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e d i t o r ’ s n o t e by Tommy Trafton The Grammys! Valentine’s Day! What an exciting week ... of cynicism it has been! So much in fact that I’m beginning to miss those elementary school Valentine’s Day parties when we got to cut hearts out of construction paper and eat lots of candy. Why is Valentine’s Day such a let down for people these days? Why were the Grammys so un-cool? And why let either ruin the cheerfulness of the abnormally warm weather? The consensus seems to be that the Grammys/Valentine’s Day is a fake event/holiday that is put together to increase the sales of albums/ Hallmark cards while marginalizing poor under-

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ground indie rockers/singles. The parallels are overwhelming and so is the pessimism. And this may be hypocritical coming from a guy who doesn’t watch the Grammys (or the Oscars) and doesn’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day (or Halloween). But why should either occasion be condemned? I mean, I agree that the Grammy Foundation confuses quality music with the Billboard top 40 music charts. I also could understand how a holiday for people in love can make a lonely soul lonely like a holiday for rich people could make a poor man feel poorer. But I don’t think these kind of celebrations are for the haves to stick their tongues out at the have nots. Instead, maybe the Grammys should be the time to sit at the edge of your seat hoping that potential terrorists don’t give birth dancing on-

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Likes & Likes Maria Surawska Photographer Likes 1) Chickens: I live in a co-op on a huge plot of land with a garden and 10 chickens. I eat fresh eggs almost every day and get clucked at. Yeah, my life’s pretty great. 2) Old men and babies: A cute old man with a white beard and wrinkly eyes making faces and smiling at a baby is one of those things that makes you appreciate life and smile. 3) Sophie: The cat-dog beagle that lives at the co-op. She is a “love sponge,” and I take too many cute photos of her. [Editor’s note: This is true of animals of numerous genera.]

Suzanne Stern Community Editor Likes stage or that Radiohead would finally switch out Phil Selway for the USC Marching Band. It’s just entertainment after all. And maybe Valentine’s Day should just be about swapping Winnie the Pooh and Spongebob Valentine’s Day cards with your friends while all the Hershey’s Kisses you got melt in your pockets. So just to make things clear; for next year, instead of interrupting our first 60 degree, sunny day of the year with pessimism and apathy over these kinds of things, just change the channel if you can’t stand another acoustic duet with Chris Martin and Jay-Z. And rather than thinking of all the places you can’t go on Valentine’s Day without a date, go out and celebrate being single at Singleton Night at 88 Broadway or Memphis on Main (see page six for more details).

1) Free printing: I have been waiting for and coveting this my entire college career and it has finally become available to me now that I’m in grad school. It’s the little things in life ... 2) Mustard: I just learned that this yellow condiment is actually tasty (in moderation). I can officially eat a Chicago-style hot dog without looking like a dumbass by asking for ketchup and no mustard. 3) “Likes and Gripes”: I remember being a freshman and loving to read “Likes and Gripes” in the buzz. Almost four years later and having written many of my own, it will still be one of my favorite parts of the magazine.

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yggy’z, a local Indian restaurant, launched its grand opening in CU during Super Bowl Sunday on Feb 1. Even though the restaurant has been open for barely a week, owner Jay Patel said he is already looking to expand his busi-

ness to other campus towns within the Big Ten and eventually aspires to establish Zyggy’z as a national chain. “My vision is to make Zyggy’z a large national fast food or casual food chain,” Patel said. “ Our location

in CU is a test as a pilot for this program. However, I don’t want to take away the quality in food and service that we are able to provide as a local restaurant. I think the combination of good food and service aren’t available on a national scale and is something that’s lacking today.” Patel said Zyggy’z attempts to fill the void of tasteful and reasonably priced Indian food in CU. However, Patel had college students in mind as he opened his restaurant, he said. “My heritage is Indian, so I grew up in a home with a lot of Indian food,” Patel said. “The irony is when I was younger, I tried to get away from Indian food. When you’re older and out on your own though, you crave what you used to have; you miss mom’s home cooking. I recognize a lot of college students away from home miss that, so we give them food with a lot of care in preparation. We’ll cater to people’s personal preferences of spice levels.” Patel opened the initial location of Zyggy’z in CU because the city was ideal for him, Patel said. “I chose CU as the launching location for a number of reasons,” Patel said. “I’m from Chicago so it was close to home. Also, I knew people here to help me get the word out. Additionally, the University is demographically ideal as a large and diverse state school. I want to use this location as a cookie cutter concept for the other Big Ten locations, eventually hoping to have locations all across the Midwest and then the United States. I want to leave a much larger footprint in the food service.” Patel’s first step in expansion would be adding locations to Purdue, Indiana and Michigan’s

campuses. Patel said he also plans to add a location in his hometown of Chicago but will steer away from the financial district to ensure that the flexible hours of Zyggy’z would remain a benefactor to his customers. He plans to open the Chicago location in metropolitan Chicago near DePaul. Patel said that he has approached backers and their concern is the survival of the business in a downward economic spiral. However, with the economic climate as it is in the United States right now, Patel is actually encouraged to expand on his endeavor right now, he said. “Believe it or not, the economic climate is actually helping us right now,” Patel said. “The trend in the fast food industry is for it to do extremely well when the economy is down. People are not spending on big budget meals … they want to feed their families for less. Four people can come into Zyggy’z and easily eat for under 30 dollars and leave satisfied. My only concern is the capital that it takes to launch it.” Zyggy’z has experienced a considerable amount of success in its pilot location so far not necessarily based on numbers but on customer satisfaction, Patel said. “It’s only been a week and people can walk in and we’ll recognize them,” Patel said. “It’s encouraging; they’ll feel like they are a part of the restaurant and refer their friends. I want to make this location a cookie cutter concept and prove to my partners and to other franchises that this is the way to go about running a food service. I want to have the quality and service of a ma and pa type shop at the national level.”

years. “I like a lot of different foods from different cultures … I go to other stores that are similar to this one, but the prices are lower here,” said Paris. “And the people who own it are nice.” In the store’s 5,000 square feet, there is a produce section, frozen foods, meat, sauces, tea and a selection of Asian alcohol. The store also carries plates, teapots, CDs, masks, lotions, chopsticks and food processors. One wall is stacked with different types of rice. A 50-pound bag of rice can be purchased for $28.99. Shoppers entering Am-Ko will most likely see Pulliam or Chung at a register. They are the main employees, although Chung said

there are “a couple employees” besides the two of them. Grace Jung, a senior at UIUC, appreciates the customer service that Am-Ko offers. “It’s pretty good because the man in the store can speak Korean, and the woman in the store, she’ll guide me to that section or that aisle to find the ingredient,” said Jung. Jung shops at Am-Ko twice a month, or when she needs a specific Korean or Asian ingredient. “I’ve heard people say that we have lots of variety, reasonable price,” said Chung. “We try to be kind to people. We’re trustful—that’s why we’ve had it almost 30 years … Just like a family, we are. Many friends, for 30 years.”

A Taste of the Unfamiliar Am-Ko provides locals with fresh, exotic ingredients by Liz Stickel Ox tails. Squid. Kimchee. Quail eggs. If your shopping list contains some foods that can’t be found at the average grocery store, you might want to try Am-Ko Oriental Foods and Gifts, at 101 E. Springfield Ave. Soon K. Chung and Mike Pulliam co-own the store, which opened in 1980. Part of the store’s success comes from carrying unique items from a variety of countries.“At American stores you can’t get them, because they’re imported,” said Chung. Am-Ko carries Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Middle Eastern, Vietnamese, Laotian, Mexican, and African food. “People ask

for this and that, and we try to put in as many as we can,” said Chung. The convenience of having many different countries represented on the shelves draws many people to the store, Chung said. The majority of Am-Ko shoppers are students, but customers from Danville, Mattoon, and even Chicago frequent the store. “Their children go to school here, so they come here when they visit,” said Chung. “In Chicago, they have to go here and there, to every place, the Chinese place, the Korean place — they come to Am-Ko, they can get it all.” “It’s locally owned and operated, which is important,” said Steve Paris. He has shopped at Am-Ko for about eight

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“I Don’t Really Wear Silly Things On-Stage.” Eugene Mirman makes mixed-up comedy by Matthew Strong Eugene Mirman grew up between two worlds. His experiences as a young immigrant from Russia “made [him] a bit of an outsider and gave [him] that point of view.” That point of view, a slightly skewed outlook on everyday life, is what sets Mirman’s comedy apart. His stand-up act is sprinkled with wry observations and a slightly jaded view of politics. Mirman is not a typical stand-up comedian. For one thing, he tours rock clubs and is signed to indie stalwart Sub Pop Records. “I consider myself part of that world, even though I’m not a musician,” he said. His act is not the stereotypical guy at the mic delivering one liners; it’s “substance over form.” In his act, Mirman uses video, images and found text to make the audience laugh. “You could call it

mind-blowing,” Mirman said, laughing. Mirman described his process as one of trial and error. “I tried something, and it works,” he said. “To me, if it’s funny and it makes the audience laugh, it’s in.” Mirman experiments with what he calls “a different kind of stand-up.” Mirman’s comedy continues off the stage. While he enjoys touring — he’s toured with Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn and Maria Bamford — and described stand-up as “the only art form that has any sort of immediate gratification,” he also uses Internet video as a medium. For his videos such as “Canada” and “Pot Is Bad,” he was “literally alone at home.” The videos have a different feel than his standup. “I don’t really wear silly things on-stage,” he said, referring to the video “Pot Is Bad,”

where Mirman, shirtless and wearing angel wings, describes the horrors of marijuana. Mirman’s foray into Internet video has expanded into a series of videos for the Huffington Post’s political comedy Web site, 236.com. Mirman went to both of the major political conventions last year, interviewing such notables as Tucker Carlson, Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, who hugged him. “It was like, ‘Welcome to the party,’” said Mirman. Mirman’s future, however, isn’t only in political comedy. He continues to tour and has a book, The Will to Whatevs, coming out Feb. 10. “You should tell the people reading this to read it,” he said. Mirman said that he will continue experimenting. “I think what I really enjoy doing is the mix of things.”

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Deke Weaver on what it means to Monkey

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by Jonathan Popejoy Performance artist and University professor Deke Weaver brings Monkey to the Station Theatre tonight. The show consists of a medley of short stories performed through monologue, video and dance. Weaver aims to take the audience on an emotional roller coaster of contemporary human experience: “The show chews on ideas about origins, evolution, where we’re headed as a planet/species and wanting to make a difference,” he said. The piece is the ﬁrst portion of a larger project that explores humans’ relationship to the rest of nature. Coincidentally, opening night for Monkey is on Charles Darwin’s would-be 200th birthday. As an undergraduate, Weaver majored in both biology and studio art. An initial passion for

photography developed into experimentation with performance, video and the art of storytelling. Graduate school and living in artistic communities like San Francisco and New York shaped Weaver’s progress as a performer and eventually led him to a teaching position here at the University of Illinois. An interest in teaching fervent students and a passion for personal projects work together in Weaver’s eyes. Although his teaching doesn’t allow him to showcase his own work through touring, leading classes and his interactions with students provide for continual feedback. “The great thing about this job is that in a lot of ways, I don’t feel like my life is split anymore — the two streams have come together. There are times in

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a video class or a performance class when I’m showing work or when people are presenting their projects and I’ll almost be pinching myself — this is my job! I feel really lucky,” he said. Weaver is renowned as a performer for his charismatic aptitude for storytelling and his ability to captivate audiences through use of a variety of techniques. His receptivity to changing inspirations pulled from ﬁlm, radio, animals, literature, long roadtrips and everyday life makes for a multi-dimensional showcase of his artistic abilities. Monkey should be no exception. Performances are scheduled for Feb. 12-15 and Feb. 18-24 at 8 p.m. with a special post-show talk-back session with Weaver himself occurring Feb. 19.

by Erik Johnson How fondly I remember The days when foes were clear Those Red Coats in December or Rebs for ﬁve good years Those cruel, camping Nazis Unstable, violent Reds None storm the beach of Ponzis Or race with Fann’ and Fred’ Howl not for our economy Now found in dire straits We need just one phenomony We’ll then recuperate

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Providing Posture and Posterity Alex Murray reps the (Alexander) Technique by Alyssa Schoeneman It is not often that a college student gets outrun to class by an elderly man. Unless, of course, that man is Alex Murray. Rather than chugging a can of Red Bull, Murray swears by the Alexander Technique to give him wings. Alex can often be seen flying across Lincoln Avenue at 8 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings on his way to instruct University of Illinois dance and theater majors in the Alexander Technique. He then returns to his Urbana home to assist his wife, Joan, in teaching their three-hour training course for Alexander certification. The course meets five days a week. For 80-year-old Alex and Joan Murray, the Alexander Technique is a way of life. As a flutist in the London Symphony in the 1950s, Alex suffered from chronic bronchitis. A roommate introduced him to an Alexander instructor, thinking he’d benefit from the technique. Developed by Australian actor Frederick Matthias (F.M.) Alexander in the 1890s, the Alexander Technique is a physical practice that works to develop efficiency and ease in movement. Alexander heightens physical awareness as teachers work to restructure students’ impeding habits and movement patterns. Oftentimes, students find that the technique alleviates pain and weakness that has resulted from poor posture or from repetitive physical demands. After more than a decade of studying the technique in Britain, the Murrays moved to America in 1967. Joan was hired to teach the technique at Michigan State University, and Alex was hired as a professor of flute performance. In 1967, Alex was inspired by Professor Raymond Dart, who wrote about the Alexander Technique in a series of three papers, which Joan used to develop a curriculum for teaching the technique. “It takes you back to fetal position, which Dart thought was the most important. Developing the extensor strength is how we develop the core skills, the relationship of the head, back and neck, which develops normally in a normal child but not in a brain-injured child,” Alex says. The couple then went to Europe, where they taught simultaneously in Holland and in England from 1974 to 1977.

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The Murrays returned to the United States to teach at the University of Illinois in 1977. Joan acts as the primary instructor; Alex works with her full-time as her assistant. They have trained more than 100 students to be certified in the Alexander Technique and currently have a class of eight students. Former student Todd Presson says that after considering a number of training courses in the Midwest and on the East Coast, he decided to return to Urbana — without having yet met the Murrays — on the strength of reputation Joan and Alex have as teachers. “Working with the Murrays as people and sharing in the wealth of knowledge and experience they have gathered over the course of their lives has been a remarkable benefit to my perspective as well. They impart on their students eight decades worth of history, humor and wisdom, all on top of being brilliant educators,” Presson says. In the Murrays’ training course, instructors work through two mediums: table work and chair work. During table work, the student begins lying in a constructive rest position, with the knees bent at a 90-degree angle to the floor and the hands resting on the stomach. The instructor then guides the student through a series of repositioning designed to allow the student to release tension and holding patterns. The contact with the table allows the back side of the student’s body to lengthen and widen. Chair work is more active than table work; a teacher gently guides the student from standing to sitting and sitting to standing. By flowing through these basic transitions, students become increasingly aware of habitual movement patterns and can begin to apply Alexander’s principles and directions. The Murrays embody the technique’s benefits. Alex and Joan are both 80 as of this year and remain active; they intend to go on as long as they are able. Alex can do things with his breath on the flute now that he could not do when he was 30. “I know that it’s a process that goes on. While you learn more about your health and your use, you can improve,” he says. Above all, one fact holds true: Alex Murray has not had bronchitis since 1954.

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Memphis on Main Gives an Alternative to Valentine’s Day Sap by Katie Shea Assorted chocolate candies packaged in obnoxious fashion, bouquets of red roses and oversized stuffed animals are just a few of the cliché things that fall under Valentine’s Day’s heart-shaped realm. For some, these items speak louder than words, perhaps saying “I love you” or “I’m not creative enough to get you something that won’t make you want to gag.” Either way, Valentine’s Day is possibly one of the most commercial holidays where a cherubic boy with less-than-impressive archery skills is hailed for making love (or arguably “lust”) connections. While couples are busy showering themselves in candy and flowers, singles are left cursing the holiday and shamefully saying, “Table for one.” While this may be taking the scenario to an extreme, singles in the CU area should not fret, for there are many activities going on Valentine’s Day weekend to keep love off the brain. On Saturday, Feb. 14, Memphis on Main, at 56 E. Main St. in Champaign, is offering an alternative to all the sappy love stuff that seems practically

inescapable around this time of year with the Black Hearts and Broken Roses Bash featuring rock band Renegade. Renegade covers songs from Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers, Eagles and the Rolling Stones, as the band itself has Southern and classic rock influences. They are a local band with some of their own members originating from the CU area, while others are from different parts of Illinois. The Black Hearts and Broken Roses Bash is the perfect place to grab some friends and a drink for Valentine’s Day, especially if you are single. No love ballads will be played there, and instead of wallowing in self-pity, singles can come out and rock. Couples who are not into stereotypical V-Day events are also encouraged to come as a new way to celebrate. This show is 21+ unless with a parent and $5 for cover. Keep in mind Renegade and the Black Hearts and Broken Roses Bash as the weekend approaches as a new and exciting way to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Nothing says “I love you” quite like “Free Bird.”

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Grammy Winners The Pacifica Quartet Grace Krannert Center Feb. 13 by Jeff Nelson

hey are our faculty quartet-in-residence. They are life-long comrades-in-music. They are a 2009 Grammy winner and Musical America’s Ensemble of the Year for 2009. They are named for the Pacific Ocean, and they will grace us with another of their superlative concerts at Urbana’s Krannert Center, Feb. 13. They are the Pacifica Quartet. You can find roughly a half dozen CD or CD sets on the Internet that bear their name, and their recent recording of Elliott Carter’s “String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5” received a Grammy nomination for best classical producer. Yet it is their extraordinary warmth and polish in the concert hall that has formed the backbone of their reputation these 14 years. In a typical month, they will commit their considerable talents to as many as 10 concerts in several different locations, and so far, 2009 has already heard them on three continents. It is gratifying that since 2004, when they became quartet-in-residence, local audiences can enjoy their concerts up to four times a year in the Krannert Center. In 2009, they will make two appearances at Krannert. Their April 16 concert will feature saxophone virtuoso Erik Ronmark as the No. 5 player as they showcase American composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s “Quintet for Alto Sax and String Quartet.” Since their founding year in 1994, they have mastered the range of quartet compositions from its origins with Franz Joseph Haydn to more modern works by living composers. With recordings ranging from the complete quartets of Mendelssohn to such 20th century masters as Elliott Carter and Ruth

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Crawford Seeger, their mastery of quartet music is as deep as it is broad. Yet their Feb. 13 concert remains a bit of a mystery. At press time, no word had been given on any aspect of the concert, but knowing their range of mastery, the possibilities are endless. Perhaps that element makes this upcoming event, their third major concert this school year, even more inviting. Here in our own backyard, we have one of the premier chamber ensembles in the world, and they play for the home crowd many times. In a statement for buzz, Sedgwick Clark, editor of Musical America’s International Directory of the Performing Arts, explained what made The Pacifica Quartet its Ensemble of the Year for 2009. “The Pacifica Quartet is a model string quartet of the 21st century. These openminded players thrive on such old masters as Beethoven and Mendelssohn and are expert at unraveling the complexities of such modern masters as Elliott Carter, whose five quartets they are playing this season in honor of the composer’s 100th birthday. Their recent recording of Carter’s First and Fifth Quartets on Naxos is nominated for a Grammy this year, and the second CD that rounds out the cycle should be released this month.” Don’t forget, you still have two chances to hear them live. For ticket information, call 333-6280, or check out the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Web site at http://www.krannertcenter.com. For even more fun, visit http://www.musicalamerica.com, and click on the awards ceremony video to see the quartet-in-residence receive its honors.

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OMG this scene used to be sooooooo much better Sitting around and watching the annual shitstorm that the Grammys have devolved to last weekend, I was reminded that it’s almost time for the CU Local Music Awards — which got me to wondering: Will there be a lot of controversy and the withdrawal of names from consideration? Will certain people try too hard to get their friends to vote multiple times and other people try too hard to act like they don’t care at all? Will there be nominations of campus bands that townies have never heard of and townie bands that students have never heard of (and this point just solidifies the fact that there is too much division amongst the “communities” within our “community”)? Well, yeah, probably. But if a Jonas Brothers/Stevie Wonder mash-up does anything past making me want to slaughter the kid who couldn’t even get the lyrics right, it makes me think back to that first year of the LMAs. Sure, there was much less bitching, but there was also a bit more to the special feelings of the night, thanks to some inspired performances. Lorenzo Goetz covering Absinthe Blind’s “The Break” with Seth Fein on drums and Jesse Greenlee belting out Erin Fein’s part? How about Terminus Victor pulling out the early ’90s Ward jam “Boom” with Ward Gollings himself on the mic? So since my long-standing suggestion of doing away with the standard “best of” awards in favor of something a little more lighthearted and celebratory hasn’t taken root yet, my hopes for this year’s awards show lie mainly on a revival of the collaborative nature of the performances seen that first year.

As we roll into some of the live shows at your fingertips this week, I do want to touch on a point that ties into last week a bit. This scene, in all of its different subsets, really does have a lot of great acts currently playing shows. As much as some people like to spin up the Wayback Machine and tell the tales of a time when ChampaignUrbana was one of the musical hotbeds of the country, the main difference between then and now is the mp3 revolution and a major loss in attention span. But if you wouldn’t mind putting down the iPod for a few hours and checking out a local show, I certainly would enjoy not having to hear comments like “such-and-such town is like Champaign used to be.” I realize that it is a lot to ask, especially from the group of you who listen 20 times a day to whatever “hot” song is buzzing around the frat/sorority house this week, even getting upset when you don’t hear it blaring at Joe’s or wherever, but give it a go. Not sure where to find show info? Well, apart from the venue Web sites, you can use resources like http://www.overuc.com, http://www. smilepolitely.com, http://www.openingbands. com and http://www.the217.com for schedules and show previews. My highest recommendation for the week would have to be for the Courtyard Cafe’s Friday the 13th show with headliner Smoking Popes. The Chicagoland band was part of the early/mid-’90s alt-rock heyday, and as such, they’ve gone through the requisite break-up and reformation with a healthy slice of Jesus finding. If you’re currently in college, you might be trying to figure out why the name sounds familiar. Well, you’d have to dust off that copy of the Clueless soundtrack that you stole from your older sister so you could listen to that “Supermodel” song

in order to find their track “Need You Around.” Another bonus with this show is the fact that two incredibly solid openers will be in tow. DeKalb indie outfit Light Pollution, who have often shared the stage with CU bands such as Headlights and Elsinore, are set for the middle slot. Bob Nanna, the man, the myth, the mystery behind bands like Braid, Hey Mercedes and the City on Film, will play a solo set. All of this is available to you for $7 (or $5 with your UIUC student ID). Showtime is 9 p.m. If your tastes don’t lie so much with a band from the Clueless soundtrack, that’s OK ‘cause Friday can also offer you everything from loud, scream-y rock and fuzzed out indie gems (on the same show) or a “worlds collide” moment featuring young campus bands and longtime CU scene players. The former can be found at Cowboy Monkey, where lots of genres could be dropped describing all that will unfold: Robots Counterfeiting Money, Golden Quality, Alpha Mile and the Chemicals (9 p.m., cover TBA). The Canopy Club is hosting Jack Pine Savage, Underpaid Packy, the Delta Kings and Bluefish Fellows (10 p.m., $7). If you’re not being dragged to one of the millions of weddings planned for Valentine’s Day or are alone and miserable or a part of a cool couple who don’t have to pretend to give a shit about this ridiculous day, you could occupy yourself at a cornucopia of shows. The Red Herring is hosting Organic Flow and Zmick (8 p.m., cover TBA); the Iron Post will have Run for Cover (9:30 p.m., $5); Cowboy Monkey has Neoga Blacksmith with Zach May and the Maps (10 p.m., $5), and Canopy has Zoso (9 p.m., $8). Mike Ingram can be reached at forgottenwords@gmail.com

Stay Down with the Smoking Popes Illinois natives’ return includes Courtyard Cafe appearance by Emily Carlson Back when we were getting over MC Hammer and wishing we could get over Backstreet Boys and the rest of the Carter family, Smoking Popes were fading fast from their glory days. After touring with Green Day and Morrissey, signing with Capitol Records and a few weeks performing in Europe, frontman Josh Carter quit the band. With the decision to devote himself to a newfound Christianity, Carter’s absence crippled the band to their breakup in 1999. The Popes weren’t done, though, and their loving Chicago-based fans were not yet done with them either. Four years ago, the boys teamed back up

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for their first show in more than five years. Selling out the Chicago club The Metro, the Popes were back in action, touring with Bayside in 2006. Nearly a decade after the band’s initial break-up, the Smoking Popes released their fourth record, Stay Down, in August 2008. With a few lineup changes being the only noticeable difference for the group, if you didn’t know any better, it’d be hard to tell that the men hadn’t been playing together all along. Still cranking out tunes to packed crowds, the Popes are off to a strong revival. To simply call the Popes “pop-punk” or “indie” would be a disgrace to the amount of talent and

soul poured into their music. After listening to a single song by the Popes, it is nearly impossible to not tap along and anxiously await what else they have in store for you. With pitch-perfect vocals that turn their love songs into aural addictions, the Smoking Popes are a healthy reminder that good music is not limited to teenage, suburban hipsters. The Illinois natives will be making their way to the UI campus Feb. 13 alongside Light Pollution and Bob Nanna. This show at the Courtyard Café is bound to be a reminder of how these guys have managed to hold our attention since the early ’90s.

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thur, feb 12 live music Illini Dance Marathon Canopy Club, U, 6pm, $12 With special guests Vanattica, The Third Flight, Jack’s Pine Savage and The Tip of the Nyeberg. U of I Jazz Combo Iron Post, U, 7pm Road Song The Embassy Tavern & Grill, U, 7:30pm Caleb Cook and the Big Naturals Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm Live Dueling Piano Show 88 Broadway, U, 9pm Bill Withering, Larry Frost, and Rick Charmin. CPX, Seven Year Existence, Feast By Fire Memphis on Main, C, 9pm Uncle Boss Discount Jam Box White Horse Inn, C, 9pm Upanotch Records Showcase featuring TBA Canopy Club, U, 10:30pm, $15

dj Country Night with DJ Halfdead Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Tavern, Tolono, 8pm

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DJ Belly Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm

dance music Tango Dancing Cowboy Monkey, C, 8pm

concert Sudden Sound Concert: Steve Gorn & Fareed Haque Duo Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 7:30pm

karaoke Liquid Courage Karaoke with DJ Craig Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 9:30pm

Necessary Targets Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $15, $14 seniors, $9 UI and youth Examines the lingering effects of violence against women and questions the definitions of family and community. Monkey The Station Theatre, U, 8pm, $12 In honor of Darwin’s 200th birthday, a stage performance on evolution.

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movies High School Musical 3 Movie Viewing Virginia Theatre, C, 7pm, $3 In Search of Aztlan-A-Go Go: Chicanas, Punk and San Antonio English Building, U, 7pm A screening of the awardwinning short film Pretty Vacant and new material by filmmaker Jim Mendiola. A q-and-a with the filmmaker will follow the films.

Women’s Basketball vs. Northwestern Assembly Hall, C, 7pm

lectures Filming Cultural Experiments: Discussion and Lunch with Jim Mendiola La Casa Cultural Latina, U, 12pm Favianna Rodriguez Allen Hall, U, 7pm A discussion on “Radical Women Artists.”

recreation Drinking Liberally Esquire Lounge Inc., C, 6:30pm

A gathering of liberal thinkers over drinks.

volunteer UC Books to Prisoners work session Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 2pm

kids & families Happy Birthday, Abe Lincoln Early American Museum, Mahomet, 1pm Examining some lesser known facets of Lincoln’s life and personality. Design It Orpheum Children’s Science Museum, C, 4pm, $42 for non-members, $36 for members For grades 3-5. University Primary School information meeting Children’s Research Center, C, 7pm

lgbt Live and Let Live GLBT Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting McKinley Presbyterian Church and Foundation, C, 6:30pm

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workshops Tango — Session 1 University YMCA, C, 6:30pm, $40 Prerequisite: Beginning Ballroom Dance II or equivalent level course. Free Telescope Help William M. Staerkel Planetarium, C, 7pm Bring your telescope and receive one-on-one assistance in how to set it up and use it. Knitting for the New and Not So New Klose Knit, U, 7pm, $15 per session Merengue, Mambo, and Salsa — Session 1 University YMCA, C, 7:40pm, $40 Prerequisite: Beginning Ballroom Dancing II or consent of instructor.

food & drink Krannert Uncorked Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 5pm Complimentary beverages, cheese and crackers. Coffee Hour: Ukranian Cosmopolitan Club at the University of Illinois, C, 7:30pm Coffee, tea, and homemade ethnic desserts are served.

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Live Dueling Piano Show 88 Broadway, U, 9pm Bill Withering, Larry Frost, and Rick Charmin. Boneyard Jazz Quintet The Embassy Tavern & Grill, U, 5:30pm Happy Hour and Live Music Silvercreek, U, 6pm Central High and Mt. Prospect Jazz Bands Iron Post, U, 6pm Panache Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 7pm Barb Hamilton Huber’s West End Store, C, 8pm Rocket Science Bentley’s Pub, C, 8:30pm Jon Justice Memphis on Main, C, 9pm M.P.H. The Embassy Tavern & Grill, U, 9pm High Maintenance Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm Popgun5 Iron Post, U, 9pm Matt Passing and Rolling Thunder Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Tavern, Tolono, 9pm

All-Ages Punk Rock Show Canopy Club, U, 10pm, $7 Featuring Jack’s Pine Savage, Underpaid Packy, The Delta Kings and Blue Fish Fellows. Alpha Mile Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm, $5 Smoking Popes Illini Union Courtyard Cafe, U. 9p,m, 7$ general public/5$ with i-card.

dj Country Dancing at Bradley’s II Bradley’s II, C, 9pm, $5 DJ Delayney Highdive, C, 10pm, $5 DJs Ian, D.O.M. & ReFLEX Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm MASQ: Masquerade Ball at Highdive Highdive, C, 10pm, $5

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Annie Hall Valentine’s Movie Viewing Virginia Theatre, feb. 14

Tell that special someone that you “lurve” them by taking them to the Virginia Theatre’s Valentine’s Day screening of Annie Hall . The classic 1977 romantic comedy by Woody Allen follows the relationship between neurotic lovebirds Alvy Singer (Allen) and Annie Hall (Diane Keaton), and it will be shown at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $5.

concert Pacifica Quartet Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $20, $17 seniors, $12 students

karaoke Karaoke with DJ Hollywood Wendl’s, U, 9pm Dragon Karaoke with Paul Faber CJ Dane’s, Tolono, 9pm MCJS Karaoke DJs Mike and Cheryl Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 9pm

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No Secret Huber’s West End Store, C, 8pm stage Zoso: The Ultimate TribNecessary Targets ute to Led Zeppelin Krannert Center for Canopy Club, U, 9pm, $8 the Performing Arts, U, High Maintenance 7:30pm, $15, $14 seniors Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., and students, $9 UI and U, 9pm youth Black Hearts & Broken Examines the lingerRoses Bash with Renkids & families egade ing effects of violence against women and ques- Mom and Son’s Night Memphis on Main, C, tions the definitions of of Fun 9pm family and community. Phillips Recreation Center, Emerald Rum Fishing with Dynamite U, 6pm, $30 per couple The Embassy Tavern & Sketch Comedy Troupe Featuring appetizers and Grill, U, 9pm Canopy Club, U, 7pm, $5 a dessert bar, games, a DJ Duke of Uke and his Monkey and craft projects. Noelty Orchestra The Station Theatre, U, Owl Prowl Bentley’s Pub, C, 9:30pm 8pm, $15 Lake of the Woods ForRun for Cover est Preserve, Mahomet, Iron Post, U, 9:30pm sporting event 6pm, $2, kids two and Treologic Illinois Wrestling vs. under free Cowboy Monkey, C, Indiana 10pm, $5 Huff Hall, C, 7pm sat, feb 14 Neoga Blacksmith Illini Hockey vs. LindenCowboy Monkey, C, live music wood University 10pm, $5 Ice Arena, C, 7:30pm, Live Dueling Piano Show dj $6 students, $8 general 88 Broadway, U, 9pm public Bill Withering, Larry Frost, DJ Tim Williams and Rick Charmin. Highdive, C, 10pm, $5 holidays Panache DJ Mertz Valentine’s Day at the Jim Gould Restaurant, Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm I Hotel and Conference C, 7pm Kosmo at Soma Center Painkillers Soma Ultralounge, C, I-Hotel & Conference Iron Post, U, 6pm 11pm Center, C, $175 per couple Friday Forum: “Dispelling the Myths about Nuclear Power” University YMCA, C, 12pm A talk by David Ruzic, Professor, Department of Nuclear Plasma and Radiological Engineering.

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buzz calendar 11 dance music Country Western Dance Independent Order of Odd Fellows Arthur Lodge 742, C, 7pm, $2 Brother’s Bitterness Bash: An Anti-Valentines Day Extravaganza It’s Brothers Bar & Grill, C, 7pm Radio Salsa Radio Maria, C, 11pm, $3 Salsa, Merengue, Bachata music & dancing with DJ Bris.

concert The Prairie Ensemble: The Ultimate Valentine’s Date Faith United Methodist Church, C, 7pm, $16, $13 seniors, $6 students and children Featuring works by Mendelssohn, Nielsen, Suk, and Beethoven.

karaoke Dragon Karaoke with Paul Faber CJ Dane’s, Tolono, 9pm Liquid Courage Karaoke Geo’s, U, 10pm

movies Annie Hall Valentine’s Day Movie Viewing Virginia Theatre, C, 1pm, 7pm, $5

stage Necessary Targets Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $15, $14 seniors and students, $9 UI and youth Monkey The Station Theatre, U, 8pm, $15 Valentine’s Day Storytelling La Gourmandise Bistro on Main, U, 6pm

sun, feb 15 live music Sunday Brunch Trio Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 10am Live Music at Carmon’s Carmon’s Restaurant, C, 5:30pm Emerald Rum Blind Pig Co., The, C, 6pm Clutch with Special Guests William Baker, The Bakerton Group and Red Fang Canopy Club, U, 7pm, $20 Astral Project Iron Post, U, 7pm

concert Young Concert Artists Winner: Louis Schwizgebel-Wang, piano Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 3pm, $34, $29 seniors, $25 students, $20 UI and youth Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance Assembly Hall, C, 7:30pm, $35-$45

karaoke Liquid Courage Karaoke Geo’s, U, 7pm

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MELD (Monday Evening Life Drawing) Group live music Boneyard Pottery, C, Jazz Jam Hosted by The 7pm, $7 MRS Trio An informal and nonIron Post, U, 7pm instructional evening of Jason Bentley drawing the human form. Boltini Lounge, C, 7:30pm All 2D media are welUnderpaid Packy with come. Special Guests Shadyside Beginning Karate for Allstars Adults Canopy Club, U, 9pm University YMCA, C, 7pm, $30 dj Taught by Clark Brooks. ‘80s Night w/ DJ Mingram Shuri-Ryu Karate Highdive, C, 10pm University YMCA, C, 8pm, $20 karaoke All ages are welcome. MCJS Karaoke Dance Class — Tango American Legion Post 24, Channing-Murray FounC, 7:30pm dation, U, 9pm, $35, $25 Dragon Karaoke students The Clark Bar, C, 9pm

open mic Open Mic Night 88 Broadway, U, 9pm

lectures Artist Talk with Roderick Coover Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 5:30pm

literary

Author Santee Frazier Illini Union Bookstore, C, Anything Goes Open Mic 4pm Night Hosted by Acoustic Santee Frazier will be Duo: Jeremy Harper & reading from and signing Jim Kates copies of his new colMemphis on Main, C, lection of poems “Dark 8pm Thirty.”

open mic

sporting event

kids & families

Illinois Women’s Gymnastics vs. Ohio State Huff Hall, C, 2pm

O Baby! Champaign Public Library, C, 9:45am, 10:30am Art Lab Orpheum Children’s Science Museum, C, 4pm, $42 for non-members, $36 for members

social issues Anti-War Anti-Racism Effort Meeting Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 6pm

tue, feb 17

live music Acoustic Tuesday with Jeremy Harper Memphis on Main, C, 7:30pm Jeff Kerr and Billy Galt The Embassy Tavern & Grill, U, 8pm The Piano Man Canopy Club, U, 9pm Corn Desert Ramblers Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm

dj Free Love Tuesday with DJ Motion Boltini Lounge, C, 9:30pm “Dusty Music” — DJ Delayney Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 10:15pm, $1

karaoke MCJS Karaoke American Legion Post 24, C, 7:30pm Liquid Courage Karaoke Geo’s, U, 9pm Dragon Karaoke The Clark Bar, C, 9pm Karaoke with Randy Miller Bentley’s Pub, C, 9:30pm

A talk by Jason Pankoke, publisher of the independent magazine MicroFilm, and Jay Rosenstein, documentary filmmaker and associate professor of journalism. The Naked Jesus Lincoln Hall, U, 8pm A seminar series on Jesus of Nazareth.

volunteer

Traditional Irish Music Session Bentley’s Pub, C, 7pm Jam Session — Community Center for the Arts Lincoln Square Mall, U, 7:30pm, $5 Rocket Science Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 8pm

Country Dancing at Bradley’s II Bradley’s II, C, 9pm, $5 Jeff Markland’s DJ’s all request Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Tavern, Tolono, 9pm kids & families DJ LEGTWO Babies’ Lap Time Boltini Lounge, C, 9pm Urbana Free Library, U, Salsa Night with DJ Juan 9:45am, 10:30pm Cowboy Monkey, C, Ages birth to 24 months. 10pm, $2 Tuesday Twos I Love the ‘90s Night with Champaign Public Library, DJ Mingram C, 9:45am, 10:30am, Soma Ultralounge, C, 11:15am 10pm Goodnight Storyshop Reggae Night with DJ Champaign Public Library, Delayney C, 6:30pm Highdive, C, 10pm UC Books to Prisoners work session Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 7pm

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dance music

Rainbow Coffeehouse Wesley-United Methodist Church & Wesley Foundation, U, 6:30pm

Tango Night Cowboy Monkey, C, 8pm Physical Challenge: An Indie Rock Dance Party Canopy Club, U, 9pm

mind/body/spirit Chen-style Taichiquan 24 Forms University YMCA, C, 5:30pm, $60 Taught by Chang-Hua Chen. Ortho-Bionomy Self-Care Exercises University YMCA, C, 6pm, $15 per session or $60 per four sessions Please bring a hand towel and a tennis ball.

miscellaneous

Artist talk and recption: “Edgar Heap of Birds — Beyond the Chief” Art and Design Building, C, 5:30pm

University YMCA, C, 7pm A discussion on how truth is discovered, established or revealed, touching on the themes of creation and evolution.

social issues

miscellaneous

The Strength to Resist: The Media’s Impact on Women & Girls Channing-Murray Foundation, U, 7:15pm A screening of the 33 minute documentary “Beyond Killing Us Softly: The Strength to Resist” and a panel discussion featuring local activists and academics.

2009 Spring Multicultural Career Fair Illini Union, U, 11am Meet recruiters to learn about jobs, internships and graduate programs.

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Among Women: A Lesbian and Bisexual Women’s Support Group Asian American Cultural Center, U, 5pm kids & families An informal support Storyshop group made up of lesbian, Champaign Public Library, bisexual, queer and quesC, 9:45am, 10:30am tioning women students Duct Work at UIUC. Savoy Recreational CenComing Out Support ter, Savoy, 5:30pm, $25 Group for residents of Savoy; Illini Union, U, 7pm $32 for non-residents Safe place to listen, talk Ages five to 12. and learn about sexual identity and coming out community issues. Interreligious Dialogue Series: Religion and Science — Revelation vs. Empiricism

karaoke Liquid Courage Karaoke Wendl’s, U, 9pm Paul Faber Dragon Karaoke The Embassy Tavern & Grill, U, 9pm Karaoke Bomb Night Geovanti’s, C, 10pm

open mic Open Stage Comedy Memphis on Main, C, 9pm, $2 Open-Mic Night Radio Maria, C, 10:30pm

NASA’s Great Observatofundraisers ries Project: Unveiling of a sporting event Book Sale Never Before Seen Galaxy movies lgbt Illini Hockey vs. LindenCenter for Children’s William M. Staerkel Plan- February Film Festival: wood University Mpowerment Books, C, 10am etarium, C, 4:30pm Myths of Lincoln Ice Arena, C, 7:30pm, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, All proceeds support Huff Hall, C, 6pm classes & $6 students, $8 general and Transgender Resourc- the Center for Children’s Eduart open mic workshops public es, U, 5pm Books, a reference and English Building, U, 7pm Mpowerment is a comresource center for librar- Original Music Showcase Dance — Ballroom volunteer stage munity group for young ians and other educators. Espresso Royale, U, 8pm Dance I UC Books to Prisoners gay/bisexual men. Open Mic Night University YMCA, C, Necessary Targets mind/body/spirit Memphis on Main, C, work session 7:40pm, $40 Krannert Center for fundraisers Urbana-Champaign InQi-Gong for Wellness 8pm Writing the Personal the Performing Arts, U, dependent Media Center, FriendShop Used Book University YMCA, C, Open Mic Night with Statement for Law School 7:30pm, $15, $14 seniors U, 2pm Store Open 6:30pm, $60 Mike Ingram Applications and students, 9 UI and Champaign Public Library, Taught by Weimo Zhu. Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm University YMCA, C, youth kids & families C, 2:30pm 4pm, $25 The Flight of the Lawnclasses & lectures Daddy Daughter Date The Library Friends sell Taught by Dr. Stephen C. chair Man Night used books for $1 or less, workshops Making Time for Success: Shafer. Parkland College Theatre, Phillips Recreation Center, plus CDs, videos, and Karate for Kids Developing Time ManStock Investing in Plain C, 8pm U, 6pm, $30 per couple DVDs for $1.50, along University YMCA, C, $25 agement Skills English Zoo Improv Comedy with gift items. All sales Ages six to 13. Activities and Recreation Parkland College, C, Troupe mind/body/spirit benefit the library. Kiyojute Ryu Kempo Center (ARC), C, 7am 6:30pm, $35 Iron Post, U, 8pm Zen Meditation for a University YMCA, C, Day of the Drum Preview Monkey classes & Stress-Free Life 6:30pm, $20 University YMCA, C, wed, feb 18 The Station Theatre, U, workshops McKinley Presbyterian Taught by Alan Creech. 12pm 8pm, $6 live music Church and Foundation, Free Bike Repair Classes, Dance — Ballroom Dance I A Call to Arts: Open C, 10am, $60 Open Hours, Bike Sales University YMCA, C, Critiques Woody Woodward Organ sporting event Taught by Chris Reyman. Urbana-Champaign In6:30pm, $40 Krannert Art Museum Trio Men’s Basketball vs Penn dependent Media Center, Students should wear leath- and Kinkead Pavilion, C, Iron Post, U, 5pm State U, 3pm er or vinyl-soled shoes. 7pm Donnie Heitler Assembly Hall, C, 6pm Great Impasta, C, 6pm www.the217.com

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Museum Exhibits Something That Happened Only Once Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C An animated digital panorama projection presented in the Intermedia Gallery. Through March 29.

“Audubon at Illinois: Selections from the University Library’s Birds of Illinois” Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C A collection of drawings of the birds of Illinois by John James Audubon. Through May 24.

“Polaroids and Portraits: A Photographic Legacy of Andy Warhol” Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C This exhibition displays portraits of celebrities, socialites and unknowns photographed by Andy Warhol. Through May 24.

WOWdesign: Marloes ten Bhomer Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C Highlighting the work of the famous shoe designer. Through May 31.

New Installation of The Rosann Gelvin Noel Gallery Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C The installation of the newly named Rosann Gelvin Noel Gallery features major Abstract Expressionist artists, including Jackson Pollack, Adolph Gottlieb and David Smith.

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d o i n ’ i t w e l l by Kim Rice & Ross Wantland

Off the Hook Hooking up & dating Recently, there’s been a lot of buzz about the “hook-up culture.” News stories often claim that 1) there has been a decline in traditional forms of dating by young people, which 2) has caused negative consequences of this cultural shift, including increased risk for STDs, unplanned pregnancy and emotional difficulties. This week, “Doin’ It Well” decided to hook you up with some facts and considerations about intimate relationships. Certainly, patterns of “dating” have changed in the last 50 years, but little research has been done to document the actual benefits and negative outcomes of these new styles of interaction. (Often, the research presumes only negative outcomes from hooking up.) The cultural shift we’re seeing and the little research that has been done actually point to more complicated and nuanced dating patterns among young people, including the ways they navigate sexual relationships.

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Is Dating Dated?

Hooking up is a broad term that can include making out, genital touching, oral sex and/or sexual intercourse. Often, we think there are only two relationship categories: a longterm, committed relationship or a casual, one-night stand. The reality is that relationships are approached and defined in many different ways. As options broaden, it may be more important to consider what it is we want in a relationship and from our partners. Information from The Journal of Adolescent Research and the National Survey of Family Growth

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cites that most young people do experience their first sexual experiences within the context of a committed relationship. At the same time, research also shows that as many as 60 percent of young people go on to have sex with someone they are not dating, most often with a friend or ex-partner.

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While there are many factors that affect dating patterns, here are two to consider. First, as traditional gender roles decrease, men and women are interacting more often with more opportunities to become emotionally intimate without dating. In the past, with stricter gender roles that limited the spaces folks could inhabit (especially for women), the main way to get to know someone of the opposite gender was to ask them out on a date. Secondly, with today’s technology, sex certainly isn’t the only thing people expect now, fast,

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immediately. All technology has sped up our Many students talk about not feeling satisfied expectations and increased the pace at which we emotionally from hooking up. When sexual intiapproach everything, including dating. macy comes first, it can lead to confusion about the status of a relationship. One person may want I’d Rather Date something more from the relationship; another, Only half of non-dating sexual relationships are less. Whether we’re hooking up or seriously datexclusive, meaning at least one partner could be ing, sexual behavior should make us feel positive hooking up with someone else. Certainly this can and good about ourselves. If it results in feelings of increase the risk for STDs. But this also means that guilt, shame, regret or disappointment, it may be half of couples who are hooking up are exclusive. time to re-evaluate your approach to your relationPlus, the relationship labels and definitions have ships and your sexual life. changed (and are changing). It’s important to note that some studies show that only half of teens in traditional “dating” relationships define them as exclusive. Therefore, labeling a relationship as “dating” versus “friends Getting what you want with benefits” does not alone guarantee monogaAbout one-third of males and females remy or protect against STDs. port their desire for a dating relationship after having sex with a non-dating partner, meanWanting More ing they hope a relationship will ensue after Hooking up is often seen as dangerous and harmthe hook-up. The challenge may be in taking ful, especially to girls/women. It’s often assumed the next step to pursue the relationship you that girls/women are the only ones who long for really want. a committed relationship to come from hooking

Sex 411:

up. It’s true that when asked by researchers, girls state more often their desire for a relationship after hooking up with someone, while boys downplay this desire. However, when interviewed individually, these distinctions become much less clear between genders. Research is also lacking to tell how this may change between genders as they continue to age (college and beyond).

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Free Will Astrology ARIES

(March 21-April 19):

I invite you to get all the mind-blowing sex you can this Valentine season, Aries. The entire cosmos will be on your side if you generate erotic wonders that rearrange your thought processes. For best results, cultivate the attitude described by the philosopher Voltaire in a letter to his partner Marie Louise Denis: “Sensual pleasure passes and vanishes, but the friendship between us, the mutual confidence, the delight of the heart, the enchantment of the soul, these things do not perish and can never be destroyed.”

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20):

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20):

Gertrude Stein defined love as “the skillful audacity required to share an inner life.” That’s the perfect seed idea for you to meditate on this Valentine season. It suggests that expressing the truth about who you are is not something that amateurs do very well: Practice and ingenuity are required. It also implies that courage is an essential element of successful intimacy. You’ve got to be adventurous if you want to weave your life together with another’s. A mischievous voice in my head rose up as I was contemplating your astrological omens. It said I should tell you to make love in a bed covered with ten-dollar bills. I asked the voice if this was a cracked metaphor for a more practical piece of advice. The voice just cackled. So I’ll have to surmise what it was driving at. First, it could mean that you should make a business proposition to your lover or spouse, or somehow collaborate with each other to increase your prosperity. Second, maybe you should spend money on enhancing romance, either by taking a workshop to upgrade your intimacy skills or getting creative about fostering togetherness. Another possibility is that you should add imaginative and humorous touches to your love-making, like by doing it in a bed full of money.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22):

Over the course of your lifetime, if you’re average, you will spend about 336 hours kissing. But why be average? Especially now, when the cosmos is begging you to use your mouth to incite ingenious bliss and explore the frontiers of closeness? To be in maximum alignment with the great cycles of nature and make God happy, I suggest you experiment with Guinness-Book-of-WorldRecords-levels of smooching and licking and sucking. If you can’t find a human partner to collaborate with, then kiss the sky, the trees, the rivers, and even the mist. (P.S. For extra credit, use your mouth to murmur lyrical praises and whisper poetic temptations.)

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22):

It’s a perfect time to cast a love spell on yourself. You don’t necessarily need to consult any pagan books about how to proceed. It may even be better if you improvise your own homemade conjurations and incantations. I can think of two main goals for you to accomplish with your spell. (But feel free to add others.) First, rouse your imagination into visualizing romantic possibilities you’ve been closed to before. Second, make sure you banish the curse that you yourself cast on your love life once upon a time. P.S. For best results, stand naked in front of an altar crammed with magical objects that symbolize both lust and compassion.

j o n e s i n ’

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tivating a lust for life. Making love is just one of many ways to experience peak states and explore the spiritual potencies of pleasure. You don’t have to be a member of the church to experiment with this approach, Libra. I hope you’ll have fun with it during this Valentine season, which happens to be a time in your astrological cycle when seeking intense bliss and cathartic release is your sacred mandate.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

w h at s o n t h e o u t s i t d e

t h at c o u n t s

“Greet one another with a holy kiss,” says the Bible’s first book of Corinthians. I think that’s great advice for you. What I take it to mean is that when you come together with someone you care about, bestow a kiss that’s more than merely affectionate or polite. Use it to invoke a sense of sacred space, surrounding the two of you with a mood of deep gratitude for the privilege of being alive. Even further, make your holy kiss be a prayer for the wellbeing of your ally, an affirmation of your desire that he or she will thrive and prosper and become the gorgeous genius he or she was born to be. Would you like to stir up deeper and smarter intimacy? Are you interested in attracting good surprises that would air out your romantic dogmas? Do you think it might be fun to discover a new love secret? To encourage these happy developments, Capricorn, carry out the following assignments. First, practice loving something or someone you don’t understand. Second, any time you start longing to be loved more than you are, make it a point to go out and love someone more than you have in the past. Third, visualize your heart growing softer and warmer and more receptive.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

“When we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours,” wrote author Robert Fulghum, “we join up with them and fall into mutually satisfying weirdness -- and call it love.” I mention this, Aquarius, because the Valentine season will offer you ample opportunity to bask in the wonders of mutually compatible weirdness. It could come in the form of friendship or romance or some other collaboration, but one way or another it will help you feel less alone in the world, suggesting that maybe you’re not an extraterrestrial time-traveler from the 29th century after all.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20):

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

The Madonna of Orgasm Church is a Swedish institution. Its leader claims that the sect is not obsessed with sex, nor are orgies included in the regular worship services. Rather, deifying the orgasm is a symbol for cul-

Proposed experiment: Carry out an act of love that’s unique in your history. Testify at FreeWillAstrology. com.

feb 12 – feb 18 09

“J u s t P l ay i n g ”-- i t ’ s

In creating this oracle, I’ve borrowed words from the artist and poet Wolff Bowden. Please steal them from me and use them in cryptic, affectionate communiqués that will deepen your connection with someone who makes your heart sing. Here’s the first batch: “You belong to love as wheels belong to roads, as grapes belong to the blossoming of taste, as corn belongs to crows, as shadows belong to the ache of heat, as happiness belongs to the capricious pangs of the soul.” Here’s the second: “May the color blue behold your body while sun washes your shoulders near the window. May your lips refuse the kiss unless your heart is home. May euphoria find you in the place where you are lonely. May you light a billion candles with your mind.”

We’re faced with an economic downturn as well as the need to take strenuous measures to heal the environment. Does that mean we have to dial down our pursuit of happiness? Are we obligated to have less fun and deny ourselves pleasure? I say no, as do the editors at TreeHugger.com. One of their articles, for example, gives extensive advice on how to have great sex in small, fuelefficient, low-emissions cars. With this as your inspiration, Pisces, identify five other ways to enjoy yourself without having to spend a fortune or hurt the earth. It’s an excellent time, astrologically speaking, to experiment with the hypothesis that cutting down on consumerism can help you discover new approaches to feeling really good.

“The person one loves never really exists,” said Arthur C. Clarke, “but is a projection focused through the lens of the mind onto whatever screen it fits with least distortion.” Your assignment, Virgo, is to prove Clarke at least partially wrong. See if you can figure out a way to dissolve or elude your own projections long enough so that you can see the raw truth about a certain person you crave or adore or care about. Not a reflection of the dream lover who hides in your heart. Not a fantasy you wish your beloved would become. But the perfectly imperfect soul who is actually there in front of you.

by Matt Jones

Homework:

Solution in Classifieds.

Across

1 Univ. guy with status 5 Two fives for ___ 9 MySpace adjunct, perhaps 13 Poland’s Walesa 14 Average knucklehead 16 Seldom seen 17 ___ Spumante (sparkling wine) 18 Phrase in a Spanish Valentine’s Day card 19 The yoke’s on them 20 Red MacGregor, McEwan’s Lager, or Tennent’s Super, in pubs 23 Listening device 24 Start of long-distance dialing 25 Atlantic Coast clock setting: abbr. 26 College football championship circuit: abbr. 29 Lowlife 31 With 45-across, contact a pedestrian from a tall building, in a way 34 Public hanging? 36 The other woman 37 Race place, for short 38 Play like the phrases at 20-across, 31/45across and 57-across? 41 Actress Fisher of 2007’s “Hot Rod” 43 Ring bearer, maybe 44 “Chuck” network 45 See 31-across 48 Otherworldly 52 “Danny and the Dinosaur” author Hoff 53 El ___ (Spanish hero) 54 Woolly female 56 Pull the plug on 57 Understaffed situation 60 “___ it in a heartbeat!” 63 ___-Croatian 64 “___ Nagila” 65 It may come with answers 66 Courtroom drama, e.g. 67 Gluttonous exchange student on “The Simpsons” 68 To a degree 69 Lord’s worker 70 Sci-fi conventiongoer, stereotypically

Down

1 N-test events 2 Distilled spirit from the agave plant 3 Armed swimmers 4 IOU of sorts 5 Actor Sean of the “Lord of the Rings” series 6 Grad school papers 7 “In the Valley of ___” (Tommy Lee Jones movie) 8 Person who really counts? 9 Bert’s prominent feature 10 Airport of the SW U.S. 11 Refinable rock 12 ___-Y 15 Come really close to 21 “___ is human...” 22 Greek vowel 26 Fictional character often introduced last name first 27 Cow’s mouthful 28 Farm structure 30 Cousin of a cockatoo 32 Spanish actress often seen on “The Love Boat” 33 Chop into tiny bits 35 Least likely to be spotted 38 Downhill racer 39 Ducks, when moving around 40 “Since ___ Gone” (Kelly Clarkson song) 41 “___ alive!” 42 Just short 46 “That’s gross!” 47 Home entertainment area with a sink 49 Give a new ranking 50 “Well!” 51 Actor Furlong of “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” 55 Author Virginia 57 “The Usual Suspects” bad guy Keyser ___ 58 Lake near Niagara Falls 59 “Street Fighter: The Legend of ___-Li” (2009 movie) 60 Figs. averaging 100 61 The Captain and Tennille, e.g. 62 Poorly lit

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by Michael Coulter

Culture Clash What brings Mickey Rourke and A-Rod together This past Sunday ended up being sort of a strange day of thought. It didn’t start out that way, and it really didn’t even seem strange until well into Sunday night. On Saturday, I saw a pretty good movie and afterward heard a piece of news. The two events didn’t really seem related at the time, but for some reason, I thought about both of them, sort of as separate issues and then together. It’s weird and awesome when things work out that way, even if I usually don’t like working that hard. The first part of the equation was that Mickey Rourke movie, The Wrestler. I wanted to see it, but I’m not completely sure how much I was really expecting from it. I’ve liked about half of director Darren Aronofsky’s previous movies, but I really don’t watch much professional wrestling, so that part was a crap shoot. Still, that was the least thing I worried about. I don’t really have anything against Mickey Rourke, but he does sort of seem like a one-man freak show most of the time, so I wasn’t sure I’d be able to see him as the character he was playing. I’d also heard Marisa Tomei was naked through much of the movie, which actually was the reason I figured I could sit through it. It turned out I forgot about all of that crap, except the naked girl part, about three minutes into the film. It was just a really amazing movie. It’s sort of strange sometimes when someone does a kickass acting job because I’m still sitting there thinking, “Wow, they’re a good actor.” Instead, with this movie, I was sitting there thinking, “Wow, that poor wrestler has a pretty freaky life.” It’s nice to get sort of lost in a story and believe all of it is really happening. The sad part is that it just doesn’t happen all that much to me anymore. I couldn’t wait to talk about it afterward. Post-movie, we went out to have a couple of drinks and do just that. While we were sitting talking about The Wrestler, I noticed a crawl on ESPN that said Yankee third-baseman Alex Rodriguez was one of 100 and some players who tested positive for steroids back in 2003. I have to admit, it made me feel a little happy. I wasn’t happy because my favorite sport had been tarnished once again by a vastly overpaid dipshit. I wasn’t happy because it would be the only thing on the sports page the next day. I was just happy because I really don’t care for A-Rod.

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You know, that kind of “don’t care about” where you wouldn’t piss on his head if his frosted hair was on fire. These particular steroid tests were supposed to be confidential, but as we all know, that word has sort of lost all meaning in these times. Regardless, the information got out somehow, and now A-Rod is getting smacked down by seemingly everyone in the world. A person would think that that 200-and-some-million-dollar contract would take some of the sting out of it, but I bet it doesn’t in this case. A-Rod has always struck me as a guy who was more concerned with appearing to be a good ball player than actually being one. Don’t get me wrong, he’s an amazing baseball player, but I’ve never felt he was quite as good as he thought he was. I won’t even mention that he seems to disappear in the playoffs or that every team he leaves gets better and every team he goes to gets worse. OK, well, I actually did mention it, even though I said I wouldn’t. Either way, I get the impression that his biggest fear is being exposed as a fraud, and now it’s actually happened. He’s a guy pretending to be A-Rod. See, these two things don’t really go together, but if you think about it, they sort of do. Apparently both of the characters were doing steroids, but it’s even more than that. The Wrestler is about a fake sport, and yet it allows us to see the real pain involved in putting on such a show. Pretty much everyone who goes to see pro wrestling knows it’s a sham, but that’s part of the deal. They still enjoy it. Baseball is an actual sport, and we all believe its outcomes to be true. Yet underneath all of that, it hasn’t been on the up and up for many years now. It’s getting tough to see which one is the bigger fraud. Mickey Rourke has seemed like a complete nutjob for many years now, and yet he’s still able to do something amazing for his craft. A-Rod, at least until recently when he left his wife for a washed-up pop singer, has seemed like the biggest goodie-two-shoes in the sports world, and yet he’s done nothing but yank another cloud over his profession. So just to sum it up, I really liked the movie, and I really like baseball. At the same time, I don’t care much for Mr. Rodriguez. Just the same, I’m beginning to wonder what’s actually real these days. Maybe it’s all just a big show, and part of the fun is trying to figure out the truth. I almost liked it better when I didn’t know anything.

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This week

Kr annErT CEnTEr for ThE PErforming arTs

raPPaCCINI’S DauGhTer

Party Thursdays at Valentine’s Day are a lot alike--they make

Th Feb 12

hawthorne is said to have pictured his plot twists on the stage when he wrote the short story Rappaccini’s Daughter, a powerful love story with a decidedly science fiction feel. Eduardo Diazmuñoz premiered the work in 1991 and collaborates for the fifth time with director stephen fiol in the setting of this exuberant opera.

5pm

Krannert Uncorked // marqUEE

7:30pm

Ui Wind symphony and Ui symphonic Band i // sChool of mUsiC

7:30pm

Necessary Targets // DEParTmEnT of ThEaTrE

Th-sa, feb 19-21 at 7:30pm su, feb 22 at 3pm

7:30pm

Ui symphonic Band ii and Ui Concert Band i // sChool of mUsiC

7:30pm

Necessary Targets // DEParTmEnT of ThEaTrE

Fr Feb 13

7:30pm

Pacifica quartet // sChool of mUsiC

7:30pm

Necessary Targets // DEParTmEnT of ThEaTrE

you want to vomit and next day is full of regret.

Sa Feb 14

Su Feb 15

Tryon festival Theatre

3pm

Young Concert artists Winner: louis schwizgebel-Wang, piano // marqUEE

Tu Feb 17

noon

Know Your University lecture: rocky maffit // marqUEE University YmCa, 1001 s. Wright st.

7:30pm

Necessary Targets // DEParTmEnT of ThEaTrE Th Feb 19

5pm

9pm–10pm

Your weekly destination for jack-assery, tom foolery, damn fool boobery. Turn us in and we’ll freak you out.

new music Ensemble // sChool of mUsiC We Feb 18

7:30pm

Surfabilly Freakout

Krannert Uncorked with Dustin martin, contemporary guitar // marqUEE

6:30pm

Prelude: hugo Wolf quartett // marqUEE

7:30pm

hugo Wolf quartett // marqUEE

7:30pm

Rappaccini’s Daughter // sChool of mUsiC oPEra Program

7:30pm

Necessary Targets // DEParTmEnT of ThEaTrE

ThaNK YOu TO The FOLLOWING SPONSOrS:

Young Concert artists Winner: Louis Schwizgebel-Wang, piano in remembrance of mildred maddox rose, Endowed Co-sponsorship hugo Wolf Quartett Jean and howard osborn

PGU Power Hour 10pm–11pm

60 minutes=60 songs. 1 minute each. When you hear a new song, you know what to do.

Das Rock!

11pm–12am

European voices and the best in live rock getting you ready for the bars.

Diana sheets and stephen levinson in memory of Dr. arthur Chitz, music Director of the Dresden schauspielhauses.

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