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FOOD AND DRINK It’s a college staple, so give it the recognition it deserves. Find out more about National Cereal Day, online Friday.

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MUSIC Want to know about legendary composer/performer Fred Wesley? Check out the full interview with local Trombonist Dave Dickey on Wednesday.

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MOVIES AND TV A review of Tim Burton’s highly anticipated foray into 3D ﬁlmmaking Alice in Wonderland up on Saturday.

COMMUNITY Curious as to see how seniors are dealing with the graduation countdown? Meet a few birds who are about the leave the nest and get their stories online this Friday.

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What’s student life like in other parts of the country? On Friday, buzz reviews “A Time and Place: Work from Abroad,” which features photography by students. buzz

A short history of nearly everything Unofﬁcial

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Unofﬁcial spurs a boom in the t-shirt business

If you’ve tuned in to WPGU or read any of the Illini Media Publications you should be familiar with the Captain’s Assistant Contest. The Captain is searching for the person who best represents the ideals and spirit of Captain Morgan. The contest called for all people interested to submit a 100 word essay about why they wanted to be the next Captain’s Assistant. Entries closed on February 27 and while there were many great submissions, only six could be chosen to for the finals. Those contestants will be interviewed live on WPGU on Thursday at 7 p.m. by Nick Jones and Tom Pauly, who have also hosted a number of other Captain’s Assistant Contest related programs on WPGU. The Captain’s Assistant Boardroom Party will be held on March 9 at a bar in campus town and it is there that the Captain will select his first ever Assistant. For those that were not selected to be one of the six finalists there’s still a chance to participate in this great event. Captain Morgan himself will be there, along with the lovely Morganettes, and of course, Nick Jones and Tom Pauly will be your wonderful MCs. You will NOT want to miss this opportunity to be treated to a VIP party. Entrants must be of legal drinking age to attend. You can RSVP to the party by sending your information (Age, Date of Birth) to CMChampaignRSVP@gmail.com. This is an RSVP only party, and it would be a shame to miss out on one of the biggest events of the semester.

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ALICE (AND ME) IN WONDERLAND by Lauren Hise

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As Alice in Wonderland falls onto the big screen, fans are welcome to tumble down the rabbit hole at the Orpheum Children’s Science Museum, located at 346 N. Neil in downtown Champaign. On Friday, March 5, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, March 6 and Sunday, March 7 from 9 a.m. to noon, guests can play a round of croquet with the Queen of Hearts after painting all those white roses red, joust alongside TweedleDee and TweedleDum before retiring to tea with the Mad Hatter, and check out the Walrus and Carpenter stage while taking a swig from a “Drink Me” bottle. “It’s an opportunity for families to walk through Wonderland in a very interactive and engaging way,” said Sonya Darter, executive director of the museum. “You get to walk through the pages of the book.” Alice, along with the disappearing Cheshire Cat, the beheading-obsessed Queen of Hearts, the hookah-smoking caterpillar and the delightfully deranged Mad Hatter, have been captivating audiences since Lewis Carrol ﬁrst introduced them in 1865. The book spins the story of a bored young girl who follows a time conscious white rabbit and winds up in the middle of a wildly fantastical world that has served as an escape for generations of children. “A lot of kids fantasize about going to another world or realm,” Lora Fegley, a Champaign librarian, said. “That’s why it has endured.” Tickets are available at the door or on the Orpheum Museum’s website for $10. Don’t be late for this very important date! COVER DESIGN Nicole Hammonds EDITOR IN CHIEF Tommy Trafton MANAGING EDITOR & COPY CHIEF Mark Grabowski ART DIRECTOR Claire Keating PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Wallo Villacorta IMAGE EDITOR Bekah Nelson PHOTOGRAPHERS James Kyung DESIGNERS Nicole Hammonds, Kamil Kecki, Huang Li MUSIC EDITOR Emily Carlson FOOD EDITOR Maggie Carrigan MOVIES EDITOR Matt Carey ARTS EDITOR Abby Wilson COMMUNITY EDITOR Em-J Staples CU CALENDAR Bonnie Stiernberg COPY EDITORS Michell Eloy, Jean Kim, Tim Madigan, Danielle Perlin,

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» Newspapers: Holding and reading my own copy of the Chicago Tribune and New York Times makes my day. Maybe it’s lame, but I just love newspapers that much. » Exercising with my buddy: There’s nothing better than forcing your friend to do an hour of cardio with you. Or, her forcing me. And stay at the gym for over two hours a few times a week. We will have legs of steel. » Chocolate: It doesn’t matter if it’s milk or dark; it’s all wonderful. And, I feel better eating it since I exercise so often now. Calories don’t count in small bites. BONNIE STIERNBERG CALENDAR EDITOR

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» Looking for a grown-up job: I sometimes wish I lived in communist China just so I’d be guaranteed a steady paycheck. Sigh ... the price we pay for human rights ... » Fran Drescher’s laugh: Imagine you’re a guy and you’re whispering sweet nothings to her, and instead of a nice seductive giggle, you get a laugh that sounds like an animal being murdered. How dreadful. » Whoever stole my phone: You are the devil. buzz

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Big Brothers Big Sisters hosts its annual “Bowl For Kids’ Sake”

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bowl for kids’ sake western bowl address: 917 Francis Dr., C. when: Friday, March 5 Saturday, March 6 Sunday, March 7 2 p.m.

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ing to Batsie. The goal is that each participant tries to raise $25 to $100 for the organization in order to play. However, direct donations are also accepted at the event. Lanes are still available for the event and can be reserved by calling 355-2227. “It’s about getting kids on the waitlist into the mentoring program,” Batsie said. “All of the proceeds stay here in Champaign County to sustain enrollment and the current matches that we already have going.” While the event will bring in funds to sustain and increase the mentoring matches, Batsie said that the biggest challenge for Big Brothers Big Sisters as an organization isn’t necessarily financial — it’s finding male mentors to be Big Brothers. “We have a lot of female volunteers,” said Batsie, “which is wonderful, but we need more males, because many of the older boys in our program ask for Big Brothers, and we also don’t make female matches for the older boys because they can sometimes develop a crush.” Luckily, one Greek fraternity is able to provide more males to the organization. “We are fortunate to have 17 Big Brothers

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from Kappa Sigma going through the process right now,” Batsie said. “With [the] campus right here, we feel that can be a model for other houses as well.” Lorianne Bauer, a board member for BBBS, agrees on the importance of having more Big Brothers. “Finding those male mentors is so important, because a lot of these kids don’t have a man in their life to look up to,” Bauer said. BBBS provides mentors for children who “are not yet at risk, but are close, and typically come from a single-parent family,” said Batsie. The term “at risk” is a fairly common phrase that is usually determined by statistics that place kids in a category based on their familial and financial/economic backgrounds. The mentoring program works to keep kids on the right track and help them make good decisions, either school-based or community-based. Anyone age 16 and up can apply to be a mentor. For security reasons, volunteers must go through a stringent orientation and background check before they are accepted. Currently, the program has volunteers ranging from 16 to 74.

“The biggest reward at the end of [this] project is knowing that you being a part of it really made a difference, and we don’t always get that in our day-to-day lives,” said Bauer.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS), a one-onone mentoring organization for kids ages five through 12, is hosting its 10th annual “Bowl For Kids’ Sake,” a three day event from Friday, March 5 through Sunday, March 7. Teams of four or five can get together and participate in a night of themed bowling at Western Bowl, located at 917 Francis Dr. in Champaign. Friday night’s session is set for 9 p.m. and will have a Mardi Gras theme; Saturday’s session, also at 9 p.m., is a movie night theme, and Sunday is family fun day, starting at 2 p.m. “Hometown heroes, such as student athletes, will be present that day ,” said Eric Batsie, the program director for BBBS of Champaign County. The event also includes food, free tshirts for participants, a raffle, door prizes and a crazy bowl competition, where participants bowl with oven mitts or backwards, accord-

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What’s on your back? by Katerina Bizios One particular Friday in March becomes an advertising major’s dream: preparing for the chance to create the ultimate walking slogan for Unofficial t-shirts and feeling fine in the process. The concept of Unoffical St. Patrick’s Day never changes, but each year kelly green-colored t-shirts reveal just how creative Illinois students really are. While city and university officials are preparing in advance for the rowdiness by sending letters to parents, closely monitoring liquor stores and increasing police patrol on campus, there’s no stopping the tradition. The CU campus has been

Drinking has been the common activity since the start, but recently t-shirt design and deciding who’s wearing the best one has become just as important. celebrating the holiday unofficially since 1996. It was first introduced to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, which occurred over the university’s spring break. This year, the celebration starts 12 days early. Drinking has been the common activity since the start, but recently t-shirt design and deciding who’s wearing the best one has become just as important. Custom printing shop Underground Printing, located at 502 E. John St., sees its busiest

time of the year in the weeks preceeding Unofficial. “Our store opened in 2007, and each year we have doubled our business in sales during the time of Unofficial,” said Underground Printing Store Manager Courtney McDougall. “We’re looking to achieve the same this year and double our numbers from 2009. Just today we took 89 orders that range from small to large groups and around 70 orders in the past two days,” McDougall said. This year, the shop is noticing a trend in recent pop culture references in shirt designs. “My favorite shirt design so far this year has been a Jersey Shore reference,” said McDougall. “The design has the acronym ‘G.T.L’ which stands for ‘Gym, Tan, Liquor’ on the front, and on the back it said ‘That’s the Situation 2010.’ It made me laugh when we placed that order.” Te’Shurt, located at 711 S. Wright Street, said popular designs include the basic “UnOFficIal 2010” (with U OF I in caps) and “UnOFfIcially Blacked Out 2010.” Any reference to shamrocks, leprechauns, beer mugs and “gettin’ lucky” are other design favorites. As for popular slogans, the most frequent orders include “Irish we were drunker” and “Don’t cry over spilled milk ... it could have been beer.” Te’Shurt store owner Michele Fasset agrees that Unofficial creates one of the largest revenues for her business during the year. “Unofficial got really big in the early 2000s,

Alternative things to do in CU on Unofficial 1. Friday Forum at the University YMCA. Lecture entitled: “Doing Well and Doing Good: Expatriates and Economic Development in Bangladesh.” The presentation will discuss the hopes for future development in Bangladesh. Entry is free, and the lecture is from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. 2. Free session of yoga at the Krannert Art Museum at noon. Twenty participants are welcome for each class, and it’s first-come, first-serve. 3. Ballroom and night club dancing at Regent Ballroom in Savoy. Cost is $8 and dancing lasts from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. 4. Performance of Father of the Bride at Parkland College Theatre. The performance is from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students and seniors and $6 for kids. Last year, Champaign Mayor Gerald Schweighart declared campus bars could open at 11:00 a.m. on the Friday of Unofficial. Below are the Liquor Store and campus bar opening hours: Illustration by Maureen Walrath

but exploded as far as t-shirts go around 2005,” said Fasset. Now that the university is taking greater precautions for the celebration, Fasset has seen a difference in sales. “Unofficial is a little less popular than it was five years ago, but business is still good. We’re used to being busy here,” said Fasset. “Unofficial is the big spring item. It’s even bigger than Mother’s Day.” Over the years, out-of-townies have heard about the party on Green Street. People travel near and far to celebrate being Irish for just a day. “This day in our campus-town community is comparable to Mardi Gras down in New Orleans,” Te’Shurt manager John Lee said. “What’s really unique is even though it’s held here in Champaign, we see people come in from other campuses and states. We have people ordering shirts for friends that are visiting so they can go back to their colleges and impress their friends that they came to this huge party.” All the preparation, excitement and planning comes down to one shot. If it’s not about the drinks, it’s about catchy slogans never losing that cliché quality: “Tap the keg, forget your class; it’s Unofficial, so fill your glass.”

Liquor Stores: Piccadilly (601 S. First St.): 9 a.m. Piccadilly (505 S. Neil St.): 10 a.m. Friar Tuck (1333 Savoy Plaza Ln., Savoy): 10 a.m. Discount Den (608 S. Sixth St.): 6 a.m. or 11 a.m. — still waiting for the city’s confirmation Home Town Pantry (601 E. Green St.): Opens 6 a.m., begins selling liquor at 11 a.m. Colonial Pantry (312 E. Green St.): Open 24 hours, begins selling liquor at 6 a.m. Blue Star (406 S. First St.): 9 a.m. Bars: Geovanti’s 344-4600 — 11 a.m. Brothers 328-5531 — 2 p.m. Murphys 344-4372 — 11 a.m. Legends 355-7674 — 11 a.m. Fubar 384-0500 — 11 a.m. Kam’s 337-3300 — 11 a.m. C.O. Daniel’s — 11 a.m. Joes 384-1790 — 11 a.m. Firehaus 344-4171 — 11 a.m. Clybourne 383-1008 — 11 a.m. Station — 11 a.m. Illini Inn — 11 a.m. Canopy — 6:00 p.m.

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Celebrating community within diversity

by Amy Harwath

International Dinner and Performance Night University ymca, 1001 s. wright st., C. When: Sunday Mar. 7, 6–8 p.m. Cost: $8

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to the Ofﬁce of International Student Affairs at the University. They got together and came up with the conception and the idea, and that was the ﬁrst dinner.” Umland said that the Cosmopolitan Club cooks the majority of the meal, while the Y does performances and is used for its space. She said the International Student and Scholar Services receives most of the donationas and helps coordinate logistics. On Sunday, attendees will have the opportunity to eat food from more than 30 different cultures. Past dishes have included fare from all over the world, from Tunisia and Taiwan to Bulgaria and Brazil. Shields is in charge of recruiting cooks to volunteer for the dinner. “It’s always interesting to try to get people to volunteer,” Shields said. “We try to get them motivated. We try to get them to believe in the whole purpose of the thing: that it’s wonderful to share and participate.” Cooks volunteer from University RSOs as well as the cultural and international groups and houses. Shields also draws from community members that have regularly volunteered for the dinner in years past. Performances by local groups are also an important part of the night that showcase the cultural diversity that resides here. Cultural dances, folk songs, poetry and martial arts have been featured in previous performances. “Last year we had the Congolese Choir, and they were unbelievable,” said Shields.

with rebecca vann Manager, the blind pig co.

by Kelsey Shannon The Blind Pig Co. is a bar serving a different side of CU. Since it opened the mircrobrewry addition in November, it gives beer drinkers the option to go local. buzz sat down with manager Rebecca Vann about beers, brewing them and the real history behind the sightless swine. » buzz: How many different Blind Pig Beers are there? Rebecca Vann: The maximum we serve on tap is four, but there aren’t always four. It’s kind of a supply and demand system. Our brewing system is pretty small — we have three on tap right now. Our brewmaster has years of experience. He’s probably made more than 20 different styles of beer so far. We usually have one lighter beer, one darker beer, and the other two are seasonal. Since it’s winter we have dark beer on tap, and once it gets warmer we’ll have the lighter varieties. » buzz: The brewer is an Illinois graduate. Are a lot of your employees former Illini?

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RV: He’s actually a graduate student at U of I and getting his masters right now. We actually don’t have U of I graduates working here; some people have lived here forever, some have just been working here for a long time. A lot of us have gone to U of I at one point, taking two or three classes. It all changes depending on the time of year. » buzz: Being off-campus, do you get a lot of business from students, or is it mostly just the local crowd? RV: We actually do get a lot of students in here. We get more grad students and professors and TAs than undergraduates during the week. We do get a good amount of undergrads on the weekends. We get a really good crowd in here on the weekends; business is definitely up. » buzz: Do you expect anything big for Unofficial? RV: We expect the usual student crowd that we get on weekends. We probably won’t be as chaotic as campus bars on Unofficial, but we’ll definitely get some good business that weekend. » buzz: What is the history of the bar? Is the rumor true that it was brought over piece by piece from England? RV: The brewery opened in May of 2008, and it wasn’t running for a while. We just released our first beer last year in November. The pieces

in the bar definitely have a lot of history, but I don’t think any of them were actually brought over from England. The owner has authentic antiques brought in from all over the United States, giving the bar a really eclectic feel. » buzz: Your Web site (http://www.theblindpigco.com) says that there are fourteen taps dedicated to small local breweries. Why the focus on the smaller breweries instead of big sellers, like Miller and Budweiser? RV: We like to showcase beers from microbreweries as opposed to macrobreweries. That just means that instead of the big companies like Budweiser, we like to serve beers from smaller companies. For the beer nerds out there, this is what they want and look for; these beers are better than the ones made by the bigger companies because these microbrewers really care more about the beer that they’re making. The only well-known beer we have on tap is Old Style. For those people that don’t really care about the beer, they’re just there to be with friends. » buzz: Can both beer connoisseurs and people new to beer enjoy what Blind Pig has to offer? RV: It may look and sound intimidating, but we

The Philippine Student Association entertains regularly at the International Dinner and Performance Nights. Sunday’s performances will also include an African dance, a Korean percussion group, a Chinese zither player, a Bangladeshi folk song and Tree Thump, a local band composed of a didjeridu and percussion by Phil Clark and Jason Finkelman, respectively. The International Dinner and Performance Night is truly a community effort. Everyone involved is a volunteer who wants to share his or her culture and family traditions. Local businesses contribute, as well. Ryan Bobst, the visiting Assistant Director for the Ofﬁce of International Student and Scholar Services, said he has been in charge of donations, ﬂiers and the logistics of planning the night. He said that this year’s donations for the dinner are from Columbia Street Coffee. Other than that, every aspect of the dinner and performances is completed and made possible by volunteers. “That’s one of the coolest things about the International Dinner,” Umland said. “It really is a community collaborative event. There are probably 60 people contributing something in some way.” For those looking for a bit of cultural exploration, the International Dinner and Performance Night is an opportunity to dive right in. “Theres an amazing amount of diversity for a town in the middle of central Illinois,” Umland said.

Since The Blind Pig Co. opened a mircrobrewry addition in November, it gives beer drinkers the option to go local. Photos by James Kyung

Photo from last year’s international dinner. Photo courtesy of University YMCA

at the University YMCA. The dinner is organized by the Cosmopolitan Club, University YMCA and the Ofﬁce of International Student and Scholar Services. Each organization contributes differently to provide donations, food and performers for the night. The purpose of the International Dinner and Performance Night is to bring members of the community together. “We have always had an intention of helping to create a culture of international awareness and understanding,” said Kasey Umland, program director at the University YMCA. “This is one of the more fun ways we are able to do that.” When ﬁrst started, the International Dinner and Performance Night was inspired by previous Cosmopolitan Club dinners. “The Cosmopolitan Club has had a long history of having international dinners on Sunday evenings for decades,” said Andrea Shields, executive director for the Cosmopolitan Club. “People from the Cosmopolitan Club approached the YMCA and talked

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Smack dab in Urbana-Champaign, three campus organizations have collaborated to put on an annual dinner celebrating diversity in the community. This Sunday, March 7, will be the 27th annual International Dinner and Performance Night held

have really great bartenders who know their beer and are educated enough to know which one tastes closest to your favorite big-name beer. They are definitely able to recommend a good gateway beer for the average Joe who comes in and doesn’t recognize any of the names and is intimidated by the beers that he’s never heard of.

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Unofﬁcial is ofﬁcially here

by Jenny Beightol and Annie Koval They say everyone remembers their first time — except when it comes to Unofficial. Brett Orlov, senior in advertising, described the day as “a campus-wide ditchfest for drinking and wearing green.” Simple as that. Classes are skipped and kegs are tapped early. We mean, really early. For many students, their “Top O’ the Morning” 8 a.m. wake-up is the earliest they get up all year; granted, it’s much easier to resist the snooze button when your roommates have tequila shots lined up on your desk. According to the U of I Wiki , Unofficial began in 1996 by the infamous bar tycoon Scott Cochrane as a way to increase business before the student body disappeared for spring break. Since the official St. Patrick’s Day is typically during spring break week, Cochrane made up a holiday glorifying the sloppy messes buried inside us all. It’s a day of merriment and cheer — a day when the quiet, frizzy-haired girl on your floor can get away with laying herself on the food conveyor belt in Peabody Dining Hall so she can get a tour of the kitchen — but only if she’s wearing green, of course — and a day when waking up as a fully clothed leprechaun warrants a sigh of relief: At least you have your clothes on this year.

It starts with kegs and eggs and ends in a comatose campus. This all-day extravaganza of binge drinking is no sprint. “You expect the bar to be 10 times rowdier than usual on Unofficial, but mostly people just sat at the bar looking like death,” said Julie W., who bartended in 2008 at Geovantis. Over the last few years, Unofficial has become less of a bar event and more of a kelly-green decorated apartment and house-party celebration. Eric Meyer, owner of Kam’s, said city officials have put restrictions on campus bars’ participation of the day. “We can’t run promotions, no price specials, no prizes,” said Meyer. “We’ve been told, ‘Don’t advertise this, don’t promote it.’” In fact, Meyer said that in the ten years since it began, the venues for celebrating the day have completely changed. “You could close all the bars, and it won’t make a difference,” he said. “The students have elected it; the city can only curb what goes on.” The majority of students don’t even go to the bars. “Stores sell 90 percent of all the beer for that week, when 10 years ago, it was 60 percent bars versus 40 percent stores,” he said. Even with all the warnings and restrictions, and significant amounts of arrests, the too-drunk

too-fast kid always seems to stumble into your 11 a.m. discussion. Dave, a graduate student and TA, fully encourages the bingedrinking associated with the day, but he said he won’t tolerate drunken stupidity in the classroom. Heads up: Don’t go to Dave’s class plastered. “If that happened, I’d probably make them write ‘I will not be a drunken asshat’ on the board 5000 times, or until they sobered up. ... whichever happened ﬁrst,” he said. There are haters, however. Yes, children, there are those who walk among us who refrain from partaking in this joyous day, those who say, “I don’t celebrate ‘Unofﬁcial.’” There you have it, lads and lassies. Let us leave you with an old Irish proverb: A day spent forgot-

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ten is always remembered and a beer in the belly is worth two in the hand. We made that up. But it’s true. So go pick up your mass order of t-shirts portraying some form of sexual innuendo, wear your stretchy jeans to make room for the beer belly, and try to do an Irish jig before passing out. Sláinte!

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If you are looking for a “rockin’ good time,” look no further than Gloria Deluxe. The acoustic band, hailed for its black humor, melodrama and country vibe, performs at the Krannert Center March 5 and 6 in two free concerts. buzz sat down with Gloria Deluxe frontwoman Cynthia Hopkins to shed some light on her band’s upcoming shows. » buzz: How would you describe your group’s sound to someone who doesn’t understand music at all? Cynthia Hopkins: I would say it’s like riding a train in a dream where it is some era long past, but you’re not really sure which one. You’re going by an open field where there is a cabaret playing, accompanying a circus act. Our music has an old time-y, country cabaret feel.

» buzz: Your band features some nontraditional instruments (saw, spoons). Can you talk a bit about how the band came to feature those instruments? CH: It just happened, because I liked the sounds of those things. The musical saw I started playing because I had heard it in a recording — it was on Tom Waits’ The Black Rider album — so I learned to play it. We put it into songs where that sound seemed necessary. » buzz: How do you compose songs? Does everyone have input; does one person in particular write everything? CH: I am the songwriter, but the songs are orchestrated and develop and take shape just through all of us playing around together. There is a huge amount of contribution to the way the songs end up sounding from the musicians and the band. There is a lot of noodling around and soloing that is different every time the songs are played. The fleshing out of the songs is a group effort. » buzz: You also do performance art. Can you talk a bit more about how you got interested in that? CH: Basically all of the stuff that I make — both the songs and the performance work — arise out

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of disturbances, out of things that are disturbing to me. I’m just kind of on a quest to confront whatever the demons happen to be at a given time. It just so happens that the way those demons get exorcised involves these complex narratives that get told — that end up requiring all of these different forms of performative communication. For me it is a form of alchemy — to alchemize demons or angels, or something positive, something that could be inspiring to other people. » buzz: Talk a bit about your performance at the Krannert Center. What can audience members expect? CH: We are going to do a bunch of songs from performance pieces that have been done many times by us as a group. They kind of have a vibe of history and context. I’ll tell some stories ... a lot of the songs that we’ll be playing are on the uplifting side. It will be kind of a celebratory vibe — there is a trumpet, a few strings, an upright bass, an accordion. We’re playing a bunch of love songs, so those are more celebratory in a more melancholy way. I think I am going to play some songs from a new performance piece I am working on — a solo piece. Some of those are kind of funny, they are entertaining. I think the overall performance will be entertaining and uplifting. I am kind of old fashioned. I hearken back to the day when people would sit around and play music in their living rooms. There is always a feeling like that in my band, because we use instruments that are selfamplified, that are more acoustic. The show is going to be a rockin’ good time.

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Layers of words — funny words, offensive words, bold words — are lining the walls of the UI Main Library this week. The library’s exhibit, titled “Speaking Unconventionally” celebrates the power of the printed word through the work of Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. His compelling posters explore complicated issues of race, gender, sexuality and artistic expression through large impressions of ink on paper — an often overshadowed and forgotten art form known as letterpress. Letterpress is one of the earliest forms of printing on paper. The process is very labor-intensive, requiring the printer — or artist — to arrange carved letters onto a sheet before applying ink and pressing the letters onto the desired surface. Often, this leaves an impression of the letters on soft paper, a unique characteristic to letterpress art. The ink pushed out from underneath the force of the metal blocks produces an effect called squash. “It has an immediacy and a power that offset press printing just can’t have. Also, there’s a real interaction between the ink and paper depending on how heavy the impression is. The type actually changes shape,” said Cope Cumpston, art director for the University of Illinois Press.

Kennedy’s book art and posters are unique because they have broad appeal. His outspoken, hilarious and often offensive posters raise issues about everyday occurrences, such as racism, capitalism, and even overlooked sightings, such as girl fights and the time lost fishing. Kennedy prints words that appeal to him and the larger public so he can illustrate the impact of the written word in real time. Chatham Ewing from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library said the library took interest in this exhibit because it illustrates the power of the press. He considers the library to be more like a museum, because it documents the history of the printing press and the history of freedom of expression. “That documentation is important historically, because the book was a transformative technology,” said Ewing. “It allows us to understand how it is that culture broadened and changed. The history of the book is the history of human freedom and Kennedy is part of that.” Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. will be an artist-in-residence at the University of Illinois this week. His posters will be on sale at the IndiGo Gallery on March 3 at 6 p.m.

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performance in the category, Bridges would probably win due to the Academyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fondness for giving awards to actors who should have won years ago. From Starman to The Big Lebowski, Bridges has been great for years, and the award is his. Snubbed The list includes: Sam Rockwell in Moon, Sharlto Copley in District 9, Tobey Maguire in Brothers and Matt Damon in The Informant! On a side note, I truly believe Patton Oswalt should have been nominated for his astoundingly disturbed portrayal of an obsessed sports nut in Big Fan.

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Oscar for the opening scene alone. That, and he speaks several different languages without ever seeming uncomfortable with any of them. Snubbed Brad Pitt in Inglourious Basterds. Poor Brad Pitt doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get the recognition he deserves. Maybe heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too pretty or too famous. Either way, he gives a fabulous, hilarious performance as the leader of the Basterds. Who else could pull off speaking fragmented Italian in such a ridiculous accent?

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you fancy. The site allows you to be in charge by letting you be the judge of the music you hear. After listening to two songs, you’re given the option to choose which song you preferred and to determine what sticks on the site and what gets kicked off.

5. TuneGlue: (http://audiomap.tuneglue.net) TuneGlue is a less complex Web site for users who are on the prowl for music. It’s quite user friendly, and all it takes is a quick artist search to begin the process. The second you send the search request, TuneGlue reveals a web of six similar artists that are somehow similar to the artist you submitted. From there you can keep expanding your web from any artist point. Not only does the Web site help to cultivate your taste, but it will also sometimes provide users with artist bios and links to better familiarize yourself with the people who make the music to which you’re listening.

3. 8Tracks: (http://www.8tracks.com) I’m sure everyone has that one study playlist or that pregame mix on their iTunes, but with the amount of studying and partying you presumably do, you probably can’t stand to listen to your iTunes anymore. Lucky for you, your quick fix for new music is all in these 8 tracks. The Web site allows users to upload numerous playlists for the world of 8tracks to listen to. Each playlist can hold up to eight tracks (shocker, right?), and an artist search is available too. Music lovers use this site to easily create roughly 30 minute playlists usually with a theme like “Best songs to make love to” or “Summer Nostalgia.” People often even make mix-tapes/playlists for significant others using 8tracks (talk about taking technology to the next level!).

4. OurStage: (http://www.ourstage.com) OurStage allows users to steer clear of the social aspect of social music and media and simply be in it for the music. Not only does the site play tons of brand new artists and songs, but with up to 42 stations to choose from, you’re bound to find something

2. Hype Machine: (http://www.hypem.com) The Hype Machine is a Web site that meshes the blogging world with Internet radio. Hand select-

ing songs based on their reviews, the Hype Machine allows you to listen to fresh music, but only the best. No need to listen through that crappy track that you downloaded unknowingly. Now you’ve got a preview of the song and a link to the actual blog that it came from, allowing you to have access to mp3 download links as well. You can browse through the music based on popularity, which is controlled by Web site users’ activity as well as their activity on Twitter. You can also just listen to a series of songs randomly selected by the Web site or create a station for yourself specific to your tastes. 1. Lastfm: (http://www.lastfm.com) LastFM is one of the world’s largest music catalogues that uses a music recommender system that ‘scrobbles’ all of the music from your iTunes library and creates a library for you on your LastFM account. The site, keeping record of every track you listen to on your iTunes and iPod or any other portable music device you may use, not only allows you to better understand your personal taste, but organizes your music and artists based on listening frequency. You’re provided with lists of recommended artists and free downloads that are chosen based on your tastes according to LastFM. Each user is also provided with a neighborhood full of neighbors with similar music taste and freedom to see what music they’ve been into lately.

girls next door shake things up A cappella group adds band for Canopy Club performance by Emily Carlson Although bred on a cappella, the girls of Girls Next Door will be bringing a fresh take on their traditional medium to the Canopy Club stage. The female group usually performs all their music without the assistance of any instruments, relying solely on their vocal chords. However, their March 6 show will be a significant change from their usual as they bring a full band into the mix.

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Their once-a-semester performance at Canopy Club sets the group apart as they take on the band. Part of Hannah Newman’s responsibility as president of Girls Next Door is to pick the band that will be performing along side each of the girls as they perform two solos. This year, the band is comprised of Martin O’Donnel on drums, Jared Kimball on guitar, Greg Nagy on guitar, Colin Drozdoff on Keys and Otto Stuparitz on bass. “The Canopy Club show and being able to sing with the band and have that personal freedom is my favorite,” Newman said. “Every girl has her own style to express, and that comes together and makes a good varied show.” The female vocal group began in 1971 as part of the Woman’s Glee Club, but has since become its own entity. Because of their long-standing presence on campus, the girls perform frequently on campus at events ranging from Christmas parties to engi-

neering events at what averages out to close to a show a week, Newman said. With 13 girls, practice nine hours a week, and weekly performances, the girls of the Girls Next Door maintain their friendship on and off the stage. “Sometimes it’s definitely difficult, but we work pretty well together,” Newman said. “We’re all good friends; there’s sometimes friction, but it always works out.” With all the time the girls spend with Girls Next Door, school must remain the priority for the group, Newman said, but there’s never really a huge conflict. With 13 girls instead of the previous count of 9, the Girls can perform a few members short if need be. The show will also include three a cappella arrangements written by past or present Girls Next Door members. They will perform at Canopy Club on March 6 at 6 p.m. as well as Gregory Hall on April 10. “The Canopy Club show is really fun,” Newman said, who said her close friends agree that it’s their favorite show to come see. “It has a cool, loungey, cabaret feel.”

Tunes for Tails at Mike ‘n Molly’s by Todd Hunter

Last Saturday, Mike ‘n Molly’s hosted the second annual Tunes for Tails concert, a benefit for the Champaign Area Trap Spay/Neuter and Adoption Program. Gloria Roubal, whose band G. Lee and Jet Blonde was a scene fixture through late 2004, opened with five originals and two covers. The set harkened back to 1997 and the chronological hiccup when Modern Rock stations toyed with Abra Moore and Chantal Kreviazuk before doubling back with Fat and Limp Bizkit. Roubal played a Taylor 314 once owned by Robynn Ragland; its rich sound and her pleasant voice provided a nice contrast to the mostly gloomy songs.

Gloria Roubal 1. I Will Escape 2. Let It Rain (Song for Chad) 3. Sullen Girl [Fiona Apple] 4. Everything Is Changing 5. Weather Channel [Sheryl Crow] 6. Heartbeat Everywhere 7. Mary Lynda

Relative newcomers The Curses followed, and in the five months since their debut, they have changed dramatically. The Curses have a big, unapologetic sound sometimes reminiscent of New Orleans. The change can be credited to the confident vocals of frontman Benjamin Spoden and the addition of multiinstrumentalist David Tcheng, who deftly maneuvered from saxophone and echo horn to flute and trumpet throughout the set. Throw in three masked dancers identified as Tom and the She-Cats, and for forty-five minutes, you have yourself quite a dance party. Dottie and the ‘Rail and The Duke of Uke and His Novelty Orchestra also appeared.

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The Sea

It’s been four years since Corinne Bailey Rae’s breakout album, and all I can say is that she really delivers with The Sea. Rae takes the beautiful lyricism of that ﬁrst record and spreads her wings. It’s the same gorgeous, soulful voice with the addition of an expansive background of instruments. The album spans a full spectrum of emotions and sounds from “The Blackest Lily,” which makes us bounce, to sadly sweet “The Sea,” which wraps a listener up in melancholy. Check out “Paper Dolls” particularly to hear this bigger, synthesized sound, and let it grow on you. — Caity LeValley ARTIST:

Angels & Airwaves

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Having fell in love with Angels & Airwaves late last year, LOVE was my most anticipated album of this year. I couldn’t get enough of their spacey, whimsical vibe that ﬂowed from the all-star line up; a hybrid of artists including Tom DeLonge from Blink-182, David Kennedy from Box Car Racer, Atom Willard from The Offspring and Matt Wachter from 30 Seconds to Mars. LOVE hit a different button for me than their ﬁrst two albums. LOVE didn’t have a song that stood out from the rest like “Distraction” or “Do it for me Now” did on We Don’t Need to Whisper, but not in a bad way. The whole album felt like it was unfolding as it went along, growing and fading as it melded together into this collage or songs that together created a masterpiece. As Aristotle once said, the total is greater than the sum of it’s parts. I think LOVE is the musical example of this phrase. — Emily Carlson

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David Bowie

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A Reality Tour

Why it took seven years to release David Bowie’s latest live album — which was recorded in 2003 in Dublin — is anyone’s guess, but the two disc set at least makes up for the travesty that was last year’s release of a VH1 Storytellers set. With two discs of material, there’s a natural array of songs in terms of quality and style, but the overall effect is a moderately enjoyable concert. Standouts include the Bowie-penned Mott the Hopple hit “All The Young Dudes” and a soulful version of “Life on Mars?”. A few minor blemishes aren’t enough to tarnish the album though. — Benjamin Kuzemka

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In the past decade, U2 has become a remnant of the groundbreaking band it once was. Many drooling critics and Grammy Awards voters have tried to place the band’s last three albums — All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000), How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004) and No Line on the Horizon (2009) — among the best in the band’s triumphant history, only proving how easily people have forgotten the true glory days of a group whose career has reached the 30-year mark. If we take it upon ourselves to look back at the band’s accomplishments of the ‘80s and ‘90s, we will not escape the fact that Achtung Baby (1991) and The Joshua Tree (1988) outweigh all the rest of their albums. Often overlooked on the list of U2’s successes is the 1988 oddity Rattle and Hum. Produced following the epic success of The Joshua Tree, the album contains a mix of studio and live recordings, which document the band’s exploration of roots music genres like blues, gos-

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Crisis Tour 2010 Assembly Hall, C, 7:30pm, live music $43.50 Jazz in the Courtyard A History of the American Illini Union, U, 12pm Film Sam Gingher Krannert Center for the V. Picasso, U, 6pm Performing Arts, U, Blues Jam with The Sugar 7:30pm, $8-$15 Prophets Genres and plots mash with Cowboy Monkey, C, 9pm silly and witty songs as we Cornmeal take off with silent ﬁlms, Canopy Club, U, 9pm, $10 segue through musicals, Terminus Victor, Steeldash across the Golden eater, and Withnail Age, and land with a not-soMike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 10pm, $3 typical Hollywood ending. Jason Dunuvan (Altered art Egos) and friends Red Star Liquors, U, 10pm An Inside Look at Outsider Art Environments: dj Monumental Expressions Country Night with DJ of Devotion, Evangelism, Halfdead and Free Line and Salvation Dance Lessons from Krannert Art Museum and Scotty Van Zant Kinkead Pavilion, C, 5:30pm Radmaker’s Rock & Roll museum exhibit Tavern, Tolono, 8pm No cover before 8pm. Korean Funerary Figures: REMIXXX Thursdays Companions for the Jourwith DJ Bob Bass ney to the Other World Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm Spurlock Museum, U DJ Functopus lectures Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm All Request Thursdays Avatar ﬁlm discussion Chester Street, C, 9pm Champaign Public Library, Swing Dance C, 7:30pm Illini Union, U, 9:30pm VOICE Reading Series Krannert Art Museum concert and Kinkead Pavilion, C, RASA: Experience the 7:30pm Essence Music Building, U, 7:30pm volunteer Bharatnatyam (Indian UC Books to Prisoners Classical Dance) perforwork session mance by Vinay Srinivasan Urbana-Champaign Inand Subhalakshmi Kumar. dependent Media Center, U, 2pm

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FRIDAY 5 live music Live Jazz Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 7pm Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra: Immortal Classics Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $31/$28/$5 Run For Cover Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm Mike Ingram and Dawna Nelson Bentley’s Pub, C, 9pm Candy Foster Memphis on Main, C, 9pm, $5 The Brat Pack Fat City Bar & Grill, C, 9pm Perpetual Groove with The Werks Canopy Club, U, 9pm, $8 Gloria Deluxe Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 10pm

Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $8-$15 Father of the Bride Parkland College Theatre, C, 7:30pm, $12, $10 seniors and students Mark Morris Dance Group Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $18-$38

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dj DJ Belly and DJ Leg Two Radio Maria, C, 10pm DJ Stiﬂer Red Star Liquors, U, 10pm DJ Tim Williams Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm DJ Delayney Highdive, C, 10pm, $5 Fever with Mike Brankis, Kirkwood West, Ian Procell, Reﬂex Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm “The Meltdown”: Latin Night at V. Picasso V. Picasso, U, 10pm

Hip Hop at Bradley’s II Bradley’s II, C, 9pm, $5 DJ Dance Party Canopy Club, U, 10pm Saturday Night Throwdown featuring DJ Mertz Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm Dance Pop Chester Street, C, 10pm, $3 Saturday Night weekly DJs Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm “Nod Your Head to This” with DJ Belly and friends Red Star Liquors, U, 10pm Swing Central 2010 Holiday Inn, U, 7pm, $10$25 Salsa Night with DJ Dr. J Radio Maria, C, 10pm DJ & Dancing Highdive, C, 10pm, $5

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ing a pre-performance talk in the Krannert room one hour before A History of the American Film. Tickets include dessert and a beverage.

game-playing Chess Club for Kids Urbana Free Library, U, 4pm

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

classes & workshops Dollmaking for Kids Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 10am, $70-$75 Nature Photography You Can Do Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, Mahomet, 10am Intro to Waldorf Dollmaking for Adults Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 12pm, $135

SUNDAY 7 live music

Brunch with Panache Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 11am movies kids & families Emerald Rum Shine a Light Alice (and me) in WonBlind Pig Co., The, C, 5pm 1601 South Prospect Avenue The Art Theater, C, 10pm derland Live music at Carmon’s :`YehYa_f ÛddafgakÛ ~ ÛÝÛ ~ ooo l`]hjgkh][lZYfc [ge Orpheum Children’s SciCarmon’s Restaurant, C, MEMBER FDIC stage ence Museum, C, 9am, $10 6:30pm A History of the American Live, In Person! A Fireside Tea Leaf Green with ates and Economic Devel- 7pm Film Chat Zmick opment in Bangladesh” Gloria Deluxe Krannert Center for the Early American Museum, Canopy Club, U, 7:30pm, University YMCA, C, 12pm Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, Mahomet, 1pm $12 International Table Talk Performing Arts, U, 10pm 7:30pm, $8-$15 Art Lesson concert Asian American Cultural Girls Next Door: Univer- Mark Morris Dance Urbana Free Library, U, Center, U, 6pm sity of Illinois Acapella Group 2pm UI Philharmonia An outreach event for Canopy Club, U, 7pm, $7 Krannert Center for the Krannert Center for the kids & families karaoke fundraisers international students: George Turner and Friends Performing Arts, U, Performing Arts, U, 3pm, Preschool Story Time CG Productions presents “Making Friends in the Luna, C, 8:30pm 7:30pm, $18-$38 Bowl for Kids’ Sake $4-$10 Urbana Free Library, U, RockStar Karaoke featur- United States”. Feudin’ Hillbillys Spring Break Comedy Western Bowl Bar, C, 9pm, karaoke 9:45am ing Crazy Craig World of Science Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Show $100/bowler Senator’s Bar & Grill, SaWilliam M. Staerkel Plan- Tavern, Tolono, 9pm Memphis on Main, C, For Kiss a Pig (American Rock Band Sundays mind/body/spirit voy, 9pm etarium, C, 7pm, $1 Chrissy Corson Trio 7pm, $5 Diabetes Association) Hosted by MC Remy Core Yoga CG Productions presents The man who published Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, Father of the Bride — Book Signing & FundBentley’s Pub, C, 8pm Amara Yoga & Arts, U, RockStar Karaoke the genome of the cow, 9pm Parkland College Theatre, raiser open mic 12pm, $12 Rumor’s Bar and Grill, U, Dr. Harris Lewin, will be in XXX Smut C, 7:30pm, $12, $10 seniors Jane Addams Book Shop, Vinyasa Flow Yoga with 9pm the planetarium dome to Phoenix, C, 9pm, $6 and students C, 1pm Anything Goes Open Mic Don Briskin Karaoke at Po’ Boys talk genetics. The Sugar Prophets Doodle for Wildlife Night with Jeremy Harper museum exhibit Amara Yoga & Arts, U, Po’ Boys, U, 9pm JT Walker’s Restaurant & I-Hotel & Conference Cen- Memphis on Main, C, kids & families 4pm, $12 Sports Bar, Mahomet, 9pm “Korean Funerary ter, C, 7pm, $50-$60 8:30pm movies Ashtanga Prep with Alice (and me) in WonThe Surreal Deal Figures: Companions for Celebrity doodles by Jay stage Lauren Quinn Shine a Light derland Memphis on Main, C, the Journey to the Other Leno, Gene Simmons, Amara Yoga & Arts, U, The Art Theater, C, 10pm Orpheum Children’s Sci9:30pm, $5 World” Carol Burnett and Dan Drag Show 5:30pm, $12 A career-spanning docu- ence Museum, C, 5:30pm, Empyrean Soul Spurlock Museum, U Ackroyd may be the main Chester Street, C, 10pm, $4 Yin Yoga with Lauren mentary on the Rolling $10 Urbana-Champaign Indeattraction, but they are Quinn Stones, with concert footpendent Media Center, U, lectures not the only ones. Guests museum exhibit fundraisers Amara Yoga & Arts, U, age from their “A Bigger 9:30pm, $5 Dessert and Conversawill get the experience Korean Funerary Figures: 7pm, $12 Bang” tour. Directed by Bowl for Kids’ Sake ‘90s Daughter tion: A History of the of seeing up close all ﬁve Companions for the JourMartin Scorsese. Western Bowl Bar, C, 9pm, Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm, American Film of the clinic’s resident ney to the Other World miscellaneous $100/bowler $5 Krannert Center for the birds of prey, including a Spurlock Museum, U 45th Annual Teacher Place- stage Performing Arts, U, great horned owl and baydj game-playing ment Day (Mid-America A History of the American mind/body/spirit 6:30pm, $6 winged hawk. Educator’s Job Fair) Film Power Flow with Amanda Request Night DJ Get more out of your the- Bellies for Life Trivia Night at The Blind Illini Union, U, 8am Krannert Center for the Reagan Boomerang, U, 8pm atre experience by attend- Highdive, C, 7pm, $7-$15 Pig Brewery ATM conveniently located on campus at 6th & Green.

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Alice (and me) in Wonderland Orpheum Children’s Science Museum, C, 9am, $10

GAS (Games After School) Rantoul Public Library , Rantoul, 4pm Puzzle Exchange Rantoul Public Library , Rantoul, 5pm Trivia with Evan and Monte Bentley’s Pub, C, 7pm Board Game Night Radio Maria, C, 10:30pm

fundraisers Bowl for Kids’ Sake Western Bowl Bar, C, 2pm, $100/bowler

mind/body/spirit Vinyasa Flow Yoga with Amanda Reagan Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 1pm, $12 Hatha Flow Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 3:30pm, $12 Prenatal Yoga with Tami Mor Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 5:15pm

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literary Sahra Nguyen: A Spoken Word Showcase Gregory Hall, U, 8pm

kids & families O Baby! Champaign Public Library, C, 10:30am, 11:15am

fundraisers

27th Annual International Edison Middle School Dinner and Performance Benefit Night Po’ Boys, U, 4pm University YMCA, C, 6pm, mind/body/spirit $8 Yoga Fundamentals classes & workshops Amara Yoga & Arts, U, West African Dance Class- 12pm, $12 es with Djibril Camara Hatha Yoga with Grace Channing-Murray Founda- Giorgio tion, U, 7pm, $10-$12 Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 5:30pm, $12

Monday 8 live music

Weekly Jazz Jam Session Iron Post, U, 7pm, $2 One Dollar Wild Mondays with Jobu Canopy Club, U, 10pm Mayhew The Traitor Memphis on Main, C, 10:30pm

dj Man vs. Machine Chester Street, C, 9pm, $5 Industrial Night: DJ SorceryKid presents Nekromancy Chester Street, C, 9pm, $2 ‘80s Night Highdive, C, 10pm Ballroom Dancing Classes University YMCA, C, 6:15pm, $45

karaoke Acoustic Karaoke with Steve Meadows Bentley’s Pub, C, 10pm

open mic Open Stage for Bands/ Musicians Memphis on Main, C, 8pm

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Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm

12pm, $12 Vinyasa Flow Yoga with movies Don Briskin Telluride Mountainfilm Amara Yoga & Arts, U, Festival On Tour 4pm, $12 Parkland College Theatre, Slow Flow with Amanda C, 7pm, $10 -$40 Reagan All proceeds go to support Amara Yoga & Arts, U, the outdoor programs of 5:30pm, $12 the Boyscouts of America Ashtanga Yoga with and Prairieland Council. Lauren Quinn Amara Yoga & Arts, U, stage 7pm, $12 Zoo Improv @ Indi Go Introduction to Mantra Gallery Meditation Indi Go Gallery, C, 9pm, $2 Ananda Liina Yoga & Meditation Center, U, 7:30pm

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“Korean Funerary Figures: classes & workshops Companions for the Jour- WINE 101: A Brief Introney to the Other World” duction Spurlock Museum, U Sun Singer Wine & Spirits, C, 7pm, $20

lectures

FFT: The Future Is Unwritten: Manifesting Our World Through Words Asian American Cultural Center, U, 12pm New Mascot for a New Millennium University YMCA, C, 12pm

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Puzzle Exchange Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 2pm Role-Playing Games Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 6:30pm Boltini TNT with Cara classes & workshops Maurizi and Tanino The Spice & Spirit of Jew- Boltini Lounge, C, 7pm ish Cooking WPGU presents Trivia Chabad Center for Jewish Diner hosted by Fishing Life, C, 6pm, $20 With Dynamite Lead Endorsement Clinic Canopy Club, U, 7pm Activities and Recreation literary Center (ARC), C, 9pm, $30-$40 Red Herring Fiction Workshop Tuesday 9 Channing-Murray Foundation, U, 7:30pm

Wednesday 10 live music Donnie Heitler: Solo Piano Great Impasta, U, 6pm Traditional Irish Music at Bentley’s Pub Bentley’s Pub, C, 7pm Dave Cooper, Joni Dreyer, & Brad Hendricks Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 7:30pm Caleb Cook Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm

Hillbilly Humpday with DJ Halfdead Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Tavern, Tolono, 8pm Wild West Wednesday It’ll Do 2, C, 9pm Boys Night Out with DJ Randall Ellison Boltini Lounge, C, 9pm I Love the ‘90s Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm Old School live music Red Star Liquors, U, 10pm enviromental issues Tango Night with DJ Joe Lara Driscoll V. Picasso, U, 6pm Senior Moment: Central Grohens Corn Desert Ramblers Illinois’ Grand Prairie: Ecol- Cowboy Monkey, C, 8pm Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, ogy From Past To Present Rave To The Grave: 9pm Windsor of Savoy, Savoy, 10am Dance Night The Piano Man Canopy Club, U, 9pm volunteer Canopy Club, U, 9pm Weekly Salsa Night UC Books to Prisoners Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm dj work session Retro Night Urbana-Champaign Indepen- concert Chester Street, C, 9pm dent Media Center, U, 7pm Artemis Quartet Krannert Center for the karaoke kids & families Performing Arts, U, Paul Faber hosts Dragon Babies’ Lap Time 7:30pm, $10-$34 Karaoke Urbana Free Library, U, karaoke The Clark Bar, C, 9pm 9:45am, 10:30am CG Productions presents Rec Zone CG Productions presents RockStar Karaoke featur- Savoy Recreational Center, RockStar Karaoke featuring DJ Switch Savoy, 3:45pm, $4 ing DJ Switch Bentley’s Pub, C, 9:30pm Story Time The Corner Tavern, MontiChampaign Public Library, cello, 8pm open mic C, 6:30pm International Karaoke This Iz US Tuesday hosted by Paul Faber mind/body/spirit Highdive, C, 9pm, $5 V. Picasso, U, 9pm Open Mic Night hosted Core Yoga The Legendary Karaoke by Mike Ingram Amara Yoga & Arts, U, Night with The Outlaw

Fred Wesley with Beat Kitchen Cowboy Monkey Tuesday March 2 10 p.m. $5 Tuesday night I’m going to get my funk on with Fred Wesley at Cowboy Monkey, who was formerly the composer and arranger for James Brown AND Parliament. If there’s one thing that I need a little bit of right now, it’s a funk group. — Dylan Sutcliff, Assistant Music Editor

Jazz in the Courtyard Courtyard Cafe Thursday, March 4 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Free Are you kidding me? Free jazz music outside on the quad? Viva life! I think this town needs more outside music events. Wouldn’t it be cool if you’re walking home from a test and you saw a full symphony orchestra on Green Street playing Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”? The possibilities really excite me, mainly because I like to pretend that a musical could break out in real life at any moment. In which case, I’m punching some tap dancers. — Matt Carey, Movies & TV Editor

International Dinner and Performances University YMCA Sunday, March 7 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. $8 Young man, there’s a place you can go, I said young man when you’re short on your dough. To the YMCA, with the curry of your dreams and soy sauce on your heart. To the International Dinner we go, dancing in florescent construction vests and yellow hard-hats, we’ll enjoy food from 30 different countries. It doesn’t get zestier than this my dancin’ comrades! We’ll get ourselves clean, have a good meal and jus’ do whatever we feel ... — Em. J Staples, Community Editor

Mark Morris Dance Group Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Tyron Festival Theatre March 5 - 6 7:30 p.m. Adult: $38 Senior Citizen: $33 Student: $25 UI & Youth: $20 Mark Morris Dance Group is coming to Krannert for another breathtaking performance this Friday and Saturday. Mark Morris will feature new work such as Empire Garden and Visitation. This night of modern dance and creativity can’t be missed. — Abby Wilson, Arts Editor

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“Korean Funerary Figures: Companions for the Journey to the Other

Toddler Story Time Urbana Free Library, U, 10:30am

Prairie Breezes Mini Concerts for Kids Urbana Free Library, U, 6:30pm

mind/body/spirit Core Yoga Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 12pm, $12 Hatha Flow Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 5:30pm, $12 Candlelight Yoga with Kim Morin Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 7pm, $12

faith Inter-Religious Dialogue Series — Session Four McKinley Presbyterian Church and Foundation, C, 7pm

classes & workshops West African Dance Classes Capoeira Academy, C, 6pm, $10-$12 Learn To Cook: Vegetarian Cooking Night Activities and Recreation Center (ARC), C, 7pm

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ecently, a reader sent us a wonderful story about his own journey to master his anxiety about penis size. Here is an excerpt from what he wrote us: I have struggled with penis envy since pre-puberty when a neighbor boy showed me his erect penis. Just kids being kids at age 12, but something snapped in me when I saw how large it was. I expected mine to be like that when I reached puberty later that year. Never happened. Since then I’ve habitually measured myself against all other guys based mostly on penis size. My penis is almost 6 inches (average according to your article) with beautiful form and there’s no reason why I shouldn’t just appreciate that I have a nice one and that it still works so amazingly well. However, I still haven’t reached the final destination ... when it no longer matters to me about comparing myself with larger penises to determine my masculinity and confidence as a man. What am I missing? Any further help from you would be greatly appreciated. — C-dude Thanks, C-dude, for sharing your insight and your own journey. For many men, becoming comfortable with our bodies is an unspoken process. When we hear about body image, we usually think about women. Men, too, experience pressures to conform to a certain body ideal — and this extends right on down to the dick. In addition, men’s bodies are expected to be machines that perform upon command. So in addition to looking a certain way, men’s bodies are supposed to also perform whenever, wherever. So if a man doesn’t want to have sex or can’t sustain an erection for sex, he isn’t performing up to the standards — he isn’t “man” enough. Even when we recognize that these pressures are false — that men don’t always want to have sex and that the variation in our bodies is what makes us unique — it doesn’t always free us from the fear that we don’t measure up. To echo C-dude’s question, how can a man overcome these anxieties about size and performance to enjoy and care for the body he has? Growers and Showers

Size can be deceiving. The average flaccid length of a man’s penis is 3-4” and average erect length is 5-7”. Yet these are the averages. Some men may have larger penises, and just as many have smaller penises. Masculinity isn’t about the actual physicality of men’s bodies, though. A man may have a larger than average penis but he is still taught that he has to maintain his masculine edge if he is going to be a “real man.” Because somewhere there is a man who is more masculine than he is. Many men choose not to play this game; they are already well-aware that they cannot live up to the expectations of traditional masculinity. But for many men, this may still be an admission of failure. Just because we can’t live up to this standard doesn’t mean we don’t feel like we should be. As C-dude says, even though his penis is average in size, he still feels faced with this pressure.

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The forces that cause men to associate penis size with masculinity, sense of worth, and attractiveness may begin through external interactions — seeing men’s bodies and penises in gym, in mainstream media, in porn — and are usually much internalized as well. If men are going to begin to enjoy their bodies on their terms, this means the work has to be both outside and inside. The “outside” work involves paying attention to whom and where we get positive or negative messages about our bodies. Think about friends and family around us, as well as images we might consume through TV or movies. You might find that if you limit your exposure to toxic messages and maximize your exposure to messages that build you up, you feel better about yourself and your body. This isn’t just about commentary on your penis itself, but also critical messages about what it means to be a “real man.” For instance, if we have a friend who is using terms like “fag” and “queer” to put people down, we might not hang out with him as much. Or better yet, we might tell them how we’d prefer he didn’t use that language. Chances are, he is just as insecure about his own masculinity, which is why he’s so quick to question others’! The inside work is just as important as changing the environment around us. Even if we have a wonderfully supportive partner and community, we may still hear that little voice inside that questions how we see ourselves. Learning to love and appreciate our bodies, rather than punishing and questioning them, is a process, not a goal. Spend some time just paying attention to what you like about your body. Many men have been so focused on the “performance” of their bodies that they don’t spend much time actually “experiencing” it, including the pleasure it gives them. Next time you’re running, or masturbating, or showering, take some deep breaths and just experience your body. Focusing on this body awareness can help men reconnect with their bodies in new ways. There are also many books and resources out there written by men who decided they wanted to change their relationship to their gender role. Talking with other men in your life can also be an amazing resource. You probably aren’t the only one thinking about this! Check us out next week as we bring asexy back. Send your questions to Jo and Ross at buzzdoinitwell@ yahoo.com

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Resources on Becoming New Men » Katz, J., The Macho Paradox » Kivel, P., Men’s Work » Zilbergeld, B., The New Male Sexuality

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ARIES

(March 21-April 19)

To place yourself in smooth alignment with planetary rhythms, do conscientious work on the foundations of your life. Take extra care of the people who take care of you. Make sure you have a good supply of the various resources that keep you strong and steady. Check to see if maybe you need to rev up your emotional connection with the traditions you hold dear. But that’s only half your horoscope, Aries. Here’s the rest: Invite your most rambunctious playmates over for a raucous home-blessing ceremony.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20)

Two-thirds of people surveyed said they would rather look good than feel good. I hope you’re not one of them. The ironic fact of the matter is that if you put the emphasis on looking good in the coming week -- creating favorable impressions, acting dishonest in order to curry favor, wearing uncomfortable but attractive clothes -- you will end up feeling sub-par and looking mediocre. On the other hand, if you put the priority on feeling good -- treating your body like a beloved pet, seeking out encounters that nurture your secret self, and hanging out in environments that encourage you to relax -- you will look good and feel good.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20)

If you’re bogged down in the trance of the humdrum routine, astrology can open your mind and illuminate fascinating patterns that have been invisible to you. It can reveal the big picture of your life story, sweeping away the narrow ideas and shrunken expectations you have about yourself. And it can purge your imagination of its endless tape loops, awakening you to the power you have to create your own destiny. But reliance on horoscopes can also have downsides. If you’re superstitious, it might make you even more so. If you’re prone to be passive, believing that life is something that happens to you, it might further diminish your willpower. That’s why, as much as I love astrology, I’m wary of its potential to deceive and lead astray. Is there anything comparable in your world, Gemini? Something that feeds and inspires you, but only if you’re discerning about it? This is a good time to ratchet up your discernment.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22)

I don’t care whether you call it uncanny intuition or plain old telepathy: In the next three weeks, you will have unusually abundant access to that way of knowing. So please use it. Please call on it. It could steer you away from twisty wastes of time that don’t serve your highest good. It might also allow you to ferret out disguised or hiding opportunities. There’s one catch: If you don’t believe in them, your psychic powers won’t work as well as they can. So I suggest you set aside any dogmatic skepticism you might have about them and proceed on the hypothesis that they are very real.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22)

Let’s poke around to see if we can stir up some good trouble, Leo. The time is right. You’re in need of a friendly disruption or two. Fortunately, I’m sensing there’s a forbidden temptation that isn’t so forbidden any longer . . . as well as a strange attractor you might find inspiring and a volatile teaching that would turn you inside-out in a good way. Are you willing to wander into a previously off-limits area? Hey, look. There’s one of those mystery spots I was hinting about. I wonder what would happen if you pressed that green button. Go ahead. Don’t be . . . Gaaaahhhhh! Unnhhh! Wha?! I mean WOW! That was very interesting. Try it again!

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

You may be prone to overreaction. You could be on the verge of uncorking an excessive response to a modest prompt. On a regular basis, you should ask yourself: “Are the feelings rising up in me truly appropriate for what’s happening now? Or are they mostly the eruption of material that I repressed in the past?” I also encourage you to consider Hoare’s Law of Large Problems, which says that inside every large problem is a small problem scrambling to get out. Be alert for the possibility that minor adjustments will work better than epic struggles.

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Temple Grandin is a successful autistic person. Diagnosed at an early age, she nevertheless went on to earn a PhD in Animal Science and became a bestselling author whose work has led to notable improvements in the humane treatment of livestock. Although she acknowledges that her autism has caused her problems, she also believes it gives her abilities that non-autistic people don’t have. For example, her extreme sensitivity and extraordinary visual memory are at the root of her unique insights into the needs of animals. If there were an instant cure for her autism, she says, she wouldn’t take it. She’s an advocate of neurodiversity. Now here’s my question for you, Libra: Do you have a supposed weakness or disability that’s actually an inherent part of one of your special talents? Celebrate and cultivate it this week.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Self-help author Barbara De Angelis wrote a book that offers to help us learn “how to make love all the time.” Maybe I’ll read it someday, but right now I’m more interested in your take on the subject. How would you make love -- not have sex, but make love -- with your sandwich, with the music you listen to, with a vase of flowers, with the familiar strangers sitting in the cafe, with everything? Your expertise in this art is now at a peak.

It’s not a good time to treat yourself like a beast of burden or to swamp yourself with dark, heavy thoughts. You’re extra sensitive, Sagittarius -- as delicate and impressionable as a young poet in love with a dream of paradise. You need heaping doses of sweetness and unreasonable amounts of fluidic peace, smart listening, and radical empathy. If you can’t get people to buoy your spirits and slip you delightful presents, do those things for yourself.

In some of the newspapers that publish my horoscope column, my carefully wrought text is buried in the back pages amidst a jabbering hubbub of obscene advertisements for quasi-legal sexual services. For readers with refined sensibilities, that’s a problem. They do their best to avert their eyes, narrowing their focus down to a tight window. I think you’ll be wise to adopt a similar approach in the coming week, Capricorn. Only a small percentage of information coming your way will be truly useful to you, and it may often be embedded in a sparkly mess of distracting noise. Concentrate hard on getting just the essentials that you want so you won’t be misinformed and worn out by the rest.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Do your own stunts, Aquarius. Don’t commandeer a stunt double to do them for you. Accept blame and claim credit that rightfully belong to you. Don’t scare up scapegoats or tolerate plagiarists. It will also be a good idea to deliver your own messages and sing your own songs and kick your own butt. No surrogates or stand-ins, please. There’s just no way, you see, for you to get to where you need to go by having a substitute do the traveling for you. Your only hope of claiming the reward that will be crucial for the next chapter of your life story will be to do the work yourself.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20)

One of the best new bands of 2009 was the Girls. Spin magazine selected their debut CD Album as the fifth best album of the year. After touring for months and selling scads of records, the band came back home to San Francisco in February to do a sold-out show at the Great American Music Hall. For his on-stage apparel, lead singer Christopher Owens wore baggy orange flannel pajama bottoms and a rumpled green flannel shirt, proving that his new-found fame had not rendered him self-important or excessively dignified. I nominate Owens as your role model this week, Pisces. I’d like to see you move on up toward the next level in your chosen field of endeavor, even as you remain perfectly comfortable, full of casual grace, and at home in your excellence.

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Across

1 Convertible’s cover 7 Frowned-upon aerosol chemicals, for short 11 Controversial flavoring 14 Without a compass 15 Slave in Pearl S. Buck’s “The Good Earth” 16 iPhone program 17 Her hair hissed 18 Rapper with the hit single “How Low” 20 Anguish over a huge credit card bill? 22 Goes to the TV screen 23 Waste of fireworks 24 Bill Cosby’s late son 26 Shaq, once 28 “Gone With the Wind” plantation 31 “See ya” 32 What perverts did to dream of being more perverted? 35 Skosh 38 Gnarls Barkley singer ___-Lo 39 Conk out 40 Suffix with Power or Gator 41 Textiles elevated to a higher status? 45 “Parklife” group 46 Capital on a fjord 47 Fish, on an Italian menu 51 They help you limber up 53 Washroom, to a Brit 55 Airport stats 56 Did a baby care activity (or this puzzle’s theme, literally) 60 Home of a chicken mascot 61 Mafioso’s code of silence 62 “The Fifth Beatle” Sutcliffe 63 Menial laborer 64 Laura of “The Squid and the Whale” 65 ___ Willy (schoolyard annoyance) 66 In ___ (at heart) 67 Venomous snakes

Down

1 Flautist Jean-Pierre ___ 2 Title role for Hilary Swank 3 Suddenly lose power 4 Secured tightly 5 Brewer’s kiln 6 Kilt pattern 7 Hades rarity, it’s said 8 Chimney passage 9 Contemptible guys 10 Rickman, in the “Harry Potter” films 11 Red sauce 12 Full of life 13 Navigational tracker 19 “Why ___?” 21 Scissors users 25 “Soldier of Love” singer 27 Flavorful 29 It may list sped-up terms and conditions at the end 30 Garage sale condition 33 Take back property 34 Hatchery noise 35 Fro-yo establishment, for short 36 Earmark 37 It’s cheaper by the dozen 42 Threesome 43 “Finished!” 44 Where the diving boards are 48 “Tristram Shandy” author 49 President who won the Nobel Peace Prize 50 College application pieces 52 Take shots (at) 54 String quartet member 57 The Bee ___ 58 Inflated self-images 59 In the center of 60 Dir. opposite NNE

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Nature will kill us all Don’t mess with the lady in green Mother Nature is a funny Somewhere along the line it had to get even little woman. Well, funny more specific. “Hey, that whale over there keeps may not be the right word. attacking and eating everyone. You know, I’m Scary is probably the right thinking maybe we should start calling that one word. We try to control her, a killer whale. That way when people see it they’ll but she’s like LeBron James: know to get the piss out of the way.” The naming you can really only hope to of the creature was a warning. They didn’t decide contain her and even then it doesn’t work out to call it a possibly dangerous whale or a savage much of the time. Sometimes she’s random. yet easily trainable whale. They called it a killer She’ll surprise us and whip up an earthquake whale; well, because that’s basically what it is. In one of the articles I read about the incident, or a tsunami and there’s simply not a damned thing humans can do about it, except try to pick some scientists were pondering why this whale up the pieces afterwards. Other times she’s snapped and took the life of its trainer. Some very specific. You mess with her, and she gives thought it could have been her ponytail. That you exactly what you should have been expect- makes sense. I would think the fewer things to ing. When this happens we act surprised, but grab on to the better in this situation. Others somewhere deep inside, we all knew what was thought it may have been because the whale around the corner. Simply put, she’s no one to was bored and lonely. Well, let’s see. It once had screw with. That’s why it seemed so weird to Somewhere along the line, ancient me last week when our nation was engrossed and stunned by the train- biologists decided we should have er who got killed by a killer whale at names for all these species we were Sea World. You know what, it’s sad when someone gets killed. I’m sure discovering. I’m sure at first it was her friends and family will miss her. I’m sure she was a fine, outstand- something along the lines of “Hey, that ing person. It’s fine to show sadness fish is bigger than the rest. Let’s call it and empathy, but I still have a bit of trouble seeing where all of the sur- a big fish.” prise is coming from. If anything, we a big ocean and now it has a tiny little tank. Yeah, should be surprised she made it this long. Of course everyone says she was good at her maybe it just had cabin fever. It’s possible, some job, and she probably was. This in no way should say, that the whale was feeling a tad bit amorous. indicate whether or not the attack should have Sure, attacking isn’t really an acceptable courting been a surprise. This is a dangerous occupation, method for humans, but who really knows what being a killer whale wrangler. This is why people goes on at those crazy whale parties. They also go to Sea World to see it. It’s like being a lion tam- say he could have been overworked. I could see er. It’s dangerous, and that’s why we want to see it. it. There aren’t many human performers who do It would be completely safe for someone to jump two shows a day anymore. Why should we expect into a tank of water and have some guppies swim more from a whale? back and forth through a hula-hoop. This, howThe last reason offered struck me as the best ever, would not entertain even the most simple reason: The whale attacked the woman because folks out there. We want to see people control a he was naturally aggressive. This reason kind of killer whale because it’s man versus nature, and encompasses all of the other reasons, too. It’s we’re so arrogant that we assume we’ll always be a killer whale. That’s what killer whales do. It the one to come out on top. doesn’t really need a reason because that’s just Somewhere along the line ancient biologists the way it is. decided we should have names for all these speI know I’m sort of making light out of what cies we were discovering. I’m sure at first it was essentially is a bad situation, but I still think my something along the lines of “Hey, that fish is big- point is valid. The killer whale is a dangerous ger than the rest. Let’s call it a big fish.” Science creature, and it would just as soon we humans progresses and they decide to call this particular not dick around with it on a regular basis. If creature a whale. It’s a much more specific name. you’re going to place blame in this situation, This led to a conversation something along the I’m just not really sure you can place it on lines of, “Hey, there’s a big assed fish slamming the whale. This is simply what a whale does. against the side of our boat!” “Oh, actually we’re It doesn’t feel shame or guilt about killing its calling that a whale now. There’s a big assed whale trainer. It’s probably not even aware the trainer slamming against the side of our boat.” I’m sure isn’t around anymore. It’s just waiting for somethey all vanished at sea no matter what they were one else to come along so it can do the same calling it, but it’s at least nice to have a name for thing. I wonder how many times it will happen again before we stop being surprised. what caused your demise. buzz

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