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51 weeks a year, buzz magazine and the217.com are updating you on the newest businesses, bands and events around CU, providing you with our suggestions on what to do on Friday night, helping you decide who to listen to on the way to work or what movie to go see at the theater next and letting you know what other community members are up to these days. But, of course, we don’t have all the answers and as excited as we get to spread the word about the grand opening of the newest restaurant or the next breakout band, we’d rather hear it from you. This is why The Best of CU is buzz’s favorite time of the year. It’s your chance to tell everyone about your favorite hair salon, the cleanest bathrooms around town and the place to go for the best sushi. If you’ve recently discovered the perfect place to go on a date or just found out about a great new tattoo shop, you need to let us know and now is your chance. The voting has already begun and we have been spending the past couple weeks collecting your votes. But if you still haven’t had the chance to rave about and recognize your favorite bar or green business around town — don’t worry — there is still some time left. Monday, October 18 is the last day of voting so make sure to turn your issue of buzz over to the back cover, fill in the blanks with only the most worthy of CU businesses for each category and stop by the lobby of the Illini Media Building at 512 East Green Street to turn it in. If the trip is too much of a trek for you, just make sure to visit the217.com so you can fill out the online ballot. Either way, choose wisely because we will be tallying up the votes and honoring the winners in buzz’s largest issue of the year on November 12. The issue will be jam packed with only the best businesses and hangout spots around town so help us decide what those will be and in the meantime, look forward to buzz’s Best of CU issue.
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When the European Union Center at U of I opened 11 years ago, the organizers decided to have a State of the European Union Keynote Address annually. The current EU ambassador to the U.S., who also holds the presidency of the European Council, would present the address. This year is no exception. His Excellency Jonas Hafström, Swedish Ambassador to the United States and current E.U ambassador, will speak on Oct. 21 at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center on EU Day 2009, along with four Swedish panelists. “It’s the first time we’ve had Sweden,” said Robert Pahre, Director of the European Union Center. He added that EU day serves as a reminder of “the importance of the European Union in the U.S.” Pahre, who has worked at the EU Center since 2000, said the center strives to make this the “signature event” annually. “It takes time to get an ambassador here,” he said. “They stay very, very busy, and you got to book them early.” Lynda Park, the Associate Director at the EU Center, explained the importance of attending this event. “For students to come to events like this ... to see diplomacy at a higher level ... it’s hard to see that on a regular basis,” she said. She discussed the importance of the ambassadors making time in their schedule to visit Champaign-Urbana for EU Day. “To me, [this] indicates that they value what we do at the EU center. We’ve developed a reputation as an annual event,” she said. “That part is the most interesting — having the ambassador come and speak and making that connection to our campus.” Cover Design Louis Lee 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, Lu Huang, Paul Habeeb, Tanmay
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Buttitta’s moves in to jillian’s space New Italian restaurant to be opened by former owners of Dom’s
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Buttitta’s restaurant move into Jillian’s on Neil Street. Photo by Lu Huang
by Amy Harwath Move over all you Italian-style chain restaurants. Some real home-cookin’ is coming to Champaign. John and Vicky Buttitta, former owners of Dom’s Patio Villa, will be opening their new restaurant, Buttitta’s, sometime in December of 2009. However, the remodeling process may delay the opening to a later date. As a result of a family decision, the couple closed the family-owned Dom’s in 2007, which was located on Locust Street in Champaign. They decided to move their new restaurant to a more central location on Neil Street in downtown Champaign in the building where Jillian’s used to be. Similar to a Dave and Buster’s, Jillian’s combined dining and entertainment, including billiards, arcade games, a sports bar and food. After being open for 15 years, Jillian’s
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closed in 2008. The decision to open Buttitta’s in the old Jillian’s building was largely because of the site’s square footage. John explains, “It’s a great building. It had a lot of room for us to be creative. Jillian’s was such a huge open space that it just afforded us the room for what we wanted.” This includes a bar, lounge, separate dining room, and three kitchens — wood-fired pizza oven included. Right now, the building is in the process of being remodeled to match the homey Italian atmosphere which the Buttittas wish to bring to their new restaurant. The Buttitta family has been in the restaurant business since the 1940s when John’s father opened up shop. John Buttitta has literally grown up working at and running Dom’s for 40 years. Some of the more seasoned restaurant goers
who are familiar with Dom’s, may ask what makes Buttitta’s different. John and Vicky described Dom’s as Sicilian style, with a very casual, homey, family atmosphere. When asked what they want Buttitta’s to be like, Vicky says, “We want it to feel the same. We want the people who have supported us forever to come and continue to feel comfortable here.” Buttitta’s aims to be suitable for any occasion, as John explains, “You can come in after mowing your lawn, or you can come have a dressy evening. We really want people to feel comfortable.” And comfort is definitely what patrons will find at Buttitta’s. Perhaps the most appealing (and impressive) aspect about the food is that, like at Dom’s, everything will be homemade and prepared by the owners themselves. The menu will include many traditional items from Dom’s, but will also be expanded to include fresh seafood and steaks. Although John will still prepare much of the food, he adds that they will also be “hiring a chef for the expanded menu and to add some new life.” Despite the fact that construction may delay the opening of Buttitta’s, area residents can look forward to what John and Vicky want to bring to them. “It’s excellent food, excellent service. When people walk in, we want them to feel like they’re stepping into Italy. With a little pizzazz,” John says. CU dwellers and U of I students alike should get their bibs and forks ready for this dining experience. Although Buttitta’s may not be the most modern, avant-garde restaurant in town, it will offer something that many restaurants cannot — good, homemade food from scratch. Some people may not be able to tell the difference between a store-bought-mass-produced-freezersection meatball and one that was made from fresh ingredients in a home kitchen. But for those who can, the difference is enormous. These days, being able to eat real family food at a restaurant like Buttitta’s is greatly appreciated.
Sarku Japan offers bang for your buck with quality and variety
by Jeff Girten
Sarku at 619 South Wright Street. Photo by P. Habeeb
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Sarku offers a variety of Japanese inspired cuisine ranging from sushi to binto boxes to chicken teriyaki. Perhaps equally as important, every item on the menu is under $10. Everything I tried had not a shred of mall food-court taste in it. The vegetables they use are fresh, and as manager Alex Uy explains, “All the sushi we have is made here in the restaurant by our chefs.” I can honestly say, that I’ve never eaten a better bento box for under $10. Part of that is because I’ve never eaten a bento box for less than $10, but the fact remains that it was far and away the better of the two bento boxes I’ve ever eaten. For Uy, the difference between this Sarku and their competitors is that “the sauces are made with 100% natural ingredients … without MSG.” Pretty surprising given Sarku’s roots in our nation’s food-courts. The Green Dragon roll is a wonderful blend of crisp
cucumber, perfectly cooked eel, subtle avocado, and spicy mustard. Dollar for dollar, it’s the best sushi I’ve eaten in a long time. Their bento box was elegantly plated, and backed up its appearance with a wide variety of flavors. I wasn’t impressed by the mandarin oranges, but that’s equally likely to be due to my personal bias against tiny citrus. To me, rainy, torrential downpour Thursday’s have never inspired a hunger for sushi. More often, they mean sleeping in late and missing out on class. But, as I walked in to Sarku that awful, soppy day, I knew that it was my job, my duty, to the reading public to eat sushi and a bento box. It was also my pleasure. It’s difficult to imagine a better restaurant where I can get lunch than Sarku. The combination of price and quality are unmatched by any Japanese restaurant I’ve eaten at here on the UIUC campus.
It’s October again and you know what that means — witches, black cats and most importantly, pumpkins! Over 1.5 billion pounds of pumpkins are produced each year in the United States, with Illinois among the top states for production. Whether you are harvesting and cooking a pumpkin or simply carving a jack-o-lantern for Halloween, here is what to look for in a highquality gourd. When assessing ripeness, look at the color of the pumpkin first. It is safe to say a pumpkin is ripe if it is orange throughout, but some pumpkins can be ripe when they are still completely green. Look for a pumpkin with a hard stem and hard skin that dents but does not puncture when gently prodded by a fingernail. Also, give the pumpkin a good thump or slap, and listen for a hollow sound to be sure a pumpkin is ready to be picked. To harvest a pumpkin, use a sharp knife or shears to avoid leaving a jagged cut on its stem. Several inches of stem should be left attached to the pumpkin and it should be disinfected with a 10 percent bleach solution as efforts to slow the rotting process. The bleach solution will evaporate within a few hours of application and will leave the pumpkin safe for consumption. If you do not plan to cook and eat the pumpkin immediately after harvest, store it out of direct sunlight. When you do get around to cooking your gourd, almost every part is edible. Boiling, baking, steaming or roasting a pumpkin allows for the use of its flesh in soups, purées and pies. Pumpkin flesh can also be mashed or used as stuffing for pasta dishes such as ravioli. Pumpkin baked goods are a favorite of many, as are pumpkin flavored coffees and alcoholic drinks. Pumpkin seeds can be roasted and provide a good source of magnesium, manganese, phosphorus and phytosterols. If eating pumpkin is not your thing, try carving one into a jack-o-lantern or participating in a pumpkin chucking contest. In such contests, catapults, air cannons, trebuchets and the like are used to throw pumpkins as far as possible. Other pumpkin games include competitive growing; the world’s largest pumpkin, a whopping 1536.5 lbs, was unveiled at the Elk Grove, CA Pumpkin Festival of 2008. » Pumpkins are being sold at Schnucks for $5 a piece. » Meijer has the gourds for $4.49. » Walmart sells large pumpkins for $4 each and small pumpkins for $0.50/lb.
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Annapoorna offers mouthwatering Indian items and more
by Sabrina Santucci
Exterior sign shot of Annapoorna located on Neil and Healey. Photo by Tanmay Chowdhary
Owner Rekesh Handa stands apart from many business owners. He greets every customer in the same way — with a smiling face and an eagerness to help his customers learn to love Indian cuisine. Handa is the proud owner of Annapoorna Stores, an Indian grocery store located at 505 S. Neil St., Champaign. This ethnic grocery store goes beyond traditional Indian groceries; it offers video rentals in regional Indian languages as well as a fresh vegetable delivery from Chicago every Thursday. Handa explained, “You do not need to buy all the spices from A to Z to be able to enjoy and cook Indian food.” He advises customers to start with the section of frozen and pre-pared meals.
“Then, when you get into Indian cooking, buy our spice mixes,” he said. One kind of boxed meal is Haldiram’s Minute Khana, which sells for an average of two dollars. If you mix this pre-prepared meal with instant rice, you can cook some Indian cuisine in less than five minutes. Also, Handa’s store carries over 60 different kinds of ready-to-eat meals, which, after doing some math, is over two months’ worth of dinners, without leftovers. “Ready-to-eat meals are most popular with students and families, and people that are visiting the Champaign-Urbana area,” said Handa. I decided to sample one of these boxed meals, a delicious blend of spices filled my senses, and it
tasted better than most boxed meals I have purchased at traditional grocery stores. Guy Grant, an Annapoorna customer, said, “You use taste buds you didn’t even know you had.” Many frozen breads are available, which you simply heat up and enjoy as a side to any dish. The bread is similar to a pita. If you try the pre-prepared meals and enjoy them Handa recommends buying the spice mixes, around $1.49 per box. You can add these spice mixes to meat or vegetables, and every box has a recipe on the back. Annaporna also receives a shipment of fresh produce weekly. Every Thursday evening, perfectly ripe popular Indian vegetables arrive at the store, including okra, bitter guard and Indian eggplant. “The vegetables are delivered from Chicago, and they come from all over the world,” said Handa. The produce is usually sold by Saturday and Sunday. However, Annapoorna also carries frozen produce which are available throughout the week. When you shop, don’t forget your video rental. It is $20 to set up an account, which is eventually refunded when you close the account. DVD rentals are $2.00 a week and if you spend $10 or more on groceries, your DVD rental is free. Videos and DVDs are available in four different Indian Languages.
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The Indi Go Gallery is in its final stretch of hosting its two-week long gallery showing for two up-and-coming artists. Among live music, tango and yoga, the two artists show off their work, varying from oil pastel to watercolor to jewelry. This week, one of the artists, Jess Beyler, sits down to discuss her paintings, including her major creation, a 15-yard piece called “Dancing the Sky Path.” » buzz: Can you talk a little bit about your work in the gallery, especially the main painting? Jess Beyler: The main thing I’m showing is a large painting four feet tall and 45 feet long. I’ve been working on it for three years, and it has to do with sky and clouds and also dancing and, also a whole sense of a life flow or a life path. The morning to evening, the way the life changes in a day, something in the metaphor for a large question. It’s gestural. It’s abstraction.
Indi Go gallery 9 e. University ave, C Who: Artists Jess Beyler and Carrie Ramig How Long: Beyler’s work on display until Oct. 17
» buzz: Where did you get the idea to create all this? JB: Well, there’s several portions. My studio in downtown Champaign is high, and all I see is sky. I’m surrounded by sky. I’ve been a dancer, and it’s an important part of my life, and that’s in my work. I’ve always wanted to see this. I’ve always wanted to have a painting that went all the way around the room. I didn’t quite make it with this one. I tried, and I took out fifteen feet and made not a circle. And then the last thing is I had a dream. Like a lot of people ... I had this dream that I was back in high school, and somebody comes and taps me on the shoulder and says, “They want you down in the office.” So I went down to the office, and they said, “Well, we appreciate that you’ve been coming to high school all these years, but it’s time for you to stop coming. It’s time for you to move on with your life. So, we’re going to give you an honorary degree, and get out of here! Don’t come back!” And they gave me this painting and it was this long, long picture of a journey, of a path, like somebody’s whole life. And it was wonderful. I just loved it. It was the best high school diploma in the whole world. So, the composition of this painting comes from that dream.
Photo by Jamie Ye
» buzz: On certain nights, along with the art gallery, there are music showings. Do you feel that enhances your paintings? JB: Yeah. Because I’ve drawn some inspiration from dancing through my painting often. It’s just appropriate to have a tango there. And [it’s going to be] live music, which is exciting. It’s always more exciting to dance to live [music]. It’s fun to dance with painting, in general, around you. It’s
inspiring, and I’m hoping that my painting will be particularly inspiring. » buzz: Why should people come and see the gallery while they still have the chance? JB: Because the painting is worth seeing on its own, with the time and the space that it’s at. It’s really cool work. It’s just an experience to have, and if you like art at all, it’s some good art to see.
Community other than our own Kalarte Gallery features masks and skulls in new exhibit
“Masks and Skeletons” exhibit at the Kalarte Gallery.
by Alexandra Morgan
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On Oct. 10, Kalarte Gallery started a new international exhibit, “Masks and Skeletons,” which will run until Nov. 14. Hosted by the Heartland Gallery, the exhibit is put on by proprietor Bernard Cesarone, and is comprised of two parts: masks and skeletons. The first part features masks from all over the world, with many from Latin America, India and Indonesia. “There’s a tradition of mask-making in those countries,” explained Cesarone. The collection contains masks from as early as the 1930s, some of which were a part of various religious or cultural ceremonies, particularly dance ceremonies. “Some of the masks I have are antiques, and may have actually been danced in during the 1930s, ’40s or ’50s,” he added. The majority of the masks, however, are fairly new, and made by craftsmen in international cities like Mexico City or Guadalajara. “They’re sold more as art and craft objects,” remarked Cesarone. The second part of the exhibit, skeletons, has an emphasis on artwork about the Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday which takes place Nov. 1 and Nov. 2. Much of the artwork features skulls,
skeletons and other related sculptures. Cesarone explained the Day of the Dead festivities combine Christian traditions related to All Souls day and the pre-Columbian traditions from the Aztecs or Mexica people. The exhibit offers both traditional Day of the Dead artwork, and more contemporary pieces, like skulls. For Cesarone, studying international artwork is a passion and something that he thinks is important for understanding other cultures. “We realize when we study the art ... from other cultures, that we all have the same common
humanity. We’re all interested in the same things — interested in beauty, interested in giving a good life to our children. And we also realize that we have differences, and that these differences are wonderful and beautiful,” he said. With such a diverse collection of artwork, Cesarone thinks the exhibit could be an important cultural event for the community. “We do tend to have an international community already,” said Cesarone. “It could bind people together, and I think that’s something we need.”
“Masks and Skeletons” exhibit at the Kalarte Gallery in downtown Urbana. Photos by James Kyung
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The origins of a land grant university The Morrill Act, related documents on exhibit at KAM by Molly Durham Before the SAT and ACT existed, students applying to the University of Illinois were asked to “give some of the chief uses of vegetables” as part of their entrance exam. While this may seem a little strange, it’s one example of how the history of the University, both its founding and fundamentally different early years, is being showcased at Krannert Art Museum. KAM and the University of Illinois have teamed up to host the Morrill Act, signed by Abraham Lincoln, along with a display of documents and photographs from the school’s early years in their exhibit “The Morrill Act:The Land Grant Roots of a Great University,” on display through Oct. 31. The Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act was signed on July 2, 1862, and forever changed education in
the United States. It granted each state 30,000 acres of public land whose sale would fund the establishing of a major public university. Basically, without this act, UI students may not have the same opportunities they have today. “It was revolutionary, because before the Morrill Act, the only people who could go to college were the wealthy,” said Ryan Ross, a graduate student in library and information science, who curated the exhibit. “The act democratized education by making education available to basically every citizen or white citizen at the time.” Ross organized the exhibit with no prior experience, researching and choosing pieces to include. He split it up into a section about the development of the Morrill Act and the early history of the uni-
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versity and one about 19th century student life. “I tried to tell a story of how the development of the act led into the early history of the university and how the university sort of branched off from what the Morrill Act originally called for,” he said. According to Ross, the museum was able to bring the Morrill Act from Washington, D.C., for display because it is an accredited museum, a requirement to ensure proper standards of preservation. For Ross, the process of creating the exhibit was a learning process that allowed him to immerse himself in the background of both the act and the University. Not knowing much about the topic when he began, he came at it with a fresh perspective. “If I had been really familiar with it I’m sure I would have overlooked something,” he said. “I tried to be as comprehensive as possible.” In the UI history section, which relies more on written documents to tell the story, viewers can see the plan of the grounds, letters about the name of the university changing and a photograph of what is now Green Street depicting a field and only two buildings in sight. Probably the most interesting item in this section is the “Examination for Admission” from 1875. Students had to take a specific test to get into the University, with questions about arithmetic, grammar, geography, history, physiology and botany. One of the questions is “Give some of the chief uses of vegetables.” It’s clear how different things were when the school was founded and how monumental the change to the area was. Another part of the exhibit that shows this idea is a drawing by Lorado Taft, sculptor of the Alma
Mater, from when he was 14 years old. The drawing shows the Taft family grounds, an area now bordered by John, Wright, Chalmers and Sixth streets — the heart of today’s campus. The student life table showcases several scenes from the University in the 1880s and 1890s. The Morrill Act affected the daily lives of students at this time, requiring them to have a daily regimen of manual labor, attend church and do military drill practices. Ross looked for photos that would have a voice of their own for this part. “I picked things that would be historically important but would also look good in an exhibit case, and items that would speak for themselves without a lot of explanation,” he said. Students studying in the library, playing tug-of-war and exercising in a women’s physical education class illustrate the early days of the University and highlight the vast differences between then and now. Women wear dresses while doing exercises; most of the students are men, and the student boarding houses were important social centers before there were various restaurants, bars and stores on campus. More than anything, the exhibit celebrates the history of University of Illinois and how it came to be the place it is today. The exhibit is being used as a kickoff event and centerpiece for other related events taking place to celebrate the Lincoln Bicentennial, the anniversary of his birth, through educational programs, public forums, and arts projects. For more information about Lincoln Bicentennial events on campus visit: http://engagement.illinois.edu/lincoln.html
Transforming through time Spurlock Museum hosts a collection of creative New Guinean artifacts Spurlock Museum is currently featuring a new exhibit called the “The Transforming Arts of Papua New Guinea,” which displays a collection of art and artifacts that depict and chronicle the evolution of artistic, political, social and economic developments occurring in Papua New Guinea. The exhibit showcases different aspects of New Guinean culture through various art forms, ranging from traditional to contemporary pieces. Most of the artifacts are from the Sepik River Basin region, but a number of other pieces come from differing regions, such as the Highlands, the Huon Gulf and the capital city of Port Moresby. The exhibit begins with artifacts that explain New Guinean history and tradition. Items such as clothing, intricately painted masks and carved wooden statues give the viewer a glimpse of traditional art forms. As village communities begin to migrate to urban settings, art has been vital in preserving New
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Guinea’s culture and tradition. There is also a multimedia presentation that allows viewers to listen to music, view digital galleries of various landscapes and communities, and to hear folktales from New Guinea. One will notice the large wooden carving displayed in the middle of the exhibit; a wooden storyboard is the main piece of traditional art in the exhibit. It is used in New Guinean culture to express the values of village and clan identity. The
storyboard depicts village culture and the parts that make up a village. Much of the contemporary art from New Guinea is inspired by traditional art such as this. A New Guinean contemporary art piece is also displayed in the exhibit. A piece by John Siure, a New Guinean artist, titled “Envisioning Change,” is a commentary on the differences in lifestyle and opportunity that exist in New Guinea. Siure’s piece primarily critiques the inequalities that exist in a new nation as the painting depicts an airplane flying over native people. This piece captures a critical reflection on the transformations that have been made in New Guinea over the past half-century and how technology has benefited as well as disadvantaged people and communities. “The Transforming Arts of Papua New Guinea” will be featured at Spurlock Museum until Jan. 31, 2010.
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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
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by Sarah Gorr
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ix little words reach to the heart of Spike Jonze’s third film, Where the Wild Things Are: “How do I make everyone okay?� This is the question Max asks as he finds himself entangled in the lives of the wild things and struggling with his own life at home. The familiar story, originally penned by Maurice Sendak, has been updated and elaborated, but at its root, it is still the story of a young boy acting out against a grown-up world. Jonze stated at the Chicago premiere of the film that his intent was “to make a movie about what it feels like to be nine years old in the truest sense possible.� This is exactly what he has achieved. While some may struggle to label Wild Things, unsure whether it’s a clever dramedy or a complex children’s film, it’s wrong to assume that it can’t be both. It’s a film about childhood that doesn’t sentimentalize it and thus strives to recall strong memories in the adults in the audience and surely a sense of empathy in the children. Like Lamorisse’s The Red Balloon reviewed earlier this year, Where the Wild Things Are is that rare breed of film willing to trust that its audience, all kids included, is smart enough to understand; it feels no need to make something hollow simply because of its childhood-centered roots. Everything, from the intelligent and witty screenplay to the genuine performances, works together to create a world both familiar and fantastic, both playful and honest. The aptly named Max Records plays the lead role of, well, Max. Selected through Jonze’s abstract audition process (Records recalled reading only three lines of script before being asked to do things like run into the backyard and attack his parents with a plastic sword) and chosen over literally a thousand different boys from three continents, Max Records inhabits Max on screen. He seems to radiate innocence and when he scrunches up his face and begins to cry at the destruction of his snow fort, the audience is compelled to empathize, to relive the devastating losses from
our own childhood. When he howls with the wild things in recreation of the book’s most famous pages, you too will want to join in. One of the most crucial and perhaps most brilliantly executed challenges of adapting Where the Wild Things Are for film was the construction of the wild things themselves. A cinematic adaptation had been in the works long before Spike Jonze came along, but it wasn’t until he did that anyone took the possibility of live action seriously. On his determination to keep CGI to a minimum, Spike asked, “Would you rather hug a CG wild thing or a real one?� And looking at the film, it seems to be that simple; as if there could be no other choice. Catherine Keener, who not only plays Max’s mom but also had an integral role in production, agreed saying that had those creatures been CG, “I don’t think we would have cared about them.� Thus, Jim Henson’s Puppet Shop was enlisted to create the bodies, while the CG was reduced to only the faces, creating an emotional realism in such characters that has hardly been seen since Andy Serkis’s performance as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Central to the film’s production, and in part the reasoning behind the casting choices and performances, was the sense of spontaneity Jonze wanted to infuse the film with. He was so insistent upon it that even the voice actors went through some special training to get into what Jonze calls “wild thing mode.� This included taking stars like Chris Cooper, Forest Whitaker and James Gandolfini to the park to play dodgeball and Simon Says. The lengths to which the crew of Where The Wild Things Are went to to represent such a beloved classic of children’s literature are impressive to say the least. Jonze saw Sendak’s book as one of those bold enough to “take the internal lives of kids seriously� and with his own adaptation he has managed to do the same. Where the Wild Things Are is an instant classic lacking in Disneyfied sentimentality and rife with a touching honesty all too infrequently seen.
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Director Rob Epstein’s powerful indictment of the California legal system won the Oscar for best documentary feature. The film explores the murder of the first openly gay city supervisor, Harvey Milk, and how his killer, Dan White, got off lightly with two counts of manslaughter. Passionately narrated by Broadway actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein, The Times of Harvey Milk is an important film about civil rights and the empowerment of gay people through the short political career of the fascinating personality of Milk. The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Before Michael Moore raised the documentary to unheard of levels of controversy, director Errol Morris’s The Thin Blue Line set the modern standard for controversial non-fictional film making. The film’s look at the mysterious 1976 killing of Dallas policeman Robert Wood and subsequent conviction of Randall Adams is skillfully recreated with stylish noirlike reenactments of the fatal crime. Morris meticulously interviewed witnesses and investigators, getting all the different views of the crime in a Rashomon-like investigation, which eventually led Morris to conclude young drifter David Harris was the real cop killer. Upon the film’s release, Dallas police reopened the case and Adams was released from his death row cell. American dreaM (1990)
This is the gripping look at the 1984 strike of Hormel meatpackers in Austin, Minnesota. While director Barbara Kopple clearly sides with the local union workers who were looking at a massive paycut, American Dream shows the sad realities of an era of anti-unionism and corporate manipulation of workers. Kopple shows brother fighting brother, scabs families versus courageous hard core union families and the local and national union at horrible odds as the strikes continued for nearly a year over an incredibly cold Minnesota winter. This film also won the Oscar for best documentary.
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The Department of Theatre debuts The Hip-Hop Project: Insight into the Hip-Hop Generation
by Isra Shatat
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From Oct. 15 through Oct. 25, however, the University Department of Theatre will present, The Hip-Hop Project: Insight into the Hip-Hop Generation, and plan to re-introduce hip-hop as what it truly is and has always meant to be. The highly anticipated play written by Stephen Broadnax, directed by Aaron Todd Douglas, and choreographed by Millicent Johnnie was put together with the means of expressing the political, social, economic and religious truths that those in the hip-hop culture deal with through the means of everyday art. “The purpose of the event is to show people what hip-hop truly is. Hip-hop is not limited to one group of people, it is more an idea of many different individuals contributing their creativity,” said Assistant Director Astarte Howell, sophomore in the Department of Theatre. The hip-hop culture includes five main elements: rapping, deejaying, break dancing, graffiti and knowledge. Meanwhile, respect, unity and knowledge form the foundation of what hip-hop not only stands for, but also internalizes as a way of life. One of the biggest changes in hip-hop is generally based upon what has come to be called commercial hip-hop. Commercial hip-hop has reformed, not rejuvenated, Photo used with permission from KCPA and John Jennings what so many of the hip-
hop artists in the 80s tried to build — a more well-rounded culture of music, including dance, creativity and artistry that would give people not only something to sing along with or dance to, but also a way to express and deliver a positive message to all those who should or could need to relate. Students from the Department of Theatre as well as other UI students attended the open audition for the cast earlier this semester, and have been rehearsing for the anticipated event for over a month. With a wide range of talent from dancers and poets to graffiti artists and emcee B-Boy All Stars, there is no limit to what the production can accomplish. Hip-hop means something different to everyone, and is carried through the strength of its origin. Initially, hip-hop was a movement to spread awareness, knowledge and positive thought and expansion within the African American community, and that is what the directors, cast members and others involved in the production of The Hip-Hop Project hope to demonstrate. “To me, hip-hop is everything. After being a part of the creation of this play, I was able to actually witness the ‘everything,’” Howell said. “Watching how different parts of the world feel about hiphop, and how they contribute to it showed me so much more.” It’s more than a song or a head bob; it’s more than being able to dance or rap; it’s influence and impact based on tradition and culture through ones individuality and creativity. It’s hip-hop, and it’s here to stay. The Department of Theatre production of The Hip-Hop Project: Insight into the Hip-Hop Generation, opens on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the
Massachusetts via Chicago Brighton, MA celebrates childhood nostalgia at the Cowboy Monkey by Justine Chan Don’t be fooled by Brighton, MA’s locale-based name, as the brilliant Chicago-based five-piece plans to take the whole United States by storm. “I love going on tour,” said vocalist, songwriter and guitarist Matthew Kerstein. “It can be difficult, but I like traveling to all these places that I would never get the opportunity to see otherwise.” Even so, Kerstein will always feel a profound connection to Brighton, MA. “It’s the town I was born in ... and I think that in our music we try to capture that certain sense of nostalgia and comfort that you just can’t get back to.” Since Brighton, MA banded together three years ago, they have yet to stop focusing solely on their music. The indie-rock group has released two albums, the self-titled Brighton, MA in 2007, and 10
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Amateur Lovers in 2008, and they are already working on a new album. Influenced by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Band, the Kinks and Neil Young among others, Kerstein writes songs that are not so much focused on defining his group’s particular style or sound, but on the beauty of the song itself. “We’re very songoriented, and sometimes we sound like rock ‘n’ roll, and other times like country, but we always try to be lyrical and melodic,” Kerstein said. “It’s actually really simple. We’re just a singer/ songwriter backed by guitars, bass and drums.” But even as songwriting is the most difficult step in the process for Kerstein, Brighton, MA manages to create music overflowing with intricate guitar work, aching vocals, a sweet softness and that bit
of something special that is just out of the ordinary. As Kerstein said, “I’m inspired by books, other music and...all that stuff that inspires other people.” Through their current tour, Brighton, MA hopes to “spread the word” and promote their music as well as enjoy the opportunity to jam with Oh My God!, Company of Thieves and We Landed on the Moon. The tour brings Brighton, MA to the Cowboy Monkey on Friday, Oct. 16 with We Landed on the Moon. Darling Disarm and Black Whales. The show begins at 9:30 p.m., and tickets are $7. “Before a show, we pretty much try to get there on time and do a sound check if we’re lucky. Other than that, [we have] no ritual. We keep going and we just have to keep working at it. That’s it,” he said.
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts’ Colwell Playhouse. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $14 for senior citizens and students, and $9 for UI members and youth. The Hip-Hop Project will run Thursday, Oct. 15 through Saturday, Oct. 17, and Thursday, Oct. 22 through Sunday, Oct. 25. As noted by the production’s program, in the words of rapper Talib Kweli, “Hip hop is us; it’s what we are, what we’ve become. Hip hop is a word that defines this generation. I don’t think it’s just music. I don’t think it’s just an art. I think it’s a whole way you think.”
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the set lisT Snowsera at The Canopy Club by Todd Hunter On Saturday, Oct. 3, Snowsera headlined Rockin’ for Rooftops, a Habitat for Humanity benefit concert at The Canopy Club. Although Snowsera formed at the University of Illinois, this was their first show in CU since April 26. The set was heavy on new material; in fact, “24” was the only old song performed, and the track was rearranged with impressive, more restrained vocals by Bill Arteaga. “Push & Pull,” a ringing pop ballad, immediately followed. After a Habitat for Humanity raffle, the music resumed with the shimmery “Sun Meets the Sea” (dedicated to Steve) and “Marksman,” a brand-new full-on rocker with hand claps and heavy distortion. The set ended with “Come to Me,” which combined “Theme from Shaft” sound effects with their best guitar work of the night. Snowsera recently recorded opener “Chase the Rabbit” and “Stop, Listen” at Great Western Record Recorders with Matt Talbott of HUM. After the show, these tracks became available for free through their web site at http://www.snowsera.com. 1. CHASE THE RABBIT 2. 24 3. PUSH & PULL 4. IN THIS WORLD 5. SUN MEETS THE SEA 6. MARKSMAN 7. GOLDEN PARACHUTES 8. STOP, LISTEN 9. BLINDING LIGHT 10. COME TO ME
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don’t be afraid of what you’ve learned Blitzen Trapper brings indie-folk jams to The Canopy Club by Dylan Sutcliff Portland-based indie-folk sextet Blitzen Trapper has accomplished a lot in the past few years. Originally forming in 2000, the band released their first self-titled album in 2003, followed a year later by Field Rexx in 2004 and then, after three years of work, Wild Mountain Nation in 2007, all three of which were self produced. If one thing can be said about the album Wild Mountain Nation, it was worth the wait. After its release in 2007, the album received rave reviews and was, in the end, one of the highest rated albums of the year. In addition, the album’s title track was named one of Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Songs of 2007. All of this recognition led to the band’s increase in fame and eventually, to a contract with Sub Pop Records. In 2008, Blitzen Trapper didn’t slow down, as their next album, Furr, once again received fantastic reviews and was ranked number 13 on
Rolling Stone’s Top Albums of 2008 with the title track coming in at number four. In an interview with David Harris of Tiny Mix Tapes, the band shared that they draw their influences mostly from books and movies. “I don’t buy records, but I listen to music because it’s everywhere. It’s all around us. That’s why I don’t really buy it. Because you can go wherever and someone’s always got music. There’s almost too much music. I think I get most of my ideas from books. I liked that Cloverfield movie. That was brilliant. I really like certain television shows. I really like Firefly,” said vocalist Eric Earley. However, when asked from where their main musical influence
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for Furr came from, Earley said, “the next record is patterned more like Bob Dylan with a little Sergio Leone and Cat Stevens thrown in.” Blitzen Trapper plays Urbana’s The Canopy Club on Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. with The Shaky Hands. Tickets are $10 in advance.
QUICK PICK ALBUM review
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The modern electro movement is driven not only by pushing the envelope toward the future, but also by paying tribute to the influences of the past. Colorado’s Derek Vincent Smith AKA Pretty Lights became an underground sensation in 2009 thanks to last October’s release Filling Up the City Skies and non-stop touring with just a drummer and huge light rig. Because all PL albums are free to download from his website, Girl Talk comparisons are inevitable. However, Pretty Lights’ samples aren’t drawn from pop music lore for nostalgia’s sake. Rather, PL’s smooth, swanky synth grooves are complemented by clean flowing samples from vintage R&B, hip-hop, and soul. The samples compliment his original beats and come together in a coherent piece of music. If you’re interested in some great mid-tempo dance music with a retro feel and modern edge, this is an album to check out. — Josh Fisher SKIP OR STICK WITH: STICK WITH ARTIST:
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There is something to be said for a band that can reinvent themselves with each release and still hold on to the same loyal group of fans. With Long Island five-piece Brand New’s fourth fulllength release, Daisy, the band took a polarizing turn from The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me, capitalizing on darker, more chaotic guitar, gutwrenching, strained vocals and somehow even more vague lyrical content. The album’s finest work comes in the closing tracks of “In A Jar” and “Noro,” a seamless 9 minutes of frenzied, introspection that closes with the ominous “I’m on my way out / Well I’ve tried / God knows that I’ve tried.” If this truly is Brand New’s last album (as recent interviews have hinted at), I can’t imagine a more pointed, appropriate way to leave. — Amanda Shively
Bob Salihar, former guitarist, harmonicist, and dobro player for The Giving Tree Band left to start a folk group of his own, teaming up with vocalist/ guitarist/songwriter Pricilla Wallis in 2008. Thanks to cozy sessions of “pickin’ on the porches” with fellow folk fans of Urbana, Bob & Pricilla have been able to play shows around town and up at Freedom Farm in Indiana. Folk Revolution is a DIY recording of nine original tracks from Bob & Pricilla, which can be obtained by contacting Bob through their MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/bobandpricilla. The music has a cozy atmosphere that will make any fan of bluegrass or traditional folk music feel right at home. Often, the duo sing in harmony reminiscent of Johnny Cash and June Carter, and it’s the addition of personal friends as guest musicians that make songs like “Coexist” a success. — Josh Fisher
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Allerton Park Allerton Park, 515 Old Timber Road, Monticello, is a wonderful fall oasis. This park and retreat center is nestled on a 1500-acre woodland garden, meadow and prairie landscape that surrounds the Allerton Mansion. The great highlights of Allerton are the beautiful fall colors that the different landscapes provide, giving viewers a variety of scenic vantages in one location. Experience the outdoor formal gardens and sculptures, which compliment the vibrant colors and elements of the luscious natural surroundings. Nothing says appreciation like spending time on a hike at one of the seven woodland trails, which total over 14 miles. A hike on one of these gorgeous trails is certain to provide that one-on-one feeling with fall.
Located only 30 minutes from the U of I campus, Timber Creek has a quaint, country feeling, making it a perfect location for enjoying the crisp weather. This B&B provides a great weekend getaway. Grab a cup of hot tea and cozy up in one of Timber Creek’s suites or rustic cabins. Spend an afternoon in a rocking chair on the porch, capturing all the beautiful colors and nature that encompasses the quaint cottage.
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Alto Vineyards in Southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest is located only a few hours south of Champaign. Guy A. and Paul Renzaglia founded the vineyard in 1985. As a family owned business, the Renzaglia’s take pride in growing quality grapes. This winery has won over 500 national and international awards in wine competitions, and continues to provide great wine events for the community. “This whole industry began from a dream that my father had to plant grapes and to ultimately produce some very high quality fruit here that could be used for wine making,” says Renzaglia. Alto Vineyards will throw Color Fest on Oct. 17 and Oct. 18. You can experience the gorgeous fall colors of the vineyards and its surroundings while sipping a glass of merlot, dancing to live bands and noshing on food provided by 17th Street Bar and Grill. Wine and food are the perfect compliments to a fall scenery experience, and you don’t have to travel all the way to Napa Valley to do it, as Alto Vineyards is in CU’s backyard.
Photo by Claire Keating
If you’re stuck on campus or don’t have the time to make a day trip for some fall wonderment, one can also experience fall beauty here on campus at the Arboretum. It is a wonderful spot to immerse yourself in all things autumn. “The number of the tree species within the Arboretum are known for their autumn color — from yellow, to red to orange,” said Bill Kruidenier, the Arboretum’s Interim Associate Director. And the Arboretum has four gardens, each offering a little something different to the fall lover. The Miles C. Hartley Selection Gardens offers flowering plants to view and paths to stroll along. The Noel Welcome Garden is a great gathering place and a spot to simply appreciate the outdoors. The pergola, benches, and crab apple hedges are a wonderful addition as well. The Idea Garden and the Japan House are two additional peaceful spots not only to experience fall, but also a place to find tranquility. “In autumn, I enjoy relaxing on the bench just north of the Japan House, looking over the ponds and into the distance,” says Kruidenier. “To your right are the gardens of the Japan House; in front of you are the ponds, rolling landscape, and distant trees; and to your left is a wooded area. The peaceful feeling and sound of the breeze in the trees while you’re sitting on the bench is wonderful.”
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Alto Vineyards
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The Arboretum
wind is brisk, and nature is painted in rich shades of ruby and gold. Below are five fabulous, local spots to experience fall and embrace the beautiful scenery it has to offer. So take some time off, de-stress, and enjoy the beautiful colors and scenery of fall that Illinois has to offer. Oh, and did I mention these fabulous fall sights are free? Well, they are! There are so many opportunities close to home, but hurry; the leaves are falling fast.
Lake of the Woods Lake of the Woods is one of five Champaign County forest preserves, and is an explosion of color to see in the fall. The preserve stretches over 900 acres along the corridor of the Sangamon River in the rolling hills of Mahomet, Illinois. Andee Chestnut, Public Information Director at Lake of the Woods, recalled her first fall scenery experience. “I remember walking in the main entrance, which is sort of on a hill, and I have a vivid memory of looking across the park and literally having to catch my breath because the colors were so striking,” she said. The beautiful colors at the Lake of the Woods can be experienced from the preserve itself, the Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden, the Lake of the Woods Golf Course and Buffalo Trace Prairie. The Prairie trail includes multiple trails that wind in and out of the fall scenes. “The dominant color in the prairie at this time is yellow with brown and green interspersed between,” says Stacey Clementz, Lake of the Woods Environment Education Program Specialist. Chestnut added that Lake of the Woods is also a great way to relax from all the stress that college and day-today activities pile up on our shoulders. “College students tend to be stressed regularly, and a drive or walk through a forest preserve can be great therapy,” said Chestnut. “Anytime of year going to a natural area is a great idea, but visiting in the fall when the leaves are changing is a must.”
Used under the Creative Commons License. Photo by ToddBlm
Five places for fall scenery
all may be about pumpkin patches and orchards to some. However, here in Illinois, fall is a special time of year — one of color, beauty and tranquility brought on by the change of the season. Trees that were once green and fruitful are changing to golden yellows, deep reds and vibrant oranges, transforming the landscape in the process. You can’t deny the warm and inviting autumn scenery that Illinois has to offer when the
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Southern Seas University YMCA, C, 7pm Reel Deal: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Virginia Theatre, C, 7pm, $3
Chester Street, C, 9pm, $3 DJ Delayney live music Highdive, C, 10pm, $5 U of I Big Bands DJ LEGTWO and DJ Belly Iron Post, U, 7pm, $2 Radio Maria, C, 10pm support groups Phillip Morris DJs Ian Procell and Reflex Canopy Club, U, 9pm, $7 GROW Weekly 12 Step Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm stage Blues Jam Support Group Country Dance Night at Cowboy Monkey, C, 9:30pm Buried Child by Sam Provena Covenant Medi- Bradley’s II Weasel Dreams Shepard cal Center, U, 6pm Bradley’s II, C, 8am Zorba’s, C, 10pm, $3 Krannert Center for This is a 12 Step Mutual Tango Dance Geovanti’s Live Band the Performing Arts, U, Help Support Group for in- Indi Go Art Gallery, C, Geovanti’s, C, 10pm 7:30pm, $15, $14 seniors dividuals with mental health 9am, $10, $6 students and students or substance abuse issues. Latin Fever at Clark Bar dj The Hip-Hop Project: Depression and Bipolar The Clark Bar, C, 9pm Country Night with DJ Insight into the Hip-Hop Support Alliance No cover before 11pm. Halfdead and Free Line Generation Provena Covenant Medikaraoke Dance Lessons from Krannert Center for cal Center, U, 7pm Scotty Van Zant the Performing Arts, U, Weekly peer-led support CG Productions presents Radmaker’s Rock & Roll 7:30pm, $15, $14 seniors group for friends and RockStar Karaoke featurTavern, Tolono, 8pm and students families of people with all ing Crazy Craig No cover before 8pm. My Name is Rachel Corrie mental illnesses. Senator’s Bar & Grill, SaDJ Belly The Station Theatre, U, voy, 9pm Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm 8pm, $10 FRIDAY 16 Karaoke with the Outlaw Stitches Goth Night with Based on the life and writD.R. Diggers, C, 9pm live music DJ Rickbats, DJ Kannibal ings of Rachel Corrie, a Dragon Karaoke with The Clark Bar, C, 10pm young American artist Jeff Helgesen Quintet Paul Faber Indian Music Classes and activist. and Groove Dukes CJ Dane’s, Tolono, 9pm Channing-Murray FounIron Post, U, 5pm, $5 CG Productions presents dation, U, 4pm, $25 group lectures Grass Roots Revival RockStar Karaoke class, $45 private class Brilliant Futures for Kickapoo State Park, Oak- Geo’s, U, 9pm America’s Children wood, 5:30pm karaoke Alice Campbell Alumni Appy Hour & Live Music stage DJ Hollywood Karaoke Center, U, 7pm at Silvercreek Buried Child by Sam It’ll Do 2, C, 8pm he Pampered Chef Family Silvercreek, U, 5:30pm Shepard DJ Bange Resiliency Program Fall Blitzen Trapper and the Krannert Center for Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 2009 Lecture with UniShaky Hands the Performing Arts, U, 8:30pm versity of Illinois PresiCanopy Club, U, 7pm, $10 7:30pm, $15, $14 seniors CG Productions presents dent B. Joseph White. in advance and students RockStar Karaoke featurLifeline The Hip-Hop Project: game-playing ing Crazy Craig Po’ Boys, U, 7:30pm, $10 Insight into the Hip-Hop Senator’s Bar & Grill, SaOmaha and Texas Hold at door, $8 in advance Generation voy, 9pm ‘Em Poker New Orleans’ Own Hot 8 Krannert Center for Liquid Courage Karaoke Savoy Recreational CenBrass Band the Performing Arts, U, Memphis on Main, C, 9pm ter, Savoy, 6pm, $4, $5 Krannert Center for 7:30pm, $15, $14 seniors CG Productions presents non-residents the Performing Arts, U, and students RockStar Karaoke featur- Players of all abilities are 7:30pm, $35, $30 seniors, My Name is Rachel Corrie ing Karaoke Opie welcome. $25 students The Station Theatre, U, Bentley’s Pub, C, 9:30pm New Riders of the Golden 8pm, $15 CG Productions presents volunteer Maize Based on the life and writRockStar Karaoke featur- UC Books to Prisoners Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, ings of Rachel Corrie, a ing DJ Switch work session 9pm, $3 young American artist Rock’s, C, 10pm Urbana-Champaign InX-Krush and activist. dependent Media Center, Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Rabbit Hole open mic U, 2pm Tavern, Tolono, 9pm Gregory Hall, U, 8pm, $5 SPEAK Cafe Kilborn Alley kids & families sporting event Krannert Art Museum Memphis on Main, C, and Kinkead Pavilion, C, Tales for Tots from 9pm Illini Madness at Assem7pm around the Globe The Impalas bly Hall Champaign Public Library, Bentley’s Pub, C, 9pm Assembly Hall, C, 6:30pm movies C, 10:30am Brighton MA at Cowboy Women’s Volleyball vs. IPRH Film Series: A Face ARTfusion Monkey Minnesota in the Crowd Douglass Branch Library, Cowboy Monkey, C, Assembly Hall, C, 6:30pm Krannert Art Museum C, 4pm 9:30pm, $7 art opening and Kinkead Pavilion, C, lgbt dj 5:30pm “Wedding Cakes and Global Lens 2009 Film Live and Let Live GLBT Top 40 Dance with DJ Other Delicacies” Series: Song from the Alcoholics Anonymous Substitute Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 7pm 14
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Meeting McKinley Presbyterian Church and Foundation, C, 6:30pm
AROMA CAFÉ 118 N. Neil, C. 356-3200
IRON POST 120 S. Race Street, U. 337-POST
ASSEMBLY HALL 1800 S. First, C. 333-
JOE’S BREWERY 706 Fifth, C. 384-1790
BACARO 113 N. Walnut, C. 398-
5000 6982
BARFLY 120 N. Neil, C. 352-9756
JUPITER’S PIZZIERIA & BILLIARDS 39 E.
THE BLIND PIG 120 N. Walnut, C. 398-1532
C. 337-3300
BENTLEY’S PUB 419 N. Neil, C. 359-7977
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BOARDMAN’S ART THEATRE 126 W. Church St., C. 355-0068
BORDERS BOOKS & MU-
KAM’S 618. E. Daniel,
Main, C. 398-5988
KOFUSION 1 E. Main, C. 531-
KRANNERT ART MUSEUM 500 East KRANNERT
Peabody Drive, C. 244-0516
CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 500
SIC 802 W. Town Center Blvd, C. 351-9011
S. Goodwin, U. 333-6700
IT’S BROTHERS BAR & GRILL 613 E. Green,
TURAL LATINA 1203 W. Nevada, U. 333-
LA CASA CUL-
C. 328-5531
BOLTINI LOUNGE 211 N. Neil,
4950
C. 378-8001
THE BRASS RAIL 15 E. Univer-
MCKINLEY CHURCH & FOUNDATION 809
sity, C. 352-7512
BUNNY’S TAVERN 119 W.
LEGENDS 522 E. Green, C. 355-7674
S. Fifth, C. 344-0297
MEMPHIS ON MAIN
Water Street, U. 367-8175
CAFÉ KOPI 109
55 E. Main, C. 398-1097
N. Walnut, C. 359-4266
CAFFE PARAD-
LY’S 105 N. Market, C.355-1236
ISO 801 S. Lincoln Ave., U. 384-6066
MIKE ‘N MOLMUR-
THE
PHY’S PUB 604 E. Green, C. 352-7275
CANOPY CLUB 708 S. Goodwin Ave, U. 367-
OPENSOURCE ART 12 E. Washington, C.
3140
CINEMA GALLERY 120 West Main, CHESTER STREET BAR 63 E.
U. 367-3711
Chester, C. 356-5607
PAGES FOR ALL AGES 1201 Savo Plaza, Savoy. 351-7243
PARKLAND COLLEGE THE-
THE CLYBOURNE
ATRE 2400 West Bradley Ave, C. 351-2528
CURTIS OR-
RADIO MARIA 119 N Walnut, C. 398-7729
706 S. Sixth, C. 383-1008
CHARD 3902 S. Duncan, C. 359-5565 EAR-
RADMAKER’S BILLIARD AND SPORTS
LY AMERICAN MUSEUM 600 N. Lombard,
BAR 4 E. Holden, Tolono. 485-3531
Mahomet. 586-2612
ESQUIRE LOUNGE
106 N. Walnut, C. 398-5858
FALLON’S ICE
HOUSE 703 N. Prospect, C. 398-5760
FAR-
REN’S PUB & EATERY 308 N. Randolph, C. 359-6977 4171
FIRE HAUS 708 S. Sixth, C. 344-
THE FUBAR LOUNGE 306 E. Green,
C. 384-0500
GEOVANTIS 401 E. Green,
C. 344-4600
THE GREAT IMPASTA 114 GREEN STREET
W. Church, C. 359-7377
RAN-
TOUL THEATER 914 Arends Boulevard, Rantoul. 892-1121
ROCK’S 25 E. Springfield, C.
359-2660 ROSE BOWL TAVERN 106 N. Race Street, U. 367-7031
SILVERCREEK RES-
TAURANT 402 N. Race Street, U. 328-3402 SOMA ULTRA LOUNGE 320 N. Neil, C. 3597662
SPRINGER CULTURAL CENTER 301
N. Randolph, C. 398-2376
SPURLOCK MU-
SEUM 600 S. Gregory, U. 333-2360
THE
CAFÉ 35 E. Green, C. 367-6844
BAR GIU-
STATION THEATRE 223 N. Broadway, U. 384-
LIANI 608 E. Green, C. 344-5374
GUIDO’S
4000 STATION 211 211 E. Green, C. 367-9915
2 E. Main, C. 359-3148
HEARTLAND GAL-
LERY 112 W. Main, U. 337-4767
THE HIGH-
TUMBLE INN TAVERN 302 S. Neil, C. 3560012
UNIVERSITY YMCA 1001 S. Wright,
DIVE 51 Main, C. 356-2337
HUBER’S 1312
C. 217-337-1500
W. Church, C. 352-0606
HUMANITIES
108 East Water St., U. 384-2375
LECTURE HALL, IPRH 805 W. Pennsylvania, U. 244-3344 344-5209
ILLINI INN 901 S. Fourth, C.
INDEPENDENT MEDIA CENTER
202 S. Broadway Ave, U. 344-8820
THE
URBANA CIVIC CENTER VIRGINIA
THEATRE 203 W. Park, C. 356-9053
WIND
WATER AND LIGHT GALLERY 10 E. Main, C. 378-8586
ZORBA’S RESTAURANT 627 E.
Green, C. 344-0710
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lectures Friday Forum: “The Importance of Being Pakistan, and What Should the US (and India) Do About It?” University YMCA, C, 12pm
saturday 17 live music Dinner with Panache Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 5pm Andrew Jacob Holm Aroma Cafe, C, 7pm UI Symphony Orchestra Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $10, $7 seniors, $4 students Metal Show at Po’ Boys Po’ Boys, U, 8pm, $5 Da Ja Vu Memphis on Main, C, 9pm Angie Heaton with Say It With A Smile Bentley’s Pub, C, 9pm, $3 NIL8 at Cowboy Monkey Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm, $5 This Must Be the Band: A Tribute to Talking Heads Canopy Club, U, 10:30pm, $10 in advance
bana Country Dancers Kalyx Center, Monticello, 7pm, $5, $4 seniors
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 2pm
Hosted by MC Remy Bentley’s Pub, C, 8pm
concert
kids & families
Girls Next Door: A Capella Show Canopy Club, U, 6:30pm, $7 Belly Boo: A Halloween Bellydance Show Highdive, C, 7pm, $10 at the door, $7 advance or with
Girls Do Science Orpheum Children’s Science Museum, C, 1pm Puzzle Painting Project Lincoln Square Mall, U, 10am
Anything Goes Open Mic Night with Jeremy Harper Memphis on Main, C, 8:30pm
costume at the door
fundraisers
Annual Sales and Apple Festival Dragon Karaoke with Good Shepherd Lutheran Paul Faber Church, C, 8am CJ Dane’s, Tolono, 9pm Proceeds benefit the CASA CG Productions presents program (Court Appointed RockStar Karaoke featur- Special Advocates). ing Matt Fear miscellaneous Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 9pm The Alley Cat Reunion Comedy Show movies Fat City Bar & Grill, C, Connor’s Wood: Movie 8pm, $10 premiere at Sleepy Creek support groups Vineyard Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Celebrate Recovery AdFairmount, 7pm diction Support Group First Christian Church, C, stage 10am Buried Child by Sam Shepard sunday 18 Krannert Center for live music the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $15, $14 seniors Dinner with Panache dj and students Jim Gould Restaurant, Dance Pop The Hip-Hop Project: C, 5pm Chester Street, C, 9pm, $3 Insight into the Hip-Hop Brunch with Panache 107.9 Rehab Jams Party Generation Jim Gould Restaurant, C, It’ll Do 2, C, 9pm Krannert Center for 10am Hip Hop at Bradley’s II the Performing Arts, U, Emerald Rum Bradley’s II, C, 9pm, $5 7:30pm, $15, $14 seniors Blind Pig Co., The, C, 5pm Kosmo at Soma and students Live music at Carmon’s Soma Ultralounge, C, Rabbit Hole Carmon’s Restaurant, C, 10pm Gregory Hall, U, 8pm, $5 5:30pm Saturday Night ThrowKilborn Alley down featuring DJ Mertz festivals Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm Food Not Bombs 9pm, $3 DJ Tim Williams West Side Park, C, 5pm dj Highdive, C, 10pm No cover for students be- volunteer Patio Party fore 11pm, $5 cover after. UC Books to Prisoners Cowboy Monkey, C, 5pm Barn Dancing with Urwork session Country Western Dance Independent Order of Odd Fellows Arthur Lodge 742, U, 5pm, $2 Casual dress.
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open mic
movies Pizza, Pitcher, & A Movie Canopy Club, U, 7pm
stage My Name is Rachel Corrie The Station Theatre, U, 8pm, $10 Dessert and Conversation: Buried Child Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 2pm, $6
kids & families Reading to the Dogs Orpheum Children’s Science Museum, C, 2pm Healthy Sundays! Orpheum Children’s Science Museum, C, 3pm
classes & workshops 60-Minute Success Seminar — When Customers Refuse to Pay Champaign County Chamber of Commerce, C, 12pm, $15-$25 Lego Club Orpheum Children’s Science Museum, C, 3pm, $4, $5 non-members 40 North presents West African Drum Classes Capoeira Academy, C, 4pm, $15, $12 students West African Dance Classes with Djibril Camara Channing-Murray Foundation, U, 6pm, $10-12
monday 19 live music Monday Night Live Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm $2 Too Wild Mondays with Jobu Canopy Club, U, 10pm
concert
dj
UFLive! Presents a Piano Concert with Sam Gingher Urbana Free Library, U, 2pm Marching Illini in Concert Assembly Hall, C, 3pm, $8 in advance, $10 day of show
Industrial Night: DJ SorceryKid presents Nekromancy Chester Street, C, 9pm, $2 ‘80s Night Highdive, C, 10pm Maniac Mondays Cowboy Monkey, C, 4pm
karaoke
karaoke
Rock Band Sundays
MCJS Karaoke
Blitzen Trapper Canopy Club
708 S. Goodwin Ave., U
Friday, Oct. 16
7:00pm - 9:00pm.
$10
I don’t know a lot about this Portland-based band, but I’ve heard enough from them to know that I want to know more. I really enjoyed the band’s folksy, earthy sound on their last album, Furr, and $10 tickets fits nicely into my college student budget. Plus I always enjoy Canopy Club shows. Canopy’s smaller setting makes it a great venue to get to know bands you don’t really know, but about which you want to learn more. I won’t be front row by any means, but I’ll be there. — Michell Eloy, Community Editor
$5 Jewelry Sale to benefit the Carle Foundation Hospital Auxiliary Lincoln Square Mall
300 S. Broadway, U
Thursday, Oct. 15
All day
What girl doesn’t love jewelry, especially when the proceeds from buying that jewelry will benefit a great cause? Carle Foundation Hospital Auxiliary is hosting a $5 jewelry sale at Lincoln Square Mall on Oct. 15 to benefit the Carle Auxiliary Guest House so join me in finding bargain jewelry to help out those in need. — Jean Kim, Arts Editor
David Sedaris Virginia Theater 8 p.m. $40
203 W. Park Ave., C
Friday, Oct. 16
Despite the lofty price, nothing is going to stop me from seeing my literary hero in person. I love David Sedaris with a passion that is inappropriate. I read his “Holidays on Ice” every year around Christmas because it’s just that good that it deserves to become a holiday tradition for me. I thoroughly look forward to laughing my ass off all night and maybe throwing my panties on stage in an ecstatic fit of excitement. Well, maybe not, since that could get me thrown out. — Maggie Carrigan, Food & Drink Editor
This Must Be The Band: A Tribute To Talking Heads Canopy Club 708 S. Goodwin Ave., U Saturday, Oct. 17 10:30 p.m. $10 The next best thing to Talking Heads still touring is This Must Be The Band, the wonderful tribute act who seem to visit the Canopy Club on a fairly regular basis. I only caught a portion of the show the last time This Must Be The Band was in town, but several little birdies have told me I should definitely check out an entire show. I’m not sure anyone can capture the essence of David Byrne but the man himself, but I’d sure be glad to watch a try. — Amanda Shively, Music Editor
U Of I Big Bands Perform Iron Post
120 S. Race St., U
Thursday, Oct. 15
7 p.m. - 11 p.m.
$2
Since I one day dream of being a scat man, I think big bands are awesome. Since two big bands are performing, I envision a battle of the bands-esque showdown, with me having to jump onstage and scat to stop the fight. I can dream, can’t I? — Matt Carey, Movies & TV Editor
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American Legion Post 24, TUESDAY 20 C, 7:30pm CG Productions presents live music RockStar Karaoke featur- The Piano Man ing Matt Fear Canopy Club, U, 9pm Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 10pm Corn Desert Ramblers Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm
open mic
dj Open Stage for Bands/ Musicians Retro Night Memphis on Main, C, 8pm Chester Street, C, 9pm Indian Music Classes stage Channing-Murray FounMonday Night Improv dation, U, 4pm, $25, $45 Courtyard Cafe — Illini private class Union, U, 8pm karaoke Comedy Review Memphis on Main, C, MCJS Karaoke 8pm American Legion Post 24, C, 7:30pm lectures Liquid Courage Karaoke Artist Lecture with ShiMemphis on Main, C, 9pm mon Attie CG Productions presents Krannert Art Museum RockStar Karaoke featurand Kinkead Pavilion, C, ing Crazy Craig 5:30pm Geo’s, U, 9pm An Evening with Dr. Paul Faber hosts Dragon Michael Mel Karaoke Spurlock Museum, U, The Clark Bar, C, 9pm 7pm CG Productions presents RockStar Karaoke featurgame-playing ing DJ Switch Board Game Night with Bentley’s Pub, C, 9:30pm DJ Casanova CG Productions presents Radio Maria, C, 10:30pm RockStar Karaoke featuring Matt Fear classes & workshops Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm Ashtanga/Mysore open mic Classes Lincoln Square Village, U, Open Mic Night with 6am, $12-25 Mike Ingram MELD (Monday Evening Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm Life Drawing) Group movies McGown Studios, C, 7pm, $7 IUB “Girls Night Out”
Film Series presents My Sister’s Keeper Illini Union, U, 7pm, $2
stage Zoo Improv at Indi Go Gallery Indi Go Art Gallery, C, 9pm, $2
game-playing Boltini TNT with Ben Gorski Boltini Lounge, C, 7pm WPGU presents Trivia Diner hosted by Fishing With Dynamite Canopy Club, U, 7pm
literary Red Herring Fiction Workshop Channing-Murray Foundation, U, 7:30pm
Music Pops Concert Faith United Methodist Church, C, 5:30pm, $10 dinner and concert, $3 concert only
mind/body/spirit Tarot Card Readings Carmon’s Restaurant, C, 5:30pm, $15
classes & workshops Siblings Class Provena Covenant Medical Center, U, 3pm Battling the Blues: Dealing with Feeling Down Illini Union, U, 7pm
support groups
Emotions Anonymous Faith United Methodist Church, C, 7:30am Depression and Bipolar volunteer Support Alliance weekly UC Books to Prisoners consumer support group work session Provena Covenant MediUrbana-Champaign Indepen- cal Center, U, 7pm dent Media Center, U, 7pm
kids & families
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live music Story Time Champaign Public Library, Woody Woodward’s OrC, 6:30pm gan Trio and Zoo Improv Comedy Troupe lgbt Iron Post, U, 5pm, $3 Rainbow Coffeehouse Donnie Heitler Wesley-United Methodist Great Impasta, U, 6pm Church & Wesley Founda- Traditional Irish Music at tion, U, 6:30pm Bentley’s Pub C-U Writes Bentley’s Pub, C, 7pm Urbana Free Library, U, 5pm Dave Cooper and Joni Dreyer fundraisers Senator’s Bar & Grill, SaChampaign Central Allvoy, 8pm
David Wechsler Aroma Cafe, C, 8pm Caleb Cook Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm
karaoke
CG Productions presents RockStar Karaoke featuring DJ Switch The Corner Tavern, Monticello, 8pm dj The Legendary Karaoke Hillbilly Humpday with Night with The Outlaw DJ Halfdead White Horse Inn, C, Radmaker’s Rock & Roll 9pm Tavern, Tolono, 8pm Wednesday Night Weekly Top 40 Karaoke with Paul Faber’s Chester Street, C, 9pm Dragon Productions DJ LEGTWO La Gourmandise Bistro on Boltini Lounge, C, 9pm Main, U, 9pm Country Night at It’ll Do 2 “G” Force Karaoke/DJ It’ll Do 2, C, 9pm Fat City Bar & Grill, C, Physical Challenge Dance 10pm Night open mic Canopy Club, U, 10pm I Love the ‘90s Open Mic Night at WRC Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm Women’s Resources CenDJ A-Ron ter, C, 7pm Highdive, C, 10pm Open mic at Green St. Indian Music Classes Green St. Cafe, C, 8pm Channing-Murray FounOpen Stage Comedy dation, U, 4pm, $25, $45 Night private class Memphis on Main, C, Country Dance Night at 9pm Bradley’s II Open-Mic Night Bradley’s II, C, 8am Radio Maria, C, 10:30pm Tango Night with DJ Joe stage Grohens Cowboy Monkey, C, 8pm My Name is Rachel Corrie Swing Dance The Station Theatre, U, Illini Union, U, 9:30pm 8pm, $8 Weekly Salsa Night Zoo Improv at The Iron Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm Post Iron Post, U, 8pm, $4
concert
Zac Brown Band and Nic Cowan, Levi Lowery, and Sonia Leigh Assembly Hall, C, 7:30pm, $29.50
enviromental issues Symposium: Green Sweden Alice Campbell Alumni Center, U, 3:30pm
ONGOING EVENTS “MY PERSPECTIVE OF BUSEY WOODS” Anita Purves Nature Center, U 8am A photo exhibit of all things Busey Woods including the changing seasons and native plants. Manrique is a photographer from Urbana.
“NOT BETWEEN, BUT FROM THE EAST AND WEST” Asian American Cultural Center, U 8:30am This exhibition will promote the understanding of the universal phenomenon of drawing from the East and the West.
“MUSEUM OF MYSTERY: A THIRTY-YEAR BANNERLINE OF PAINTINGS BY GLEN C. DAVIES” Parkland Art Gallery, C
10am
“THE MORRILL ACT: THE LAND GRANT ROOTS OF A GREAT UNIVERSITY EXHIBITION” Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C 9am $3 The exhibition will serve as part of the University’s ongoing celebration of the Lincoln Bicentennial.
“ABRAHAM LINCOLN: LARGE PRESENCE IN A SMALL TOWN” Champaign County Courthouse, U 9am The exhibit emphasizes Lincoln’s time in Champaign County as a lawyer, a friend, and a burgeoning political leader.
“UNSETTLED GESTURE” Cinema Gallery, U 10am Steven Hudson presents a new show of figurative paintings and drawings that posit a melancholic and romanticized view of an uncertain cataclysm.
“MASKS & SKELETONS” Kalarte Gallery, U 10am The exhibition includes masks from Mexico, Guatemala, Africa, India, and Indonesia; and Day of the Dead figures from Mexico.
kids & families
classes & workshops
Around the World Wednesdays Spurlock Museum, U, 9:30am Storyshop at the Branch Douglass Branch Library, C, 10:30am
Mastery of Consciousness: How to become a stronger force for good in the world School of Metaphysics, U, 7:30pm, $20
mind/body/spirit
support groups
Coming Out Support Yoga Class Group Indi Go Art Gallery, C, 12pm Illini Union, U, 7pm
Topless Female Dancers 18 to enter • Mon-Thur 8pm-1am • Fri-Sat 8pm-2am • $5 Cover (Always Hiring, We’ll Train)
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Krannert Uncorked // Marquee
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Timothy McGovern, bassoon // School of Music
New Orleans’ Own hot 8 Brass Band Sylvia and Thomas Dunning
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Hip-Hop project: insigHt into tHe Hip-Hop generation You’ll witness the evolution of theatre when the Playhouse turns into a hip-hop celebration. A deejay will get the party started for the dancers, poets, graffiti artists, and emcee B-Boy All Star, who speak their minds on sex, death, art, politics, fashion, and respect. Th-Sa Oct 15-17 at 7:30pm Th-Sa Oct 22-24 at 7:30pm Su Oct 25 at 3pm
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DOIN’ IT WELL
by Jo Sanger and Ross Wantland
Beyond the Binaries Dear Jo and Ross Here’s a suggestion [for a column]: genderqueer. —R R, thanks for writing us! Readers: Have you ever felt like you weren’t a “real” man or “real” woman? Do you question whether a two-gender system is the answer? Then you, our friend, may be just a little bit genderqueer. Genderqueer is a term which, like transgender, challenges traditional gender roles and assignments. But more specifically, genderqueer people live outside of the two gender system, both actively and unintentionally. Drag Show
To borrow a line from Judith Butler, gender is a drag. As we have talked about before, sex may be the physiological/scientific assignment (although even this isn’t perfect), but gender is the performance with associated sex. Just think about the ways you transform your appearance daily to signal your gender to others. A suit or dress. Shaving. A button-up or a blousy shirt. Long hair or short spike. These are part of our gender identity, the way we view ourselves, but it’s also part of the ways we choose to perform our gender for others. Genderqueer is both this internal identity and the performance.
Queer as Gender
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What’s Hir Problem?
To that end, this also raises the term “genderfuck” — which means to intentionally “fuck” with gender. Having a beard and wearing a skirt, or any gender performance that juxtaposes masculine and feminine together is a genderfuck — a play on the traditional ideas of gender. Genderqueer and genderfuck are as much an intentional statement about the strict gender roles in society as it is people simply living the identity they wish to live. Many of us alter our bodies to conform to gender roles. For some people who identify as genderqueer, their bodies have never fully allowed them to live in any one space — their gender identity has been questioned as long as they can remember. For others, genderqueer is about carving out this new space intentionally, so although they may be able to physically fit within traditional gender norms, they are choosing to challenge it.
Genderqueer individuals may also explore the gendered pronouns that are used in the English language. Some people may prefer to use ze, sie, hir, or simply a singular they to convey their own gender identity. These pronouns may challenge the ways we think about the everyday gendering in our lives — how things like cars or animals are given gendered identities, or how we presume to know the gender identities of people we meet. Kate Bornstein, author, performance artist, and activist, is a great example of this. Born biologically male and undergoing sex reassignment to become a woman, Kate began to realize that ze was neither a man, nor a woman, but some other gender identity altogether. Hir blogs, books, and performance pieces reflect the fluidity of gender and the paradoxes of a two-gender structure. (Kate will be visiting campus Nov. 16 - 18, so stay tuned!)
To understand genderqueer, we have to understand our own feelings about the idea of a gender binary (rather than fluidity). This means challenging our desire to know and label other’s genders, and respecting how others identify their gender. Remember, the individual knows his or her gender far better than you! Don’t Forget!
This Sunday is the Greater Community AIDS Project and Alpha Epsilon Phi AIDS Walk to raise money for GCAP. There is no cost for participating in the walk, but donations are accepted and T-shirts are $10. Come out to Illini Grove (Pennsylvania and Lincoln) on Sunday from 12:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. to help benefit Champaign County residents living with HIV/AIDS. Join us next week as we explore sex addiction. Send your suggestions to Jo and Ross at buzzdoinitwell@ yahoo.com
A Spectrum of Gender
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Genderqueer Resources » Bornstein, K. My Gender Workbook and Gender Outlaw » Nestle, Wilchins, & Howell. GenderQueer: Voices from Beyond the Sexual Binary
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Researcher Sandra Bem theorized that gender might not be simply one continuum with masculine on one end and feminine on another, but that there could be two spectrums, one of masculine behaviors and another of feminine behaviors. Someone could feasibly exhibit both strongly masculine and strongly feminine behaviors and be androgynous, have neither masculine nor feminine characteristics and be asexual, or fall somewhere in between. Genderqueer people may see themselves in masculine and/or feminine terms, or — going one step further than Bem — may decide that their gender performance is neither feminine, masculine, androgynous, or asexual — but some other gender variety altogether. For people who may identify under the broad umbrella of genderqueer, there may be a lot of additional ways they may identify their gender. Here are just a few: androgyne, boi, transboi, gender bender, multi-gendered, boydyke, transgender and transcender. While transgender is an umbrella term that encompasses a host of gender transgressions, genderqueer specifically “queers” the idea of what it means to be a man or a woman, and insists upon fluidity with gender identity.
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So bummed the Lady Gaga / Kanye West tour was cancelled. Kanye why do you have to be such a douche to T-Swift?
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Who cares? It never would have worked anyway. For the most part, Kanye fans aren’t Lady Gaga fans and Lady Gaga fans aren’t Kanye fans. If you ask me, this just cuts down on the stuff I have to sit through and tolerate while waiting for what I came for.
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That is true. I don’t really care about Kanye, but I really wanted to see Lady Gaga in concert. Luckily, she will be doing her own solo tour without the extra weight of Kanye.
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In response to “Movie Talkers” in the Sept. 9 issue: Dude, I almost always love it when people talk in the theatre. It adds a human element to the experience. Anyone can sit at home in the dark with some popcorn, but when I go out to a shitty horror movie, I love to hear grown men flip a shit about the wolfman hiding in the bushes.
M
I’m usually a fan of the open air dorms in my sorority house. Which for those of you that don’t know is a big room with bunk-beds that everyone sleeps in. It’s always and dark and always quiet so you can sleep in there anytime during the day. I should say it is quiet most of the time, not when I wake up at 3 a.m. and hear to snores of what sound like a 200 pound man. How on earth a girl can snore that loud and obnoxiously I do not know. I know they can’t help it, but if you snore that loud why not just sleep in your room?
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There is a snake cage in the courtyard next to my apartment. It smells and is becoming a large nuisance. I will make someone dinner if they get rid of it. Thank you.
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Really now. we’re in college. People still don’t know how to use common courtesy. FOR EXAMPLE: sidewalks are a two way street. One person each way. So if you and two friends are all walking in one direction and someone else comes along going the opposite way, YOU SHOULD MOVE don’t make the single pedestrian walk in the mud/grass when it is YOUR fault they have to. Be courteous, idiots.
M
Why do people talk ten times louder just because they’re on the phone? Now not only can i not talk to you because you’re on the phone, but I have to awkwardly unintentionally eavesdrop on your whole conversation ...
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Why is it that every time it rains, the drivers in this town turn into raging lunatics? My drive to work is BARELY fifteen minutes, and this morning I was cut off twice, passed by someone doing at least 45 down Springfield Ave., and almost rear-ended at a stoplight by an idiot on their cell phone (who, having missed hitting my car, decided to honk at me for being stopped at a red light).
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My boss is actually Michael Gary Scott: My managers are playing spies on the walkie-talkies ... I freaked out and seriously thought there was an armed robbery. Thanks, Superiors.
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My feet stink ... and I’m very angry about it.
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Lately, I’ve really been into the word “stellar� and the name “Stella.� Coincidence?
CU Sound off
by Lauren Hise
What should be done with the prisoners at GuantĂĄnamo Bay?
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n the aftermath of the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the terror attacks on Sept. 11, America flew into action on both the foreign and domestic front in attempts to ensure that such a tragedy could not — and would not — occur again. One of many implemented strategies was the Guantånamo Bay Prison, which was established in 2002
as a place to hold suspected al-Qaeda and the Taliban members, as well as others captured during the War on Terror. Years later, the prison has been a source of great debate, especially where the civil rights of its prisoners are concerned. With Obama’s intended deadline of closing the prison by January growing closer, Congress
is doing its best not to act too hastily despite the president’s sense of urgency. With questions about which prisoners will face trial and which prisoners can be released to other nations, perhaps the most pressing question is what should be done with the prisoners who can’t be released?
JESSICA JOHNSON
ALEX FURLAN
KELLEY CHRISTENSEN
JEANNE KUNTH
SENIOR IN COMMUNITY HEALTH
SOPHOMORE IN MATHEMATICS
JUNIOR IN RHET & E. ASIAN LANGUAGE & CULTURE
SENIOR IN CHEMISTRY
“It’s hard to say. I think it depends on each person’s case, why they’re in there. We’re the ones holding them in jail, so it’s our responsibility. We can’t push them on anybody else. They should be in the U.S. We convicted them. We are holding them prisoner. We should be keeping them. It’s not like outsourcing.�
“Are they going to quarter prisoners in our houses? Regardless whether or not people feel safer having them held outside of the country, we’re the ones holding them prisoner — we might as well keep them on our own soil.�
“We shouldn’t even have opened prisons in foreign countries in the first place. It does not promote a good image, and if the prisoners were placed within the United States, it would force us to treat them humanely in accordance with our laws.�
“I think they should be moved to a prison inside the United States. I feel that a special prison is a little unnecessary. Most of them will be spending the rest of their life in prison, anyway.�
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES
(March 21-April 19)
You say you not only want to be loved, but that you also want to love? Then learn the fantasies and symbols and beliefs that hold people’s lives together. Be interested in feeling the crushing weight and deep comfort of their web of memories. Every now and then, dive in and swim along in their stream of consciousness. And yes, be willing to accompany them when they’re writhing in their personal hells as well as when they’re exploring the suburbs of paradise. All these tasks will be exceptionally worthy of your time in the coming weeks, Aries.
TAURUS
(April 20-May 20)
Right now you’re like a sulking cherry tree that hasn’t bloomed for years but then inexplicably erupts with pink flowers in mid-autumn. You’re like a child prodigy who lost her mojo for a while and then suddenly recovers it when her old mentor comes back into her life after a long absence. You’re like a dormant volcano that without any warning spurts out a round of seemingly prophetic smoke signals on the eve of a great victory for the whole world.
GEMINI
(June 21-July 22)
The British playwright Colley Cibber, who was born 55 years after Shakespeare died, thought that the Bard’s historical drama Richard III needed improvement. He made extensive revisions, transposing scenes and inserting new material. For 150 years, Cibber’s version was widely performed, effectively replacing Shakespeare’s rendition. I suggest you borrow Cibber’s strategy for your own in the coming weeks. Take something you like and personalize it; make it into your own. Be sure to acknowledge the original, of course. But have fun blending your influence with the prototype as you create a useful and amusing hybrid.
LEO
(July 23-Aug. 22)
The corny but sometimes useful adages of folk wisdom are still being created afresh in the 21st century. Their breeding ground is no longer the tavern or marketplace, as in centuries past, but rather the Internet. I’ve plucked one of these funky gems out of the ethers for you to contemplate: “Noah’s Ark was built by amateurs, while the Titanic was built by professionals.” How exactly does this apply to you? According to my reading of the astrological omens, you’re in a phase when a good imagination will count for more than strict logic; when innocent enthusiasm will take you further than know-it-all expertise; and when all the work you do should have a playful spirit fueled by a beginner’s mind.
VIRGO
(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Were you ever a tiger in one of your past lives? If so, this would be an excellent time to tap into that power. If you
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Your circumstances aren’t as dire as you feared, Scorpio. The freaky monster in the closet is bored with spooking you and will soon be departing the premises. Meanwhile, one of your other tormentors is about to experience some personal sadness that will soften his or her heart toward you. There’s more: The paralysis that has been infecting your funny bone will miraculously cure itself, and the scheduled revelation of the rest of your dirty secrets will be summarily canceled. I hope you’re not feeling so sorry for yourself that you fail to notice this sudden turn in your luck. It may take an act of will for you to wake up to the new dispensations that are available.
“Jazz music is an intensified feeling of nonchalance,” said playwright Francoise Sagan. Keep that in mind during the coming week, Sagittarius. Whether or not you actually play or listen to jazz, do whatever’s necessary to cultivate intensified feelings of nonchalance. It’s extremely urgent for you to be blithe and casual. You desperately need to practice non-attachment as you develop your ability to not care so much about things you can’t control. You’ve got to be ferociously disciplined as you transcend the worries and irritations that won’t really matter much in the big scheme of things.
“There are two rules for ultimate success in life,” wrote L. M. Boyd. “First, never tell everything you know.” While that may be the conventional wisdom about how to build up one’s personal power, I prefer to live by a different principle. Personally, I find that as I divulge everything I know, I keep knowing more and more that wasn’t available to me before. The act of sharing connects me to fresh sources. Open-hearted communication doesn’t weaken me, but just the reverse: It feeds my vitality. This is the approach I recommend to you in the coming days, Capricorn. Do indeed tell everything you know.
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Writing in The New Yorker, Adam Gopnik named two characters from literature that well-educated people tend to identify with. “Men choose Hamlet because every man sees himself as a disinherited monarch,” he said, while “women choose Alice [in Wonderland] because every woman sees herself as the only reasonable creature among crazy people who think that they are disinherited monarchs.” That’s a funny thought in light of your current omens, Aquarius, which suggest that you’re a reasonable creature who clearly sees how much you’re like a disinherited monarch. The omens go on to say that there’s a good chance you will have excellent intuition about what to do in order to at least partially restore yourself to power.
(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
To extract enough gold to make a wedding ring, a mining company must process a ton of ore. In a similar way, many writers generate a swamp of unusable sentences on their way to distilling the precise message they really want to deliver. Please keep these examples in mind as you evaluate your own recent progress, Virgo. It may seem like you’re moving at a crawl and producing little of worth. But according to my analysis of the omens, you’re on your way to producing the equivalent of a gold ring.
LIBRA
have never lived the life of a tiger, would you be willing to imagine that you did? During the coming week’s challenges, you will really benefit from being able to call on the specific kind of intelligence a tiger possesses, as well as its speed, perceptivity, sense of smell, charisma, and beauty. Your homework is to spend ten minutes envisioning yourself inhabiting the body of a tiger.
jonesin’
(May 21-June 20)
“Dear Rob: Thanks for being a continued source of careful thinking! With the help of you and the rather ruthless teachers who are my friends and loved ones, I’m learning the lessons that are most important for me to learn -- like how rigorous I have to be in figuring out my intentions, how impeccable I have to be with formulating my desires, and how precise I have to be in expressing myself. Sometimes I wish I could just go back to being an aimless street punk in Berkeley. But in the end I prefer this tough path I’ve chosen. - Hard-Working Gemini.” Dear Hard-Working: This is an excellent phase in the Gemini life cycle to concentrate on what you named: rigorously figuring out your intentions, impeccably formulating your desires, and expressing yourself precisely.
CANCER
October 15 - October 21
PISCES
(Feb. 19-March 20)
“Dear Rob: Help! I have a sinking feeling that the man I love and want to be with for the rest of my life is almost but not quite courageous enough to be truly and deeply intimate with me. What should I do? -Downcast Piscean.” Dear Downcast: Ask yourself if there’s anything you can change about yourself that will help him feel braver. For instance, is there any way, however small, in which you’re manipulative, untrustworthy, dishonest, or unkind? If so, fixing that in yourself could allow your lover to feel a lot closer. By the way, it’s an excellent time, astrologically speaking, for all Pisceans to alter their inner states in order to alter the world around them.
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Across
1 Makes babies 7 Organic river pollutant, for short 10 Fundamentals 14 Of the largest artery 15 River through Switzerland 16 Sink rapidly 17 Fake bone, e.g. 18 Alan Ball HBO series, to fans 19 “___ Rock” (Simon and Garfunkel song) 20 Odds of finding one on the first try: 1 in 10,000 23 ___-country (music genre) 24 Barely makes (a living) 25 Odds of hitting the winning jackpot on one: 1 in 16,777,216 30 Pampering place 31 Kama ___ 32 ___ a customer 34 Prefix with morph 35 Odds of being allergic to it: 1 in 230,000,000 37 Grp. that’s kind to pets 41 Linen fabric 43 Destroy skeet 44 Mrs., in Madrid 47 Odds of being one: 1 in 83 50 “Hoo boy, that’s exciting!” 52 “Life ___ Highway” 53 Odds of dying because of it: 1 in anywhere from 200,000 to 500,000 58 Crack container 59 ___ Friday’s (restaurant chain) 60 Heated seats, e.g. 62 Get your groove on? 63 “What did you say?” interjections 64 Stinging plant 65 Short story master 66 NYSE unit 67 Actor Radcliffe
Down
1 Spoiled 2 It keeps you covered 3 Cogito follower 4 Dying words to Brutus 5 Miniature box? 6 Charybdis’ counterpart, in Greek myth 7 “Que ___?” 8 Cause of a crash, perhaps 9 Composer Anton 10 Goodbye, to Guillermo 11 Standing ovation cheers 12 Surface, as for air 13 Peloponnesian War side 21 “And the list goes on” abbr. 22 Internet slang system sometimes written with 3’s 25 Pilot’s heading: abbr. 26 “Star Trek” captain Jean-___ Picard 27 Baseball Hall-of-Famer Mel 28 Medium jogging pace 29 Red Monopoly piece 33 Worker safety org. 35 Nintendo controllers designed for motion 36 When some studiers cram 38 Luau food 39 “___ blimey!” 40 Wolfed down 42 Actor Epps of “A Day in the Life” 43 Component of an edible pod 44 Gets rid of leg stubble 45 Blue “Sesame Street” muppet 46 Word before dog or helicopter 48 Number opposite IX 49 Surname of seven performing siblings 51 Indian state 54 CD-ROM predecessor 55 Bottom-of-env. header 56 ___ Field (Mets ballpark) 57 Thin sheet metal for ornamental decoration 61 “___ blu, dipinto di blu” (“Volare” alternate title)
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The cold closes in Tips to avoid hypothermia As I stepped outside early three minutes and my fever makes those naps on Sunday morning, I could seem more like a visit to Rob Zombie’s attic have sworn I heard a voice. than a lovely trip through Candyland. I know It was familiar and I know I’d what happens with the flu and I’m still so stupid heard it before. It had just I can’t wait to get it. The next thing I like to take care of is the car. been awhile. The voice was wrapped around a cold wind Primarily because I will need it to drive to the that made me squint and shiver with dread. It doctor’s office once I’ve become completely wasn’t the voice of someone who had come to bitch slapped by the previously mentioned flu. kill me. It was the voice of someone who was The first thing I do is make sure I have a scraponly going to make me feel like I was dead for per for the windows. I’ve been surprised by that the next five months. It was the voice of old man first freezing rain of the year and spent close to winter, a crusty bastard who’s sort of like Freddy an hour trying to clear a vision hole by scrapor Jason or any of those horror movie villains. ping with an empty Tic Tac container or the You think they’re gone for good and they still heel of a shoe. The right tool can really make come back, year after year after year to the your day. I also like to spray the doorframes and point where no one really cares about them locks with silicon so they don’t freeze up. This anymore. Global warming or even a stake in the actually works and is much easier than trying to chest can’t stop Mr. pee the ice off in 10 Winter, so the only For me, the flu is like eating at degree weather. thing you can do is After this is combuckle down and Wienerschnitzel. The memories plete, I try to make get the hell ready. all of the seem exponentially more awesome sure Winter preparedhouse windows are ness is never really than the actual experience ... In closed. Every year easy. This year realjust assume its reality, my face is covered with snot, Itaken care of and ly feels like there’s a crapload of things I’m constantly shivering [and] the I usually find on that’s not sealed. to take care of before winter gets its soup only makes me have to vomit. Like my dad alfoot completely in ways said, “We’re the door. We have to worry about the flu. We’ve not trying to heat the outside too, dumbass.” got to worry about transportation. We’ve got to While I’m still in the house, I usually try to beworry about shelter. We’ve got to worry about gin switching out the summer clothes for the wardrobe. We’ve got to worry about our pets. winter clothes. This is easier for me than most It’s a freaking Maslow’s hierarchy of things that people. I don’t really worry much about them need to be taken care of. It’s probably time we matching or looking good. It’s much more along get started. the lines of “Oh, this is a top, this is a bottom. The first thing everyone should probably do is That will totally work.” Then all I need to do is get a flu shot. I think you’re supposed to get a superglue that stocking cap to my bald assed couple of them this year, for the different types. head and I’m ready to go. As far as the dog goes, he gives me the look My theory is that if everyone else gets them like they’re supposed to, I won’t really need like it’s all a practical joke each time he heads one because there will be no one to pass the outside to take care of business. All I can do is virus along. This, of course, is a terrible plan. It offer empathy. I tried to put a sweater on him doesn’t really bother me that my plan doesn’t for warmth once and he gave me a look like I’d work though, because for some unexplained cut his testicles off again. reason, I always kind of want to get the flu As usual, I’m sure most of those tips don’t — right up until I actually get it. really do anyone all that much good. I suppose For me, the flu is like eating at Wienerschnit- it would be a good idea to make some sort of zel. The memories seem exponentially more checklist I can use each year to help ensure awesome than the actual experience. I picture than I’m ready to get through until April. The myself all snuggly, laying on the couch and problem is that just doesn’t much fit my personwatching old movies all day. I’ll drink all the ality profile. I’d rather think I’ve got it all taken 7-Up I can hold down and maybe have a bowl care of and then have to struggle through an of chicken soup. The only thing that breaks up unforeseen situation. 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