuild, jobs will be created and help reduce prices due to new competition and resources. This will be an additional economy boost that the state of Illinois desperately needs.

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Of course, the legalization of marijuana straight up would be a problem, but if Illinois instituted a policy that restricted the use to citizens over 21, limited the growing plot of home growers, and required a license to grow the plant, then it would be safe and controlled. This method would keep the drug away from young kids but also allow those who need it medically to be able to get access to it at any time. It would raise extra money for the state from taxation and licensing fees. This would lower the amount of money needed for law www enforcement and decrease underground and under-tax sales. The legalization of marijuana will never solve the economic crisis, but taking advantage of something rather than spending millions fighting against it seems like an excellent plan.

Pre-Existing Policies ILLINOIS Cannabis Control Act of 1978 Under this act Illinois has not outlawed medicinal marijuana but given licensed physicians the authority to prescribe if they have the written approval of the department of state police. This act has never been enforced.

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Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 Marijuana was legal in the U.S. until the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 was passed. This law passed a $1 tax on all marijuana, hemp, and cannabis products being sold, to shut down the industry. Although it was passed, the American Medical Association did not support the bill.

Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 Title II of this bill, the Controlled Substance Act, categorizes all illegal drugs. Marijuana was classified as a Schedule I drug. All drugs that are put on this list are federally outlawed for any use, personal or medical.

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A FULLBLEED INVESTIGATION the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

1. (Front Cover) Big machine thing. 2. Boat that sunk in the water. 3. Some trash in the sand. 4. A bird. 5. A dead crab. 6. Another dead crab. 7. Another big machine thing. 8. Mutated bird-fish alien. 9. Birdfish alien from far back. 10. Lots of birds 11. A log on the shore. 12. Massive fish pancake.

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“Just five nations account for 80% of the world’s wind power output.”

Clean, Domestic, Renewable, and Sustainable Design Just what is a wind farm? A wind farm is a grouping of wind turbines in the same location for use in production of electrical power. A big wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles. Many of these wind farms are built upon agricultural areas that use the land in between the turbines for crops and other purposes. Other wind farms are located off shore, and these wind turbines are less conspicuous than their turbine counterparts on land, as their noise and apparent size is lessened by distance. Wind Farms provide a clean, domestic, renewable resource that helps many countries, including the United States, meet energy, ecological, and economic challenges. Wind power consumes no

“Wind Speeds on average are roughly 20% greater over water than over land.”

water, no fuel, and emits no air pollution. As noted in Essential Environment by Jay Withgott and Scott Brennan: “Most of the world’s wind-power-generating capacity is concentrated in a handful of countries, currently lead by Germany(23.6%), the United States(17.9%), and Spain(16.1%).” The potential of wind power remains largely untapped as less than one percent of the world’s energy is derived from wind power. “Just five nations account for 80% of the world’s wind power output.” The Wind Farm industry is growing quickly but like solar energy, wind provides only a small portion of the world’s power needs. As newer technologies are making the extraction of wind energy much more efficient and cost effective it seems like now more then ever its a good idea for the

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