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IN THIS ISSUE GET YOUR GOAT 6 Co-owner of Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery talks organic

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FLASH FLOOD 6 ON THE217.COM MUSIC In 2004, Rolling Stone came up with a list of the 500 best songs of all time. Jeremy found that list and made it his personal mission to listen to every single one of them this summer. Take a look at his progress in his ﬁrst of several columns outlining his countdown on Monday! MOVIES & TV A review of Killers, the latest ﬁlm starring eternal romantic comedy actors Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl, up on Saturday.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Want a glimpse at what the future of climate change will look like in the Midwest? A preview of the multimedia exhibit “Aquatown: A Future Hydrohistory” up on Saturday.

FOOD & DRINK Looking for a new drink to try this summer that is not only delicious, but will also intensify your classy image? Check out Ellen’s “Fancy Drinks” on Friday to see what she suggests this week.

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TEENS PLAY TAG

Planned Parenthood reaches out

CALENDAR

Your guide to this week’s events

a portion of the

buzz sits down with The Fresh Kills

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C-U DIVAs (Downtown Independent Volunteer Association) is a local women’s volunteer group.

Community members share their thoughts on the recent oil spill

Stock the cooler, ﬁll up the car, grab your friends and pull out the map. buzz plots out your summer road trip this Friday.

EDITOR’S NOTE BRAD THORP

I think the sport of golf can get a bad rap sometimes. People say that it is too boring to watch on television, or is too hard to get good at so they don’t even bother trying. I will agree, it takes some dedication to hone your skills, but I can’t agree that it is boring to watch on television. I can see why that is said, but I think that if you have ever analyzed the sport, watching the professionals play out courses and determine the best shots for each situation can really be fascinating. It is through these types of decisions that you can truly see their knowledge, and their skill is demonstrated after they have decided what to do with the shot, and somehow get the ball to do exactly what they wanted it to. The more I watch, the more I am amazed at the skills these players have. After about three years playing and practicing the sport, I think it is safe to say that I have improved, if only slightly, since my first step out onto the course. Golf can be a frustrating game to play, and it is really only through thoughts like this one that I am able to continually go out there, play and enjoy round after round. It is easy to have a bad round, say that the game is stupid, and never go play again. I have seen it happen, and may have even done it myself once or twice, but there is something in letting that bad round roll off your shoulders and finding the enjoyment in what you just did. At the end of the day, no matter how many swings it took me to finally do it, I was able to accomplish my goal of getting that goofy white ball into the hole 435 yards away. This may not be much, maybe taking twice as many strokes as the course says it should, but in the end I did what I set out to do. Golf has taught me and helped me grow so much. As ridiculous as that sounds, I believe it to be true. At the heart of the game is an internal struggle. Yes, there is an aspect of competition to it, as there is with any sport, but I think the greatest aspect to golf is the mental challenge. The frustration, the decision-making, the knowing your abilities and curtailing your game to encompass your strengths and weaknesses, all of these are very humbling and can teach you to be honest with yourself. It is in this honesty that the enjoyment is found.

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If you are just itching to get out of town this summer, but are on a budget, consider driving south for Strawberry Jam. The weekend-long festival, located in downtown Arthur, boasts a craft show, flea market, children’s games and numerous food vendors from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, June 4, and Saturday, June 5. On June 4, the festival will host local farmers, grocers and restaurants selling produce and flowers at the Arthur Produce Sales Building, with viewing starting at 8 a.m. and sale from 10 a.m. to noon. Later that afternoon, the Miss Arthur, Junior Miss Arthur and Little Miss Arthur contests will be held at Arthur High School. If one day isn’t enough to get your Arthur festival fix, the festival invites all bluegrass artists and fans to the Blue Grass Jam on June 5, where bluegrass players will “Pick, Grin and Jam” all over downtown. If you’re an artist, feel free to bring your instrument and join in, and if you’re a fan, bring your folding chair to soak up the music and the sun. There will also be a bake sale and “strawberry social” with fresh strawberry shortcake and pie. Around 3 p.m., there will also be a strawberry pie eating contest, which event coordinator George Fritz states is his favorite part of the festival. “It’s a no hands contest so their faces are covered in whipped cream before they even get to the pie,” said Fritz. The contest is open to the public, and last year over 20 people participated in the contest. “[The festival] started out as a small sidewalk sale in the 1950s,” said Fritz, “and eventually it evolved into the Strawberry Jam Festival.” The town adopted the strawberry name and theme last year after observing the huge success the Amish had seen incorporating their strawberries into their small part in the festival. Cover Design Will Wyss Editor in Chief Brad Thorp Managing Editor & Copy Chief Claire Keating Art Director Annaka Olsen Photography & Image Editor Annie Goold Photographers James Kyung Designers Melissa Boban, Will Wyss Music Editor Emily Carlson Food & drink Editor Jeanine Russell ArtS & Entertainment Editor Matt Carey Community Editor Lauren Hise CU Calendar Elisha Phua Sales Manager Carolyn Gilbert Marketing/Distribution Brandi Willis Publisher Mary Cory On the Web www.the217.com Email buzz@readbuzz.com Write 512 E. Green St., Champaign, IL 61820 CALL 217.337.3801

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» True Blood: Season two is out on DVD! YES! YES! YES! How I have missed you, Eric Northman! It’s about time I got to revisit Fangtasia and to try to figure out the mind-blowing moments from last season. I can’t wait to sink my teeth into this season. (Sorry, I just couldn’t resist.) » My hometown: After enduring three years of accusations that I am Southern since I am not from the Chicagoland area, I have finally just learned to accept what I cannot change. So yes, I do pronounce Illinois like Ellinois. I do come from a place where cornfields are common — I do not live on a farm. I do possess the capability to make it home in less than an hour. And you know what? I am proud. Take that, Chicago kids! » Yorkshire Terriers: I think these little dogs are turning into a requirement in my family. My aunt breeds them, my mom has three and even my grandma and grandpa have one. Someday, when I live in a place that allows dogs, I too will join the family Yorkie club. I even have the name picked out, but I will not be revealing it for fear it will be stolen. Too many people already have my name ... » Pomegranates: Random? Yes. Awesome? Most definitely.

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Gripes » When you’re running Pit of Sarron and people don’t clear their permifrost stacks by hiding behind the Sarronite Rocks that the Forge Master throws: The boss throws the fucking rocks for a reason. GET BEHIND THEM! I CANNOT HEAL YOU WHEN YOU’RE GETTING ONE SHOTTED! That goddamn AoE spell is easy to avoid if you GET BEHIND THE ROCKS! » When Pallys Bubble: I was prowling in Terokkar Forest on my feral druid (well ... duh) and I see this stupid Ret. Pally trying to solo. I was going to gank him (I even used two pots) and had him down to 1/8 health when he uses that stupid bubble heal macro and just went crazy. Pallys are MAJOR OP’d. » When you’re running For The Horde! and you’re mom makes you take the dog out before you can kill Achdruid Fandral Staghelm in Darinassus: I had to fucking log and now I don’t get the Warbear Mount. I can’t believe this! MOM, I’M A GOSH DARN ADULT AND I NEED TO DO STUFF! WHY DO I HAVE TO DO YOUR STUPID CHORES ALL THE TIME! I HATE THIS HOUSE! buzz

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Seven students found the Douglass Garden Co-op

by Matthew Freeman

he Douglass Garden Co-op is a project initiated by seven U of I students that will open up plots in Douglass park for rental and use. Starting next year, in addition to the garden, the project will provide curriculum to schools and classes for the community that will

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introduce people to tips on gardening, cooking and nutrition. “We knew this is the area of town we wanted to help,” said Erin Harper, a Senior studying Natural Resources in Environmental Science. Located just north of the gleaming Beckman Institute on University Avenue, the neighborhood surrounding Douglass Park is the community in Champaign-Urbana with the highest poverty rate. This led the team of students in Environmental Science, Engineering and Business to seek funding for a project that would connect campus and this community, and provide education, activity and nutrition to people who were open to the idea. The team’s proposal, called “Sun, Dirt, Rain and Champaign,” won Earnst and Young accounting firm’s “Your world, Your Vision” contest on the state, and then national level, granting them $10,000 toward the project. The transformation of the lot, from an underused grassy plain on the northwest edge of

Douglass Park to a 43-bed garden capable of producing pound upon pound of vegetables begins Saturday, June 5 at 10 a.m. The team of students is encouraging volunteers to come out and join them in the effort, and to bring hand gardening tools. The day will focus on raising gardening beds. The continuation of the project will include landscaping and bringing water to the gardens. The team of students will also spend time building curriculum to be implemented as early as September. Rental of the plots will begin this June for the 2011 season. Some plots will be set up for the nearby Booker T. Washington Elementary School, which is being re-opened in fall of 2011 as a magnet school with a focus on science, engineering, technology and math. This will include introductions to age-appropriate topics like seeds for kindergartners, food cultivation for 5th-graders and introductions to bugs and soil for children in between. The project will also work with the Champaign Park District, who provided the land for the garden, on allowing children to work in the gardens after school. A large part of the initiative is opening up the gardens for people of all ages. Classes will be taught on composting, basic botany and planting, garden design, dealing with pests, basic nutrition, cooking and rain water sequestration.

The project will also work with youth-senior programs already in place in the community. “Our main focus is reconnecting people,” Harper said. Gardens like these not only offer togetherness, said Harper, but a chance for people to reconnect with raw food, teaching children that “corn doesn’t come out of a can.” The University students involved with the project will be on hand regularly, once they have completed landscaping and water placement. They plan to be available to work with community members to help create the garden. Local gardens also have an environmental advantage. A lot of pollution is produced by moving food from place to place, and stretches of turf aren’t as effective at sequestering carbon as vegetable plants are. Although the grant provided to the students will keep the garden running for a few years, the small rental fees, $25 a plot for a season, should be able to pay for upkeep of the garden in the years following. Ultimately, the garden has a unique part to play in providing produce for a neighborhood in which it may be prohibitively expensive from the store. It will become a community staple through activity and education for people of all ages, and a collaboration that connects a campus and community that is close in area, but not in relationship.

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two-wheeled tour of the arts Cyclists roam CU to see what galleries have to offer by Sarah Bransley Are you one of those people who prefers to make your way across town with two wheels instead of four? Do you enjoy perusing art galleries and visiting local venues? Then this year’s Art Gallery Bicycle Tour is something you can’t miss! The event will take place on Saturday, June 5, beginning at Meadowbrook Park on Race Street and Windsor Road in Urbana, and participants are urged to start between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. It costs only $10 to register, with all proceeds benefiting 40 North | 88 West Champaign County Arts, Culture and Entertainment Council. If you have questions or would like to register for this event and delight in what the CU has to offer, visit www. champaigncycle.com or call 352-7600. The Art Gallery Bicycle Tour is the brainchild of Peter Davis, owner of Champaign Cycle. Aware of the benefits of cycling, he is trying to involve those who aren’t the “hardcore, longdistance” bicyclists. “The more people that we can get on bikes, the better it is for pollution, congestion and obesity reduction,” said Davis. It seems that his was not the only shop with this idea. “[Common Ground] would like to get people to think of their bikes as a form of transportation,” said Jacqueline Hannah of Common Ground Food Co-op, a restaurant featured on the tour. Why an art tour, you ask? “I wanted to link [a bike tour] with something else and basically show people that they could use their bikes for daily errands in town, short distance,” said Davis. The tour itself is very laid back, like many of the shop and gallery owners you will meet on the way. “[Participants] can start any time between 10 and noon,” Davis said. “They proceed at their own pace, they stop as long as they want to at any given shop.”

This year’s tour starts in Meadowbrook Park, allowing those participating to enjoy the Wandell Sculpture Garden before heading into downtown Urbana. It then continues on to downtown Champaign, loops around to the Larry Kanfer Gallery, and ends at Indi Go Artist Co-op in Champaign. Most of the shops and galleries listed as part of the event are located in downtown Urbana, and each has its own unique feel and flavor. Though they are all art galleries, many have adjoining shops and businesses that cater to those who can’t tell a Warhol from a Degas. “We could just be a yoga studio, but we can also be an art gallery,” said Kathryn Fitzgerald, owner of Amara Yoga & Arts. “It provides spaces for people in the community to show their work who might not otherwise be able to show their work anywhere. I think it’s really exciting, because I think it is part of what is re-growing Urbana.” These shop owners didn’t just come up with the idea to all have art galleries adjoining their businesses. “We are a growing arts community. Urbana is a city of the arts at this point,” said Fitzgerald. “[The city is] very much promoting the arts and galleries. There is a gallery incentive program, where they help subsidize rent for new businesses who are also new galleries.” It’s easy to see the artists finding a home in Urbana. “For us, for our business, it would be great just to have people come by,” said Susan Pryde, director of local artist co-op Shared Space. She added, “The concept for our co-op is everybody is welcome, and it’s the idea that local artists have a place to show their work, and local people in the community have a way to buy locally. So both are supported, and it’s a place to come and chat. You can talk with other artists, talk with other customers. It’s supposed to be an artist hub.”

The upstairs gallery of Furniture Lounge. Photo by Annie Goold

Artists worked colaboratively to create paintings on display at Amara Yoga. Photo by Annie Goold

When asked what interested her about joining the bike tour, Amanda McWilliams, owner of Furniture Lounge, which is one of the newest shops, said, “We are always up for joining in anything that’s new, creative and fun. We find that it’s an interesting niche to get the bicyclers on their bikes and then doing an art tour.” Another great thing about the tour is that many of the shops in CU get new clients during the tour.

“It aided big time last year! It really did,” said Mary Tangora, owner of Wind, Water and Light. “We had over 30 people in last year that were part of the bike tour. I would say a quarter of them had never been in our store before.” As Buffy Vance, owner and sugar artist at Madeline’s Confectionary, said, downtown Urbana is a “hidden treasure” just waiting to be found.

Enjoy the sun and tasty organic treats with friends and relations at Common Ground in Urbana. Photo by Annie Goold

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with LESLIE COoPERBAND CO-OWNER OF PRAIRIE FRUITS FARM

by Amanda Wielgus Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery, situated at 4410 N. Lincoln Ave. in Champaign, is known for their amazing goat cheese. While you may have run across them at the local farmers’ market giving out free samples, they extend far beyond the CU borders. I first discovered it in the Chicago suburbs and was amazed that I had missed this gem in my own backyard. Besides cheese, the farm also sells honey and organic fruit, along with home-cooked dinners on the farm. buzz sat down with Leslie Cooperband, who owns Prairie Fruits Farm along with her husband, to find out more about this experiment in farming. » buzz: How did you get into the goat farming business? Did your family raise animals in the past? Leslie Cooperband: We started our goat dairy and farmstead cheese-making operation in 2005 after having four goats for one year and making cheese in the house. We decided we wanted to make cheese we could sell, so we went forward with building our facility and getting licensed by the Illinois Departmet of Public Health. Neither I nor my husband grew up on a dairy, and we had no experience running a commercial operation. My husband had brush goats growing up on a small fruit farm in Western Oregon. He also had a family milk cow. I grew up in a very urban environment — Boston, Mass. — with no livestock experience, only stray cats were allowed at my house. » buzz: Do you ever bond with the goats? Did the decision to be organic stem from it? LC: Of course, we bond with pretty much all the goats. They are very affectionate and people-oriented animals. Our land is organic, as is our fruit, but our dairy herd, and hence our milk and cheese, are not certified organic. We chose not to certify our herd and our milk due to the peculiarities of the USDA National Organic Program rules related to livestock and use of antibiotics.

We don’t want to have to sell our animals if they get sick and have to be treated with an antibiotic that only stays in their body for a matter of days. So, our goats and our cheese are now certified “Animal Welfare Approved.” » buzz: Why did you choose to become an organic farm? LC: As I said, our land and our fruit are certified organic. We chose to raise our crops organically because they taste best when raised that way, and they are healthiest for people who eat them. » buzz: What are some unexpected obstacles in raising goats? Or any quirky stories? LC: Goats are very curious and mischievous by nature. They are always looking for the angle. Having a fruit orchard with goats is probably not the best combination, as goats love to browse fruit trees. Several times they have made break-outs from the barn and gone right into the orchard to eat the leaves off our fruit trees. When busted, they all have a very guilty look on their faces. » buzz: Do you feel most people are disconnected from how their food is made? How could this be changed? LC: Yes, most people are disconnected from how their food is raised and produced. This has happened because very few people have a direct connection to farms anymore. If people visited farms or talked with farmers about how they raise their products, that would help people better understand why locally and sustainably raised foods might cost more than what they buy in the supermarket. It would also explain why these foods taste so much better than conventional foods found in the supermarket. » buzz: How does Prairie Fruits enhance the community? How could they interact or benefit from you, and vice versa? LC: We enhance the community by opening our farm up to the public certain times of the year so people can see how we raise the goats, eat locally raised foods right here on our farm, experience a sustain-

Leslie Cooperband cradles two newly hatched free range chicks on the Blue Moon Farm. Photo used with permission from Leslie Copperband

able and diversified farm. We also enhance the community by selling our products at the Urbana farmers’ market. This gives us a chance to educate our customers about the seasonality of milk, the different kinds of cheeses we produce and how we care for our goats. We also participate in community-wide activities related to building and strengthening the local food system in Champaign-Urbana. We have started our “Dinners on the Farm” series this year, but most of the dinners are already sold out. There are a few seats available for a couple of the dinners, so people can go to our website, www.prairiefruits.com, to make reservations. We will also be offering you-pick of our berries and tree fruits as they ripen. Again, people can go to our website to find out what’s available and you-pick days and hours.

sad song for nashville Helping out and staying safe when severe weather strikes by Sam Cohen

As an avid country music fan, the news of floods in Nashville, Tennessee, earlier this month was devastating to me for a number of reasons. Hearing that Vince Gill lost almost a million dollars in assets, including his famous guitar collection, and that Kenny Chesney’s

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home was damaged, probably beyond repair, was like a stab in my southern heart. But these tragedies seem absolutely trivial in comparison to the 29 and growing reported deaths caused by the flood and the estimated $1.5 billion in property damage in the Nashville city limits alone. Relief efforts started from the inside. Numerous benefit concerts were put on almost immediately after the flooding by country artists such as Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, and many national organizations like the Red Cross and the Salvation Army stepped in to help. Unfortunately, the Salvation Army predicts that the flood damage recovery may take at least six months, possibly even longer since over 12,000 individuals are now homeless in middle Tennessee.

Jennifer Eldridge, the Salvation Army’s Nashville Representative, said, “The time for food or toiletry donations has passed unfortunately, we’re now in the next phase of relief.” In this stage, organizations like the Salvation Army have shifted their focus from supplying individuals and families with basic needs towards “rebuilding their lives and homes.” For my fellow country music fans or for those who simply have a giving heart, I asked Eldridge what the best way to support Nashville from afar might be. “Monetary donations are the best and they go the furthest but we also suggest purchasing gift cards and sending them in,” said Eldridge. The gift cards should be for national chains such as Walmart or grocery and department stores. “[The cards are] passed onto the families,” said Eldridge. “We really like these cards because a family that lost, say, a toaster in the flood, can take the gift card straight to Walmart and replace it or even use it for something they need more.” Monetary donations are being accepted through many organizations including the Red

Cross, MusiCares and the Gibson Foundation to name only a few. While floods may seem foreign to the Champaign-Urbana community, we are no strangers to severe or dangerous weather. Brett Johnson of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency said that although there is almost no possibility that Champaign-Urbana would ever see a flood of the severity of Nashville, we’re especially susceptible to tornados and high winds. In case of a tornado, individuals should “go immediately to a basement but if they don’t have one, they should identify another room in their house—an interior room like a closet or pantry is best,” said Johnson. Johnson also suggests that families have an accountability plan, which involves “agreeing on a meeting place in case of a fire or a tornado, somewhere safe you could meet up.” While these all seem like pretty basic procedures, it’s important to keep them in mind and pass them along to younger kids or members of the community who might not know what to do if disaster strikes.

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CU Sound off

by Sam Cohen

How do you think the oil spill should be handled? The Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which was caused by a deadly oil rig explosion on April 20, has quickly escalated to a seemingly unstoppable environmental disaster. Many solutions have been proposed,

from stopping the flow by pumping in tennis balls to soaking up the oil using human hair to containing the spill with cement top hats. Unfortunately, most of these ideas have had little impact so

far on the critical situation. As the damage continues to grow, the Champaign-Urbana community voiced its opinions on what are the best solutions and who are the responsible parties.

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“I wouldn’t know what solutions would work best. I feel like the names of the solutions proposed are helping BP with [public relations]. I think they’re calling it top kill.”

“I don’t understand it technically. For me, the first question is would it have been a good idea for the government to take up responsibility, to pay for it from the very beginning? I don’t know if I really understand BP’s situation, if they’re really trying 100 percent to stop this or not.”

“The government should be careful about stepping in and taking over the actual capping of it, because once they do that than they own it. I think there has to be a clear division of who does what. The government can be responsible for protecting the beaches and let BP do whatever is necessary, because they have the skill and the equipment and the knowledge and the experience to handle the cap. I doubt if the government does.”

“Honestly, I think that it’s a process to clean it, and there’s no right way that I can address. But also, it should be paid for by the people responsible for it, and it should be their priority to clean it and not [that of] the people who are affected by it.”

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by Eli Chen

Week of June 4-10

126 W. Church St. Champaign

New Ruins and Soft Speaker get ready to rock Bentleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

or those of you laying around, possibly catching up on the season finale of Lost, forget your lame plans to â&#x20AC;&#x153;do nothing,â&#x20AC;? and check out this Friday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lineup at Bentleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub in Champaign. On June 4, New Ruins, Tractor Kings and, for the first time in CU, Soft Speaker are getting together for a spectacular night. Local favorites New Ruins are currently working on their second full-length, We Make Our Own Bad Luck, with Parasol. They just released an EP, which is now available on their Facebook page. Caleb Means, vocalist and guitarist of New Ruins, looks forward to meeting Soft Speaker and playing at Bentleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is a very unique place, unlike any other place downtown,â&#x20AC;? said Means. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The venue reminds me of playing shows when I was growing up. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no stage, so youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing on the same level as the audience.â&#x20AC;? Means, who is handling the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lineup, wanted to bring in some out-of-town bands to Champaign-Urbana in order to â&#x20AC;&#x153;throw a new twist on the scene.â&#x20AC;? This night at Bentleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will also introduce Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s indie flavor, Soft Speaker, who recently released their EP, Stranger in the Alps. Soft Speaker was formed by co-songwriters Paul Foreman and Nick Rocchio, who both wanted to try new avenues after their former project, Saturday Night, fell through. Since the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inception, they have been constantly recording new material. Now, they look forward to their first Midwestern tour. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Playing outside Chicago puts more pressure on us because weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re comfortable with our usual crowd in Chicago,â&#x20AC;? said Foreman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be playing for people who havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heard of us before, I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re likely to draw a more honest audience response.â&#x20AC;?

Foreman also places emphasis on trying to establish himself in his music. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There seems to be a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;rock dictionaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; that people fall back on,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And, if you go to the record store and check out the album titles, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see how horrifyingly bland a lot of music has become. I really like music that might strike me as strange. Even if listeners donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really understand it, but still think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interesting, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all I care about.â&#x20AC;? Nick Rocchio talks about how well the band works together, especially his relationship with co-member Paul. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like the aspect that our band doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really have a frontman,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paul and I have a very shared leadership, which is nice because there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a lot of ego in the band. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really a collective effort.â&#x20AC;? Rocchio also suggests that campus dwellers should definitely check out Soft Speaker if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for something fresher and grittier than the mainstream. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re into â&#x20AC;&#x2122;60s rock â&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll and want more dynamic music than whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s popular right now, come on out for an energetic show,â&#x20AC;? said Rocchio. The show starts at 10 p.m. at Bentleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub, and a small cover charge will be required to get in. Prepare to hook up your heartstrings to your ears and let the rock â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll course through you.

the fresh kills

by Adam Thies Earlier this month The Fresh Kills released their debut album, Turn Up the Brilliance. With this release, The Fresh Kills exhibit a collection of songs that flow perfectly together with blinding, fast, raucous punk rifts and melodious pop arrangements â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a feat that was not unexpected from a band that is known for their high quality live performances. Guitarist Chris Wahlfeldt and bassist Mikael Brackett of The Fresh Kills sat down with buzz to discuss their new album, the status of the CU punk scene and exactly how they are associated with a landfill in New York City. Âť buzz: What was it like recording your new album, Turn Up The Brilliance? Chris Wahlfeldt: It was amazing. We recorded at Howlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Street Production in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was a different experience because I had never played guitar over a recording, but it was really amazing and it worked out well. We were really crammed for time because we only had two or three days to do it, but it came out well. Âť buzz: What is the origin of the name The Fresh Kills? CW: Ryan [The Fresh Killsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; guitarist and co-singer] named it. He found this dump in New York City called the Fresh Kill Dump, so we thought weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d use it.

Mikael Brackett: Ryan did bring it up and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s after a landfill in New York, but we just enjoyed the meaning itself and how it sounded. We all took our own implication from it, and it had a good ring to it as well. CW: And I mean we all want to, you know, be fresh. Âť buzz: Who are your major influences? CW: I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to speak for everybody, but, for me, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d say Chip Dynamite, Blink 182, Alkaline Trio, The Refused, old AFI and stuff like that. MB: Ryan would be better for this, but generally most punk bands throughout the years since the late seventies. We try to keep the aggressiveness [of the earlier groups] the same, but maybe use the subsidy that came with later bands. Âť buzz: Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just released your debut album. What are you planning to do next? MB: Basically, what we are going to try to do is play as many shows in town this summer, get our name out more and promote the CD, [as well as] try to get in contact with other bands that we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t preformed with yet, because we are going to try to set up a tour this summer. Although, it is still up in the air. Then we will be working on a new album. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been writing songs, and hopefully

Photo used with permission from the band

we can get it done before the year ends. Âť buzz: How would you describe the current CU punk scene? MB: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s improving. We Must Dismantle All This! are one of the newer bands that revitalized the scene. After that, we came together just because weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all been in punk bands, and we wanted something more to start happening. So, since itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s started to grow, more and more people have started to notice that there is a punk scene and have started coming out to shows. Definitely at this point itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growing; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot nicer than it was. Âť buzz: If you could form the greatest super group of all time, whom would you choose to be in it? MB: The Fresh Kills.

arts movie review

entertainment

get him to the greek

by Liza Booker

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3Favorites Dennis Hopper movies by Matt Carey Easy Rider (1969):

Photo used with permission from Universal Pictures

o put it simply, Get Him to the Greek is another amusing film from writers Nicholas Stoller and Jason Segal (Forgetting Sarah Marshall). It is also produced by Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Funny People), so this movie already has good genes. It tells the story of two guys, Aaron Green (Jonah Hill) and Aldous Snow (Russell Brand, reprising his character from Marshall). Snow is a British rock star who is internationally famous for his music. He is reaching the peak of his career when, suddenly, he makes an album that ends up selling only a few copies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;African Child,â&#x20AC;? one of the albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tracks, is deemed awful by the media. It almost seems as if matters canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get any worse for Aldous Snow until his wife, pop star Jackie Q (Rose Byrne), leaves him and takes full custody of their son. Everything is looking pretty bad for him, until he decides to do a comeback tour. Meanwhile, in the United States, record company intern Aaron Green has been given an assignment by his boss, Sergio Roma (Sean â&#x20AC;&#x153;Diddyâ&#x20AC;?

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Combs), to fly to London and escort Aldous Snow to Los Angelesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Greek Theatre for his comeback tour. Once he meets Aldous Snow, a series of events continue to happen throughout the film, preventing them from getting to the Greek Theatre. Aaron Green realizes that this is going to be harder than he thought. One great aspect of the movie is that Jonah Hill and Russell Brand fit perfectly together; they never fail to dish out laughter. Even Diddy gets in on the comedy in the movie. You will probably feel reminded of The Hangover when you notice how random the events in the movie are, such as drug smuggling and a threesome. There are even a lot of celebrity cameos that may surprise you. Because the movie is a spin-off, you can expect to see some familiar faces from Forgetting Sarah Marshall, as well. It seems as though a lot of people collaborated in being a part of Get Him to the Greek and a lot of work was put into it. If you decide to see the film, you will not be disappointed and it is a guarantee that it will at least put a smile on the face of the hardest person to please.

How many actors can say that they were in a film that changed the way Hollywood conducts business? Better yet, how many can say they also co-wrote and directed said film? Dennis Hopper is one of the few, with motorcycle road trip movie Easy Rider. Peter Fonda and Hopper star as Wyatt and Billy, two counterculture bikers on their way to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. Along the way, the duo encounter a hippie commune, a small town sheriff who hates anything that is not old fashioned, and a drunk lawyer (played brilliantly by Jack Nicholson). The film is very low budget, but its progressive message and independent production started a power shift in Hollywood, where the big studios used to have all of the power. Apocalypse Now (1978):

Sure, Hopper doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t show up in Francis Ford Coppolaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vietnam war opus classic until two hours in, but he gives an unforgettable performance. Hopper plays a fidgety photojournalist who is seemingly imprisoned by the insane Colonel Kurtz. Before we even get a glimpse of Kurtz, Hopper commands the screen by telling Martin Sheenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Willard about what Kurtz is like, and the atrocities he has caused. One of the most famous lines of this sequence is after Willard sees a series of severed heads attached to sticks. The photojournalist describes this shocking sight: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes he goes too far. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first one to admit it.â&#x20AC;? This film, costarring Harrison Ford, Robert Duvall and Marlon Brando, is a testament to Hopperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supurb acting abilities.

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Blue Velvet (1986):

Two years before his Oscar winning Unforgiven, Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preproduction conflicts with producer Clint Eastwood directed and starred in one of his Paul Landers (George Dzundza) and creative most overlooked films, White Hunter Black Heart, issues with writer Peter Verrill (Jeff Fehey). All a fictionalized version of the making of the 1951 the while, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enjoying the local flavor of resJohn Huston film The African Queen. Eastwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taurants, getting drunk and scouting locations outstanding film is a wonderful tribute to the for his safari trip under the guise of scouting maverick personality of the legendary Huston, shooting locations. In one key scene, he and the violent-tempered, self-destructive, brilliant a pair of production advisors test the safety filmmaker of Hollywoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golden era. of a junkie old steamboat as they travel down Using mostly a cast of unknowns, and based treacherous rapids. on the book by Peter Viertel, Eastwood tells a Throughout, the gravelly-voiced, cigar-choptale of the great bravado of the iconic filmmak- ping Eastwood is hilariously obsessive in one of er John Wilson, the Huston alter ego. Wilson his finest acting performances. Jack N. Green, sees the making of the African film, tentatively Eastwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite cinematographer of this petitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;The African Trader,â&#x20AC;? as an excuse for a riod, captures many of the glorious vistas of this romantic adventure of hunting and drinking in adventurous film, shot in Zimbabwe. As a note of &2%15%.4 -/6)%'/%23 3IGN UP AT WWW GQTI COM FOR THE â&#x20AC;&#x153;the dark continent,â&#x20AC;? like an Ernest Heminginterest, The African Queen was just released on &REQUENT -OVIEGOER #LUB DVD and Blu-ray earlier this spring. way hero. Much of Eastwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tale concerns %ARN POINTS SEE MOVIES FOR A BARGAIN PRICE

Before Hopper was doling out pop quizzes to Keanu Reeves in Speed, he created one of the darkest, creepiest (and, at times, hilarious) villains of the last 30 years. This David Lynch film stars Kyle MacLachlan as Jeffrey Beaumont, a young man returning to his hometown only to discover a severed ear in a field. After the police investigation is going too slow for his liking, Beaumont decides to take on the case himself. Eventually, Beaumont is sucked into a dark underworld led by Frank Booth (Hopper), a sociopathic lunatic with a penchant for violence. In complete scenery chewing fashion, Hopper brings an unpredictability to Frank that makes an already unsettlingly creepy movie even moreso. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hopperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best performance of his career, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s saying something with the amount of great work he put in over the years.

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JUNE 3 - 9, 2010

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SUBMIT YOUR EVENT TO THE CALENDAR: Online: forms available at the217.com/calendar • E-mail: send your notice to calendar@the217.com • Fax: 337-8328, addressed to the217 calendar Snail mail: send printed materials via U.S. Mail to: the217 calendar, Illini Media, 512 E. Green St., Champaign, IL 61820 • Call: 531-1456 if you have a question or to leave a message about your event.

THURSDAY 3

8pm, $8-$15

faith

$1 off for senior/student Moms and Grandmas

live music

discount

Group

DJ Tim Williams

C.H. Moore Homestead,

10pm

Soma Ultralounge, C,

Clinton, 10am, $1-$3

DJ and Dancing

10pm

University Baptist Church, DJs Ian Procell and

Krannert Uncorked with

Soma Ultralounge, C,

holidays

10pm

The Painkillers

festivals

C, 12pm

Reflex

Fire College Open House DJ Luniks

Krannert Center for the

Annual Quilt Show

Undergrad Bible Study

Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm

Illinois Fire Service Insti-

Performing Arts, U,

C.H. Homestead, Clinton,

University Baptist Church, Fubar Fridays

5pm

10am, $1-$3

C, 8:30pm

at AnSun

lectures

miscellaneous

AnSun, C, 7pm

“Korean War Pow’s: A

The Bike Project: Open

TwoYou Duo

Tragedy in Four Acts

Hours

dance music

The Clark Bar, C, 7pm

Presentation, Act 1”

Urbana-Champaign In-

Hadden Sayers Band

Abraham Lincoln Presi-

dependent Media Center,

Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U,

dential Museum, Spring-

7:30pm, $15

field, 7pm

Blues Jam with The Sugar Prophets

game-playing

Cowboy Monkey, C,

Po’ Boys Bag Toss

8:30pm

League Sign Up

mind/body/spirit

Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm Power Flow

Salsa Night with DJ Dr. J

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Radio Maria, C, 10pm

Amara Yoga & Arts, U,

karaoke

by Rebecca Zagorski

for Champaign Urbana

Ballroom and Night Club Happy Hour Flow

Karaoke with DJ Hol-

- Art Opening

Theatre Company’s

Dancing

Amara Yoga & Arts, U,

lywood

Amara Yoga & Arts, U,

Willy Wonka Cast

U, 6pm

Regent Ballroom, Savoy,

5:30pm, $12

It’ll Do 2, C, 9pm

6pm

Advanced Auto Parts, U,

Yarn ’n Yak

8pm, $8

open mic

art

12pm, $12

9am

Rantoul Public Library ,

Urbana Country Dancers

miscellaneous

Rantoul, 7pm

Contra Dance

TGIF at Refinery

FRIDAY 4

Event Popular presents:

Art Gallery Bicycle Tour

mind/body/spirit

Phillips Recreation Center, The Refinery, C, 5:30pm

Saturday Nite Mic

Meadowbrook Park, U,

Yoga Fundamentals

U, 8pm, $4-$5

The Clark Bar, C, 9pm,

10am, $10

Amara Yoga & Arts, U,

Free for children under

Po’ Boys, U, $50

dance music

Fubar Lounge, C, 10pm DJ Belly

Billy Galt and Jeff Kerr

The Clybourne, C, 10pm

tute, C, 7:30pm

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live music

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SATURDAY 5

10am, $12

game-playing

Group Meditation and

REMIXXX Thursdays

volunteer

The Prairie Dogs

and get $1 off admission.

live music

movies

Pokemon Tournament

Spiritual Discourse

with DJ Bob Bass

UC Books to Prisoners

Iron Post, U, 5pm

Country Dance Night at

Live Jazz

Sunset Blvd (1950)

Rantoul Public Library,

Ananda Liina Yoga &

Soma Ultralounge, C,

Work Session

Happy Hour with Road

Bradley’s

Jim Gould Restaurant,

Virginia Theatre, C, 1pm,

Rantoul, 9:30am

Meditation Center, U,

10pm

Urbana-Champaign In-

Song

Bentley’s Pub, C, 8pm

C, 7pm

7pm, $5

DJ Randall Ellison

dependent Media Center,

Memphis on Main, C,

Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm

U, 2pm

5:30pm

concert

Candy Foster and Shades of Blue

stage

5pm

environmental issues

Hatha Flow

Composting

Amara Yoga & Arts, U,

Jon Conover

Champaign Park District Alto Vineyards, C, 4pm

Picasso at the Lapin Agile Lake of the Woods Forest

Bar

kids & families

Aroma Cafe, C, 5:30pm

Summer Concert

Sandunga

The Station Theatre, U,

The Clark Bar, C, 10pm

Preschool Story Time

Live Jazz

West Side Park, C, 12pm

Iron Post, U, 6pm

8pm, $8-$15

Urbana Free Library, U,

Jim Gould Restaurant,

John Primer and Real

Carnivale Debauche

volunteer

5th Annual Praise in the

Stitches at The Clark

5pm, $12

Preserve, Mahomet, 10am

faith

dance music

9:45am

C, 7pm

karaoke

Deals Blues Band

featuring Fishnet &

UC Books to Prisoners

Park

All Request Thursdays

Preschool Story Time

Roberta Sparrow

CG Productions pres-

Alto Vineyards, C, 7pm

Feathers

Work Session

Forest Preserve Park,

Chester Street, C, 9pm

Rantoul Public Library,

Mike ’n Molly’s, C, 8pm

ents RockStar Karaoke

The Brat Pack

Canopy Club, U, 9pm, $15 Urbana-Champaign In-

Swing Dance

Rantoul, 10am

Decadents with Steve

Rumor’s Bar and Grill,

Cowboy Monkey, C, 8pm

Doors open at 8pm.

Meadows

U, 9pm

Steeleater with Leproso

Illini Union, U, 9:30pm

Monticello, 12pm

dependent Media Center, U, 2pm

miscellaneous

community

Iron Post, U, 9pm, $3

Karaoke at Po’ Boys

Mike ’n Molly’s, C, 8pm

festivals

karaoke

Makerspace Urbana

Point of Fire

Po’ Boys, U, 9pm

M.P.H.

Strawberry Jam

kids & families

Hours

DJ Bange

Open House

Canopy Club, U, 9pm, $5

Memphis on Main, C,

Downtown Arthur, Arthur,

Environmental Educa-

Urbana-Champaign In-

The Bike Project: Open

Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U,

Urbana-Champaign In-

Delta Kings

movies

9pm

10am

tion Center Open

dependent Media Center,

8:30pm

dependent Media Center,

Memphis on Main, C,

Outdoor Movie

Jason Bentley and Andy

Annual Quilt Show

Homer Lake Forest Pre-

U, 2pm

Summer Karaoke

U, 6pm

9:30pm, $5

Rantoul Public Library,

Moreillon

C.H. Moore Homestead,

serve, Homer,

Soft Speaker with New

Rantoul, 8:30pm

Bentley’s Pub, C, 9pm, $3

Clinton, 10am, $1-$3

10am

classes & workshops

Chamber of Commerce

A Proper Young Lady

Community Heartsaver

stage

Car and Antique Tractor

Early American Museum,

CPR and AED Training

Picasso at the Lapin Agile Request Night DJ

Show

Mahomet, 1pm, $5

Champaign Fire Depart-

Bentley’s Pub, C, 9:30pm

mind/body/spirit

Ruins and Tractor Kings

movies

Core Yoga

Bentley’s Pub, C, 10pm

The Secret in Their Eyes

Amara Yoga & Arts, U,

(El secreto de sus ojos)

12pm, $12

The Station Theatre, U,

Boomerang, U, 8pm

Downtown Farmer City,

DIY Weekend Wizard

ment, Unit 5, C,

The Art Theater, C,

Iyengar Yoga

Top 40

8pm, $8-$15,

Hip Hop at Bradley’s II

Farmer City, 10am

Orpheum Children’s Sci-

8am, $40

7:30pm, $6.50-$9

Yoga Institute of C-U, U,

Chester Street, C, 9pm,

$1 off for senior/student Bradley’s II, C, 9pm, $5

Secret of Kells

4pm, $14

discount

The Art Theater, C,

Asana Intensive Yoga

Grown KidZ Funk

10:15pm, $6.50-$9

Amara Yoga & Arts, U,

Radio Maria, C, 10pm

5:30pm, $12 Yin Yoga

stage

Picasso at the Lapin Agile Amara Yoga & Arts, U, The Station Theatre, U, 10

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7pm, $12

ence Museum, C,

DJ Bundy

markets

1pm

Fireside Bar and Grill, C,

Market at the Square

Chess Club for Kids

festivals

10pm

Downtown Urbana, U,

Urbana Free Library, U,

live music

DJ Delayney

Strawberry Jam

Firehaus Saturdays

7am

4pm

Live music at Carmon’s

Highdive, C, 10pm, $5

Downtown Arthur, Arthur,

Firehaus, C, 10pm

No cover before 10pm

10am

DJ Mertz

art opening

fundraisers

5:30pm

Boltini Lounge, C,

Paintings and Drawings

Fundraiser Car Wash

Live Irish Music with

with U of I or Parkland ID Annual Quilt Show

SUNDAY 6

Carmon’s Restaurant, C,

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Emerald Rum

mind/body/spirit

Abe Froman Project

Blind Pig Co., The, C,

Hatha Flow

Mike ’n Molly’s, C, 9pm

Retro Night

5:30pm

Amara Yoga & Arts, U,

Kilborn Alley Blues Band 3:30pm, $12

Chester Street, C, 9pm

art exhibit Graphic Design: Park-

karaoke

The Agent of Change CD Amara Yoga & Arts, U,

land College Student

Karaoke at Route 45

Reunion Show

1pm, $12

Juried Exhibition

Wayside

Memphis on Main, C,

Prenatal Yoga

Parkland Art Gallery, C,

Route 45 Wayside, Peso-

7pm, $3

Amara Yoga & Arts, U,

10am

tum, 8pm

Hawthorne Heights

5:15pm, $12

Po’ Boys, U, 6pm

Beginning Vinyasa Yoga

Canopy Club, U, 7pm, $11

Rockstar Karaoke

recreation

Fat City Bar & Grill, C,

Kyle Bruckmann and

miscellaneous

Complimentry Hada

10pm

Rich O’Donnell: Oboe,

The Bike Project: Open

Cosmetic Session

Karaoke at Bentley’s Pub

Percussion, and Elec-

Hours

Hada Cosmetic Medicine

Bentley’s Pub, C, 10pm

tronics

Urbana-Champaign In-

Skincare Clinic, C, 9am

open mic

Urbana-Champaign Inde- dependent Media Center,

game-playing

Open Mic Night hosted

GAS (Games After

by Mike Ingram

classes & workshops

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Cowboy Monkey, C,

karaoke

West African Dance

Rantoul Public Library,

10pm

Rock Band Sundays

Classes with Djibril

Rantoul, 4pm, Grades 5-8

Hosted by MC Remy

Camara

Trivia with Evan and

stage

Bentley’s Pub, C, 8pm

Channing-Murray Foun-

Monte

Zoo Improv

dation, U, 6pm,

Bentley’s Pub, C, 7pm

Indi Go Artist Co-op, C,

$10-12

Board Game Night

9pm, $2

pendent Media Center, U,

U, 2pm

8pm, $5

stage Picasso at the Lapin Agile

Wine Tasting Wines at the Pines 2860 S. Philo Rd., U. Friday, June 4 5 - 8 p.m. I’ve spent the past 21 years perfecting my chocolate tasting, the past five years perfecting my coffee tasting, and now that I’m 21, it’s time to start perfecting my wine tasting! My roommate next year guides wine tastings at home and knows so much about the complexity of flavors of wine that I could use an intro course before I move in. I don’t want to look like a fool not knowing anything! So I can’t wait to get my wine on and see what I can learn about the tasty drink! — Emily Carlson, Music Editor

Radio Maria, C, 10:30pm

festivals

Monday 7

The Station Theatre, U, 8pm, $8-$15

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live music

kids & families

Annual Quilt Show

O Baby!

C.H. Moore Homestead,

Decadents with Steve Meadows

$1 off for senior/student Weekly Jazz Jam Session

Champaign Public Library, Clinton, 10am,

discount

Iron Post, U, 7pm, $2

C, 10:30am, 11:15am

$1-$3

Open Stage

Clutch

Red Herring Coffeehouse,

Canopy Club, U, 8pm, $22

fundraisers

recreation

Iron Post 120 S. Race St., U. Friday, June 4, 9 p.m. $3

U, 7:30pm

Doors open at 7pm

Humane Society Benefit

Weekly Red Pin Bowling

Drag Show

One Dollar Wild Mondays Po’ Boys, U, 4pm

Special

Chester Street, C, 10pm,

with Jobu

Illini Union, U, 6pm

Canopy Club, U, 10pm

Yoga Fundamentals

game-playing

festivals

Amara Yoga & Arts, U,

WPGU presents Trivia

According to the217.com (“The best website on the Internet!” I type while my boss holds a gun to my head), this is the first time the Decadents have performed. This means one of two things: 1. I could be among the first people to see a band that becomes extremely famous, leading me to pretentiously bring it up in conversation anytime their band is mentioned, or 2. I get drunk and yell at them for not even considering the audition tape I sent them to join the band. I can play a mean gong. — Matt Carey, Arts & Entertainment Editor

Annual Quilt Show

’80s Night

12pm, $12

Diner hosted by Fishing

C.H. Moore Homestead,

Highdive, C, 10pm

Hatha Yoga

With Dynamite

Amara Yoga & Arts, U,

Canopy Club, U, 7pm

5:30pm, $12

T-N-T Tuesday Night

Clinton, 1pm, $1-$3

karaoke

mind/body/spirit

Acoustic Karaoke with

game-playing

Trivia with Cara and

miscellaneous

Tanino

Trivia Night at The Blind Bentley’s Pub, C, 10pm

The Bike Project: Open

Boltini Lounge, C, 7pm

Pig Brewery

CG Productions pres-

Hours

The Blind Pig Brewery,

ents RockStar Karaoke

Urbana-Champaign Inde-

literary

C, 7pm

Mike ’n Molly’s, C, 10pm

pendent Media Center, U,

Red Herring Fiction

5:30pm

Workshop

Steve Meadows

Big Dave’s Trivia Cowboy Monkey, C,

open mic

7pm

Open Stage for Bands/

Channing-Murray Foun-

Tuesday 8

dation, U, 7:30pm

Musicians

kids & families

Memphis on Main, C,

live music

volunteer

Wrapped Up in Ancient

8pm

Corn Desert Ramblers

UC Books to Prisoners

Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd.,

Work Session

Egypt Spurlock Museum, U,

stage

U, 9pm

Urbana-Champaign In-

1pm, $3

Monday Night Comedy

The Piano Man

dependent Media Center,

Ages 8-13

Illini Union, U, 8pm

Canopy Club, U, 9pm

U, 7pm

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The 2010 Great Gourd Gathering The Great Pumpkin Patch Farm 1749A CR 1900 N., Arthur Saturday, June 5 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. I know that most people love the return of hot weather, but personally I am not a fan. I have always been more of a fall child, and there is nothing I like better than my yearly journey to Arthur’s Great Pumpkin Patch. I love it so much that I think I will go early this year and embrace this 7th annual Great Gourd Gathering. Killer alliteration aside, I’d love to see what these artists have created. Maybe my surroundings will even allow me to channel some of my fall state of mind. — Lauren Hise, Community Editor

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kids & families Babies’ Lap Time Urbana Free Library, U, 9:45am, 10:30am The Spoon Man

I get the daily emails from the217.com, and every day I wish I was back in Champaign.

Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 4:30pm

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What is it about the heat that makes people just nuts? I mean there must be a definite correlation between high temperature, low common sense and non-existant manners. I’ve been cut off, bumped into and am just plain fed up.

tion, U, 7pm

mind/body/spirit Hatha Flow Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 12pm, $12

Being around my madre makes me want to burst into renditions of “It’s My Life” and get a second job to reduce mom-to-daughter face time by 40%. Let’s speed it up here, August!

Slow Flow Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 5:30pm, $12 Ashtanga Yoga Amara Yoga & Arts, U,

Urbana creepers, stop looking at me like I’m a piece of meat, I’m not yours to be had.

7pm, $12

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I guarantee summer in CU is better than summer with my parents. All I do all day is nap by 309’s pool and eat Chex Mix.

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Fellowship Lunch University Baptist Church,

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

dj Tango Night with DJ Joe Grohens Cowboy Monkey, C, 8pm Boys Night Out with DJ Randall Ellison Boltini Lounge, C, 9pm Wild West Wednesday It’ll Do 2, C, 9pm I Love the ’90s Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm CG Productions presents Rockstar Entertainment DJ Fat City Bar & Grill, C, 10pm

dance music

Country Dance Night at C, 11:30am Bradley’s Bentley’s Pub, C, classes & workshops 8pm Weekly Salsa Night Healthy Cooking Class Cowboy Monkey, C, The Refinery, C, 7pm, $50-$89 10pm

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karaoke

literary

International Karaoke hosted by Paul Faber V. Picasso, U, 9pm CG Productions presents RockStar Karaoke Geovanti’s, C, 10pm

Adult Summer Reading Program Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 11:30am

open mic Open Stage Comedy Night Memphis on Main, C, 9pm

stage Picasso at the Lapin Agile The Station Theatre, U, 8pm, $8-$15 Show Boat The Little Theatre on the Square, Sullivan, 2pm, 8pm, $28-$30

volunteer Community Connections and Outreach Group Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 6pm

kids & families Storyshop at the Branch Douglass Branch Library, C, 10:30am Toddler Time Urbana Free Library, U, 10:30am

community Girls’ Night Chabad Center for Jewish Life, C, 8pm

festivals

mind/body/spirit

Annual Quilt Show C.H. Moore Homestead, Clinton, 10am, $1-$3 Neighborhood Nights Carle Park, U, 6:30pm

Core Yoga Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 12pm, $12 Hatha Flow Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 5:45pm, $12 Candlelight Yoga Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 7pm, $12

holidays Cherry Jam Urbana Free Library, U, 11:30am

game-playing Pokemon Fan Club Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 5:30pm Role-Playing Games Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 6:30pm Route 45 Wayside Bags Tourney Route 45 Wayside, Pesotum, 7pm, $5 Euchre Tournament Po’ Boys, U, 7:30pm Bingo Mike ’n Molly’s, C, 9:30pm

faith Grad Students and Professionals Bible Study University Baptist Church, C, 7pm

miscellaneous The Bike Project: Open Hours Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 6:30pm

classes & workshops Windows to Asian Cultures University of Illinois Extension Champaign County Office, C, 9am, $10

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I will ride my giraffe into the sunset and call it a day.

DOIN’ IT WELL

by Jo SangEr and Ross Wantland

TAG, You’re It

Celebrating Planned Parenthood’s Teen Awareness Group

Quality sex education is hard to find, but here in Champaign-Urbana, we have a rare and fabulous resource. The Teen Awareness Group (TAG) is a local group of teens trained and supervised by Planned Parenthood to provide comprehensive, medically accurate and age appropriate sexuality information and referrals. We sat down with Lena Hann, local coordinator for TAG, and a few of the TAG educators to find out more about the impact TAG has in their community and in their lives specifically. Meet TAG

TAG has been at the forefront of sex education in the Champaign-Urbana community for several years. Their principle: training teens with medically-based sexual health information and listening skills so they can provide that information to their peers through workshops and one on one contacts. As Hann put it, “Our united goal is to empower teens with accurate information so that they can make the best decisions for their health and lives.” To do this, TAG hires a diverse group from across Champaign County and gives them over 60 hours of training on comprehensive sexuality education and communication skills. Workshops they present include abstinence, anatomy, puberty, healthy relationships, peer pressure, communication, teen pregnancy pre-

vention, sexually transmitted infections, gender roles, body image and LGBTQA issues. While most of their audiences are high schools and middle schools in Champaign-Urbana, TAG educators have also presented to college audiences and community groups, and a few educators have been involved in sexual health initiatives as far away as Chicago, Texas and Washington, D.C. The Good, The Bad …

We asked several current TAG educators what they enjoyed and what was difficult about their jobs. Several said that it was difficult at first to overcome their fear of public speaking. One TAG educator, Kaitlyn, said, “I have definitely gained confidence in myself by having to get up in front of people and present on often ‘awkward’ topics.” Another educator talked about how the training she received through TAG helped her broach these subjects in honest conversations with her parents. TAG educators are also in a position to learn about potentially unhealthy sexual behaviors of their peers, but aren’t able to stop them. Another educator, Maura, said, “It is hard sometimes to be objective and calm when you see someone close to you making mistakes and hurting themselves.” Despite the challenges, all of the teens spoke about why they loved working with TAG. Maura

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added, “I was able to discover a lot about myself. Thanks to TAG, I am a confident and well-adjusted teenager.” Hann agreed, “I love that the teens are celebrated by teachers and community leaders for the hard work they do, and that the youth we reach is very receptive of our educational efforts.” … The Amazing

In addition to the opportunities to speak with their peers and even parents, several TAG educators have continued on to some incredible projects, locally and nationwide. Alexx Engles, graduating senior, has written on sexuality topics for the Public-I, Smile Politely and the national publication Sex, Etc. As the TAG coordinator Lena Hann says, “TAG’s focus on a well-rounded approach to health means the teens are involved in social justice issues at their respective schools and in their neighborhoods, as well as here in CU.” Recently, two former TAG members, Mitali Purkayastha and Janelle O’Dea, organized a Day of Silence “Die-In;” to raise awareness about violence against LGBTQ folks, they “died” at the intersection of Green and Wright every time the light changed. Every TAG member, Hann concluded, leaves with job skills that they can take with them. “We help the teens develop a wide variety of life and job skills, including time management, communication, writing,

public speaking and teamwork. The educators are able to bring these skills to other jobs, organizations and clubs they participate in.” Hiring Selection

Being a TAG educator is a paid position, which both the educators and Planned Parenthood take very seriously. Hann is always looking for teens who can reach new communities and bring their own unique talents to the group. “I am going into my third year as education programs coordinator, and I am still constantly blown away by the passion, dedication and energy these teens bring to their jobs and to their community.” New TAG educators are hired each summer, with training for all TAG educators continuing throughout the summer. All youth are encouraged to apply for this summer’s round of TAG hires. We can’t say enough about the phenomenal work TAG has provided for our community. We can safely say that TAG helps Champaign-Urbana “do it well.” Thanks to Lena Hann and all the TAG educators who shared their insights with us. Join us next week as we look at the hormones that make you moan. Got a question? Ask Jo and Ross. E-mail them at buzzdoinitwell@yahoo.com

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES

(March 21-April 19) If you’d like to be in supreme alignment with cosmic rhythms this week, I suggest that you completely avoid using the f-word. Likewise, you’ll maximize your chances for taking advantage of fate’s currents if you refrain from ever using the s-word, the c-word, the m-word, and the bword. As a general rule, the more precise and the less lazy you are in using language, the more willpower you’ll have and the better able you’ll be to attract the experiences you want. It’s always invigorating to choose your words creatively and kindly, of course, but especially now.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20) If you grow a mere acre of peanuts, in a good year you’ll harvest a big enough crop to make 30,000 peanut butter sandwiches. That might be more than you need. If you just plant enough peanuts to fill a basketball court, you’ll still have enough to make over 3,200 sandwiches, which would provide you with more than eight every day for a year. This is a good phase of your astrological cycle to be thinking thoughts like these, Taurus. You will have more insight and motivation than usual if you formulate longterm plans to create abundance for yourself.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20) As they orbit the planet, astronauts witness as many as 15 sunrises and sunsets each day. Time isn’t really sped up for them, but it seems like it. I expect you to experience a similar feeling in the coming weeks, Gemini. You may have the fantasy that you’re living the equivalent of four days every 24 hours. The light will be brighter, the emotions richer, and the teachings more highly concentrated. If you give yourself to the surge with relaxed enthusiasm and focused receptivity, your evolution will be expedited.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22) I think you’re ready to stand up and reclaim your power from the soul-sucking influences that have been swindling you. But you don’t have to turn this showdown into a melodramatic epic that brings down the house or blows up the world. In fact, I think it’s better if you stay low-key as you transform the dynamics that have been grinding you down. The adjustments may be nowhere near as major as you imagine. Why? Because most of what you need to do is make shifts in your own attitude. The necessary changes in outer circumstances will arise naturally once you’ve done that.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22) If I were writing the story of your life as a fairy tale, the current chapter would be filled with enchanted events. You’d hear animals’ thoughts in your head and you’d remember your past lives. You’d be able to find accurate oracles in the shapes of clouds, the ringing of distant bells, and the patterns of shadows on the sidewalk. You would see the help that’s invisible to everyone else and know what to do in order to get the love you want. Take advantage of the available mojo, Leo. Use it to set people free, including yourself.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22) How skilled are you at getting things done and making things happen? This is different from just being busy; it’s not the same as scrambling around attending to whatever tasks are at the forefront of your attention. I’m talking about actually cranking out excellent results that manifest a comprehensive vision of your intentions. I’m talking about working hard and smart to serve the big picture, not working frenetically and mechanically to rid yourself of nervous mental energy. You’re in a phase when these themes are especially important, Virgo. Be a master of the details; don’t let the details master you.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22) In her essay “Write Till You Drop,” author Annie Dillard offers advice to aspiring writers. I’m going to quote a certain passage that happens to be apropos for you Libras right now. “Spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. Do not hoard what seems good for later . . . give it, give it all, give it now. The impulse to save some-

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thing good for a better place later is the signal to spend it now. Something more will arise for later, something better. These things fill from behind, from beneath, like well water. Similarly, the impulse to keep to yourself what you have learned is not only shameful, it is destructive. Anything you do not give freely and abundantly becomes lost to you.”

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SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21) In a Rolling Stone interview, musician John Mayer suggested that Tiger Woods could have avoided his terrible troubles if he had just chosen to masturbate more. Rather than literally acting out his obsessive sexual urges with a jillion women who weren’t his wife, why not contain them in the fantasy realm? I suggest you consider applying this principle as you make your decisions in the coming weeks, Scorpio -- not just in regards to your sexual life, but in other areas as well. There may be times when you could prevent an influx of unnecessary chaos simply by conducting a conversation in your imagination rather than by having it with the actual person who seems to be agitating or enthralling you.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21) There are very few people who can lick their own elbows, and up until now you have probably not been one of them. Judging from the current astrological configurations, however, I’m guessing that a lot of you Sagittarians are about to be more flexible, limber, and acrobatic than usual -- not just in your mental attitudes but possibly even in your physical abilities. At least metaphorically speaking, you’ll be able to bend over backwards without damaging your dignity. You could also stretch and twist yourself into poses that have previously been impossible. So who knows? Maybe you’ll find a way to plant a kiss on your own elbow.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19) The TV comedy series “Community” takes place on the sleepy campus of a community college. It features the hijinks of seven misfits who are older and weirder than their fellow students. In one episode, an inept female security guard chases the lead character, Jeff, hoping to catch and cite him for a farcical misdemeanor. As she races along, shouting for him to stop, she takes out her can of pepper spray and shoots several streams in his direction. The cloud of noxious stuff doesn’t reach him, but she runs face-first into it as she continues her pursuit. It irritates her eyes and forces her to halt. Later, in telling her associate what happened, she says she was the victim of “self-inflicted friendly fire.” I worry that you’ll soon be tempted to carry out a metaphorical version of that, Capricorn. Please don’t.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Here’s how author Leo Buscaglia described the rigorous requirements for being a great lover. You must “continually have the subtlety of the very wise, the flexibility of the child, the sensitivity of the artist, the understanding of the philosopher, the acceptance of the saint, the tolerance of the scholar, and the fortitude of the certain.” I’m sorry to report that no one I’ve ever known has met those high standards! In the coming weeks, however, you Aquarians will have the potential to get halfway there. Life will conspire to boost every effort you make to be a great lover.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20) Recently I was remembering the names of streets near the house where I grew up in Allen Park, Michigan. Although I didn’t register it at the time, they were lyrical, euphonious, and evocative: Philomene, Shenandoah, Osage, Luana, Cleophus, Gahona. As I walked and played on them day after day for years, my imagination breathed in the magic of their exotic sounds, unobtrusively nurturing my poetic sensibilities. I bring this up, Pisces, in the hope of inspiring a comparable rumination in you. Think back on the riches of the past whose importance to your development you may have underestimated. It’s a good time to re-connect with the power and glory of influences that brought out the best in you almost without your knowledge.

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1 “Nurse Jackie” star 10 Low-skilled, low-paying rut 15 “Chicken George” Moore, in “Roots” 16 Two-door vehicle 17 Title C.S. Lewis demon 18 Map in the corner 19 “___ tu” (Mocedades hit of the 1970s) 20 Cable staple for old films 22 Stops for 31-down 23 Pseudo ending? 24 Rude interruption 28 Mozzarella sticks, e.g. 29 Houston newspaper 32 Carnaval dance 36 “Girl with a Pearl Earring” subject 37 In an unspoken manner 39 They’re enclosed for returns: abbr. 40 Ditch 42 Will partner 44 Part of a weapon that does the damage 47 Business cert. for overseers 50 Attention-getting noise 51 Isn’t around now 52 “Tomb Raider” heroine 53 Former wrestler Lex 55 Nirvana member Krist 59 Remove 60 Up on the latest gadgetry 61 Hall of music 62 Computer quartet

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Twin City Tent & Awning Has full time positions available! Graphics Person: Our graphics division is looking to fill a position in the exciting growing field of digital Graphics. Applicant must have an understanding of graphics production programs such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and /or Corel Draw 12. TCT&A has large format digital printers, Laminators, Heat transfer machines and plotters. Learn to create full color Banners, Awning Graphics, vehicle warps, POP displays and so much more. Look at our web site www.awning-tent.com and see who we are and what we do.

Awning Frame Welder:

If you can weld Aluminum and steel tubing we will teach you to bend and cut awning frames. Candidates must be able to understand shop drawings and measure accurately.

Sewers:

Experienced Industrial sewing machine operator or someone with home sewing experience that we can train on industrial machines. Please apply in person at Twin City Tent and Awning, 308 E. Anthony Dr., Urbana, an EOE

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202 S. Lincoln, U Aug 2010. Excellent location at Green & Lincoln. Cool apartments: studios, 1 BRs, & 2 BR townhouses. Great prices: $520-$725/mo. 217-359-6400 or leasing@ramshaw.com Managed by Ramshaw Real Estate www.ramshaw.com

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August 2010. Huge 1 bdrm apts. Window A/C, Parking $40/mo. To furnish $50/mo additional. Rents from $425/mo to $495/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

905 S. Locust, C Aug 2010. Beautiful 2 BR apartments in great campus location. Incredible layout, breakfast bar, balcony, tons more. $760- $820/mo. 217-359-6400 or leasing@ramshaw.com Managed by Ramshaw Real Estate www.ramshaw.com

1, 2, 3 BR Apartments, from $400 all utilities - $1000 with some utilities. Some with heat, water, parking included. U, C Avail Aug. 16. 6842226 crpayne30@hotmail.com

209 W. Griggs, U Aug 2010. Luxury apts at a low price. All apts have washer-dryer, balcony, open ﬂoorplan. 1 BR/ 1 BA: $700- $760/mo. 2 BR/ 2 BA: $955/ mo 217-359-6400 or leasing@ramshaw.com Managed by Ramshaw Real Estate www.ramshaw.com

609 W. MAIN, U. August 2010. 2bdrm TownhousesFurnished $620/mo, 2 bdrm apts from $545/mo to $620/mo- Furnished $545/mo. Parking optional, Central A/C, Carpet, Laundry, Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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Best Offer Campus

Great deal! 2 Bedrooms from $710/month Special: LCD TV $15/month 367-6626

1 BR Loft 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR Campus. 367-6626 Available August 2010

510 S. MATTIS, C. Aug 2010. 12 month lease with last month's base rent free. Beautiful luxury 1230 sq.ft. 3 bedroom townhomes in great location with 2.5 baths, washer/dryers, ceramic tile, ceiling fans, garages. 3 Bdrm $795/mo. Garage parking $40-45/mo. Only 3 left! Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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508, 510, & 512 E. STOUGHTON, C. August 2010. Huge 1 bdrm plus den. Close to Engineering & C/S. A/C, Laundry, Parking $55/mo. Rent from $620/mo to $655/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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509 W. MAIN, URBANA Aug 2010. 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

Pretty Good Efﬁciencies August, Clark on campus 217-840-5134 www.robsapartments.com

706 S. FIRST, CHAMPAIGN Aug 2010. 1/2 blk south of Green. 1 bdrm $430/mo. 2 bdrms from $475/ mo. Window A/C. Parking $40/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

706 S. LOCUST, C. Aug 2010. Window A/C, covered parking $45/mo, laundry. 2 bdrms $550/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

604 E. White, C. Security Entrance Fall 2010, Large studio, 1, 2 bedroom, Loft Apartment. Furnished, balconies, patios, laundry, off-street parking, value pricing. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First, C. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP universitygroupapartments.com 352-3182

102 N. GREGORY, U. Aug 2010. Close to Illini Union. 2 bdrms $540/mo. Carpet, Laundry. Parking $45/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-173 www.barr-re.com

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311 E. WHITE, CHAMPAIGN Avail Aug 2010. 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

408 E. White, C. Furnished 2 bedroom apartment for August 2010. No pets. $720. Steve Frerichs (217)369-1182 stevesapartments.com

Furnished 1 BR 110 E. John. Lofts on John, which include w/d, dishwasher, ice maker, and loft bedrooms. Available for the Fall. $750/mo. Call 356-1407

1405-1407 W. KIRBY, C. Attractive Colonial building, on busline. Available Now 2 BRs $525/mo. Also available, apartments for August 2010. Large 2 bdrm corner apts approx 739 sq. ft. $460/mo, Remodeled $480/mo. Interior 2 bdrm apts. from $440/mo, Remodeled $460/mo. $50/mo to furnish. Central A/C, carpet, laundry, parking avail. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

ENORMOUS ONE BEDROOM · AUG 2010 305/307/311 W Birch, C. On-site laundry, 1 parking spot incl., No Pets from $485 WWW.PPMRENT.COM · 351-1800

Courtyard on randolph < 713 S. randolph > now leasing for 2010

Furnished/Unfurnished 2 & 3 bdrms. Near campus & downtown Champaign from $640/mo. Includes direct TV, water, trash, parking, laundry facility, seasonal pool, all apts. have balconies. 217-352-8540 www.faronproperties.com

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5th & HEALEY, C. August 2010. The BEST LOCATED EFFICIENCIES & 1 BEDROOMS on campus - period. Here's the best part: Efﬁciencies $400/mo to $445/ mo & 1 bedrooms $550/mo. Parking available at $50/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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209/211 E. Clark, C. 2 bed/1 bath furnished Starting at $625/mo for August 2010 Green Street Realty 24 E. Green St. Suite 10 Champaign, IL 61820 (217) 356-8750

Available June 1 Studios, 1, 2, 3, 4 BR $395-695/mo THE UNIVERSITY GROUP universitygroupapartments.com 352-3182

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1001 W. Clark, U 303 S. Wright, C 707 S. Sixth, C

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The Village, C 203 E. Stoughton, C 707 S. Sixth, C

(Newly renovated Lando Place) (Newly renovated Lando Place)

The JSM V.I.P. Program gives our residents exclusive discounts at local businesses!

4 Bedrooms 601 W. Green, U (Newly renovated)

301 S. Water, C (Beautiful Lofts)

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506 E. Stoughton, C.

103 E. DANIEL, C.

For August 2010. Extra large efﬁciency apartments. Security building entry, complete furniture, laundry, off-street parking, value pricing. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First, C. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP universitygroupapartments.com 352-3182

Avail Aug 2010. Efﬁciency close to Frat Park. Rent $425/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

608 S. Elm August. Beautiful furnished 4 Bedroom. Hardwood, leather furniture, 50" plasma. Excellent. $1200/month Ted 766-5108

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108 S. Fourth, C 307 E. Armory, C Clark St. Studios, C 502 E. White, C

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Furnished 1 & 2 bedroom near John & Second $495/mo., Healey & Third $395/mo., Studios on Healey and First $345/mo. Available Now. Call 356-1407

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807 to 809 W. ILLINOIS, U Aug 2010. 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

Contact Justin at 618-304-8562

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Office 911 W. Springfield, Urbana 344-3008 www.BaileyApartments.com

Digital Comp. Lab, Grainger, Siebel 2 1/2 Blocks

GIGANTIC 1 Bedroom Fully Furnished one bedroom apartment only 2-1/2 blocks from campus! High speed Internet included. Washer and dryer in the apartment. Available Aug 2010. $620/month. Advantage Properties 217-344-0394

108 E. John, C. - AUG 2BR, 1BA hardwood floors, security building no pets, $870 www.ppmrent.com

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906 W. Clark, U.

NEW KITCHENS 503 - 505 - 508 White 2 Bedroom with den $790 3 Bedroom $830-950

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One Bedroom Residences Downtown Champaign. August 2010. A Complete regeneration of living space in DT 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. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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cAmpUS · AUG 2010 2BR, 1BA, from $655. located at 1003 W Stoughton C/A, on-site laundry, Ethernet Incl., No Pets

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Now Leasing for Fall 2010! 1, 2, 3, and 4 Bedroom Properties Apartments and Houses On or Off Campus Furnished or Unfurnished

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509 Bash Court, C. Fall 2010 Great 3 and 5 bedrooms, Behind Legends. Fully furnished, dishwashers, laundry. Off-street parking. Starting at $330/person. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First, C. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP universitygroupapartments.com 352-3182

105 E. Green, CHAMPAIGN Aug 2010. Studio apts at First & Green. Wall A/C units, laundry. From $315/mo to $325/mo. Parking $35/ mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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202 E. SPRINGFIELD, C.

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August 2010. 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

307-309 Healey Court, C. Fall 2010. Behind FU Bar. 2 bedrooms. Parking, laundry. Starting at $385/person. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First, C. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP universitygroupapartments.com 352-3182

101 N. BUSEY & 102 N. LINCOLN, U. Aug 2010. Near Green & Lincoln. 2 bdrm apts from $540/mo. Window A/C, Laundry. Parking $45/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

Old Town Champaign 510 S. Elm, C. Available Now & Fall 2010. 2 BR close to campus, hardwood ﬂoors, laundry, W/D, central air/heat, off-street parking, 24 hr. maintenance. Value pricing. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First, C. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP universitygroupapartments.com 352-3182

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GREAT VALUE 306-308-309 White, C August 2010. Furnished studios, 1, 2, and 3 bedrooms. Balconies, patios, laundry, dishwashers, off-street parking. Behind County Market. Starting at $265/person. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP universitygroupapartments.com 352-3182

ARBOR APARTMENTS, C. Aug 2010. 1 bdrms at Third & Gregory. Window A/C, laundry, rents from $410/mo to $435/mo. Parking $35/ mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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On Campus, Furnished Apartments with on-site laundry 2 BR - $500/month Available Aug 20, 2010 Parking Available, Call for a Showing Advantage Properties C-U 217-344-0394

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Smith Apartments Now Renting for August 2010 217-384-1925 1 Bedroom (unfinished) 507 W. Church, C .................................. $465 2 Bedrooms 58 E. Armory, C ..................................... $835 1004 S. Locust, C

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www.smithapartments-cu.com Now Leasing for the Fall 2010 1 Bedroom 609 S. Randolph, C.$385** 301 W. Park, U. $500 401 W. Park, U. $565 403 W. Park, U. $475 405 W. Park, U. $475 407 W. Park, U. $550

2 Bedrooms 609 S. Randolph, C.$830** 501 W. Springfield, C. $485 305 W. Park, U. $450 3 and 4 Bedrooms 609 S. Randolph, C. $1540**

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All apartments are walking distance to campus. • Spacious apartments • Parking available at all • Washer & dryer in most locations units • Apartments can be • Dishwasher in most units furnished for additional • Air conditioning $25-35 per month 217-359-3527 or 217-841-1481 e-mail: info@joeallanproperties.com Office located at: 610 South Randolph, Champaign www.joeallanproperties.com

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1007 S. FIRST Aug 2010. Near First & Gregory. 2 bdrm apts from $595/mo. Window A/ C, Carpet, Laundry. Parking included. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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203 Healey, C. Fall 2010. Great location on the park. Private balconies. Fully furnished 3 bedrooms, $310/person. Parking, laundry, value pricing. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First, C. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP universitygroupapartments.com 352-3182

602 E. Stoughton, C

3rd and Clark (1 Left) Deluxe furnished 4 bed 2 bath apartment. Plasma TV, h/w ﬂoors, new kitchen. Nicest on campus. $1100/ mo. Ted. 766-5108

Fall 2010. Unique 1, 2 bedroom apartments. Furnished, laundry, internet. 2 Bedrooms starting at $387/ person. Parking available. Must see! THE UNIVERSITY GROUP universitygroupapartments.com 352-3182

705 W. Stoughton, U Fall 2010 3 bedroom apartment. Spacious living area. Communal balcony, great backyard. Plus a bar area in kitchen, dishwasher, washer/dryer in each unit, value pricing. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP universitygroupapartments.com 352-3182

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509 E. White, C. August 2010. Large Studio and 1 bedrooms. Security entry, balconies, patios, furnished. Laundry, off-street parking, value pricing. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First, C. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP universitygroupapartments.com 352-3182

4 BEDROOM BLOW OUT $990 a month/ $495 Security Deposit 111 E. Chalmers (4 BEDROOM/2 FULL BATH) Includes Leather Furniture, Flat Screen T.V. Remodeled Kitchens, Free Parking The University Group universitygroupapartments.com 217-352-3182

Penthouse Available 1005 S. Second $990/month, $400 Security Deposit 3 - 4 bedroom Secured building Spacious apartment Includes leather furniture Rooftop balcony The University Group universitygroupapartments.com 217-352-3182

Atrium Apartments

NOW LEASING FOR SUMMER & FALL Rooms Available Now! Summer Special $325/room Fall $375/room $1400/Group of 4 (Fall)

Atrium Apartments 1306 N. Lincoln Ave, Urbana 217-328-5122 www.atrium-apartments.com

a Fully furnished 1400 sq. ft. 4 bedroom/4 bath All Utilities Included a Fitness Center, computer lab, wireless internet, indoor pool, game room, hot tub, laundry facilites, courtyard a Excellent roommate matching service aOn-site management aLocally owned Semester lease available

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711 W Elm, Urbana • 3 & 4 Bedroom Townhouses • Engineering Campus • 3 Level Townhouse • 2 Bathrooms • Balconies off Bedrooms • 1 Covered Parking Included • Additional Parking Available • Laundry Onsite • AC/Dishwasher • Garbage Disposal 91/2 Month lease available. Sign in June, recieve 1 month free on select units.

337-1565 www.hunsingerapts.com

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203 S. Sixth, C.

1108 S. Lincoln, U

Fall 2010 studio and 4 bedroom penthouse. Secured building. Private parking, laundry on-site. Value pricing. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First, C. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP universitygroupapartments.com 352-3182

August 2010. Large 4 bedrooms, 2 bath. Balconies, laundry, covered parking. Starting at $250/person. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First, C. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP universitygroupapartments.com 352-3182

Avail Aug 2010. Efﬁciencies in Classic older building. Efﬁciency $365/ mo. Laundry in building. Call for a showing time. Barr Real Estate, Inc. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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John Street Apartments

508 E. STOUGHTON, C.

August 2010 studio, 1, 4 bedrooms. Furniture, skylights, off-street parking, laundry. Starting at $247/person. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First, C. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP universitygroupapartments.com 352-3182

LARGE 3 BEDROOMS $900-$1050 2 BEDROOMS $750 Near Engineering Campus Shlens Apartments 217-344-2901 cshlens@aol.com

BUILDInG In 2008! 503 E Springfield, C. W/D, D/W, 1 BR walk-in closet, C/A, No Pets From $765 Avail Aug 2010

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58 E. John, C. August 2010. Studio, two, three bedrooms, fully furnished. 10 month lease available. Dishwasher, center courtyard, on-site laundry, central air, parking. Starting at $298/ person. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP universitygroupapartments.com 352-3182

1006 S. 3rd, C. Fall 2010 1 bedroom. Location, location. Covered parking, laundry, furnished, patios. Value pricing. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First, C. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP universitygroupapartments.com 352-3182

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2 BR Fully furnished, W/D, ethernet & parking. Close to Beckman. $625/mo. Call Chris anytime. 841-1996 or 352-3182

1 BEDROOMS: 1308 Grandview, C

4 BEDROOMS: 711 W. Elm, U

Avail Aug 2010. 2 bedroom apt close to Engineering Campus, Window A/C, Carpet, Parking $30/mo. Rent from $550/mo. Call for Showing Time. Barr Real Estate, Inc. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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4 Bedroom 205 S. Sixth, C. www.mhmproperties.com ---

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105 E. John, C. Fall 2010. Large 1, 2 bedroom furnished, great location. 352-3182. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First, C. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP universitygroupapartments.com

307, 310 E. White, C 307, 309 Clark, C Fall 2010. Large studio, double closet, well furnished. Starting from $350/mo. Behind County Market. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First, C. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP universitygroupapartments.com 352-3182

205 E Green, Champaign Water Included · On-site laundry No Pets · A/C · Starting $515 WWW.PPMRENT.COM · 351-1800

1005 S. First, C: Studio 1009 S. First, C: 4BR 202 E. White, C: 2BR, 3BR, 4BR

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808 S. Oak, C. www.mhmproperties.com --FREE INTERNET IN MOST UNITS www.mhmproperties.com 337-8852

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Luxury Apartments

1006 W. Stoughton, U

WWW.PPMRENT.COM · 351-1800 2 BEDROOMS: 3 BEDROOMS: 604 1/2 W. Elm, U 610 W. Elm, U 905 W. Springfield, U 711 W. Elm, U

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August 2010. Huge 1 bdrm plus den. Close to Engineering & C/S. A/C, Laundry, Parking $55/mo. Rent from $620/mo to $655/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

808 W Illinois, U. C/A, W/D, D/W

Hunsinger Enterprises Inc. Call 337-1565 for an appointment. www.hunsingerapts.com

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202 S. Lincoln, U: Studio, 1BR, 2BR 209 Griggs, U: 1BR, 2BR 303 E. Clark, C: 1BR 905 S. Locust, C: 2BR

217-359-6400

Take a virtual tour at www.bankierapts.com For showings call 217.328.3770 to set up an appointment Monday - Saturday 217.328.3770

leasing@ramshaw.com www.ramshaw.com 1817 S. Neil, Champaign

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11 Bedroom $2800

502 W. Green, Urbana

Crestview Commons

Furnished rooms for rent from $275 per person. 815-436-8262

On Florida Ave in Urbana. Huge 2 BR apts, off-street parking, pets OK, next to park, near U of I. $595/ month. Great move-in specials. 217-344-2072. Managed by Ramshaw Real Estate.

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the child’s mind Attempting to understand the young person’s psyche I have no freaking idea what’s going on with kids today. I don’t mean this in the old “I walked barefoot to school and fought bears all the way home” sort of way. I simply mean that I really don’t have the slightest idea what they do anymore. I know a few of them, and I really like them. They’re fun to talk with for a few minutes, but I have no ability to really understand them. I didn’t understand myself when I was that age either and I really didn’t want to. Why should it be any different now? One thing I can tell you about them is this: they’re kids, and kids do freaky crap on a pretty regular basis. Sometimes, it’s probably best to just let kids be who they are until they become adults. Of course, everyone reacts when kids act like kids. People try to control them and make them into adults as quickly as possible. I understand this, but it’s ridiculous. First of all, children are not generally put in positions of great responsibility, so there’s very little risk if you cut them some slack here and there. They are expected to learn,

they’re really about the most innocuous things you could imagine. Either way, schools across the country are beginning to ban them, saying they are a distraction to the students. It seems weird to me, but, evidently, they’re serious. In all fairness, I’m sure they are a distraction, but whatever. Virtually everything in a child’s life is a distraction. Hell’s bells, a kid would stop CPR on a loved one if a freaking fire truck drove by. We had a kid in our third grade class that would play with a single freaking booger for three straight periods. To make it worse, he’d even eat the damn thing when he was finished. Trust me, that sort of deal is far more distracting than a classmate dicking around with a rubber band. If they think we need to keep our kids from being distracted, they better get on the ball and start building a bunch of sensory deprivation chambers. Actually, I’m not even sure those would help. Teachers say the children fiddle with the bracelets during class and worry about making bracelet trades at recess instead of concentrating on schoolwork. Personally, I’d be worried about kids pulling the rubber band back really far and snapping the damn thing back on somebody’s wrist. I know that’s what I’d do. As far as trading the bands go, it’s probVirtually everything in a child’s life is ably sort of a valuable learning tool. a distraction. Hell’s bells, a kid would By the time they’re adults, they’ll probably be bartering old watches stop CPR on a loved one if a freaking and shotgun shells for whatever fire truck drove by. canned food is still available. It’s never too early to learn a skill that grow up, to not destroy too much property, to not could save your life at a later time. overthrow the government and to maybe even If the teachers want to take it a step further and have a little fun if they have time. Most adults are use the Silly Bandz as a teaching tool, they could incapable of following these simple rules, so why do some math and point out that 24 of the goddo we expect more from our offspring? forsaken things cost five dollars. That’s a little This, of course, brings us to the Silly Bandz. over 20 freaking cents for a freaking rubber band I understand that whole “give them an inch and that’s used as jewelry. I would think the kids could they’ll take a mile” philosophy. In fact, I think that scavenge their parents’ desk drawers and kitchen phrase may have been invented after watching cabinets and be blinged out for the next two deme as a child, but, geez Louise, there should be cades if they just took a little initiative. I’ve got a limit to how tight we’re pulling back the reins. I about sixty loose paper clips on my desk right was reading Yahoo the other day, and they had an now and all I’m thinking about is how I can market article from Time about the dangers of something them to the children and make a fortune. called Silly Bandz. Holy crap, you can tell they’re If school officials could just keep their mouths silly and destructive right off because they use shut for ten minutes they’d be a whole lot better a “Z” to make the word plural. Hipness like that off. Better yet, they could keep their mouths shut should never be allowed, especially when it comes and worry about some bigger problems they to the future of our world. may face. Sure, it’s easier to worry about rubber The only reason I had any idea what these bands than an ever-shrinking budget, but that bands were was because they were courteous doesn’t mean it’s a good idea. Children have an enough to include a picture with the article. attention span slightly shorter than a housefly. They’re basically just rubber band bracelets, you If you pretend the bands don’t bother you, the know, like the ones a crap ton of adults wear kids will quickly grow tired of them and move to help eradicate diseases. Sure they’re weird on to the next thing. That’s how kids are. You’d colors, have animals on them and the kids appar- really think more adults could figure something ently wear several of them at the same time, but like that out on their own.

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