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IN THIS ISSUE LIFE DRAWING

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ON READBUZZ.COM COMMUNITY Check out Jordan’s clumsiness confessional this week online. She reveals a personal anecdote for how she milks her lack of coordination for all it is worth while showing that, whatever the circumstances, it is always more fun to look at the glass half full.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Go online and check out more awesome Arts & Entertainment stories about local people and events! Art! Theater! Dance! Interjections! Oh my!

MUSIC Put preconceived notions aside as our music editor, Adam, explains why Hampster Dance: The Album is one of the greatest records of our generation.

MOVIES & TV Check out Syd’s Hidden Gems from February! They’re all about Black History Month. Celebrate diversity through film.

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EDITOR’S NOTE DYLAN SUTCLIFF

Welcome to my second to last editor’s note! Next week will be a bit of a retrospective, marked with tears and hopefully some sort of truth, absolute or otherwise. But until then it’s Unofficial St. Patrick’s day and that is something that certainly warrants talking about. It’s back; the smirch on what is otherwise a perfect utopia of learning. U of I’s history with Unofficial runs deep, serving as a means for college kids from all over to puke all over CU and then let other people clean it up. Truthfully, my freshman and sophomore year Unofficials mark the drunkest I think I have ever been at college. I don’t like to count high school because those late nights in my friend’s basement will probably never be beaten; ignorant teens have all none of the fun. Unfortunately, I’m not much of a crazy drunk. I love the sound of breaking glass/throwing things, so handing me a bottle is troublesome; but the worst that happens is I fall in love with my own jokes, meaning I usually end up alone in a fit of laughter, unable to portray any of my “hilarious” ideas. I’m hoping not to imbibe as much as previous years and instead plan on making myself a spectator as opposed to putting on a show — this meaning I hope to walk around Green Street and the Quad, playing an ever-changing game of “I Spy.” People watching is a favorite pastime of mine, so when thousands of inebriated students gather to celebrate irresponsibility and stupidity, you can count me in. Some things I’m putting on my “I Spy” list: public sex; alpha male-type fights; cat fights; a nasty breakup; projectile puke/poop; a cop getting punched; boys kissing; tears; and sorority girls helping each other not die. The real reason I’m not going to drink too much this year is that despite being 21 years old, my tolerance has gone way down. For the past year or so I’ve been staying away from the liquid courage and have instead put my efforts towards greener pastures. But Unofficial is one of those rare days where I’ll find the time to drink a couple 40s and watch, if not participate in, some grand stupidity.

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IN THIS ISSUE LIFE DRAWING 4 The art of drawing the human form

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GAELIC STORM Live at the Virginia Theatre

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Go online and check out more awesome Arts & Entertainment stories about local people and events! Art! Theater! Dance! Interjections! Oh my!

MUSIC Put preconceived notions aside as our music editor, Adam, explains why Hampster Dance: The Album is one of the greatest records of our generation.

MOVIES & TV Check out Syd’s Hidden Gems from February! They’re all about Black History Month. Celebrate diversity through film.

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From “neato” to “groovy” and “psychedelic,” words have come and gone throughout the history of the English language. We have accepted many new words into our everyday slang, such as “swag” and “bling.” Strolling into campus, passers-by are witness to the window paint display at Follett’s Bookstore announcing the Spread The Word To End The Word campaign. Friday, March 2, is officially marked as a day to prevent the spread of the word “retarded,” known as the “r” word. Another word banned from our everyday language? Is the campaign raising awareness or limiting our linguistic right of free speech? This particular word has quite a history of its own. It was once used to refer to someone who has cognitive and learning impairments. The “r” word still refers to someone who has learning deficits, but the word has taken on a whole new meaning with the progression of time. The word has come to mean “silly” or “stupid” in our modern lexicon. According to the official website, the purpose of the campaign is meant to raise societal consciousness about the hurtful effects of that particular word. But some argue that those negative connotations and harmful intentions are not carried with that word anymore. Without the negative connotations associated with the “r” word, will this word be incorporated more readily into our vocabulary, or will it still be deemed as hurtful?

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» Unofficial: Most of my Unofficial disdain is rooted in my hatred of drinking (it gives you a headache, makes you fall and is far inferior to weed). It’s a bummer that our generation’s campuswide tradition is drinking green beer and buying sweatshop t-shirts when generations past got to do cool stuff like collective hallucinations and mass protests. But go ahead, sheeple, waste your tuition! Fun: Since I don’t like Unofficial, I also hate fun. I mess up games and contests on a whim. I hit a laughing baby just to see him cry. Three times a month, I tell pretty girls their hair looks shitty. Once, I found a kitten and I yelled at it until it died. Finding out I’m worthless: Since I don’t like Unofficial, I have to make my t-shirt inside jokes so insular that they’re only understood by myself. This year, I handprinted a shirt that says, “Do you remember your Uncle Rob?” It is referring to a specific Uncle Rob; nobody gets it. Not having any friends: Since I don’t like Unofficial, no one likes me. I sit alone, read books about dealing with loneliness, and listen to The Smiths. Freshman year, I made myself dinner; unfortunately, I was too lonely to eat it. So subsequent years just end in Dairy Queen solo visits. Will Ryan Designer

LIKES » Burial: If you brag to your friends about how much you love dubstep, I pray you know Burial. The London-based dubstep/UK garage producer is one of the most recognized in the game. Burial just released a three track EP, Kindred, a couple weeks back and it definitely doesn’t disappoint. With a total runtime over thirty minutes, it’s hardly an EP. Layers upon layers of dark ambient synths, two-step drums, vinyl cracks and pops, rumbling sub-bass, and dreamy pitch-shifted vocals that define the genre to the core. This isn’t the dubstep that gets rinsed at Red Lion every weekend; this is the good shit. Fuck, it’s really good. Go buy it. Now. You won’t regret it. DREW HATCHER COPY CHIEF

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» Unofficial: Fuck what you heard. Unofficial should be one of the highlights of your year. I beseech you: participate. A common mistake that people make on Unofficial is “pacing” so they can “go all day.” A better method is blacking out in the AM, sleeping it off and coming back in the evening for round 2. “Pacing” is overrated and when paired with a “beer only” rule, it results in having less fun than when you let your drinking take its natural course — slam that whiskey as usual, and don’t be afraid to pass out twice in one day! It’s Unofficial! Ha ha ha! Shit! buzz

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Perhaps a better Dream, another time… A review of Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by Syd Slobodnik

t seems that director Gary Griffin’s magic touch isn’t that effectively realized in the present production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier. After an absolutely stunning production of Stephen Sondheim’s Follies last fall, this return to Shakespeare is a real mixed bag of theatrical treats and confusing production choices. Shakespeare’s tale of crossed lovers, royal parents who must approve of their matches, and a midsummer’s evening escape into the wooded world of fairies and magical spells is one of the master’s most often performed comedies. Griffin and his production team place the tale of midsummer time magic and romance in what appears to be the 1920s, where an actual setting isn’t quite clear until the city of Athens is mentioned. Played on a long thrust stage 3/4 round performance space, Daniel Ostling’s scene design consists of a large projection screen at one end and a mostly sparse playing area. On the screen at various times appear simple backdrops of a street or textured images, such as woods or a dazzling purple kaleidoscope design depicting a magical spell evoked by Puck, the Fairy King’s lieutenant. But what isn’t so clear is why a large suspended rug represents magical woods or why on one occasion a photo of Sigmund Freud is projected, with emphasis on the title of his study of Interpretation of Dreams — but not much that’s

shown offers any direct Freudian interpretation of this Renaissance comedy. First, it must be said the casting of Ron Orbach as Nick Bottom, the weaver, and Tracy Michelle Arnold as Titania, Queen of the Fairies, as well as Hippolyta, is one of this production’s finest choices in capturing the pure comedic playfulness of this fine comedy classic. Mara Blumenfeld’s costume designs for the forest fairies are especially inventive, also. Former Second City veteran and SNL cast member of the early 1980s Tim Kazurinsky is an amusing if not underplayed Peter Quince, the carpenter and lead player of the group whose task is to perform the tragedy of Pyramus and Thisbe. Other casting choices are lackluster and commonplace. Each of the four young lovers, Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius and Helena, (played by Andy Truschinski, Christina Nieves, Matt Schwader, and Laura Huizenga) respectively match expected physical and facial responses of longing, lust and disappointment, but without much real skillful concern for the bard’s poetic language. This mixed production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream continues at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 800 E. Grand Ave, on Chicago’s lakefront, until April 8. For ticket information call the Shakespeare Theatre box office at 312-595-5600 or access information and performances schedules online at: www. chicagoshakes.com/dream.

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Director Gary Griffin’s production of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Photo by Liz Lauren

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by Corinne Ruff Having your whole body exposed to a room full of people while your every curve is engrained in paper is not something most people would volunteer for. Carla Gruby and Ciara Byczkowski, two models for U of I’s Life Drawing club, think differently. “It’s natural,” says acting major Gruby. “You have to be comfortable with your own body.” Life drawing is a recent addition to the RSOs on campus. It was started up last semester by a professor and student so that everyone could have the opportunity to participate in art even if they aren’t in the major. Members range from biology to architect majors and anywhere in between. The group meets every other Sunday night from 6-9 p.m. in room 216 of the art building to sketch nude models to the low hum of indie music. They begin by warming up to the models with a few quick 30-second poses but eventually work up to a 30-minute and then an hour long pose. Sitting in the art building last Sunday, I thought it would be uncomfortable to have naked strangers standing before me, but it really wasn’t. As the models shed their bathrobes 4

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and stepped onto the center platform, a sense of confidence was revealed in their posture. They flowed together in fluid motions, changing to what felt natural but always remaining in opposite stances so everyone around the circle had an appropriate angle. The sound of charcoal scratching paper filled the room, and the artists sat relaxed, losing themselves in their work. “It’s not really awkward,” said event coordinator Veronica Pham. “Most people don’t know how important it is to study the human body. It’s an exploration of the figure and also really great practice.” This form of nakedness is one of beauty and art. By drawing naked figures of different shapes, sizes and genders, artists are able to strengthen their portrait drawing. “It’s like any kind of drapery. You can’t understand why something falls the way it does unless you know what is underneath,” says junior Zach Kammer. To showcase the art they’ve created, the club hosts several art exhibits throughout the year. The last one was featured on Feb. 5 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Many people brought in their work, and cash prizes were awarded to the best sketches.

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champaign-urbana’s secret historian How media professor Jay Rosenstein took down the Chief, fought injustice and made some movies

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by Nick Martin “In a way, I’ve become the alternative historian of Champaign-Urbana. My films tell the stories not told by the Chamber of Commerce. They tell a narrative at odds with the mainstream, commercial narrative of Champaign,” said Jay Rosenstein, a local documentary filmmaker on his place in our community. He refuses to let marginalized stories stay overlooked. His Emmy award-winning films focus on controversies and the way they shape the identity of CU residents. Rosenstein has been a Champaign resident for 26 years. He went to U of I as an undergraduate and studied electrical engineering. After a brief period in the engineering industry, he came to an important realization: he hated it. So, he moved back to CU and found his real interests lie in documenting sounds and stories. After working as a sound engineer and a local television producer, Rosenstein went back to school and trained as a journalist. “I’m interested in individuals going up against a huge cultural force,” Rosenstein said. “Particularly when the prevailing culture attitudes are wrong. I find stories like these compelling and, in a lot of ways, heroic.” This is the driving theme behind Rosenstein’s 1997 film, In Whose Honor?. The film questions the effect of Native American representations in sports mascots and focuses on the negative effects of Chief Illiniwek. Rosenstein explains the film’s inspiration: “I’m Jewish, and I remember learning about the Holocaust and saw the political cartoons representing Jews. We know what the purpose of those cartoons were ... One day, I remember looking at The Daily Illini and saw caricatures of Native Americans. Right away, it clicked. I saw the connection.” Rosenstein’s film follows anti-Chief activists in their fight to rid U of I of its racist mascot. In 2005, the NCAA mandated that U of I get rid of

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Chief Illiniwek or be barred from hosting NCAA events. In Whose Honor? shows Native American tribe leaders bemoan the disrespectfulness of presenting their religious leaders as a mascot. “On Homecoming weekend, protesters met on the quad, walked over to the game and stood next to the stadium,” said Rosenstein, remembering the first time he participated in an antiChief protest. “I went not thinking much, but we needed a police escort. They warned us to keep a look out for resistance, to stay against the wall so people couldn’t drop bottles. I never considered all these warnings before. We stood there, and the stuff that people said was really amazing — people getting literally right up in your face, screaming, ‘Fuck you!’ at the top of their lungs. It was eye opening.” Rosenstein’s theory on why mascot politics touch a nerve include the intersection of key issues in American culture. For many, sports have become almost a religious activity. Mascots almost become an extension of identity, Rosenstein explains. “Just listen to the radio — it’s a bunch of old guys saying, ‘We didn’t do good today,’ ‘We need to play better,’ — we this,

we that ... It’s not we; it’s about a small group of young people, but people think they have control or an effect,” he said. The theme of Rosenstein’s newest film, The Lord is Not On Trial Here Today, is the struggle between minority and majority races. The film profiles Vashti McCollum, a lifelong CU resident and the defendant in the landmark Supreme Court case against mandatory religious education, McCollum v. Board of Education. Rosenstein’s film interviews the McCollum family and Vashti herself just before she died. Rosenstein says finding a story is like being a detective. A good documentary must be visual, persuasive and, most of all, compelling. Rosenstein also compared documentary filmmaking to engineering: “It’s a style of problem solving. The scientific method is finding a way to isolate one factor and finding a way to get other factors out of the scope. If you’re taking measurements, you have to find a way to measure without disruption.” A documentarian observes without tampering in order to show something substantial about how people live, and this is what Rosenstein hopes to do with his films.

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unsettling); b) Angelina Jolie has at least one leg; c) Ryan Seacrest hates being doused in ash; and d) Michael Douglas is still alive (good for him!). As it stands, these are the only interesting things that happened all night. ... Oh, besides the awards, right? The Artist is this year’s “Big Champion” with wins in Best Picture, Director and Actor. While The Artist is an ambitious flick, its underlying message is: Hollywood is awesome. Likewise for Hugo, another one of the night’s big winners (with most of the technical categories), a movie that also says, “Hollywood rules.” If the Academy has picked Tree of Life, it would have been a much more daring choice since

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wait... the oscars happened? We told you the Academy Awards are a snoozefest; this year was no exception. Besides Billy Crystal’s unfortunate application of blackface (seriously, how did executives allow this to happen?), the night was relatively uneventful — especially in terms of producing a watchable ceremony. Most of the clip montages of the night focused on how much Hollywood loves movies by showing scenes from movies that Hollywood loves (which just so happen to be the movies that made lots of money and lots of people saw). Changes from last year included no more clapping during the In Memoriam montage (tasteful) and Cirque du Soleil. We also noticed, a) too much Tom Cruise (watching him is

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that movie has a message that’s much harder to find a meaning (especially not a pro-Hollyood one). Woody Allen won Best Original Screenplay, but in typical Allen fashion, he didn’t accept the award because he was busy playing jazz clarinet (seriously). The Dean from Community (Jim Rash) won for Best Adapted Screenplay. Meryl Streep won Best Actress, even though she thought she didn’t deserve it. And best of all, Christopher Plummer won for his supporting role in Beginners as a geriatric, recently-revealed homosexual dad. Did the best movies win? No; art is subjective. But did a handful of white people win little gold naked men? You better believe it!

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PUT YOUR HEAD AND YOUR HEART IN IT The Head and the Heart come to the Canopy Club by Maggie Labno

Here are some other highlights from the interview: » buzz: Describe The Head and the Heart in one word. Tyler Williams: Passion. » buzz: What’s the songwriting process like for you guys? TW: Well, Josiah and Jon usually come up with a basic part ... and we kind of just go from there and see what else we have in our bag of parts and put it together. It’s like, it feels like we’re assembling a car or something and then taking that car apart and putting it back together again. » buzz: I read an interview with Chris in which he said no one in the audience has flashed you guys. Has that happened yet? TW: That has not happened — no, it hasn’t. That’s kind of funny. Maybe that will happen in Urbana. » buzz: What is the best compliment you’ve ever received? TW: Ahh, I don’t know ‘cause now that puts you in a position like, am I bragging? How do I stay humble? I guess the best compliment that I ever got was My Morning Jacket’s drummer telling me that I was a good drummer, that he liked my drumming. That was special for me.

lthough Pygmalion Music Festival is a ways away, The Head and the Heart will make the wait for Pygmalion 2012 much more bearable. The band kicks off this year’s Pygmalion Spring Show Series on March 5 at The Canopy Club for its first CU show ever. Knowing the history of The Head and the Heart is crucial to understanding the group: In the summer of 2009, Josiah Johnson and Jonathan Russell began writing songs together. Next came Kenny Hensley, Charity Rose Thielen, Tyler Williams and Chris Zasche. Even before they moved in together and starting working on songs, each of the members immediately realized that they were a part of something bigger than they could have predicted. Before joining the band, Williams was living in Virginia playing in the band Prabir and The Substitutes. Upon hearing a demo of “Down in the Valley,” he left the band and moved to Washington. “When I heard that song, I really felt connected to it immediately and kind of knew that it was something special,” Williams said. “I couldn’t 6

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believe that Jon had matured so much in such a short amount of time.” His decision quickly proved successful. Williams said the strong point of the group is the mutual respect the members have for each other while keeping individual egos. The result of that is the band’s self-released mid-2010 debut which was welcomed by radio stations, record stores and music lovers everywhere. Songs such as “Rivers and Roads” found their way onto mix CDs and most recently on an episode of How I Met Your Mother. The Head and the Heart’s success grabbed the attention of many record labels, and in November of 2010, the band signed with Sub Pop, and its self-titled album was rereleased in January 2011. “When I was growing up, I was kind of a big Nirvana fan,” Williams said. “When I was 9 or 10, I remember seeing the Sub Pop label on the back of the Bleach cassette that I had, and that instantly kind of seared in my brain. Then I didn’t really hear about it until the Shins’ record came out in like 2001. They’ve been putting out all of these bands that I’ve been listening to for the past decade and so being

able to actually even talk to them and have creative discussions with them — it’s the weirdest thing.” Since signing, The Head and the Heart has played shows ranging from small coffee shops to Chicago’s Millennium Park. The band is now preparing to set off on a tour in early March, including two shows in Chicago and one in Urbana. In addition, they’re working on a new album and hoping to get in the studio by the end of the year. Williams compared the band’s live set with its recordings: “Compared to the record,” he said, “I think it’s definitely more energetic. I think it’s more driven by the rhythm section live than it would be on record. The record was kind of intentionally made to sound a certain kinda 70s, almost Fleetwood Mac-ish… but live we definitely have a much more energetic kind of rock and roll feel to it.” Fans at the show can expect to hear the band’s self-titled followed by some new songs and maybe a cover. Supporting The Head and the Heart are Black Girls from Richmond and Portland-based Drew Grow & The Pastors’ Wives.

» buzz: Would you say that Nirvana is your favorite Sub Pop artist then? TW: Not now. I would say that when I was ten. I think now, my favorite Sub Pop artist of the past decade probably would be The Shins or Fleet Foxes. Those two bands kind of pushed Sub Pop in directions individually, and they ... were super influential on music as a whole. » buzz: If a fan asked you to name their pet, what name would you give it? TW: Kirk.

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» buzz: How do you keep yourselves entertained on tour? TW: We watch lots of terrible movies. In Europe, we have this weird van with a TV, so we buy the worst movies ever and just watch those all the time. I like listening to new music ... just look up a name and find it on Spotify. That’s kind of one of my pastimes. Or staring out the window.

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Yonder Mountain String Band comes back to CU by Maggie Labno fter many successful years as respected musicians, a TV appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and performances in many sold-out venues and countless festivals, Yonder Mountain String Band is returning to Urbana, a place two of the band’s members once called home. Yonder Mountain String Band, composed of Jeff Austin, Ben Kaufmann, Dave Johnston and Adam Aijala, are performing at The Canopy Club on March 4. The band traces its roots back to Urbana, Illinois where Johnston and Austin met in 1995 and together played in a band called The Bluegrassholes. Eventually both Johnston and Austin moved to Colorado where they met Kaufmann and Aijala in 1998 and formed YMSB. The band uses traditional bluegrass instruments such as a banjo, mandolin, bass and guitar, but its sound isn’t just the result of a bluegrass influence, although it serves as a strong foundation. Yonder’s musical influences range from hardcore punk rockers Black Flag to indie pop sweethearts The Postal Service. Eclectic influences translate themselves into Yonder’s albums, from their 1999 debut Elevation to latest record The Show. Released in September of 2009, The Show is a fourteen-track

gem produced by Tom Rothrock (Elliott Smith, Foo Fighters and James Blunt). According to Johnston, Rothrock (aside from producing the album) provided the band with “a lot of different suggestions about ways to stretch [the band’s] sound out.” YMSB worked on The Show in different intervals, but the album took roughly a year to complete. The Show proved to be another successful release, and the band is now in the very early stages of working on a new album. Since the songwriting process doesn’t need to be rushed, it’s hard to say exactly when the new album will come out, but fans can most likely expect it sometime next year. “You don’t want to force things,” Johnston said. “You want to make sure that everything feels right.” When it comes to writing for a record, Johnston said that all four members “work independently.” “For me, it’s a constant work in progress…” he said. “I feel like I’m working on new material and constantly working on old material. Trying to be more involved in what I think is great about music and trying to apply that to stuff that I’m either working on, or something about a song I wrote awhile ago will strike me as needing to be changed a little bit. It’s all kind of right there. The new stuff and the old stuff — it all gets the critical treatment.”

After a successful year, Yonder Mountain String Band is currently out on its Cabin Fever Tour. The band’s setlist includes material both old and new, as well as a guaranteed cover which could be anything from a Talking Heads to a Ralph Stanley song. “[Our show is] really organic,” Johnston said, “and you feel like it’s a really personal experience between the band and the crowd, and it ends up kind of just being a really good time and something that relies on the crowd as much as it relies on the band. We like to think of us all being equal and all having a part to play in a really great experience.” Even though when Johnston and Austin lived in Urbana The Canopy Club was still in its beginning years, their show here is sure to bring back some memories and inspiration for local musicians who hope to one day return here to play for an audience of excited fans.

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Moxie Mocktails

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Enjoy the festivities without the booze!

by Karen Chen

by Melanie Kuta

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nofficial. To fellow Illini, the day seems like it should be considered a national holiday. To other Big Ten students, it is an opportunity to come flocking to the University of Illinois to deck out in green, pretend you go here and to start to celebrate at the crack of dawn. To those who don’t drink, it may seem like just a regular Friday when there are suddenly less people in 2 p.m. lecture. However, Unofficial is not just a day to use “Kegs and Eggs” as an excuse to kick off a 16-hour day of drinking. It is a day to remember how awesome it is to go to a school of 50,000 diverse students that on this one day a year unite and share the same heritage, and I don’t mean being Irish — I mean being young

and embracing life. So for those of you who do not wish to partake in “traditional” celebrating ways, you can still remain festive. Whether it’s wearing a green tank top, swearing you’re Irish or drinking non-alcoholic mock-tails, it’s up to you! Mock-tails on Unofficial are especially great to serve at a party to accommodate every guest. It is fun to use your imagination and create your very own drinks using some green ingredients. However, if you aren’t feeling as inspired, here are some drink mix recipes that keep everybody in the Unofficial spirit and also guarantee a safe “holiday.”

Mint Chocolate Shake In a blender, combine the following ingredients and blend for 2 milkshakes » 4 scoops mint chocolate chip ice cream » 1/4 cup milk » 1 drop of peppermint extract

Green Lemonade: Ingredients: » 4 oz lemonade » 2 oz limeade » 4 kiwi slices, peeled » 3/4 oz simple syrup

Green Grape Iceberg You will need: 4 ounces of Sparkling Water, 4 ounces White Grape Juice, 10 Green Grapes (frozen), a blender, 2 drops Green Food Coloring and a glass.

Preparation: » Muddle the kiwi and simple syrup in a mixing glass. » Add ice, lemonade and limeade. » Shake well. » Strain into a glass filled with fresh ice. » Garnish with a kiwi or lime wedge. Optionally, rim the glass with green sugar or salt prior to adding ice and strained mix.

Preparation: » Freeze green grapes » Pour grape juice into blender » Add 8 frozen grapes » Add 2 drops green food coloring » Blend for 15 seconds » Pour mixture into highball glass » Add sparkling water to taste » Stir and garnish with remaining grapes

Preparation: » Pour into glasses with a sprig of mint and or whipped cream garnish. » Add additional milk to the blender if a thinner shake is desired. You can also add some additional chocolate syrup if you like.

(Source: http://cocktails.about.com/od/mocktailmocktail/r/Green-Lemonade.htm) (Source: http://pattyinglishms.hubpages.com/hub/Non-Alcoholic-Drinks-for-St-Patricks-Day) (Source: http://holidays.thefuntimesguide.com/2009/02/green_drinks_green_cocktails.php)

Moderate drinking does not damage your organs. But overdrinking will. When you are drunk or wasted, your liver, stomach, heart and even your brain could be damaged. There are many other rumors of ways to prevent you from getting drunk. It’s impossible to not get drunk if you have a bottle of tequila. Your liver may be crying already. Despite all the rumors, the most important is to eat before you drink. Drinking on an empty stomach is the worst. 1. Eat before you drink. But don’t eat too much because if you tend to throw up after drinking, you will have the whole meal to spit out. The proper amount of food in your stomach absorbs the alcohol and slows down the toxins processing in your liver. Drink some Vitamin-C rich juice. It is said tomato juice is the best in this case. Its high nutritional value helps you ease drunkenness. You can drink it in advance or afterwards — it wouldn’t hurt either way. Celery Juice is for those who are weak in gastrointestinal function. Celery’s B family vitamins also resolve alcohol. Some websites even sell pills for this. But I wouldn’t recommend it... who knows what’s in the pill? Of course, if you are smart enough to think of how to protect yourself from getting drunk before you start drinking, you can probably decide not to over drink. Think about your liver, your stomach and your brain. (I hope you all know why you do stupid things when you are drunk.)

the primal urge

Why you eat what you eat when you’re wasted by Vicky Raymond

ver wonder why your stomach demands pizza slices after knocking back a few drinks? Well, according to a survey of 18 to 64-year-olds by the Institute of Alcohol Studies in the U.K., there is a correlation between drinking and eating higher calorie foods. Although food can “delay absorption of alcohol, and hence reduce drunkenness, drinking alcohol can affect levels of hunger and food preferences, and consumption may increase preferences for fatty and high sugar foods.” Even two ounces of alcohol can make blood sugar levels low on an empty stomach, and two pints or two half-pints can decrease appetite regulation, so weight watchers beware. Why? Because the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that regulates appetite, is impaired by alcohol furthermore. “Alcohol can impair the mechanisms by which the body controls blood glucose levels, resulting in either increased or decreased blood 8

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glucose (the body’s principal sugar),” according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism’s 1993 study. Glucose is your main source of energy, and the University of Montana’s website states the body “maintains a constant concentration of glucose in the blood, which is especially important for the brain because it cannot make or store glucose but depends on glucose supplied by the blood. Even brief periods of low glucose levels (hypoglycemia) can cause brain damage. Insulin and glucagons, secreted by the pancreas, regulate blood glucose levels. Insulin lowers the glucose concentration in the blood, and glucagon raises it. Because maintaining blood sugar levels is of extreme importance for your body, there are also other hormones released from the adrenal and pituitary glands to support the glucagons’ function. Alcohol messes with all three glucose sources and with the actions

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of regulatory hormones. If you don’t eat, the glycogen stored in your liver will be used up within a few hours.” High glucose levels increase appetite; therefore, you want to eat more. Furthermore, according to a survey done by the University of Sussex of 40 women, we do not find food more appealing during alcohol consumption because of alcohol enhancing the taste. This British study found there was no correlation between the two.

The same study done in the U.K. found that food preference during alcohol consumption is based on prior experiences. For example, if you had pizza constantly, you would want pizza again the next time you had a drink — even if you drank a nonalcoholic beer, you would still crave that same food. If alcohol increases your sweet tooth, it’s probably because cookies and other carbs and starches like pizza have high amounts of glucose.

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CU Sound off

by Tolu Taiwo

Students share their thoughts and past expereinces with Unofficial It’s here.

omorrow is Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day, the day you’ve been training for over the past 51 Fridays. Hopefully your liver is well-rested and ready to take the beating of the year. And if you do tomorrow properly, this will be a slow beating; an assault on each and every body system. This is no time to forget about pacing. Tomorrow will be not just a marathon, and not just a sprint, but a series of drinking feats that will combine to form a marathon-length sprint. You will need to rest up tonight, assuming you aren’t foolish enough to try to drink tonight and carry on into tomorrow. You won’t last; nobody ever does. All you will do is make yourself the laughingstock of your happily inebriated friends. Getting up early is key to a successful Unofficial celebration because when you only have the entire day to drink, you need all the time you can get. You might usually find it difficult to wake up before the sun, but if there’s one thing that can do it, it’s beer. Copious amounts of beer. Green beer, light beer, dark beer. Beer from a can, bottle, Solo cup or twostory beer bong. Modesty has no place in Unofficial. Tomorrow is your chance to prove to your friends and family that you don’t have a drinking problem. No, you’re great at it. Drink like a champion.

TALHA AHMAD

ALEX BRINKMAN

JUSTIN SCHIRLE

senior in architecture

senior in mechanical engineering

senior in mathematics

» Plans for Unofficial: “(My friends and I) usually peak at around dinner time because we get up super early, get a little bit tired, take a nap, get back up, drink more, eat more, peak and then by the time dinner rolls around, it’s sort of lights out.” » Thoughts on Unofficial: “The arrests are mostly kids being stupid. You can still celebrate Unofficial responsibly, as funny as that sounds. I’ve never gotten in trouble, never overdone it and never pushed any faculty or staff. We and my friends kind of just stick to ourselves; do our own thing.” » Past Unofficial experiences: “I studied abroad last year, my junior year, in Versailles, France. All 48 of us were U of I students and we got onto the cover of The DI for wearing all green in front of the palace in Versailles. Everyone drank in the morning with breakfast. Our professor we had in the morning was actually a U of I student, so he knew what was up and he kind of just laughed it off because we weren’t being ridiculous. We weren’t being disruptive or anything. We just got up to use the bathroom a lot.”

the good of unofficial

» Plans for Unofficial: “I plan on partaking in the festivities, to an extent, this year.” » Thoughts on Unofficial: “It’s actually rather disgusting and sort of sick, but, ‘When in Rome…’ You just see a lot of very immature, underage drinking. Very sick displays of public lewdness, urination, vomiting everywhere in addition to a lot of fun times. I think it’s a good thing overall. I know … all the businesses around here benefit greatly from this huge influx of people coming in.”

» Thoughts on Unofficial: “I don’t enjoy the rowdiness, and I’m not a fan of drinking, personally. I have a problem with the mess it creates. A lot of times you just see garbage laying around in the streets, and that’s just kind of bothersome, so I guess if it was tamed down a little bit more I wouldn’t have a problem with it.”

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freshman in electrical and computer engineering NICOLE LOPEZ

senior in kinesiology » Plans for Unofficial: “We’re having kegs and eggs at our house and having people over.” » Funny Unofficial story: “None that are coming to mind. I usually can’t remember much.”

» Thoughts on Unofficial: “I really do think it needs to be controlled and I think the school is doing that with not allowing visitors coming that weekend. It is kind of part of college life and I feel like, as a college student, you’re supposed to sort of participate and experience that. It is about control though; you don’t want to go completely insane.”

Student will donate profits from t-shirt design

by Erin Maturo With all the negative connotations associated with Unofficial, it is important to give the event some of the merit it deserves. Besides providing us with countless memories we will never forget — and one hundred more memories that we fortunately won’t remember — this year, Unofficial will be giving back. Danielle Schaffrath, a senior in Agricultural Communications, is selling Unofficial apparel to students via Facebook and is donating any profit she makes. For each shirt sold, Underground Printing told Schaffrath that she could expect about a dollar profit, which means her Unofficial design will be bringing in about $2,000 of revenue. She has decided to donate the profits to two different organizations, the first being Fresh Moves (freshmoves. org). This organization refurbished a public transportation bus and made it into a produce market. The bus is driven to different neighborhoods on the West and South sides of Chicago, where there is minimum access to food markets. The second organization receiving donations, We are Lions (www.wearelions.org), was actually founded by Schaffrath’s friend David Schwartz. (Schwartz was featured in a previous buzz article.) We are Lions gives individuals with disabilities the chance to express their artistic talents. Their art

pieces are then turned into t-shirt designs, and some of the profits of them are given to the actual artist. Earlier this semester, Schaffrath purchased a shirt that featured a chief silhouette design. When wearing the shirt, at least five or six people came up to her asking where she had purchased it. With so many people interested in the shirt, Schaffrath figured it would be a good idea to tweak the design and change it into an Unofficial t-shirt. The new design still has the Chief silhouette, but the feathers on the chief’s headdress have become the word “Unofficial,” and a few shamrocks are thrown into the details of the headdress as well. Schaffrath thought it was a good idea to design a shirt that didn’t have blatant statements of drunkenness and alcohol references so that students could have fun without displaying the evidence to their parents and other authority figures. She took this design to Underground Printing, and they further helped her improve the design and approved it a few days later. Originally, Schaffrath had only planned on sending the design to her friends. “Initially, I only sent it out to my friends because I kind of wanted it to be a smaller thing, and from there it kind of snowballed into them sending it out to their friends who sent out to their friends and on and on and

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on,” she explained. Now, around 2,000 t-shirts have been ordered, when originally Schaffrath had only expected a couple dozen. With so many people ordering the design and gaining interest in the design through their friends, Schaffrath faced a lot of stress in regulating the whole ordering process. “It’s been a little bit overwhelming because people have been asking me, ‘Can you add a baseball-tee?’ ‘Can you add a jersey, can you add a tank top?’” she said. Every time Schaffrath had to add a new type of garment, she had to check in with Underground Printing, get it approved, add it to the order form,

etc. Another issue she faced was when someone actually stole the design and started his or her own Facebook page because the Chief shirt had become so popular. The perpetrator took down the page after some of Schaffrath’s friends heckled the person through Facebook comments. In spite of the hundreds of drinking tickets handed out, the money spent on alcohol, the apartments trashed, and the embarrassing Facebook photos we will have to face the day after, Unofficial has proven to possess at least a little bit of good. Who would have know what benefit a day of heavy drinking could bring? buzz

A DAY IN THE UNOFFICIAL LIFE An Upperclassmen’s Breakdown/Handy Guide to Celebrating Chambana’s Favorite Un-Holiday by buzz food & drink staff lthough everyone’s Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day schedule is highly personal and tailormade to your own tastes and friend groups, I’ve outlined a general guide for a day of green-tinted good times after asking all over campus and drawing from my own experience from multiple Unofficials past.

ROUGH SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN: Morning: » Wake-Up Time— Depending on preferences, I’ve heard about people getting up between 6 and 8 a.m. to start drinking at the latest around 8 or 9. I’d recommend setting an alarm, then waking up to blaring Dropkick Murphys, get ready (shower is a must) and cover yourself in anything green or ridiculous. » Manage Some Plan-age— As this is usually the only part of the day that people have relatively definite plans for, make sure to coordinate with others as soon as possible if you want to see them. Past morning, Unofficial becomes a sort of freefor-all (as most of us know). » Breakfast Like A Champion— For the most

important meal of the day, make some classic green eggs and ham with fresh spinach scrambles or play iron chef and cook up something out of anything green you can find in the pantry/store. Let the Games Begin! Afternoon: » Refuel: This is time to re-group a little, seek sustenance and maybe just take a nap. Getting food presents you with the perfect opportunity to go Unofficial-watching, so take a stroll down Green Street or through the Quad and take in the sights. Guaranteed you’ll see at least three people you know doing things you never thought they would. » Naptime Dilemma: The ever-controversial nap can be just the energy boost you needed or the deathblow of any further plans you have. Figure out your optimal nap time, most likely between 45 minutes and 2 hours if you think you can handle it, or else suck it up and drink a 5-hour energy. » Take It to the Next Level: After you’ve got a full stomach, but before the full soberdom sets in, Early Evening:

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» Refuel, Round 2: Once again make sure you’ve got something in your tank! Eat your leftovers from lunch if you have any and get hydrated to beat the dreaded morning-after-Unofficial This time is a continuation of much of the same as earlier in the day, but some groups may transition into more nighttime activities — “drunks” in the graveyard, bars or just continuing to play pong until they see the sun on Saturday.

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out the day (granola bar/chips/carrots?). You have three meals to hit plus snacks, so make them affordable and easy. Drunk you rarely pulls off cooking without burning yourself or something else, so I’d go with a Subway footlong, Chipotle burrito bowl, Papa John’s or anything that will A) not break the bank, B) keep you from passing out and C) be able to be eaten at multiple occasions (getting lunch and dinner at the same time saves money and hassle so you don’t have to be distracted from the main goal of the day). Get a sports drink that you like or don’t mind or at least a water bottle. This little hydration trick will keep you on a good level all day and hold the hangover beast at bay. I’ve even seen people use this as a mixer — Whisk-erade, anyone? — if you want to give that try. If you’re going to that certain frat at 7 or getting shmammered with your friends from here/ out-of-town, be aware of your age, tolerance and situation. Eat food. Drink water. Look out for your friends. As they say, everyone’s Irish on the real St. Paddy’s Day — everyone’s an Illini on Unofficial. Let’s just all be merry, wear green and enjoy happy drunken eatings this March!

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by MICHAEL COULTER

gerber gospel Baby preacher turns out to be creepy When I was 14 or 15 years old, I got religion for a couple of weeks. It was fine, I suppose, but it really didn’t take and still really hasn’t. I would like to think it’s not so much that I don’t believe in God so much as I just dislike religion. Looking back, though, my brief conversion was totally sincere; it just wasn’t sustainable. It was a tough age to find the Lord, what with the constant erections and the desire to try and drink as much alcohol and smoke as many cigarettes as possible. It just seems like kids and religion aren’t really cut out for each other... and that’s probably a good thing.

I was flipping the channels the other night, and there was a show about him on the National Geographic channel. I could have stumbled on a movie like Saw or Hostel, and it would have seemed far less creepy and unnerving to me. He’s a tiny little freak show, and he has all the mannerisms of an adult freak show. He walks back and forth, just like the adult preachers. He says things like, “The Lord is here,” just like the adult preachers. I also get the impression that he’s full of shit, too, just like most of the adult preachers. He also seems to use the word “Pentecost” with a lot of regularity. I just sort of pretend I know what it means, so the little bastard must be smarter than I am; but then again, maybe we’re both just pretending. He’s a third-generation Pentecostal preacher, which means Going to church probably helped me it’s probably a lot of fun to hang more than I’ll ever really know. It gave me out at their family reunions. Bethat, it probably means at least a little bit of decency and taught sides he’s had this stuff shoved down me that doing terrible things was a whole his throat since he was a baby. His parents say this is just the lot more fun when you knew they were way he is. They insist he hasn’t been coached or anything. He is wrong. I sat at church with most of my a blessing from God. Whatever. friends from school, and they quickly I know very few four-year-olds that shake their head and throw learned to feel pretty much the same up their arms and scream “red way. This made it very easy for us to all hot revival” every 30 seconds. become wild-ass teenagers at roughly the The thing that’s even freakier than the kid is the people who same time. come to see him. I get the impression that these are the I’m not criticizing the upbringing. Going to church same people who think it’s cute to dress up dogs probably helped me more than I’ll ever really know. and who think Kirk Cameron is a fine actor. Still, It gave me at least a little bit of decency and taught these people really get into it. They shout “amen” me that doing terrible things was a whole lot more and slap their cheeks in disbelief that this child fun when you knew they were wrong. I sat at church has been so graced by God. They also probably with most of my friends from school, and they don’t believe in dinosaurs, so it’s not that easy to quickly learned to feel pretty much the same way. fool them; but it’s still just weird. It reminds me of this thing Fran Lebowitz said in This made it very easy for us to all become wild-ass teenagers at roughly the same time. Yeah, church an interview. I’m paraphrasing, but it was something at that age eventually had the opposite effect of like kids can be prodigies at technical things like what the intention was. music or painting, but there aren’t any child prodigy Anyway, at the time, my conversion was sincere. writers because in order to be good you have to have It was at some sort of revival deal the church would lived through it. This kid may talk about hell, but he have twice a year. The preacher they brought in for has no idea what it really is. I bet his rebellious stage the event seemed like a pretty streetwise younger in high school is going to be a humdinger. dude who had dealt with a lot — booze, drugs, sex, I suppose I wish this little preacher the best. He’s all that. He managed to find God and come through a freaky little bastard, but I don’t hate him or anyon the other side. I sort of liked him, probably more thing. There’s usually a little part of me that can’t for his stories of debauchery than for his born-again- wait until he fails in adulthood, a little god-fearing ness; but either way, I went to the altar and said I Lindsay Lohan. In this case, though, I really hope he wanted to be saved. I was, for a while. I was moved, hangs in there. It’d be one of those cradle-to-grave but I really didn’t know what the hell it was all about. stories where he managed to be pious for his enIt faded quickly, mostly because I was a kid. tire life. On the other hand, though, it’s just not all I was thinking about all of this because of a kid that interesting. A lot of times, a thing like that only named Canon Tipton. You might not recognize means something if you’ve seen the other side of the name, but I bet you sort of know who he is. the coin. I’m sure he’ll see the other side eventually. He’s that freaky little kid that is called the “world’s The biggest question will be whether or not he ever youngest preacher.” I guess he’s on YouTube, but wants to come back. buzz

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Live music & karaoke

Art & other exhibits Liquid Courage KaCarolee Schneemann: Within and Beyond the Premises Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion 9am Fifty Years: Contemporary American Glass from Illinois Collections Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion 9am After Abstract Expressionism Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion 9am Jerusalem Saved! Inness and the Spiritual Landscape Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion 9am Drama of Black & White Asian American Cultural Center, 9am Fragments: Recent Paintings by Kenneth Hall Parkland Art Gallery 10am “Wise Animals: Aesop and His Followers” Exhibition U of I Main Library 8:30am Bringing Faith & Art to Life: Works of Shari LeMonnier Unitarian Universalist Movement of UrbanaChampaign, 8am

raoke Memphis on Main 9pm Chillax with DJ Belly and Matt Harsh Radio Maria 10pm ZOSO: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience Highdive 10pm Mark Rose Acoustic The Unofficial Kickoff to Unofficial Courtyard Cafe, Illini Union 7:30pm AMY MITCHELL TRIO at Fat City Fat City Bar & Grill 8pm

Classes, lectures, & workshops

Children’s Winter Reading Program Rantoul Public Library 9am SPEAK Café Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion 7pm Coffee Hour University YMCA 7:30pm PerkPug All Around Town Sweepstakes Vet Med Basic Sciences Building 10am

Artist Lecture Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion 7:30pm Every Revolution Has Its Square: Re-Politicising the Unequal City Spurlock Museum, 4pm Beginner Tango Course Phillips Recreation Center, 8:30pm

Food & festivals University YMCA Presents Cosmo Coffee Hours | Bulgaria University YMCA 7:30pm 12

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Mind, body, & spirit Open Yoga Practice with Corrie Proksa Amara Yoga & Arts 5:30pm Ashtanga Yoga with Lauren Quinn Amara Yoga & Arts 5:30pm Candlelight Vinyasa Flow Yoga with Luna Pierson Amara Yoga & Arts 7pm Yin Yoga with Lauren Quinn Amara Yoga & Arts 7pm

Miscellaneous

Movies & theater Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo The Station Theatre 8pm

FRIDAY 2 Classes, lectures, & workshops How Can We Sing. . . in a Strange Land? In Search of Political Possibility Spurlock Museum 4pm Friday Forum Presents “Assisted Development: Foreign Aid in the New World” University YMCA 12pm

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Miscellaneous

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“Controlled hysteria is what is required,” said playwright Arthur Miller in speaking about his creative process. “To exist constantly in a state of controlled hysteria. It’s agony. But everyone has agony. The difference is that I try to take my agony home and teach it to sing.” I hope this little outburst inspires you, Aries. It’s an excellent time for you to harness your hysteria and instruct your agony in the fine art of singing. To boost your chances of success in pulling off this dicey feat, use every means at your disposal to have fun and stay amused.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20)

The Cherokee Heritage website wants people to know that not all Native American tribes have the same traditions. In the Cherokee belief system, it’s Grandmother Sun and Grandfather Moon, which is the opposite of most tribes. There are no Cherokee shamans, only medicine men and women and *adawehis,* or religious leaders. They don’t have “pipe carriers,” don’t do the Sun Dance, and don’t walk the “Good Red Road.” In fact, they walk the White Path, have a purification ceremony called “Going to Water,” and perform the Green Corn ceremony as a ritual renewal of life. I suggest you do a similar clarification for the group you’re part of and the traditions you hold dear, Taurus. Ponder your tribe’s unique truths and ways. Identify them and declare them.

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In the coming weeks, the activity going on inside your mind and heart will be especially intense and influential -- even if you don’t explicitly express it. When you speak your thoughts and feelings out loud, they will have unusual power to change people’s minds and rearrange their moods. When you keep your thoughts and feelings to yourself, they will still leak all over everything, bending and shaping the energy field around you. That’s why I urge you to take extra care as you manage what’s going on within you. Make sure the effect you’re having is the effect you want to have. Artist Richard Kehl tells the story of a teenage girl who got the chance to ask a question of the eminent psychologist Carl Jung. “Professor, you are so clever. Could you please tell me the shortest path to my life’s goal?” Without a moment’s hesitation Jung replied, “The detour!” I invite you to consider the possibility that Jung’s answer might be meaningful to you right now, Cancerian. Have you been churning out overcomplicated thoughts about your mission? Are you at risk of getting a bit too grandiose in your plans? Maybe you should at least dream about taking a shortcut that looks like a detour or a detour that looks like a shortcut.

LEO

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An old Chinese proverb says: “My barn having burned to the ground, I can see the moon.” The speaker of those words was making an effort to redefine a total loss as a partial gain. The building may have been gone, but as a result he or she had a better view of a natural wonder that was previously difficult to observe. I don’t foresee any of your barns going down in flames, Leo, so I don’t expect you’ll have to make a similar redefinition under duress. However, you have certainly experienced events like that in the past. And now would be an excellent time to revise your thinking about their meaning. Are you brave enough and ingenious enough to reinterpret your history? It’s find-the-redemption week.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” Numerous websites on the Internet allege that Greek philosopher Plato made this statement, which I regard as highly unlikely. But in any case, the thought itself has some merit. And in accordance with your current astrological omens, I will make it your motto for the week. This is an excellent time to learn more about and become closer to the people you care for, and nothing would help you accomplish that better than getting together for intensive interludes of fooling around and messing around and horsing around.

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“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves,” said Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl. His advice might be just what you need to hear right now, Libra. Have you struggled, mostly fruitlessly, to change a stagnant situation that has resisted your best efforts? Is there a locked door you’ve been banging on, to no avail? If so, I invite you to redirect your attention. Reclaim the energy you have been expending on closed-down people and moldering systems. Instead, work on the unfinished beauty of what lies closest at hand: yourself.

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In this passage from *Still Life with Woodpecker,* Tom Robbins provides a hot tip you should keep in mind. “There are essential and inessential insanities. Inessential insanities are a brittle amalgamation of ambition, aggression, and pre-adolescent anxiety -- garbage that should have been dumped long ago. Essential insanities are those impulses one instinctively senses are virtuous and correct, even though peers may regard them as coo-coo.” I’ll add this, Scorpio: Be crazily wise and wisely crazy in the coming weeks. It will be healthy for you. Honor the wild ideas that bring you joy and the odd desires that remind you of your core truths. I don’t think you will need literal medicine this week. Your physical vigor should be good. But I’m hoping you will seek out some spirit medicine -- healing agents that fortify the secret and subtle parts of your psyche. Where do you find spirit medicine? Well, the search itself will provide the initial dose. Here are some further ideas: Expose yourself to stirring art and music and films; have conversations with empathic friends and the spirits of dead loved ones; spend time in the presence of a natural wonder; fantasize about a thrilling adventure you will have one day; and imagine who you want to be three years from now. Each of us is the star of our own movie. There are a few other lead and supporting actors who round out the cast, but everyone else in the world is an extra. Now and then, though, people whom we regard as minor characters suddenly rise to prominence and play a pivotal role in our unfolding drama. I expect this phenomenon is now occurring or will soon occur for you, Capricorn. So please be willing to depart from the script. Open yourself to the possibility of improvisation. People who have been playing bit parts may have more to contribute than you imagine.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

The “cocktail party effect” refers to your ability to hear your name being spoken while in the midst of a social gathering’s cacophony. This is an example of an important practice, which is how to discern truly meaningful signals embedded in the noise of all the irrelevant information that surrounds you. You should be especially skilled at doing this in the coming weeks, Aquarius -- and it will be crucial that you make abundant use of your skill. As you navigate your way through the clutter of symbols and the overload of data, be alert for the few key messages that are highly useful.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20)

Shunryu Suzuki was a Zen master whose books helped popularize Zen Buddhism in America. A student once asked him, “How much ego do you need?” His austere reply was “Just enough so that you don’t step in front of a bus.” While I sympathize with the value of humility, I wouldn’t go quite that far. I think that a slightly heftier ego, if offered up as a work of art, can be a gift to the world. What do you think, Pisces? How much ego is good? To what degree can you create your ego so that it’s a beautiful and dynamic source of power for you and an inspiration for other people rather than a greedy, needy parasite that distorts the truth? This is an excellent time to ruminate on such matters.

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