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Given the recent tragedy in Boston, the sudden passing of beloved Illini Media alumnus Roger Ebert, CU music wunderkind Kyle Lang’s battle with cancer and some personal health issues I have been experiencing, I have been thinking about mortality quite a bit lately. It’s easy for all of us to get stressed out, over-stretch and overwork ourselves, and break down. It happened to me last fall. It happened to me again this spring. But when major tragedies strike, and when living legends perish, it puts everything into perspective. It seems we never realize the impact we have on others until we take a step back and remove ourselves from the everyday grind. When Roger Ebert died, The Daily Illini EditorIn-Chief Darshan Patel and his staff, all relatively green and inexperienced, took on the delicate challenge in stride. They did a great job of covering his death and celebrating his life and his connections to CU, the state of Illinois, the University and its media department, and anyone with any interest in movies. Local independent media outlet Smile Politely did a very nice job covering it as well with personalized anecdotes and heartfelt coverage. The first person to put Ebert’s passing into perspective for me was a friend and former coworker, Joyce Famakinwa. Joyce, the former buzz Movies & TV Editor, texted me, “He taught me about movies.” Objectively, that text doesn’t sound like much, but the sentiment behind it holds quite a bit of power, and I suspect that Joyce was shaken emotionally despite her brevity. For anyone with an interest in movies, a craving for popcorn and a desire to lounge in comfy seats for two hours, Roger Ebert was the authority. He was respectful. He loved movies so much that it couldn’t help but exude from every character, word and punctuation point of every column he wrote. He also hated movies when they were done poorly, and his negative reviews could be just as ruthless as his positive reviews were beautiful. He never got jaded. Ebert’s iconic face and thumb will remain prized symbols of the moviegoing experience for Americans for years to come. With Ebertfest happening this week, that face will most likely bring tears to the eyes of many in CU. But even though Ebert may be gone, and I know this is a cliche, his work will live on. He passed on his love for film to all of us, and Ebertfest is the perfect event to exemplify this. While we already previewed the fest a few weeks ago, expect extended coverage of the event both in this issue and on readbuzz.com, where we will post reviews of the festival’s many films.

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Ebertfest The 15th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival is taking place at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign from April 17-21. There was one film presented Wednesday, and three films will be shown Thursday and Friday, four on Saturday and one final one on Sunday. The featured films were chosen by Roger Ebert. Tickets are sold at www.thevirginia.org. Ticket prices are $14 for each screening, or $12 for students and seniors. Many shows are sold out, but those who wait in the rush ticket line 30 minutes before show time could get empty seats on a first-come, first-served basis. Free panel discussions will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings at the Illini Union Pine Lounge. The introductory film on Wednesday was Days of Heaven from 1978. The film stars Richard Gere and is about a love triangle between farmers. When it was originally released, it was considered a failure in the box office. But in 1997, Roger Ebert added it to his list of great movies and made it soar to the top. Every year, there is a silent film featured. This year it is the Spanish film Blancanieves, a take on the Brothers Grimm story, Snow White. It will be playing Saturday. On Sunday, the final film, Not Yet Begun to Fight, will be played. It is about how Vietnam veterans are adjusting to being home from war.

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che “time flies” does not even begin to describe how incredibly quickly these past three years at the U of I have gone. It seems like a week ago I was stressing out about taking the ACT and what dress I would wear to prom, and now in a few short weeks I will be finishing my junior year of college and will begin the new title of senior. There have been so many moments during my time here where I have caught myself complaining about the trials of tough classes, worrying about exams and trying to have a social life with the demands of extracurricular activities, wanting it all to end so I can go out into the real world. In these moments, I forget how good I really have it. There is never going to be a time in my life again where I can have the freedoms of being an adult without the serious concerns that accompany it. As I approach my final year of being an Illini, all I want is for time to stop so I can soak in how truly blessed I am to have had the experiences this university has offered me. I am just as much excited as I am terrified to see what my life after college will be like, but I don’t want to wish away the time I have left. I can’t wait to pursue my dreams of becoming a journalist in NYC, but it makes me sad thinking about leaving the place that has given me some of my fondest memories, closest friends and priceless opportunities. So all you young’uns reading this, don’t rush your way through some of the best years of your life. Take advantage of everything college has to offer, and just enjoy it.

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that many people can say they love working at the University dining hall, but honestly, there really isn’t a better job out there. Okay, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but the people you meet at work become some of your best friends and your family away from home. Some of the people I’ve befriended at the dining hall will definitely be my friends beyond my four years here. I couldn’t imagine not spending time with my favorite L7s (ISR dining hall inside joke). The customers who come into the dining hall are something else, too. You hear some of the funniest, most inappropriate conversations when you’re working, and I absolutely love talking to all the hungover freshmen on Saturday mornings when I swipe them in. I think everyone should work at the dining hall at least for a semester. It’s a fun time, and for all you know, you might never want to leave. I wasn’t expecting to want to keep working there, but after bonding with all those amazing people, I couldn’t imagine working anywhere else.

Maybe I’m risking my reputation as someone with good taste by writing about another emo band this week. I don’t care, though. Fall Out Boy have been incredibly important to me, ever since I bought a copy of their debut album Take This to Your Grave in middle school. Take This to Your Grave was the first record I ever bought on my own volition, without the influence of what I heard on the radio or what my dad was listening to at the time. Fall Out Boy was the first band I could ever call my own. I immediately connected with the fact that these were a group of kids who grew up in the same area I did. They sounded like I wanted to sound. They whined about the things I cared about at the time. They were the shining example that punk suburbanites could become rock stars. And they had an incredible ability to craft a pop song, a skill I obsessed over then and still obsess over today. I learned every single song from their entire catalog on guitar, and as they grew away from their pop-punk origins on later albums, exploring blues, funk, R&B and soul, I grew with them. I started a pop-punk band my freshman year of high school, and spent the next four years trying to craft songs with as much pop sensibility and magic as the songs on Take This to Your Grave. I haven’t missed a Fall Out Boy show in Chicago in ages, and I even had the opportunity to snag tickets to their comeback show at Subterranean in Chicago last February, which, needless to say, was an emotional experience. I can understand some of the criticisms of the band: “Their songs are too simple,” “Patrick Stump sings with too much gusto and vibrato” and “Pete Wentz is a dumb posterboy and a douche.” Whatever. I shrugged off those criticisms then, and I still shrug them off today. Fall Out Boy may not be the best band I listen to, and I’m sure there are plenty of negative things I could say about them if I really sat down and dissected their music as I do with many other artists. But Fall Out Boy is not a band to think about extremely critically, for me at least. Listening to Fall Out Boy is simply an emotional experience for me. Listening to them helps me remember home and recalls memories of eating pizza on a curb with my band from high school after we drove an hour and a half to play some tiny show to six people. I thought to myself then, “This is probably what Fall Out Boy did before they became famous.” Needless to say, I’m excited about their comeback record, Save Rock and Roll, which came out Tuesday. I’ve listened to the album a few times now, and while a lot off the record falls into the category of “radio pop,” I don’t really care. I still like it. To quote the late and great Roger Ebert, “Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions never lie to you.”

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Spurlock Museum displays James Bond memorabilia by John Milas

ir Ian Fleming allegedly chose the name James Bond because he felt it sounded unremarkable and even boring. Now the name brings to mind anything but boring. Bond means fast cars, beautiful women, high-tech gadgets and exotic locations. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of Fleming’s original Bond novel, Casino Royale, and Spurlock Museum is celebrating it with their exhibit “Unconventional Bond: The Strange Life of Casino Royale on Film.” The film exhibit runs through June 16 and is coordinated with the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music. Professor Wayne Pitard, the museum’s director, said, “We are a museum of world cultures. Our mission is to both celebrate the common humanity of all cultures, but also the diversity in which those cultures deal with all the common issues of humanity.” The museum houses pieces from various locations and time periods, including some ancient artifacts.

“It fits into our mission because Europe is one of our major galleries,” he said. “This is our first look at a real worldwide cultural phenomenon that has its origins in Europe. It’s had a profound effect on western literature, and an even more profound effect on filmmaking. There’s just nothing like it, so we thought it was eminently worth thinking about.” The exhibit doesn’t fill a room, but what’s actually on display is jaw-dropping for even a casual onlooker. Some of the items are on loan from University alumnus and Ian Fleming Foundation founder Michael VanBlaricum. Other items come directly from Eon Productions, the company directly responsible for making the James Bond films. A series of posters for the 1954, 1967 and 2006 adaptations for Casino Royale hang next to a case which houses props and costumes from the Daniel Craig adaptation. A bloody tuxedo worn by Craig is on display next to an actual first unit clapboard from the set. Vesper Lynd’s purse is laid out with some of its contents, including a letter from her parents that is not seen in the film

and has never been displayed. Remember the nail gun used during one of the film’s mot climactic scenes? It’s there, too. In an adjacent room is probably the icing on the cake: an Aston Martin from The Living Daylights. Well, it’s not really an Aston Martin. It’s a prop car used to show a close up of a ski device popping out of the side for a snow chase sequence. “We thought, ‘How can we have a James Bond exhibit and not have a car?’” Pitard asked. The car is on loan from the Ian Fleming Foundation, which houses most of its property near Chicago. “Unconventional Bond” is part of a collaboration called “The Birth of Bond: Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale at 60,” which will showcase items at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, alongside the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music, which will feature music from the films. The exhibit in the Spurlock Museum is designed to convey the cultural significance of the series and the importance of its influence. But for a fan, it’s still awesome to walk in and see one of James Bond’s cars displayed in all its glory. (Read the full article at readbuzz.com)

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Sustainable Student Farming An interview with Zach Grant by Bryan Boccelli

he University of Illinois Sustainable Student Farm, 2711 S. Race St., Urbana, offers many opportunities for students and volunteers, not only on how to cultivate produce, but how to extend what they learn into other academic fields. Zack Grant, manager for the Sustainable Student Farm, told us what the farm is all about. »buzz: How long has the Sustainable Student Farm been running here at the University of Illinois? »Zach Grant: This is the fifth year of the project, or production year. It started in 2009. »buzz: Is the farm considered organic? »ZG: We are not technically a certified organic farm, but we use a lot of a lot of organic practices. (In) some of the areas, we’re working towards organic certification for research purposes. »buzz: How many students and faculty work on the Sustainable Student Farm? »ZG: There are about 200 unique volunteers that come to the farm every year. This equates to about 1,000 labor hours of volunteer help. There are two full-time employees, one faculty advisor and myself. We have a very small seasonal staff of one or two workers, and I work with about two to

three faculty members to collaborate on research projects and oversight. »buzz: What kind of produce is grown on the farm? »ZG: We grow about 25 different things. For the dining halls, we only grow a few things such as salad green production, tomatoes, peppers. We grow a diversity of things for the farm stand. You name it, we grow it. I like to call our operation a heavily diversified specialty crop operation. »buzz: Is the Sustainable Student Farm open year round? »ZG: We do have production almost year round — about nine months out of the year — with our high tunnel structures helping bridge the gap. Those are unheated greenhouses that we use to extend different growing seasons for various crops. »buzz: For those who don’t know what sustainable means, what’s your definition? »ZG: Sustainable essentially means it’s the nexus of environmental, social and economic sustainability. So it’s where all three of those aspects meet, without compromising one or the other.

»buzz: Where do you distribute and/or sell the produce? »ZG: The vast majority of the produce goes to the dining services, and then we have farm stand on the Quad on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting in mid-May. We’re working on a pilot CSA project, which is a shareholder project on the farm where people would pay money upfront, like a subscription, and they would receive weekly produce during the same calendar season as the farm stand. »buzz: Is there anything unique or special about this farm compared to other university farms? »ZG: There are other student farms at other landgrant universities, and even some at small private colleges such as Yale’s farm project. What sets our farm project apart from some of the ones that have been running a little bit longer is the different collaborations that we do. We have really stepped up multi-disciplinary cross-departmental collaborations. We are in the (Department of) Crop Science and Agriculture field, but we have worked with Engineering to do things such as a new electric delivery vehicle that a class in Engineering is making for us.

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Roger Ebert's Legacy One Illini's impact on another By Syd Slobodnik

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he passing of Roger Ebert reminds me of his incredible legacy as a journalist and film critic. In his career, he documented, evaluated and analyzed the so-called New Hollywood renaissance of the late 1960s and '70s with the passion and excitement for the art that the filmmakers possessed. Growing up in Chicago during the late '60s and early '70s, I began reading Ebert’s Chicago Sun-Times reviews in the early '70s. I believe the first were reviews of either The French Connection, Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory or A Clockwork Orange. Ebert’s reviews, like other critics I admired (Pauline Kael, Richard Schickel, Andrew Sarris and Charles Champlin), taught me how to view films and appreciate this wonderful medium. But Ebert was the local Midwest critic, and like his young rival at The Chicago Tribune, Gene Siskel, his views were somehow closer to my perspective. I respected Ebert and Siskel for that reason and always liked the balance they provided as I decided which film to see. In the late 1960s, when exciting new films like Bonnie and Clyde, The Graduate and Easy Rider began pushing the boundaries of new liberal film censorship rules, Ebert’s reviews

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championed the films of the early New Hollywood auteurs like Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and Mike Nichols. He also found deep respect for slightly older independent filmmakers like John Cassavetes, Stanley Kubrick and Arthur Penn. Ebert always had a special understanding of the early works of Robert Altman, which included McCabe and Mrs. Miller, California Split and Nashville. In the early 1970s, I greatly enjoyed Ebert’s take on Roman Polanski’s Chinatown (1974), knowing I had seen a classic. Ebert always equally educated his readers about the exciting filmmakers from around the world. He always was a spokesman for Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, Italian master Federico Fellini and Japan’s Akira Kurosawa. Through Ebert I learned the appeal of such films as Bergman’s Cries and Whispers, Fellini’s Amarcord, Michelangelo Antonioni’s The Passenger and several of Kurosawa’s films. In fact, several years before his PBS film review show Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You, which evolved into Sneak Previews, Ebert hosted a locally produced PBS series analyzing the master works of Ingmar Bergman. In this

show, he viewed and spoke extensively about The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries and Persona, as well as other Bergman classics. I learned an everlasting appreciation for Bergman’s work. Ebert helped readers discover other art house films, such as Werner Herzog’s Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), Francois Truffaut’s Day for Night (1975), numerous documentary films by Frederick Wiseman and, notably, Scorsese’s The Last Waltz (1979). This special connection with Ebert’s work continued for me in 1975 when I began my undergraduate studies at the University and wrote film criticism for The Daily Illini. Although Ebert was editor-in-chief a decade earlier, his legacy was clear. We knew he was the only film critic to ever win the Pulitzer Prize for film criticism. That was a high bar set by his unique accomplishments. Ebert appreciated the most conventional film entertainment with a special flare as well. His reviews noted and praised the best of early Spielberg, John Carpenter and Brian De Palma. He always appreciated the humor of Mel Brooks and quickly warmed up to Woody Allen’s eccentricities. In the first decade of Sneak Previews, his most memorable bantering with Siskel included their discussion over Coppola’s 1979 Apocalypse

Now (which Ebert liked and understood more clearly than Siskel) and then over Coppola’s 1982 One From the Heart (which disappointed Ebert, but Siskel liked partly because he got an exclusive interview with Coppola the week of its release). Ebert and Siskel's special focus shows, like one comparing the careers of funny men Mel Brooks and Woody Allen or focusing on the unique contribution of stars like Robert Mitchum or Gene Wilder, were especially informative. The shows on the best films of the decade were rich with insights and cultural appreciation. Later, Ebert returned to the University for various alumni functions. At The Art Theater, he held a special screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey to celebrate the fictional birth of the HAL 9000 computer born in Urbana. In the first years of Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival, the residents of our twin cities fully realized the connection we had to this special writer and critic. These are the reasons I will miss Ebert’s writing legacy. Like the many who have gone through this university, he captured the true spirit of what this great university stands for and an essential part of our mission — the need to share our knowledge and insights with others who follow us. In the world of cinema, Roger Ebert was a true Illini.

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ccording to rainn.org, a sexual assault occurs in the U.S. every two minutes. Sexual assault victims can gain back power and confidence by participating in Take Back the Night events around the globe. Take Back the Night is an international foundation with the goal of ending all forms of sexual violence. At the event, victims and supporters march while carrying signs with slogans, such as “No means no” and “Real men don’t rape.” The first ever Take Back the Night event occurred in Brussels, Belgium, at The International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women. Instead of marching with signs, participants held candles. Since then, countries all over the globe have held Take Back the Night marches, including the United States, Italy, Germany, England, Australia, India and Canada. Thursday, April 18, is the 34th annual Take Back the Night in Champaign-Urbana. The event is coordinated by Rape Advocacy, Counseling and Education Services of Champaign-Urbana, also known as R.A.C.E.S. The organization offers various services to victims of sexual assault, such

as a 24-hour crisis hotline, medical and legal advocacy and counseling. As in the past, this year’s Take Back the Night will begin with a pre-march rally at 6:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Square Mall’s west parking lot. At the rally, there will be many activities in which attendees can partake. Participants will be able to learn chants, and R.A.C.E.S. will provide materials to make signs to carry throughout the march. There will also be a performance by the a cappella group, The Girls Next Door, which is comprised of female University students. Stephanie Ames, an advocate with R.A.C.E.S. and Take Back the Night coordinator, said the event typically has a turnout of about 75 people. The event draws mostly women, but the organization allows and encourages men to participate. There is no pre-registration for the march, and all community members are welcome to participate in any or all parts of the event. “I encourage people to come,” Ames said. “We invite everyone, whether you can march with us down the street, or you want to meet us at the Quad at 8 p.m.”

At 7 p.m., participants will begin the three-mile march to the north end of the Quad. “It’s an indescribable experience,” Ames said. “You’re marching down the street, screaming and chanting, ‘I deserve to be safe.'” After the march, a post-march rally will be held on the south side of the Illini Union. At the postmarch rally, there will be a few guest speakers. R.A.C.E.S. will also encourage participants to go up to the microphone and share their stories in a speak-out. “Typically, we have survivors who share their experience,” Ames said. “It’s a really powerful event. There are people being so brave and standing up in front of others and telling the most intimate, horrible details of what happened to them.” Ames, who attended her first Take Back the Night event last year, said it has definitely impacted her life. “It really opens people’s eyes to what survivors really go through.” Ames started with R.A.C.E.S. a year and a half ago as a volunteer on the crisis hotline. “It’s made me more aware,” she said. “A lot of times, you don’t know the whole story behind someone’s assault.” R.A.C.E.S. was created by women in the 1970s as the Rape Crisis Center. It has since evolved into the resource that it is today. Over the past three and a half years, the organization has received more than 350 calls to its free 24-hour rape crisis hotline. It has also helped over 300 individuals through counseling and advocacy services. R.A.C.E.S. also educates elementary, middle and high school students about sexual violence. In addition to Take Back the Night, R.A.C.E.S. is holding an event called Rock Out Against Rape on April 26 at Mike ‘N' Molly’s. The event will benefit R.A.C.E.S. services. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and Take Back the Night is just one of many events in the CU area that raises awareness. On April 5, people walked around the Quad in heels for a Walk A Mile In Her Shoes event. R.A.C.E.S. provided a keynote speaker for the rally. Additionally, on April 12, University Police partnered with students, Campus and Community Student Services and the Women’s Resources Center to chalk the Quad with messages to raise awareness about sexual harassment. “I would just love for people to come out, so that we can make our services more available and hopefully move towards a safer community and a safer campus,” Ames said. For more information about R.A.C.E.S. and Take Back the Night, head to their official website: www.cu-R.A.C.E.S..org.

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very year, music lovers around the world join together to celebrate Record Store Day. This year it takes place on April 20, and there are events going on around ChampaignUrbana that you can check out. Local business Exile on Main Street, a longtime supporter of Record Store Day, is gearing up to host the event and is expecting a great turnout from the community, as is brand-new record store Error Records. “We have participated every year that they have had it, and every year it’s gotten a little bit bigger,” said Jeff Brandt, owner of Exile. “I didn’t do a head count last year, but it was at least several hundred people, and this year we expect even more!” Brandt plans to have bands and DJs play outside, and although the weather in CU has been unpredictable these past few weeks, don’t let that stop you from coming out because the event will go on rain or shine. “It’s an excuse to take the day off and doing nothing but eat, sleep and breathe music,” Brandt said. “The local musicians love getting into it because a lot of them put out stuff on (Record Store Day) to either give out or sell new albums. It’s a music nerd’s holiday." Although the number of people interested in record stores doesn’t compare to what it used to be, it has grown in the years that Exile has been open. “When I was in college, there were five or six on Green Street, which is kind of unimaginable at this point," Brant said. "But we have been here long enough to show that the community can support a record store, and there’s even another place that just opened up, Error Records, that will be participating, too.” Having recently opened after the success of an Indiegogo campaign, Error Records provides music lovers with a place to buy records, hang out, display art and see shows. This year, they will be participating in Record Story Day with official releases and live music. “There is a good sized selection of (Record Store Day) releases that will be available,” said

Error Records. Photo by Lauren Aguirre

owner Nathan Landolt. “The music performed will range from acoustic folk, to ambient and harsh noise, to full-band punk and rock. There will also be art on display.” Landolt said some of the items that can be found at Error will include Record Store Day releases from At The Drive-In, Braid, Their / They’re / There, Owen, Best Coast, Whirr, The Repos, Botch, Ghoul and many more. Brandt added some of his personal favorite

records that Exile will stock are Built to Spill’s live LP, the Cure’s Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Flaming Lips’ Zaireeka LP box set and, of course, the Rolling Stones’ 5x5 EP. Participating in Record Store Day is a way to give shops the support they need and enables them to continue providing the community with good music. “It gets people off of the internet and out of Best Buy, Wal-Mart, etc., and into the small

businesses that actually focus on music as an art form, rather than a price tag,” Landolt said. Record Store Day is not just about making purchases; it’s about a love of music. “Music makes me happy, and it can be sad music, it doesn’t even have to be really upbeat stuff,” Brandt said. “I’m really moved by music in general and I think a lot other people are as well. Record Store Day is a really fun community thing to celebrate this love!”

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The Place Beyond the Pines The Art Theater Opens April 19 $11 The daring new movie from the director of Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines is a sweeping emotional drama powerfully exploring the unbreakable bond between fathers and sons, starring Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Ray Liotta and Eva Mendes. —Jamila Tyler, Movies & TV Editor

The Appleseed Cast, Muscle Worship, Withershins Mike ‘N’ Molly’s Thursday, April 18, 8 p.m. $10 19+ The emo, post-rock sounds of The Appleseed Cast have always been welcome in Champaign. On tour with Muscle Worship and supported by local shoegazers Withershins, don’t miss out on them again. —Maddie Rehayem, Music Editor

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Roger Ebert, the writer By Pat Filbin I can’t miss Roger Ebert. I can’t miss the man because I didn’t know him. I wasn’t around when he was the The Daily Illini's editor-in-chief or when he was on television with Siskel. I don’t have personal anecdotes. I never got to meet him when he was stricken with cancer. What I know of that period of Ebert’s life comes from the brilliant Esquire story written by Chris Jones. I didn’t know Roger Ebert the college student, the alcoholic or the television personality. The only one I’ve known is Roger Ebert the writer. After I heard of his passing, I read just about everything that was dedicated to our beloved alum. They were all beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. But my favorite thing I read was Ebert’s journal on the Chicago Sun-Times’ website. After Ebert was diagnosed with cancer and lost his voice, he went to the only place where his voice could be heard: the Internet. Whether it was his personal blog or his Twitter account, he dominated every medium and had the web presence of a 15-year-old girl. He continued to review more than 200 films a year. Reading his reviews was like seeing inside his mind. It was like watching the movies how he saw them and how he connected to each one of them. But more importantly, it was same ol’ Ebert. Besides his film reviews, Ebert started writing a personal blog, filling it with his late night dreams, stories from his college days in his hometown of Urbana and the nightmares of his newly discovered curse. He wrote about how he missed eating, drinking and dining at some of his favorite restaurants. He fantasized about root beer’s at five cents a pop and black licorice from the corner candy store. But most of all, he missed the social aspects of it all: “The food and drink I can do without easily. The jokes, gossip, laughs, arguments and shared memories I miss. Sentences beginning with the words, ‘Remember that time?’... So yes, it’s sad. Maybe that’s why I enjoy this blog. You don’t realize it, but we’re at dinner right now.” I felt bad for Ebert. I know that it would be the last thing he would want any of us to say, but I couldn’t help it. There was no reason to even feel that way. He was happy. At 66, he wrote a journal entry titled “Go Gentle Into That Good Night” where he contemplated the inevitability of death. He spoke of his own death, his courage and lack of fear while facing it. I not only will miss the writer, but I will always admire the man and his incredible work ethic, beautiful words and gracious storytelling. As a journalist and fellow film reviewer, I will miss him as a mentor. In his last journal entry, posted April 2, he concluded “A Leave of Presence” by saying, “So on this day of reflection I say again, thank you for going on this journey with me. I’ll see you at the movies.” I will miss Roger Ebert, the writer.

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