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Thursdays at the Library: Twilight Revisited

Tuesdays with Morrie

Curb Service with On Again Off Again and J. Wooten

Middle and high schoolers are invited to play Twilight bingo, test their Twilight trivia skills and snack with friends before a viewing of the Twilight film at the Champaign Public Library. Activities begin at 4 p.m., and the film will be screened at 6 p.m.

Visit the Studio Theatre at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts for a take on Mitch Albom’s best seller Tuesdays with Morrie. Tickets are $18 for general admission, $15 for senior citizens and students and $10 for UI students. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m.

Catch Curb Service, On Again Off Again and J. Wooten at Bentley’s Pub at 10 p.m. Cover is $3 with a strict 21 and older age requirement.

Art: Read a review of The Mystery of Irma Vep Sunday.

Movies: Land of the Lost and The Hangover reviews up Saturday.

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Canopy Club will screen Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny at 8:30 p.m., The Wedding Singer at 10:15 p.m. and Wayne’s World at midnight. Entrance is free, and specials include $10 for a domestic pitcher and large pizza, as well as $5 pitcher refills.

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Music Makers Series Presents Road Song with Megan Johns

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Lifelong Learners: The Hammond Organ in Popular and Jazz Music

Wesley-United Methodist Church and Wesley Foundation will host an LGBTQA discussion at the Etc. Coffeehouse from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. This week’s coffeehouse will discuss representation in the Graduate Employees’ Organization as well as any other pending LGBTQA issues.

At 10 a.m., the Champaign Public Library will host a presentation from the Lifelong Learners series about the impact of the Hammond organ in popular and jazz music. This event features a performance from Woody Woodward on the Hammond organ, Randy Salman on tenor sax and Gary Peyton on drums.

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Pizza, Pitcher and a Movie

At first, we didn’t put the small pieces of the puzzle together and realize what was happening. I did remember the excitement at Common Ground last year when they packed up shop in their basement on Springfield Avenue, getting ready to relocate closer to downtown Urbana. I recall walking past Furniture Lounge during their last day in Champaign a couple months ago, worried that they were boarding up shop permanently but relieved to find out they were just combining with their Urbana location. And throughout the past few months, buzz has

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been to Fleurish, the new flower shop on Race Street, Madeline’s Confectionary Arts Gallery/ Sugar Arts Studio on Main and the new coffee shop Morning Cup and More also on Race, reporting on the exciting new businesses. But we didn’t initially notice that the town was undergoing some dramatic changes. What’s going on? buzz used to have a difficult time finding story ideas in downtown Urbana. Now we can’t keep ourselves out of the area. The streets used to be quiet and calm; now it’s easy to notice some hustle and bustle. It’s a different kind of growth, though, from what we’ve experienced around Champaign. It’s not growing upward with chain businesses and 20-

story-tall apartment complexes like Green Street has over the years. No one has to worry about the small-town charm being interrupted by Walgreens signs and massive parking garages. Instead, the streets of downtown Urbana have been lined with unique shops and restaurants owned and managed by real people who call this place home. To find out more about what’s been happening in downtown Urbana, buzz’s community editor talked to Susan Toalson, the executive director of the Urbana Business Association, along with a handful of local business owners. Take a look at our feature story on page 10, and take some time to get familiar with the shops down there as soon as you can.

1. My balcony: There’s nothing like being able to eat breakfast outside... even if it is facing an alley full of dumpsters. 2. Champaign Public Library: When I was little, I always dreamed of being locked in the library overnight. I’d be totally fine with hiding out at the CPL for an evening. 3. Web Comics: I was going to make an awkward list of my favorites, but then I realized I read way too many. Check out Mitch Clem for starters. He’s pretty much my hero.

Michell Eloy Food & Drink/Community Editor GRIPES 1. Being paid in “experience”: Experience is not an acceptable form of payment at the grocery store, the gas station, clothing retailers or the number of restaurants from which I get take-out. Trust me. I’ve tried. 2. Five-minute torrential downpours: Because I will inevitably be walking outside during those five minutes. 3. Waking up early: You mean a.m. comes first, then p.m.? I’ve always lived as though it were the other way around.

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Cactus Grill Gets a Move-On Restaurant relocates to Stadium Plaza but still aims to keep things fresh by Jeanine Russel

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Bread Bowl Has Arrived

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The highly anticipated Campustown Panera is ready for business by Katya Cummins

actus Grill, a previous staple of the Illini Union food court, has relocated. Its new spot at 1405 S. Neil St. in Stadium Plaza is helping business grow, said owner Rick Lau. “In the Union, we saw a lot of the same people,” Lau said. “But here, we see new customers every day.” Cactus Grill ﬁrst came to the Union in 2005. “The whole concept was created by me and my wife,” Lau said. He and his wife, Linda, are no strangers to the restaurant industry either. The couple also owns Serendipity in the Illini Union and ran a bakery for 10 months where the current Cactus Grill operates. Lau credits his love of the food industry to his parents. “My parents owned a bakery,” he said. “I’ve been around it my whole life. I learned from them.” But

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Cactus Grill owner, Rick Lau and long-time employee, Antonio Morales. Photo by Rebekah Nelson.

to Lau, this venuture is something different. “[Cactus Grill] is something mine instead of following in my father’s steps with a bakery,” he said. Lau said one of the things he is proudest of is the restaurant’s ties to the community. During Cactus Grill’s time at the Union, it was the only locally owned restaurant in the food court. “We’re proud to be locally owned. We even use a local food vendor,” Lau said. “This is my own creation, and I know it works ... Everything is prepared fresh in our kitchen.” The menu is all Lau’s as well. He and Linda formulated the recipes used in the restaurant, which offers burritos, tacos, taco salads and quesadillas. Though the menu may seem small, options such as steak chipotle, honey grilled chicken and even

ﬁsh or tofu allow for unique and personalized dishes to be created. “It’s a small menu with a big menu hidden,” Lau said. “I like that they have tofu. Not many restaurants in town do,” said Rebecca Butler, a Champaign resident. Not only does Cactus Grill cater to each individual’s food preference but it’s also quick and reasonablly priced. Nothing on the menu exceeds seven dollars, and a stop at Cactus Grill can easily ﬁt into a busy workday. “We’re fast. People come in who have less than an hour lunch break,” Lau said. “It’s fast food, but it’s fresh,” Butler said. It’s a different, locally owned option for people looking for a good lunch or dinner.

Panera Bread, located on Green Street, is opening its doors next Monday, June 8 at 6 a.m. Though the new restaurant promises to offer all the same favorites, the new location will offer some changes to the standard look. “This Panera Bread will feature a slightly new design,” said local marketing manager Laura Hitch, “but the pricing and everything else will remain the same.” Those who frequent the Panera Breads on Kirby Street and Neil Street will be delighted to learn that along with the regular menu, favorites will be returning, and new foods will be added. There will be a poppy seed strawberry salad, summer corn chowder and a Cobb salad topped with all-natural mustard chicken, tomatoes and Gorgonzola tossed in a vinaigrette dressing. There will be cinnamon raisin bagels, along with a new selection of cookies, including Brazil nut, toffee nut (set to replace nutty chocolate chip) and oatmeal raisin. Hitch pointed out that the frozen lemonade will be on the menu as well. “It’s coming back,” she said. “That’s always a crowd favorite.” Panera’s hours of operation will be Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

New ethnic grocery Mirch Masala opens in Campustown

by Amanda Wielgus Mirch Masala celebrated its grand opening on Sunday. Located in the University Center at Green and Locust, the new store will offer a wide variety of native food from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh with fresh produce being shipped directly from Chicago twice a week. “We wanted to open an Indian grocery store for the Indian students on campus. The nearest one is off campus, and many students don’t have the opportunity to get off campus easily,” said owner Manoj Shenoy. “This location was JUN 04 – JUN 10 09

the perfect place to open the store.” The store’s three owners, Manoj Shenoy, Rana Shenoy and Renita Pinto, are professionals within the community and decided to open the store as a side project for themselves. Opening the store gave them the chance to make the Indian culture more prevalent within the Champaign-Urbana community. “Traditionally, Indian food stores are untidy and messy. We decided to open a store that is clean, tidy and has a suggestion box so that customers

can request different foods,” Manoj Shenoy said. Each month, and during the grand opening, the store has specials to get customers to stop by. “We don’t want to release the specials to the public because we want people to stop by and check out the new store,” Shenoy said. The store has four main employees, including two with ties directly from India. The workforce offers a nice balance of international and native citizens to help customers with all different backgrounds decide what groceries they

need to purchase for their meal. The store has all different types of food, including types for someone just beginning to cook Indian food and seasoned veterans directly from India, Pakistan or Bangladesh. The owners also try to keep prices as low as possible so that all people can enjoy the ethnic food. The store has free parking and is open Sunday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. come and get it

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Live Music Luncheon Eat to the Beat outdoor concert series hopes to perk up Friday lunch hour

Illustration by Jorge Bustamante.

by Alexandra Morgan This summer, the Champaign Park District is sponsoring an event to get people outside eating and dancing — all before Friday afternoon. Their new program, Eat to the Beat, is a series of outdoor concerts that take place the first Friday of every month: June 5, July 3, Aug. 7 and Sept. 4. Eat to the Beat puts a slight spin on the traditional outdoor concert. All the concerts take place during lunch hour. Laura Auteberry, the marketing and development director at the Champaign Park District, described the concerts as “an opportunity to relax over the lunch hour and get away from the regular hubbub of the day.” The concerts, which begin at noon and last an hour, are held at Westside Park, located at 400 W. University in downtown Cham-

paign. During this “lunch-hour concert,” people are encouraged to bring a sack lunch to the park, eat while enjoying live music, socialize and take advantage of the summer weather. “We really encourage, particularly the people that work and live around downtown Champaign, to come out and enjoy great live music in a beautiful park,” Auteberry said. “[It’s a chance to] forget about the work week for an hour.” Besides bringing people outdoors, Eat to the Beat is “another way that the park district is bringing music to the community,” said Lisa Sprinkle of the Champaign Park District. In fact, it’s among a host of concerts to be held at the new bandstand this summer.

“We’re trying to offer a variety of genres for people,” Auteberry said about the event’s goal to appeal to the whole community. Eat to the Beat features a new genre and different artist each month. The summer series kicks off with Ryan Groff, a rock artist, the first Friday of June, followed by Nathaniel Seer, an acoustic artist, the first Friday of July. Tracy and Tricia, a folk group, play in August, while Kenny Kip, a jazz artist, wraps things up in September. With these different groups, the park district hopes to please the varied crowd that Eat to the Beat is intended for — anyone from employees seeking a Friday afternoon reprieve to families looking for a new outdoor activity.

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DATES Friday, June 5 - Ryan Groff, rock Friday, July 3 - Nathaniel Seer, acoustic, light rock Friday, Aug. 7 - Tracy and Tricia, folk Friday, Sept. 4 - Kenny Kip, jazz All concerts will take place from noon to 1 p.m. at the Westside Park Bandshell. Westside Park is located at 400 W. University Ave.

One Man’s Trash A look behind the hidden treasures of Carrie’s Antiques and Jewelry by Bonnie Stiernberg Packed to the gills with things you’d never need in a million years, Carrie’s Antiques & Jewelry sits comfortably on the 200 block of N. Neil Street in

Champaign. As The Beatles’ “Twist and Shout” plays on the radio, owner Carrie Homann sits on the phone trying to secure an extra table for an upcoming trade

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show. One look around the store and it’s clear that Homann will need as much space as possible. Homann, a Mattoon, Ill., native, has owned and operated Carrie’s for the past 25 years and has always had a passion for antiques. “I started collecting antiques when I was really young,” Homann said. “I did shows for years, and I would have booths or tables, and eventually that led to me having this store.” That wide selection of odds and ends is what brings customers such as Heather Brand, a senior in LAS at the University, into the store. “I remember the first time I went to Carrie’s, I was overwhelmed by all the stuff,” Brand said. “I felt like I could spend an entire day just looking at everything.” The store features everything from clothing to posters to salt shakers, and items range in price from 50 cents to more than $150. Homann attributes her store’s variety to a diverse group of people looking to unload their old belongings. “I get house calls all the time,” she said. “Half of the time, I don’t even know what I’m buying until it’s in my hands.” Lately, Homann has turned her attention to ac-

quiring collections of knickknacks. Carrie’s has become known for its selection of salt shakers, thanks to a recent buy. “Last summer, I bought two collections of salt shakers,” Homann said. “One of the collections I bought came from a woman who had over 10,000 salt shakers.” However, Brand said the older, more unique items are what continually draws her into the store. “They have a lot of toys and junk that reminded me of my childhood, which was really cool to see,” she said. “I also found some old U of I Homecoming and Dad’s Weekend posters from like the ’20s, which was awesome.” However, Homann said her heart still lies with the items that originally drew her to antiquing. “I like the good old-fashioned vintage clothing from the 1920s,” she said. “But jewelry is my favorite because it’s timeless.” It was the jewelry that eventually won the heart of Brand, who took home a necklace for $3. “I think my favorite thing to look through was all the jewelry,” she said. “Even though some of it was decades old, you could see a lot of it was totally on trend now.” JUn 04 – JUN 10 09

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Two People, Eight Characters The Mystery of Irma Vep comes to the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts by Jean Kim

Henson Keys as Nicodemus (left) and Thomas Anthony Quinn as Lord Edgar Hillcrest (right) from The Mystery of Irma Vep. Photo by Ross Topol.

The Krannert Center for the Performing Arts will present Charles Ludlam’s The Mystery of Irma Vep as part of its summer season. The gothic melodrama debuts this weekend and features a two-person cast that will play eight characters between them. The plot involves Lord Edgar introducing his new bride, Lady Enid, to his country estate as a sort of vacation. Enid, however, does not take well to the unusual staff, rumored werewolves and vampires, and the ubiquitous presence of Edgar’s first wife, Irma Vep. The two-person cast will change rapidly from costume to costume, with no more than eight to 20 seconds for each costume change, said Hen-

son Keys, professional actor and UI Department of Theatre faculty member. Keys is one-half of the two-person cast for Irma Vep. Keys said he specializes in character acting and has always been fairly versatile, but preparing for Irma Vep, as well as I Am My Own Wife, another show in KCPA’s summer season in which he alone plays 30 characters, has been his biggest challenge yet. Although he said it has been overwhelming, Keys said Irma Vep is such a send-up of Hitchcock’s movies, like Rebecca, and the Dracula and werewolf movies that it’s not as intense and serious as playing the 30 characters he plays in I Am My Own Wife.

“You’re not actually trying to be female when you’re playing,” he said. “The audience is very clear that it’s the two actors changing clothes a lot. That’s part of the fun of it — seeing how fast they can do it.” Keys said Irma Vep is great entertainment. “Audiences will laugh a lot,” he said. He also expects older audience members will really get the sense that the show is spoofing 1940s film culture, especially considering the music for the show is 1940s movie music. “I wouldn’t come to Irma Vep expecting to learn anything metaphysical,” Henson said, laughing. Visit krannertcenter.com for show dates, times and ticket prices.

Jennifer North’s new location drawing more customers The boutique continues to collaborate with the CU community and businesses by Mary Russell This past February, Courtney McKay moved the location of her boutique Jennifer North from downtown Champaign to the Old Farm Shops on the southeast corner of Kirby and Mattis. Nestled among homes and a diverse collection of stores, the Old Farm Shops have a quaint neighborhood feel. McKay opened Jennifer North in 2007, and after her two-year lease was up, she decided to move to a smaller space. “Now that we’re in this location, we’re getting more customers. The attraction to this area is that you can pull up and park,” she said. The boutique caters to a wide range of ages, so McKay makes it a point to stock items for everyone. She strives to keep prices reasonable and often does this by selecting upscale junior’s lines. Jennifer North carries a clothing, accessories and pajama line called P.J. Salvage. One could stop in and find a casual daytime outfit, a tailored dress for a graduation or a trendy top to pair with jeans. Although there are many brands featured, French Connection and Hazel have a strong presence in the store. Lia Molly is another featured brand, uniquely from New Orleans. In keeping with the range of customers, the boutique stocks two jean options: See Thru Soul and 7 for All Mankind. See Thru Soul jeans have a higher waistband and are about half the price of Seven. JUN 04 – JUN 10 09

Jennifer North also has handbags and an eclectic selection of jewelry that ranges from beaded necklaces to dangly, wooden earrings. McKay explained that the boutique can sell jewelry for cheap because she gets the jewelry wholesale. “We go to the garment district in New York and get to skip levels. The jewelry is well-made, but we get it for a good price because we go directly to the source,” she explained. Jennifer North often works with other local businesses to put on events in the community. “We pair up with Bacaro and host shopping parties,” McKay said. Bacaro, a restaurant and wine bar, will bring food into the store, and a portion of the proceeds will go to charity. Past events have benefited the Mental Health Center and the Festival of Trees. Recently, Jennifer North and Findings Boutique worked with Prairie Gardens in Champaign, loaning outfits after which the garden center based floral arrangements. McKay has grown up with retail, recently taking over the running of Art Mart, which her parents have owned 50 years. Located in Urbana at Lincoln Square Mall, Art Mart specializes in housewares and toys and contains a gourmet deli/bakery. McKay also co-owns Mirabelle Bakery in Urbana. Jennifer North previously sold Rubens chocolates, but the store temperature was not suited to do so. In the next week, McKay will arrange for Jennifer

North to add cupcakes from Cakes on Walnut to its inventory. “It’ll be nice for both us and the girls downtown and offer good cross-merchandising for both of us,” she said. McKay hopes that people stopping by for a gift will also be able to pick up a cupcake to go along with it.

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music CU Tastes the Blues by Vivianna Sapien

Alto Vineyards hosts festival for Blues & Barbecue Photo by Claire Keating.

Summer Hangout:

Memphis on Main

by Vivianna Sapien Like many other popular venues in CU, Memphis on Main showcases a variety of music and entertainment. Though often thought of as “just a biker bar,” the clientèle who frequents Memphis on Main is actually a premium blend. Manager Angie Ellis explained that the venue has a very inviting appeal that stresses a mix of fun and relaxation. While other venues downtown tend to cater to only one particular type of crowd, Memphis on Main prides itself in reaching various types of people. “It’s not uncommon for us to have an odd mix of people that you wouldn’t expect to interact with each other — and they do, and they have a great time,” Ellis said. Ellis also shared that the bands booked to play at Memphis on Main are “quality bands” from various genres, with past performers including Buk Wyld, the Dave Lindsey Band and Deak Harp. The venue’s highlights include an open mic night every Sunday, hosted by musician Jeremy Harper, where everyone is invited to showcase their talents. Open stage comedy night is every Wednesday, where patrons are encouraged to perform their original comedy bits, and Thursday nights are devoted to karaoke. Those working behind the scenes at Memphis on Main value their relationship with the venue’s patrons, as seen in a commitment to maintaining Web sites devoted to the bar. Memphis on Main has its own official Web www.the217.com

site, as well as both a MySpace and Facebook page to keep its patrons informed and up-todate with upcoming events and drink specials that may emerge. Memphis on Main’s current lineup of performers for the month of June includes The Gold Tops on Monday evenings and G-Force Karaoke on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The bar has a strict 21 and older age policy, and cover for live bands is $5 unless otherwise noted. Memphis on Main is located at 55 E. Main in downtown Champaign. Summer hours are 2 p.m. to 2 a.m Monday through Friday, noon to 2 a.m. Saturday and noon to midnight Sunday. Check out Memphis on Main for a comfortable atmosphere that is sure to win over large crowds during the blistering summer months.

Saturday, June 6, Candy Foster and Joe Moss, two locally and nationally renowned bustling blues artists, will reign over Champaign’s Alto Vineyards for the Blues and Barbecue Festival. A common pairing, the music of blues and often culturally oriented barbecue style share a similar connection of the soul — and stomach. Matt Dickson, one of the Alto Vineyards’ event organizers, is enthusiastic about the upcoming event. “There’s a pretty good blues following in this area, and not a whole lot of venues specialize in that genre of music. The Blues and Barbecue Festival seemed like a good way to get a little more recognition for [blues music],” Dickson said. The Blues and Barbecue Festival is a first for Alto Vineyards, following a number of musical events not jointly fueled by food. With this event, the vineyard hopes to continue the summer “Music Among the Vines 2009” series with some serious rhythm. The right atmosphere, however, is key to successfully planning such an event, and the vineyard is excited at the prospect of a departure from a strictly wine-based audience. “It’s something a little different for us — to get a national touring group down here playing in Champaign for our music series,” Dickson said. Based out of Chicago, a landmark city in the his-

tory of blues, Joe Moss exhibits talent and originality, blending blues and rock with sensual lyrics. Each of the act’s songs is seducing with robust guitar solos and rugged instrumentals, a hearty combination for an afternoon of music and food. Frequent performers at Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago, the Joe Moss Band has gathered an immense following that will undoubtedly be seen at the Blues and Barbecue Festival this weekend. The afternoon’s other act, Candy Foster and Shades of Blue, has a greater local connection as CU’s resident veteran blues act. Dynamic and fun, the combination of Foster’s powerful voice and the backing tones of Shades of Blue deliver on famous pieces like The Commodores’ “Brick House” and Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together.” With three-hour set times for each act, Alto Vineyards expects a steady crowd focused on fulfilling a hunger for blues and barbecue. Alto Vineyards welcomes summer music lovers to enjoy themselves at the Blues and Barbecue Festival on June 6, adding that the venue encourages people to become accustomed to coming out and “relaxing and having a good glass of wine or a nice beer, some good barbecue and some good music.” Music begins at 4:30 p.m. and is expected to last until 11 p.m.

“Yeah, I’m Getting By” Eminem’s The Relapse showcases rapper’s recent dark years by Melanie Zanona

Photo used with permission from Shady Records.

Just when you thought Eminem couldn’t get any darker, he drops The Relapse. Eminem’s latest album is a harrowing tale of murder, rape, pill addiction and rehab. His evil alter-ego Slim Shady takes us on a guided tour of the fantasy horrorland inside Eminem’s head, musing about everything from murdering Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears to accusing his stepfather of molestation. The album is the rap artist’s first album release since Encore in 2004, which led fans and the media to highly anticipate his return. But for a comeback, the content is a little tedious at times, with shock-value lyrics similar to previous albums such as The Slim Shady EP. In “3 a.m.,” Eminem raps about a nightmarish serial killing spree that Shady executes while he is under the influence of drugs. Underneath the usual pop-star bashing and

ghoulish horror images, however, lies insight into what Eminem has really been struggling with over the past five years: the death of a close friend, addiction to prescription medication, anxiety and disappointment that it took so long to release another album. In “Déjà Vu,” Eminem raps, “So I take a Vicodin, splash, it hits my stomach and ahh / A couple weeks go by, it ain’t even like I’m getting high / Now I need it just not to feel sick, yeah, I’m getting by / Wouldn’t even be taking this shit if Deshaun didn’t die.” The lyrics in most of Eminem’s songs slip effortlessly off his tongue. The tracks on The Relapse are more succinct than previous albums, demonstrating a maturity in Eminem’s capability as a rap artist. He has also branched out and showcased a few pop songs on the album such as the singles “We Made You” and “Same Song & Dance,” as well as the inspirational track with a rock instrumental “Beautiful.” For most of this album, we just get pure, raw and uncut Eminem, with only a few guest appearances by 50 Cent and album producer Dr. Dre. Dre’s beats are what makes The Relapse unique from Eminem’s other albums. The orchestral background music is coupled with crisp beats and loud bass, matching the haunting themes of Eminem’s lyrics and making for an eerie, gut-wrenching and powerful final production.

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A live-narrated tour of the wonders of tonight’s sky, live music Belly Dance 101 accompanied by some of Live Karaoke Band Phillips Recreation Centhe legendary stories of Fatman’s Warehouse, ter, U, 5:30pm the ancient sky. Danville, 9pm Solo Salsa 101 Bad Astronomy: Myths & Trash City Rockers Phillips Recreation CenMisconceptions featuring BANG76 ter, U, 7:35pm William M. Staerkel and Slow Intentional Planetarium, C, 8pm, Damage FRI, JUNE 5 adults, $4; children, Highdive, C, 9pm seniors, students $3 live music Geovanti’s Live Band Join the “Bad Astronomer” Geovanti’s, C, 10pm Ryan Groff Phil Plait as he takes a recreation Westside Park, C, 12pm critical look at popular dj Drinking Liberally Silvercreek Happy Hour myths and misconceptions Country Night w/ DJ Esquire Lounge Inc., C, 6:30pm presents Road Song to show audiences how concert Halfdead and Free Line Drinking Liberally is an in(John McMahon and science can be used to Dance Lessons from formal, non-programmatic Ann Schuldt, acoustic) Benefit Concert for the evaluate questionable Scotty Van Zant gathering of like-minded Silvercreek, U, 5pm Carle Auxiliary Guest claims. Radmaker’s Rock & Roll left-leaners. Grass Roots Revival House - “Lady Sings classes & Tavern, Tolono, 8pm Kickapoo State Park, Sinatra” workshops volunteer DJ Belly Oakwood, 5:30pm Virginia Theatre, C, Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm UC Books to Prisoners work Road Song (John McMa- 7:30pm Belly Dance 101 Goth Night with DJ Rick- session hon and Ann Schuldt, Springer Cultural Center, karaoke bats, DJ Kannibal and Urbana-Champaign Indepen- acoustic) at The Clark C, 5:30pm Stitches dent Media Center, U, 2pm Bar RockStar Karaoke feaThe Clark Bar, C, 10pm The Clark Bar, C, 7pm turing Crazy Craig sat, june 6 lgbt Hayes Carll and Scott Senator’s Bar & Grill, karaoke live music Live and Let Live GLBT Alco- Nolan Savoy, 9pm Karaoke with DJ Bange holics Anonymous Meeting Highdive, C, 7:30pm, $12 Live Dueling Piano Show Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., McKinley Presbyterian Live Dueling Piano Show stage 88 Broadway, U, 8pm U, 8pm Church and Foundation, C, 88 Broadway, U, 8pm Tuesdays with Morrie Dinner w/ Panache DJ Hollywood Karaoke 6:30pm Dave Cooper and Joni Krannert Center for Jim Gould Restaurant, It’ll Do 2, C, 8pm The Live and Let Live Group Dryer the Performing Arts, U, C, 5pm RockStar Karaoke featur- was founded specifically for Bentley’s Pub, C, 7:30pm, $10-$18 Paul Thorn & the PT Band ing Crazy Craig the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisex- 8:30pm Directed by Tom Highdive, C, 7pm, AdSenator’s Bar & Grill, Saual and transgender/transBack Paiges Mitchell. All perforvance tickets $18 voy, 9pm sexual) community, although Memphis on Main, C, mances will be held in Eric Wilson and Empty G-Force Karaoke everyone is welcome. 9pm the Studio Theatre. Hearts w/ Hathaways, Memphis on Main, C, Feudin’ Hillbillys Vandaveer and Casados wpgu recreation 9pm Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., Cowboy Monkey, C, 8pm, RockStar Karaoke featur- Thirteen Thursdays U, 9pm Solo Salsa 101 Free before 8:30pm; $5 ing Karaoke Opie Every Thursday, WPGUSolaris w/ special Springer Cultural Center, after Bentley’s Pub, C, 9:30 pm 107.1 will be at a different guests Scathe, C.P.X., C, 6:30pm Feudin’ Hillbillys RockStar Karaoke featur- location around campus Altered Existence and Spring Prairie Skies Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., ing DJ Switch hosting awesome events Future Cadavers of William M. Staerkel Plan- U, 9pm Rock’s, C, 10pm and giving away free prizes. America etarium, C, 7pm, adults MPH Join us the entire summer Canopy Club, U, 9pm, $4; children, seniors, stu- Memphis on Main, C, from 6-8pm every Thursday. $7 dents $3 9pm Thursdays at the Library: Twilight Revisited Champaign Public Library, C, 4pm Middle and high school students can play Twilight Bingo, test their Twilight trivia skills and share in other related activities before viewing the Twilight movie with friends. Snacks will be provided.

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Country Dancing at Bradley’s II Bradley’s II, C, 9pm, $5 cover Top 40 Chester Street, C, 9pm, $3 cover DJs Ian Procell, D.O.M. & AMP Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm DJ LEGTWO and DJ Belly Radio Maria, C, 10pm DJ Delayney Highdive, C, 10pm, $5

Summer Collection Exhibitions

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In addition to the museum’s nine permanent galleries, four new exhibitions from the Krannert Art Museum’s permanent collection will be on display through July 26, 2009. “Vivid Lines in Graphic Times” (May 21–July 26), a collection of paintings and works on paper from the 1970s through the 1990s. This exhibition explores how a diverse group of artists engage pop art elements — vibrant color, ready-made images, graphic lines — and then move beyond the movement’s boundaries in form, material and message. “Impressions in Ink: European Early Modern Prints” (June 5–July 26) features woodblock prints, engravings and etchings made from the 15th through the 17th centuries. Highlighting some of the period’s great masters such as Albrecht Dürer and Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, this exhibition demonstrates the artistic richness of the printed image. “Confronting Identity” (June 5–July 26) presents photographs, paintings and works on paper from the last two decades that not only directly address issues of identity but also invite the viewer to question the process of identifying one’s self. The exhibition will include works by Robert Arneson, Lorna Simpson and Carrie Mae Weems. “Visions of Our Nation: Art of the New Deal Era” (June 11–July 26) speaks not only to our nation’s current economic situation but also to the resiliency and necessity of the arts in times of crisis. This exhibition — composed of works from the museum’s permanent collection — highlights prints and photographs taken by artists who were employed by the Farm Security Administration, as well as examples of works by other Works Progress Administration (WPA) and Federal Arts Project artists.

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dj Dance Pop Chester Street, C, 9pm, $3 Cover Saturday Night Throwdown featuring DJ Mertz Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm Kosmo at Soma Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm DJ Tim Williams Highdive, C, 10pm Radio Salsa w/ DJ Juan Radio Maria, C, 10pm, $3

karaoke Dragon Karaoke with Paul Faber CJ Dane’s, Tolono, 7pm RockStar Karaoke featuring DJ Switch Geo’s, U, 9pm RockStar Karaoke featuring Matt Fear Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 9pm

movies

The News-Gazette Film Series presents: Ghostbusters (1984) Virginia Theatre, C, 1pm, 7pm, $5

stage The Mystery of Irma Vep Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $10-$18 Directed by Cal Maclean. All performances will be held in the Studio Theatre.

markets Market at the Square Lincoln Square Village, U, 7am

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

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kids & families The Wizard of Oz: Stevens Puppets Champaign Public Library, C, 2pm The marionettes of Stevens Puppets will bring to life this adventure of love, courage, friendship and, of course, home. Registration is not required.

SUN, JUNE 7 live music Brunch w/ Panache Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 10am Live Music at Carmon’s Carmon’s Restaurant, C, 5:30pm Surreal Deal Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 8pm

dance music Country Western Dance Independent Order of Odd Fellows Arthur Lodge 742, C, 5pm, $2

karaoke Dragon Karaoke with Paul Faber CJ Dane’s, Tolono, 7pm

open mic Anything Goes Open Mic Night w/ Jeremy Harper Memphis on Main, C, 8:30pm

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Ages birth to 24 months, with an adult. No registra40 North presents Belly Dance 101 tion is required. West African Drum Leonhard Recreation Cen- Tuesday Twos Classes ter, C, 6pm Champaign Public Library, Capoeira Academy, C, Solo Salsa 101 C, 9:45am, 10:30am, 4pm, $12 students/$15 Leonhard Recreation Cen- 11:15am adults ter, C, 7pm For two-year-olds with a West African Dance MELD (Monday Evening parent or grandparent. No Classes with Djibril Life Drawing) Group registration required. Camara Boneyard Pottery, C, Wild About Sheep Channing-Murray 7pm, $7 Urbana Free Library, U, 2pm Foundation, U, 6pm, No registration is required $10 students/$12 non- TUES, JUNE 9 for this program for children students from preschool through live music third grade. MON, JUNE 8 The Piano Man Getting Excited About Canopy Club, U, 9pm Science live music Corn Desert Ramblers Champaign Public Library, Music Maker Series Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., C, 2pm presents Road Song U, 9pm Scientist and magician Steve (John McMahon and Belliveau inspires and amazAnn Schuldt, acoustic) karaoke es with his science show full w/ Megan Johns G-Force Karaoke of humor, music, magnetism, Aroma Cafe, C, 8pm Memphis on Main, C, electricity, friction, chemisThe Gold Tops 9pm try, simple machines, energy, Memphis on Main, C, MCJS Karaoke sound, color and more! 10pm American Legion Post 24, Goodnight Storyshop C, 7:30pm Champaign Public Library, C, dj RockStar Karaoke featur- 6:30pm Industrial Night: DJ ing Crazy Craig For ages 2 to 5. RegistraSorceryKid presents Geo’s, U, 9pm tion is not required. Nekromancy Paul Faber hosts Dragon lgbt Chester Street, C, 9pm, Karaoke $2 The Clark Bar, C, 9pm Rainbow Coffeehouse RockStar Karaoke featur- Wesley-United Methodist karaoke ing DJ Switch Church & Wesley FoundaMCJS Karaoke Bentley’s Pub, C, 9:30pm tion, U, 6:30pm American Legion Post 24, The LGTBQA Caucus of open mic C, 7:30pm the GEO offers the opporRockStar Karaoke featur- Open Mic Night w/ Mike tunity to learn more about ing Matt Fear Ingram the LGTBQ representation Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm in the Graduate Employ10pm ees’ Organization.

Pizza, Pitcher & a Movie Canopy Club, U, 7pm 8:30pm - Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny; open mic 10:15pm - The Wedding Singer; 12am - Wayne’s World Open Mic Night 88 Broadway, U, 9pm

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The Mystery of Irma Vep Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 1pm, $10-$18 The Truth Ministries Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 10am

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stage Monday Night Improv Illini Union Courtyard Cafe, U, 8pm

kids & families

O Baby! Champaign Pubkids & families lic Library, C, 9:45am, Family Film Fest 10:30am Urbana Free Library, U, 2pm Drop in any Monday for 20 minutes of lap bouncfundraisers ing, nursery rhymes, FriendShop Used Book music activities, easy Store Open listening and playtime for Champaign Public Library, the littlest ones. No regC, 1:30pm istration. The Library Friends sell Children’s Story Time used books for $1 or less, Tolono Public Library, Toplus CDs, videos and DVDs lono, 10:30am for $1.50, along with unique gift items.

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Tuesdays with Morrie Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $10-$18

volunteer UC Books to Prisoners work session Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 7pm

kids & families Preschool Magic Mini Camp Orpheum Children’s Science Museum, C, 9am, $75-80 Preschool camp is filled with crafts, games and stories your child is sure to love! For children ages 3-4 years, must be pottytrained. Babies’ Lap Time Urbana Free Library, U, 9:45am

mind/body/ spirit Tarot Card Readings Carmon’s Restaurant, C, 5:30pm, $15

WEDS, JUNE 10 live music Donnie Heitler solo piano Great Impasta, U, 6pm Weapons of Mass DisFunkton Beardsley Park, C, 6:30pm Dave Cooper and Joni Dryer Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 8pm Caleb Cook Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm

dj Country Dancing at Bradley’s II Bradley’s II, C, 9pm, $5 Hillbilly Humpday w/ DJ

Halfdead Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Tavern, Tolono, 8pm ABSOLUT presents DJ LEGTWO Boltini Lounge, C, 9pm Weekly Top 40 Chester Street, C, 9pm Physical Challenge: An Indie Rock Dance Party Canopy Club, U, 9pm

dance music Tango Night w/ DJ Joe Grohens Cowboy Monkey, C, 8pm

concert Neighborhood Nights Concert with Lugnutz Carle Park, U, 6:30pm If inclement weather occurs, each show is rescheduled for the following night.

karaoke RockStar Karaoke featuring DJ Switch The Corner Tavern, Monticello, 8pm G-Force Karaoke Po’ Boys, U, 9pm The Legendary Karaoke Night w/ The Outlaw White Horse Inn, C, 9pm Wednesday Night Karaoke with Paul Faber’s

Dragon Productions La Gourmandise Bistro on Main, U, 9pm RockStar Karaoke featuring Crazy Craig Geovanti’s, C, 10pm

open mic Open-Mic Night Radio Maria, C, 10:30pm

stage The Mystery of Irma Vep Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $10-$18 Open Stage Comedy Night Memphis on Main, C, 8:30pm, $2

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

kids & families Preschool Magic Mini Camp Orpheum Children’s Science Museum, C, 9am, $75-80 Toddler Time: Frogs Urbana Free Library, U, 10:30am Children ages 2-4 years with an adult are invited. After School Bingo Tolono Public Library, Tolono, 3:30pm

Wednesday Wii Urbana Free Library, U, 3pm Children through fifth grade are invited to attend. Duct Work Savoy Recreational Center, Savoy, 5:30pm, $25 for residents of Savoy; $32 for non-residents. For ages 5-12.

community Lifelong Learners at the Library: The Hammond Organ in Popular and Jazz Music: Woody Woodward Organ Trio Champaign Public Library, C, 9:30am

mind/body/ spirit Free Acupuncture Clinic For Veterans and Families Urbana-Champaign Friends Meeting, U, 6pm Free clinic for veterans and their families with stress in their lives.

classes & workshops Introduction to Pilates Champaign Public Library, C, 7pm

support groups Coming Out Support Group Illini Union, U, 7pm Safe place to listen, talk and learn about sexual identity and coming out issues.

Volunteer Opportunities

Community Service Center of Northern Champaign County: Volunteers are needed to staff the food pantry in Rantoul. The pantry is open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. A regular volunteer schedule is most helpful; however, flexible hours are available. For more information, contact Andy or Karen at 893-1530. Habitat for Humanity: Champaign County Habitat for Humanity and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans are looking for volunteers to build and/ or provide lunch for building volunteers at 1627 Lowry in Rantoul. The build began May 29 and will end Aug. 8. Volunteers must be 16 years of age or older, and full and half-day shifts are available. For more information, contact Ellen Willcox at 359-0507 x110, or e-mail house@ cuhabitat.org. Mahomet Area Youth Club: The Mahomet Area Youth Club will be hosting the MAYC Celebration Friday, June 12 at the Elks Lake Pavilion at Lake of the Woods Park in Mahomet. Volunteers will be needed to help display auction items and serve food and beverages. For more information, contact Mary Vita Rosmarino at 590-2860.

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my businesses … I feel like our organization has a responsibility to help edify.” But Toalson is also quick to say that the rapid expansion of the downtown area is not solely due to the efforts of the UBA. She credits as equally important the desire of the business owners themselves to see not only their own businesses grow but all the businesses in the area flourish. “In this economy, it’s easy to be myopic because you’re worried about your bottom line,” Toalson said. “But [the business owners] are coming to it with the spirit of promoting everybody.” That camaraderie among the individual business owners was one of the factors that inspired Buffy Vance, owner of the recently opened Madeline’s Confectionary Arts Studio and Gallery, to start her business in Urbana. “If someone comes up to my gallery, I’ll tell them about the others,” Vance said. “Or when somebody comes in, I’ll ask them, ‘Well, how did you hear about me?’ Nine times out of 10, it’s one of the other businesses. I think we just all help each other. The more foot traffic down here, the better for everyone.” The combination of dedicated and selfless business owners coupled with Toalson’s savvy business mentality has turned the Main Street area of downtown Urbana into one of the most attractive business locations in the area. “I feel like there is something going on down here, some momentum happening,” said Sarah Compratt, who opened her store, Fleurish, in February of this year. “The city is really supportive and into it. They want to see new businesses.” “Everything needs to be working together, and I feel like that’s really happening,” Toalson said. “Now you’re seeing businesses coming in, and I just think a lot of great things are happening all at the same time.”

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the UBA,” Schaub said. “We don’t have to worry as much about getting events situated and getting people down to the business. A lot of that is being taken care of.” In addition to sponsoring more local events, the UBA also expanded its marketing approach beyond the standard outlets of newspapers, television and radio promotions to more modern methods via the social networking sites Facebook and Twitter, a weekly e-pamphlet that lists events going on each coming weekend and a Web site that is set to launch by the end of the year. Toalson said those tactics offer a quicker way of letting the greater community know what’s going on and of drawing foot traffic to the area. “If we’re going to be sensitive to all the different age groups, we have to be sensitive to micro-marketing, and that’s having your Facebook, having your Twitter,” Toalson said. “We can be that positive edification for

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downtown Urbana area, with a few more looking to open by the end of the year. In order to draw more action to what Toalson admitted was in years past a “somewhat stagnant” area, the UBA tried to think of new and inventive ways to get people out the door and into the streets of downtown Urbana. This summer, the UBA is looking to make a big marketing push with Second Saturday, an event that will take place the second Saturday of each month this summer in which local retailers will take to the street to promote their businesses. Toalson said the event was designed to draw some of the traffic from the weekly Farmers’ Market over to the Main Street area. Scott Schaub, the owner of the recently relocated Furniture Lounge, said it’s events like these that help him grow and develop his own business. “It’s just one less thing we’ve got to worry about when we’ve got somebody on the ball like

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by Syd Slobodnik When screen legend Paul Newman passed away last fall, most critics praised him for his more than half a century of memorable performances, which included nine Academy Award nominations. However, very few may have even heard of his marvelous performance as John Murphy, a New York City street cop in director Daniel Petrieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1981 little-seen gem, Fort Apache the Bronx. Fort Apache the Bronx takes us through several months in the lives of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest men in blue in New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 41st precinct. As one of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roughest areas, the 40-square-block district is populated with 70,000 people and has the largest portion of non-English speakers in the city. Each day, John Murphy and his partner, Andy Corelli (Ken Wahl), encounter some of the Big Appleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most rotten citizens: hookers, pimps, gamblers and suicide victims, while delivering babies, chasing purse snatchers and defusing potential riots. Screenwriter Heywood Gould creates a very effective mix of melodramatic police procedures and many compelling personal aspects of the lives of the cops. Newmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Murphy is more than just the routine divorced, tough, beer-drinking, big-city Irish cop. Murphy balances a cynical â&#x20AC;&#x153;live and let liveâ&#x20AC;? professional philosophy with a strong sense of justice. When the 41st gets the new by-the-numbers Captain Connolly (Ed Asner), who demands precise, proactive procedures to solving the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s criminal activities, Murphy reluctantly goes along. Newmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance is simultaneously realistic, comical and especially charming in a relationship he develops with a beautiful Latina emergency room nurse, played by the always reliable Rachel Ticotin. The filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supporting cast is loaded with solid performances by Danny Aiello, Pam Grier and Sully Boyar. Although Newman received an Oscar nomination in 1981 for Sydney Pollackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Absence of Malice, his John Murphy is most certainly one of his greatest performances as well, even if overlooked.

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Keep Your Head Figuring out fellatio Fellatio (from the Latin word “suck”) may be something you are curious about, so this week, Doin’ It Well decided to offer some advice since increased knowledge not only decreases anxiety but helps us make good decisions about sexual behaviors.

BJ Basics There is no one right way to perform oral sex on a man, but some general guidelines may be helpful to those who may be trying it for the first time. To start, simply hold the penis and put it in your mouth. Saliva acts as a lubricant, so summon up some spit beforehand. It’s also a good idea to cover your teeth with your lips so you don’t hurt your partner. From there, simply use your mouth and tongue with an in-and-out motion to stimulate your partner’s penis. If you wrap one hand around the base of the penis, you can both add manual stimulation and control how far the penis goes into your mouth, preventing gagging. Despite what much of mainstream porn shows us, you don’t have to gag or be uncomfortable during oral sex, and your partner shouldn’t want you to. In addition, oral sex doesn’t have to be the crude sex act it often gets portrayed as and, in fact, can be very loving. If you choose to perform oral sex on a man, do so in a way that feels good and sexy to you, not simply for his pleasure. Focusing on your pleasure will help you decide whether it’s something you truly like and allow you to relax and enjoy the experience. Your partner can stimulate you while you perform oral sex, or you can stimulate yourself with your hands or a vibrator. Ask your partner what he likes, but be sure to pay attention to what you enjoy about giving oral sex, too.

Hard to Swallow Questions about semen and whether or not to swallow it are common. On average, a man ejaculates about a teaspoon of semen, though the amount of ejaculate varies with things such as age and the length of time since his last ejaculation. Assuming it’s free of STDs, semen won’t hurt you. It has fewer germs than saliva and is not a significant source of either calories or nutrition. You cannot get pregnant from swallowing semen. Ejaculate has a salty, chlorine flavor (though it may taste differently from guy to guy or from day to day for the same guy), which some people enjoy, don’t mind or simply do not like! Deciding to swallow is a personal decision; only do so if you want to, not because you think that’s the best way to give a blow job. Most men enjoy receiving oral sex, regardless of what happens during orgasm. Ask him beforehand to let you know when he’s going to ejaculate so you can decide what you’d like to do. If you do not want semen in your mouth, simply remove the penis and continue stroking it manually until he ejaculates. www.the217.com

Some men do not ejaculate during oral sex due to the kind of stimulation. Don’t take it personally; move on to other behaviors that bring you both pleasure.

Being Receptive If you want to put your hand on your partner’s head while receiving, ask whether it’s OK. Because of the often violent images we see of oral sex, guiding your partner’s head or thrusting into his or her mouth can feel derogatory or bad even if that’s not the intent. Be respectful; never force the penis in the mouth — let the giver decide how far and how fast. Feel free to moan when things feel good. It’s always polite to give a heads-up before orgasm, allowing your partner to decide whether he or she wants to stop before the point of ejaculation.

Heads Up In general, fellatio is a lower risk sexual activity compared to penetrative vaginal or anal sex. But risk for STDs does exist. For safer oral sex, learn to put a condom on with your mouth. You can practice this by putting a flavored or un-lubed (a lubed condom won’t hurt you, it just might taste bad) condom in your mouth. Gently use your teeth and lips to determine which way it unrolls (sucking in gently will draw out the reservoir tip), and place the condom onto two fingers, unrolling it with your mouth/lips/tongue. This handy skill will protect your mouth and throat from STDs and avoids the swallowing question altogether! If you don’t use condoms during oral sex, another risk reduction technique is for the receiver to “pull out” or withdraw before ejaculation, which decreases fluid exchange. Consider all the information, and then decide for yourself and your relationship what behaviors you are comfortable engaging in.

Sex 411: For More on Technique Blue, V. The Ultimate Guide to Fellatio Joannides, P. The Guide to Getting It On (with a whole chapter on the ups and downs of fellatio) http://sexuality.about.com/od/oralsex/ ht/fellatio.htm Check us out next week when we explore why marriage is so gay. Send Jo and Ross your questions and comments to buzzdoinitwell@yahoo.com.

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1007 S. FIRST Aug 2009. Near First & Gregory. 2 bdrm apts from $495/mo. Window A/C, Carpet, Laundry. Parking included. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

101 N. BUSEY & 102 N. LINCOLN, U. Aug 2009. Near Green & Lincoln. 2 bdrm apts from $495/mo. Window A/C, Laundry. Parking $45/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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Aug 2009. Close to Illini Union. 2 bdrms $495/mo, Carpet, Laundry. Parking $45/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-173 www.barr-re.com

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

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

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1107 S. EUCLID, C Aug 2009. 1 bdrms near Armory, IMPE, & Snack Bar. Window A/C, laundry, rents from $365/mo to $375/mo. Parking $35/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC 356-1873 www.barr-re.com 1108 S. Lincoln, U August 2009. Classic building close to Jimmy John's on Lincoln Ave. Hardwood Floors, Laundry. Efﬁciencies- furnished rents from $355 to $395/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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

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503-505-508 E. White Fall 2009. 2 and 3 bedrooms. Completely furnished. Parking and laundry available, new kitchens, value pricing. On-site resident manager. Call Justin 618-304-8562. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182

506 E. Stoughton, C. For August 2009. Extra large efﬁciency apartments. Security building entry, complete furniture, laundry, off-street parking, value pricing. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182

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

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August 2009. 1 bedroom units conveniently located close to campus. Rent from $410/mo. Central A/C, dishwashers, balconies. Call for showing times.

August 2009. Large Studio and 1 bedrooms. Security entry, balconies, patios, furnished. Laundry, offstreet parking, value pricing. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First

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509 W. MAIN, U

For August 2009. Large 4 bedrooms, 2 bath. Balconies, laundry, covered parking. Value pricing. $900-$1100. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182

304 E. Clark, C. Castle Apartments 3 blocks to Engineering Quad and supermarket. 4 BR $1120. 3 BR $850. New C/A, ceiling fan, dishwasher, washer/dryer in unit. 384-1099 castleproperty@gmail.com

307 & 310 E. WHITE 307 & 309 CLARK June & Fall 2009 Large studio, double closet, well furnished. Starting from $350/mo. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First, C. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup.com 352-3182

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

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

106 Daniel For August 2009. 1, 2 ($695/mo) bedroom. Parking, laundry, value pricing. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182

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

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

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

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604 W. Stoughton, U

Spacious 2 BR apartment, 2 BA, large kitchen, dishwasher, disposal, patio/balcony, central A/C, W/D in unit available, secured parking available, storage available. Open midAugust. Close to campus, starting at $920. 217-384-1925 www.smithapartments-cu.com

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

Aug 2009. 1/2 blk south of Green. 1 bedroom $375/mo. & 2 bedroom $395/mo. Window A/C. Parking $40/mo. Laundry Facilities. Call for showing times.

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Aug 2009. Huge 2 bdrm apt in great location near Engineering. Central A/C, laundry. From $525/mo. Parking $30/mo. Call for showing times.

702 W. WESTERN, U August 2009. 1 Bedrooms, Window A/C, Carpet/Tile Floors, Laundry, Parking Available. From $400/mo to $445/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

706 S. LOCUST, C. Aug 2009. Window A/C, covered parking $45/mo, laundry. 1 bdrms $395/mo. 2 bdrms $525/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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

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

911-1004-901 W. Springﬁeld, Urbana Heart of Eng. Campus ONE Bedrooms $495 -$570 -$595 344-3008 www.BaileyApartments.com

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

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

ARBOR APARTMENTS, C. Aug 2009. 1 bdrms at Third & Gregory across from Snack Bar. Window A/C, laundry, rents from $375/mo to $385/mo. Parking $35/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

Healey Court Apartments 307-309 Healey Court, C Fall 2009. Behind FU Bar. 2 bedrooms. Parking, laundry, and value pricing. $720/mo. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182

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3 Bedroom House 812 W. Clark, U. Re-modeled 3 bedroom house, new kitchen, hard wood ﬂoors, updated bathroom, washer and dryer, furnished or unfurnished, and FREE PARKING! $810 per month. Available Aug 20th. Advantage Properties C-U 217-344-0394 www.advproperties.com

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Campus Houses, $290/BR 5- 10 Bedrooms. LCD TV. Free parking and laundry. 367-6626.

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Free Will Astrology ARIES

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June 4 - June 10

I’m betting that in a couple of months the fates will give you license to play with boisterous gambles and exhilarating risks. But at this particular moment I recommend that you confine yourself to tame gambles and sensible risks. I realize that may be a bit deflating to your rambunctious all-or-nothing spirit, but I think it’ll pay off in the long run. From what I can tell, this is an excellent time to lay the groundwork for the bigger fun ahead.

with your fantasies. It’s not enough merely to keep musing about them with wistful longing. You can’t afford to continue postponing their activation until some mythical future. If you want to keep them from receding into a hazy limbo, you will need to give at least one of them a big push toward becoming a more concrete part of your life. The universe will provide ample assistance if you do give that push.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20)

SCORPIO

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20)

(March 21-April 19)

The oracle you’re now reading normally has a retail value of $49.95. But because of your ongoing efforts to defeat your defeatist tendencies, and because of your dogged attempts to sabotage your sabotage mechanisms, and because of your heroic stabs at defending yourself against your defense mechanisms, you have earned the right to receive this advice absolutely gratis! To generate even more free stuff in the coming week, Taurus, all you have to do is learn how to turn around so fast that you can catch a glimpse of the back of your own head, and how to pat yourself on the back with both hands while kicking your own butt. Seventeen-year-old Jay Greenberg is a music prodigy who has written numerous sonatas and symphonies. His first CD, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and Julliard String Quartet, came out in 2006. It’s not exactly a struggle for him to create his compositions. He often completes them in less than a day. “The music comes fully written,” he says, “playing like an orchestra in my head.” I believe you now have something in common with him, Gemini. According to my reading of the omens, there will soon be ripe visions of future accomplishments floating around in your imagination. You should write them down or describe them in detail to an ally or do whatever else it takes to launch the process of getting them born.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22)

“You may want to smash a painful emotion to bits, but you can’t blow it up with a nuclear bomb,” wrote Tsoknyi Rinpoche in his book Fearless Simplicity. What makes the situation even more poignant is that the painful emotion may be based on a wrong interpretation of experience. It may also be caused by some faulty conditioning that got imprinted on your sensitive psyche when you were a toddler. Having said that, Cancerian, I’m pleased to inform you that you currently have the power to significantly dissipate the intensity of a certain painful emotion you thought you’d never shake. To initiate the process, invoke forgiveness in every way you can imagine -- toward those who hurt you, those who ignored you, those who misled you, and you yourself.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22)

“I can’t exactly walk on the water,” says Russ Crim, “but it looks like I can because I know where the rocks are hiding just beneath the water.” This would be a good trick for you to emulate during the coming weeks, Leo. By doing your homework and some advance scouting, you could put yourself in a position to accomplish a splashy bit of hocus-pocus that will ultimately be legendary. To help ensure that you don’t generate a karmic backlash as you glorify your ego, I suggest you find a way to make your magic serve some worthy cause. For instance, maybe you could walk on water in order to raise money for charity.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

When I was 19 years old, a so-called psychic predicted I would die when I was 24. As much as I scoffed at his careless quackery, his words subliminally worried me for years. On the day I turned 25 I celebrated extra hard. Partly because of that experience, I’ve always tried to be impeccably conscientious about how I conduct myself as a fortune-teller. I’ve vowed never to manipulate you with melodramatic prophecies that could distort your free will. So it’s with a cautious sense of responsibility that I offer the following augury: The weeks ahead could be one of the most illuminating and successful times of the last five years.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

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(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Attention all aspiring lottery winners! If you will ever in your life win more than $10 in the lottery or similar game of chance, this would probably be the time. I’m not saying you definitely will. I’m simply suggesting that your odds are better than usual -- certainly better than the chances that you’ll be invited by Brad Pitt to co-star with him in a feature film about alien pirates set in 22ndcentury Madagascar. On the other hand, the possibility of a dumb-luck windfall is still rather remote compared to the likelihood of other kinds of financial progress. For instance, there’s an excellent chance that you’ll stimulate the flow of good fiscal karma if you spend quality time taking inventory of your approach to money and developing a long-term master plan to promote your prosperity.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Would you say you’re closer to the “happy wanderer” model of Sagittarian, or the “eternal fugitive” type? Does your motive power usually come from the desire to head in the general direction of some attractive destination, or else to flee from every situation you’re nervous about getting hemmed in by? Are you more inclined to shoot at multiple targets, hoping that one of them may turn out to be the correct one for you to aim at? Or do you prefer to identify the best target right from the start, and only then begin shooting? The coming weeks will be an excellent time to meditate on these core Sagittarian issues.

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CAPRICORN

Across

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

In astrology, the word “quincunx” refers to a relationship characterized by creative tension. Two planets that are in quincunx are like two people who have a certain odd affinity for each other but don’t speak the same language. Imagine an Italian woman and an American man meeting at a party and experiencing an immediate chemistry, even though each can barely understand what the other is saying. I bring this up, Capricorn, because these days you’re in a quincunx dynamic with pretty much the whole world. To keep frustration to a minimum and enhance the excitement quotient, you should try to crack some of the foreign codes you’re surrounded by.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Philosopher Buckminster Fuller said that although we are all born geniuses, the process of living tends to de-genius us. That’s the bad news. The good news is that 2009 is one of the best years ever for you to re-genius yourself, and the month of June is among the best times in 2009. So how should you go about the glorious task of tapping in to the totality of your original brilliance? Here’s one tip. Do what Einstein said: “All I want to do is learn the way God thinks. All the rest is details.”

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20)

Dear Rob: I’ve recently developed a propensity to talk to myself. This is pretty weird. All these years, I’ve barely uttered a few words to myself on special occasions. Now I’m having long, convoluted gab fests, as if the little voices in my head had busted out of their holding cells, run amuck, and decided to NEVER SHUT UP! Am I crazy? - Out Loud Pisces.” Dear Out Loud: It’s a good sign that you’re getting all the murmuring background noise out in the open. Not just for you but for many Pisceans, thoughts and feelings that had been hidden or secret are becoming available to your conscious mind. Once you clear out the backlog, the really useful revelations will begin.

1 Bud 4 “Sophie’s Choice” director Pakula 8 Tiara 14 “___ Hate Me” (2004 Spike Lee movie) 15 Horse hair 16 “I’ve got it!” 17 1991 comedy with a behind-the-scenes look at a daytime drama 19 They keep words apart 20 Little guy 21 Internet cafe offering, maybe 23 Word before due or tense 24 ___ homo (behold the man, in Latin) 27 Shake like ___ 29 With “The,” 1948 Red Skelton movie about door-to-door sales 34 The cube root of ocho 35 Cookie that once had “Sandwich” in its name 36 Million-___ odds 37 Certain hangings 38 1976 movie that parts of the other four movie titles describe from start to finish 41 “Your $$$$$” network 42 “___: Dinosaur Hunter” (Nintendo 64 game) 44 Gull’s tail? 45 “___ Haw” 46 1978 biopic about DJ Alan Freed 50 Nighttime problem 51 “Remote Control” host Ken 52 Former “Entertainment Tonight” host John 54 Rapper/singer Jackson, ex-girlfriend of Kevin Federline 56 Discover rival, for short 60 Spiny lizard 62 2003 straight-to-video Ione Skye romcom that starts at a laundromat 65 George Eliot title character Silas 66 Initial recording 67 Gas station freebie 68 ___ Palace (Nicolas Sarkozy’s current home) 69 U2 bassist Clayton 70 Your, in France

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1 “Over here!” noise 2 “Hey, sailor!” 3 Radiator problem 4 Big name in semiconductors 5 My ___ Massacre 6 One who gets the door 7 Longtime grape soda brand 8 Early production company for “I Love Lucy” and “Star Trek” 9 “Am ___ to the task?” 10 Native Wyomingite 11 It’s chocolatey, without all the kick 12 Squeaks by, with “out” 13 Navy pole 18 Orange coat 22 Out of reach 25 Start the workday 26 Actor Michael of “Year One” 28 Lover of 37-across 29 Speaker’s seminar 30 It make a lot of dollars 31 “I love you when you ___ your mosque...” (Kahlil Gibran) 32 The Learning ___ 33 One of the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” 34 Numbers-crunching need 39 Hated with every inch of one’s being 40 Piggish person 43 “Annie” extras 47 Lucrezia Borgia’s brother 48 Sound at the dentist 49 “King Kong” actress Fay 52 “Person of the Year” awarder 53 Equal, at an ecole 55 ___ Comment (blog link) 57 Doctor-to-be’s test 58 Nobelist Wiesel 59 Gen-___ (1970s kids, today) 61 Word before a maiden name 63 Peruvian singer Sumac 64 Dot follower come and get it

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a n d a n o t h e r t h i n g ... Michael Coulter

The Key to Happiness Why some are more content than others People always assume I’m a happy guy. I guess this is because I often have a sort of dumbass look on my face that tends to get taken for a smile. Many times, it actually is a smile. Many other times, it’s simply a dumbass look. I don’t really think about how happy I am most of the time. I’m very aware of when I’m unhappy, though, so I just assume it’s one or the other. If I’m not unhappy, I must be happy and vice versa. Using this special brand of idiot logic, I would have to say that I actually am really happy most of the time. Still, it’s nice to get that kind of thing confirmed every so often just so I’m clear on what exactly I’m feeling. Last week, I read an article about a survey done by the Pew Research Center that told us who seems to fit this happiness mold. It turns out that if you’re old, male and republican, chances are you’re a happy kind of fella. I assumed my dad was just happy because he had a crapload of beer and plenty of time to drink it, but it turns out that may not be the only reason. I usually give beer far more credit than it actually deserves anyway, so it’s nice to look at some other factors every once in a while. It turns out that even though times are tough for everyone these days, many older, retired folks had already scaled back their lifestyle before the economy got bad, so they aren’t as worried as some of the rest of us. It sort of makes sense. I would assume everyone relaxes a little bit as they get closer to the finish line. Also, it’s kind of pointless to worry about losing a job you don’t have anymore. As an added bonus, most of them should be done raising their children by now, so they can finally just relax. I’m sure they are still a few 60-year-olds living in the basement of their 80-year-old parents’ house but hopefully not enough to make much of a statistical difference. As far as the Republicans being happier, I sort of figured it was because they had more money, but that wasn’t the case either. They were happier even after the survey was adjusted for income. I now have to assume the soothing bitter sounds of Fox News can really cheer a person up even though it doesn’t really seem that way. They didn’t offer much data on why males are happier than females, but they did say it was a very small difference. In this case,

I will have to assume it’s nothing more than the completely awesome ability to pee standing up. Seriously, ladies, it’s really pretty handy. There were some other interesting things. The folks who were 50 to 64 years old were very anxious about seeing their nest eggs shrink. Younger adults who were 18 to 49 had been hit hardest by the tough job market, and yet they were still upbeat about their financial future. I would guess this is because the younger kids haven’t quite learned the importance and usefulness of being cynical. I’m sadly sure they’ll learn to dial down those expectations pretty quickly. Either way, worrying about the future and being happy aren’t mutually exclusive. Thirty-four percent of us consider ourselves “very happy.” Still, as referenced earlier, I’m blaming beer for at least half of that percentage. It’s nice a third of us are happy, though, no matter what the reason. Fifty percent of us are “pretty happy.” That’s sort of a nice little purgatory they got going, I guess. There are a few grumpy people out there with 15 percent saying they are “not too happy.” Thanks for bringing the rest of us down, DJ Buzzkill. One percent of us “don’t know” if they are happy. God bless the simpletons. I’d think being that clueless about oneself would almost lead to a feeling of bliss. There were a few surprises to me on the happiness survey. They found pet owners were no happier than those without pets. That can’t be right. Cat owners were just as happy as dog owners. That can’t be right either. They found people who regularly go to church are happier than people who don’t. I don’t know for sure, but that doesn’t sound right to me. I guess they may be happier in the long run, but I can’t imagine anyone doing a little tap dance on Sunday at 8 a.m. with that hour-long service staring them in the face. In the end, I’m sure the economy has an effect on our happiness, but I’m not sure it can be blamed for everything. I think many people are just simply unhappy, and I think a lot of them actually sort of like being this way. It’s kind of weird how they manage to get a creepy little joy out of their unhappiness. Some people are smiling their asses off all the time, and I find that every bit as annoying as the sour pusses. As for me, I guess I’m really happy when I stop to think about it. I guess that dumbass look really is a smile most of the time. Still, I think I might have been just a tad bit happier when I wasn’t completely sure whether I was or not.

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Krannert Uncorked with Maria & Co. // Marquee Fr Jun 5

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Tuesdays with Morrie // Depar tment of Theatre Sa Jun 6

7:30pm

The Mystery of Irma Vep // Depar tment of Theatre Su Jun 7

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The Mystery of Irma Vep // Depar tment of Theatre Tu Jun 9

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Tuesdays with Morrie // Depar tment of Theatre We Jun 10

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The Mystery of Irma Vep // Depar tment of Theatre Th Jun 11

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Krannert Uncorked // Marquee

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Tuesdays with Morrie // Depar tment of Theatre

Tuesdays wiTh Morrie

Journalist Mitch Albom first contacted his former college sociology professor Morrie Schwartz after hearing him interviewed on Nightline about his battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS). An initial visit quickly blossomed into an unforgettable friendship filled with Tuesday lessons on dying with dignity, the importance of living a balanced life, and the deep power of trust, forgiveness, and love. Albom’s life-affirming and humor-filled account of Schwartz’s last days spent 205 consecutive weeks on The New York Times Best Sellers list, and now this theatrical rendition breathes another dimension into this truly unique bond. Fr, Jun 5 at 7:30pm; Tu, Jun 9 at 7:30pm; Th, Jun 11 at 7:30pm; Sa, Jun 13 at 7:30pm; Su, Jun 14 at 1pm; Fr, Jun 19 at 7:30pm; Sa, Jun 20 at 1pm; Th, Jun 25 at 7:30pm; Tu, Jun 30 at 7:30pm; We, Jul 1 at 7:30pm Studio Theatre $10-$18

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