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IN THIS ISSUE

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MUSIC Check the217.com for full coverage of the 2009 Pygmalion Music Festival. With live interview from Maps & Atlases and The Life And Times, as well as postshow reviews of the Polyvinyl showcase, Bob Nanna and Iron and Wine, there will be plenty of options for those who were unable to head out to the festival.

MOVIES & TV Reviews of Love Happens and Jennifer’s Body on Saturday. Love Happens is the latest Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy, costarring Aaron Eckhart. Jennifer’s Body is the second ﬁlm written by Oscar winner Diablo Cody (Juno), about a teenaged girl who starts eating the boys of her high school after becoming posessed by a demon.

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EDITOR’S NOTE

FOOD & DRINK It’s time to get past your childhood broccoli fears and start enjoying this tasty, healthy veggie. Find out more about this little green monster online in this week’s “Is it Ripe?.”

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Hurrah for the little guy Your guide to this week’s events

COMMUNITY Taking care of the environment is becoming increasingly important. Everyone needs to do their part to reduce, reuse and recycle, but not everyone knows how to best go about doing it. That’s why we’re starting a weekly environmental awareness column this week, “The Weekly Environmentalist.” Make sure to take a look at it’s inaugural post, online Saturday.

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Pygmalion is a just a really weird deal. Once you get past the name, you take a look at its schedule and the list of a bunch of bands (and a football game?) you’ve never heard before playing at a bunch of places you didn’t think had stages. It starts on a Wednesday and offers such shows as a school-affiliated accapella performance at a barbeque joint during breakfast hours. Or smalleyed-Stanton playing to a herd of flatbread grazing blue-collar workers on their lunch breaks just across the street. Or Iron and Wine at Krannert Center. So what’s the big idea? In my eyes, Pygmalion seems to work a lot more like a showcase than a festival. When I think of festivals, I think of the outdoors, sweaty bodies, sustainability groups, lots of hair and tie-dye shirts. Pygmalion, though, is sitting in a concert hall, a restaurant, a record store or a bar between classes and well into the night listening to short half hour sets of bands you’ve never heard before. It’s the perfect chance to meet new bands and quickly and efficiently write them off or invite them to play at your next house party. Maybe more importantly, and this may only be in my best interest as a kid working for a community magazine and playing in a local rock group, but Pygmalion also serves as a showcase of the CU scene itself. If you’re like buzz and wrestle with the PR of Pygmalion annually for passes or whatnot, you’ve hopefully caught on to the unabashed pride of CU the event is built on. Pygmalion is just one of the many attempts to put the CU music scene back on the map like those “glory days” that everyone likes to ruminate over. And you’ve heard about all this before, but it does work. With the help of Pygmalion and the many other festivals like it around town, CU has become part of the circuit for a big handful of regular out-oftowners. Groups like Cameron McGill, Gentleman Auction House and recently Pet Lions, because of events like this, can be welcomed on stage in CU as often as they are back home. And whether it means anything to you doesn’t matter but it does make the streets a little louder and the town a little more interesting to cover here at buzz magazine.

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“The fall is great because the weather cools off and bowling tournaments start!” danielle butbul

beer tasting and chili cook-off by Jeanine Russel

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Time for football, cooler evenings, and most of all: chili. This Saturday, September 19, downtown Urbana is hosting its 8th International Beer Tasting and Chili Cook-Off. Over 150 different import and micro-brewed beers will be available for 4 oz. sample as well as a number of different chilis for judging with samples for the public as long as they last. “Beer and Chili: that’s all I need to say.” Said Mike Armintrout of Jay Goldberg Events, the organization putting the event on in association with the Urbana Business Association. This is an event that has gained a lot of popularity in the community since 2002. There is plenty of beer for everyone, but if you want chili, it is advised to show up early. “More and more people show up every year.” Said Armintrout. “It’s great. Awesome. But it blows my mind that 1500 people wait at the gates at 3pm. It’s an event the community embraces.” Showing up early is a good idea for more than just chili-lovers. The first 500 people through the gate receive souvenir beer tasting glasses, perfecting for filling with the dozens of new beers available at the event for a mere 50 cents a sample. A pint of beer for $2 is a coveted special, especially considering they are all imports or micro-brews. “You won’t be sampling Budweiser or Bud Light here.” Armintrout said.

Cover Design Bryan Kveton Editor in Chief Tommy Trafton Managing Editor & Copy Chief Mark Grabowski Art Director Claire Keating Photography Editor Wallo Villacorta Image Editor Rebekah Nelson Photographers James Kyung, Brad Thorpe, Rebekah Nelson Designers Bryan Kveton, Jillian Rahn, Kamil Kecki Music Editor Amanda Shively Food Editor Maggie Carrigan MovieS Editor Matt Carey ArtS Editor Jean Kim Community Editor Michell Eloy CU Calendar Amanda Shively Copy Editors Danielle Perlin, Jean Kim Sales Manager Sarah Gleason 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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“The fall weather brings people closer together. Family and friends spend more time together.” austin millet

“The music scene is very exciting this fall and the great weather is only going to add to that.”

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likES » My new, white bike: I get around so fast, I’m just a blur on the street. Catch me if you can! » Senior year: There are so many possibilities after graduation! They’re blowing my mind! Peace Corps? Illini 4000? Teach English in Korea? Ahhh! » JOUR 475: Professor Benson’s got major swagger. I’m so glad I got into this class! molly durham the217.com producer

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» Allergies: I haven’t seen clearly in weeks. » People walking in the bike lane: Get out! My life flashes before my eyes every day on Wright Street. » Heat and humidity: I don’t want summer weather to linger anymore, I’m more than ready for fall.

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DOIN’ IT WELL

Why is the WienerMobile here?

by Jo SangEr and Ross Wantland

The Morning After Reflections on a Weekend Hookup At “Doin’ It Well,” we talk often about communicating with your partner about what you want and enjoy sexually. Recently a reader suggested we explore “first weekend hook-ups.” If you do have a one-night-stand, how can you have the communication — and experience — that you’re looking for? What’s your expectation?

Before a hookup, the people involved may have different expectations: is this a “no-strings attached” experience (NSA), or are you interested in the possibility of a relationship afterwards? Will you spend the night together, or just be there for the sex? And what will happen when you see each other afterwards? Sometimes, people may not be aware of what they want until they hook up with someone, or they weren’t even expecting to hook up in the first place. If expectations are thought about, they are often unspoken between partners. If spoken, it may take the form of “sweet talking” or promising a certain experience for the other person, whether physical or emotional. While sweet talk can be honest, may can just as easily share the version of the truth they think is most likely to get them laid (i.e. “Of course this is more than just a hook up.”) If we think about it, sweet talk doesn’t help us be honest with ourselves, or our partners. Of Studs and Sluts

When it comes to hooking up, men and women often suffer the negative consequences of traditional gender role expectations. We expect men to be sexually aggressive, boastful of their one-night-stands, and only interested in NSA sex. We expect women to be sexually timid or repressed, unless they’ve been drinking, and more interested in relationships. But we’ve heard from men who hooked up and were interested in a relationship, but did not pursue it because of worries about both rejection and how men are “supposed” to act. Women have shared that even if they wanted something afterward, they felt they should not expect it, and waited to see if their partner would bring it up. It seems that at least some of the time, this lack of communication causes needs to go unmet. Know YourSelf

We know that both men and women can feel disappointed or guilty after hooking up because their expectations were different from their partner’s. It may be helpful to consider ahead of time what you’re looking for, even though hooking up can be spontaneous and unexpected. If you hope in the back of your head that you find someone to have sex with, what might you want

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from that experience? Is there a specific person you are thinking about, and what might you want after? Are you only interested in a sexual/ physical relationship and nothing more? Do you want to be friends with benefits? Or do you hope a relationship might come afterwards? Your expectations — or the emotional reactions you know you might have — can help you understand what might happen after the hookup. Something to Talk About

Once you have a sense of yourself, it can be easier to share this with a partner, even if a sexual situation arises spontaneously. Maybe it is not realistic to think people are going to begin expressing their desires upfront during the prelude. But wouldn’t it be amazing if we could? We all have sex for a variety of reasons, some physical, some emotional, and some social. Thinking and talking about our hopes for the hookup can help us meet those needs. Illustration by Kate Lamy.

Seeing Each Other

So, you have just shared an intimate, vulnerable experience with someone. Now what? How will you talk about the experience? How will you react when you see them out next weekend? What, if anything, will we tell our friends? Regardless of how deep or superficial the sexual experience, the person we just hooked up with is a person, and deserves compassion and respect. How we interact with or talk about that person later is a continuation of our experience with that person. Being sexually responsible also means being respectful about our hookups. It might seem unrealistic and we can’t control how others might act, but we can make sure we are being sex positive ourselves. This also means fighting the sex negative hating. Don’t hate on women or men who want to hookup, whatever their motivations. This means we don’t chastise the guy who said respectfully and honestly that he’d like to hook up but isn’t interested in a relationship. It also means we don’t make comments like, “I wouldn’t date a woman I’ve hooked up with.” We have to celebrate the sexual behaviors of everyone. We may not all want the same thing, but if we’re open and honest, there’s no reason we can’t respect the choices of others. Check us out next week when we’ll share our interview with national sex educator and advocate, Jessica Yee!

Send Jo and Ross your questions or ideas to buzzdoinitwell@yahoo.com

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PLEASE don’t ride your bike on downtown Urbana sidewalks! It is a violation of city ordinance and the police are starting to issue tickets. There are many blind doorways and people frequently step out into the path of oncomng bikers. There have been many close calls and sooner or later someone will be seriously hurt, so please respect the rights of pedestrians and walk your bikes downtown!

Last night I was chasing a particularly fast bug (one of those disgusting ones with a bunch of legs) around my room when it crawled into my printer. “Stupid bug, you’re no match for human technology,” I laughed as I printed a page, hoping to either crush it or force it to crawl out. But when the page came through, there were no bug-shaped stains or other traces of it. It was kind of like at the end of Halloween, when Michael Myers falls off that balcony but then Jamie Lee Curtis looks out the window to discover he’s disappeared. This bug will definitely be back to terrorize me in the sequel.

Dear baby in my apartment complex; shut the hell up. You cry too much. Keep testing my patience, crying baby. I’ve got a knuckle sandwich waiting for you.

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Food

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Co-op Cookout

Common Ground hosts second annual cookout for food bank

By Maggie Carrigan Since September has been dubbed Hunger Action Month, area food producers are teaming up to help the cause. Coordinated by Urbana’s Common Ground food co-op, the second annual Eastern Illinois Food Bank Cookout will take place Thursday, September 17 from 5-7 p.m. in the Lincoln Square Mall parking lot. Several local farmers are contributing to the event, including Stan Scott Schutte of Triple S Farm. Based in Stewardson, Ill., about 60 miles south of Champaign, Schutte he has been a farmer his entire life, but moved to raising chemical-free livestock over a decade ago. “I’ve been farming for about 40 years now,” he says, “but I just started doing what we’re doing now about 11 years ago.” Triple S farm raises pork, beef, chicken and turkey without any drugs or chemicals. Their pastures are certified organic, ensuring that their animals only eat the pesticide-free food. Furthermore, no GMO grains are used as feed and all of their poultry is raised free-range. The result is a tastier and healthier product for consumers. “Common Ground sells our products,” Schutte says of how he got involved with the cookout, “We did it last year, too.” Schutte will be providing hamburgers for the event while Diane Moore of Moore Family Farms, located in Watseka, Ill., will be providing the brats. Moore Family Farms raises grass-fed lamb, pastured pork and duck, organic eggs in addition to

grass-fed beef. The Moores also produce their own stone-milled flours and fresh grown veggies. As a vegetarian option, the cookout will also have vegetable kebabs provided by Jon Cherniss of Blue Moon Farm. Located only 10 miles from Champaign-Urbana, Blue Moon Farm has been growing organic produce in its current location since 1997. They are weekly regulars at the Urbana Farmer’s Market and supply several local restaurant from spring through fall.

Common Ground is whipping up some coleslaw and potato salad to accompany the kebabs, brats and burgers. The price is $10 a plate with 100% of the proceeds being donated to the Eastern Illinois Food Bank. To put this in perspective, for every $1 received by the food bank, they can produce $10 worth of food for a needy family. So not only will attendees be getting a great deal on a delicious, local, organic meal, each one will be providing $100 dollars worth of food for area families in need.

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South of the border right on green street El Charro Taquiera is the place to go for Mexican munchies, no passport required El Charro Taqueria is more than an average specialty food store. It also doubles as a restaurant. The word “taqueria” actually means taco stand in Spanish. Beyond its delightful tacos and other Mexican favorites available at the restaurant counter, El Charro carries everything one might need to recreate these dishes in the comfort of one’s kitchen. From chips, salsa and queso to

Juarito’s sodas, you’ll feel like you’re south of the border in no time. What really sets El Charro apart are some of its meats and cheeses. The staff highly recommended some chorizo, a Mexican sausage, that they had in stock. The choice in chorizo alone was a varied one — not only were there pork or beef options, but also a pre-packaged or freshly made options

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as well. The excessive amount of choice within one product is a theme throughout the store, so one is never left without the ability to choose what suits any culinary need or gastric desire. There are also a number of microwavable pre-packaged items available on top of a select amount of indigeneous produce. What would Mexican food be without a little spice? El Charro carries a number of spices, chili powders and dried chilis as well. El Charro is well organized so customers know where to go and can buy what they are looking for. Serving both food and grocery items proves to be an endeavor the store undertakes well without overextending itself and its business. The staff is exceptionally friendly and willing to answer any questions regarding their products.

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How to properly taste a beer Chugging is not the only way to enjoy this beverage by Maggie Carrigan This may come as a shock to some, but bongs and keg stands are only a couple of the ways people choose to imbibe beer. With the wide array of brews that will be available at the Urbana Intertnation Beer Tasting and Chili Cook-Off this weekend, knowing how to properly taste test a beer will come in handy. Like wines, beer afficionados will tell you that there are subtle nuances in flavor and texture in different types of beers. Also like wine, there is a step-by-step process to ensure that the taster can detect each and every flavor note within brew. Follow our guidelines below to unlock the mysteries of the cold one in your hand. 1. See: Tasting starts with the eyes. Give your beer a good hard look, noting its color and clarity. These characterisitcs will clue you in to what kind of beer it is— lagers tend to be lighter and often clearer, ales a little more hazy, stouts dark and opaque. Also take note of the head on the beer. You want a nice, stable head; it will come in handy later. 2. Swirl: Swirling the beer agitates it a little, releasing some its aromatic nuances. These aromas often get “caught” in the head of the beer, which allows you to get a good whiff of them. 3. Smell: Humans experience about 90 percent of things through their ability to smell. The smell of a beer will make the taste of it much stronger since the notrils and the palate work together to translate flavor to the brain. So stick your nose near the head and sniff. 4. Sip: Take a small sip and don’t swallow it right away. Let the beer slide over your tongue and hit all your taste buds, then exhale while it’s still in your mouth. Taste buds that detect different things are located on different parts of your tongue. Holding the sip in your mouth for a second will let it hit all these different bud equally, allowing you to pick up different kinds of flavors. Breathing out while the beverage is still in your mouth is known as retro-olfacaction. The sip of beer will realease more flavor as the warm air passes over it. Finally, keeping the sip in your mouth gives your brain time to register the viscosity and texture of the beer. 5. Swallow: Enjoy that tasty sip as it slides down your throat and settles in your belly. Smile because you’ve got a whole pint left in front of you. buzz

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More care for more bodies A new exhibit at the I Space to showcase feminist health movements by Mary Russell her curatorial process was inspired by the paper she wrote on visual resistance in the women’s health movement. “The show sort of evolved out of [the paper] and I wanted to see what people were doing today and see how this movement has changed and evolved,” she said. For Fortune, this expansion is very important. “I wanted to include work that represented women of color and transgendered people,” she said. “That wasn’t necessarily always represented in the Women’s Health Movement in the Seventies.” The work of the women of the Boston Women’s Health Collective was the impetus for the movement, explained Fortune. Their book “Our Bodies, Ourselves” came out of a process of women researching about the female body, and getting together to write, create art and posters, as well as their own medical illustrations. “It was really a process rooted in visual culture ... all around the country there was this uprising in the movement of women learning together and making imagery,” Fortune said. The media in the exhibit is very diverse including print, zines and multimedia. Many of the print images come from posters and images in gynecological books created during the Women’s Health Movement. One featured web blog, Curethis.org, is based

Christa’s wall drawing is called “Inheritance” out of LA and is a forum for people to talk about health justice. There is also a more personal online and she described it as “a sort of sex education journal about a young transgendered man dealing class in some alternate universe, where girls with with his life post-op. a very different sort of Another online This show couldn’t have reproductive system are piece comes from taught about their bodHeather Auld, a UIUC come at a better time ... It just ies through this giant MFA student and can visible speech bubble.” shows that healthcare ... is a be found at http:// Donner explained that www.wallpaperre- continually relevant discussion the title “is about the productions.com. passing on of both biBonnie Fortune Auld’s piece, “Wallology and information paper Reproductions and Signature Choices,” from one generation to the next, and implies mimics a website that would sell wallpaper by the value in that exchange.” Christa will be giving a public lecture in Chamthe roll, but each wallpaper image subtly depicts images of contraceptive measures, such as an paign on Oct. 5 at the Krannert Art Museum. The herb used the 8th century BCE. Auld emphasized exhibit also includes other events on campus such that the idea of women controlling their own as a multimedia exhibit at the Spurlock Museum reproduction is not something new. “Instead of on Sept. 23 and an ongoing feature of historical the stigmatization that women’s reproductive posters at the Women’s Resource Center. health services lives within, these boutique wall“To me, it seems like this show couldn’t have papers present the practice of controlling one’s come at a better time,” said Fortune as she referown reproduction as a normal part of society,” ences the current national healthcare debate. “It wrote Auld in an email. just shows that healthcare and issues surrounding Internationally-featured artist, Christa Donner healthcare — who is served, how they’re served, created a new piece for the exhibit. how they’re treated when they’re served — even “She did a wall mural for the show; it’s incred- today is a continually relevant discussion.” ible,” said Fortune. “It’s huge and very colorful. She For more information about the exhibit visit combines media imagery, biology and her own www.bonniefortune.info/everybody.html comic book style to create this hybrid.” Donner explained that she has always focused EveryBody! her work around the female body. i-SPACE, 230 W. superior, chicago, il 60654 “More recently, I’ve been making work that exwhen: Exhibit on display until Oct. 10 amines the fantastical and sometimes frightening COST: Free consequences of confronting one’s own reproductive power,” Donner said.

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Bonnie Fortune, a third-year MFA student at UIUC’s School of Art & Design, has organized an exhibit that will be taking place at the I Space Gallery in Chicago until Oct. 10. Entitled “EveryBody!: Visual Resistance in Feminist Health Movements, 1969-2009,” the exhibit includes a combination of historical images and documents from feminist health movements of the past decades with the work of present day artists and activists. Fortune said the title reflects the idea of “expanding care to include more bodies and more people and more holistic discussions of what healthcare means.” Fortune’s interest in this subject was influenced by a History of Sexuality class she took at UIUC with Dr. Leslie Reagan. Fortune feels lucky to have been in the class and explained that

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CU fall theater preview

Find out what will be on stage this season

Several captivating and provocative stage acts come to CU this fall. Everywhere from the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts to Parkland Theatre will feature several class acts sure to entertain this fall. Merce Cunningham

Merce Cunningham, the famed, late American dancer and choreographer, will be a presence at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts this fall as his dance company, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company comes to perform “Nearly 90^2.” The performance will feature a newly envisioned composition by John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin founding member, and mixed-media artist Takehisa Kosugi, lighting by Christine Shallenberg and Anna Finke’s costume design. The company will perform Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at KCPA.

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Virsky Ukranian National Dance Company

The Krannert Center for the Performing Arts brings international flair to CU through the Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company. In 1937, Pavlo Virsky and Mykola Bolotov partnered up to blend folk dance with classical ballet. Come experience the myriad of flavors and traditions from the Cossacks, the Gypsies, the Middle East and the Carpathian Mountains of central Europe at this performance on Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m. at KCPA. Hip Hop Project: Insight into the Hip Hop Generation

A Department of Theatre Series, this party-like atmosphere will bring light to the political, social, economic and religious experiences of the hip hop

generation. DJs, dancers, poets, graffiti artists and emcee B-Boy All Star will help crank the party. Characters representing hip hop archetypes will voice their opinions on music, sex, respect, art, death, politics and fashion in the hopes of demystifying and deconstructing the power of hip hop. Various performances from Oct. 15 to Oct. 25 at KCPA. Lend me a tenor

Comedy comes to Parkland Theatre this fall through “Lend Me a Tenor.” The story of a world famous tenor set to perform Otello with the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, “Lend Me a Tenor,” takes the audience through the night from the tenor running late to the show and causing the directors to believe he died to dueling identities on stage. The show will run various dates from Sept. 30 to Oct. 10 at Parkland Theatre.

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The Amazing Race

Blair (Leighton Meester) and Chuck (Ed Westwick) are finally together and the new season is set to open to extremely high expectations. Will B and C last? How will the gang fare at college? Just how many catfights will the season premiere contain? One thingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for sure â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we know we love these spoiled, beautiful teens. XOXO. Premiered on September 14.

The best reality show on television gears up for another trip around the world. The relationships between teammates, paired with beautiful, exotic locations, makes The Amazing Race both exhilarating and tremendously engrossing. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to hoping that a team is as lovable as screenwriter Mike White (School of Rock) and his gay dad. Premieres on Spetember 27.

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The most promising show of the season is winning acclaim from both critics and audiences alike. Gleeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mix of heart, razor-sharp dialogue, and catchy musical numbers makes for a tremendously entertaining and inspiring hour of television. The story of a rag tag high school show choir, Glee comes from Nip/Tuckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ryan Murphy and is as exuberantly bright as Nip/Tuck is dark. Murphy really knows how to craft an addictive and original television program, and Glee is no exception. This oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a real gem, folks. Premiered on September 9.

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Liz Lemon and company are taking a rather long hiatus. The show doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t return until October 15, but the wait will surely be worth it. After three seasons as the best comedy on television, 30 Rock is showing no signs that its creative hilarity is waning. If you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t started watching yet, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re missing out on the best comedy series since Arrested Development. Dear Emmy voters, please give the trophy to Jane Krakowski. Her Jenna Maroney is a screwball delight week after week.

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Set in a future where women can no longer have babies, Children of Men explores what humanity might become when faced with its own extinction. The result of female sterility is chaos and anarchy. Even when a young girl named Kee (Clare-Hope Ashitey) does become pregnant, the immediate result is not relief or joy. She must be rushed to safety because her pregnancy has turned her and her baby into a commodity. The job of guarding her falls to Theo (Clive Owen), a divorced alcoholic whose ex-wife (Julianne Moore) is the leader of one of the rebel groups causing mayhem. Their journey to bring Kee to safety is riveting, frightening and heartbreaking. Adding to the fabulousness is Michael Caineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s turn to Theoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pot-growing, hippie friend.

Wall-E

This film may be more adorable than the average post-apocalyptic movie, but the future it presents is bleak. Towers of garbage loom far above the skyscrapers of a deserted city whose only inhabitants are the titular robot and his pet cockroach. To fight the loneliness, Wall-E collects items that he finds in the rubbish. He repeatedly watches two scenes from Hello, Dolly! and longs to hold a girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hand. His optimism and interactions with other robots are enough to sustain a film with minimal dialogue. The filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ending is optimistic, but it drives home the message not to take Earth for granted.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to guess where film would be today if it hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been for The Matrix. Special effects, sci-fi movies and dozens of spoofs owe a lot to this innovative film. The world that Neo (Keanu Reeves) and the others wake up in is a wasteland. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a typical post-apocalyptic film though, because much of the movie takes place in an alternate reality in which there has been no apocalypse. The people who have awakened from the alternate reality choose to live in a nearly destroyed world. To them, living in sewers and running from machines is better than going through life with blinders on. The movie emphasizes the importance of free will. Mostly, though, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just an incredibly entertaining movie.

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Everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite serial killer, Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), is about to encounter his latest challenge â&#x20AC;&#x201D; fatherhood. Dexter has battled drug lords, other killers, relentless detectives, and sociopathic girlfriends, yet bringing a child into the world is sure to bring forth a whole new set of complications. Showtimeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brilliantly catchy drama has garnered a rabid following over the years, and this upcoming season presents a new twist that will surely lead to some exceptional storytelling. Premieres on September 27.

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Ra Ra Riot to showcase sweet, soft pop at Pygmalion Music Festival by Melanie Zanona Allie Lawn gets excited about mundane things that most college students take for granted: laundry, grocery shopping, and having her own set of dresser drawers. Then again, most college students aren’t touring musicians with an album that Rolling Stone hailed as “the best indie-rock debut of 2008.” Ra Ra Riot, a New York based pop band that draws musical inspiration from The Police, Talking Heads and U2, released their first album The Rhumb Line last summer and have risen on the indie charts ever since. “I don’t think our popularity exploded at a speed we can’t handle,” said Lawn, cellist for the sixpiece Ra Ra Riot. “Even though we’ve only been together four years, we work really hard. I’m so grateful and thankful.” The Rhumb Line is a fusion of sweet, soft pop, edgy orchestral lines and rolling guitars. Ra Ra Riot’s lyrics continually grapple with the pain and loss of former drummer John Pike, who passed away in 2007. “We try to pull from what classic pop was, and is today,” Lawn said. “We aren’t trying to blow your mind with obscure things, we just want to make music that we’d like to sing along to if we weren’t the ones making it.” The band has been touring for the past year with Maps and Atlases and Princeton, playing at

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Rodrigo Y Gabriela

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Rodrigo Y Gabriela have packed guitar homages and intricate rhythms into their newest release, 11:11, which dropped on September 1. The Mexican guitar duo mixes acoustic sounds with rock anthems and Latin grooves as their personal thank-you to the musicians who have inspired them. What results is a beautiful collection of songs that is reminiscent of Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix, Paco de Lucia, Jorge Reyes, and Pink Floyd to name a few. The album’s songs are original with clear flavors of different musical legends, making this an easy work to leave on repeat. — Vivianna Sapien SKIP OR STICK WITH: STICK WITH

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Nelly Furtado

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My Old, Familiar Friend

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venues such as Lollapalooza in Chicago and South by Southwest in Austin, where Ra Ra Riot was a standout among their indie contemporaries. “The tour has been amazing because we’re with some really great people and musicians,” Lawn said. “It’s easy and fun and inspiring all at the same time.” On September 19, Ra Ra Riot, along with Maps and Atlases, will be performing at Pygmalion Music Festival in Urbana, where independent and folk musicians will be recognized at a fourday festival. “At Pygmalion, we might play one or two new songs, but most of our shows aren’t premeditated.” Lawn said. “A show with Ra Ra is whatever you make it to be. We just have fun and hope that you do too.” Things are winding down for the band as they finish tour and gear up for writing their next album, which is set to be released in 2010. During their time off, Lawn plans to write on the beach, spend time with family and friends, and take extra time to enjoy Ra Ra Riot’s success as she breaths it in by the warm oceanside. “I think the hardest part about being a musician is missing your family and friends and not having a place to call home,” Lawn said. “Then again, I’d be complaining if I wasn’t doing what I am now, so I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Nelly Furtado has taken a break from her pop collaborations with tastemakers like Timbaland to compose an entirely Spanishlanguage album. Mi Plan, released on September 15, is both a sincere and fun pop album. Not far from her past work, Furtado collaborates with such Latin music heavy-hitters as Alejandro Fernandez, Alex Cuba, Julieta Venegas, and La Mala Rodriguez. The language barrier should not hinder people from listening to Mi Plan, as it is still made in the true unique style of Nelly Furtado. — Vivianna Sapien

On Brendan Benson’s latest, My Old, Familiar Friend, it seems that Benson brought something new to the table without forgetting his indie power-pop roots. These steps in a new direction are showcased on songs like “Garbage Day,” in which Benson brings out a groovy ’70s crooner feel with a brilliantly hokey string arrangement and funky bass line. Then there are the straight-forward indie-pop songs like “Poised and Ready” and “Borrow,” that display definite elements of Benson’s previous work, but with a bit more muscle and strangely enough synth. Benson seems to have raised his own bar with the diverse 11-track album and once again he proves himself to be more than just “the guy in the Raconteurs next to Jack White.” —Dylan Sutcliff

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NOBODY’S DARLINGS Lucero walks the line between punk and country roots by Kevin Hsia

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Rooted in Southern rock, soul and melodic punk, Lucero is known for mystifying listeners with the ability to defy genre catagorization. I was fortunate enough to speak with an enthusiastic Ben Nichols, lead singer for the Tennessee band. Thrilled about being slotted as a feature act at the fifth annual Pygmalion Music Festival, a gravel-voiced Nichols answered questions about influences and sellingpoints over a seven-album career. » buzz: How did the band originate? Ben Nichols: Back in 1998, we started with myself, a bassist and drummer. [We] bought a van, and basically started touring. We started with a quiet country sound and moved to something bolder. We’ve done six albums in about the last ten years, and we’ve always kept a diverse crowd despite developments in our sound. I like how we’ve been able to keep our old fans from the smaller venues and still are able to play to them. This fall, we’ll have new guys playing keys and horns. If we’ve done one thing right, it’s that we never quit! » buzz: [1372 Overton Park] is your sixth studio album, but first on a major label with Universal Records. How do you feel that fans are going to handle the transition? BN: We’re always up to take the first opportunity, but in gradual steps. We’ve moved through various labels in the past, but someone that was a big fan of us got us signed to Universal, so we’re fairly lucky. We’re going to see how it works. Going to Universal was a way for us to get more exposure — to get a spot on Conan [O’ Brien], and late night shows. We figured there isn’t too much backlash to that. We’re not purely punk rock and we’re not a political band.

» buzz: What has the writing process for your music been like up until now? BN: We stumble through some guitar parts together, and then we take a riff we particularly like and take it to some of the band members and run with it, figure out technique. With lyrics, it’s just to say what we want to say. There’s always something that’s been said before, but is worth hearing again, and we build it in a nice way with the instrumentals. » buzz: How does Lucero’s current sound compare to your origins? Has it evolved? BN: I guess we’ve always considered ourselves to be classic Americana, but ever evolving with more influences of musical history. It’s more like we are going in any direction we want, without any particular way. Country and rock and roll have a certain soulful quality that’s basic to us. It’s not so much that we’re evolving, but we have more of a direction. » buzz: For those unfamiliar with it, what is the “Memphis soul sound?” BN: Basically, Memphis soul has heavy influences with the surrounding historical artists and other contemporaries of Tennessee. Anyone from Al Green to Johnny Cash are pretty mind blowing. » buzz: Lucero doesn’t seem to fit a classic, pigeon-holed idea of genre. Is this a direct reaction to a saturated music scene as you see it? BN: I think the fact that we don’t claim a genre is very important to what Lucero is. There are too many rules in punk rock. Too many rules in country music. We’re hard headed ... and goddamn if we don’t do things the way we want to do them. buzz

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CU AT THE SHOW

Some Pygmalion acts you just don’t want to miss

Beyond Wednesday evening’s single show option at the Canopy Club, each accompanying night of the Pygmalion Music Festival offers the opportunity to catch multiple shows in locations varying from the on-campus Courtyard Cafe to downtown Champaign’s Mike ‘n’ Molly’s and everywhere in between. While shows rarely overlap, it does happen, and taking in every single act of the expansive music festival is an impossible task. With that being said, the following is a suggestion of the “must see” artists at this year’s festival.

by Dylan Sutclif

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FRIDAY MAPS & ATLASES

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Maps & Atlases is an indie-math rock group from Chicago and was recently named “the best band in Illinois” by The Boston Phoenix. The four-piece has a unique, percussion fueled sound that often obscures time signatures and original melodies. The band is touring in support of their most recent work, 2008’s You and Me and the Mountain. Maps & Atlases play the Canopy Club at 9:40 p.m.

As in past years, the 2009 Pygmalion Music Festival has kept a watchful eye and open ear to the sounds of the local music scene, placing CU favorites in venue showcases among nationally touring acts. With just under 40 percent of the Pygmalion line-up comprised of bands from right here in CU, buzz discussed speciﬁc festival plans with several local favorites.

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Pomegranates made their start in early 2006 and have since released two indie-rock records that are nothing short of simplistic fun. They are no strangers to the Canopy Club stage having played there in the last year with Headlights, and with that, bring a reputation for putting on an energetic, dance friendly show.

THE ANTLERS

At 9:00 p.m., catchy indie-rock locals Elsinore will grace the stage featuring tracks from their upcoming album, Yes Yes Yes. The Champaign quintet is known for a remarkable live show behind the vocals of lead singer Ryan Groff.

Joe Pug takes the stage at 9:40 p.m. to bring the noise down for a bit with his unavoidably Bob Dylan-esque acoustic folk set. Pug was featured this summer at both Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza backing his latest work the In the Meantime EP.

Upon the release of their latest album, Hospice, critics instantly cast indie-rock act The Antlers into the limelight. Hospice, a concept album about a man who is losing a loved one to cancer, has been one of the most universally well-received albums of the year. The band recently remastered the album upon hearing that stores were running out of stock after its initial release in March. The Antlers will play the Canopy Club at 11:10 p.m.

MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND

CAMERON MCGILL AND WHAT ARMY

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If you can pull yourself away from the Canopy Club on Thursday, another good venue to check out for the evening is the Krannert Art Museum. At 8:45 p.m., the solo project of former Illinoismaker — Sufjan Steven’s orchestra — Sharah Worden will take the stage as My Brightest Diamond. Worden released the album A Thousand Shark Teeth in June 2008 to rave reviews and is known for having a unique take on indierock with features of opera and cabaret.

No matter where your musical interest may lie, there is always something impressive about a band with a large amount of members. In the case of Cameron McGill and What Army there are nine members (a neuftet), and they are very much worth checking out. The indie-folk band from Chicago includes cello, violin, and an accordion among the standard drum and guitar. The band plays at 12:00 a.m. at Cowboy Monkey, and is a calming way to ﬁnish out a long evening.

» buzz: What do you have coming up after the festival? Any big plans you would like readers to know about?

» Golden Quality: Do you remember The Great White concert? That’s all I’ve got to say ...

» Golden Quality: We might bounce around to see some friends and check out a few acts, but [we have] no special attachment to anyone in particular. There are a lot of great acts and show line-ups, so if we get the chance to see any of them it’ll be a good time.

» Golden Quality: We’ve got a couple of things we’re working on. One is getting into Boombox Studios in Urbana in late September/early October to ﬁnally record our full length.

» My Dear Alan Andrews: I will be playing with a cast of friends from the Urbana Nation, playing some songs off of E T H O S, my debut album, and some new songs off of a new album that will be released sometime in the next two years or so.

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» World’s First Flying Machine: I’m really excited for the comedy at the Red Herring actually. There’s some great comedic talent that’s been incubating in CU. Also, it’s OHTIS’ last show and I’m stoked to get to see them one more time.

» Tyson And The Friction: Shazzam, yes we do! We have some new “electric” stage costumes being designed just for this show! We are also giving away a bunch of old Red Hot Valentines t-shirts as prizes for the best dancers. And, as always, our music will hypnotize.

» My Dear Alan Andrews: I am playing the Red Herring with World’s First Flying Machine. They should have a new album out, so I’m pretty excited to pick it up. William Fitzsimmons’ recordings sound incredible, and I’m really looking forward to seeing what he brings to a live audience.

» Elsinore: Just like with all of our shows, we plan on playing our asses off. Since this is a big show we plan on rising to the occasion and making it as good a show as we can and hope everyone comes along for the ride.

» Take Care: I have a sticky open on my Mac with my Pygmalion itinerary. I plan on seeing Starfucker because the name of their band is Starfucker. Also [I plan to see] Maps and Atlases because they’re apeshit.

Following The Books, Samuel Beam takes the stage with his band Iron and Wine. The indie-folk darlings are consistently at the top of the classic “End of the Year” lists and is sure to feature songs off of their recently released b-sides album Around the Well.

» Tyson And The Friction: Now that the set time has been moved to 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, we are for sure checking out YACHT. I’m also excited about seeing our good friends OHTIS and it’s even better that they are opening for Margot & The Nuclear So And So’s.

RA RA RIOT

» Elsinore: Most of us in the band plan on getting to as many shows as we can. Thursday afternoon we will check out our friends Tracey and Tricia. Then, Thursday night is our show (which we are super-jazzed about) at the Canopy Club, and on Friday, Ryan Groff plays at Blues.

Finally, the night ﬁnishes at 11:00 p.m. with none other than Syracuse, New York’s Ra Ra Riot. The band ﬁrst generated noise with their extremely energetic shows on the East Coast and blew up in the indie-rock scene after the release of The Rhumb Line.

A crown enjoys Dan Deacon at last year’s Pygmalion. Photo by Wallo Villacorta

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» buzz: Do you plan on checking out any other acts during the festival? If so, which ones and why?

» New Ruins: We’re pretty excited to have Paul [Chastain] back so we can rock as a ﬁve-piece.

Saturday night is all about spending the evening at the Krannert Center. The night starts off with critically acclaimed The Books at 7:30 p.m. Often said to have “a genre of their own,” the band is known for its interactive, eccentric live show. The two-piece manage to share time on guitar, cello, banjo and very often, sample from cassettes they have found in thrift stores.

Local acts discuss their plans for Pygmalion and after

» buzz: What plans do you have for your Pygmalion set? Are you planning anything out of the ordinary?

» World’s First Flying Machine: We’re headlining at the Red Herring on Thursday, and we’re really excited about it. We also have pickups on our banjo and mandolin finally, so you can actually hear what we’re playing. It’s a totally revamped and dynamic live show that I think suits the basement venue really well.

POMEGRANATES

At 8:20 p.m., the night continues with Company of Thieves, an indie-rock trio featuring a guitarist, drummer and vocalist. The band struck fame with the release of their song “Oscar Wilde,” which was featured on Gossip Girl, and the iTunes “Discovery Download” playlist. The band’s debut album Ordinary Riches also reached number ﬁve on Billboards “Heatseekers Chart.”

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» World’s First Flying Machine: Our debut album, The House You’re Living In, is ﬁnally done. It is mixed, it is mastered, and we are happy. We’re working on artwork and all that, and then it’ll be available for your listening pleasure. » New Ruins: We’ve tracked a third record. Hopefully soon we’ll have a couple new songs posted for people to check out. » My Dear Alan Andrews: I will be headlining a show at the Canopy Club on Thursday, Oct. 1 with the Ben Miller Band and Jaik Willis. Ben Miller Band played at my old house last spring, and we had a crew of 15 or so that raged an epic bluegrass jam after their set til the sun rose. [It was] wicked times. » Take Care: We’re playing with the Bled on Oct. 4. Also, we’re going to get back to recording again. Look out for vinyl!

» Tyson And The Friction: On Oct. 1, we are playing a show at the Courtyard Cafe. That show should be off the hizzle my jizzle drizzle. Also, we are still doing the “Single of the Month Club” songs in preparation for our fulllength album Fantastique Plastique. » Elsinore: After the festival we will be touring out to the East Coast and back for the CMJ Music Festival in October, which we are really excited about. All photos used with permission from the bands

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U, 8pm, $10, $15 couples Intro lesson and social live music tango dancing in an inforAstral Project mal cafe atmosphere. Iron Post, U, 7pm, $10 Top 40s Dance with DJ Nathan Gunn, Julie Gunn Substitute with Yvonne Gonsales FRIDAY 18 Chester Street, C, 9pm, festivals Redman $3 live music Krannert Center for 2009 Pygmalion Music Country Dancing at karaoke the Performing Arts, U, Festival Jeff Helgesen Quintet Bradley’s II 7:30pm, $48, $43 seniors, DJ Hollywood Karaoke Various locations, Iron Post, U, 5pm Bradley’s II, C, 9pm, $5 $33 students It’ll Do 2, C, 8pm 8:30pm, $60 Appy Hour & Live Music DJ LEGTWO and DJ Belly Live Karaoke Band DJ Bange The festival has expanded to at Silvercreek Radio Maria, C, 10pm Cowboy Monkey, C, Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, include over 100 performers Silvercreek, U, 5:30pm DJ Delayney 10pm, $5 8:30pm over four days in 15 different Grass Roots Revival Highdive, C, 10pm, $5 Geovanti’s Live Band CG Productions presents venues. This year’s lineup Kickapoo State Park, Oak- DJs Ian Procell and Reﬂex Geovanti’s, C, 10pm RockStar Karaoke featur- features: Iron and Wine, wood, 5:30pm Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm Ra Ra Riot, The Books, Mark O’Connor Quintet ing Crazy Craig Kilborn Alley Blues Band dance music Margot & the Nuclear So Iron Post, U, 9pm, $4 Zorba’s, C, 10pm, $5 Senator’s Bar & Grill, Sa& So’s, Maps & Atlases, White Trash Rodeo Mathien voy, 9pm Barn Dance with Harrison Headlights and more. White Horse Inn, C, “G”-Force Karaoke Radmaker’s Rock & Roll & Co. 10pm, $5 Memphis on Main, C, 9pm Tavern, Tolono, 9pm, Phillips Recreation Center, CG Productions presents volunteer Trailer Park Moses U, 8pm, $5, $4 students dj RockStar Karaoke featur- UC Books to Prisoners Memphis on Main, C, and seniors Disco Thursdays ing Karaoke Opie work session 9pm Salsa Night at Cafe Luna Fallon’s Ice House Tavern, Bentley’s Pub, C, 9:30pm Urbana-Champaign InNo cover until 9pm. Cafe Luna, C, 8:30pm, $5 C, 6pm CG Productions presents dependent Media Center, The night will start with dj Country Night with DJ RockStar Karaoke featur- U, 2pm a mini dance class at Halfdead and Free Line ing DJ Switch Los Amigos Tango Cafe about 8:30pm featurlgbt Dance Lessons from Rock’s, C, 10pm Newcomer Party ing the iSalsa2 crew. It Scotty Van Zant Live and Let Live GLBT Phillips Recreation Center, will then transition into dance mode featuring the music selections of DJ Andriano, Juan Mendoza, Luis “Sabor”, and Mambo Italiano. Global Lens 2009 Film Series University YMCA, C, 7pm Featuring a screening of My Time Will Come.

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Various locations, 8:30pm, $60 The festival has expanded to dance pop include over 100 performers Chester Street, C, 9pm, $3 over four days in 15 different 107.9 Rehab Jams Party venues. This year’s lineup It’ll Do 2, C, 9pm features: Iron and Wine, Ra Kosmo at Soma Ra Riot, The Books, Margot SATURDAY 19 Soma Ultralounge, C, & the Nuclear So & So’s, 10pm Maps & Atlases, Headlights live music Saturday Night Throwand more. Champaign-Urbana down featuring DJ Mertz Food Not Bombs Symphony Orchestra: Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm West Side Park, C, 5pm Symphony at Sunset DJ Tim Williams markets Dodds Park, C, 7am, $15- Highdive, C, 10pm $55 No cover for students be- Market at the Square Dinner with Panache fore 11pm, $5 cover after. Lincoln Square Village, Jim Gould Restaurant, U, 7am concert C, 5pm Patrons can choose from The Blues Deacons live at Tango Nero Piazzolla fresh produce, meat and Po’ Boys Concert dairy products, prepared Po’ Boys, U, 9pm, $4 Illini Union, U, 8pm, $10, foods, plants, and ﬂowers Vanattica and CD Re$5 students to jewelry, pottery, wood lease Party for The Third workings, candles, bokaraoke karaoke Flight dycare products, garden CG Productions presents Memphis on Main, C, Dragon Karaoke with decor and clothing. RockStar Karaoke featur- 9pm Paul Faber volunteer ing Crazy Craig No cover until 9pm. CJ Dane’s, Tolono, 7pm Senator’s Bar & Grill, SaGTO & The Glasspaks CG Productions presents UC Books to Prisoners voy, 9pm Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., RockStar Karaoke featur- work session U, 9pm ing Matt Fear Urbana-Champaign Infestivals Big Grove Zydeco Senator’s Bar & Grill, Sadependent Media Center, 2009 Pygmalion Music Iron Post, U, 9:30pm, $3 voy, 9pm U, 2pm Festival dj festivals miscellaneous Various locations, 8:30pm, $60 Rads Red Dirt Night 2009 Pygmalion Music WEFT Fundraiser The festival has exwith DJ Festival Iron Post, U, 6pm

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dance music Country Western Dance Independent Order of Odd Fellows Arthur Lodge 742, U, 5pm, $2 Casual dress.

karaoke Dragon Karaoke with Paul Faber CJ Dane’s, Tolono, 7pm Rock Band Sundays Hosted by MC Remy Bentley’s Pub, C, 8pm

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

movies Pizza, Pitcher, & A Movie Canopy Club, U, 7pm

stage The World Famous Lipizzaner Stallions Assembly Hall, C, 2pm, $22.50-$29.50

classes & workshops 40 North presents West African Drum Classes Capoeira Academy, C, 4pm, $12 students, $15 adults per class Classes taught by master drummer Bolokada Conde. All levels from beginner to advanced. West African Dance Classes with Djibril Camara Channing-Murray Foundation, U, 6pm, $10-12 Guests can attend regularly or drop in for single sessions.

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Any level of dance experience is welcome, from live music live music new beginners to experiPygmalion Music Festival John Coppess enced dancers. kids & families and Jay Goldberg Events Carmon’s Restaurant, C, Weekly Salsa Night Presents Richard Buckler 5:30pm Tuesday Twos Cowboy Monkey, C, Canopy Club, U, 7pm, $10 Corn Desert Ramblers Champaign Public Library, 10pm in advance Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., C, 9:45am, 10:30am, concert Free Show with The Gold U, 9pm 11:15am Tops The Piano Man Buckcherry with Saving lgbt Memphis on Main, C, Canopy Club, U, 9pm Abel, Red and The Last 10pm CG Productions presents Rainbow Coffeehouse Vegas $2 Too Wild Mondays RockStar Karaoke featur- Wesley-United Methodist Assembly Hall, C, with Jobu ing Matt Fear Church & Wesley Founda- 7:30pm, $24-$28 Canopy Club, U, 10pm Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm tion, U, 6:30pm karaoke Monday Night Live concert mind/body/spirit Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm CG Productions presents Indian Classical Violin Tarot Card Readings RockStar Karaoke featurdj Duet Carmon’s Restaurant, C, ing DJ Switch Industrial Night: DJ Smith Hall, U, 7:30pm 5:30pm, $15 The Corner Tavern, MonSorceryKid presents ticello, 8pm karaoke Nekromancy WEDNESDAY 23 Guido hosts Karaoke & Chester Street, C, 9pm, “G”-Force Karaoke Guitar Hero on the Big live music $2 Memphis on Main, C, Screen ‘80s Night with DJ 9pm Joe Asselin “Acoustic and Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Mingram MCJS Karaoke Alone” Tavern, Tolono, 8pm Highdive, C, 10pm American Legion Post 24, Rock’s, C, 6pm Wednesday Night C, 7:30pm Donnie Heitler Karaoke with Paul Faber’s dance music CG Productions presents Great Impasta, U, 6pm Dragon Productions Maniac Mondays RockStar Karaoke featur- The Rural Alberta AdLa Gourmandise Bistro on Cowboy Monkey, C, 4pm ing Crazy Craig vantage Main, U, 9pm Geo’s, U, 9pm Canopy Club, U, 6:30pm, The Legendary Karaoke karaoke Paul Faber hosts Dragon $10 in advance Night with The Outlaw MCJS Karaoke Karaoke The Insomniacs White Horse Inn, C, 9pm American Legion Post 24, The Clark Bar, C, 9pm Iron Post, U, 7pm, $7 “G” Force Karaoke/DJ C, 7:30pm CG Productions presents Dave Cooper and Joni every Wednesday at Fat CG Productions presents RockStar Karaoke featur- Dreyer City RockStar Karaoke featuring DJ Switch Senator’s Bar & Grill, SaFat City Bar & Grill, C, ing Matt Fear Bentley’s Pub, C, voy, 8pm 10pm Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 9:30pm WWHP Presents Bryan open mic 10pm Lee & the Blues Power open mic Band Open mic at Green St. open mic Open Mic Night with Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, Green St. Cafe, C, 8pm Open Stage for Bands/ Mike Ingram 8pm, $10 Open Stage Comedy Musicians Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm Caleb Cook Night Memphis on Main, C, Sign up at the front of the Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., Memphis on Main, C, 8pm stage before 9:45pm. U, 9pm 9pm Open-Mic Night stage movies dj Radio Maria, C, 10:30pm Monday Night Improv IUB “Girls Night Out” Country Dancing at Hosted by Jake Fleischli Courtyard Cafe — Illini Film Series presents: Bradley’s II of Tractor Kings and Jared Union, U, 8pm Vicky Cristina Barcelona Bradley’s II, C, 9pm, $5 Roberts of Zero Base. Illini Union, U, 7pm Hillbilly Humpday with game-playing markets DJ Halfdead recreation Board Game Night with Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Market on Main DJ Casanova Weekly Red Pin Bowling Tavern, Tolono, 8pm Mahomet Community Radio Maria, C, 10:30pm Special DJ LEGTWO Center, Mahomet, 3pm Illini Union, U, 6pm Boltini Lounge, C, 9pm kids & families lectures Stargazing in the Parks Weekly Top 40 O Baby! Clark Park, C, 8pm Chester Street, C, 9pm Playing the Hand You’re Champaign Public Library, Physical Challenge Dance Dealt: The Man Behind game-playing C, 9:45am, 10:30am Night 21 on Finding the Path to Boltini TNT with Ben Canopy Club, U, 10pm Your Future classes & workshops Gorski I Love the ‘90s Illini Union, U, 7pm MELD (Monday Evening Boltini Lounge, C, 7pm Soma Ultralounge, C, classes & workshops Life Drawing) Group WPGU presents Trivia 10pm McGown Studios, C, Diner hosted by Fishing Mastery of Consciousdance music 7pm, $7 With Dynamite ness: How to become a An informal and nonCanopy Club, U, 7pm Tango Night with DJ Joe stronger force for good in instructional evening of Grohens the world drawing the human form. volunteer Cowboy Monkey, C, 8pm School of MetaphysAll 2D media are welUC Books to Prisoners Swing Dance ics, U, 7:30pm, $20 per come. work session Illini Union, U, 9:30pm week

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Tuesday, September 22

7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

I’ve always been fascinated by Indian culture, and this night featuring classical music typical of the country’s southern region will surely not disappoint. Two percussionists will accompany the violinists, combining for a simple concert with the focus on music, not extravagancy. And then there’s the added bonus that it’s completely free. Man, I love free things. — Michell Eloy, Community Editor

BOB NANNA Krannert Art Museum

Thursday, September 17

10:45 p.m.

Among the plethora of Pygmalion Music Festival shows, a solo act by the name of Bob Nanna will headline the Krannert Art Museum. A former member of acts like Friction, Braid, Hey Mercedes and more currently of The City On Film and Certain People I Know, Mr. Nanna is near the top of my all-time favorite musicians list and I’ve managed to miss him nearly every time he has visited campus ... not this time however. You can bet I will be there in the front obnoxiously begging for an encore of tracks from Frame & Canvas. — Amanda Shively, Music Editor

NATHAN GUNN Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Thursday, September 17 7:30 p.m. I’ve never listened to this opera singer, but he’s got a bad ass name. Even though opera singing seems sissy to me, with a name like Nathan Gunn, this guy sounds like an action hero. Seriously, can you think of a cooler name? I’m hoping he closes the night by singing while running away from an exploding helicopter. — Matt Carey, Movies Editor

PLAYING THE HAND YOU’RE DEALT: THE MAN BEHIND ‘21’ ON FINDING THE PATH TO YOUR FUTURE

Illini Union

Wednesday, September 23

7 - 8:30 p.m.

I would love some guidance on the path to my future and if it includes counting cards and making bank, all the better. That’s why I’m going to see this lecture by the guy that wrote “21.” I absolutely love the movie and I’m hoping that I can pretty much live out the plot line in my own life starting... now. — Maggie Carrigan, Food & Drink Editor

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Get to know your trustees A look at the new hires by Danielle Perlin Over the past several weeks, Governor Quinn has appointed seven new Board Trustees, leaving Frances Carroll and James Montgomery as the oldest members (the only members that refused to comply with the Governor’s request for all former Board Trustees to resign). Here’s a chance to get to know the new members as they work together to create — hopefully — a fresh environment at the three University of Illinois campuses. Karen Hasara

» Presently Trustee of Springfield MTD » Was Mayor of the City of Springfield, Il. (19952003), state senator for the 50th District (19931995), state representative for the 100th District (1986-1993) » Has a M.A. in Legal Studies from the University of Illinois at Springfield (1993) and a B.S. in Psychology and Elementary Education from University of Illinois at Springfield (1972) » Affiliates with Republican Party Christopher G. Kennedy

» President of Merchandise Mart Properties » MBA from Northwestern University (1994) and B.A. from Boston College (1986) » Son of former U.S. Sen. and U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy » Replacing Niranjan Shah, former chairman of the board » Affiliates with Democratic Party Pamela Strobel

» Was part of the Exelon Corporation (1993-2005), working her way up from General Counsel (19931999) to Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer (2003-2005) » Received J.D., cum laude from the University of Illinois (1977) and B.S. in Journalism, Bronze Tablet from the University of Illinois (1974) » Awards and Honors include Crain’s Chicago Business list of the 100 Most Influential Women (2004), Chicago Sun-Times’ list of Top 10 Businesswomen in Chicago (2004) and Fortune magazine’s list of 50 Most Powerful Women in America (2002) » Affiliates with Democratic Party

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with natalie ellis of class act by Radhika Mani

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» Presently Staff Anesthesiologist at Rockford Memorial Hospital and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of Illinois College of Medicine, Rockford » Received a B.S. from University of Illinois (1978); Ph.D. from University of Cambridge, England in Immunology Division (1982); and M.D. from Harvard Medical School (1987) » Resident in Anesthesia at University of Iowa (1992-1994), and Interned in Internal Medicine at University of Washington, Seattle (1987-1988) » Affiliates with Republican Party Edward L. McMillan

» Presently the Principle and CEO of McMillan L.L.C., M and A Transaction Consultants » Received B.S. in Agriculture from the University of Illinois (1969), attended Credit Research Foundation at the School of Credit and Financial Management (1982-1984) » Was on the University of Illinois Alumni Association, Board of Directors (1995-2008), the University of Illinois Alumni Association, Board Chair (2003-2006) and on the University of Illinois Foundation, Board of Directors (2003-2006) » Affiliated with the Republican Party Carlos Tortolero

» Founder (1982) and current President of the National Museum of Mexican Art. » Teacher, Counselor and Administrator of Chicago Public Schools (1975-1987) » Received B.A. in Secondary Education and History from the University of Illinois at Chicago and M.A. in Bilingual Education Supervision, Chicago State University » Awards include Chicago Magazine Chicagoan of the Year (1994), Chicago Tribune Arts Person of the Year (1998), and University of Illinois at Chicago Alumni of the Year (2003) Lawrence Oliver II:

» Presently on the Chief Legal Counsel of Investigations at the Boeing Company » Received J.D. from Detroit College of Law and B.S. from Purdue University » Party Affiliation is Independent

Natalie Ellis, owner of Class Act. Photo by James Kyung

aving been raised in an environment where education was stressed, Natalie Ellis certainly does not disappoint in continuing that mentality. This homegrown product grew up in Champaign where she attended Centennial High School and went on to study Musical Theater at Ball State University in Indiana. Things didn’t slow down after graduation, and she soon found herself putting her skills in use, working as an actor in New York and Chicago. Recently, however, Ellis has moved back to Champaign to start Class Act, interactive education and events. » buzz: How was Class Act born from all your different experiences? Ellis: It was a combination of things. I certainly love performing, but I love teaching as well. You know there’s nothing better than getting to see the kids experience performing. I’m also really interested in creative drama, which is a little bit different than the traditional theater most people think of. It’s using drama in a practical way: to make curriculum come alive in schools, make kids excited about reading, literacy connections and also improvisation. I have a lot of varied experience and have worked for many different companies, [so] I was like, you know what, I’m going to combine everything that I love about theater and teaching and educational theater and put it together. » buzz: How would you sum up the goals for Class Act? Ellis: Really, just to create an outlet. I want it to be a place for youths to adults. A place where people who’ve have never had theater as a part of their life can make it a place where they can come, learn and have an experience with drama. I also want it to be a place where the most advanced theater students can grow and learn on an advanced level, if they have a performance focus. I just want it to be a place for people to express themselves creatively. Everything’s so fast-paced and work-focused

these days; even grown-ups need a chance to express their creative side. » buzz: What do you hope Class act will bring to the area? One of the main focuses of the company as well is we have an improv group that is a kind of inhouse ensemble consisting of Robby Boyer, Matt Fear, Cara Maurizi, Aubrey Wachtel, Tanino Minneci, Alysia Rae and Samantha Gold, that I’d love to develop more. We’re doing shows every other Saturday right now, and eventually we’ll do shows in schools and other things, but I’d love to create a space downtown where people can go almost every night of the week and see all the entertainment. » buzz: Does it feel good to be back in the CU? Ellis: Yes, definitely! It’s great to be back here. I’ve lived in London, Dublin, New York, Chicago ... all over, but in the back of my mind, I always knew I wanted to somehow apply the things that I have been learning and working on in Champaign.

Natalie Ellis, Robby Boyer, Matt Fear, Samantha Gold, Tanino Minneci, Cara Maurizi, Aubrey Wachtel . Photo by James Kyung

Props for Class Act shows to be used by children and adults alike. Photos by James Kyung

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Global reels The University YMCA brings international films to campus by Eric Gordon Thursday nights are all about films with a global feel at the YMCA this semester. The “Global Lens Film Series,” sponsored by the University YMCA, is a weekly event featuring films from all over the world, giving moviegoers a new cultural and cinimatic experience. The series began in 2003 and features 10 recently released films. The films shown are from all over the world, from the Middle East, Asia and Africa and Latin America. This is the first year the university will show these films from the Global Film Initiative. The touring series has appeared in 35 locations throughout the US and Canada and aims to promote cross-cultural understanding through cinema. Karen Hewitt, Outreach Coordinator for the Center for Global Studies, will present the films for the year, and was grateful for the support a number of campus organizations and cultural centers have shown. “Theses independent films don’t get shown in

the mainstream. It helps expand people’s horizons and awareness,” Hewitt said. The films are open to everyone from faculty and students to community members, and Hewitt believes it provides something different from the classroom settings for students. “With these films you’re able to bring in your own experiences,” Hewitt said. “With a lecture, you’re given knowledge from an authwority.” Hewitt said films are able go a step further, allowing people to see “different aesthetics and artistic creations.” “Directors have a vision and interpretation, but the experience is also very participatory for viewers,” he added. The eight remaining films in the series can be seen Thursday nights in Latzer Hall at the YMCA. Shows start at 7 p.m., with films running weekly through October 29. The next film will be the 2008 film, My Time Will Come from Ecuador.

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CU Sound off

Should Obama extend a hand to Iran?

by Lauren Hise

hen Obama took office, he did so was with a promise of change and hope not just for America, but also for the way we deal with the rest of the world. A daunting goal, especially when dealing with the powder keg that is the Middle East. As a result, Obama is being forced to reexamine his approach.

Still reeling from an allegedly sham election, Iran is in political turmoil and harboring an increasingly negative attitude toward the United States and Israel, while also making strides in their nuclear weapons program. In an effort to keep some handle on the escalating situation

in Iran, a bill is moving through Congress which will penalize companies that export oil to Iran. Obama also asked the Security Council to impose extra sanctions when the United Nations met on Sept 15. In light of recent events, should Obama’s promised “extended hand” policy take a firmer grip?

Mika Jain, Music Education

Rachel Garrick, Material Science and Engineering

“Personally, I don’t think we have a lot of right to be in Iran’s business, but because we’ve already attacked the Middle East and have shown that America dominates our entire world, I feel like Obama’s just continuing what other presidents before him have started. I think that it would be really hard for him to suddenly cut all ties off with Iran and say, ‘Go do whatever you want.’”

“Since Obama has so much popularity nationally, I understand why he’s taken the position that he has in order to gain that, but now that he has all that sway, he needs to use it to be tough in a way that the Republican administration didn’t have as much room to be, because they were so unpopular.”

Danny Wicentowski, Computer Science

Brett Grant, Grad Student, Educational Policy Studies

“I think that Obama has been much too lenient on a country who is led by a man and by leaders who have pledged genocide on another country. If they would make a nuclear bomb ... they have shown that they are not representative of the good of its own people, especially during the election by violently putting down legitimate protest. I think that giving prudence to Ahmadinejad and treating him like he has an equal seat at the table, like he’s just one of the other countries, is definitely an affront to those he harms and is unjust.”

“They need to take a firmer hand, but I think they should open communication with them. To me, you’d be committing the same mistakes as the past. If you’re going to tell somebody they can’t have nuclear weapons when we have nuclear weapons. So the thing is that if you want to tell them to get rid of theirs, we need to get rid of ours. Otherwise, we have to pursue another course.”

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Castle Apartments

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304 E. Clark, C. 306 E. Clark, C.

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Chavis Apartments

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813 W. Springfield,

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high speed internet

on Green

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U. Gregory Place East, U. Gregory Place West, 501 E. Healey, C. 505 S. Fifth St., C.

laundry

2 bathrooms, 2 kitchens

3 baths, large bedrooms

kitchen, hardwood

floors, 3 bathrooms

217-337-7990 ch,laundry,most util

12 mo leases, F 4 4 4 9 & internet lg BR, cableTV,cenA/C, mo leases, cen vac, F 4 4 4 9&12 sanitation, trash included,

303 S. Wright, C. 301 S. Water, C.

near First St.

2 complete kitchens, 3050 sq. ft., large

on-site laundry

lots of space, 3 refrigerators

3,150 sq. ft., 2 fireplaces,

sec bldg,int,70 cable

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3 story hourse with

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closets, dishwashers,

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107 E. Chalmers, C. 102 S. Gregory, U.

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401 E. Chalmers, C. 105 E. Chalmers, C.

Illini Tower

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walk-in closets, on-site

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laundry

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2 bath, D/W

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included

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floors,some utilities,on-site

floors, on-site laundry

850 sq. ft., balconies,

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707 W. Springfield, 608 W. Elm, U.

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F 4 4 F 4 4

905 W. Springfield, 606 W. Elm, U.

washer/dryer speed internet included,

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705 W. Springfield,

Great Value

high speed internet

217-337-1565

435&560 sq ft,hardwood

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801 W. Nevada, U. 804 S. Lincoln, U.

speed internet included,

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parking

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217-344-3008

704 W. Western, U.

internet included

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Gold Busline

217-621-1012

201 S. Wright

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fully furn, covered

balconies, dishwashers,

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208 N. Harvey, U. 703 W. Oregon, U.

217-352-3829

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804 W. Illinois, U.

Lofts on Green

speed internet included

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Executive Lofts

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217-328-3030

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520 SQ FT, on bus

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www.cpm-apts.com covered parking stadium, balconies, F 4 4 Near F 4 4 F 4 4

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105 N. Busey, U. 402 N. Gregory, U.

Hardwick Apartments

entry

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high speed internet

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217-356-2533

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Gentry Square Apartments

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Heart of Engineering 809 W. Springfield, 104 N. Lincoln, U.

entry,high speed internet

217-384-4499 laundry B 4 4 4 On-site B 4 4 4 4

3,4

Gentry Square Apts. Gentry Square Apts.

217-344-0700

laundry B 4 4 4 On-site parking B 4 4 4 4 Covered

2,3

811 W. Oregon

with 1.5baths, internet

high

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F 4 F 4

entry,

speed internet access

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406 E. Green, C. 624 S. Fifth St., C.

Intercom entry, high

F 4 F 4

911 S. Locust St., C. 56 1/2 E. Green, C.

B 4 4

4 On-site laundry

academic or 12/mo individu al lease

garage parking, internet

bdrm,parking included,high

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610 E. Stoughton

entry,2 baths

internet access,intercom

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807 W. Oregon 810 W. Iowa

access

speed internet access,intercom

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903 & 909 S. Locust, 51 E. Green, C.

202 E. John

access, W/D

entry,high speed internet

Parking & cable included,intercom

F 4 B 4 4

high speed Internet

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F 4 F 4

608 S. State, C. 505 S. Fourth St., C.

102 E. Gregory

2 1/2 blocks to quad

1.5 bath,elevator,high

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3 blocks to Union

$495/mo.

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F 4 4

217-384-4499

Near Lincoln & Green,

Corner of Lincoln and

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1107 S. Second, C. 508 E. Clark, C

F 4 4

Heart of Engineering

F 4 4 F 4 4

www.armoryhouse.com B 4 4 4 Utility package avail,

F 4 4

$1140-1280,near Engr

$770-830,2BR2BA

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location

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1010 W. Springfield, 111 Lincoln, U.

403 E. Green, C. 303 W. Green, C.

1,2

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F F 4

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Bailey Apartments

911 W. Springfield,

504 E. Stoughton,

near Engr, DW Int, CATV, 2BR $950,

High Speed Int, CATV, 2BR

Armory House Properties

2nd and Armory

1,2

111 E. Springfield,

sec bldg

2BR $890, near Eng,

High-Speed Int, CATV,

F 4 4 4 F 4 4 4

W/D

2BR $740, near Engr.,

High-Speed Int, CATV,

217-328-3030

Close to Gregory and

near Engr., W/D

1,2,3,4

106 N. Busey, U. 402 S. Fifth, C.

$950-980,near Engr

1BR $790-850,2BR

High-Speed Int, CATV,

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F 4 4 F 4 4 4

108 N. Busey, U. 304 E. Daniel, C.

near Engr, DW

1 BR $790, 2BR $1000,

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F 4 4 4 F 4 4 4

1004 W. Main, U. 1010 W. Main, U.

111 Lincoln, U.

2,3

106 S. Gregory, U. 512 S. Third, C.

near Engr, DW

$1000, near Engr

$1000, near Engr,DW

$720-790,2BR High-Speed Int,CATV,1BR

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1,2

W. Stoughton, U.

55 E. Healey, C. 713 S. Sixth St., C.

2BA, $1070-1150

$740,2BR $920-950,

1 BR $720-790, 2 BR

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4 BR loft apt, covered

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507 S. Fourth, C. U. 905/907 W. Oregon,

W/D

1 BR $710-800, 2BR

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202 E. Green, C.

1,2,3

404 E. Clark, C.

Engr,W/D

1 BR $720 near Engr,

High Speed Int, CATV,

F 4 4 4 F 4 4 4

1,2

813 W. Main, U. 908

High Speed Int, CATV,

F 4 4 4 F 4 4 4

1,2

1007 W. Main, U. 1008 W. Main, U.

911 W. Springfield, U. 1010 W. Springfield, U. 901 W. Springfield, U.

www.cpm-apts.com Good Value F 4 4 Balconies,

Campus Property Management

217-344-0394

BR $690-730 near

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203 N. Gregory, U. 204 N. Harvey, U.

1010 W. Main, U.

Bailey Apartments

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Armory House Propertie s

2BR $1000, near Engr, DW

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Students begin their apartment search almost immediately after arriving on campus each year, and our Housing Guide Edition is here to assist in that search! This publication is handy in helping you ﬁnd a place to live, get ideas on how to decorate and stock your apartment, and how to handle the details that come with moving into your own place.

Oct. 21, 23, 26, 28, 30 Nov. 2, 4, 6

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There is no doubt that you are busy and sometimes just don’t have the time to search for an apartment. That’s why so many students look to the Housing Fair for help. The Housing Fair is your one-stop shop for talking with rental companies from around Champaign-Urbana and Savoy. Plus, there are giveaways and contests, too!

Tuesday, Sept. 29

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Mon, Sept. 28 11am-3pm

cen vac.

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Free Will Astrology September 10 - September 16

ARIES

(March 21-April 19)

To the thug who stole my Chevy Malibu from its parking place while I was recording an album in San Francisco back in 1991: I forgive you. To the lovely and talented Artemisia, who couldn’t bring herself to fall in love with me as we partied at the Burning Man festival back in 2001: I forgive you. To the agent who helped my writing career so much but also cheated me out of thousands of dollars: I forgive you. To any Aries readers who hate it when I refer to my personal life in their horoscopes, and would much rather I confine myself to talking about them: I forgive you, and recommend that you engage in a more thorough and profound version of the cleansing I just illustrated.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20)

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20)

The old saying “You can’t have your cake and eat it too” suggests that maybe it’s not a good idea to go out on dates with a variety of lovers while you’re engaged to be married. Nostradamus scholar John Hogue has taken the spirit of this idea and created a variation that I think applies to you right now, Taurus. “You can’t have your past and your future, too,” he says. In other words, you cannot fully embrace the exciting and daunting possibilities that loom ahead of you if you also insist on immersing yourself in the pleasures of the past. You can either have the old ways or the new ways, but not both. According to my astrological analysis, you currently have a certain resemblance to a vacuum cleaner or a hungry baby or a min-black hole. Every time I’ve turned my meditations to the Gemini tribe, I’ve been hearing a psychic version of a giant sucking sound. What does it all mean? I sense that you’re especially voracious right now, almost insatiable -- as if you’re inclined to engorge and absorb any old thing that you happen to find in front of you. Are my speculations true? If so, I hope and pray that all the things you’re finding in front of you are healthy for you. But just in case some of them are not: Would you consider exercising some discrimination about what you allow to enter into the sacred temple of your body and mind?

CANCER

(June 21-July 22)

These days, your gods can kick the butts of everyone else’s gods. Likewise, your lawyers and agents and sidekicks can most likely outwit, outdo, and out-wrestle everyone else’s. But it’s crucial to note that if you try to work alone, you will not be able to kick other people’s butts, let alone the butts of their gods, lawyers, agents, and sidekicks. The skills of your allies will be indispensable. The way I see it, your test in the coming days will be to overcome any tendency you might have to indulge in pathological levels of self-sufficiency as you cultivate a greater capacity to ask for and receive help.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22)

“We’re all mutants,” read the headline of a report on the latest genetic research. It turns out that like everyone else, you have between 100 and 200 mutations in your DNA -- absolutely new characteristics that were not passed down to you by your parents. To gather the evidence for this revelation, scientists had to sort through huge amounts of data; there are thousands of genes but only a few mutations. A Chinese scientist who was a member of the research team said that “finding this tiny number of mutations was more difficult than finding an ant’s egg in an emperor’s rice store.” I predict that you will soon have a comparable experience, Leo: From an overwhelming array of choices, you’ll be able to locate the rare catalysts you need.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

There’s a device on the market that claims to age wine very quickly. The makers of “Clef du Vin” say that by using their simple technology, you can “accelerate the aromatic development of the wine’s flavor and soften its structure.” So dramatic is the supposed effect that “one second of the device in the wine is equal to one year’s age.” I believe that you now have the metaphorical equivalent of this marvel, Virgo. This temporary talent won’t work on wine, but it could perform wonders with other processes that would benefit from having their evolution expedited.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

“The soft-minded person always fears change,” said one 18

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of my favorite transformers, Martin Luther King Jr. “For him, the greatest pain is the pain of a new idea.” The corollary to King’s pronouncement is that changes are less likely to be painful if you’re not afraid of them. According to my astrological analysis, Libra, none of that stuff will be an issue for you in the coming weeks. As you slip into a phase of riotous growth, I expect you will have abundant access to previously dormant reserves of courage and tough-mindedness.

SCORPIO

j o n e s i n ’ by Matt Jones

“D i e ta ry R e s t r i c t i o n s ”-- d o n ’ t limit.

g o ov e r yo u r

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Studies show that many people believe their attendance at a sports event impacts the outcome of the game. They are obviously suffering from a ridiculous delusion, right? They’re enthralled by the kind of magical thinking that our primitive ancestors engaged in, right? Normally I’d say yes, but not right now, not for you Scorpios. For a limited time only, your presence at events where people congregate may exert an uncanny influence far beyond the power of logic to explain. Your opinions will carry more weight than usual, and your power to shape group dynamics will be at a peak.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

If I’m reading the astrological omens correctly, you’re now ensconced in a smooth groove and not even close to being stuck in a cluttered rut. You’re making the right moves for the best reasons, and never trying to get ahead at the expense of others. During a grace period like this, I think you’d be wise to convene what I call a problem team. A problem team is a posse of smart allies whose task it is to dream up every possible glitch that could threaten to undermine your efforts in the coming weeks. They lead you through dry runs that test your reflexes and prime your resourcefulness, thereby making those glitches unlikely to occur.

Solution in Classifieds.

CAPRICORN

Across

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

While I’m pretty much a genius when it comes to the meaning of Kurt Cobain’s lyrics, the art of cooking perfect scrambled eggs, and the secrets of being a good listener, I’m an absolute idiot about how a car engine works, how to make money on eBay, and how to craft a foreign policy that would deal effectively with Pakistan. What about you, Capricorn? What are dumb about? This is an excellent time to cure your ignorance about any subject that will be important for you to be smarter about in the future.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

The following projects would be excellent ways for you to spend your time in the coming weeks: 1. Attend a fantasy camp where you learn rodeo tricks. (They might come in handy during committee meetings and collaborative efforts in the next six months.) 2. Teach a worthy candidate the intricacies of licking your nuzzle spots. (It no longer makes sense to expect people to read your mind). 3. Scratch an itch that has been subliminally bugging you. (Unless of course you find some value in being subliminally bugged.) 4. Solicit lively information from a devil’s advocate, a sexy mother, and a world traveler. (You need exposure to people whose perspectives will pry open a couple of the closed areas of your mind).

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20)

Your quest has come to a fork, Pisces. Down one path lies a tumultuous obsession -- a compulsive, tormented hunt like Captain Ahab’s pursuit of Moby Dick. In the other direction, a graceful chase beckons, more in the manner of Sir Galahad’s pure-hearted search for the Holy Grail. Choose one fork and your quarry will be beastly, impossible, and frustrating. If you choose the other fork, your quarry will be magical, earthy, and transformative.

1 Gentle farm animal 5 Motor scooter model 10 Canadian Indian 14 Cookie served crumbled in some drinks 15 Rods with wheels 16 Gordie on the ice 17 Guy who grows tubers in Tubingen? 20 Up to this point 21 1936 Summer Olympics track star Jesse 22 “Hasta ___!” 25 Humdinger 28 Bird in hieroglyphics 29 It’s a nice piece of glass 30 Diamond figures 34 Revolutionary fixing flats in California? 38 Mining find 39 Wager 40 Abduction ship, in tabloids 41 The Jaguars, on some scoreboards 42 10-minute film about baseball’s Darryl? 46 Pro grp. 47 Like ___ of sunshine 48 Peek-___ 49 Column type 51 Way too proper 53 Flower part 56 “Shush!” 58 Yiddish outburst high up in Colorado? 64 “___ Love Her” (Beatles song) 65 Journalist ___ Rogers St. Johns 66 Prefix before “dynamic” 67 Subservient response 68 Components of entertainment centers 69 Showy light

Down

1 Bump locale? 2 “___ ‘Friends’ Electric?” (1979 Gary Numan song) 3 Debussy’s “La ___” 4 Speech full of hot air 5 She makes a living off of letters

6 Former Montreal player 7 It seems like it’ll never end 8 Humane Society adoptee 9 Drunk-skunk connection 10 Dish on a Chinese menu 11 Tattoo flower, often 12 McGregor of “Angels & Demons” 13 Wriggly critters 18 Author Rand 19 “Blues in the Night (My Mama Done ___ Me)” 22 Alcoholic morning drink 23 Scrubs a space mission 24 SF team, to fans 26 Insult preceder? 27 Full of foliage 29 Czar named “The Great” 31 Teens’ summer work opportunities, usually 32 Location of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World 33 Adult shop purchase, perhaps 35 “Charlotte’s Web” author’s monogram 36 Steel for use in concrete 37 Romaine lettuce, alternately 43 Singer with the 1974 #1 hit “Rock Me Gently” 44 Squash handful 45 Hispaniola resident 50 Clearasil rival 51 Edible pockets 52 Stephen of “The Crying Game” 53 Supercomputer company since the 1970s 54 Optimally rated 55 Some TV screens 57 Home of the Runnin’ Rebels 59 ___-jongg 60 Like 123, but not 456 61 Word before maiden names 62 Precious metal: Sp. 63 Hither and ___

To those who use the phrase “More food than I know what to do with,” how about just eating it?

AND ANOTHER THING ...

the217.com september 17 - 23, 2009

by MICHAEL COULTER

David Versus grimace Standing up for the little guy It’s sort of nice when the underdog wins. Of course, something like that really depends on your perspective. The biggest example of underdog victory is David and Goliath. This is a great and inspiring story ... unless you’re a Philistine, in which case its probably remembered as something completely not cool. I’m not sure if there were a lot of bookies around in the biblical times, but if there were, the payout had to be pretty significant. Vicious towering giant versus little guy with a slingshot, I’m sure most of the smart money was on the vicious towering giant. It’d be like taking a peewee football team over the Steelers and giving the Steelers the points. It’s not necessarily the smart bet to go with the little guy, but ever so often it works out. The most recent case of this would be McDonald’s versus McCurry. It’s the fast food giant versus ... well, versus some fella from Malaysia who has a curry restaurant. This fight wasn’t a lucky shot to the temple that ended quickly. It took the guy eight years in court but he finally walked away victorious, victorious and most likely broke as a bastard. McDonald’s didn’t cotton to a restaurant besides them using the prefix “Mc” so they sued him, repeatedly. Well, the case is finally settled once and for all, and the owner, Mr. A.M.S.P. Suppiah, walked away with the name of his restaurant intact. He also gets his legal costs paid by McDonald’s, so he’s not broke after all, even though I bet it was touch and go there for awhile. McCurry is a small restaurant and the “Mc” in McCurry stands for “Malaysian Curry,” which is, oddly enough, more than the “Mc” in McDonald’s stands for. They serve things like chicken curry, fish head curry, naan and biryani. As far as I know, McDonald’s doesn’t serve anything like that. Even if they did, they would have it formed and pressed into something that looked almost nothing like the original dish in the first place, so I have a hard time seeing what the big freaking deal was. I was surprised to learn, however, that McDonald’s has 137 restaurants in Malaysia. I suppose they believe that people could become confused and think they were getting something they didn’t expect. Even that sounds a little shady though. “Wow, I don’t know when they started putting fish heads on the Big Mac but I have to say, that really dresses it up a little bit and maybe I’m wrong but I could have sworn I tasted something I never had at a McDonald’s

before, what do you call it? Oh yeah, some sort of flavor. Very nice.” I enjoyed this story only because the little guy won. Personally, I’ve got nothing against McDonald’s. I’d say I eat there about five or ten times a year, and each time, it is pretty much exactly what I think it will be. I’ve got nothing against McCurry either, though I’m fairly certain if I ate there I would be crying in the bathroom for five or ten days afterwards. So, if anything, I should be on McDonald’s side, but the lawsuit seemed like they were getting a little too big for their britches and it was sort of nice to have them experience the spicy taste of defeat for that reason alone. I mean, geez Louise, the prefix “Mc” shouldn’t be something that belongs exclusively to anyone, no matter how many lawyers they happen to have. It’s a slippery slope. Pretty soon they could have lawsuits all over Scotland making people change their last names. Children couldn’t sing a certain song about a farmer with a variety of animals anymore. The biggest landmark in St. Louis could even be considered to be partially infringing on their golden arches trademark. What makes it even worse is that the founder of McDonald’s wasn’t even freaking named McDonald. Who the hell is going to eat at a place called Kroc’s? I don’t think you should just be able to come up with some sort of combination of letters and have it be exclusively yours. It’s sort of like when Paris Hilton tries to copyright the phrase “That’s hot.” Fine, I’m not arguing that she may say it more than anyone else in the world, but that shouldn’t necessarily mean it belongs only to her. It’s a pretty common phrase, and the rest of us may actually need to use it from time to time. Hopefully we don’t need to use it in the selfimportant pathetic way she needs to use it, but still. Do I have to pay her a nickel every time I touch a plate in a Mexican restaurant? Do I have to come up with another phrase every time I take that first sip off of a coffee? The world is a pretty big place, and it’s getting smaller and bigger all at the same time. I’m not sure anyone can just say something is exclusively theirs anymore. McDonald’s, and everyone else, should probably chill their shit out for a little bit. It’s one thing if people are really confusing McDonald’s with McCurry, but I really doubt if that was the case. They were just trying to flex their muscle and they ended up getting hit in the head with a rock. Sure, it was eight years later, but it was still sort of worth the wait.

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This week Kr annert Center for the Performing arts

Th Sep 17

5pm

Krannert Uncorked // Marquee

7:30pm

Nathan Gunn, baritone // Marquee Sa Sep 19

7:30pm

Pygmalion Music Festival: Iron and Wine with The Books // Marquee

9:30pm

Pygmalion Music Festival Afterglow: Ra Ra Riot with Princeton // Marquee Tu Sep 22

7:30pm

Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano // School of Music We Sep 23

7:30pm

Dana Hall, jazz drums // School of Music Th Sep 24

5pm

Krannert Uncorked with Innovators Improv // Marquee

7:30pm

UI Wind Symphony and UI Symphonic Band I // School of Music

7:30pm

Celebrating Navaratri with Subrata and Friends // Marquee

Thank you To The following sponsors:

Nathan Gunn, baritone Judith and Stanley Ikenberry Joan and Peter Hood Anonymous

Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano Support provided by the Frances P. Rohlen Visiting Artists Fund/College of Fine and Applied Arts

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