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MUSIC Whether your mood is looking for something sensual or dirty, there’s a set of songs for you this Monday.

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Your guide to this week’s events in CU.

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EDITOR’S NOTE BRAD THORP

I was watching television the other day, and saw what is sure to be the first of many “holiday” styled commercials set to run the rest of the year. It was only a day after Halloween, and already they are showing Christmas-themed commercials! Don’t get me wrong, I am all for holidays and all the festivities around them. They can be a great time and should be enjoyed to the fullest — just ... individually. I think it is important to keep each holiday separate.

Lumping them all together as “seasons” or even as a holiday “month” is something that I just can’t agree with.

Thanksgiving is a great holiday and each year I feel it is somewhat taken over by those holidays who that happen to follow it on the calendar. I think this holiday, maybe most of all, is one that should mean more to us as a nation and should be celebrated as such.

Not only it is overshadowed by other holidays, but now the shopping season has crept its way into the mix. So much so that shopping, buying gifts and getting the best deals have become synonymous with all things Thanksgiving. This just shouldn’t be.

This isn’t intended to be solely about fall holidays, but more so about how Americans really need to slow down. Walking down Green Street on November 1, I should not be bombarded with window displays of Christmas trees or decorative lights. It not time yet! Take it slow, people! These holidays will come each and every year, but only once. There is no need to jump ahead and further this rush to some unknown finish line.

Keep it simple. These holidays are meant to be a time of rest, of family, of taking in the sights and sounds of different cultures and festivities. Each holiday is packed with intricate details; if you rush through them I truly feel you are cheating yourself. Not only that, but slowing yourself down helps you get more out the holiday. You can rest, enjoy your family and enjoy delicious food without worrying about what is ahead.

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by Kelsey Shannon Looking for something different to do this weekend? This Saturday, embrace your inner cardshark and satisfy your charitable side as well! The Champaign Firefighters Local 1260 is sponsoring a Texas Hold ‘Em tournament this Saturday, Nov. 6 at noon. This is, of course, a totally awesome idea in itself, but the even cooler part is that a portion of the proceeds will go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, or MDA. (Fun fact: the MDA is chaired

by Jerry Lewis.) The tournament will be held at the Laborer’s Local 703 Union Hall, which is located at 108 E. Anthony in Urbana.

According to Champaign firefighter Matt Quinlan, there will be over $20,000 in prizes.

The grand prize is a spot in the 2011 World Series of Poker Tournament or $10,000 in gold” The basic entry fee is $65 for 6,000 chips, and there is also the option of a $115 re-buy package, doubling your chips and saving $15. You must be at least 18 to play, and if you make it to the grand prize, you must be 21 by the time the World Series of Poker rolls around in 2011.

Instead of spending your money in a casino, you can rest easy knowing it’s going towards finding a cure for muscular dystrophy. So start practicing now and hone your Texas Hold ‘Em skills for Saturday! For more information on the tournament, visit the Champaign Firefighers Local 1260 website at champaignlocal1260.com.

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» Road Trips: Last Friday I woke up early and headed for DC, spent the weekend at the Jon Stewart rally and hanging out in awesome bars. By Sunday night I was sleeping in my own bed again having done a few days of awesome stuff. It wasn’t even expensive because there were so many of us! Sanity was restored. » Applying to graduate: All I had to do was make sure my name was spelled correctly and confirm that I’m an English major. But damn did it feel good. » Living close to my parents: Just finished voting? Better go drink my mom’s beer and hang out with the dog, spend some time with my retired step dad, and eat all their food.

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» Skipping seasons: Don’t you just love the slow transition of seasons?

First, comes spring, then summer, then dall, then ... WAIT! Where is fall???? Oh yeah, we skipped it this year. Our daytime temperature tanked about 30 degrees in what felt like a week.

Where is the justice? Where are my sweaters? » My communication minor: A couple semesters ago, I thought it would be a great idea to pick up a communications minor. Of course, little did I realize at the time that I would in fact not be able to register for most of the classes available for said minor. For now, I’ll just select one of the ones I really hope I don’t have to take and hope there are still spots available when the non-major ban for next semester ends in mid-November. Beautiful... » Not having hot water: Ninety percent of the time I absolutely love my apartment building. That other 10 percent currently consists of the time I spend standing in my bathroom waiting for the water to finally heat up and the time that I spend taking lukewarm showers when the water never does actually heat up. Just in time for early winter, too.

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» When people have the same exact smile in every single picture: It’s creepy man, how do they do that?

Like I’m going through their photo album and it never changes! Why?!!! » Not having mastered the muscles in my face: It’s like, these people must have really advanced facial muscles if they can do the same thing over and over again! I mean, how do they do that? I can barely do the same thing with my face twice. My facial muscles suck. » When people don’t imagine what I was saying as if I’m yelling: A) Go back and read the first two as if I’m yelling. B) I am always yelling. buzz

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by Keirstin Westfallen Tea. The beverage might be typically associated with old people, the Revolutionary War or, more recently, the Tea Party movement, but if Tiesta Tea has anything to do with it, that will soon change.

The local six-month-old tea company is aiming to provide consumers with “not your grandmother’s cup of tea,â€? said CEO Daniel Klein. Tiesta Tea is currently available at Oh Olive!, Bella Mia Boutique, Strawberry Fields, Natural Gourmet and Walnut St. Tea Company. buzz sat down with Klein and co-founder Patrick Tannous to discuss their new company. Âť buzz: How did you get the company started?

Patrick Tannous: We both studied abroad in 2009. I went to Paris and Dan went to Milan. We took a little weekend vacation to Prague, Czech Republic. We found a Czech teahouse. This wasn’t your traditional teahouse. They had some of the craziest teas we’ve ever seen and some of the craziest avors of tea we’ve ever seen, ones that we haven’t been presented with in the U.S. In Prague, we thought, “This is a great idea; we should take it home.â€? Âť buzz: What makes your tea stand out from other brands on the market?

PT: The common problem we’ve recognized is that tea is too confusing. It’s too complex for the average consumer. They tend to be overwhelmed when they go to purchase tea, so we break it down simply. We give you ďŹ ve functions of the tea to choose from: Energizer, Relaxer, Slenderizer, Immunity and Forever Young. We have twelve different teas for each brand, so we make it simpler for a consumer to choose a tea.

Not to mention, we custom blend the teas to ďŹ t those speciďŹ c categories. Âť buzz: How would you describe the tea’s taste?

Daniel Klein: All of our teas are very full-bodied, and we tend to go for teas that have a lot of avor.

We have unavored teas and we have avored teas, both of which are extremely high quality.

I guess the main kind of tea that sells well among our demographic, the college students, is more of the fruit teas. We have some very unique fruit blends that you basically will not ďŹ nd anywhere else. They are very, very unique. They tend to have a lot of fruit chunks in them, a lot of different wellness herbs to ďŹ t the brands. Âť buzz: What are your favorite Tiesta Tea avors?

DK: In Forever Young, the Blueberry Wild Child.

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It’s really got a nice unique blueberry and pomegranate flavor. As far as Slenderizer, my favorite is one called Fruity Pebbles. It’s a green tea with a bunch of different fruit pieces mixed in. ...

My favorite Immunity tea is one called Maui Mango ‌ It’s basically a mango tropical flavor.

It’s a sticky fruit blend. It tastes great iced and it tastes great hot. That’s one that kind of wows people. They don’t really expect that. It almost tastes like mango juice.

PT: For the Slenderizer my favorite one would be the Tropical Temptations. For the Immunity my

favorite one would be the Fireberry. For Relaxer I’d have to go with the Minty Winter Wonderland.  buzz: How did you come up with the company name?

PT: “Tiestaâ€? — it just kind of turned into what we call a “tea experience.â€? When you think of the word “tiesta,â€? you think of a ďŹ esta, which is an experience that is physical; and then a siesta, which is also a mental experience. So a “tiestaâ€? is a tea experience. It’s our reinventing the world of tea, what the experience of a freshly cup of brewed tea is.

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Silvercreek hosts the next in their series of themed tea parties

by Jordan Ramos Silvercreek Restaurant and Bar, located at 402 N. Race St. in Urbana, will be holding a “Royal-Tea” Party on Saturday, Nov. 6 from 12-1:30pm. At this event, ladies of all ages will be able to experience fine teas, a variety of finger sandwiches and delicious desserts.

The idea for tea parties was first thought up by Nancy Strong, one of Silvercreek’s owners. “It started off when my friend Vickie Siebenhaar would come help me do flowers at Silvercreek, and one day we thought ‘Oh, it’d be fun to do a tea party here,’” Strong said.

Nancy and her husband Allen are the owners of both Silvercreek and the Courier Café in Urbana, and they have been holding tea parties for five years now.

“We have had seven tea parties in those five years, so we don’t do them very often. There is just so much work!”

Strong said. “We do another one whenever we feel like we’ve recovered from the previous one.”

Each tea party has a different theme that is spread throughout the decorations and food. In the past, they have done a “Festivi-Tea” party which featured all Christmas inspired pastries and poinsettias, a Mad Hatter’s Tea party that had an Alice in Wonderland theme and an “Antiqui-Tea” party, where each lady had the opportunity to take a picture in one of the Strong’s antique cars. On Saturday, the royal theme will be making its second appearance at Silvercreek.

One of the best parts of the tea parties is the hats. Gretchen Potter, who Strong referred to as “The Hat Lady,” brings around 50 hats from her collection for the guest to choose from.

“I’d strongly recommend getting here around 11 a.m. to get your pick of the hats, and one of the souvenirs is a photo with you in your favorite hat,” Strong said. Upon entering the tea party, there are multiple clotheslines with all of the hats on display, with a variety of colors, sizes and adornments.

Sandy Burgoyne also shows up at the tea parties with her hand painted china for guests to view and purchase. She has her own studio in Danville, Ill., and makes china that once again pertains to the theme of the tea party. For the “FestiviTea” Party, there were many hand painted snowmen, reindeer and other holiday emblems.

Another unique element of the tea parties is that a different teacup and china set is put out at each spot. Strong’s friend Siebenhaar has a grand collection of Bone china, which is porcelain so fine you can actually see light come through it.

For the “Royal-Tea” Party on Saturday, expect to be in the heated greenhouse, where there will be tulle streamed across the ceiling, fresh cut flowers and a waterfall stream. Siebenhaar will be dressed up as Queen Victoria, and Potter will be going as “The Royal Mouth.” Strong’s brother is even dressing up for the occasion as Prince Albert.

The fare will be finger sandwiches, such as prosciutto wrapped pencil asparagus, all on fresh bread made in Silvercreek’s very own bakery, lemon scones and cinnamon apple scones, and of course, the mouthwatering desserts. “The pastry chef really goes all out,” Strong said about Silvercreek’s pastry chef, Lindsey Spoden. Look forward to the sour cherry tarts, white truffles, petit fours and others. After looking at the scrapbooks of past tea parties, words can’t do these desserts justice, however; each individual pastry has such intricate detail, and there is obviously a lot of time spent on them. These pastries alone should be incentive for every person to attend this tea party. Not only will they taste good, Strong promised that all of the savories, scones and pastries would also be “artfully presented.”

To attend the “Royal-Tea” Party, it is $24.95 for adults, $12.95 for kids ages 4-12, and free for children 3 and under.

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Where? Silvercreek Restaurant and Bar, 402 N. Race St., U. When?Saturday, Nov. 6 from 12-1:30pm How Much? $24.95 for adults, $12.95 for kids ages 4-12, and free for children 3 and under

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Parkland gears up to perform a series of one acts

by Derek Beigh makes writing for theater unique and exciting.

“It’s never your play once you turn it over to a theatre company. It’s a collaborative project,” said Morris.

“Everybody brings a little something to the table. I’ve given them something that now they’ll reinterpret and put their own vision on.”

For Leslie Liautaud, though, the adaptation of her play The Mansion from page to stage has been more personal: as writer and director, she’s been able to oversee every step of the Claire Cowley and Prudence Runkle perform Mercy Falls at a rehearsal at the Parkland Theatre in Champaign, on Oct. 29, 2010. Photo by Justin Maatubang transition, and she said it’s been a fulfilling process.

“It’s like seeing something you’ve written in print. While Duck Hunter was a success in its own right, There’s a satisfaction of finally seeing it come to life Schnarre said he’s enjoyed the unique challenges and seeing it out there,” Liautaud said. “I would say of staging five plays per night, an endeavor that about 95 percent of the satisfaction is just watching makes minimalism a necessity for the individual something that started out as a little nugget in my one acts and their directors.

“We have a little bit of a budget for props, and brain coming full circle to a production.”

The weekend’s directors, like it’s plays, differ then between the wardrobe closets here and our broadly; Liautaud, a community member with no personal wardrobes, we’re costuming it,” Schnarre prior directorial experience, will share the stage said. “The lighting is being done by students and Thursday and Saturday with Parkland English the finding of set pieces is being done by students. professor Thom Schnarre, whose eight directing It’s a great opportunity for them to get hands-on credits at the college include September’s 2010-11 with what they’ll be doing after they graduate.”

Getting students familiar with the inner workseason opener Duck Hunter Shoots Angel as well as The Audition and See No Evil for the weekend. ings of theater is a priority for Parkland, which

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regularly sends students to schools like the University of Illinois and Columbia College to pursue acting as a vocation. Schnarre said that pre-professional focus benefits community members interested in acting as well.

“It’s nice that we have a stable theater space where community members can come and just perform,” Schnarre said. “They don’t have to worry about every other aspect of the production since we have student support and college support. It’s the best of both worlds as far as community and academic theater combined.”

Ultimately, whether the weekend is as successful as a larger show isn’t important to Hard; the one acts concept has its own benefits that has made it a favorite at Parkland in recent years and always guarantees an entertaining production.

“It has so many varying viewpoints and so many different things to think about or just to laugh at and enjoy,” Hard said. “Everybody needs to laugh every once in a while and everybody needs to cry once in a while, and these [shows] give you the opportunity to do all that.-

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This fall, Randi Collins Hard decided to direct A Weekend of One Acts — a performance of one-act plays — at Parkland Community College instead of a longer, complicated drama. While she prefers not to dwell on the shift, she knows one thing for certain: she definitely didn’t take the easy way out.

“The reason we picked One Acts is not because they are easier, because they aren’t. They are absolutely every bit as difficult as doing a full-length show,” said Hard. “When you get right down to it, what we’re doing is producing ten shows — two nights, five each night — so it’s sort of one show times ten.”

The final verdict on the change will be delivered when Parkland presents A Weekend of One Act Plays, a two-night event celebrating the best in short theater and cycling out plays over four days. Thursday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 6 will include the first five shows, while Friday, Nov. 5 and Sunday, Nov. 7 will feature the remaining five.

Hard, who is also artistic director of Parkland’s theater program, said that the benefits of staging of a series of vignettes far outweigh the difficulty. “[One acts] are really fun. They’re fun to act in, and they’re fun to direct,” said Hard. “Audiences love them because they don’t have to make a commitment to one play for the entire evening.”

Variety is a major strength of the project. Not only is the content balanced between comedy and drama, but it also features published and unpublished works. Of the ten plays, six are original, including The Age of Stupid, Part 3 by Parkland English professor Richard Morris. Morris said playwrights seeing their works transformed is part of what

parkland college theatre 2400 W. Bradley Ave., Champaign when: Thursday, Nov. 4, to Saturday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, at 3 p.m. what: A Weekend of One Act Plays cost: Adult $12, student and senior $10. Tickets half-price on Thursday! age: Recommended for mature teens and older

What You Will gives an old play a new vibe

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Actors Jacob Lessing and Brittany Gerke rehearse What You Will’s production of Hamlet. Photo by Eric Kwan

that something is not right,” said Murdoch.

Because most productions of the show have Hamlet sinking further and further into insanity, dragging Ophelia down with him, it will be fascinating to see the story from a different perspective.

In fact, this production will argue, as the event’s Facebook page states, that Hamlet is not crazy.

“Hamlet ... encompasses so much of the human condition: love, hate, raison d’etre, conscience, grief, loyalty, morality, masculinity ... and, of course, procrastination,” said cast member Erik Allgood, who will be playing Polonius.

“It’s my first time playing Shakespeare, which presents its own difficulties,” said Allgood. “Also, making sure to communicate the meaning behind each line—they can be misread easily.”

Despite the challenge of the material, Murdoch has nothing but praise for her cast.

“They are a great group,“ said Murdoch. “I’m really happy with the cast.”

Reviving the role he had four years ago, Jacob Lessing will be playing Hamlet, while Kelsey Pigg will be playing the doomed Ophelia.

The production itself will be minimalist in style, allowing for the audience to concentrate instead on what the actors are saying and see what they need to see.

The same goes for costumes, since Murdoch’s idea was to have neutral colors to keep all the actors at the same level. In general, she wanted a more neutral version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

Promising to be a performance with a fantastic cast, great music and, of course, the poetic language of the play itself, this production will definitely be worth seeing, whether or not the audience members have experienced Hamlet before.

For more information about the show or for a list of the whole cast, check out its Facebook page, “What You Will Shakespeare presents HAMLET.”

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Though the Bard may be long dead, his plays are certainly not, especially on this campus.

This time around, the What You Will Shakespeare Company will be taking on the brooding world of the Prince of Denmark himself.

However, Shakespeare’s words will have some unusual company on stage come performance night: the music of Muse will be helping set the stage and the mood.

“They all just fit so well,” said Director Emily Murdoch. “For instance, the song “Showbiz” works great for Ophelia’s death scene.”

The rolling techno and rock sound of Muse coupled with the classic lines of Shakespeare will no doubt make for an interesting performance. Of course, since Hamlet is so instantly recognizable, those who choose to take it on need a twist like this one to keep the play new.

“I wanted a more Pleasantville-esque production, where the parents seem to move on too quickly to ‘everything is ok,’ and the younger generation actually is the one who recognizes

university place christian church 403 S. Wright St., Champaign when: Friday, Nov. 5, Saturday, Nov. 6, Friday, Nov. 12, and Saturday, Nov. 13, at 8 p.m. what: Hamlet and Muse combine in this new take on Shakespeare’s tale of the Prince of Denmark. cost: $5

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WITH CRAIG MCMONIGAL PHOTOGRAPHER

by Ilana Strauss ith 35 years of work under his belt, photographer Craig M. McMonigal is by no means a newcomer to the photography scene.

Having worked at both UIUC and Parkland College, for the last 20 years, McMonigal has turned to nudes as the primary focus of his work. His photographs, which have been exhibited nationally and included in some museum collections, will be featured in a “Viewer/Voyeur” Photography Exhibit at the Art Coop in Urbana from Thursday, Nov. 4 to Tuesday, Nov. 9. buzz sat down with the artist to talk about what made him turn to nudes, what he hopes his works express and the his ideas about black and white photographs. » buzz: Why do you photograph nudes?

Craig McMonigal: When I got out of grad school, for about a year or so, I didn’t do anything at all.

After doing still lifes for a while, I realized it wasn’t doing much for me. I knew a woman who was modeling for drawing classes. I realized this would be a way to get back into photographing people.

I discovered that I really enjoyed it. So now, years later, that’s what I’ve been doing. » buzz: What do you try to express in your photographs?

CM: When I first was photographing, I was mostly doing figure work. I added props to cre-

ate a visual narrative. I started thinking, what happens when I photograph more than one person? With two nudes together, there’s a kind of inherent eroticism. I wanted to see if I could divorce the images from the eroticism. In the group shots I did, the people were not touching each other, but they were relating. But, I also do figure study work as well. » buzz: How do you create a visual narrative?

CM: Using masks, I give people a false sense of anonymity. You could come up with a story for what they might be doing. People will think whatever they like. » buzz: How do you find props?

CM: I go to garage sales, estate sales and flea markets. I don’t necessarily go out looking for stuff. When you go to enough garage sales, you come across the oddest things. » buzz: How do you come up with ideas?

CM: My inspiration comes form anything and everything. I’m always fascinated when photographers say they have a single influence. I cannot limit myself to under a dozen influences. Having a conversation with someone, something will pop into my head. Sometimes I come up with ideas from objects at antique stores or walking through my house.

Photographer Craig McMonigal poses in his darkroom in his Champaign home Oct. 28 2010. Photo by Imani Brooks

» buzz: Why do you photograph in black and white?

CM: That’s what I’ve been trained in. When it comes to the nude figure as a subject, it looks more nude than naked in black and white. When it’s in black and white, the image is already separated from the world. It’s just my personal preference right now. One thing about color photography is that it’s competing with the world because we accept it as reality. People have gotten in their minds that it is a more serious medium, even though plenty of photos in museums are in color.

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Saw 3D understands its audience and, moreover, film history. Since the dawning of photography, films have been plagued with cumbersome plots, trained actors seeking their characters emotions, researched dialogue, themes and motifs that provoke critical thinking and Paul Giamatti. When I see films like No Country for Old Men and The Hurt Locker, I can feel filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forefathers rolling in their graves. But now the Lumiere brothers can rest peacefully. Saw 3D takes a handful of perverted, misogynic death scenes, a pinch of flashbacks to explain facts the audience is too dumb to figure out on their own and a tablespoon of bloody mazes that thankfully offer no morals for the audience to create a film that only the third dimension can handle. Can you, Oscar?

The film does not waste time with drawn-out suspense like an Alfred Hitchcock snooze-fest and instead aims higher for the art of shock value â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a risky maneuver, but Greutert does it with the grace of a Parisian ballerina. The real genius of Saw 3D, however, lies in the anticipation that a porn might break out at any moment. Gracias to cinematographer Brian Gedge who knows exactly where to put a camera: inches away from a femaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chest or butt. Dear Oscar, wake up, walk over to Lionsgate studios, get on your knees and bow to the new kings of cinema!

The conclusion is electrifying. The entire Saw franchise is explained in a thirty second flashback to reveal the secret behind how Jigsaw was able to reek havoc on sinners for the past six years. You will never be able to guess it. Seriously, you will never be able to guess it because it involves a character seen in Saw 3D for a grand total of a minute. Saw 3D is not a film you see; it is an event to be witnessed for an extra $3 in 3D premium.

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With expert directing by Kevin Greutert, working with a screenplay that daringly lacks plot or characterization (it pays off!) by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, Saw 3D is a series of loosely strung scenes dripping with buckets of blood, guts and tits.

The Oscars canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give an excuse to ignore this one.

Saw 3D opens up with a scene that lacks any relevance whatsoever. Two Hollister model males and a suspended female showing great cleavage and a rockinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bod are trapped in a moral quandary open to the curious window shoppers. The two males have to decide whether to save themselves and kill the suspended girl who toyed with their emotions or save the girl and kill the other suitor.

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As Sera takes Ben into her home, cares for him and loves him, we realize not only how much Ben needs Sera, but also how much the opposite is true as well. Ben and Sera are two characters who exist entirely on the margins of society, and it is because of this dynamic that the two function so well together. The ironic catch of the story:

neither wants to be cured. Sera is not allowed to ask Ben to stop drinking and Ben is not allowed to ask Sera to quit her job as a prostitute. At this point, the viewer realizes that this is not a story of rehabilitation but of brutal debilitation.

Cageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Oscar-winning performance is the role of a lifetime, and indeed my favorite acting performance of all time. Shue does more than stand her ground with Cage, and this movie could not be half as tragic without her in the cast. Director and writer Mike Figgis focuses on a Las Vegas backdrop that we rarely see in movies â&#x20AC;&#x201D; shady motel rooms, desert country bars â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a darker, and more difficult setting than one may be accustomed to.

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3Favorites Serial Killer Movies

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Silence of the Lambs:

The outstanding pedigree for this movie is two-fold: first, it is one of the few horror movies to win Best Picture.

Second, the performances are absolutely unbelievable. Anthony Hopkins had a career resurgence with his chilling portrayal of cannibal genius Hannibal Lector, so much so that he revisited the character in two mediocre sequels. Jodie Foster displays neophyte arrogance to a tee with her green FBI agent Clarice Starling, as she is desperately on the hunt for a killer named Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine).

Personally, I find this film to be much creepier than supernatural horror movies because this seems so real.

Zodiac:

Not all movies about serial killers have to be scary.

As a matter of fact, Zodiac only has one scene that could even be considered in the realm of terror, but the rest of the movie is so fascinating that it does not matter. This David Fincher movie is about the San Francisco Zodiac killer of the late â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s and early â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s, and it focuses more on the chase to find the murderer than the scares. Honestly, how can you go wrong with a movie that features Robert Downey Jr. as a raging cokehead journalist whose life unravels because of personal threats from Zodiac?

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Lust, passion and revenge

Penny Dreadful Players wreak some havoc with Medea

by Megan Betti

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Bringing her own updates to the play, Rice decided to set the ancient story in the 1950s because of the similarities between social constraints for women in that time period and Medea.

The new time period isn’t the only innovation in this show. This is also a show with a Greek chorus like you’ve never seen before.

The chorus, comprised of women who wouldn’t be out of place in Stepford, speak both individually and in unison as they move about the stage, creating an effect that is truly chilling.

“I really like the vocal choreography,” said Keiber, who plays one of these women. “The way we sync up together is really creepy and awesome.”

Unlike most Greek plays that center on grand kings and gods, Medea hits much closer to home. Rice says that above all, this is the story of a broken family.

“We want to tell a story about a family,” said Rice. “Not average people, but [people with] average troubles.”

Do not plan on a night of smiles and laughter; this is no sitcom.

This is the story of a family who, “through their own faults destroyed everything,” according to Rice.

Ancient, but new; classic, but innovative: the Penny Dreadful Players’ production of Medea can’t be missed.

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Medea is an ancient story that never really gets old. The play, which was originally written by Euripides in ancient Athens, will be reinvented by the Penny Dreadful Players on Friday, Nov. 5 and Saturday, Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. in the gallery of the Architecture Building, located between David Kinley Hall and Wohlers Hall.

The play tells the story of Medea, a woman not from Greece but from Asia. Her husband, Jason, is the same Jason of the Argos, who captured the Golden Fleece. People who remember their Greek mythology lessons can probably recall the story or at least the name. For those who don’t, Medea is the princess who, through murder, mayhem and great personal sacrifice, helped Jason capture that Golden Fleece and escape. The play Medea is the story of what happened afterwards.

After years of loving marriage, Jason’s ambitious ways lead him to leave Medea and marry a Greek princess instead. Spurned by her husband, the abandoned wife is left to seek her revenge.

“It’s not something you get to see a lot of on campus,” said Director Liz Rice of the Penny Dreadful Players theater group, explaining why she was excited to do an ancient Greek piece.

However, the cast promises that despite its ancient roots, this show will not put you to sleep.

“It’s a very interesting twist on an age-old tragedy filled with passion and lust,” said Tiffany Keiber, who is playing one of the women of Corinth.

After all, even an ancient play can still have some bite.

“It has a lot of controversy,” said Rice. “Some people think it’s feminist.

Some people think it’s anti-feminist ... I want the audience to decide.”

the217.com Bide Akande, senior in history and psychology, reads his script before a rehearsal for Penny Dreadful Players’ production of Medea in Urbana on Oct. 28, 2010. Photo by Ramzi Dreessen

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the architecture building 608 e. Lorado Taft Dr., Champaign What: The Penny Dreadful Players bring back one of the oldest tales of revenge with their production of Medea. director: Liz Rice When: Friday, Nov. 5, and Saturday, Nov. 6, at 8 p.m. cost: Free!

Tehran is brought into focus in the Global Lens series

by Nancy Shen motion picture by ex-poet and filmmaker Granaz Moussavi, My Tehran for Sale tells the story of Marzieh, an actress who is fighting for political refuge and waiting to clear Australian immigration. She recounts her attempts to live, work and love in Tehran’s blossoming and chaotic arts subculture.

My Tehran for Sale is Granaz Moussavi’s first feature film. She was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1974. A student of Flinders University, she received a degree in Screen Studies. Moussavi then went on to pursue a postgraduate degree in Film Editing from the Australian Film Television and Radio School.

The creator of four collections of avant-garde poetry, she has turned her attention towards directing and editing several documentaries and short films.

According to IMDb, the character Marzieh is an artist whose work is banned by the authorities and must to lead a secret life to express herself. While at an underground rave she meets Saman, an Iranian-born Australian citizen, who offers Marzieh a way out of the

for Global Studies here on campus.”

This group is the Global Film Initiative, which offers a collection of narrative feature films from around the world. The Global Lens mission is to promote cross-cultural understanding through the universal language of cinema. Every year, the initiative awards several grants to commendable filmmakers and supports the touring film series.

Rasmus said that she is fortunate enough to “get the chance to see [the films] with the general audiUsed with permission from Cyan Films ence on Thursday nights and then participate in discussion afterwards country and a life lived without fear of showing with film critic, Richard Leskosky.”

“We get a good, engaged audience which typiher true self.

Depicting the challenges that the modern cally consists of a mix of students, faculty/staff woman has to struggle with in both Iran’s and community members,” said Rasmus. present-day political environment and TehAmanda Claire Krueger, event coordinator at ran’s blossoming arts culture, Moussavi’s film the University YMCA, feels that “this particular is framed through a progression of clever and story will resonate with university Y, campus and thespian flashback scenes. community participants.”

According to Ann Rasmus, the program coordina“This story is a window to seeing Tehran through tor at the University YMCA, My Tehran for Sale is part the filmmaker’s eyes, which is a unique way to of “a 10-film group in a partnership with the Center learn the culture, traditions and language of

others. This is also an opportunity to see how others resolve conflict, deal with suffering and loss and ultimately experience their reality,” said Krueger. “What really stays with you after seeing this film—I’ve heard—is the connection to Tehran, to its language, its culture, its people. This film is really an ode to a city under cultural siege.”

Rasmus advises students to take advantage of this “unique opportunity to see really good films you can’t see or access anywhere else besides other Global Lens partner sites.”

So, sit back with some popcorn, a group of Illini and get an insider’s point of view of an amazing artist’s life.

“I have never been disappointed by the film presented at Global Lens. Each one has the ability to transport you,” said Krueger. “You become very invested in these characters and how their story unfolds.”

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university ymca 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign What: A girl fights to love, work and live in My Tehran for Sale. filmmaker: Granaz Moussavi When: Thursday, Nov. 4 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. cost: Free

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Josh Pyke

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Memories and Dust

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Creativity is a commodity hard to come by in music nowadays, so it’s always a good surprise when you find a singer with a unique style. Australian-born Josh Pyke blazes his own trail with the pop rock genre, writing songs with an almost magical listenability. His debut album, Memories and Dust, contains a perfect collection of songs with an almost cozy quality. In “Middle of the Hill,” he seems to sing continuously without taking a breath, urged on by his guitar and the hand clapping beat in the background. Done any other way it would probably sound crowded and busy, but it’s easily my favorite song. The namesake song of the album, “Memories and Dust,” is just as good a listen. From the deep thud of the drums to his guitar, he plays on the levels in his music to make you feel surrounded by it. No matter which song you’re listening to, though, his music just has something about it that connects with you right away. He really puts himself into his music, making it almost impossible to listen to his songs only once. ­— Bridgette Ruhland

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Bob Dylan

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The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 (The Bootleg Series Vol. 9)

The era of music in which Bob Dylan started his career was far different from the present day. Back then it was the norm for the albums of recording artists to consist of other songwriter’s songs. It was highly unlikely for even half of an album to consist of self-written material. When Dylan entered this world, it was unclear if he would become mainly a songwriter or a performer. Songs such as “Blowing in the Wind” and “Mr. Tambourine Man” were better known as songs

by The Byrds and Peter, Paul, and Mary than by Dylan.

This period of uncertainty is captured on the ninth edition of Dylan’s Bootleg Series, The Witmark Demos. These recordings were to be transcribed and sold to artists interested in recording his music, which means these are early half-finished versions of many well known Dylan songs. Familiar songs such as “Masters of War,” “Girl From the North Country” and “Baby, Let Me Follow You Down” are heard with fresh ears. There is new life in hearing an early “The Times They Are A-Changin’” belted out on a piano.

The Witmark Demos is a glimpse of a developing artist. There are moments of brilliance in “Guess I’m Doing Fine,” and then of artistic immaturity in “The Death of Emmett Till.” You can hear in his voice; that he’s still a naive kid from the Midwest, yet you can also hear the determination for greatness. — Adam Thies

Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s

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Buzzard

Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s dropped their album Buzzard Sept. 21 just in time for our dropping temperatures in the Midwest.

Charming, insulting, eerie and passionate vocals accompanied by the haunting sounds of a few new band members rings in the autumn just as I prefer it.

With dark and twisting stories rooted in song, Margot stays consistent with past albums and EPs. Acoustic serenades and pounding heartache songs will both keep you captivated as lead singer Richard Edwards guides you through the album. Buzzard will not shock you with a new sound but will delight you with a familiar voice and beat that fit right into the routine of back-to-school and the falling leaves. — Ashley Sarver

Horrible things

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ocal pop-punk band Horrible Things have been cranking out their music in CU for a year and a half. The band, led by University of Illinois junior Tim Reynolds on guitar and vocals, has played at various venues in the area, taking their music to both the mainstream and underground scenes.

This band stays busy by playing shows, going to school, and working on a split 7” record with fellow local pop-punkers The Fresh Kills.

Although they have no upcoming shows, check out their music at myspace.com/horriblethings or download two free EPs at horriblethings. bandcamp.com. » buzz: When did you guys get together?

Tim Reynolds: We got together in the spring of our freshman year, so like 2009. I had met Anders [Pollack, guitar] through mutual friends and Nick [Bethune, bass guitar] through the RSO Starcourse. Then, Anders knew Trevor [Seal, drums] through living circumstances, I think. » buzz: Where does the name Horrible Things originate?

TR: I think the idea spawned from the lyrics I had written for the band before we had a name. It may sound cheesy, but from the get go I think it lets people know the tone from which were coming from, which I like. Plus, it sounds pretty cool.

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» buzz: Who are some of your influences?

TR: I listen to a lot of punk, I suppose, but also a lot of other stuff. So I wouldn’t say that we are influenced solely as a punk or pop-punk band.

What I think is cool about Horrible Things is that all of us really came together with completely different musical tastes. I kind of knew I wanted to do a something with a bit of pop-punk core to it, but everyone in the band really adds something different with just the way they play. I think most of all that gives it an eclectic vibe, differentiating it from normal pop-punk. In the end, I think that’s what I wanted anyway. Plus, through all these different influences, we are starting to develop a general cohesive style to our songs. » buzz: Where are your favorite venues to play?

TR: I’m speaking for myself here, but since we play a lot of house shows, I’m going to say house shows. Its generally the environment that, one,

The band, Horrible Things, gives a celebratory high-five during practice in Urbana on Oct. 28, 2010. Photo by Jaci Wandell

will be the most receptive to what were putting out, and two, where the crowd and the band will have the most fun. So definitely house shows, or Blacksheep Café in Springfield, Ill., since I basically grew up playing there.. » buzz: What does the future look like for Horrible Things?

TR: The future looks good. We keep on keepin’ on. We’ve got the mentioned split to work on with Fresh Kills, plus another (long overdue) split with my friend’s band, Landbridge, from Bloomington, Ind. Additionally, when time permits, we’re going to try touring to the east coast too, so more music and more shows on the horizon.

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WITH MAY BERENBAUM HONEY BEE EXPERT AND AUTHOR OF HONEY, I’M HOMEMADE

by Hannah Pitstick Given the title of this publication, it’s about time we wrote about bees. Honey bees provide the world with one of life’s best simple pleasures and ensure the continuation of countless plants through pollination. To pay tribute to the remarkable honey bee and help support the University of Illinois Pollinatarium, May Berenbaum, head of the entomology department at the University, wrote Honey, I’m Homemade, which features an array of recipes that use honey.

Her book also details the fascinating history of honey harvesting and consumption around the world. She explains the honey bee’s extraordinary capacity to process nectar into concentrated sweetness and marvels at honey’s diverse flavors and health benefits.

There will be a launch party for her new book at the Pollinatarium, located in the Arboretum, on Sunday, Nov. 14. Come to the launch party to participate in a honey-recipe cook-off and learn about the wonderful world of bees. » buzz: How important are bees to the ecosystem?

May Berenbaum: People really don’t understand how utterly reliant we are on pollinators. Seventy-five percent of flowering plants in the world can’t reproduce without them. » buzz: What inspired you to write Honey, I’m Homemade?

MB: A year ago, August, I couldn’t sleep one night so I started writing about honey because it’s just amazing stuff. In the ‘90s I had done some research on its antioxidant properties and my husband had a 95-year-old cousin who spent nine decades of her life collecting recipes. She gave thousands of handwritten recipe pages to my daughter who likes to bake. We sifted through these and found some of her recipes with honey and thought, well, this could be a book.

» buzz: The proceeds from the book are going to the Pollinatarium. What is that?

MB: We started this project on campus where we converted what used to be an old pesticide storage shed into a science center for the general public devoted to pollinators and pollination. We called in the Pollinatarium. There are all these exhibits about pollinators. We have an active bee hive so you can get up close and see the bees doing the waggle-dance and collecting pollen, and then you can go out in the prairie and actually see pollinators in action. » buzz: How is honey made?

May Berenbaum, department head of Entomology, at Morrill Hall in Urbana. Photo by Ramzi Dreessen MB: The bee comes back to the hive with nectar and transfers it to a worker there who is involved in honey making. These individuals will suck it up and then spit it MB: This being America, honey is usually blended to be the same out hundreds of times while fanning their wings and eventually, color and flavor wherever you are. So people have the notion that once most of the water evaporates, the nectar will be at the right honey is a uniform thing, but the flavor of honey depends on the concentration. During this process, the nectar is also injected with nectar that goes into it. Nectar changes on an almost daily basis enzymes that change the chemistry of the substance into honey. depending on what flowers the bees visit, where they are, and » buzz: Can you tell me a bit about honey bee society? when they’ve collected. The color of honey ranges from black strap MB: There are about 20 to 40 thousand bees in a colony. All of molasses to almost clear white. The flavors are also wildly differthe worker bees are sterile females. The males are only good ent. Some are disgusting and taste like medicine. Others taste like for mating with virgin queens and then at the end of the season oranges, mint or cinnamon. they are driven out unceremoniously to starve to death. There » buzz: Do bees die when they sting someone? are about 200 to 300 drones and one queen, who is the mother MB: Worker bees have a stinger that’s barbed so that when it goes of everybody. into the skin the bees fly away and basically leave their internal » buzz: Is it true that honey comes in a wide variety of flavors? organs behind; it gets ripped out of their bodies.

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Crime alerts in context

by Brady Collins

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iven the circumstances — Saturday night, 2 a.m. on Green Street, Homecoming weekend — the red and blue lights did not particularly surprise me. But as I joined the crowds amassing along the sidewalk, I noticed a more shocking scene was developing. A group of students across from me were hunched over and burying their palms into their faces, squinting and struggling to navigate through the chaos with what little vision they still had. The unusually long fleet of squad cars lining the road spelled out the severity of the situation. After interrogating some fellow bystanders, I discovered what had transpired: the police had released a plume of pepper spray to pacify a conflict outside the bars, apparently involving guns.

The Daily Illini released details on the event earlier this week. Apparently, a pistol had been discharged on the corner of Sixth and Green, leading the police to take such extraordinary measures.

The retaliation worked, for no one was seriously injured, and the officers should be commended for their efforts. But such a shocking event once again brings to the surface the ongoing debate about crime on campus and the police force’s new initiatives aimed at protecting an increasingly fearful student body.

Crime alerts, the rapid alert system that informs students via e-mail of crimes being reported, have drawn a lot of debate. It is meant to keep students aware of their surroundings and track down additional information, but at the same time, some are concerned over how it frames racial identity in the eyes of students.

In a discussion forum hosted by the Champaign Police Department earlier this month, Chief of Police Barbara O’Connor said that race is only revealed if other physical characteristics are avail-

able, in order to provide a comprehensive picture of the perpetrators. Nevertheless, critics say the manner in which the notifications are received can cause racial tension. How are student supposed to react to the influx of crime alerts into their e-mail inboxes, and how does it cause us to interpret our surroundings?

When students walking home at night receive a message on their smartphones that a crime has just taken place only a few blocks from them, they will certainly be more attentive as they continue to their destination. Such notifications may be seen as a positive form of crime prevention. Yet this also can unnecessarily frighten people, causing them to behave rashly. Some students have described the moments of fear they experience when passing by someone who loosely fits the description in a crime alert — the majority conveys the image of a young black male.

Of the nine crime alerts received since September and the time of this article’s publication, six of these alerts suggest young black males committed these crimes. On Oct. 23, one crime alert read: “black male approximately 5’9” tall with a thinner build and wearing a blue T-shirt.” A black classmate of mine explained the uncanny similarities between the descriptions given in crime alerts and the appearances of the majority of her friends on campus.

The lack of substantial evidence that might encourage readers to contribute in the investigation only allows us to conclude that a) crime is increasing on campus and b) it is occurring along racial lines. With crime alerts consistently appearing in student’s inboxes, safety has become a delicate issue.

But we need to differentiate between an increase in crime alerts and an increase in crime. Without

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minimizing the seriousness of these occurrences, we must realize that knowledge of crime on campus does not mean it is necessarily worse. Anyone with an Internet connection can check the Champaign police department’s annual reports and find that in fact, the total number of crimes reported has only increased by 50 cases this past year. The amount of reported batteries has actually decreased.

Crime alerts are not necessarily falsely representing crime statistics in Champaign, but the systematic disclosure of marginal information revealed distorts the perception of safety. Despite the atypical gravity of the pepper spray episode, when read right next to Homecoming’s second crime alert of an apparently (and unfortunately) typical drunken debacle, one might think campus is on the verge of civil unrest. The last thing we want is for people to feel like they can’t walk around campus without being attacked by strangers. Lately this seems to be the tragic side effect of the increase in crime alerts.

However, there are a variety of alternatives to keep people safe, aware and vocal about the issue without causing a culture of fear. The Illinois Division of Public Safety website allows people to watch security footage and post any helpful information they might have. The Division of Public Safety offers a list of resources and advice on its website, which deserves looking over. Safe Walks is also an extremely practical approach to ensure students are calm and safe walking home alone.

The police are also doing a tremendous job experimenting with new ways to reduce crime and should be applauded for it. (See the full transcript of the forum on the DI website for more information on their latest strategies).

We need to try to approach the issue of crime

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on campus with a fresh perspective. CU is not as crime-ridden as this discussion makes it out to be. We need to be careful, but at the same time, I think we need to recognize the negative picture of campus that is being painted by the plethora of crime alerts. If receiving one makes you more afraid for your safety, I encourage you to explain your concerns to the Champaign Police Department. While it’s their job to protect our physical well-being, in light of this past weekend’s events, they also need to protect our troubled state of mind and work to unite the campus community instead of dividing it.

buzz investigates why people pick up tobacco smoking

by Laurie Shinbaum The door to Jon’s Pipe Shop is only cracked open, but the aroma of freshly blended tobacco is already wafting through the entrance. The establishment, opened in 1959, was purchased by Patrick Callagan in 1978 while he was in school at the University of Illinois.

Michael LaDue, who has been managing the hole in the wall on Green Street for many more years than he wishes to disclose, said that his shop is arguably the finest pipe and tobacco shop in America. His shop serves young and old, male and female, hipster and intellectual. He said that they could have both deer hunters and military people come to enjoy the taste and smell their tobacco any day of the week.

“There is no average person,” said LaDue. “There is a phenomenal breadth of diversity.”

Many people imagine Sherlock Holmes, Ward Cleaver or a grandfather puffing on the wooden ladle-shaped mechanic when they think of pipes.

However, several young women around Champaign-Urbana are fascinated by the intricacies of the pipe itself as well as the combustion process that takes place when smoking it.

“Many young women come in and are interested in pipe smoking … because pipes are neat and interesting,” said Ladue. Underneath the white clouds, a variety of people sit around the store discussing everything from sports to poetry.

Rodney Peacock, a patron of the pipe shop since the 1970s, said he thinks that most of the people who step up into the shop are smarter than the average person.

“The average smoker is usually an intellectual,” he said. Peacock started smoking the pipe the same way many people come to appreciate the finest tobacco.

“I started with cigarettes and then pipes,” he said.

“I quit the cigarettes.” The variety of tobacco that can be smoked through a pipe makes cigarette and

Michael La Due with his personal pipe at Jon’s Pipe Shop in Champaign. Photo by Jaci Wandell

cigar-smoking pale in comparison, Peacock said.

The specialty with pipe smoking is that multiple different types of tobacco leaves can be cut up and blended together to create numerous flavors.

This is unique, because cigar smoking uses the entire tobacco leaf so that only five or six different leaves can fit into the smoking experience, and

there are no extra chemicals.

The pipe shop orders its tobacco from all over the country to give its customers the best smoke in the world.

“We order from everywhere. The leaf itself is grown on every continent,” said LaDue. According to LaDue, it takes a while to develop a taste for more complicated blends of tobacco.

As a pipe smoker’s tastes develop, he or she can fully appreciate the blend.

“Most entry level pipe smokers like sweet, aromatic tobacco,” he said.

Jon’s Pipe shop offers tobacco blended over a hundred years ago that has aged into a complicated taste for more experienced smokers. Ladue said anything can be smoked in a pipe, but he is an expert in the country on what should be smoked for different people’s tastes.

“You can smoke tube socks in a pipe,” he said.

“But it’s not suggested.” buzz

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THURSDAY 4 live music Jazz in the Courtyard Illini Union, U, 12pm TwoYou Duo The Clark Bar, C, 7pm Billy Galt and Jeff Kerr AnSun, C, 7pm First Thursdays with The Diva and the Dude Emerald City Lounge, C, 8pm Vanattica Canopy Club, U, 9pm

dj Milk and Cookies at Klub Kam’s Kam’s, C, 8pm Here Come the Regulars Red Star Liquors, U, 9pm DJ Luniks Firehaus, C, 10pm, $5 Stitches at The Clark Bar The Clark Bar, C, 10pm Open Deck Night Radio Maria, C, 10pm Ritmo Thursdays V. Picasso, U, 10pm

DJ and Dancing Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm

dance music Tango at KAM Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 7pm Swing Dance Illini Union, U, 9pm

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movies Global Lens: My Tehran for Sale University YMCA, C, 5:30pm Chicago Heights Allen Hall, U, 7pm Asian Film Festival 2010: Visualizing Tibet The Art Theater, C, 7:30pm

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Hairspray! The Musical DJ Bange Champaign Central High Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, School, C, 7pm 8:30pm Iphigenia and Other CG Productions Presents: Daughters RockStar Karaoke Krannert Center for the Fireside Bar and Grill, C, Performing Arts, U, 9pm 7:30pm, $9-$15 Liquid Courage Karaoke November Dance Memphis on Main, C, Krannert Center for the 9pm Performing Arts, U, CG Productions Presents: 7:30pm, $10-$17 RockStar Karaoke A Weekend of One Act Senator’s Bar & Grill, SaPlays: One Acts I voy, 9pm Parkland College Theatre, CG Productions Presents: C, 7:30 pm, $8-$12 RockStar Karaoke A Steady Rain Bentley’s Pub, C, The Station Theatre, U, 10pm 8pm, $10

Comedy Jam with Phil Hanley, Estaban Gast and Tony Cohen Illini Union, U, 8pm, $2

Thanksgiving Basket Drive Illini Union, U, 8am

Placing the Virtual Body: Avatar, Chora, Cypherg Spurlock Museum, U, 4pm Everyday Architecture: Monuments and Meditation Huts: Humanizing Architecture for Central Illinois Champaign Public Library, C, 7pm

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Japanese Tea Ceremony Japan House, U, 2pm, $6 Call 244-9934 to reserve Gallery Conversation On The Work Of Annette Lemieux Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 5:30pm

UC Books to Prisoners Work Session Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 2pm

holidays

kids & families

Preschool Story Time Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 10am lectures Baby Time Lets Talk About Sex: Douglass Branch Library, C, Sexual Healing: Guide10:30am lines for When to Get Lunch on the Lawn Tested and What to Get Rantoul Public Library, Tested For Rantoul, 12:15pm Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and ARTfusion Transgender Resources, Douglass Branch Library, U, 12pm C, 4pm

Chinese Storytime Champaign Public Library, C, 6:30pm

community IMC Shows Group Meeting: Community Booking Collective Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 7pm

fundraisers March of the Dimes Signature Chefs Auction Hilton Garden Inn, Great American Grill, C, 6pm Call 359-3730 to register

miscellaneous

Kosher Cooking Club Chabad Center for Jewish Life, C, 3pm Write Right Douglass Branch Library, C, 5pm Call 403-2090 to register Restorative Circles Presentation and Practice Group Champaign Public Library, C, 6:30pm Three Week Prosperity Class School of Metaphysics, U, 7:30pm, $15 Beginner Tango Phillips Recreation Center, U, 8pm, $35-$45

Tour of Japan House FRIDAY 5 Japan House, U, 2pm, 4pm live music Yarn ‘n Yak Rantoul Public Library, Andy Moreillon Rantoul, 7pm Fat City Bar & Grill, C, 5pm classes & workshops The Prairie Dogs Workout in the Water Iron Post, U, 5pm Campus Recreation Center Happy Hour with Daja East — CRCE, U, 8:30am, Vu’ $60-$70 Memphis on Main, C, 6pm

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Live Jazz Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 7pm Impalas Huber’s West End Store, C, 8pm Candy Foster and The Shades of Blue Memphis on Main, C, 9pm, $5 The Delta Kings Bentley’s Pub, C, 9pm Samba Soul Iron Post, U, 9pm Carl Hauck CD Release Mike ‘n Molly’s, C, 10pm Chicago Farmer with Fiddle and The Payne Red Herring Coffeehouse, U, 10:30pm, $3 Doors open at 10pm

dj DJ and Dancing Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm DJ Tommy Williams Chester Street, C, 9pm, $3 DJ Mella D Red Star Liquors, U, 9pm Grown KidZ Funk Radio Maria, C, 10pm

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DJ Delayney Highdive, C, 10pm DJ Belly Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm, $5

dance music Urbana Country Dancers Contra Dance Phillips Recreation Center, U, 8pm, $4-$5 New dancer orientation at 7:30pm Salsa Night V. Picasso, U, 9pm Salsa Night The Clark Bar, C, 9pm Reggae Party: Fall 2010 Canopy Club, U, 10pm, $7-$10

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CU Spinners and Weavers Guild Show and Sale Hessel Park Christian Reformed Church, C, 4pm

TGIF at Refinery The Refinery, C, 5:30pm

art opening Viewer/Voyeur — Artist Reception indi go artist co-op, C, 6pm

art Chris Cringle Arts and Crafts Show Assembly Hall, C, 3pm, $5

museum exhibit

Violent Universe William M. Staerkel PlanCG Productions Presents: etarium, C, 8pm RockStar Karaoke lectures Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 9pm Friday Forum: Locked Up SuperStar Karaoke and Locked Out? Higher AnSun, C, 9pm Education and Searching for the American Dream movies in Prison Asian Film Festival 2010: University YMCA, C, Visualizing Tibet 12pm Spurlock Museum, U, World of Science: 7pm Petroleum Geology and Reservoirs in Illinois stage William M. Staerkel PlanHairspray! The Musical etarium, C, 7pm, $1 Champaign Central High recreation School, C, 7pm November Dance Illinites Krannert Center for the Illini Union, U, 9pm Performing Arts, U, campus activities 7:30pm, $10-$17 Iphigenia and Other 18th Annual Filipino Daughters Americans Coming ToKrannert Center for the gether Conference Performing Arts, U, Asian American Cultural 7:30pm, $9-$15 Center, U, 5pm, A Steady Rain $5-$20 The Station Theatre, U, social issues 8pm, $15 Hamlet eBlack Champaign-UrUniversity Place Christian bana Campus Community Church, C, 8pm, $5 Symposium Fishing with Dynamite Library and Information Sketch Comedy Science, C, 8:30am Canopy Club, U, 6:30pm, kids & families $5 Doors open at 6pm Tales for Twos A Weekend of One Act Douglass Branch Library, C, Plays: One Acts II 10:30am Parkland College Theatre, Yoga for Teens C, 7:30pm, $8-$12 BKS Iyengar Yoga Institute Medea of C-U, U, 4:30pm, $6 Architecture Building, C, lgbt 8pm, $5 LGBT Friday Films: holidays Soldier’s Girl Thanksgiving Basket Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Drive Transgender Resources, Illini Union, U, 8am U, 2pm

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Hairspray! The Musical Champaign Central High School, C, 7pm November Dance Saturday 6 Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, live music 7:30pm, $10-$17 Live Jazz Iphigenia and Other Jim Gould Restaurant, C, Daughters 7pm Krannert Center for the Sandunga Performing Arts, U, Iron Post, U, 6pm, $3 7:30pm, $9-$15 Hillbilly Jones and Neoga A Weekend of One Act Blacksmith Plays: One Acts I Memphis on Main, C, Parkland College Theatre, 7pm, $5 C, 7:30pm, $8-$12 Andy Moreillon A Steady Rain Huber’s West End Store, The Station Theatre, U, C, 8pm 8pm, $15 Billy Galt and Jeff Kerr Medea Bentley’s Pub, C, 9pm Architecture Building, C, David Vandervelde 8pm, $5 Cowboy Monkey, C, 9pm, Hamlet $7 University Place Christian Cattle Bandits Church, C, 8pm, $5 Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, W.O.R.D. presents def9pm i-ni-tion Dan Pierson Illini Union, U, 7:30pm, $5 Red Herring Coffeehouse, holidays U, 10pm Thanksgiving Basket dj Drive DJ and Dancing Illini Union, U, 8am Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm markets Request Night DJ Boomerang, U, 8pm CU Spinners and WeavMainstream on Main ers Guild Show and Sale Street Hessel Park Christian ReV. Picasso, U, 9pm formed Church, C, 10am In the Mix Market at the Square Chester Street, C, 9pm, $3 Downtown Urbana, U, DJ Luniks 7am Highdive, C, 10pm art DJ Mertz Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm Chris Cringle Arts and Firehaus Saturdays Crafts Show Firehaus, C, 10pm Assembly Hall, C, 9am, $5

Astronomical Society CUAS, C, 8pm

campus activities 18th Annual Filipino Americans Coming Together Conference Gregory Hall, U, 8:30am, $5-$20

literary Book Signing: A Life Without Grace Jane Addams Book Shop, C, 1pm Saadia Ali Aschemann Book Signing and Reading indi go artist co-op, C, 4pm

social issues eBlack Champaign-Urbana Campus Community Symposium Douglass Annex, C, 8:30am To Write Love On Her Arms: Resilience Event Caffe Paradiso, U, 7pm

volunteer UC Books to Prisoners Work Session Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 2pm Volunteer at Salt and Light Salt & Light, C, 8am

kids & families

Kids Yoga Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 10:30am, $14 Kids Arts and Crafts Playshop Amara Yoga & Arts, U, dance music 11:15am, $101 Salsa Night with DJ Dr. J museum exhibit ArtsFusion/Music and Radio Maria, C, 10pm Violent Universe Motion William M. Staerkel Plan- Amara Yoga & Arts, U, karaoke etarium, C, 8pm 11:30am, $53 CG Productions Presents: Fairytale Ballet lectures RockStar Karaoke Amara Yoga & Arts, U, Senator’s Bar & Grill, SaSymposium for Young 12:15pm, $72 voy, 9pm Breast Cancer Survivors: DIY Weekend Wizard Karaoke with DJ HolYou Are Not Alone Orpheum Children’s Scilywood Parkland College, C, 8am, ence Museum, C, 1pm It’ll Do 2, C, 9pm $10 Register at http://tinyurl. fundraisers open mic com/YANASympoTexas Hold Em Poker Event Popular presents: sium2010 Tournament Saturday Nite Mic Laborer’s Local 703 Union recreation The Clark Bar, C, 9pm, $5 Hall, U, 12pm Self-Defense Class Quest for Hope 5K movies Hwa Rang Do Champaign Run/Walk Asian Film Festival 2010: Academy, U, 1pm Crystal Lake Park, U, 2pm Visualizing Tibet New Moon Observing Register at questforhoSpurlock Museum, U, 1pm Champaign Urbana pe5k.com

miscellaneous

lectures

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FriendShop Used Book Store Open Champaign Public Library, C, 1:30pm

Lincoln’s Religious Critics Early American Museum, Mahomet, 4pm CUJF Annual Dinner and Campaign Kickoff Hawthorn Suites Convention Center, C, 5pm

Monday Night Comedy Illini Union, U, 7pm Abe Froman Project Mike ‘n Molly’s, C, 9pm

Sunday 7 live music Ben Bedford Champaign Public Library, C, 2pm Live Irish Music with Emerald Rum Blind Pig Co., The, C, 5:30pm Mark O’Connor Iron Post, U, 7pm G-Squared Emerald City Lounge, C, 8pm Surreal Deal Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 8:30pm

game-playing Trivia Night at The Blind Pig Brewery The Blind Pig Brewery, C, 7pm Big Dave’s Trivia Night Cowboy Monkey, C, 7pm

social issues AWARE Meeting McKinley Presbyterian Church and Foundation, C, 5:15pm

dance music

fundraisers

Showtune Sunday Emerald City Lounge, C, 4pm

Rattlesnake Master: Run for the Prairie Meadowbrook Park, U, 9am, $20 Vicky Buttitta Cancer Benefit The Clark Bar, C, 1pm

concert Calmus Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 3pm, $10-$36

movies Asian Film Festival 2010: Visualizing Tibet Spurlock Museum, U, 1pm

stage Hairspray! The Musical Champaign Central High School, C, 2:30pm Iphigenia and Other Daughters Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 3pm, $9-$15 A Steady Rain The Station Theatre, U, 8pm, $10 A Weekend of One Act Plays: One Acts II Parkland College Theatre, C, 3pm, $8-$12 Open Stage at Red Herring Red Herring Coffeehouse, U, 7:30pm Drag Show Chester Street, C, 10pm, $4

holidays Thanksgiving Basket Drive Illini Union, U, 8am

miscellaneous FriendShop Used Book Store Open Champaign Public Library, C, 1:30pm

classes & workshops Salsa Dance Lessons: Beginners Capoeira Academy, C, 6pm, $5 Salsa Dance Lessons: Intermediate/Advanced Capoeira Academy, C, 7:30pm, $5

sporting event Illini Mens Basketball Game Assembly Hall, C, 7pm, $11-$40

holidays Thanksgiving Basket Drive Illini Union, U, 9am

lectures Selecting the Right Pet for You College of Veterinary Medicine Small Animal Clinic, U, 6:30pm, $8

game-playing Madden Night Football It’ll Do 2, C, 6pm Duplicate Bridge Game Ginger Creek Shops, C, 7pm Bingo Night Memphis on Main, C, 8pm

kids & families O Baby!

Main Library, U, 9:45am

mind/body/spirit Yoga St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church and Campus Center, C, 7pm

classes & workshops Poetry Workshop Red Herring Coffeehouse, U, 7:30pm Bring 10 copies of your poem

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Jesse Johnson Illini Union, U, 12pm One Dollar Wild Mondays Canopy Club, U, 9pm

Andy Moreillon Fat City Bar & Grill, C, 7pm Alec Stern Illini Union, U, 12pm Reverend Horton Heat with Split Lip Rayfield and Legendary Shack Shakers Highdive, C, 7pm, $20 Corn Desert Ramblers Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm The Piano Man Canopy Club, U, 9pm

dj ‘80s Night with DJ Mingram Highdive, C, 10pm

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CG Productions Presents: dance music RockStar Karaoke Mike ‘n Molly’s, C, 8th Grade Dance 10pm Joe’s Brewery, C, 11pm

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Drumline Live Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $10-$25 UI Chamber Orchestra Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $4-$10

Thanksgiving Basket Drive Illini Union, U, 9am

lectures

Food for Thought Asian American Cultural Center, U, 12pm Native American College karaoke Experiences CG Productions Presents: Asian American Cultural RockStar Karaoke Center, U, 6pm Bentley’s Pub, C, 10pm The Trouble with IntuCG Productions Presents: itions RockStar Karaoke Blind Pig Co., The, C, The Corner Tavern, Monti- 7:30pm cello, 8pm The Nature of the Beast: Dragon Karaoke On Honeybees and the The Clark Bar, C, 9pm Biopolitics of Terror Liquid Courage Karaoke Levis Faculty Center, VisiBoltini Lounge, C, tor’s Center, U, 9:30pm 7:30pm

open mic

game-playing

This Iz US Tuesday The Stop, U, 9pm, $5 Open Mic Tuesdays Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm

T-N-T Tuesday Night Trivia with Cara and Tanino Boltini Lounge, C, 7pm

movies

literary

Cover-to-Cover Book Global Lens: Masquerades Discussion Group Parkland College, C, Champaign Public Library, 6:30pm C, 6:30pm

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Between the Lines Book Discussion Group Main Library, U, 6:30pm

volunteer UC Books to Prisoners Work Session Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 7pm

community Coffee and Conversation: Weekly Girls Discussion Chabad Center for Jewish Life, C, 6pm Cafe Ivrit Espresso Royale, U, 8pm

classes & workshops

Workout in the Water Campus Recreation Center kids & families East - CRCE, U, 8:30am, Tuesday Twos $60-$70 Champaign Public Library, C, Adult Pottery Class 9:45am, 10:15am, 10:45am Boneyard Pottery, C, 9:00 Walk-in Storytime and am, 6:30 pm, $25 Creative Play Call 355-5610 to register Class Act, C, 2pm, $2 Cooking Light, Shopping Wave Club Readers Right Rantoul Public Library, Activities and Recreation Rantoul, 4pm Center (ARC), C, 12:10pm, Goodnight Storyshop $10 Champaign Public Library, Art for Daily Sacred C, 6:30pm Ritual Shared Space: An Artist lgbt Co-op , U, 2pm, $30 Rainbow Coffeehouse What’s Hot? What’s Not? Etc. Coffee House, U, 6pm Lincoln Avenue Residence eQuality Champaign-Ur- Hall, U, 7pm bana meeting Wesley-United Methodist Wednesday 10 Church & Wesley Foundalive music tion, U, 7pm Two Truths and a Lie Donnie Heitler: Solo Allen Hall, U, 7pm Piano

The big questions: What is the purpose of life?

How do I fit into the world? What should my sexuality look like? Whether religious (such as Buddhist or Presbyterian) or non-religious values (atheistic or secular humanist) are guiding principles in your life, we may be seeking from these ideologies answers to the big questions about why we’re here, but these beliefs help us shape who we are sexually as well. Sometimes, though, we may feel as though our sexuality is pitted against our values and beliefs.

We were curious about ways people can bring their sexual and spiritual/ethical lives together.

Old Time Religion

Broadly, religion is the opinions and beliefs about the existence and role of higher powers in the universe and the practice of those beliefs.

Often, however, religion is an institutionalized set of beliefs and practices, meaning that there are writings, spiritual leaders, often places and times of worship with others, in addition to the personal practice.

Most religions have had something to say about sex. Doin’ It Well won’t attempt to give an overview here of what different ideologies may believe about sexuality, but suffice it to say, the recommendations about sexuality may be as diverse within any religion as between religions.

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Tango Dancing Cowboy Monkey, C, 8pm Discotech: Dance Night Canopy Club, U, 10pm Doors open at 9pm Salsa Dancing Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm

Food for the Soul Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center, U, 12pm

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A Steady Rain volunteer The Station Theatre, U, 8pm, $8 Community Connections Cirque du So Lean and Outreach Group Armory Free Theatre, C, 7pm Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, sporting event U, 6pm Illini Mens Basketball Game kids & families Assembly Hall, C, 7pm, $11-$40 Storyshop Champaign Public Library, holidays C, 9:45am, 10:30am Thanksgiving Basket Board Silly Drive Main Library, U, 4pm Illini Union, U, 9am Wrestling Fan Club

DJ Tommy Williams Chester Street, C, 9pm, $2 Old School Night Red Star Liquors, U, 9pm Wild West Wednesday It’ll Do 2, C, 9pm Rockstar DJ Fat City Bar & Grill, C, 10pm I Love The ‘90s with DJ Mingram Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm

karaoke SuperStar Karaoke AnSun, C, 9pm

open mic Writ ‘n Rhymed Poetry Open Mic Nights Women’s Resources Center, C, 8pm

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game-playing Pokemon Fan Club Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 5:30pm Euchre Tournament Po’ Boys, U, 7pm, $5 CU64 Chess Club McKinley Presbyterian Church and Foundation, C, 7pm Bingo Mike ‘n Molly’s, C, 9:30pm

Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 4pm

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

mind/body/spirit Wellness Wednesday Activities and Recreation Center — ARC, C, 5:15pm

wpgu Frattle of the Bands II Kam’s, C, 10pm Email frattle@illinimedia. com to register your band

classes & workshops ReferenceUSA Workshop Urbana Free Library, U, 8am Call (217)367-4405 to register Tastes of the Mediterranean Activities and Recreation Center — ARC, C, 7pm, $15-$18 Makerspace Urbana Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 7pm

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Great Impasta, U, 6pm Live Irish Music Bentley’s Pub, C, 7pm Dave Cooper, Joni Dreyer and Brad Hendricks Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 7:30pm Ben Weaver with The Leadership Mike ‘n Molly’s, C, 8pm The Sugar Prophets Fat City Bar & Grill, C, 8pm Rebelution Canopy Club, U, 9pm, $15 Doors open at 8pm Caleb Cook Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 10pm

We may hear that our bodies are holy; we may hear that our bodies or sexuality are dirty; we may learn that sex is disgusting and depraved, or we may learn that sex is a spiritual experience to share with someone. And we may hear about when, where, with whom and in what positions it is OK to experience our sexuality. Obviously, this may cause some ambivalence or anxiety about our own sexuality.

Interpretations, Damn Interpretations

With many religious writings, there are always a number of interpretations. One area we may see this is around sexual orientation. Many gaywelcoming organizations use the same texts as religious institutions that focus on same-sex relationships as a “sin,” but the difference is in the interpretation of scriptures. As comedian Lynn Lavner has said: “The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and three hundred sixty-two admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn’t mean that God doesn’t love heterosexuals. It’s just that they need more supervision.”

Religious interpretations have also changed historically, depending on political climate of the time. For instance, Christian texts were once used to support slavery and deny women the right to vote.

Navigating sex and religion But these same texts have been used to fuel civil rights movements. We may not always have access to these different interpretations within our spiritual practice.

Like a Virgin

Often, young adults find that balancing their faith traditions and sexual desires is tricky.

Many teens only receive abstinence-only sex education in schools. Programs like “True Love Waits” and other abstinence-only programs have conservative Christian values running throughout them, suggesting that the only sexuality before marriage is no sexuality. For youth growing up in these faith traditions, sexual desires may be denied, only to have these desires pop up (literally!) when they least expect it. This may cause a cycle of shame and denial; feelings of shame or guilt about sexual thoughts or behavior causing denial and suppression of these feelings, making them more likely to be explored covertly, therefore leading to further shame/guilt.

As humans, we are sexual beings and we can’t just will away our sexual feelings. The challenge with religion and sexuality is seeing them as both important and valuable aspects to our lives, and finding ways to help them coexist.

Finding Your Path

Ways of making meaning in the world are both a personal journey and sometimes a collective one.

For each individual, finding and understanding one’s own path is important. When we are navigating sexuality through our religious beliefs, this personal reflection may be an important component.

Take some time to consider what you’ve learned about yourself, your sexuality and how you should be sexual from your faith’s tradition(s). What is positive about these messages? What, if anything, feels negative? Is your sexuality seen as external to your religious practice, or are they one and the same?

It can be important to seek our information on sexuality and values from a variety of places.

Books, websites, friends or leaders in your community can all provide you some unique perspectives on spirituality and sex. Both sexuality and faith traditions are intensely personal, but that doesn’t mean we should be alone. Check out this wonderful resource that is faithful to staying sex positive: religiousinstitute.org.

Stay tuned until next week as we look at sexual empowerment.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES

(March 21-April 19)

In Marcel Proust’s novel In Search of Lost Time, one of the characters makes a vulgar observation about the odd attractions that sometimes come over us human beings: “Anyone who falls in love with a dog’s behind will mistake it for a rose.” It’s my duty to point out that the opposite occurs, too. People may think a marvelous thing is worthless, and dislike it or ignore it as a result.

Van Gogh’s paintings, for example: He sold only one while he was alive, although today his work is regarded as extraordinarily beautiful. My advice to you, Aries, is to avoid both of these errors in the coming week.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20)

Poet Paul Eluard frequently fantasized and wrote about his dream woman, but he never actually found her. “The cards have predicted that I would meet her but not recognize her,” he said. So he contented himself with being in love with love. I think he made a sound decision that many of us should consider emulating. It’s a losing proposition to wait around hoping for a dream lover to show up in our lives, since no one can ever match the idealized image we carry around in our imagination.

And even if there were such a thing as a perfect mate, we would probably not recognize that person, as Eluard said, because they’d be so different from our fantasy.

Having said all that, Taurus, I’m happy to inform you that the next two months will be prime time for you to cultivate your connection with an imperfect beauty who’s good for you.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20)

When you begin treatment with a homeopathic doctor, his or her first task is to determine your “constitutional,” which is the remedy that serves as your fundamental medicine -- the tonic you take to keep your system balanced and functioning smoothly. Mine used to be “aurum,” or gold, but due to certain shifts in my energy, my doctor ultimately changed it to “lac lupinum,” or wolf’s milk. After analyzing your astrological omens, I’m guessing that you might need a similar adjustment in the regimen that keeps you healthy. Your body’s needs seem to be evolving. Consider making some changes in the food you eat, the sleep you get, the exercise you do, and the love you stir up.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22)

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22)

“Freedom is in the unknown,” said philosopher John C. Lilly. “If you believe there is an unknown everywhere, in your own body, in your relationships with other people, in political institutions, in the universe, then you have maximum freedom.” I think this is the most important thought you could meditate on right now, Cancerian.

You are close to summoning the magic that would allow you to revel in what’s unknown about everything and everyone you love. And that would dramatically invigorate your instinct for freedom.

The first time I ever planted a garden was last summer. It wasn’t easy. The soil in my backyard was hard clay that I could barely penetrate with a shovel. Luckily, a helpful clerk at the garden store revealed a solution: gypsum.

All I had to do was pour the white powder on my intransigent dirt and wet it down for a few days. The stuff performed as advertised on the package: It “worked like millions of tiny hoes,” loosening the heavy clay. A week later I was able to begin planting. In the coming days, Leo, I think you could benefit from the metaphorical equivalent of a million tiny hoes. You’ve got to break down a hard surface to create a soft bed for your seeds.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Recent research suggests that yawning raises alertness, enhances cognitive awareness, reduces stress, and strengthens the part of the brain that feels empathy.

Andrew Newburg, M.D. goes so far as to recommend that you regularly induce yawns. He says it helps you solve problems, increases your efficiency, and intensifies your spiritual experiences. (Read more here: http://bit.ly/YawnGenius.) So here’s my advice, Virgo.

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“Drug Agent” – the further adventures of Agent 00-420.

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Check out this haiku by Mizuhara Shuoshi, translated from the Japanese by William J. Higginson: “stuck in a vase / deep mountain magnolia / blossoms open.”

Does that remind you of anyone? It should. I think it pretty much sums up your current situation. More accurately, it captures the best possible scenario you can strive to achieve, given your circumstances. Yes, there are limitations you have to deal with right now: being in the vase. And yet there’s no reason you can’t bloom like a deep mountain magnolia.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Technorati, a search engine for blogs, says there are well over 100 million blogs on the Internet, and that figure doesn’t include millions of Chinese language blogs. So self-expression is thriving on a global scale, right? Not exactly. Most blogs -- the estimate is 94 percent -- have not been updated for at least four months. In accordance with the current astrological indicators, Scorpio, I expect you to do something about this problem. Refresh your blog in the coming week, or consider launching one if you don’t have one. But don’t stop there. Use every other way you can imagine to show the world who you are. Be articulate and demonstrative and revelatory.

I think you can handle more hubbub and uproar than you realize. I also suspect you’re capable of integrating more novelty, and at a faster rate, than the members of all the other signs of the zodiac. That’s why I think you should consider interpreting what’s happening in your life right now as “interesting adventures” instead of “disorienting chaos.” The entire universe is set up to help you thrive on what non-Sagittarians might regard as stressful.

“Dear Rob: My boyfriend’s heart is in the right place.

He likes to give me flowers. The only trouble is, the bouquets he brings are homely. A recent batch was a hodgepodge of blue delphiniums, white carnations, and red geraniums. Is there any way to steer him in a more aesthetically correct direction without deflating his tender kindness? - Unsatisfied Capricorn.” Dear Unsatisfied: In my astrological opinion, one of the tasks you Capricorns should be concerned with right now is learning to love the gifts that people want to give you.

Maybe at a later date you can start training them to provide you with exactly what you want. But for the moment, it won’t kill you to simply welcome and celebrate their generosity.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Your new vocabulary word for the week is “skookum,” a term from the Chinook Indians that is still used in some parts of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. My astrological colleague Caroline Casey says it means “in cahoots with good spirits” and “completely made for the job.” Wikipedia suggests that when you’re skookum, you’ve got a clear purpose and are standing in your power spot. According to my reading of the omens, Aquarius, these definitions of skookum fit you pretty well right now. (P.S. When skookum is used to describe food, it means delicious and hearty, which could definitely be applied to you if you were edible.)

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20)

In the coming days, it’s crucial for you to be spontaneous but not rash. Do you know the distinction? Read the words of psychologist Abraham Maslow: “Spontaneity (the impulses from our best self) gets confused with impulsivity and acting-out (the impulses from our sick self), and there is then no way to tell the difference.” Be sure you stay true to the vitalizing prompts arising from your inner genius, Pisces -- not the distorted compulsions erupting from your inner maniac.

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Across 1 Uplift 6 Janitor’s tool 9 “I ___ a Putty Tat” (1947 animated short) 12 “When I Take My Sugar ___” (Frank Sinatra song) 13 “It’s ___-brainer” 14 “___ the Killer” (2001 Japanese film) 16 Moral system 17 Who the USO entertains 18 “A League of Their Own” star Davis 20 Stoner’s 2002 spy movie?

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25 Leadup to L 26 Late comedian Kinison 27 Story line’s path 28 Gp. that often funds PBS 29 Civil rights figure Parks 31 Wolfed down 33 Classic line from Agent 00420?

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54 Star of “On Her Majesty’s Secret Stash?”

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Down 1 Summer, in Paris 2 Fulfill all requirements 3 “Maybe, but possibly not...”

4 “Freaks and Geeks” creator and “The Office” director Paul 5 Marina vehicles 6 Tom Selleck title role 7 T. Herman Zweibel’s paper, with “The” 8 Put 12/31/2020 on checks, say 9 It gets its stripes early 10 Tart-tasting 11 “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” creator Joss 15 Flabbergasted 19 “Clan of the Cave Bear” heroine 21 “I’m onto you now!”

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30 “Eat Drink Man Woman” director Lee 31 Pro-___ (mixed tournaments) 32 “Un momento, ___ favor” 34 Drab-colored Australian trees 35 Argentine author ___ Luis Borges 36 Inquire on 37 Ascot or cravat 38 Anyone effeminate, to The Governator 41 Burt Reynolds co-star DeLuise 42 Annika Sorenstam’s org.

43 Plaintiffs 44 Nintendo product on many “worst game controllers of all time” lists 46 Like sandpaper 47 “Ask ___” (Chrysler ad campaign featuring chairman Dieter Zetsche) 48 Get fuming mad 51 Identity theft, e.g.

52 Spitting four-footer 55 Cop-out in the “Chicken Little” story 59 Ultra-fast jet

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winter survival kit Preparing early for the tundra ahead Usually this time of year I can complain about the seasons in Illinois, but it isn’t very valid this time around.

The temperature didn’t change from 95 degrees to 25 degrees in six hours and then stay that way until April. We actually had a real fall. Now, though, the leaves are changing colors, the wind is picking up, and I get the feeling that it won’t be very long until the weather turns into a real rat bastard. Winter is just around the corner and it’s time to start getting your shivering ass ready for it.

dows with a pair of fingernail clippers. I can tell you from experience, though, that it takes a really long time, and after a while it seems like a far easier alternative to just lay on the ground and wait for the sweet release of death by hypothermia.

Some people will even tell you that it’s smart to have a complete winter kit in your car in case there’s trouble. This kit could include all kinds of things, but I sort of like to put my own spin on it. It’s a good idea to have some sort of non-perishable food in case you become stranded, like a granola bar or some candy. This is fine, but sometimes that sort of thing just doesn’t hit the spot. I prefer to wrap up a nice cut of beef brisket in aluminum foil and store it under the hood of my car. The steady heat I prefer to wrap up a nice cut of beef brisket from the engine in aluminum foil and store it under the hood will slowly cook the meat to perfection of my car. The steady heat from the engine and if you’re out in will slowly cook the meat to perfection and the middle of nowhere, it may even if you’re out in the middle of nowhere, it be sort of nice to be may even be sort of nice to be stranded for stranded for a short time, especially if a short time, especially if you’ve got a spicy you’ve got a spicy BBQ sauce to go BBQ sauce to go along with it. along with it.

Others will say Let’s start simple. If it looks as though it’s going some fine items for your kit will include jumpto become very cold overnight, make sure to shut er cables, flares, hand warmers, candles, and the windows before you go to bed. I’ve already bottled water. These are all fine and good things fallen victim to this one a few times this year so to have, but if you’re in a pinch, I would just go far. It’s a very disconcerting feeling to wake up in with a twelve pack of PBR, a bottle of bourbon, terror believing that creepy intruders have given and a shotgun. It’s always good to have beer and you an unwanted sex change operation while you the weather will keep it cold. The whiskey will slept. Of course, this is only a problem for the make you feel warmer and allow you to at least fellas, and it usually pops back out after a few die happy should it come to that. The shotgun is minutes, but it’s still a fairly simple problem that simply to kill something else to cook should the brisket eventually run out. can be solved with a tiny bit of planning.

While we’re on the subject of staying warm, One of the last key essentials for winter is a nice, it’s good to make sure your winter clothes are warm coat that will keep the weather as far from pulled out of storage in plenty of time. It’s also a your body as possible. They sell them in stores good idea to make sure they’re still in working or- and they have a variety of sizes, colors and fabric der. Often times, those excitable few days before blends. I’ve also noticed coats such as these are spring comes can make a person sort of reckless often hanging on hooks in bars. I can only assume and pulling out a pair of winter pants and sud- these are free coats, so look around and find one denly remembering you tore the pocket and most that hits your fancy. Don’t linger too long though. of the ass from them last March may leave you For some reason, some folks get really mad when with nothing sensible to wear when you need it. you take them.

It’s sort of an exciting time of year in a strange Also, those clothes may have miraculously shrunk simply by being in storage for such a long time. It kind of way. It’s nice to think of the next five or so months as a survival test. It’s not exactly Jack has to be the clothes’ fault, right?

There are other little preparations that can help London or anything, but it’s a hell of a lot more you along. I like to make sure I still have gloves fun to look at winter like an adventure than the and an ice scraper in my car before the snow and pain the ass it actually is. The changing of the ice hit. A person can probably make do with what seasons is really the best part about the Midwest they have in the car, but the proper tools can make anyway. Otherwise, we could just all move to the life much easier. Yes, if worse comes to worse, you south. Sure, Florida or Texas will sound pretty nice can wrap your frozen hand in a three-month-old a few times this winter, but that’s only because parking ticket and scrap ice from your car win- you aren’t living there. buzz

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