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on readbuzz.com Arts & Entertainment: Struggling through the ups and downs of college life? Vent alongside Imani Brooks and F. Amanda Tugade and their Buzzkill column.

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Hello readers! If you have read the music section of buzz over the past year and a half, this may not be the first time you’re reading something that I wrote. In that case, what’s good?

If you haven’t read the buzz music section in the past year and a half, consider this a hip-hop hug with words. I'm Evan Lyman, and I am honored to be sitting in the big chair as the new buzz editor-in-chief.

Since we will be getting to know one another pretty well over the next 12 months, I thought I’d break the ice with some personal information about myself.

I am obsessed with music. At age 5, my mom bought me a piano and paid for piano lessons. At 15 I taught myself to play guitar and began making electronic music on my computer. At 21, I finally started releasing my music to the public, and actually played with my friend Dan Durley (the new buzz managing editor) and his band, the 92s, in front of an audience for the first time. Music makes my brain tingle.

I am also obsessed with sports. As long as I can remember, I have played sports competitively. When I was young, I would cry if we lost. I would cry when I struck out. I would cry if I missed a shot. I played basketball, baseball and football. Before you ask: Bears, Bulls, Blackhawks and Cubs, in that order.

My favorite film/short story character is Benjamin Button. Not only do I like him because my favorite actor is Brad Pitt, but I like to imagine myself making all my imperfections work, falling in love with a dancer I knew as a child and then getting old and dying a sad, lonely death.

I am Irish and German. I like beer. I prefer official St. Patrick’s day to Unofficial. I am “Aryan” in the sense that I have blond hair, blue eyes and ridiculously fair skin.

I am from Highland Park, Ill. It’s part of the infamous “North Shore,” and most of what you hear about it is true (“It’s like Mean Girls!!!111!”). I grew up in the Ravinia area, which was once an artists’ community and still hosts The Ravinia Festival every summer. I worked for the catering company at the festival for two summers prior to college.

People consider me quiet, although I think that is a misconception. I say what I mean and mean what I say, unless we’re friends, then I usually like to mess with you. I talk to the people I like and respect and I don’t talk to those I don’t. I can be an asshole like that.

I love Chicago; I apologize for that. As much as I love CU, it will never take the place I hold in my heart for the City of Big Shoulders. Lastly, I want to thank Sam and Nick and the rest of the old staff. I’m going to miss them, but hopefully the new staff will make them proud. I’m pretty excited for the next year.

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by Andy Estabrook Brace yourselves: Unofficial 2013 is tomorrow.

It is that time of the year when campus gets engulfed in sheer pandemonium as people wake up early to have a hearty breakfast of booze, brush their teeth with bottles of Jack and then start drinking. But will 2013’s Unofficial mayhem stand up to years past? This year will usher in a few new laws that may ruin the fun for some of you rapscallions. According to The News-Gazette, Champaign Mayor Don Gerard will increase the areas in which alcohol sales will be limited on March 1 and 2, and minimize troublesome house and apartment parties. “As liquor commissioner, Gerard has the authority to issue an emergency order and make the city’s laws on alcohol more stringent for a short period when he determines that the health, safety or welfare of residents is in danger,” The News-Gazette reports. All this may rustle some jimmies, but by no means does it stop the party.

On Unofficial, you can: •Drink •Go to class under the influence •Climb a tree •Romantically pursue a squirrel •Go to Fat Sandwich •Repeat previous •Sound a drinking horn at 5:30 a.m.

•Finally start working on that novel •Make a fort •Fall asleep before midday DO NOT: •Drink •Romantically pursue a cop •Go to Fat Sandwich •Finger-paint in the living room •Go to work •Drugs (they are bad, mkay?)

•Practice the dark arts (they are tempting) •Attempt note-taking in class •Start a fight with yourself •Tickle your TA

Maddie Rehayem Maddie Rehayem Music Editor Music Editor Like » FUCKING SLAYER: I fucking love Slayer. As far as the “big four” in thrash metal go, they are king. Take the other three of the big four: Metallica, Megadeath and Anthrax. Metallica are the sellouts of the group — any doubt of that was erased with 2011’s monstrosity collaboration with Lou Reed. “Loutallica” produced Lulu, a record that was funny at best. Megadeth is famous for making an album called Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? I don’t know about you but I sure am buying. End war; hail Satan.

And who gives a shit about Anthrax anyway?

Now, I’ve only dabbled in metal, but I know a quality band when I see one. Sure, it’s fun to draw pentagrams and write the band’s logo all over university property, or to almost shell out $80 to buy their official Christmas sweater, but nothing compares to the badass feeling of actually listening to Slayer. So, the next time you see me head banging across the quad, you’ll know what’s in my ear buds (hint: “RAINING BLOOOOD/FROM A LACERATED SKY/ BLEEDING ITS HORROR/CREATING MY STRUCTURE/NOW I SHALL REIGN IN BLOOD!!!”)

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» Baseball:I’m so happy that ESPN has started covering baseball again. This means spring training has started, and opening day is just around the corner.

Sure, they may only talk about the newly uncovered documents linking a new crop of players to steroid use, but I’ll take anything baseball related over another ESPN exposé on head trauma in football (I get it, you guys. Football players get hit in the head a lot.)

» Jameson: The only time I drink Jameson is when the Cardinals win the World Series, so you should all look forward to seeing me drunk roaming the streets of Champaign in a Fredbird costume. I’ll be harassing every Cubs fan I see.

You’ve been warned.

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» Getting dunked on: I love basketball just as much as the next guy, but I don’t know if I’ll ever play in an intramural basketball league again after this year. My team went 0-4, and last Monday a towering frat star tried dunking on me while his team was up by 25 points. What gives, man?

Here I am, trying to play a friendly game of “put the ball in the peach basket” and you’re dunking on lil’ 5’8” me.

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» Quirkiness: What better

way to stand out than to have some really weird habits and like some really weird stuff?

Heck, I get a kick out of all the people who like me only because I’m different. One time, in fifth grade, my class made a mix CD, and every kid got to put a song on it. While everyone picked a Linkin Park song, I picked one of my uncle’s European techno songs, which I later (the next day when I had numerous adults talk to me) learned was all about very inappropriate things. At least I didn’t come as a repeat. It’s good to be unique!

» Dancing hands under automated sinks: When it comes time to wash my hands, I begin with jiggling my fingers in an attempt to play air piano rather well, and then if that doesn’t work, I start moving my upper arms in a solo attempt at The Wave. Sometimes if I hear music in my head, I classify my flowing movements as an interpretive dance. Other times, I call them those damn things that are apparently invisible because hello, this particular sink doesn’t seem to be encouraged to outpour water on my dry, desparate limbs.

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» Good things coming to an end: I've worked with buzz all four years I've been at this school. Working my way up from a Food & Drink writer to the Assistant Food & Drink Editor to Copy Chief, I have enjoyed my time with this publication immensely. I will miss all the friends I made while at buzz, and I wish them all the very, very best. Even now, we're all joking and having a good time during final edits and I'm sad that this huge part of my life is coming to an end. Sob. buzz staff

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he practice of method acting was first developed by theater teacher Lee Strasberg.

Actors using this technique draw upon their own memories and experiences to use in their performances. Exercises such as sense memory and affective memory are used to bring out these experiences. In recent years, the technique has been perverted into actors going into extreme preparation for the role, ranging from severe weight loss to showing up on set drunk to play an alcoholic. While this extreme form of method acting can and has been used to great effect, sometimes the actors just come off as loons.

Here are a few examples of method acting going horribly, horribly wrong.

Shia Labeouf Shia LaBeouf, unlike a number of his fellow Disney Channel stars, successfully made the transition from child star to A-List actor. After finishing

the hugely successful Transformers series, Shia decided he wanted to do independent and character-driven films. LaBeouf’s philosophy on being a real actor involves immersing himself completely in method acting. It would be a bit of an understatement to say that he has taken this too far. On the set of his recent film Lawless, LaBeouf decided to continually drink moonshine and show up to work drunk to really connect to his character (despite the fact that the character was in no way an alcoholic). Co-star Mia Wasikowska was so frightened by Shia’s erratic behavior that she made several calls to her attorney and threatened to walk off set. In his next movie, The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman, LaBeouf’s character drops acid. Of course, LaBeouf really dropped acid and came to set. Even more shocking is the fact that LaBeouf will perform an unsimulated sex scene in Lars von Trier’s latest film Nymphomaniac. LaBeouf’s erratic behavior is not always

An actor’s dedication is an unfortunate waste in movies that hardly live up to their level of work.

But the less-than-stellar roles can still burrow into the actors’ heads — sometimes for the worst.

Christian Bale’s performance in Terminator: Salvation stands out in the public eye not so much for the movie itself, but because of Bale’s leaked flip-out. How well would Salvation and Bale’s performance have fared without the leak? It’s a contested truth. But his brooding John Connor ironically mirrors the same snarling figure heard on tape. When he’s not yelling at someone, it’s at least something: a wall, into a walkie talkie, probably your sweet aunt in the director’s cut. He’s utterly affectless; dour and harsh when off the battlefield, focusing only on the next step against Skynet. Makes sense for a man faced with the burden of saving humanity? Sure. But this is nutty sci-fi at best, and Bale’s performance needed imagination and dash, not gloomy introspection.

Instead of looking inside himself, Bale would’ve benefitted — and saved some face — by looking around. —Adlai Stevenson

50 Cent Robert De Niro's Raging Bull weight gain became the gold standard for physical transformations. Since then we have seen such extremes as Christian Bale's weight loss for both The Machinist and The Fighter, Matt Damon in The Informant and Tom Hardy in The Dark Knight Rises. Rapper turned actor 50 “Curtis Jackson” Cent joined the ranks of the above mentioned for the 2011 film All Things Fall Apart. In the film, he plays a football player who is diagnosed with cancer. For the role he dropped a reported 54 pounds, and while he certainly looked the part, the critical praise did not follow. To make matters worse, instead of receiving theatrical release, All Things Fall Apart went straight to DVD. —Joyce Famakinwa

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Hatch

Champaign-Urbana’s first creative, re-use art festival

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Dennis Rowan's 3-D sculptural piece entitled, " Green Street." Used with permission from Melissa Mitchell

lastic bottle caps, discarded dolls and unraveled yarn. Broken lamp heads, old magazines and Christmas lights. While these materials can be found in a junkyard, they are also used in works of art. Beginning Friday, March 1, the I.D.E.A. Store presents Hatch, Champaign-Urbana’s first creative re-use art festival. Featuring more than 20 art pieces made out of everything imaginable, Hatch captures the saying that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

The concept began with Gail Rost, general manager and co-founder of The I.D.E.A. Store, located at 28 E. Springfield Ave., Champaign. The store sells re-use items, such as old pins and magnets, to the community for cheap prices. The perfect store for scrapbooking and arts-and-crafts, this place has buckets, shelves and containers stocked with nostalgia-inspiring materials.

“The store is made for fun,” Rost said.

The profits of the store go to funding Champaign-Urbana Schools Foundation, a program that offers school grants and scholarships in the area.

Hatch proceeds will also go to the foundation.

“The store is virtually guilt-free,” Rost said. “You are reusing things, and the money you give goes back to the children.”

The two-part festival kicks off with the Exhibi-

tion at Indi Go Artist Co-op on Friday, featuring work from 20 artists from all over the Midwest, including entries from Indiana, Missouri and Chicago. Some pieces include assemblage, collage, jewelry, fiber and paper creations, and outdoor creations, all made with reused materials.

An art jury judged the pieces and selected works for the show.

Melissa Mitchell, Hatch event coordinator, found the exhibition artists by contacting artist co-ops, putting out calls, posting in websites and through word-of-mouth.

“That was really the goal — to find artists from all over and display their art,” Mitchell said.

Rost and Mitchell first created a “test festival” with Indi Go Artist Co-Op to determine how much attention a future event would receive. Local artists will also be on display for the event.

“We had a few interested artists, which made us excited for the future,” Mitchell said. “Hopefully we will get a large crowd for Hatch as well.”

While Hatch is the first re-use, re-purpose festival in Champaign-Urbana, the idea is well established on the west coast.

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the new super-food of the midwest Autumn Berry Inspired turns invasive fruit into edible products

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walk through the woods in Illinois can be tricky. Once diverse, easily traversable areas are now overgrown with plants like honeysuckle, wild mustard and autumn berry. These species may sound innocuous, even pleasant, but they are the predators of our carefully balanced ecological systems. Invasive, they choke out native species and spread like wildfire into carefully kept gardens and farms. While most see these species as the bane of the Illinois woodlands, Dustin Kelly and his company, Autumn Berry Inspired, see them as opportunities.

Last year, Kelly, an employee at Tiny Greens Organic Farm and grad student at the University of Illinois, began to notice the profusion of invasive autumn olive plants near his home in rural Urbana. These fruit bearing bushes, imported from Asia in the 19th century, are considered a highly invasive species and grow in droves across the entire eastern half of the country, from Florida to Michigan. They also produce multitudes of red berries, which look similar to other red berries that grow on bushes common in this part of the country, but with one important difference: These are edible. Kelly, realizing that these plants could potentially be a source of free, abundant and delicious fruit, made it his mission to repurpose the autumn berry, turning it from pest to product.

“There are farmers in Kentucky, Illinois, Virginia, who have maybe half of their land taken over by these trees and they can’t do anything with it,” Kelly said. “It doesn’t make any sense to do something with it unless that berry has a dollar.”

And it certainly seems as if this tiny berry has the potential to become a big dollar. The autumn berry has a sweet, tangy taste and is high in nutritional value. So high, in fact, that Autumn Berry Inspired markets them as the “super-food of the Midwest.”

The berries are high in essential vitamins and have unprecedented amounts of the antioxidant lycopene, which helps to prevent cancer and heart disease. For Kelly, this venture is about more than just a product; it’s about education, sustainability and community. The key to this passion lies in the name: Autumn Berry Inspired. The company’s goal is not necessarily to produce Autumn Berry products, although they do currently sell jam, but rather to act as a distributer of this delicious, rarely used ingredient.

Autumn Berry Inspired has sold their berries and berry purees to several companies that use them in a variety of products, including barbecue sauce and sorbet. Champaign’s own Blind Pig Brewery even created a special Autumn Berry Beer.

“I wanted this berry and this range of products to inspire others to get excited about making things, being entrepreneurial and being sustainable,” Kelly said. “Making the most out of what we have.” The goal of creating inspiration goes beyond simply utilizing these berries productively; it’s about a kind of education that encour-

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ages people to have a greater awareness about what they eat and where it comes from. This lack of awareness is something Kelly refers to as “the green wall,” which is the tendency for people to see the plant life around them as undifferentiated backdrop. Autumn Berry Inspired challenges people to see the kind of resources that are available locally, as well as to be able to recognize invasive species, which is central to controlling their spread.

Kelly’s investment in sustainable agriculture is far reaching and Autumn Berry Inspired represents just one small facet of his commitment to facilitating change. He is a member of the Urbana Permaculture Guild, a group devoted to practicing sustainable and experimental farming practices. During an open house this past Saturday, Dustin showed a group, which incuded many members of the Permaculture Guild, around the 30-acre property that houses Tiny Greens Organic Farm, as well as several other ventures. The tour highlighted areas that could

be or were already being used for sustainable farming projects. The scope of the projects was impressive, with beds that housed everything from onions to peppers to invasive honeysuckle, which had been uprooted and grown in pots.

Large empty beds surrounding a man-made pond are a signal of what’s to come - Kelly and the Permaculture Guild plan to implement a community project, a place where anyone can come and plant a bed of vegetables and fruits for personal consumption or sale at a farmers market. Kelly admi ts that this venture and ones like it, are not likely to be profitable, but he says, “it’s about making the land productive.”

Indeed, both Autumn Berry Inspired and the Permaculture Guild have far-reaching implications in a society where fresh, imported food is a luxury we take for granted. Both organizations fundamentally question our reliance on the current food system.

“I like to think about food security,” Kelly said.

“About how if suddenly the climate changes or 3.healthy, wild fruit — from other places,

we’re gonna be all drinking SunnyD, that’ll be the future of food. And that’s not fair … Having something close that’s accessible to us is something that I think we deserve.”

The work that Autumn Berry Inspired is doing in the world of sustainable agriculture has not gone unnoticed. The group has been nominated for several awards, garnering Finalist status for the Innovation Celebration Award, as well as making it into the second round of the Cozad New Venture Competition, UIUC’s prize for sustainable student startups. Even being nominated for these awards is a significant step forward for this new company, as well as a sign that their work has already made an impact on the community. Only time can tell if the “super-food of the Midwest” will become a household staple. But regardless of the autumn berry’s hoped for commercial success, Dustin Kelly’s message, the message of his company, rings loud and clear: “We think that nature and people deserve something better.”

During Autumn Berry's Open House at Tiny Greens Organic Farm, guests get a chance to help examine seeds for the coming growing season. Photo by Constantin Roman

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Lincoln’s ladder to the presidency An interview with historian and author, Guy C. Fraker

by Emily Dorolek is imprinted on our pennies, he is engraved in our license plates, he has been re-enacted in recent films of vampires and his own biography, and today he sits in his chair in our nation’s capital. Guy C. Fraker, author of Lincoln’s Ladder to the Presidency: The Eighth Judicial Circuit has mastered the history of Lincoln and his contributions to this country.

Although he grew up in New York, Fraker was the son of a University of Illinois alum, leading him to attend U of I to study history and law. Fraker now resides in Bloomington, Ill., allowing him to travel to Central Illinois’ historical societies for his research while remaining close to home. Buzz spoke with Fraker about his interest in Abraham Lincoln and the publishing of the first history book to be written on the subject of Lincoln’s career on the Eighth Judicial Circuit. » buzz: How did you first become interested in Abraham Lincoln's life? » Guy Fraker: I’ve been interested in Lincoln since I was 10 years old. An aunt of mine took me to New Salem in 1948. It’s such an amazing story.

This young man was transformed by his father there, first being a legislator, then a lawyer. He

was there for six years in what was sort of like his graduate school, and then he went off to Springfield, the most important city in the state, far more important than Chicago, and started practicing law. He continued pursuing his political career from there. » buzz: Why did you decide to write this book? » GF: There is no book on the subject. Many historians sort of act like he was hatched in 1860 and ignore his early life. I wrote it just to get the story out there because I think it’s very important. The lawyers of central Illinois, including Champaign County, were the ones who got him nominated by the Republican Party in 1860 because the Democrats were split in two over slavery. Central Illinois’ residents, mostly its lawyers, put Lincoln in the White House. And Lincoln in the White House saved our nation. » buzz: What kinds of doors have been opened since your book was released? » GF: Well, I started this project in 2001. My book was released in October of last year and it’s on its third print. Now, I speak a lot. I’ve probably spoken 40 times, at least. » buzz: If you could go back to Lincoln’s time period, what kind of encounter would you want to

have with him? » GF: Quoting Doris Kearns Goodwin, who’s probably the most famous historian now writing about Lincoln, “I just wish I could go back and see him standing in one of those taverns where they stayed when they wrote the circuit and watch him tell jokes.” He was an incredibly gifted storyteller, so I’d like to see that, too. » buzz: What do you personally find the most interesting about Lincoln? » GF: He was an absolute genius. He understood the importance of Democracy and the United States and how the very existence of that form of government was at stake during the Civil War. Something often questioned was, did he support slavery? He absolutely hated slavery all his life. In 1864, he said, “If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.” I think people who read the book will be surprised of how intentional Lincoln was; he was very ambitious.

Fraker’s book can be ordered at his website, www.lincolnsladder.com. He will also be lecturing about the book and his research on March 3 at 2 p.m. at the Museum of the Grand Prairie in Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, 950 N. Lombard, Mahomet, Ill.

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Chado: The way of Tea and so much more Japan House’s tea ceremonies teach a way of life

by Thomas Thoren

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or a place that has been around since the 1960s, and that practices an art form 500 years old, the University’s Japan House is anything but stale. Its famed tea ceremonies showing the art of chado, the way of tea, are going stronger than ever, said Jennifer Gunji-Ballsrud, Director of Japan House.

She teaches University students in a course about the way of tea while Sumie Burten performs the ceremonies every Thursday afternoon. Simply thinking of chado as only a tea ceremony is not quite correct, Gunji-Ballsrud said, because it is

more representative of the entire process behind the creation and comsumption of the tea. It is a discipline and an art form that extends to the attire worn during the ceremony, the scrolls hanging on the walls, the flower arrangements, the ceramics on display, the bamboo being used, and the culinary arts that go into making the sweets, and selecting and preparing the tea. This all goes into making chado “an expansive discipline,” GunjiBallsrud said.

At its inception, chado was intended to embody harmony, respect, purity and tranquility for the

warring samurai who took part in tea ceremonies.

The creator of chado also intended for it to bring these four principles into the samurais' everyday lives so they might “recognize the importance and the basis of humanity,” Gunji-Ballsrud said.

This ability to affect somebody’s day-to-day life is what Gunji-Ballsrud aims for with her classes.

“I often tell my students, ‘I have zero interest in you becoming a tea master, because I’m still not a tea master, and I’ve been studying since 1990,’” she said. “So the idea is what can you learn in our classroom, in the tea room, and what can you

The Japan House's weekly tea ceremony. Photo by Thomas Thoren

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take from that and then apply that to your daily life as a participatory human being in our society and culture.”

People who come to Japan House on Thursdays to participate in the ceremony are welcomed at the front door after walking on the paths winding through the flower and rock gardens. After removing their shoes, they are led on a tour of the interior to the back of the building, where the tea ceremony is held. Here they hear about the work Japan House is doing, and about that day’s tea ceremony.

They are then led up into the tea room, where they kneel and wait for their teacher to begin the ceremony. As it proceeds, in silence, Burten cleans the equipment and passes a tray of sweets around the circle, while participants bow to each other.

After they each try a bowl of tea, Burten answers questions about the significance of the steps of the tea ceremony and the reasoning behind them.

The ceremony is a rare opportunity for people to focus all of their thoughts on just one task at a time, without life’s demands interfering. By participating with other people, it also gives everyone a chance to connect with each other without conversation or physical contact, Gunji-Ballsrud said. This sincerity with others and focus on the tea creates a level of tranquility that is often unattainable through most daily conversations.

Japan House’s purpose is to share these Japanese traditions with those who are unfamiliar with them, Gunji-Ballsrud said.

“This facility is not for Japanese people; it never has been,” she said. “This is all about teaching Westeners, teaching people who don’t know anything about traditional Japanese arts and culture, and sharing that with them.”

Many students who attend are Asian, she said, but also have no experience with tea ceremonies or wearing kimonos. Many students have an interest in present-day Japanese culture as well, such as anime and cosplay, but Japan House does not plan to feature these.

“There is a deep interest in Japanese culture, but ... I’m trying to avoid contemporary Japanese culture at this point in time,” Gunji-Ballsrud said.

“I’m trying to focus more on the traditional Japanese arts and culture because of the authenticity of what we have here, and (contemporary culture) is kind of a different realm.”

Still, she said Japan House should not be thought of as a campus “gem” like some people occasionally try to represent it. It simply aims to allow people the chance to rejuventate their minds and spirits by sharing their hearts with one another through the tea.

“We are really primarily here on this campus not just to be seen like this unique gem ... but more so as a place in which people can come and reconnect as a human beings to try to find the basis of who they are just through a moment of tranquility through the tea,” Gunji-Ballsrud said. “It can be really transformative.”

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Death, Displays and Doughboys A tour through the Champaign County Historical Museum

by Nicki Halenza

Sue Wood, co-president of the Champaign County Museum. Photo by Folake Osibodu

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you have ever made a trip down University Avenue, you have probably noticed the old, brick building with large gold lettering across the front reading “CATTLE BANK.” If that is not peculiar enough, what lies on the inside of these walls are even stranger: wreaths made of hair from the dead, authentic turn-of-the-century outfits, a harmonium, paintings of clowns and so many more oddities. This building dates back to 1857, making it the oldest documented building in Champaign. It is in unison with the neighboring Oakley Building, and together they make up the Champaign County Historical Museum.

Inside this old structure, one will find the copresident and treasurer of the museum, Sue Wood. This being my second time meeting Sue, I couldn’t help but notice this was also the second time I had seen her wearing a Pillsbury Doughboy shirt. A strange observation on my part, but I assumed she must have had some association with Pillsbury at some point in her life. On the

contrary, she has worked in respected positions as an analytical chemist and in other science-related jobs. The Doughboy shirts are simply part of her mini-collection due to her fondness of the pokeable mascot. Not only does she currently hold two prestigious roles at the Champaign County Historical Museum, but she is also the University of Illinois’ very own chimesmaster. She has held this role for 42 years and can be found operating Altgeld Hall's bells Monday through Friday.

Sue’s connection to Champaign dates back to 1966 when she came to the University to complete her graduate degree. Even though she has her Ph.D in plant pathology and an extensive background in science, her interests have shifted from science to history. During the time Sue attended graduate school, she met her husband, Bruce, who was a graduate student in geography.

Bruce has been affiliated with the museum for the past decade and got Sue involved in 2008 as treasurer on the board of trustees. It wasn’t until

2010 that Sue became co-president.

A work week for Sue at the museum involves taking care of finances, correspondences and welcoming guests. Within the museum, there are five exhibit rooms and a gift shop. The exhibits include the Victorian room, the grocery store room, the military room, the toy room and the ballroom/festivities room. All of the museum’s artifacts are from public donations. The only requirement for a display is a historical relevance to Champaign. The museum gets so many donated items that they could ultimately make an exhibit room covering any theme they wanted, Sue said. For now, though, the museum keeps two rooms permanent, two in rotation and a fifth one as a potential rotator.

Each exhibit has several displays with items unique to Champaign County. One of the most fascinating items I found is a display of wreaths made from the hair of the dead. These wreaths are in the Victorian room and were made to rec-

ognize and honor the deceased. This tradition’s origin is unknown to the museum, but they were made by collecting hair from hairbrushes and crocheting them onto wire. Another interesting find is a few of the original paintings done by Louise Woodroofe, who was a Champaign native born in 1892. She studied at the University, and was later hired to tour with the Ringling Bros. and do paintings of the circus. The museum’s toy room features one of her original clown paintings, which contributes to the almost eerie atmosphere of the room, which is peppered with several turn-of-the-century dolls and other strange paintings and toys.

In a seemingly quiet and low-key city, it is truly an amazement to get an in-depth look at the roots of Champaign. With tons and tons of donated artifacts like uniforms, handmade dresses, paintings, quilts, guns, medals and other trinkets, visitors can slowly unpeel the unique and fascinating history of Champaign.

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Starfucker – Miracle Mile (2.19 Polyvinyl) buzz Factor: 5/5 On their third album, Miracle Mile (released on Polyvinyl Feb. 19), it is evident that Starfucker has found their place in contemporary music. An Indie, pop, electro, disco and everything-dance vibe is encapsulated in Miracle Mile. Starfucker cannot only recreate and excel at what MGMT brought to the indie-dance-pop world, but they can perfect upbeat, yet lazy baroque pop, with autoharp and a beat to ensure swaying. “Atlantis,” shorter than 2:30, is utter pop perfection. Irresistibly danceable, and bringing a neo-disco vibe, it is ostensible proof that the “2-minute pop hit” is not a thing of the past, but still thriving strong. While their first two albums showed that the band had promise, they have broken through the threshold of contemporary pop mastery with Miracle Mile. It’s one of those albums that can restore one's faith in contemporary music, no matter what your taste is. The album stands as a really solid and confident effort for a band who has perfected the self-discovery session. —Dave Rodgers Iceage – You’re Nothing (2.19 Matador) buzz Factor: 4/5 When Danish punks Iceage were yanked out of the Copenhagen scene in 2011 and placed on a pedestal for all to see and hear, they could have let it get to their heads. The band’s first full-length record, New Brigade, was full of youthful rage that grabbed the attention of many avid punk fans around the world.

However, instead of getting cocky, they put their heads right back down and got to work on their most recent release, You’re Nothing. It’s a darker album that exposes, in lyrics, hard-hitting instrumentation and emotional vocal delivery, the torment appar-

ently known to these young men. Each track is complex, switching tempos and delivering intricacies, surprising listeners throughout its mere 28-minute duration. After hearing just the first track, “Ecstasy,” listeners know that this band can put in the work necessary to translate their angst into an arresting, emotive product. —Maddie Rehayem Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Push The Sky Away (2.18 Bad Seed Ltd.) buzz Factor: 3.5/5 Haunting, ominous, tragic: three words to summarize Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ latest effort, Push the Sky Away. The album takes the listener on a journey to a state of purgatory between musical life and death. While melancholy, the lyrics still offer glimpses of hope and love despite Nick Cave’s interest in all things dark and gothic. Without being heavy, fast or at all similar to The Birthday Party apart from the lyrical themes, this album is certainly not worth missing. —Danny Stankus Beach Fossils – Clash the Truth (2.19 Captured Tracks) buzz Factor: 4/5 While their eponymous 2010 debut set the groundwork for the massive wave of shimmering guitar pop bands like Real Estate, Beach Fossils have remained fairly quiet over the last few years.

With their new record, Clash the Truth, they come roaring back with hazy, reverb-happy, post-punk anthems perfect for you and your family. Standout tracks “Caustic Cross,” “Burn You Down,” and title track “Clash the Truth” echo the same lonely bedroom-pop you’ve come to know and love Beach Fossils for. –Tyler Durgan

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Love Of Everything, Especially CU Bobby Burg and company head to the Velvet Elvis

by Sean Neumann

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ike Love of Everything does each time they come through Champaign, the band charmed showgoers last September.

On a weekend tour with Chicago-based band My Dad, they will again stop in Champaign to play at the Velvet Elvis Sunday, March 3.

Bobby Burg, the man behind Love of Everything, is familiar with the Champaign music scene. Being a part of numerous bands who released Polyvinyl Records (Joan of Arc, Make Believe, Vacations), along with long-term friendships with the Kinsella family, Burg finds himself in familiar territory every time he comes through town.

Burg has been touring through Champaign and attending shows here for more than a decade. He said he usually stops by at least once a year. “You wouldn’t play a show somewhere unless you had at least one person that wanted to see your band play,” he said.

A do-it-yourself guy by nature, Burg recorded the first Love of Everything album — untitled

but simply referred to as Green — in his own apartment. He continued to self-release the band’s next two albums on his own label, Record Label. It’s only fitting that this time coming through town, the veteran musician will be playing at one of Champaign’s most prominent DIY venues, The Velvet Elvis.

Burg said he hopes it will be a different, fun and unique experience. “People want to go to a show, because they want to be in a specific environment and that has a lot to do with the vibe [of house shows],” he said.

There will certainly be a vibe this Sunday at The Velvet Elvis. The last time Love of Everything played in Champaign, the two-man band left a great impression on the local crowd.

The crowd at Burg's Mike ‘N’ Molly’s show in mid-September was captivated by his intricate guitar loops and shyly crooning vocals, while drummer Nnamdi Ogbonnaya was nearly performing magic, showing off his expertise

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at what few drummers can do with only three drums and a cymbal.

Burg has played with different drummers throughout the years of Love of Everything and with each new member, the band’s songs change form. Burg said the different musical styles his drummers bring depend on their skill levels and how they play along to the music he’s producing.

“It has to do with the way their personality works and the way they respond to the music,” Burg said.

“Each person listens to the guitar loops that I’m setting up in their own way. Some things might come natural to one person and not another.”

Despite his multitude of past drummers, Burg has rarely played live with other guitarists. Although he usually opts for a loop pedal, it is a move he would like to make in the future. “I’ve done it a few times, but the loop pedal was something that has always been there. It’s always part of the writing process for me, so it’s hard to let go of it for the performance,” he said. “It’s cool to be

able to have total control and just do everything yourself, but it’s also fun to let go of some of that and have it be a different experience.”

As Love of Everything, Burg has been performing three new songs at recent shows. Whether or not the songs will be featured in the band’s set on Sunday, though, is still up for grabs. However, Burg said the new tracks have been recorded, but they will most likely change before they’re released.

Both new and old Love of Everything songs are constantly evolving, according to Burg.

“Their final state isn’t their final state, either,” he said. “They can be recorded at one point but aren’t limited to that.”

Also featured at Sunday's show will be My Dad, who released their first album, Stunts, last year on Chicago's Swerp Records, as well as locals Enta and Woodie.

The show starts at 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 3 at The Velvet Elvis – message the administrator on the Facebook event for location.

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Art & other exhibits Art @ the Y Opening Reception: “Garden of Verses,” Arabic Calligraphy Paintings

by Salma Arastu University YMCA 6:30pm

Live music & karaoke Krannert Uncorked Krannert Center for Performing Arts 5pm My Fair Lady (SemiStaged/Concert Version) Krannert Center for Performing Arts 7:30pm Juilliard String Quartet Krannert Center for Performing Arts 7:30pm Chicago Farmer Canopy Club. 9pm Live Karaoke Band Boomerang’s Bar and Grill 9pm Chillax with DJ Belly and Matt Harsh Radio Maria 10pm

Miscellaneous Nigerian Cosmo Coffee Hours University YMCA 7pm

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friday 1 Live music & karaoke Interval: New Orleans Jazz Machine Krannert Center for Performing Arts 12pm

My Fair Lady (SemiStaged/Concert Version) Krannert Center for Performing Arts 7:30pm Karaoke with DJ Hannah Phoenix 8pm Horrible Things Mike N Molly’s 9pm Late Night with DJ Belly Radio Maria, 10pm

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saturday 2 Live music & karaoke Libretto: My Fair Lady Krannert Center for Performing Arts 6:30pm CU Folk and Roots Presents Lou and Peter Berryman in Concert With Special Guest Margaret O’Brien Techline - Green Street Studio 7pm Parrish Brothers Rosebowl Tavern 9pm Triple Play Boomerang’s Bar and Grill 9pm Decadents Fat City Bar & Grill 9pm Salsa night with DJ Juan Radio Maria 10:30pm

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Live music & karaoke Libretto: My Fair Lady (Semi-Staged/Concert Version) Krannert Center for Performing Arts 2pm Young Concert Artists Winner: Andrew Tyson, piano Krannert Center for Performing Arts 3pm Parrish Brothers Rosebowl Tavern 8pm Open Mic Night Phoenix 8pm

Miscellaneous Help Prevent Child Abuse by Participating in the “Shamrock Shuffle Run/Walk 5K!” Main Quad 2pm

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Miscellaneous Hula Hoop Classes Parkland College 6:30pm

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Miscellaneous MEET THE PROS featuring Tim Kuehlhorn Parkland College 12pm Help Prevent Child Abuse and Attend Kappa Delta’s Chili Dinner Kappa Delta Sorority House 5pm Hula Hoop Classes Parkland College 5:30pm

Thursday, Feb. 28 Murphy Gallery, University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign Free

Taking place during the Friday Forum Faith in Action lecture series, artist Salma Arastu uses Arabic calligraphy to symbolize love, diversity, unity and compassion from the Quran to create “spiritual connection and expression of the Universal.” The Exhibit is part of the Illinois Conference on Interfaith collaborations. —Andrea Baumgartner, buzz Arts & Entertainment Editor

Amour

Thursday, Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m.

The Art Theater, 126 W. Church St., Champaign If you have not seen this Oscar nominated film be sure to catch the Art Theater Co-op’s screening of Amour. The Michael Haneke-directed film earned five nominations. It tells the story of retired music teachers and married couple, Anne and Georges, after Anne suffers from a stroke. Amour examines love, relationshps, and ageing. —Jamila Tyler, buzz Movies & TV Editor

Piccadilly’s weekly wine and beer tastings Friday, Feb. 28, 4—7 p.m., Saturday, March 1, 1-4 p.m.

Royal Plaza, 505 S. Neil St., Champaign $3 fee, and a 15 percent discount on any wines and beers purchased from the tasting

Any wine or beer lover interested in trying out Piccadilly’s inventory. Doug Friedman of Piccadilly’s Beverage Shops explained that at these events, “We usually sample four to five different wines and four different beers as well (We pour the same offerings on Friday and Saturday.) For our tastings we have partnered up with Cheese and Crackers, which provides two different cheeses (paired to complement the wine and beer) and Rick’s Bakery, which provides our bread.” —Jasmine Lee, buzz Food & Drink Editor

Hatch: A Creative-Re use Art Festival

Friday, March 1, 5-7 p.m. at the Indi Go Artist Co-op.

Other exhibition hours: Saturday, March 2, 10 a.m.—6 p.m. Sunday, March 3, 1-5 p.m. At McKinley Fitness Center Gymnasium Saturday, March 2. 10 a.m.—6 p.m.$5 suggested donation at the Indi Go Artist Co-op, which includes free admission to the event at McKinley Fitness Center gymnasium, or $2 just for the event at McKinley Fitness Center gymnasium The event at Indi Go is an exhibition of unique art, ranging from collages to jewelry, while the second event at McKinley Fitness Center is a fair in which artist-vendors will offer their art for sale. — Karolina Zapal, buzz Community Editor

The Unofficial Battle for Error Records Friday, March 1, Doors: 7 p.m., Show: 7:30 p.m.

The Red Herring, 1209 W. Oregon St., Urbana $5

No alchohol is served at the Red Herring, but let’s face it, at this point on Unofficial you really won’t need to be drinking any more booze. Instead, check out locals Gas Up Yr Hearse, Street Justice, Ashland, Daukis and Peoria natives Ghost Key as they compete in a battle of the bands to benefit future local record store and music venue Error Records. —Maddie Rehayem, buzz Music Editor

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(Continued from pg.5) to the Midwest; there has been nothing like HATCH in this community.”

The pieces are very diverse. “Luxury,” by artist Vanessa Walilko, features a not-for-sale dress made of Swarovski crystal bubble packages, with a necklace to match. The piece “False Idol” by artist Lawrence Agnello is an embellished cow skull covered in aluminum, car parts, broken glass and brass. The piece Green Street, by artist Dennis Rowan features computer motherboards, plastic toys and action figures.

“I love how someone can use these materials to work them into art— It just blows me away,” Mitchell said.

The art fair takes place on Saturday at the McKinley Fitness Center, where re-use artists can share with the community their environmentally-friendly art. Gail Rost, general manager and co-founder of The I.D.E.A. Store, believes that interaction with the artwork will help spread the message.

“The best way for people to experience this is through seeing it, touching it, playing with it and buying it,” Rost said. “By buying it, people will not only help the community, but also the artist.”

The artworks at the fair are all handmade items by artists in the community. In general, they are less "fine art," and more practical than the items in the exhibition.

“Students can buy gifts for parents, grandparents, birthdays and other things at this fair,” Rost said, while using the example of a felt brooch. “It’s a great gift because it spreads an environmentally-friendly message as well as supports the artist.”

Some of the exhibition artwork will also be on sale, with prices ranging from $75 to $2,000.

Rost encourages people to buy artwork to raise awareness of the cause.

“We would love to produce another festival like this, and in order to attract more artists we need them to feel confident that their work will make a profit,” Rost said.

As a lesson from Hatch, Mitchell hopes the community takes away the importance of reuse and recycling for the environment.

“The Champaign-Urbana recycling system is very advanced— They took the lead in community recycling,” Mitchell said. “There are people in this community who have been recycling since the '80s.”

While Mitchell encourages the community to keep recycling, she also wants people to take inspiration from everyday items for re-use art.

Mitchell specifically discussed Michelle Stitzlein, The I.D.E.A. Store’s artist-in-residence, who creates sculptures out of bottle caps and lids of different sizes and colors.

“It’s amazing what she uses to make them: pop bottles, butter tub lids, detergent lids,” Mitchell said.

“Sometimes she even uses CDs in her artwork.”

Stitzlein, who is a Hatch promoter, travels around schools in Champaign-Urbana with workshops on her artwork, as well as lessons about recycling and re-use art.

As a lesson, Mitchell believes the artwork gives off a message to be more thoughtful of everyday items.

“Think about what you do with these things before they end up in a landfill,” Mitchell said. “Hopefully, now you can make something with them.”

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by STEPHANY GUERRERO

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Screen-shot from Identity Thief. Used with permission from Universal Pictures

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elissa McCarthy is a tour de force when it comes to her comedic acting. Not only does she defy stereotypes, but she is a versatile actress, too. Though Identity Thief employs usual comedic maneuvers, McCarthy shines most when it is sympathetic to the plight of her character, Diana. The film is obviously not for the high minded and is not receiving the high marks else-

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where. But I have chosen to reward it three stars for its interweaving of sympathy with slapstick comedy. It’s difficult to do both, and that is essentially the battle between comedy and drama.

Diana is a Florida native, living it up at the mall by counterfeiting credit cards. She calls unsuspecting people and pretends to be their credit company alerting them of possible theft.

Then she offers them identity protection, requiring them to give out their social security and credit card numbers. It’s exactly what she pulls on Jason Bateman’s character, Sandy Patterson. But as we see when she goes to beauty counters, she looks a lot like a Cabbage Patch Kid. The counter people make fun of her and she is extremely lonely. It’s hinted at as she stares enviously at families taking pictures with their kids.

From there, Sandy decides he has to go get Diana, since the police aren’t timely enough on identity cases. Diana turns out to be more than a handful, but she agrees to go since she sees a free joyride. As they encounter people, she shows her amazing manipulative skills. While Diana is eating a rack of ribs, Sandy is stuck eating cold tomato soup, all because she managed to convince the waitress she bears the grunt of a loveless, fake marriage. Sandy, of course, berates her with offenses about her thieving, low-life self, but Diana deflects them with panache.

Probably the most side-splitting scene was taking Sandy’s “never leave my sight” rule to the

extreme. Diana meets Big Chuck at a motel bar and it looks like Sandy is going to have to witness Diana and Chuck’s sexy time. But Chuck breaks down and has a heart-to-heart with Diana about how he misses his late wife. He also is honest to Diana about how he doesn’t want to project his depression to her in a weird way, being that Diana seems like a good person and has nothing to do with him. Diana is touched by the care he has for her, and let’s just say fireworks explode afterward.

But in a heart-wrenching scene, as Diana and Sandy are sitting for dinner, McCarthy delivers as she sits with tears streaming down her face. Diana has never had anyone look out for her, having grown up in the foster care system, and reveals that she doesn’t even know her true name. It’s a quiet scene with no hand flinging or raised voices; it’s one of the very few times she puts her guard down. McCarthy’s performance is not a mere indicator, but a reflection of her years in the business from Gilmore Girls to Mike & Molly, and her breakout in Bridesmaids. With another film co-starring Sandra Bullock on the way, McCartney has hit a successful stride.

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5 Dave’s bandleader 9 Used as source material 14 Each episode of “24” 15 “Major” constellation 16 Blah 17 Thieves who take X-rated DVDs? 20 Gorp piece 21 He killed Mufasa 22 Nebula animal 23 Really untrustworthy looking 25 As well 26 Tachometer stat 29 Roll call response 30 Company with orange-andwhite trucks 33 Like some minimums 34 Fascination with Dre, Eve and Wiz Khalifa?

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