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volume 7 no. 19

Tower of Power 8 We All Scream

Making A Dump Free Yoga

buzz digs up the dirt on Dump & Run ‘09

Krannert Art Museum stretches you out this summer

You Spin Me Calendar

Picking the best deals on cool licks in CU

Get a crisp analog friend at Urbana’s Vintage Vinyl sale

Your guide to this week’s events

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weekahead Complete calendar listings on pages 12-13

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thursday 14

friday 15

World No Tobacco Day

The Impalas

From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., former smokers can visit Parkland College and leave tips for people trying to quit. Anyone who leaves a tip or a message will receive a fresh flower, a voucher for a free cup of coffee, a $10 gift card from MK Holistic Beauty and a chance to win one of two $119 gift certificates to Cardinal Fitness.

The Impalas will hit the stage at Bentley’s Pub at 8:30 p.m. Cover is $3.

Food: Cool down with a unique smoothie recipe up now.

Community: “Still need to take graduation photos? Check out our list of great on and off campus locations, online now.

saturday 16

Movies:

Music Among the Vines 2009: Whiskey Bob Taylor

Music:

Head to Alto Vineyards beginning at 7:30 p.m. to catch some live music. Cover is $4. Children 15 and under are free.

Look for a review of Angels and Demons on Saturday. On Saturday, look for a review of the latest from Manchester Orchestra.

let it out

sunday 17

monday 18

tuesday 19

Bastard Sons Of Johnny Cash

“Dear Eddy,” Correspondence and Texts, 1939-1953, Ernest Hemingway to Edwin Rolfe

Tarot Card Readings

Join Bastard Sons Of Johnny Cash at the Rosebowl Tavern at 8 p.m. as they celebrate the release of their new album. Tickets are $10.

Catch a glimpse of handwritten letters by Ernest Hemingway on display at the Main Library’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library during normal hours.

Come see what the future holds at Carmon’s Restaurant from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Readings are $15.

wednesday 20 Touch-a-Truck From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., kids ages two to five can explore tow trucks, firetrucks, police cars and more at Centennial Park.

Likes & Gripes Danielle Perlin Copy Editor Likes 1. Summer ’09: When I pick up this issue of buzz, I will be done with my junior year and off to start my summer in Chicago. So incredibly excited! 2. Beaches: I cannot wait to spend tons of time on the Evanston beaches. I miss them terribly, and I’ll actually have some free time this summer to tan and be lazy. Yay! 3) No more crutches: Being on crutches for two and a half weeks at this university isn’t too ideal. Might have handicapped-friendly areas, but the campus is still pretty darn huge. So happy to be done with those! 4. Friends with cars: Shout-outs to Matt and Heather for being amazing friends!

e d i t o r ’ s n o t e by Tommy Trafton With finals wrapping up and summer quickly approaching, a lot of schedules will soon be shifting and new things will be coming our way, buzz being no exception. One of the more hilarious parts of the magazine is the ridiculous turnover rate. Every year we are forced to leg go of some of our best workers as they graduate from college. I’d like to take some space to thank our graduates and introduce the new summer staff of buzz so you can get to know us better for the calm CU summer months. Matt Harlan, buzz’s valued Art Director will be leaving us next week for a summer long bike trek across the United States with Illini 4000. Matt www.the217.com

has been responsible for much of buzz’s clean and snazzy design and he’ll be missed. We can’t wait to see his jacked thighs and ingrown wheels upon his return to Champaign. Of course, buzz won’t turn ugly with Tanya Boonroueng replacing Matt as our summer Art Director. With a great track record of stunning cover and page designs, buzz will come out of the summer looking better than ever. Promise. Rebekah Nelson will be taking over as Photo Editor for the summer season. Serving buzz as a photographer for just a few months now, she’s done a wonderful job. Just take a look at the awesome cover photo illustration this week. There will be more where that came from. Keith Hollenkamp, former Movies Editor, will be graduating, thus also having to leave our staff. I’ve

never met anyone that’s known so much about film and it’s been a great pleasure working with Keith for Ebertfest coverage. Hopefully he’ll be sticking around helping the217.com with video so look for him at the local theaters. Keith and I are excited to see what Matt Carey, our new Movies Editor will be able to do with the section. Lastly, buzz is also forced to part ways with Kerry Doyle, outgoing Community Editor, as she will also be a college graduate by the end of the week. Kerry has done wonders with the section leaving Michell Eloy, our incoming Community Editor with a well prepared staff. The summer buzz staff is looking forward to the summer in CU and are planning on making some significant changes to the magazine. Keep reading and get to know us a little better.

Allison Copenbarger Food Editor Gripes 1. Failing technology: Cell phone? Fail. Internet? Fail. Car stereo? Fail. And all in the last week! 2. Warp speed: WHERE DID MY FRESHMAN YEAR GO? 3. Ridiculous RAs: Mine would blast her music at all hours of the night when I was trying to study. It’s been pissing me off all year and now that I have mere days left I am going to GRIPE!

may 14 – may 20 09

weekahead Complete calendar listings on pages 12-13

what to expect on

the217.com

thursday 14

friday 15

World No Tobacco Day

The Impalas

The Impalas will hit the stage at Bentley’s Pub at 8:30 p.m. Cover is $3.

Food: Cool down with a unique smoothie recipe up now.

Community: “Still need to take graduation photos? Check out our list of great on and off campus locations, online now.

saturday 16

Movies:

Music Among the Vines 2009: Whiskey Bob Taylor

Music:

Head to Alto Vineyards beginning at 7:30 p.m. to catch some live music. Cover is $4. Children 15 and under are free.

Look for a review of Angels and Demons on Saturday. On Saturday, look for a review of the latest from Manchester Orchestra.

let it out

sunday 17

monday 18

tuesday 19

Bastard Sons Of Johnny Cash

“Dear Eddy,” Correspondence and Texts, 1939-1953, Ernest Hemingway to Edwin Rolfe

Tarot Card Readings

Join Bastard Sons Of Johnny Cash at the Rosebowl Tavern at 8 p.m. as they celebrate the release of their new album. Tickets are $10.

Catch a glimpse of handwritten letters by Ernest Hemingway on display at the Main Library’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library during normal hours.

Come see what the future holds at Carmon’s Restaurant from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Readings are $15.

wednesday 20 Touch-a-Truck From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., kids ages two to five can explore tow trucks, firetrucks, police cars and more at Centennial Park.

may 14 – may 20 09

Silver Bullet Bar

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PANINIS COFFEE & ESPRESSO

FRAPPE & SMOOTHIES

buzz reviews the top joints in CU

As summer approaches, picking which place to eat ice cream can be a difficult decision. So which places in Champaign-Urbana deserve a customer’s hard-earned dollar? I’ve picked four places to eat ice cream to find the best deal. All are local and unique. So which have the best options?

Serendipity

Cozy Custard

Cocomero

Several hard-dipped varieties with cones, bowls or shakes

Flavor of the day, tornado, sundae, shakes, malts, custard.

Over 10 varieties of soft-serve frozen yogurt

Sundaes, shakes, freezes, malts, floats, snowstorms, waffle bowls and a large variety of ice cream flavors and toppings.

$1-6 depending on waffle cones, number of scoops, etc.

Medium tornado is $4.80, small sundae is $3.85.

All prices are based on weight. The average is $2-5.

A small sundae is $4.30, medium shakes, malts, freezes are $3.70 and a small snowstorm is $4.75.

Location, also sells soups and sandwiches

Flavor of the day, drive-thru, hot and cold fudge, many toppings for a tornado, also an Illini-themed burger joint.

Healthier, customized exactly since you make it yourself.

Four different sizes, many toppings and a large variety of ice cream flavors.

Fewer healthy options, fewer toppings

Only three ice cream flavors (not including the flavor of the day): vanilla, chocolate, lemon.

Impossible to predict exact price.

A little on the pricey side and no hot fudge.

“It’s a convenient treat and good old-fashioned ice cream,” said Kelsey Isaacson a freshman in Business. “It’s the place to go and indulge a little.”

Tiffany Arenson: “The milkshakes are super thick and taste great!”

Paige Quinlan, a freshman in LAS, says “It’s nice because you can either go parfait-style with vanilla and fruit or dessert-style with chocolate and candies.”

Breann Swan: “Today is my first visit, and I would definitely come again.”

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PRICE OPTIONS

(Always Hiring, We’ll Train)

We All Scream for Ice Cream

PROS

18 to enter • Mon-Thur 8pm-1am • Fri-Sat 8pm-2am • $5 Cover

CONS

Topless Female Dancers

food & drink Jarling’s Custard Cup

119 W. Main St. • 217.328.4405 • urbanabistro.com TUE-SAT 8AM-8PM • SUN 8AM-2PM

Black Dog Smoke and Ale House

Open Sunday May 17th for graduation

Call for Reservations Call (217) 344-9334 201 N. Broadway Ave., Urbana may 14 – may 20 09

A Diverse Neighborhood Orchard Downs serves ethnic dishes, family time in CU by Aaron Geiger It’s 5:00, and you’re walking down Orchard Street. You get a whiff of Mediterranean cuisine, which blends into a blast of curry and onions, followed by a warm breeze of seafood and kimchi. Your senses aren’t playing tricks on you: Orchard Downs is a cornucopia of international cuisine, with a healthy smattering of fresh, organic vegetables that are sold on the sides of the street. According to the University, Orchard Downs, a multicultural and family-oriented housing choice for students, houses 70 different nationalities. And within each nationality comes regional differences that can be wonderfully diverse, including the areas of cuisine. The neighborhood is also situated near the Japan House, the arboretum and Hartley Gardens and is a beautiful place to visit and stroll through. Most of Orchard Downs’s residents shop at the typical grocery stores, but they also supplement their shopping at places like Annapoorna, Am-Ko and Euro-Mart. But they have a big secret, too — Orchard Downs is next to a large plot of community gardens, and the residents like to sell their goods from picnic tables in the neighborhood; each item is almost always a dollar. But the neighborhood is more than just a home to diversity and fresh produce. Have you ever felt like you’ve lost a sense of family and food, caught up in schoolwork, business or being away from where you grew up? This place will restore that sensation in one single evening. Like clockwork, the stoves heat up when the sun gets ready to go down, and most

families here huddle together for dinner. The children, exhausted from playing with each other, run inside to spend some family time around the table. Take Sonia Khanvilkar and her mother, Vidya, for instance. They provide meals for Sonia’s young son, Ram, and Sonia’s brother, Siddhartha. Vidya hails from a town 100 miles outside of Mumbai, India, and by watching her cook, it’s possible to get transported to the other side of the globe. She vigorously creates a doughy mixture, and although it’s getting dark outside, she keeps the kitchen light off, which somehow seems all the more natural. She even sits down on the kitchen floor to finish kneading the dough, getting more leverage. “I learned how to do this when I was 16,” Vidya said as she prepares homemade chapati, a wheatbased, unleavened bread that is a staple of the Indian diet. The Khanvilkar family uses their fingers to pinch their food, and the chapati helps them with that purpose. But making chapati is a real art, although it’s hard to tell when Vidya makes it — she turns wheat flour, oil, water and a pinch of salt into dough and then toasted flat rounds of it in 30 minutes. Each rolled-out round gets seared onto a round skillet and then placed on a wire rack, where it puffs up into giant pillows of steam and deflates once it starts to cool off. The real joys are hidden in the details. Vidya takes a piece of cauliflower, sniffs it and then places all the pieces in a bowl of salted water.

“If you have eggplant or cauliflower and you want to take away the smell, do this,” she said. She also knows when to salt a batch of stewing tomatoes, noting that it must be done “before they melt.” “I tried to make chapati before, but I burned my fingers,” said daughter Sonia. In the same building, Fatma Incetas, of central Turkey, calls on several regions to help her feed her family. “In the south, there is Mediterranean [cuisine], in the east there is Middle Eastern, in the west there is European,” said Incetas, who also grows a lot of her food on the garden plots, such as leeks, eggplant, beets and green peppers. Incetas typically has feta, tomatoes and jam in the morning, a light lunch that might include a type of salad and then a well-rounded dinner that utilizes soups, meats and vegetables. But it’s black tea that accentuates different points in the day. While Vidya and Incetas are cooking dinner, Sarah Alamri, of Saudi Arabia, is preparing Kabsa — a national rice dish that contains strong essences of cloves, nutmeg, saffron and cardamom. With cooking this good made by moms and grandmothers, it’s hard to keep people away. Vidya has been inundated by her son’s friends. “Yeah, my mom has been feeding everybody,” said Sonia. “They even tell her to keep making the food hotter.” Vidya smiled, paused and said, “Next time they come, I will show them hot.” come and get it

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Staying Safe with CPR The Champaign Park District teaches lifesaving skills this summer

According to the American Heart Association, fewer than one-third of adults with sudden cardiac arrest get the immediate CPR that they need because bystanders don’t always know CPR and are often worried they will make things worse. To make sure victims get the help they need, the American Heart Association has majorly simplified the steps to be taken by untrained adult bystanders in the event of an emergency. Step 1) Call 911 Step 2) Push hard and fast in the center of t.he chest The American Heart Association says that hands-only CPR can be as effective as conventional CPR and that for victims of sudden cardiac arrest, it can more than double their chance of survival.

Interview by Sarah Yu, Written by Kerry Doyle With summer around the corner, it’s important to remember to keep staying safe a priority. Champaign’s summer gets hot and humid, and with the weather about to kick it up a notch, normal activities, such as jogging and biking, have potential to be very stressful on your body. While prevention is always key when it comes to safety, being prepared for the worst is always a good idea. To jumpstart your safety skills, the Champaign Park District has partnered up with Provena Regional EMS to hold CPR classes throughout the summer. “I think it’s good for anybody to know basic CPR for any life-threatening situation,” said Laura Auteberry, the marketing and development director for the Champaign Park District. “This is something we require of everyone [on] the staff at the park district, but it was important enough to offer to the public.” The program, which covers pediatric and adult first aid for anyone 12 years old and older, “teaches anyone how to handle common emergencies, child and infant CPR and use of an AED, an automated external defibrillator,” Auteberry said. Classes will be held at the Springer Cultural Center at 301 N. Randolph St. on May 14: 5–9 p.m., Saturday, May 30: 9 a.m.–2:30 p.m., Saturday, June 6: 9 a.m.– 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 15 and Thursday, July 16: 5–9 p.m. and Saturday, August 15: 9 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Register at least three days in advance to be included, and improve your summer safety skills.

An open letter to the Class of 2009 By Kerry Doyle

Used under the Creative Commons license. Photo by Clay Irving.

YMCA’s Dump and Run Kicks Off Give your junk a new home By Elizabeth Lardizabal At the University YMCA’s Dump and Run, one person’s trash is another broke college student’s treasure. Starting Monday, May 11, you can drop off old furniture, clothes and other household items at the University YMCA on Wright Street in Champaign. Collections will run until May 29, and sales will begin Aug. 21 at the U of I Stock Pavilion. Whether you’re looking to get rid of the clutter at your dorm or apartment or looking to nab some second-hand items later on, Dump and Run is the place to be. YMCA Program Director Kasey Umland talks with buzz about Dump and Run, including her best and weirdest vintage finds at the sale. buzz: How did Dump and Run get started? Umland: The YMCA had done a smaller version of a garage sale eight years ago. The developmental director at the time heard about similar programs at different schools. We felt like it was a way to combine the environmental issue with a way to raise money. buzz: What organizations are involved with the program? www.the217.com

Hands-Only CPR

Umland: Technically, it’s a program co-sponsored between the University YMCA and the International Student and Scholar Services. We consider part of the mission of the program to be for international students who come here with very little. This is a way for them to get low-cost items to furnish their places with. But all the Y student organizations and lots of people in the community are involved. buzz: What can students drop off at the YMCA? Umland: We take almost anything. Lamps, waste baskets, clothes, notebooks, other school supplies. Plates, cups, silverware, toiletries. Furniture, small appliances. Bed linens that are still nice, we’ll take. The only things that we don’t take are really large appliances and decorations. We tell people if you think we might take it, bring it. And if we don’t, we’ll either throw it out or find a way to recycle it. buzz: So what’s the hottest item at Dump and Run? Umland: Furniture. Couches, chairs, desks, dressers. Every year, that’s what goes first. We

get a lot of clothes and cups, but furniture is what students tend to come here for. buzz: What’s the weirdest thing you’ve found? Umland: One time, we found a rock that had been sculpted, and it looked kind of like what I had imagined the [Harry Potter] Voldemort baby would look like. It was just a really weird sculpture. buzz: The coolest? Umland: We’ve gotten a canoe. Like a whole 8-foot long canoe. Some of the clothes we get are awesome throw-back clothes from the ’70s. One time, we got a first-edition, signed by J.D. Salinger, copy of Catcher in the Rye. We’ll randomly find books that are signed by the authors. Somebody will have them at the library and they’ll donate it. There are all these ‘diamondin-the-rough’ things at the Y. To learn more about the University YMCA’s Dump and Run or to volunteer, visit the Web site: http://www.universityymca.org/dumpandrun/.

This Saturday you will be taking your last steps as college students. You’ll cross the stage, shake hands, get your diploma, and graduation will have passed smoothly. Just remember not to trip on your gown, refuse to shake hands because of swine flu, or freak out when you realize your diploma’s empty (the real one is mailed in the summer). No matter which college you’re graduating from there will be a speaker to deliver a message of achievement, success, and optimism for the future, despite whether or not things are looking all that bright for you. While everyone’s chattering on and on about jobs and careers, don’t let the future freak you out; take comfort in the thought that sooner or later things will get sorted out. You’ll find a job, a spouse and 2.5 kids. Or maybe you’ll get a plane ticket to Ecuador, get lost on a crazy adventure, and make awesome new friends. Maybe you’ll find some perfect-for-you combination, who knows? So what I’m trying to get at is that no matter where you end up, the future will take you somewhere, things will happen and life moves forward. So while you’re off living your post-college life, take some time every once in a while to remember the good things about campus, ChampaignUrbana and your four (or more) years of life with training wheels. Everyone has their opinions about CU, both good and bad, but we’ve lived here for at least four years (21 in my case) and whether we’re leaving for good, or just waiting for the next football season to come back for a visit, everyone has something they’re going to miss. So come Saturday, take a look around you and take everything in. Champaign-Urbana will always be a college town that welcomes back alumni, but if you do come back to visit — even if it is for that first football game (or better yet, the beer and chili fest) — things will be different. So enjoy your last days as college students and no matter where you go in life, I hope you always have a soft spot for CU. may 14 – may 20 09

art Krannert Art Museum to Display New Summer Works

Meditative Art

Exhibits vary from European prints to ready-made images from the ’90s

Krannert Art Museum offers free yoga classes

by Katya Cummins Krannert Art Museum’s summer exhibition will see the installation of four exhibits: “Impressions in Ink: European Early Modern Prints” (June 5-July 26), “Vivid Lines in Graphic Times” (May 21-July 26), “Confronting Identity” (June 5-July 26) and “Visions of Our Nation: Art of the New Deal Era” (June 11-July 26). “Impressions in Ink” will showcase woodcuts, engravings, etchings and illuminated manuscripts from the 15th to the 17th century, celebrating prints since Johannes Gutenberg’s first printing press. Artistic subjects circumnavigate religious and literary figures and landscapes. The exhibition will include Albrecht Durer’s “Christ among the Doctors,” Lucas Cranach the Elder’s “The Temptation of Saint Anthony” and Hans and Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn’s “The Return of the Prodigal Son.” “Vivid Lines in Graphic Times,” though echoing art’s use of consumerist products, a practice started by the Pop Art movement in the 1970s, will showcase 13 pieces that provoke a deeper exploration of the

messages behind ready-made images through the 1990s. Artists include Andy Warhol, Barbara Kruger, Alex Katz, David Salle, Vernon Fisher, David Wojnarowicz, Claes Oldenburg and Gael Stack. Through photography and painting, artists such as Robert Arneson, Lorna Simpson and Carrie Mae Weems invite viewers to question how we see ourselves in relation to gender, culture and physical appearance. “Like ‘Confronting Identities,’ ‘Visions of Our Nation’ are exhibits that promote viewer participation, interaction with the art itself,” said Kathryn Polite, curatorial assistant. “‘Vision of Our Nations’ reflects not only the Depression but our current economic situation. It’s something people can relate to.” “Visions of Our Nations” includes art done by The Farms Security Administration, an offshoot of The Works and Progress Administration, one of the New Deal programs initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933. This year’s exhibit will feature

by Mary Russell

Lithograph print by David Wojnarowicz titled, Earth and Wind, 1990. Image courtesy of the Krannert Art Museum

artists such as Ben Shahn and Philip Guston. Polite said there will also be prints and photographs from artists who have worked in the WPA but not during the Depression. Those prints are part of Krannert’s permanent collection.

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Plans Diverse Summer Season Broadway hits and New York Times best-sellers are only part of KCPA’s selections by Margaret Carrigan Whatever your reason is for staying in CU this summer, rest assured that the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts will provide plenty of amusing music and stage delights. The Summer Studio Theater will enter its 19th season this summer, and its sampling of stage intrigue will keep patrons coming back for more. Brant Pope, director of the studio and UI theatre department head, said it is the strength of the characters in this summer’s plays that will keep the audience enraptured. The studio will offer three different plays shown on rotation from June 5 to July 1 that range from comedy to drama and are sure to please all theater-goers’ tastes. “The Mystery of Irma Vep” by Charles Ludlum is a sitcom that spoofs the traditional Gothic melodrama, telling the story of a lord and his new bride, whom he takes to his estate. There, the series of events that unfolds, including quirky servants, mysterious vampire myths and a strange lurking presence of the lord’s previous wife, will may 14 – may 20 09

keep audiences laughing. “Tuesdays with Morrie,” based on the New York Times best-selling book by Mitch Albom, will also be on the studio’s roster and will offer something more serious. The plotline tells the story of a man suffering from Lou Gehrig’s disease and the friendship he forms with a journalist, whom he imparts words of wisdom to about life, death and the importance of love, friendship and forgiveness. “I Am My Own Wife,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway hit, is a one-man show that features more than 30 different characters. The play tells the story of a German transvestite who survives Nazi Germany and beyond. The multifarious characters, all played by UI theatre faculty member Henson Keys will undoubtedly keep the audience in awe. If music is what you crave, there is plenty of that satisfy your craving. The Summer Piano Institute features five outstanding performances from faculty members of the UI School of Music, running from June 28 to July 2. If you’d like to see

how such musical buffs get their start, check out the Illinois Summer Youth Music performances by the talented youth enrolled in the University’s music camps June 20 and 27. In late July and August, enjoy the balmy weather and head out to Research Park on the southwest side of Assembly Hall where Krannert will put on outdoor concerts. The headliners of these concerts are yet to be announced, but the combination of music, food and drink offerings from Biaggi’s and soft summer twilight will be irresistible. Of course, if you are looking for something more regular than a one-time excursion to a performance or play, don’t forget about Krannert Uncorked, which offers wine tastings of local distributors every Thursday night from 5-7 p.m. The event is free and includes complimentary cheese and crackers, musical guests and the perfect arena for socializing with friends, family, colleagues and new acquaintances — or just the opportunity to brush up on your sommelier skills.

In an attempt to broaden its reach in CU, Krannert Art Museum (KAM) has been offering free yoga classes every Friday at noon. Anne Sautman, director of education at KAM, got the idea to offer yoga classes after hearing that such events were going on at larger museums across the country. The classes began a little more than two years ago and have since taken off with class sizes ranging anywhere from eight to 30 students. A regular class participant, Sautman said that yoga often serves as a nice break in the middle of the day. The class is usually comprised of an interesting mix of students, staff and community members. Hayli Peterson is the current instructor and began teaching the hatha yoga classes at KAM in fall 2008. She has been teaching yoga for six years and practicing for nine. Peterson explained that in the U.S., hatha yoga is taken to be a more calming class, focused on poses. In fact, these classes are not supposed to bring up the heart rate of the participants. Peterson said participants can expect a class “taught with a focus on relaxation. We do lots of stretching as well as some strengthening and balance work.” Why yoga? Sautman is interested in the museum being about more than visual arts and said that “by having different types of events, we tend to attract different audiences.” After taking a yoga class, Sautman hopes that these new people will begin to explore the other attractions of the museum. “We are trying to bring new bodies in to be a part of the yoga class, but then to also explore the amazing art displays Krannert has to offer,” Peterson said. “Plus, it’s a Friday, it’s lunchtime and we could use a little relaxation.” Interested participants should come to the KAM Collections Resource Laboratory on Fridays at noon with their own yoga mat. The last class of the spring semester will be May 15, but classes are also scheduled throughout the summer and fall. Summer classes will run from May 29 to July 24 (no class July 3), and classes in the fall will run from Sept. 4 to Dec. 11 (no class Nov. 27). For questions, e-mail kam@illinois.edu.

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movies & tv

Summer Movie Preview MOVIES TO

MOVIES TO

SKIP

SEE

by Jeff Brandt

by Matt Carey

Public Enemies (July 3): Is there anyone who does stylish crime films better than Michael Mann? With his latest film Public Enemies, Mann travels back to the 1930s and follows the life of gangster John Dillinger (Johnny Depp). Dillinger robs banks all over Chicago, with an FBI task force led by Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) hot on his trail. With bank robberies, leads on both sides of the law and Mann at the helm, this is looking like Heat in the 1930s, which could be amazing.

The summer movie season: Alongside Oscar season, the highlight of a film loverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s year as all the studios put out there biggest-budgeted and most action-packed movies in hopes of cashing in like The Dark Knight or Iron Man. But since some of the films that will make boatloads of cash probably wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be good films (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen), here are some of the movies coming out over the next three months that buzz recommends: Terminator Salvation (May 22): The fourth entry of the popular science fiction franchise takes the action to the future, in the middle of the war against the machines often mentioned in the previous films. This time around, Christian Bale is playing John Connor, who is the leader of the human resistance attempting to fend off the terminators. While itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disheartening that McG of the Charlieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Angels movies is directing, the trailers have looked fantastic, and Christopher Nolanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brother and cowriter on The Dark Knight apparently did a rewrite. The real question is, can this franchise rebound after the abysmal Terminator 3 and get back to James Cameron levels of greatness? Up (May 29): Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pixar. That should be enough to make you see it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also Pixarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first film in 3D. Now you have to see it in theaters. Pixarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10th film focuses on Carl Fredricksen, a grouchy elderly man whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting evicted from his home. However, instead of going out quietly, Carl attaches hundreds of balloons to his house and floats off into the sky. Finally alone, Carl is angered when he finds out a young Boy Scout named Russell is now on his house with him. Regardless of your view on Cars and A Bugâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Life, Pixar has made some amazing work and has consistently topped themselves, so hopefully Up will be no exception.

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (July 15): After the phenomenal fifth film in the Harry Potter franchise, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exciting that director David Yates was brought back for number six. What could arguably be called the darkest book in the series, Harry discovers a book owned by the â&#x20AC;&#x153;half-blood prince,â&#x20AC;? which gives Harry an in-depth look at Lord Voldemortâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life. With more dazzling imagery and rising tensions in the plot, this could take over from Prisoner of Azkaban and become the best movie of the series.

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Not everyone likes psychological thrillers, but Stay, directed by Marc Forster, is so visually rewarding that it is hard to pass this movie by. The movie focuses on Henry Letham, a college student played by Ryan Gosling, who informs his new therapist, Sam Foster (Ewan McGregor), that he is going to commit suicide Saturday at midnight. While the film is about Henry, the viewer follows Sam as he tries to unravel Henryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life. Sam plays chess with his close friend (Bob

Hoskins), visits Henryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original therapist (Janeane Garofalo) and consults his once suicidal girlfriend (Naomi Watts) about what he should do. Along the way, characters are mistaken for family members or called by the wrong name, but in the end, it all makes sense. Forster and cinematographer Roberto Schaefer use transitions from each scene that add to the surreal feeling of the film. Sometimes the camera will focus on an object at the end of a scene only to open with a familiar object within the next but in a whole new place. The transitions make you question what you have seen and give the appearance that the camera has never cut from one scene to another. It isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until people pay close attention that they notice #/50/.

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Thanks to blockbusters such as WALL-E, The Dark Knight, Iron Man and Kung Fu Panda, summer 2008 turned out to be a smash success from a popular and critical standpoint. Those films were entertaining and original â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a great bang for your buck. This summer, however, does not look as promising. With the major studios quite content to churn out crappy sequels (such as the ones below), Hollywood is practically begging everyone older than age 16 to spend their leisure money at ballgames and theme parks instead of multiplexes. Angels and Demons (May 15): A fitting subtitle for this Dan Brown adaptation about antimatter and the Illuminati might be The Return of the da Vinci Mullet. Tom Hanks returns as Robert Langdon, a Harvard symbologist with no personality but an uncanny ability to pick up hot European ladies. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a must-see for people who love plot contrivances and formula fiction one step above Goosebumps. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (May 22): Night at the Museum (2006) had a kind of kiddy charm, but Battle of the Smithsonian just rehashes the same historical figures to cash in on old jokes. Factor in a different museum, a love interest with Amelia Earhart and a replacement of Jonah Hill for Dick Van Dyke and Mickey Rooney, and presto! A few million more for Twentieth Century Fox. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (June 24): Michael Bay has proven time and time again that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incapable of directing anything besides a compilation of explosions punctuated by clichĂŠ character interactions. Although the teenage protagonistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wisecracking father (Kevin Dunn) injected some life into the first installment, the unconvincing romance and overlong action sequences sucked it out. Judging by the trailer, this sequel looks to be more of the same.

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music Second WRFU Tower Benefit LineUp Saturday, May 16, head out to Mike ’n’ Molly’s to support the WRFU tower fund. Cover is $4, and the lineup is as follows: 5:30 p.m. — 5:50 p.m. Sandunga 5:55 p.m. — 6:05 p.m. Aaron Ammons 6:15 p.m. — 6:35 p.m. Tree Thump 6:40 p.m. — 6:55 p.m. Peninsula 7:00 p.m. — 7:20 p.m. Andy Moreillon 7:30 p.m. — 7:50 p.m. Elizabeth Simpson

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Mike ’n’ Molly’s to Host Second WRFU Tower Benefit

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by Tom Cyrs Saturday May 16, Mike ’n’ Molly’s will be hosting a second benefit show for local community radio station 104.5FM WRFU. The first, which saw a packed house at the Cowboy Monkey on a freezing December night, raised nearly $1,000, all of which will go to the construction of a new permanent tower to replace the station’s current temporary one. The benefit on Saturday will run from late afternoon at 5:30 p.m. until 1 a.m. and will feature a wide variety of some of CU’s finest local music, art and poetry. Members of the station are hoping to raise the remaining money necessary for the tower project, as well as spread information about the community radio cause. And what is the cause, you might ask? Community radio stations such as WRFU are non-commercial, listener-supported radio stations that promote the use of radio for all members of the community, whether they are activists, underrepresented citizens or just people who want to play weird, experimental music on the air. “One of our goals is to allow any member of the public to have their own radio show if they so

wish,” said Andrew O’Baoill, station manager and community radio participant for 15 years. WRFU is licensed by the FCC as a low-power FM station, or LPFM, and the differences between these stations and what you can regularly tune into are many. For one thing, LPFM content essentially has to be local because regulations only allow the stations to broadcast within a roughly threemile radius. The stations also promote diversity because they cannot be consolidated. In other words, a corporation cannot own more than one LPFM station. Costs of running the station are also quite low. O’Baoill explained that running a lowpower, 100-watt signal such as the one at WRFU amounts to about $1 to $2 a week in electricity fees. Also, obtaining a license for a LPFM station is free. All told, WRFU runs on the unbelievably small budget of $3,000 a year. “It’s something that’s growing, but there is a need for change so that there can be more,” said O’Baoill of the community radio movement. “There are hundreds of small stations like these scattered throughout the country.”

Some of WRFU’s programming includes news bulletins in four languages, daily public affairs reporting, spoken poetry, an experimental sound art program entitled “Radio: Edit” and lots of local music. During empty or unscheduled hours, the station runs an automated system that plays only local music and rotates among 40 to 50 artists. The station’s current tower is about 60 feet high and can reach listeners as far as Prospect Avenue in Champaign. The new 100-foot tower, which will likely be constructed this summer, will allow the station to broadcast deeper into West Champaign. Also, listeners with weaker receivers in the area will be able to get clearer reception. “We’re very optimistic; it’s nice sunny weather, and Mike ’n’ Molly’s’ beer garden is such a nice place to hang out on a nice evening,” O’Baoill said. “We hope to get the word out about the station and hang out with people who care about local music and care about the radio station.” The second WRFU tower benefit show runs from 5:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Mike ’n’ Molly’s, and cover is $4.

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7:55 p.m. — 8:05 p.m. William Gillespie/Cristy Scoggins 8:10 p.m. — 8:30 p.m. Cody Sokolski 8:30 p.m. — 8:50 p.m. Eleni Moraites 8:55 p.m. — 9:05 p.m. Aaron Ammons 9:15 p.m. — 9:35 p.m. Dottie and the ‘Rail 9:45 p.m. — 10:05 p.m. Clarabelle Bean 10:15 p.m. — 10:35 p.m. Swedish Lawn Games 10:40 p.m. — 10:50 p.m. Cristy Scoggins/William Gillespie 10:58 p.m. — 11:18 p.m. Jack Pine Savage 11:25 p.m. —11:45 p.m. Usopp the Liar 11:55 p.m. — 12:20 a.m. John Hoeffleur 12:35 a.m. — 1 a.m. The Duke of Uke and His Novelty Orchestra

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Not able to make it out to Vintage Vinyl on Saturday? Check out any of the following locations for what is only a start of the arena for music enthusiasts in CU.

Record Swap

Exile on Main Street

Old Main Bookshoppe

Parasol

114 E. University Ave., C Recently moved from a location on Race Street in Urbana, Record Swap has been providing CU with the best in LPs, CDs and cassettes since 1979. Particularly strong in their LP selection (as per the store’s name), Record Swap’s specialty appears in an excellent collection of music in the areas of imports, jazz, blues and world music.

1 Main St., C Having recently played host to events such as Record Store Day and the Bob Dylan Cover Fest, Exile on Main Street is a recognizable collaboration of live music and up-to-date music selection. Like Parasol, the store also carries an expansive variety of music from local artists.

116 N. Walnut St., C Downtown Champaign’s Old Main Bookshoppe is a hidden gem for music collectors in CU. Located on Walnut Street, the store is a cozy environment, packed wall-to-wall with not only used vinyl, CDs and cassettes but also a fine selection of books.

303 W. Griggs St., U Parasol is a not-to-be missed force in the sale of music in CU. With a regularly updated selection of new releases, as well as the unmistakable influence of the Parasol Label Group itself, this Urbana business is at the top of its game.

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From Storage to Stereo Vintage Vinyl Sale to Benefit Illinois Radio Reader by Amanda Shively As the idiom states, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Nowhere may this statement hold truer than at the Vintage Vinyl used record sale. Held at the former location of Baskin’s clothing store at the Lincoln Square Village on Saturday, May 16, Vintage Vinyl is a community-wide sale of donated LPs, CDs, cassettes and audio equipment. Deane Geiken, director of the Illinois Radio Reader, explained the process behind organization for the “15th or so” year of Vintage Vinyl. “We started collecting in early April (though collection can start off-handedly as early as September) and have begun sorting, separating, catagorizing and alphabetizing material. This will occur until Friday, the night before the event,” Geiken said. The electronic assortment is heavily varied, and Geiken underestimates the vinyl selection to number around 50,000 items. Vintage Vinyl will be held from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. with a wavering entrance fee. From 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., there is a $5 admission fee, while entrance is free from 11 a.m-3 p.m. The sale will close for one hour to reorganize from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. before opening again with half-priced merchandise

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until the event closes at 6 p.m. Merchandise prices start low, with all vinyl priced at $1 unless otherwise marked. “It’s one day only, so if you want to get the good stuff, I suggest you get there early,” Geiken said, explaining that in the past, a line for entrance has formed as early as 6 a.m. For the past three years, all proceeds from Vintage Vinyl have gone to support the Illinois Radio Reader. Sponsored by WILL, the broadcasting service of the University, IRR is a radio news service providing information to the blind and visually impaired community in east central Illinois. Illinois Radio Reader features programming that covers local and national news outlets from the Wall Street Journal to the Champaign-Urbana News Gazette and several other local publications, books, medical care issues, entertainment and narration of public television shows. The volunteer-based initiative reads the aforementioned items aloud to a digital recording system, which is later broadcast over a special subfrequency radiowave. For more information on Vintage Vinyl and the Illinois Radio Reader program, please visit WILL’s Web site at http://www.will.illinois.edu.

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Damn the Man, Save WRFU It seems that we’ll see the return of the house party this Friday, though I’m not sure where it is supposed to have been. The lovely folks at Smile Politely (dot com) will host a rock show at 610 W. Hill St. in Champaign. The event is all-ages, starting at 7 p.m., and BYOB (with IDs being checked). It is also free, which makes it pretty awesome even before finding out about the bands playing. Brooding rockers with a fantastic new album New Ruins are set to headline the event, sharing the house’s space with Common Loon (who are sitting on an outstanding new record of their own), Tractor Kings, Casados, John Hoeffleur (formerly of the Beauty Shop and currently of the usually mispronounced last name) and Jorge and Thee SWords (a fairly new addition to the local scene). House parties can be great for meeting other music fans and seeing bands in an extremely intimate setting, so grab a six-er or a coffee and stop by. Former local hip-hopper Krukid is making a pit stop in Urbana on Friday to open up for the Grieves with Budo show at the Canopy Club (7 p.m., $8). Stop in and see what kind of new material he’s coming up with out in Las Vegas. You can also find him Saturday night at Cowboy Monkey with DJ LEGTWO and DJ Limbs. It’ll be nice to have him back in town, even if only for two nights. As the hours pass, Friday offers even more great stuff. Mike ’n’ Molly’s will roll out the beer garden www.the217.com

setup for an 8:30 p.m. show from Vvvvv! (now even more exciting with the addition of an exclamation point, which hopefully won’t lead people to think that they’re of the same ilk as most of those lame, flash-in-the-pan indie bands who can’t stay away from the exclamation point). Fire Dog and Elevenfold will also play, and there will be a cover, it just seems that no one knows what it will be. Still dwelling on Friday, Bentley’s is set to offer fantastic blues from the Impalas. Dawna Nelson is apparently something akin to the house vocalist at Bentley’s, with at least three groups playing there regularly. This time around, the Impalas will feature Ian Shepherd on the drums. Ian is an Indianapolis resident now, but during his stint in CU, he was a part of groups such as Temple of Low Men, G. Lee and Jet Blonde, Funky Butt Drum Club and many others, and he carved out a reputation for being one of the best and most versatile drummers around. You can search him on the Internet and find lots of great drum videos. He can’t seem to keep himself away from CU, though, and makes regular trips back to grace crowds with his chops (he was the guy back behind the drums as “the Gimp” during Curb Service’s Pulp Fiction soundtrack set at this year’s Great Cover-Up). Head on over to Bentley’s Friday to see if he’s still wearing all that leather. It’ll cost you three bucks, and the downbeat is at 8:30 p.m. Lots of artists will band together Saturday at Mike ’n’ Molly’s to help raise money for a new, permanent tower for WRFU 104.5 in Urbana. The station’s current tower is temporary and about to go away, so the plan is to raise enough money

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to buy a brand new one, and this show is one of the big parts of the plan. The Duke of Uke, John Hoeffleur, Jack Pine Savage, Cody Sokolski, Eleni Moraites, Tree Thump and many more will contribute time and (hopefully) fans to the cause. More info can be found at http://www.myspace. com/whatmattersbenefit. WRFU is a community radio station that is always looking for volunteers of all kinds, so check it out. Bentley’s gets a little crazy Saturday night with three bands for four bucks. How will they fit? Well, it’ll be interesting to watch, I’m sure. Santa is set to open at 10 p.m., followed by excellent Bloomington-Normal band Ohtis, with New Ruins in the anchor position. More indie rock than you can shake your fist at! Saturday is a big day for one local musician in particular, as Elsinore drummer Dave Pride will get married. Congratulations to Dave and Kelly. Good luck in married life. Having finally made it over to the Rose Bowl last Sunday to catch the Surreal Deal, I have to once again highly recommend checking them out. The band is comprised of guys who have all pretty much mastered their instruments, which means some pretty epic jams happening up there. They closed the set last week with the long version of “Layla,” which truly melted faces. The Rose Bowl is such a cool and different place to hang out for a night. I don’t think there’s any other place in CU like it. The Surreal Deal plays from 9 p.m. to midnight, and there is no cover. Mike Ingram can be reached at forgottenwords@gmail.com.

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ome gardening can be a rewarding process. Hard work in the yard helps create fresh fruits and vegetables at the end of the season. However, with many people renting, living in apartments or simply having a yard that’s too shady, it can be difﬁcult to ﬁnd the space. The organic plots at Meadowbrook Park offer solutions for these problems. For $30 to $50 a season, gardeners can have a plot to work all season, from early March to the end of November. The only rule is that things must be grown organically. “What’s different about us,” said Erica Schneider, Urbana Park District’s environment public program supervisor, “is we’ve been organic since 1974.” The organic-only rule eliminates gardeners’ options to use pesticides, herbicides or chemical fertilizers. “We want to encourage companion planting and natural deterrents,” Schneider said. The organic rule hardly seems to faze gardeners, despite evidence of its challenges. Ruth

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Walker’s chard leaves were chewed over by deer, but her solution is simple enough. “Build taller fences,” Walker said, a gardener who has been using Meadowbrook’s plots for 20 years. Tesfaye Wolde-Medhim, a second-year gardener, helped Walker put a gate at the entrance of her plot, which she said is to keep rabbits out. There are many ways gardeners interact with the struggles of organic planting. Karin Perry, along with Tom Seals and Ruth Wene, share a plot and use remay cloth to keep bugs off their plants, such as broccoli. They use another material called planter’s paper to trap heat and keep the ground the right temperature for plants like peppers and cantaloupe that prefer warmer soil. “We see a lot of unusual vegetables,” Schneider said. She speciﬁcally mentioned tomatillos, a Mexican tomato that was grown by some of the gardeners in previous years. Perry recounts a woman growing bitter melons last season. “Other folks from different places grow different things,” Perry said. “People get

seeds from Korea and then share them.” There are a variety of plants to be found from plot to plot, from standard tomatoes and peppers to different, more exotic things. Walker, for instance, grows Jerusalem artichoke. “It’s not from Jerusalem, and it’s not an artichoke,” she said. It’s a sunflower with edible roots. “They’re tubers, like a potato.” She started with two Jerusalem artichoke plants, and now it takes over a significant part of her garden. Wolde-Medhim likes to grow red and yellow onions, chard, kale, lettuce, tomatoes and cayenne pepper. “I like to make salsa with the cayenne and tomato,” Wolde-Medhim said. He also learned from another gardener that sprinkling some of his cayenne around his fence would keep small animals away. Perry, Seals and Wene grow a large variety of vegetables, from spinach to peas to broccoli, a difficult vegetable to grow. “Tom’s from the South, so we’re going to grow okra and lima beans,” Perry said. “Lima beans are as close to butter beans as we can get,” she adds, laughing.

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on, they made an entire bean teepee. have a good time sharing their plot. with three people because there’s a , and it helps when people leave town, Last season, they had a grill-off with bles they grew. artlow, who was with Perry at the plot og, Emma Louise, talked about seedarties. “One package of seeds goes a so they swap,” Partlow said. “We call seedy friends.” Medhim talked about potlucks at the season. “There are season rituals, celof harvest,” he said. eners spend the whole season sharing and helpful tips as well as helping with ’s work, and it is easy to see the connecave made at the plots; it becomes a comrowing and then at harvest, of eating and . eat place to learn about and share vegchneider said.

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buzz: What are some good tips when starting a plot? Cochran: Don’t plant the seeds too deep — a quarter inch deep is what most plant seeds are. Planting too shallow is better than too deep; seeds that are too deep will never come up. I would also say invest in a good organic fertilizer — it is worth the money. They really make a difference in how the plants turn out. Another thing people usually do wrong is over water. Too much water can make the seeds go deeper into the ground. When it’s raining a lot like it has been lately you don’t need to water much. Also when it rains a lot make sure to pick the weeds every 2-3 days. buzz: What are the best ways to keep away rodents/pests? Cochran: I’ve heard about people using different things. Some put hair or cologne around the plot so the animals smell people and keep away. I’ve heard of others putting a radio by their garden so the sound scares them away. I would say putting a fence two feet high around the plot is the best bet. In town, most animals won’t be able to get over that. buzz: What are the best things to grow for beginners? Cochran: Carrots, radishes and lettuce are good because they grow fast (about 30 days). Peas and turnips are also easy to grow, though they take a little longer. (between 40-50 days). Other good bets are cauliﬂower, broccoli cabbage and potatoes (50-70 days). When it gets a little bit warmer green beans are also pretty easy to grow. buzz: What should beginners stay away from growing? Cochran: I would say beginners should stay away from most fruit if they want fast results. Cantaloupe, watermelon and pumpkins aren’t too hard to grow but they take up a lot of space and having a longer growing season (100 days). Strawberries are also bad choices — you have to buy the plant and they don’t even produce fruit until the second year. buzz: Any other general advice? Cochran: I would say don’t get frustrated. Mother Nature has more to do with it than you do. Just devote the time it takes — most people don’t realize how much time is involved.

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thur, may 14 live music U of I Jazz Combo Iron Post, U, 7pm Caleb Cook Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm Geovanti’s Live Band Geovanti’s, C, 10pm

dj Country Night with DJ Halfdead and Free Line Dance Lessons from Scotty Van Zant Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Tavern, Tolono, 8pm DJ Belly Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm Goth Night at Clark Bar The Clark Bar, C, 10pm

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

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

classes & workshops

art exhibit Parkland College Art and Design Student Juried Exhibition Parkland Art Gallery, C, 10am

museum exhibit Picturing Hemingway: A Writer in His Time Main Library, U, 8:30am “Dear Eddy,” Correspondence and Texts, 19391953, Ernest Hemingway to Edwin Rolfe Main Library, U, 8:30am

DJ Tim Williams Highdive, C, 10pm Radio Salsa with DJ Juan Radio Maria, C, 10pm, $3 No cover before 11pm.

Sunday Brunch Trio Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 10am Emerald Rum Blind Pig Co., The, C, 5pm Live Music at Carmon’s karaoke Carmon’s Restaurant, C, Dragon Karaoke with 5:30pm Paul Faber Bastard Sons Of Johnny CJ Dane’s, Tolono, 7pm Cash RockStar Karaoke featur- Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, ing DJ Switch 8pm, $10 Geo’s, U, 9pm

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Market at the Square Lincoln Square Village, volunteer U, 7am Dump and Run VolunPatrons can choose from teering a wide variety of madeUniversity YMCA, C, 9am in-Illinois goods at the Market, including fresh sat, may 16 produce, meat and dairy karaoke products, prepared foods, live music Karaoke with DJ Bange plants, and flowers to jewRosebowl Tavern, Ltd., Live Dueling Piano Show elry, pottery, wood workU, 8pm fri, may 15 88 Broadway, U, 7pm ings, candles, bodycare DJ Hollywood Karaoke Bill Withering, Larry Frost, products, garden decor live music It’ll Do 2, C, 8pm and Rick Charmin. and clothing. G-Force Karaoke Happy Hour and Live Candy Foster and Shades art exhibit Memphis on Main, C, Music of Blue at Fat City 9pm Silvercreek, U, 6pm Fat City Bar & Grill, C Parkland College Art and Rock Star Karaoke John McMahon, with Ann Grass Roots Revival Design Student Juried Bentley’s Pub, C, 9:30pm Schuldt Strawberry Fields (Deli), Exhibition Silvercreek, U, 6pm U, 11am Parkland Art Gallery, C, art exhibit Live Dueling Piano Show Panache 12pm Parkland College Art and 88 Broadway, U, 7pm Jim Gould Restaurant, museum exhibit Design Student Juried Bill Withering, Larry Frost, C, 5pm Exhibition and Rick Charmin. WRFU 104.5fm Tower Picturing Hemingway: A Parkland Art Gallery, C, The Impalas Benefit Writer in His Time 10am, 6pm Bentley’s Pub, C, 8:30pm, Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, Main Library, U, 11am The exhibit is comprised $3 5:30pm, $4 of works produced in Park- Vvvvv!, FIRE DOG, and Traditional Chinese Mu- volunteer land Art and Design class- Elevenfold sic Concert by OCEF Dump and Run Volunes within the last year. Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, Illini Union Ballroom, U, teering 8:30pm 7:30pm University YMCA, C, 9am museum exhibit Maintenance Free Music Among the Vines UC Books to Prisoners Picturing Hemingway: A Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., 2009: Whiskey Bob work session Writer in His Time U, 9pm Taylor Urbana-Champaign InMain Library, U, 8:30am The Boat Drunks Alto Vineyards, C, dependent Media Center, Through a collage of pho- Fat City Bar & Grill, C, 9pm 7:30pm, $4 U, 2pm tographs and text, “Pictur- Scathe CD Release Party Children 15 and younger ing Hemingway” depicts with Fer De Lance & On are free. Designated driv- kids & families Hemingway’s life from his The Front ers will receive free water Building Fair beginning years in Oak Memphis on Main, C, and soda. Orpheum Children’s SciPark to his final years in 9pm, $6-8 Trailer Park Moses ence Museum, C, 11am Ketchum, Idaho. Memphis on Main, C, miscellaneous “Dear Eddy,” Correspon- dj 9pm, $5 dence and Texts, 1939Country Dancing Maintenance Free Vintage Vinyl sale 1953, Ernest Hemingway Bradley’s II, C, 9pm, $5 Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., Lincoln Square Village, to Edwin Rolfe Top 40 U, 9pm U, 8am Main Library, U, 8:30am Chester Street, C, 9pm, $3 Thrash Zombie, Vagivore, Thousands of used reDisplay of typed and DJs Ian, D.O.M. & ReFLEX and Blessed With Pain cords, tapes and CDs ofhand-written letters from Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm Phoenix, C, 9pm, $6 fered for sale. $5 entrance Hemingway to his old DJ LegTwo and DJ Belly Faster Forward, Say it fee from 8-11am. Free friend, fellow veteran and Radio Maria, C, 10pm with a Smile, & TBA admission from 11am to literary colleague, Edwin DJ Delayney Iron Post, U, 9:30pm, $5 3pm. Sale benefits Illinois Rolfe. Highdive, C, 10pm, $5 New Ruins, Ohtis, Santa Radio Reader. Bentley’s Pub, C, 10pm, recreation dance music $4 sun, may 17 Drinking Liberally Contra Dance with Prairie dj live music Esquire Lounge Inc., C, Chicken Asylum 6:30pm Phillips Recreation Center, Dance Pop Live Dueling Piano Show A gathering of liberal U, 8pm, $4-5 Chester Street, C, 9pm, 88 Broadway, U, 7pm thinkers over drinks. $3 Bill Withering, Larry Frost, karaoke DJ Mertz and Rick Charmin. volunteer MCJS Karaoke DJs Mike Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm Panache Dump and Run Volunand Cheryl Kosmo at Soma Jim Gould Restaurant, teering Senator’s Bar & Grill, SaSoma Ultralounge, C, C, 5pm University YMCA, C, 9am voy, 9pm 10pm

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Create with Silver Clay Glass FX, C, 6pm, $135 Learn to make fine silver pieces without the expense of metal-working tools with Bethany Cooper of Glass FX. Tools and supplies are included. No experience necessary.

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40 North presents West African Drum Classes Capoeira Academy, C, 4pm, $12 students, $15 adults per class West African Dance Classes with Djibril Camara Channing-Murray Foundation, U, 6pm, $10 for students, $12 for nonstudents

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Country Western Dance live music Independent Order of Odd Fellows Arthur Lodge Jazz Jam Hosted by The 742, C, 5pm, $2 MRS Trio Iron Post, U, 7pm karaoke Zmick and friends Dragon Karaoke with present Monday Night Paul Faber Miracle CJ Dane’s, Tolono, 7pm Canopy Club, U, 9pm

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Anything Goes Open Mic Night hosted by Acoustic Duo: Jeremy Harper & Jim Kates Memphis on Main, C, 8pm

Industrial Night Chester Street, C, 9pm, $2

museum exhibit Picturing Hemingway: A Writer in His Time Main Library, U, 1pm

recreation Sunday Morning Bird Walks Anita Purves Nature Center, U, 7:30am Astronomical park tour Hessel Park, C, 8:30pm

social issues Anti-War Anti-Racism Effort Meeting Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 5pm

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karaoke MCJS Karaoke American Legion Post 24, C, 7:30pm Dragon Karaoke The Clark Bar, C, 9pm RockStar Karaoke with Matt Fear Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 10pm

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

stage Monday Night Improv Courtyard Cafe — Illini Union, U, 8pm The Abe Froman Project — Improv Comedy Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 9pm

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Parkland College Art and Dump and Run VolunDesign Student Juried teering Exhibition University YMCA, C, 9am Parkland Art Gallery, C, 10am, 6pm

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Mpowerment Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Resources, U, 4pm Mpowerment is a community group for young gay/bisexual men.

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museum exhibit Picturing Hemingway: A Writer in His Time Main Library, U, 8:30am “Dear Eddy,” Correspondence and Texts, 19391953, Ernest Hemingway to Edwin Rolfe Main Library, U, 8:30am

FriendShop Used Book volunteer Store Open Champaign Public Library, Dump and Run VolunC, 1:30pm teering University YMCA, C, 9am

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Free Bike Repair Classes, Open Hours, Bike Sales Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 2pm

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WRFU 104.5fm Tower Benefit mike ‘n’ molly’s, may 16

Beginning at 5:30 p.m., Mike ‘n’ Molly’s will be host to a fundraiser benefitting WRFU’s tower efforts. Cover is $4, and the event is open to those aged 18 and up. Performers include: The Duke of Uke and his Novelty Orchestra, John Hoeffleur, Usopp the Liar, Jack Pine Savage, Crystalline Scoggins and William Gillespie, Swedish Lawn Games, Clarabelle Bean, Dottie and the ‘Rail, Aaron Ammons, Eleni Moraites, Cody Sokolski, Elizabeth Simpson, Andy Moreillon, Peninsula, Tree Thump and Sandunga.

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Corn Desert Ramblers Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., 60-Minute Success Semi- U, 9pm nar — When Customers dj Refuse to Pay Champaign County Free Love Tuesday with Chamber of Commerce, DJ Motion C, 12pm, $15-$25 Boltini Lounge, C, 9:30pm MELD (Monday Evening “Dusty Music” — DJ Life Drawing) Group Delayney Boneyard Pottery, C, Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 7pm, $7 10:15pm, $1 An informal and nonkaraoke instructional evening of drawing the human form. MCJS Karaoke All 2D media are welAmerican Legion Post 24, come. C, 7:30pm Dance Class — Tango RockStar Karaoke featurChanning-Murray Founing Craig Gaskin dation, U, 9pm, $35, $25 Geo’s, U, 9pm Dragon Karaoke miscellaneous The Clark Bar, C, 9pm Red Factor Guerilla tour Karaoke with Randy truck stop Miller Exile on Main, 1 E. Main Bentley’s Pub, C, 9:30pm St., C., 10am to 6pm open mic Fans of the video game Red Faction Guerilla, Original Music Showcase developed at Volition Espresso Royale, U, 8pm Inc., will be able to play Open Mic Night with the soon-to-be released Steve & Lovejoy game when the tour truck White Horse Inn, C, 10pm makes a stop in downOpen Mic Night with town Champaign. Mike Ingram Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm

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O Baby! Champaign Public Library, C, 9:45am, 10:30am Children’s Story Time Tolono Public Library, Tolono, 10:30am

Acoustic Tuesday with Jeremy Harper Memphis on Main, C, 7:30pm The Piano Man Canopy Club, U, 9pm

art exhibit Parkland College Art and Design Student Juried Exhibition Parkland Art Gallery, C, 10am, 6pm

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“G” Force Karaoke Picturing Hemingway: A Wendl’s, U, 9pm Writer in His Time The Legendary Karaoke Main Library, U, 8:30am Night with The Outlaw “Dear Eddy,” Correspon- White Horse Inn, C, 9pm dence and Texts, 1939Wednesday Night 1953, Ernest Hemingway Karaoke with Paul Faber’s to Edwin Rolfe Dragon Productions Main Library, U, 8:30am La Gourmandise Bistro on Main, U, 9pm volunteer Karaoke Bomb Night Dump and Run Volunteering Geovanti’s, C, 10pm University YMCA, C, 9am open mic UC Books to Prisoners work session Open Mic Night with Urbana-Champaign InAGHBAB dependent Media Center, Green St. Cafe, C, 9pm U, 7pm Open-Mic Night Radio Maria, C, 10:30pm

kids & families

Tuesday Twos Champaign Public Library, C, 9:45am, 10:30am, 11:15am Goodnight Storyshop Champaign Public Library, C, 6:30pm

lgbt

stage Open Stage Comedy Night Memphis on Main, C, 9pm, $2

markets Market on Main Mahomet Community Center, Mahomet, 3pm

Rainbow Coffeehouse Wesley-United Methodist art exhibit Church & Wesley Founda- Parkland College Art and tion, U, 6:30pm Design Student Juried Exhibition mind/body/spirit Parkland Art Gallery, C, Tarot Card Readings 10am, 6pm Carmon’s Restaurant, C, museum exhibit 5:30pm, $15 Picturing Hemingway: A wed, may 20 Writer in His Time Main Library, U, 8:30am live music “Dear Eddy,” CorresponDonnie Heitler solo piano dence and Texts, 1939Great Impasta, U, 6pm 1953, Ernest Hemingway Traditional Irish Music to Edwin Rolfe Session Main Library, U, 8:30am Bentley’s Pub, C, 7pm recreation Rocket Science at Senator’s Inn Pub Author of “Southern Senator’s Bar & Grill, SaIllinois River to River Trail voy, 8pm Pocket Guide” to speak Feudin’ Hillbillys Champaign Surplus, C, 7pm Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, volunteer 9pm Dump and Run Volundj teering Country Dancing at University YMCA, C, 9am Bradley’s II kids & families Bradley’s II, C, 9pm, $5 DJ LEGTWO Storyshop Boltini Lounge, C, 9pm Champaign Public Library, Weekly Top 40 C, 9:45am, 10:30am Chester Street, C, 9pm After School Bingo Jeff Markland’s DJ’s all Tolono Public Library, Torequest lono, 3:30pm Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Duct Work Tavern, Tolono, 9pm Savoy Recreational CenPhysical Challenge: An ter, Savoy, 5:30pm, $25 Indie Rock Dance Party for residents of Savoy, $32 Canopy Club, U, 9pm for non-residents I Love the ‘90s Night with Ages five to 12. DJ Mingram Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm support groups Salsa Night with DJ Juan Among Women: A LesbiCowboy Monkey, C, 10pm an and Bisexual Women’s Support Group dance music Asian American Cultural Tango Night with DJ Joe Center, U, 5pm Grohens An informal support group Cowboy Monkey, C, 8pm made up of lesbian, bisexual, queer and questioning karaoke women students at UIUC. Karaoke Party at It’ll Do 2 Country Fair Shopping Center, C, 8pm

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Sex.

Is everybody doing it? Sometimes, sex gets talked about like everybody is doing it. Because of the ways sex is shown in the media and discussed among friends, there may be an idea about the amount and type of sex that people around us are having. “Doin’ It Well” wanted to explore for a moment if people are really having the kind of sex we assume.

Doing It Most college students are having sex, but probably not to the extreme that one might think. In the National College Health Assessment study, they reported that in the past 30 days, approximately 40 percent of college students had engaged in oral sex or vaginal sex, and less than 5 percent had engaged in anal sex. About one-third of the college students had never engaged in oral or anal sex, and the remainder (25 percent) did not have sex in the past month. This means a significant percentage of college students are not having sex — not in the past month and perhaps not at all.

Being “Active” In the movie Juno, the main character said, “I hate it when adults use the term ‘sexually active.’ What does it even mean? Am I gonna, like, deactivate some day, or is it a permanent state of being?” Juno raises a really important question: If you’ve been sexual with another person at one point in time, does that mean you’re forever labeled as sexually active? As a term, “sexually active” has its limits. Although it is usually used to mark those who are currently having sex (whatever that means) from those who are not, this term may not clarify how and how often “sexually active” individuals are doing it. For instance, does this include anal and oral sex? (Sometimes.) And is it a “permanent state” like Juno asks? This is why some researchers ask about sexual activity over a certain period of time. For instance, the National College Health Assessment asked about sexual activity over the last 12 months and 30 days. In this study, about 34 percent of students reported zero sexual partners in the past 12 months. For those who had one or more sexual partners, two sexual partners in the past year was the average.

Jump to Conclusions Another study on college campuses looked at the reported sexual behaviors and compared it with the estimated sexual behaviors of their peers. Not surprisingly, the study found that college students overestimated the number of sexual partners and level of sexual activity of their fellow college students. The conclusion was that when we think that our peers are having more sex than we are, we may feel more pressure to have sex. Because of the assumption that sex (i.e., penetrative, usually penis-vagina) is the norm for college students, those who are not having sex may

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feel abnormal or strange. But this doesn’t mean that those students who reported never having sex were not engaging in other sexual activities such as kissing or masturbation. Being sexually “active” — alone or with a partner — can mean almost anything we can imagine. And because we are sexual beings, even abstaining from sexual activity is a sexual decision.

Weirdo Virgins People who have not had sex get labeled abnormal by their peers. Just think about movies such as 40-Year-Old Virgin and we see the ways our society may see people who have not had sex yet. Similarly, we are fascinated by people who have “too much” sex. But this is a limited way of viewing sex. If we see sexuality as something that develops over our lifetime, it doesn’t really matter when it happens; everyone will have their own journey. We need to make room for all sexual expressions and support this spectrum among our friends and peers. Rather than placing the focus on having (penetrative) sex, think about all the ways we can express our sexual attraction (like kissing) or rea-

sons we may choose not to. Both of us have talked to college students who haven’t felt like they could be honest with their friends about the sex they weren’t having (often by choice) because, especially among men, they didn’t feel supported in those decisions. Women, too, are judged for not being sexual enough by their female peers but often face additional judgment when they cross the subjective line of “too sexual.” Because our peers shape the ways we view the sex that’s “OK,” we have to make a safe place for our friends to talk about their sexual behaviors without assuming that they are or aren’t having sex. This also requires us to hold off on pressuring others to engage or not engage in behaviors we think they should. This includes the ways we call people’s femininity, masculinity and desirability into question if they are acting in ways other than we think they should. And for ourselves, the decision to have sex is a complex one, but it’s one we should make on our own, not just because other people may be doing it. Drop Jo and Ross a line. Send your questions and comments to buzzdoinitwell@yahoo.com. may 14 – may 20 09

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906-908 S. Locust St., C. Efﬁc, and 1 bedroom apartments August 2009. Quiet location, large units. Some pet friendly. 906 Locust: Efﬁciency $425, 1 bedroom $515, 908 Locust: 1 bedrooms $545-575, paid heat/water. Parking for $40/mo. Call for information or appointments. 367-2009 Locust III Apartments lsrozek@aol.com

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GREAT VALUE 306- 308- 309 WHITE August 2009. Furnished studios, 1, 2, and 3 bedrooms. Balconies, patios, laundry, dishwashers, off-street parking. Value pricing. 841-1996 9 Month Leases Available THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182

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One bedrooms and Studios on campus and on the 22 bus line. AFFORDABLE RENTS WITH GREAT UTILITY PACKAGES INCLUDED. HISTORICAL BUILDINGS IN A QUIET COMMUNITY WITH ONSITE LAUNDRY AND SWIMMING POOL. AFTERNOON SHOWINGS DAILY, NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY.

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1005 S. Second Fall 2009 Studio Secured building. Private parking, Laundry on-site. Value pricing from $375. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182

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111 E. Chalmers, C. August 2009 Studio and 1 bedrooms. Furniture, off-street parking, laundry. Value pricing. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182

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June & Fall 2009 Large studio, double closet, well furnished. Starting from $350/mo. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First, C. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup.com 352-3182

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602 E. Stoughton, C Fall 2009. Unique 1 & 2 bedroom apartments. All furnished, laundry, internet, value pricing and parking available. Must see! THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182

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604 E. WHITE Security Entrance For Fall 2009, Large studio, 1 bedroom, Furnished, balconies, patios, laundry, off-street parking, value pricing. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182

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Old Town Champaign 510 S. Elm, C Available Fall 2009. 2 BR close to campus, hardwood ﬂoors, laundry, W/D, central air/heat, off-street parking, 24 hr. maintenance. Value pricing from $595/mo. 841-1996. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182

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105 E. Green, C Aug 2009. Studio apts at First & Green. Wall A/C units, laundry. From $305/mo to $325/mo. Parking $35/ mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

1107 S. EUCLID, C Aug 2009. 1 bdrms near Armory, IMPE, & Snack Bar. Window A/C, laundry, rents from $365/mo to $375/ mo. Parking $35/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

311 E. WHITE, C. Avail Aug 2009. Large efﬁciencies close to Beckman Center. From $325/mo. Parking $35/mo. Window A/C, carpet. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

508, 510, & 512 E. STOUGHTON, C. August 2009. Huge 1 bdrm plus den and 2 bdrms. Close to Engineering & C/S. A/C, Laundry, Parking $55/ mo. Rent from $555/mo to $760/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

THE NEVADAN 903 W. NEVADA, U. We've redeﬁned luxury with these spectacular 2 bedroom units built August 2007 right in the heart of the U of I campus, around the corner from Cafe Paradiso. Wall-mounted ﬂat screen TVs, wine & beer fridge, designer furniture package, W/D, buzzer entry, elevator, covered parking and MUCH MORE!!! Some units have 2 baths! A must-see! Rents from $1250/mo to $1350/mo. Call for showing times! BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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1108 S. Lincoln, U August 2009. Classic building close to Jimmy John's on Lincoln Ave. Hardwood Floors, Laundry. Efﬁciencies- furnished rents from $355 to $395/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

509 W. MAIN, U Aug 2009. 1 bdrm apts. From $415/mo to $445/mo. Laundry, Window A/C, Parking, $45/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

5th & HEALEY, C. August 2009. The BEST LOCATED EFFICIENCIES & 1 BEDROOMS on campus - period. Here's the best part: Efﬁciencies $450/mo & 1 bedrooms $550/mo. Parking available at $50/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

702 W. WESTERN, U August 2009. 1 Bedrooms, Window A/C, Carpet/Tile Floors, Laundry, Parking Available. From $425/mo to $495/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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404 W. HIGH, U Aug 2009. 1 bdrm & 2 bdrm apts from $650/mo to $695/mo. Close to Urbana Library, Downtown. Free Parking, Shown 7 days a week. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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THE GEORGIAN 1005 S. SIXTH, C. Aug 2009. Best located 1 bdrms on U of I Campus. Next to UI Library. 1 bdrms from $450 to $550/mo. Laundry, Window A/C, Carpet. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

One Bedroom Residences Downtown Champaign A complete regeneration of living space in downtown Champaign. These artistically inspired residences are fully furnished and feature IKEA furniture and cabinetry, hardwood ﬂoors, video security, off street parking, and laundry on site. KARMA is designed to be a fusion of art and living in a contemporary urban environment. Barr Real Estate, Inc. 217-356-1873 www.barr-re.com

102 N. GREGORY, U.

August 2009. Close to Downtown Urbana, 1 bdrms $510/mo. 2 bdrms $540/mo. Central A/C, Laundry. Parking. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

807 to 809 W. ILLINOIS, U Aug 2009. 1 Bdrms corner of Lincoln & Illinois. Window A/C, Laundry, Rent $550/mo. Parking $50/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

Aug 2009. 1 bdrms at Third & Gregory across from Snack Bar. Window A/C, laundry, rents from $340/mo to $350/mo. Parking $35/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

Aug 2009. Huge 2 bdrm apt in great location near Engineering. Central A/C, laundry. From $525/mo. Parking $30/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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706 S. WALNUT, U.

Aug 2009. 1/2 blk south of Green. 1 bedroom $375/mo. & 2 bedroom $395/mo. Window A/C. Parking $40/ mo. Laundry Facilities. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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Aug 2009. One block from Lincoln Ave. Large units with Central A/C, Patios/ Balconies, laundry. Parking $40/mo. From $525/mo to $550/mo on 2 bedrooms & 1 bedroom to $500/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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Aug 2009. 2 Bdrms in Great Location. Hardwood & Ceramic tile, W/D, D/W, Balcony or Patio, Central A/C, Rent $745/mo. Parking $50/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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101 N. BUSEY & 102 N. LINCOLN, U. Aug 2009. Near Green & Lincoln. 2 bdrm apts from $535/mo. Window A/C, Laundry. Parking $45/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

202 E. SPRINGFIELD, C. August 2009. 1 bedroom units conveniently located close to campus. Rent from $410/mo. Central A/C, dishwashers, balconies. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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805 S. LINCOLN, U. Aug 2009. Ceiling fans, Window A/C. 1 bdrms from $570/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

Aug 2009. Near First & Gregory. 2 bdrm apts from $495/mo. Window A/C, Carpet, Laundry. Parking included. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

Aug 2009. Close to Illini Union. 2 bdrms $535/mo, Carpet, Laundry. Parking $45/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-173 www.barr-re.com

JOHN & LOCUST, C Aug 2009. Huge one bdrms, Window A/C. Rents from $380/mo to $405/mo. Parking $20/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

706 S. LOCUST, C. Aug 2009. Window A/C, covered parking $45/mo, laundry. 1 bdrms $395/mo. 2 bdrooms $600/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

Safe Quiet Street Completely updated, Very Attractive, Furnished, 4 BR, 1 block from Lincoln & Green, Fireplace, Living, Dining, Kitchen, W/D, includes parking, Available August, No Pets. 367-3530. westernrentals705@gmail.com $1400

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115 W. WASHINGTON, U August 2009. 1 bdrms. Window A/C, Laundry. From $360/mo to $495/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

Aug 2009. 1 bdrm apts from $505/ mo. Close to Urbana Library and Downtown. Free Parking, Shown 7 days a week. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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Free Will Astrology ARIES

(March 21-April 19):

“Some people will never learn anything because they understand everything too soon,” wrote Alexander Pope. Most of us have been guilty of that sin: jumping to conclusions so quickly that we don’t bother to keep listening for the full revelation. My sense is that this behavior has become even more common in recent years because we’re inundated by fragments of slapdash information mixed with blips of superficial analysis and echoed hearsay. But please avoid falling prey to the syndrome in the coming week, Aries. More than ever before, you need to gather raw data thoroughly, weigh the evidence with great deliberation, and come to careful understandings.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20):

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20):

“The people of future generations will win many a liberty of which we do not yet even feel the want,” said German philosopher Max Stirner. That bracing prediction has special meaning for you right now, Taurus. According to my astrological analysis, you are just becoming aware of freedoms that have not previously been on your radar screen. And as soon as you register the full impact of what they entail and how much fun they would be, you’ll be wildly motivated to bring them into your life. I’m providing you with three metaphorical brainteasers. I hope they will help you work your chutzpah back into shape now that you’re on the road to recovery. 1. Was your fright attack provoked by a venomous snake or by a garden hose that resembled a venomous snake? 2. After your pratfall, when you heard one hand clapping, did you regard it as an unforgivable insult or a humorous teaching? 3. When your healing crisis finally climaxed in a cure, was the catalyst a placebo or real medicine? Please answer these riddles even if you’ve already begun to feel fine again. It’ll help ensure that the healing will last a long time.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22):

The joke goes like this: “Why is a math book so sad? Because it has so many problems.” But of course that’s a distortion of the truth. In fact, the math book loves its problems. Its problems are its reason for being. Besides that, all of its problems are interesting challenges, not frustrating curses. Best of all, every problem has a definite answer, and all the answers are provided in the back of the book. Now here’s the most excellent news of all, Cancerian: I think you’ll be like a math book in the coming weeks.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22):

“Dear Rob Brezsny: I really didn’t like a recent horoscope you wrote for me. I’m a Leo, and although your oracle was sort of true, I didn’t want it to be true, and furthermore I didn’t want to lend my belief energy to help make it true. So I went hunting among the other signs, hoping to find a different horoscope that appealed more to the healthiest aspect of my fantasy life. I settled on the ‘scope for Cancer, as it piqued my interest with just the right hopeful twist, and provided a highly motivating kick in the butt. Thanks! - Picky Choosy.” Dear Picky Choosy: I approve of your efforts. These days I would love all of my Leo readers to be as imperious as you’ve been in gathering only the influences you want, and shedding the rest.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

The scenario I’m about to describe is likely to happen only in your dreams or fantasies, not your actual waking life. But it will later have a correlation in your waking life, and perhaps will be instrumental in preparing you mentally and emotionally for the triumph you’ll be able to accomplish in your waking life. So here it is, the mythic tale that I foresee unfolding in the subtle realms: A python will slither up and begin to coil around you. With an apparently irrational instinct that turns out to be quite smart, you will hiss loudly and then bite the snake, causing it to slip away and leave you alone.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

According to my analysis of the omens, you would really benefit from a baptism right about now. Consider these questions as you design the ritual. Should you seek the help of a religious official, or do it yourself? Should may 14 – may 20 09

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the baptism be conducted in a Christian, pagan, Jewish, atheist, Buddhist, Hollywood, or free-form style? Is it enough just to sprinkle your head or should you go for full immersion? And if you choose the latter, will the dunking be more authentic if it’s in a frigid river rather than a warm bath? These issues are for you to decide, not me. I insist only on this: Let the holy water wash you free of guilt, remorse, and any habit of mind that tricks you into being mean or careless toward yourself.

SCORPIO

“P i g O u t ”--E x t e r na l

a ppe a r a n c e s c o u n t .

by Matt Jones

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

After actor Woody Harrelson allegedly assaulted a paparazzo at New York’s La Guardia Airport, he issued a press release claiming it was an honest mistake. He had just completed filming “Zombieland,” a film in which his character had to relentlessly fight off zombies. It was understandable, he reasoned, that he mistook the pushy photographer for a zombie and naturally felt compelled to defend himself forcefully. As you shift back and forth between reality bubbles in the coming week, Scorpio, make sure you don’t make a similar error. Keep clearly in mind that the laws of nature in one bubble may be quite different from the laws in the others.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

I’m not necessarily saying you fell into a hole a while back, but if you did, the time is right to extricate yourself. Your strength is returning and help is in the neighborhood. Likewise, I’m not making an authoritative pronouncement that you did indeed cast a little curse on yourself during a careless moment. But if something like that did occur, you’re entering an excellent phase to undo the mistake. You’re awakening to how you went awry, and that’s the first crucial step in correcting for the messy consequences.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

“There are two things to aim at in life,” wrote essayist Logan Pearsall Smith. “First to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.” You are currently in a position, however, to accomplish that magical second aim, Capricorn. More than ever before, you have the power to want what you actually have . . . to enjoy the fruits of your labors . . . to take your attention off the struggle so that you may fully love the experiences your struggle has earned you.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

Scientists find previously unknown species of plants and animals all the time, usually consisting of tiny populations in remote locations. But the latest addition to the great catalog of life is a species whose members number in the millions and cover a huge swath of Ethiopia. It’s a tree that botanists have never had a name for until now: Acacia fumosa. Unlike other acacias, it produces pink blooms in the dry season instead of yellow or pink flowers in the wet season. I predict that you will soon have a comparable experience, Aquarius: You’ll “discover” and identify a unique wellspring that has been around forever but unknown to you. As you tap into its charms, I trust that you will make up for lost time.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20):

In her column “Word Fugitives” in The Atlantic, Barbara Wallraff asked her readers to coin terms or phrases that would mean “the unfortunate telling of a story that one realizes too late is ill-suited to the occasion.” The best ideas were “blabberghasted,” “tale of whoa,” and “put my faux paw in my mouth.” I’ll warn you to be wary of this behavior in the coming week, Pisces. You’re likely to be unusually articulate, and your urge to express yourself may be extraordinarily pressing. That could make you susceptible to running your mouth. But as long as you monitor yourself for signs that you’re about to go too far, I bet your fluency will serve you very well.

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by Michael Coulter

Can I Have Some More? Who is to blame for the girth of America’s youth? It always bugs me when people begin tossing around blame. This causes this. These people are responsible for that. Something is the reason something else is happening. In most cases, it’s just not that simple. This may be contributing to that and so on, but it’s just never a good idea to talk in generalities. Last week, researchers bugged me a little bit when they said children are being exposed to an alarming amount of junk food commercials when they’re watching TV and that this is a key ingredient to childhood obesity. I’m not standing up for commercials or even television in general, but I would think it’s fair to say that there’s plenty of blame to go around. I’m sure they aren’t exactly helping, but junk food commercials aren’t the reason our children are overweight. First off, I’m not sure how much money was spent on this little study, but I’m guessing it was far too much. Kids love to eat crap. People who make crap need to sell crap. A good way to sell crap is to make a commercial for it. Kids want to eat more crap after they see a commercial for it. There, those previous four sentences took me about a minute to figure out. If the folks ponying up for the research would have just called, I could have saved them about four years and the crapload of money they spent looking deeper into this particular topic. Still, since they went to all the work, I suppose we should look closer at the study. Actually, I’m being sort of hard on them. In the United States and Germany, 90 percent of the commercials shown when kids are likely to be watching TV are junk food advertisements. That’s pretty significant. Britain and Australia fare much better with about 50 percent, but that’s still a whole bunch. The thing is, I’m not arguing that there aren’t too many commercials advertising too many bad products because there obviously are. I’m just saying we probably need to look at the problem a little closer. A really good question to ask would be why the piss are the kids watching so much damned television, and who the piss is buying all the junk food for them? Television is pretty awesome, and kids will watch as much of it as they can. On the other hand, kids would also be more than happy to play grabass in the yard. TV isn’t supposed to be a babysitter, and if you use it that way, you’ll end up with a kid who’s just

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about as smart as the TV characters they’re watching. Regardless of what some people may think, that’s not really a good thing. This leads us to the other question of who’s buying these kids all this junk food or, at the very least, who’s giving them the money to buy all this junk food? If a kid is working night and day at a lowpaying job in order to keep themselves stocked up with Dilly Bars and pasta pathetically stuffed into a pizza crust, good for them. It’s sad, but you at least have to admire their work ethic. If a small child is waiting until his or her parents go to bed and then taking money and the family car down to the local grocery store to get his fix on a couple of boxes of Lucky Charms, that’s pretty scary, but you have to admire the diligence. I’m guessing not much of this happens, though. I’m guessing that the kid sees a commercial and then throws a hissy fit until the junk food is purchased for them. There’s some shame on the pusher, but there’s also some shame on the enabler. At least there’s some interaction in that scenario, though. The other, probably more popular way kids get junk food is that their parents give them money and set them loose. Either way, the kid gets exactly what he or she wants. It’s not really the kid’s fault, and it’s not really the fault of advertisers. It’s the fault of the people who are supposed to be training the kid to be a productive adult someday. I ate a ton of crap when I was growing up, but back then, we called it “getting a treat,” not breakfast or lunch or dinner. I also feel like I watched a lot of TV, but it wasn’t the only damned thing I did. I’d much rather have had a good meal or played baseball all evening, and that’s usually what I did. Throwing back fast food for dinner seemed kind of special and fun because we didn’t do it very often. It doesn’t seem like that now. It may just be that the poor kids these days are bored with the constant influx of special stuff. Hey, the problem isn’t just limited to children. I’ll be the first to admit I’m too damned fat. I suppose it would be easy to blame all the commercials. After all, I often find myself watching TV and seeing a commercial for some chain store pizza. Sometimes I end up even ordering a pizza after one of those commercials. Granted, I don’t order a chain store pizza, you know, because it’s sort of crap, but regardless, the damage is pretty much done, no matter what the specific culprit. I’m an adult, though, and that’s my fault. I’m guessing in most of the children’s cases, the adult is also the one to blame.

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