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EDITOR’S NOTE BRAD THORP

When I think about all of the events that have happened during my lifetime, there are a few things I am happy I was able to witness. Jackass is deďŹ nitely one of these things. There are some naysayers out there who say that the franchise has gone “downhillâ€? or has lost its initial air, but I have to politely disagree. I mean, we are talking about a bunch of guys who get together and record themselves doing stupid things! I’m not quite sure there was a huge peak of excellence or cinematic perfection to fall from. Maybe I don’t have high enough expectations, or am too lenient, but I still feel satisďŹ ed each time they come out with a new movie. Maybe it’s a guilty pleasure, maybe I shouldn’t ďŹ nd these things funny anymore, but the simple fact remains that it makes me laugh really, really hard.

As the Jackass crew has gone through the years, there has deďŹ nitely been a reďŹ nement of their material. Each movie seems to contain more sketches that are planned out, or are set up, moving farther away from some of the original, spur-of-the-moment style their television show had. I don’t think this is necessarily a bad thing though. It’s good to see these guys still messing around, still staying true to what they love to do, but on a higher level, and being able to carry out ideas that probably wouldn’t have even been created earlier in their careers.

I don’t even have a problem with them getting older and still doing these things. Sure, they may have lost their boyish charm, but seeing grown men act like idiots may be even better.

I went to see the latest Jackass installment this past weekend and really enjoyed myself. I went in with a few expectations, and I am happy to say that the boys delivered as usual.

As most students know, this time in the semester can get pretty intense, making you kind of stir crazy. It can be a day-to-day struggle to not feel like you’re going to explode or just start yelling at the top of your lungs. This movie may have been the cure I didn’t know I was looking for. It was quite enjoyable to watch people be blatantly irresponsible for about two hours!

Maybe it’s a guy thing, maybe it’s an immaturity I have yet to outgrow, I can’t be sure. But thank you, Jackass, for cracking me up yet again.

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It’s October again and the smell of Homecoming is in the air here at the U of I. The big game against Indiana is this Saturday, Oct. 23 at 11 a.m., but if football isn’t your thing, there are a ton of other activities for you to enjoy.

One of the major attractions every homecoming week is the Illini Union Board’s African American Homecoming. This year, they are going all out to present you with some spectacular shows. On Friday, Oct. 22, the African American Homecoming Fashion Show will take place in Foellinger Auditorium. This show will feature student models and performers showing off the latest trends and fashions. Tickets are $8 for students and $11 for the public and are on sale at the Illini Union Quad Shop. Make sure you grab your tickets in advance, because even students have to pay $11 at the door.

On October 23, the African American Homecoming Steps Show will be going down, sponsored by the Illini Union Board and the Black Greek Council. Step teams from all across the Midwest will be competing for the 2010 Homecoming Step Show Trophy, and U of I step teams will be there as well. According to the Illini Union Board website, “this show is sure to be one of the most exciting things to hit campus for Homecoming 2010!” Advance tickets are also on sale at The Quad Shop in the Union.

Check out the Illini Union Board website (iuboard.illinois.edu) for more information, and get your tickets to these awesome events before they sell out!

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» When the communal dorm bathrooms are empty: I can choose any stall and any shower. But most importantly, I can finally change the top 40 radio station. » To-do lists: There’s nothing better than seeing everything crossed off. Whether this means things were blown off rather than completed doesn’t really matter. And there are always those items you add to the list that you’ve already done.

It’s a brain-trick/happiness thing. » Quarters: ... and actually just change in general.

I don’t understand why it doesn’t get more respect. Four quarters equals a dollar, and that kind of money adds up fast. You can use it for laundry, small treats and lots of other things that get on cashiers’ nerves.

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GRIPES » Rain dogs: When a dog leaves home he follows his scent back.

Sometimes though, a big rain will wash his scent away. He can’t go home now, wouldn’t be able to find it. That’s me. I’ll never be going back home. So, let the rum pour strong and thin. For I will dance and swallow the night. I am a rain dog, too. » Walking to the executioner’s chair: I got myself a homemade special; my glass is made of sand. I’ve been sentenced to death and I’m walkin’ down, walkin’ Spanish down the hall. Slip me a spoon to dig a hole. Don’t say goodbye, I’m just leavin’ early.

Even Jesus wanted just a little more time, when he was walking Spanish down the hall. » Sitting wasted and wounded in a bar all alone: I’m an innocent victim of a blinded alley. Manslaughter dragnets and the ghosts that sell memories, they want a piece of the action anyhow. And it’s a battered old suitcase to a hotel someplace, an old shirt that is stained with blood and whiskey.

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» When it rains it pours: Have you ever noticed that it’s either one extreme or the other? Either I have nothing to do or I feel like I have to do everything. » The windows in my apartment: I love everything about my apartment, except for the windows.

They are so thin that you can hear EVERYTHING, especially because the sound reverberates between the buildings. So, when people skateboard down the street at 3 a.m., I hear every single turn of the wheels. I also overhear a lot of conversations. That I don’t mind so much ... » The number of weekends in October: There just aren’t enough for all the things I want to do! There are pumpkin patches to see and costumes to make!

Can we make this month eight weekends long?

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by Michael Azzarello Biscotti, a biscuit served with coffee or tea, were originally conceived for their long shelf life. Roman legions carried biscotti with them on campaigns where long lasting food was an asset. During the Renaissance, Tuscan bakers appropriated the idea for a more indulgent purpose serving biscotti as a complement to Vin Santo, a traditional sweet wine, in which they were dunked. Biscotti have since accompanied the international transport of the traditional Italian café and are now more popular here in the US than ever.

Today, you can find the long, crescent-shaped pastry at most coffee shops and specialty ice cream parlors in almost any flavor imaginable, ranging from sweet to savory, with the most common being almond, anisette or amaretto. Once only made dry and crunchy, bakers now offer biscotti in a variety of textures and often ice them with chocolate or other frostings.

In CU, the nearest Espresso Royale café is the best place to buy fresh biscotti, where they are available in chocolate walnut and cherry almond. buzz went to the Goodwin and Oregon location and talked with Spencer Corning, who manages the bakery that supplies all eight CU Espresso Royale stores with scones, muffins, bread, cookies, bars and biscotti.

A native of nearby Paxton, Corning has enjoyed overseeing the bakery for the past five years. What he really loves about baking is getting “to see the chemistry involved, the way that things change while they’re in the oven, the magic that takes place,” he said. Though biscotti are not currently as popular as scones or muffins, Corning said that he has seen demand gradually increase during his time as head baker.

He then explained the unique process of making biscotti — baking it twice to give it its crunchy texture. First the dough is formed into logs

of coffee and impress your mom. Plus, if it was good enough for Roman legions, it’s definitely good enough for us!

Almond Biscotti » 1/2 cup butter softened » 1 1/4 cups sugar, divided » 3 eggs » 1 teaspoon anise or vanilla extract » 2 cups all-purpose flour » 2 teaspoons baking powder » Dash of salt » 1/2 cup chopped almonds » 2 teaspoons milk

Spencer Corning, a baker for Espresso Royale, makes pastries and other baked goods.

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and baked at a temperature slightly lower than most other pastries.

“You have to be careful to get them out just at the right time because you don’t want it to be completely baked in the log,” said Corning. The logs are then sliced into pieces. These are baked at an even lower temperature to thoroughly dry the biscotti until they’re perfectly crisp.

Start with the basic almond flavor recipe to learn the process.

Then try adding your own favorite nuts, dried fruit, or icing to create a customized dunkable treat that will enhance your boring cup

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and 1 cup sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in anise or vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture. Stir in almonds.

Line a baking sheet with foil and grease foil. Divide dough in half; spread into two 12-in. x 3-in. rectangular logs on foil. Brush with milk and sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake at 375 degrees F for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown and firm to the touch.

Remove from oven and reduce heat to 300 degrees F. Lift logs with foil onto wire rack; cool for 15 minutes. Place on a cutting board; slice diagonally 1/2 in. thick. Place slices with cut side down on non-greased baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes.

Turn cookies over; bake 10 minutes more. Turn oven off, leaving biscotti in oven with door ajar to cool. Store them in an airtight container, and they will last for months.

soothe your soul Japan House offers relaxing Japanese tea ceremonies

by Amanda Damlos it didn’t taste anything like a graham cracker. The sweet Like many seniors out there, I am constantly in a staring contest with graduation and my endless bucket list. glaze slightly resembled the taste of honey or maybe I’ve managed to hit every bar, sporting event, and latemolasses while the rest of the cookie tasted kind of like an animal cracker. night fast food restaurant on and off of Green Street Next, Gunji and her assistant made the green tea, which (including Fat Sandwich Company). But never once have I ventured across campus to the Japan House to is called matcha in Japanese. It is made from tea leaves that participate in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony. are crushed into a fine, green powder that dissolves in each As I pedaled my bike down Lincoln Avenue, it became individual bowl with a small serving of hot water. apparent that I have truly been missing out. I picked a “The tea ceremony is not about quenching your physical pathway that seemed promising and walked through the thirst; it’s about quenching your spiritual thirst,” Gunji said.

The serving of the tea was very similar to the serving of beautiful gardens to the Japan House peacefully located at 2000 South Lincoln Ave., Urbana, in the middle of the sweet, but the server handed a guest a bowl of tea with carefully maintained greenery. the exquisite artwork facing the guest. This is so they can After a short tour and informative video on the House, enjoy the artwork as they receive their tea. Before they the ceremony began. A fairly large group of us sat along drink it, they turn the bowl around so the design faces the the border of the tea room on the bamboo floor as Kimserver. The flowery aroma filled the room and seemed iko Gunji, director of the Japan House, and her assistant to almost sooth every guest. I must admit, I was slightly performed the traditional serving of the tea. The ceralarmed when I realized that the tea was bright green and emony began as Gunji and her assistant opened and entirely opaque. I proceeded with caution. stepped through a sliding door to bring the necessary To my surprise, the tea was delicious. The first sip was Sumi Bartem prepares tea for vistors at the Japan House in Urbana on Oct. 14. 2010. Photo taken by Jaci Wandell a bit unexpected. It was very strong, slightly bitter, and tools and ingredients to serve us.

First, we were each served a sweet. In some ceremonies, small them until everyone receives one. almost a little grassy. On the next sip, I was hooked on the very red bean filled cakes or a very light meal can be served. TradiThe ceremony continues with the cleaning of the utensils, and unique taste. tionally, the server and the guest bow to each other as a sign of then the guests eat their sweets. At this ceremony, they were Anyone can participate in a traditional ceremony every Thursday at respect. Then the first person to be served bows to the person a thin, sweet, cracker-like cookie that I expected to taste like a 2 p.m. or 3 p.m. for $6 a person. Large groups are asked to call ahead of next to them, takes a cookie and places it on the floor in front of graham cracker. When I took my first bite, I was surprised that time. More information can be found at japanhouse.art.uiuc.edu.

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CULTURE YOURSELF Simple Elegance Bazaar and Sake Tasting raises money for Japan House

by Monique Lassere

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LET OISHI SERVE YOU SUSHI Oishi replaces Kaiyo and expands menu

by Keirstin Westfallen

Located on the outskirts of campus in Urbana next to a vast expanse of trees otherwise known as the Arboretum stands the Japan House. But this teaching facility is home to many unique events that promote a greater awareness of Japanese culture. One such event is the upcoming Simple Elegance Bazaar and Sake Tasting from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 24. This event will raise funds for facility programming.

Following the bazaar and sake tasting, a dinner and auction will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the I Hotel.

“The mission of Japan House at the University of Illinois is to provide an academic, cultural and natural setting for promoting an appreciation of Japanese culture and Asian-related cultural concepts,” said Cynthia Voelkl, assistant director at Japan House.

With this idea in mind, the Simple Elegance Bazaar and Auction will present authentic Japanese food, auction gifts and sake. Richard Kaiser, owner Japanese restaurant Nanakusa, in Milwaukee, Wis., is handpicking sake for the tasting event. The bazaar will sell a variety of affordable clothing, handbags and home goods made from kimono and obi fabrics, as well as jewelry, handcrafted tea bowls and more gifts for under $40. Maki rolls provided by Kamakura and other Japanese treats will be available for snacking during the bazaar.

The event will truly be an experience of Japanese culture and aesthetics. Dedicated in 1998, the present facility for Japan House is traditionally Japanesestyled with three authentic tea rooms. A Japanese tea garden, a Zen style rock garden, and cherry trees make up the stunning outdoor space of the house, open for visitors to catch a moment of tranquility from dawn until dusk spring through fall.

After samples of sake and a promenade in the gardens, the I Hotel will supply dinner for those who want an even deeper experience of Japanese culture for $70. Tat soi maki roll salad with edamame and won ton crisp, filet mignon and colossal shrimp with wasabi whipped potatoes and sugar snap peas and hearts of palm saute are on the menu for dinner, with a vegetarian option of vegetable curry over jasmine rice, not to

mention the desserts: genmaicha tea and wine.

Auction items include a round trip ticket to Japan, handcrafted artwork by Melissa Huff, a cooking lesson by Chef Thad Morrow and an authentic Japanese dinner for 6 at Nanakusa in Milwaukee.

Both events will help Japan House raise money so that they can continue hosting classes and weekly events.

“We receive some funding from the University but it doesn’t even cover our salaries, so fundraising is the only way we can continue to offer our programming,” said Voelkl.

“Unlike some other houses oncampus, it is not a cultural center, but a teaching facility ... Academic classes, through the School of Art and Design, are held here, focusing on traditional Japanese arts, particularly the tea ceremony.”

Both University and community classes can be taken in Chado (the way of tea), the history of Chado and Zen aesthetics, Ikebana (Japanese floral arts), and Japanese aesthetics and artistic philosophies. Tea ceremonies and tours for the public are also held weekly on Thursdays.

If not for the Japanese food, sake, wares and auction items, go to the event to support a facility dedicated to enlightening students and the public to aspects of traditional Japanese culture and philosophies. A taste of true culture is only a few steps away.

The Simple Elegance Bazaar and Sake Tasting is $10 admission, and tickets can be purchased ahead of time at Japan house or at the door. The Simple Elegance Dinner and Auction is $70 admission and the requires an RSVP by Oct. 15.

Just a few miles outside of campus, there is a windowed building. Inside, that building houses a wide-open dining room where light piano music plays in the background.

A handful of the dining room’s pristine tables are occupied with people engaged in conversation and eating some kind of sushi roll.

Welcome to Oishi Asian Cuisine, CU’s newest Asian dining option.

“A lot of people don’t know we’re opened yet,” said hiring manager Susan Lan. “Getting started can be a little hard.”

Oishi opened Sept. 24, after new management purchased Kaiyo Japanese Restaurant this July.

So far, Lan said she has noticed the restaurant picking up a sizable student clientele. Overall, though, she said Oishi is hoping to appeal to a wide variety of customers.

Lan, who also worked for Kaiyo, said Oishi’s management broadened the menu to include Chinese and Thai dishes as well as Japanese. While Kaiyo was a buffet-style sushi restaurant, Oishi offers menu items. Oishi replaced the self-serve sushi bar with a full bar that opens for dinner.

Aside from a selection of specialty sushi rolls, Oishi offers an Asian-style menu: grilled entrees such as steak tenderloin or Chilean sea bass, rice, spring rolls and noodles. Lan said her favorite menu item is the sushi, particularly the spicy rolls and those made with tempura.

Lan said the average price per customer for dinner can end up anywhere between $15-$20, although certain options could make the final check higher. She said she finds Oishi’s prices to be comparable to similar restaurants in the area. With lunch specials falling in the range of $6 to $10.50, Oishi can make for an ideal casual lunch spot. Off-campus and away from University hustle, it also offers a different kind of atmosphere than students are typically used to.

Oishi is located at 2501 N. Prospect Ave. in Champaign.

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The Many Faces of Bob Dylan

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Musical legend approaches Assembly Hall

by Adam Thies

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ho is Bob Dylan? Is he a folk singer, a civil rights activist, a voice of a generation or a song and dance man? There really is not a solid answer to this question.

There have been a good amount of books and documentaries devoted to defining Dylan, chronicling his background, his albums and his personal life, but these all fail to capture the real Dylan, if there is such a thing.

The majority of these documents are based on media perceptions of Dylan, but that is an inadequate resource to use when exploring his life. If there is one thing evident in Dylan’s career, it is his distain for the media. During his early years, Bob Dylan, né Robert Zimmerman, would blatantly lie to reporters, telling them that he was an orphan raised in a traveling carnival. Later on, after he had become established as an artist, he would purposely mess with those who tried to interview him. “The press? I figured you lie to it,” he writes in his autobiography Chronicles, Volume 1.

So if we really can’t take the coverage of Dylan seriously, then where do we turn to understand him? The obvious place is his lyrics, right?

Yet there is a problem here. Dylan’s lyrics are the most vague and widely interpreted lyrics of the past 50 years. There are more books on decoding Dylan’s lyrics than there are Dylan biographies. Everyone has a theory on who Mr. Jones represents in “Ballad of a Thin Man.” And yes, while there are the songs with an obvious meaning, i.e.

“Hurricane” and “Sara,” Dylan leaves many of his lyrics up for grabs in the interpretation department. While the original thought behind them may have existed somewhere in Bob Dylan’s head at some point in time, the point is for the listener to interpret them for himself or herself.

So is the diplomat on the chrome horse in “Like a Rolling Stone” really Andy Warhol? For Dylan it doesn’t really matter if it is or if it isn’t, but the fact that the listener is searching for it is what’s important.

In addition to his lyrics, he is known for his constant changing of musical styles. In his early days he was a devout Woody Guthrie disciple. He quickly betrayed the folk revival by plugging in an electric guitar at the

Newport Folk Festival. “I don’t like you anymore,” said one folk purist after a concert documented by Martin Scorsese’s No Direction Home documentary. “Judas!” yelled another during a concert in Manchester. Throughout the years he has morphed into a country purist, roots rocker, a gospel singer and many more reincarnations and forms, some receiving more resistance from fans than others.

For Dylan, it’s not what the fans want but what he enjoys doing. He doesn’t look for what will earn him the most popular adoration; if he were to do that his concerts would consist of an acoustic section, accompanied by an “electric” section mirroring that of his 1966 tour with The Band, offering something for all of his fans. He has never sought to recreate his material verbatim but to offer a different perspective on what may already be familiar, a concept that is lost on many “reunion” tours from groups from the 1960s and ‘70s. A concert by Paul McCartney or the Eagles may have a synthesizer playing the same string arrangement on “Yesterday” that was on the album or have the same guitar settings that were on “Hotel California.” This isn’t what Bob Dylan is about.

For students lucky enough to go see him when he visits the Assembly Hall on Oct. 22, don’t expect to hear what you heard on Blood on the Tracks, or, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan. Expect to hear something unfamiliar, but something that is just as good in a different way. Dylan doesn’t want to make it easy for his audience members but wants to give them something that’s worthwhile.

So, who is Bob Dylan? The answer is (if there must be one) that he’s a part of folklore, he’s Paul Bunyan, he’s a mythical character.

Dylan acknowledged this himself during a concert on Halloween in 1964, captured on the Bootleg Series Vol. 6.

“I have my Bob Dylan mask on, I’m masquerading!” he said. But the thing is, he was being serious.

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Bob Dylan realizes there is a difference between who he is and who people think he is. So he leaves his image up to be sacrificed, creating a fairy-tale like character that even though he should seem to be real, really isn’t. He’s like Santa Claus. Yes, at one point in time there was a person who did Santa Claus-like things and started the concept of Santa Claus, but he was in no way a flying, red coat-wearing reindeer herder.

In the same way, at some time there was a “Bob Dylan,” Robert Zimmerman or not. Is this person the one who we think is Bob Dylan? Definitely not.

This is exactly why you have to go see Bob Dylan when he comes to CU on Oct. 22. He’s a figure of American folklore. In essence, he’s our Santa Claus.

Beers, bros and rock bands Frattle of the Bands II: Rock Hard, Frat Harder comes to Kam’s this month

by Nick Martin Fraternity means brotherhood. Sometimes, it also means a bunch of sweaty twenty-somethings starting a band, covering classic rock songs, drinking cheap beer and talking about their penises.

Now is one of those times.

Starting Oct. 21, every Wednesday until Nov. 3, there will be an excuse to rock as hard as you can. Frattle of the Bands II: Rock Hard, Frat Harder is upon us. Kam’s will play host to CU’s favorite WPGU-sponsored, hyper-masculine music competition. The winner will receive $500, a radio appearance on WPGU, and a commemorative paddle. So, this year’s Frattle is expected to be, for lack of a better term, totally motherfucking sick.

Perhaps you, our standard buzz reader, are scratching your head.

“I wear skinny jeans and horn-rimmed glasses!” you say. “I listen to The Mountain Goats and I’m in an art collective! I have no use for Frattling of any sort!”

Oh, hypothetical hipster reader! You misunderstand! We still love playing our copy of Sun

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set Tree (on vinyl) while we’re staring at moths through a camera obscura! But we also like to have fun. You like to have fun, right? Well, Frattle of the Bands is for you!

Nick Jones, programming director of WPGU and coordinator of this year’s Frattle explains the concept behind it.

“We’re not taking ourselves too seriously. Frattle is for getting together, having a good time and being surrounded by live music,” he said.

And live music there shall be. This year’s Frattle includes bands from fraternities all over campus. From alpha to whatever the Greek letter is for Z, a diverse collection of fraternities will be in attendance.

Some bands have names that reference genitalia: Chad’s Dick (Sammy), Set to Vibrate (KDR), Penis Flytrap (TKE). Other bands spell words wrong intentionally: Critical Aklaim (AKL), Freshly Quillip’d.

There are even some bands that have names that aren’t ridiculous: The Earnest Matt Ernst (Delts), and Thomas Arkle & The Clarks (ATO).

“Everyone involved with last year’s Frattle had a brilliant time, so it made too much sense to try and recreate the magic,” said Jones.

Tom Pauly, External Music Director for WPGU, explains what happened during the last Frattle in March. ”There was a really good Muse cover,” he said.

Hopefully, there will be another really good Muse cover.

Jones said he enjoys seeing the satisfaction of men competing in a competition that rewards talent, style and showmanship with victory ... and $500 cash.

If you still need convincing, Jones said: “There’s going to be super hot babes walking around, frat dudes crushing beers on their heads, and it’s going to get rowdy.”

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Also, Bud pitchers for $5, jokes aside, are very reasonably priced.

Frattle of the Bands II will be held every Wednesday at Kam’s at 10:30 p.m. If you’re looking for some good times and some good tunes, then come bro it up with WPGU and their fraternity friends.

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A Different kind of country Jason Aldean plays Assembly Hall

by Bridget Ruhland

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he first important country artist to integrate Guns N’ Roses medleys in his performances, a self-proclaimed listener of Aerosmith and Tupac and holding a track record of number one songs, Jason Aldean brings his own unique signature to country music. The guitar riffs and smoky lyrics have all been done before, but Aldean takes them to a different level entirely, allowing his honest personality to shine through his music. Some would accuse him of being a little too rock ‘n’ roll, a remark which Aldean lets roll right off his shoulders. He doesn’t worry about what people say and stays focused on playing his own brand of country.

Debuting in 2005 with Hicktown, he immediately let the world know that he is a force to be reckoned with. And like any good artist, he continues to explore the depths of his genre as he evolves as a performer.

He’s sung a duet with pop singer Kelly Clarkson, worked to bend genres, and won over the hearts of America in the process, selling over three million records in the first part of his career alone. Intent on producing a sound unlike any other country artist today, Aldean performs with his own band and supervises the cuts of his albums himself.

He’s known for such songs as “Johnny Cash,” “She’s Country” and his new release “My Kinda Party,” but his success so far doesn’t stop him from continuously creating music.

In 2009 he released his third album, Wide Open, which he is currently touring on. One of the criteria he uses to judge whether a song is good or not is if it has enough energy to play live. The energy of his music is incredibly important to him.

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Hipster-adored violinist and composer prodigy, Owen Pallett, formerly known as Final Fantasy, is back after less than a year with some more of that fancy fiddle-faddle.

With three studio albums and a collection of EPs, Owen Pallett has written an eclectic collection of folk, classical-influenced baroque and experimental tunes. In his new release, A Swedish Love Story, Pallett takes all of these elements and mixes them together in a strange, but surprisingly pleasing four-track EP. “A Man With No Ankles” begins the EP much like an electronically juiced-up ‘70s sitcom. Think of those old NBC mystery movies your parents used to watch, but then add those upbeat, groovy Owen Pallett violin riffs reminiscent of “Song, Song, Song” from He Poos Clouds. It may sound cheesy at first, but damn it if you don’t still find Pallet’s charm and style persuading you to tap your feet and crack a smile.

“Honour the Dead, Or Else” adds a more baroque element to the EP with Pallet’s haunting vocals and lyrics. Once he’s done advising you to “honour the dead and save yourself,” he switches back to a staccato-driven, syncopated happy duet with a keyboard and his violin as if the song itself has some form of bipolar disorder that really makes the EP an interesting, multidimensional work of art.

The album ends on the happy note it began with. “Don’t Stop,” ironically titled, is just a fun, but not very memorable upbeat tune with some more of Owen Pallet’s violin work, which I think is a bit upsetting, because out of only four tracks, it’s the only one that isn’t very interesting compared to the good ol’ days of Final Fantasy, or even Owen Pallett’s 2010 LP, Heartland. As a whole, the EP is definitely worth the listen, but you might want to check out He Poos Clouds or Heartland for some context first.— Adam Barnett ARTIST:

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I Am Not a Human Being exceeded my expectations when I actually listened to the lyrics. In “Gonorrhea,” Weezy provides audiences with clever rhymes, such as “I’m just so ahead of my time like dog years.” However, he also adds his silliness while mentioning the viral video “2 girls 1 cup”.

Overall, the sound of this album is darker and thuggish in the most positive sense of the word. It makes me want to go outside and break something. The songs themselves are only mediocre in quality, however, it is still good enough to tide listeners over until The Carter IV. —Jeremy Lin buzz

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Jackass 3D has familiar faces that some people have encountered in other films, television shows and even video games.

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Last but not least, if pranks and stunts are not your thing, there are always the cool skateboarding tricks that could â&#x20AC;&#x153;wowâ&#x20AC;? you. It is amazing that through all of the madness that these stunts and pranks entail, the Jackass gang has room to squeeze skateboarding into the movie.

The Jackass series continues to live on with itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third movie now released. Fans and newcomers will come together and watch the movie, if not for the stunts, then at least for the 3D. If slapstick humor chock full of ridiculous stunts is your thing, then you need to get to your nearest theatre and see Jackass 3D. If you spend all your days working nonstop, take time out to be a jackass for a couple hours. You will not regret it.

The Blair Witch Project (1998)

by Jeremy Kogan I can only imagine what seeing The Blair Witch Project when it first came out in 1999 must have been like. The uncertainty of whether it is real or fake is the very foundation of the film. Many viewers of â&#x20AC;&#x153;high cultureâ&#x20AC;? films usually see movies like this as just another above-average scary movie.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m here to tell those snotty critics to go suck it.

The film centers around three independent student filmmakers who set out to document the rumor of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blair Witch,â&#x20AC;? a woman who supposedly has committed a number of grisly murders, believed to be living in a Maryland forest. The entire film is shown from one of the filmmakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s camera, which while some might think is frustrating, only adds to the sincerity of the film. To be able to see exactly what the filmmakers see is one of the most uniquely terrifying devices there is in any movie. As the filmmakers move further and further into the woods, and away from civilization and reality, it becomes abundantly clear that the Blair Witch does indeed exist, and she is definitely out to get them.

There is a crucial moment in every supernatural horror movie where the characters must suspend the notion of reality and accept that something otherworldly is happening. The brilliant thing

about The Blair Witch Project is that all three characters arrive at this point at different times, but when they finally agree that they need to get the hell out, the movie gets even more horrifying.

Even though The Blair Witch Project was filmed on what seems like a $50 budget and a 12-pack of Ramen, it is about what more horror movies need to be about â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that is, people who are pushed so far into desperation to survive, pushed to the absolute limits of their sanity, that coming out alive is literally the only thing that matters.

Unfortunately, I must confess to you, The Blair Witch Project isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all that scary. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the type of horror movie that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily need to be scary to make its audience not ever want to go camping again. It is able to accomplish such a paradox through some of the most convincing acting you will ever see by its stars Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael Williams. Specifically, the bone chilling, OMG-was-that-real, often parodied, close-up of the lead filmmaker crying to the camera in night-mode. It is via these actors that the audience can never be entirely sure if this is a real documentary or not. That uncertainty is enough to kill you. Oh, and I challenge you not to soil yourself in the final scene.

Johnny Knoxville is insane, but in a good way. The man stands in front of a machine that shoots hundreds of rubber balls at 500 feet per second willingly. He coaxes Bam Margera and Ryan Dunn to tag along, and after the shot Knoxville is the only one standing. Bam is on the ground crying and Dunn is shouting expletives. Meanwhile, Knoxville is joking and laughing about how much pain he is in. While watching Jackass, I often wonder if I could pull off some of the stunts these guys do after a few libations. This one I could never imagine trying.

The Golf Carts

Much like how the commercials are one of the best aspects of the Super Bowl, riding a golf cart is a highlight of going to the links.

Isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it liberating to be able to floor a vehicle as much as you want? In Jackass, they turn golf carts into their very own bumper cars, with ridiculous results. They managed to rent out a golf course somehow, and spent the day dismantling the place. At the end, Dunn attempt to jump over a plastic pig but instead wind up flipping the cart. Knoxville got a concussion, but the footage was worth it.

The Airhorn

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by Ellen Guirl n Oct. 25, Jeff Biggers will be visiting CU to host a free talk and signing at the Illini Union Bookstore. A performer and writer, Biggers is concentrating on environmental concerns, specifically the debate behind the idea of clean coal. He also has four books to his name, most recently being Reckoning at Eagle Creek, which won the 2010 David Brower Award for Environmental Reporting and the Delta Award for Literature from Southern Illinois University. He has been published in The Washington Post, The Nation, The Atlantic Monthly and Salon and appeared on National Public Radio and Public Radio International. buzz asked Biggers to talk about his work, how students can educate themselves and why become a writer in the first place. » buzz: How has your own personal history helped you in your writing and how much do you rely on it when you write?

Jeff Biggers: I’m an author and performance artist. My new book, Reckoning at Eagle Creek, is first and foremost a family saga from southern Illinois, rooted in the great American pastoral that recounts the strip-mining of my family’s 200-yearold community of Eagle Creek. Coal still provides 45 percent of our electricity today. Every time you flick on your computer or lights, you are possibly

taking part in the process of strip-mining coal. My performance looks at the staggering human and environmental costs of coal, and how we need to re-examine our energy alternatives.

The devastating practice of strip-mining takes place in 24 states and on several Native American reservations. Mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia, an extreme form of literally blowing up the mountains with explosives, dumping the toxic coal waste into the valleys and waterways, and using heavy equipment to haul away the coal, is the more egregious human rights and environmental violation today...According to a West Virginia University report this year, the coal industry “costs the Appalachian region five times more in early deaths than it provides in economic benefits.” » buzz: How can students educate themselves on environmental concerns?

JB: Ask questions and deal with the answers: Where does your electricity come from? What are the real costs — on the environment, on extraction communities, on the air and water?

What’s the impact of your lifestyle? » buzz: What made you decided to become a writer?

JB: I’ve worked as a writer and journalist across the US, Europe, India and Mexico. I believe that stories can astound us, inform us, change our lives and ultimately challenge our communities to envision and work toward the still small possibility of justice. » buzz: Do you have any advice for aspiring Used with permission from Matthew Filipowicz and The Creative Commons writers, or students in JB: Hang out with my kids and family, hike, gargeneral?

JB: Read, read, read. Travel, travel, travel. And den, play music, watch movies. hang out with old people and students who don’t » buzz: Favorite genre to read for fun? look or talk like you. And write out of a sense of JB: I read a lot of fiction and poetry. passion and purpose, not with the obsession of ILLINI UNION BOOKSTORE getting published. » buzz: What’s one of your favorite books?

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MANY CULTURES, HUNDREDS OF PUMPKINS, ONE PLACE The Great Pumpkin Patch provides thousands with a way to celebrate fall

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here are fat ones, skinny ones, round ones, bumpy ones, tall ones, short ones.

Some are in different colors, some have spots, some are bright, some are dull. The one thing that seems to tie all the farm-grown pumpkins, squash and other gourds, however, is that they can all be found at The Great Pumpkin Patch.

The Great Pumpkin Patch, located in Arthur, Ill., has been an agricultural tourist attraction since 1989. From Sept. 15 to Oct. 31, the owners of the Patch invite the public onto their farm, where they offer sights and services specially designed to celebrate diversity of culture and, of course, the fall harvest.

In all, they feature varieties of gourds from 30 different countries across six continents.

“Think of a cornucopia,” said Mac Condill, general manager of the Great Pumpkin Patch. “A big display that is filled with everything, and it all works together. It all looks beautiful, and all is hard work but fun to grow.”

Arthur resident Ken Beechy appreciates Condill’s efforts.

For each of the 10 last years at least, Beechy has come to the Patch, saying autumn is a good time to get away and celebrate.

This year, Beechy’s wife Vanessa, who is from Columbia, and her daughter are experiencing the Patch for the first time.

“It’s very nice,” Vanessa said.

“Where I’m from, we don’t celebrate things like this.”

To integrate the various cultures of the people who visit the Great Pumpkin Patch, managers try to design different aspects of the Patch to keep a variety in what they offer, from the gourds they produce to the layout of the farm.

On one end of the farm, a giant tower built with cornstalks and pumpkins indicates the direction of the two-acre Maize Maze. Walking past the corn tower, visitors will see a large boat representing Noah’s Ark, containing a haggard and cartoonish Noah standing at the door as two of each kind of pumpkin and

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pumpkins — the underlying feeling of the farm is a rustic throwback to the rural beginning of the Midwest culture.

“There is an innate feeling between people and farming,” said Condill. “Our civilization is taking people from the farm and putting them on black top.

We like to put them on grass and the dirt and provide a connection to their history.”

Condill explains that he is a fifth generation member of the farm’s founding family, the McDonalds. The McDonalds settled in Arthur in 1859 and started a farm that had various crops and livestock. Bruce and Mary Beth (McDonald) Condill began planting pumpkin seeds in 1977 and in 1989 founded The Great Pumpkin Patch, according to the 200 Acres website.

“We’ve been here for 151 years,” Condill said. “We are Children play at The Great Pumpkin Patch in Arthur, Ill. Photo by Joe Lewis proud of what we’ve done with this place. We’re proud to share it with people.”

It would seem they have no shortage of people to share it with. Condill said the Patch drew over 48,000 people over its seven-week opening period last year.

In addition to gaining the attention of the visitors, the Patch also caught the attention of many national magazines, such as Country Living and Martha Stewart Living, and received the award of 2009 Illinois Agritourism Business of the Year.

“It’s neat to be recognized as a cucurbit [gourd] expert,” Condill said. “We get calls weekly about decorating for The Great Pumpkin Patch in Arthur, Ill. Photo by Joe Lewis huge events. If CBS Morning bales holding hands—there is strong sense Show is going to do a carving segment, they call me.” of the absurd.

Though in the middle of the season, Condill “This farm is fascinated with oddity,” said Naomi Makins, a resident of Champaign. “The explained that the owners of the pumpkin patch strange grotesque shapes, the oddness of the are always looking for ways to improve. whole thing really draws you in.”

“We take all year round to get prepared for Even so, behind the artistic displays — and the [the fall harvest],” Condill said. “We’re altwisted shapes of different squash, gourds and ready talking about next year.

squash march their way into the ark.

Walking across the soft dirt ground, a massive creative display is never out of sight. From a giant tree made of wooden platforms and pumpkins, to human-like figures made of hay

PUMPKIN PICKER’S TIPS AND TRICKS

by Lauren Hise Never pick up a pumpkin by the stem. Pumpkin stems break off easily and can leave you either with an imperfect pumpkin or a huge mess when it hits the ground.

If picking from a patch, look for pumpkins that are upright. Those that have grown on their side will often be flat on that side or have rotten patches from the moisture in the ground.

It’s always a good idea to bring along a pocket knife if you’re going to be cutting through stems.

Pumpkin stems have bristles that can be quite painful and trying to twist the stem off can leave you with a broken stem.

Save the seeds! They can make a yummy snack when baked.

If you have a design in mind, bring a sketch or a pattern with you when you go pumpkin pickin’. That way you’ll be sure to grab one that will work.

When carving, start from the middle and work out. You run less risk of breaking what you’ve already done, because the pumpkin is stronger.

If you’re cutting with a design from a book, a toothpick can really come in handy. Instead of fighting with slipping paper, first tape the design to the outside of the pumpkin. Then, using a toothpick or thumbtack, trace the design by poking little holes along the lines. When you’re done, take the paper off and set it beside you to use as a reference while the design remains on the pumpkin.

Instead of cutting the hole for the light around the stem, cut the hole out of the bottom. It will be much easier to change the candle when it runs down, and you won’t be faced with the problem of the top falling through when the pumpkin begins to wilt.

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BROTHER JED: A STORY OF REDEMPTION buzz interviews Brother Jed about his life and sermons

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aybe you’ve seen Brother Jed on the Quad before. Dressed in all black, Jed carries a 4-foot tall wooden staff with a crucifix on top, and demands his listener’s attention.

“When you’re a Christian you’ll have a story to tell ... a life-changing story to tell,” Brother Jed shouted on the Quad Oct. 6.

Regardless of your beliefs, convictions, affiliations or lifestyle, you have to admit it: Brother Jed certainly has a story to tell.

Jed Smock has been coming to the University annually since 1974 and has spent this fall preaching at universities across America. He is a preacher with an understatedly conservative interpretation of Christianity.

“Repent,” Jed preached. “Turn away from all sin.

Don’t just be sorry about your past sin, but commit yourself to no more sin!”

Of course, sinning is subjective. Jed condemns the following vices: premarital sex, homosexuality, alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, marijuana use and anything that goes against the teachings of Jesus Christ.

Yet Jed was not always a straight-laced Christian. In fact, he used to lead the life of a “drunken, whore-mongering frat boy,” he said. Jed’s story is one of supposed divine redemption.

Jed studied history in college and eventually taught at the University of Wisconsin. Caught up in the counter-culture revolution of the ‘60s, Jed ventured to California and started protesting the Vietnam War. He witnessed sit-ins, tear gas and Governor Ronald Regan eventually calling the National Guard. Jed returned home to Indiana with a zeal for anti-establishment activism.

Jed eventually decided to study spiritualism under an Indian Guru. On his way to India, Jed found a collective of American college dropouts living in Morocco. Here, he began to worship nature and frequently found himself “dancing lewdly on the beach,” he said — that is, until one day, when Jed met an Arab man preaching Christianity. Something that man said stuck with Jed, and he became determined to read the Bible.

“If the Bible is true, I was headed for hell,” Jed said.

“That put the fear of God in me and, as the Bible says, ‘The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.’”

Soon, Jed fully accepted Jesus Christ as his personal savior.

“When I got converted, I became a man with a message,” Jed said. “When it comes right down to it, most people aren’t good speakers because they don’t really have much to say, especially [something] that they fervently believe in.”

Not everyone agrees with Jed’s beliefs. His sermons are consistently interrupted by angry students. But Jed said he is not discouraged by the “hecklers” who taunt and mock him.

“It’s like the old adage, ‘If you throw an old shoe in the midst of a pack of coyotes, the only one who yelps is the one who’s hit,’” he said.

“Sometimes the ones who get so upset are taking what I say more seriously than they want to let on.”

In fact, many people have accepted Christ after hearing Jed speak.

Perhaps his most significant convert was his own wife.

“Repent, you wicked woman!” were Brother Jed and his daughter Martha preaching on the Quad. Photo taken by Brian King the first words Jed ever said to his future wife. While him to college campuses. Martha recently gradupreaching at the University of Florida, Jed accused ated high school. After spending a year with her dad, her of great sin. she hopes to go to college and study photography.

“She laughed it off at the time, but when I reJed has been preaching for almost 40 years, and he turned the next year she had a changed attitude.” expects to preach for many more. Jed summed up Jed said. His wife accepted Christianity and be- his mission best when he said, “I’m most passionate came devoted to Jed and his mission. about salvation through Jesus Christ. There’s a warSoon, Jed was a married man, but he was still com- fare that’s going on through men’s minds between mitted to preaching across the country with his fam- Christ and the devil. ... I’m here as a soldier of Christ ily. Currently, Jed’s daughter Martha accompanies to set them free with the truth.”

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DJ Bange Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 8:30pm CG Productions Presents: RockStar Karaoke Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 9pm Liquid Courage Karaoke Memphis on Main, C, 9pm, $5 CG Productions Presents: RockStar Karaoke Fireside Bar and Grill, C, 9pm CG Productions Presents: RockStar Karaoke Bentley’s Pub, C, 10pm

Foreign Space: PhotoUC Books to Prisoners graphs by Miyuki Ansari Work Session Indi Go Artist Co-op, C, 7pm Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, art U, 2pm Japanese Tea Ceremony kids & families Japan House, U, 2pm, $6 Call 244-9934 to rePreschool Story Time serve.

Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 10am lectures Baby Time Language Processing Douglass Branch Library, C, Brown Bag Seminar 10:30am Beckman Institute, U, Lunch on the Lawn 12:30pm Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 12:15pm campus activities ARTfusion Make Your Own Pizza Douglass Branch Library, The Hillel Foundation C, 4pm — The Margie K. and Louis N. Cohen Center for Jewish community Life, C, 5:30pm IMC Shows Group MeetOn The Mic, I Believe That ing: Community Booking You Should Get Loose Collective Allen Hall, U, 7pm Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, literary U, 7pm VOICE Reading Series fundraisers Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, Jingle Bell Run Kick-Off 7:30pm Party Indi Go Artist Co-op, C, 5pm Oskee “Boo” Wow Vet Med Basic Sciences Building, U, 6pm

dance music

movies

Swing Dance Illini Union, U, 9pm

Global Lens: Leo’s Room University YMCA, C, 5:30pm

concert Jason Aldean (Wide Open 2010 Tour) with Luke Bryan Assembly Hall, C, 7:30pm Pacifica Quartet Shostakovich Cycle Part 1 Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $10-$34

List of Specials M: 1/2 price burgers, sandwiches. $2.75 domestic drafts, $3.50 premium/ specialty drafts.

stage Macbeth Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $9-$15 A Night of Comedy with Gloria Bigelow Illini Union, U, 8pm

T: $0.50 boneless wings. $2.75 domestic drafts, $3.50 premium/specialty drafts.

W: $2.50 Classic Burgers.

All liquor (including top shelf) only $3.50 per drink.

(Karaoke at 9 p.m.)

Th: $0.99 chicken tenders. $2.00 Domestic bottles of beer.

(Live music from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.)

F: $0.99 BBQ ribs. $3.00 Capitol Island Wheat drafts and Corona bottles.

(Karaoke at 9 p.m.)

Sat: $0.75 jumbo wings. $3.00 Capitol Island Wheat drafts and Landshark bottles.

10% off all steaks and entrees.

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volunteer

Three Week Prosperity Class School of Metaphysics, U, 7:30pm, $15 Beginner Tango Phillips Recreation Center, U, 8pm, $35-$45

Salsa Night V. Picasso, U, 9pm Salsa Night The Clark Bar, C, 9pm

Law Vacketta-DLA Piper Lecture Law Building, C, 12pm

concert

Bowling Through The Decades Illini Union, U, 8pm

UI Wind Symphony Krannert Center for the FRIDAY 22 Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $4-$10 live music Bob Dylan and His Band Traffic Jam: Candy Foster Assembly Hall, C, 8pm, and Shades of Blue $25-$42 Krannert Center for the karaoke Performing Arts, U, 5pm Andy Moreillon CG Productions Presents: Fat City Bar & Grill, C, 5pm RockStar Karaoke Darden Purcell with Don Senator’s Bar & Grill, SaHeitler voy, 9pm Silvercreek, U, 5:30pm Karaoke with DJ Bange Happy Hour with Gavin Po’ Boys, U, 9pm Stolte Project SuperStar Karaoke Memphis on Main, C, 6pm AnSun, C, 9pm Live Jazz stage Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 7pm Macbeth Decadents: EP Release Krannert Center for the Show Performing Arts, U, Iron Post, U, 7pm, $3 7:30pm, $9-$15 Brother Ali You Can’t Take It with You Highdive, C, 7pm, $13 Gregory Hall, U, 8pm, $5 The Feudin’ Hillbillys Antony and Cleopatra Fat City Bar & Grill, C, 8pm The Channing-Murray The Show Foundation, U, 8pm, $5 V. Picasso, U, 9pm GTO and The Glasspaks sporting event Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, Alcohol-Free Football 9pm Tailgate miscellaneous Impalas McKinley Presbyterian Tour of Japan House Memphis on Main, C, Church and Foundation, C, Japan House, U, 2pm, 9pm, $5 4:30pm 4pm Road Song Illini Hockey vs. Iowa Four Colors Suffice and Phoenix, C, 9pm, $3 State Other Math WonderWithershins, Poundcake Ice Arena, C, 7:30 pm, $6ments: A Worldwide and Speed Governor $8 single Celebration of Martin Mike ‘n Molly’s, C, 9pm, $5 Gates open at 7pm Gardner’s 96th Birthday The Pimps holidays Siebel Center, C, 4pm Cowboy Monkey, C, Rantoul Haunted 9:30pm, $7 Spooky Crafts Dungeon: David Cloyd’s Kilborn Alley Blues Band Phillips Recreation Center, Demented Dreams Iron Post, U, 10pm U, 6:15 pm, $14-$28 Downtown Rantoul, 7pm, Call 367-1544 to register dj $8 Halloween Costume Party DJ Tommy Williams Fireside Bar and Grill, C, classes & workshops Chester Street, C, 9pm, $3 10pm, $10 Kosher Cooking Club DJ Mella D art exhibit Chabad Center for Jewish Red Star Liquors, U, 9pm Life, C, 3pm DJ Tim Williams Foreign Space: PhotoWrite Right Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm graphs by Miyuki Ansari Douglass Branch Library, DJ Delayney Indi Go Artist Co-op, C, C, 5pm Highdive, C, 10pm, $5 7pm Call 403-2090 to regGrown KidZ Funk lectures ister.

Radio Maria, C, 10pm Restorative Circles Friday Forum: Tea ParPresentation and Practice dance music ties, Political Parties, and Group Social Salsa Dancing with Predictions for the 2010 Champaign Public Library, Afinca’o Midterm Elections C, 6:30pm Illini Union, U, 8pm, $2-$4 University YMCA, C, 12pm

recreation

fashion IUB African American Homecoming Fashion Show Foellinger Auditorium, U, 8pm, $8-$11

kids & families Tales for Twos Douglass Branch Library, C, 10:30am Yoga for Teens BKS Iyengar Yoga Institute of C-U, U, 4:30pm, $6 Japanese Culture Club Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 6pm

lgbt LGBT Friday Films: Milk Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Resources, U, 2pm

community Homecoming Parade and Pep Rally The Quad, U, 6pm

fundraisers American Cancer Society Relay for Life Benefit Concert Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 8:30pm, $5

illini media The 21st Century Newsroom Illini Media, C, 2pm

miscellaneous Rantoul Haunted Dungeon: David Cloyd’s Demented Dreams Downtown Rantoul, Rantoul, 7pm, $8 Grand Opening of Student Dining and Residential Programs Building and Timothy J. Nugent Hall Student Dining and Residential Programs Building, C, 10:30am Dedication of Sarah “Sally” McFarland Carillon and Gardens South Quad, U, 3:30pm

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Kappa Homecoming 2010 Canopy Club, U, 10pm, $5-$10

open mic

kids & families

Event Popular presents: Saturday Nite Mic The Clark Bar, C, 9pm, $5

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UP Center Family Apples and Pumpkins Party Meadowbrook Park, U, 10am Kids Yoga Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 10:30am, $14 Kids Arts and Crafts Playshop Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 11:15am, $96 ArtsFusion/Music and Motion Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 11:30am, $53 Fairytale Ballet Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 12:15pm, $72 DIY Weekend Wizard Orpheum Children’s Science Museum, C, 1pm Kids Garden Club: Carve Your Jack-O-Lantern Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, Mahomet, 1pm, $5 Call 586-2612 to register.

Día de la Herencia Hispana Urbana Free Library, U, 1pm

live music

Macbeth Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 2pm, 7:30pm, $9-$15 You Can’t Take It with You Gregory Hall, U, 8pm, $5 Antony and Cleopatra The Channing-Murray Foundation, U, 8pm, $5 IUB African American Homecoming Step Show Foellinger Auditorium, U, 5:30pm, $10-$13 Students for Chief Illiniwek present “2010 Next Dance” Assembly Hall, C, 6pm, $5 Presby’s Got Talent McKinley Presbyterian Church and Foundation, C, 6pm

Live Jazz Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 7pm Wes and Joanne V. Picasso, U, 6pm Delta Kings Boltini Lounge, C, 7pm The Teflons Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 7:30pm, $10-$30 Bossa Nueva Illini Union, U, 8pm, $2-$4 Boomslang’s Halloween Bash Memphis on Main, C, 9pm, $5 The Loneliest Monk with Mean Lids and Hathaways Mike ‘n Molly’s, C, 9pm, $5 sporting event Pre Halloween Party Illini Hockey vs. Iowa Bentley’s Pub, C, 10pm State Ice Arena, C, 7:30pm, dj $6-$8 Request Night DJ Homecoming Football Boomerang, U, 8pm Game: Illini vs. Indiana Mainstream on Main Memorial Stadium, C, 11am Street UFC 121 V. Picasso, U, 9pm Fireside Bar and Grill, C, In the Mix 9pm, $5 Chester Street, C, 9pm, $3 markets DJ Mertz Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm Market at the Square DJ and Dancing Downtown Urbana, U, 7am Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm art exhibit Firehaus Saturdays Firehaus, C, 10pm Foreign Space: PhotoSynergy Saturdays graphs by Miyuki Ansari Highdive, C, 10pm, $5 Indi Go Artist Co-op, C, IUB African American 7pm Homecoming Party art Campus Recreation Center East - CRCE, U, 11pm, Foreign Space: Photo$5-$8 graphs by Miyuki Ansari -- Closing Reception dance music Indi Go Artist Co-op, C, Salsa Night with DJ Dr. J 7pm Radio Maria, C, 10pm

concert Mahler at the Piano Smith Hall, U, 7:30pm

karaoke CG Productions Presents: RockStar Karaoke Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 9pm Karaoke with DJ Hollywood It’ll Do 2, C, 9pm

environmental issues

Environmental Education Center Open House Homer Lake Forest Preserve, Homer, 10am

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

community Champaign County Christian Health Center Open House Champaign County Christian Health Center, C, 10am UI Alumni Association Homecoming Post-game Party Alice Campbell Alumni Center, U, 2pm Mathematics Homecoming Party Altgeld Hall, U, 2:30pm

fundraisers Out of the Darkness Community Walk Crystal Lake Park, U, 11am Check-in begins at 10am

mind/body/spirit Psychic and Health Fair Beads N Botanicals, U, 10am, $20

miscellaneous Rantoul Haunted Dungeon: David Cloyd’s Demented Dreams Downtown Rantoul, Rantoul, 7pm, $8 Kappa Homecoming 2010 Canopy Club, U, 10pm, $10

Ag Communications Huddle ACES Library, U, 8:30am FriendShop Used Book Store Open Champaign Public Library, C, 1:30pm Law Post-game Open House Law Building, C, 2:30pm Betapalooza Illini Union Ballroom, U, 6pm

classes & workshops Clogging Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 2pm, $15-$30 Harmony Singing Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 3:30pm, $15-$30 Intro Tango Lesson and Dance Phillips Recreation Center, U, 7:30pm, $10-$15

Sunday 24 live music Showtune Sunday Emerald City Lounge, C, 4pm Live Irish Music with Emerald Rum Blind Pig Co., The, C, 5:30pm Surreal Deal Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm

concert Illinois Brass Quintet Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 3pm, $4-$10 Randal Bays and Davey Mathias Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 8pm, $10-$20 Doors open at 7pm

stage Macbeth Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 3pm, $9-$15 Open Stage at Red Herring Red Herring Coffeehouse, U, 7:30pm Drag Show Chester Street, C, 10pm, $4

sporting event Illini Women’s Soccer vs.

Penn State Soccer and Track Stadium, C, 1pm, $2-$5

Orange and Blue Scrim— The Margie K. and Louis Corn Desert Ramblers mage N. Cohen Center for Jewish Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, Assembly Hall, C, 4pm, $10 Life, C, 7:30pm 9pm The Piano Man lectures stage Canopy Club, U, 9pm Israel’s Right to Exist?

Monday Night Comedy Lisa Cerezo and Steve The Hillel Foundation Illini Union, U, 7pm Meadows — The Margie K. and Louis Abe Froman Project Memphis on Main, C, 9pm N. Cohen Center for Jewish Mike ‘n Molly’s, C, 9pm dance music Life, C, 11:30am sporting event 8th Grade Dance game-playing Monday Night Football Joe’s Brewery, C, 11pm Trivia Night at The Blind Iron Post, U, 7:30pm karaoke Pig Brewery lectures The Blind Pig Brewery, C, CG Productions Presents: 7pm George A. Miller Visiting RockStar Karaoke Trivia Night Artist Lecture: Wang Bentley’s Pub, C, 10pm Cowboy Monkey, C, 7pm Guangyi CG Productions Presents: Krannert Art Museum and RockStar Karaoke social issues Kinkead Pavilion, C, 5:30pm The Corner Tavern, MontiAWARE Meeting cello, 8pm game-playing McKinley Presbyterian Dragon Karaoke Church and Foundation, C, Madden Night Football The Clark Bar, C, 9pm 5:15pm It’ll Do 2, C, 6pm Liquid Courage Karaoke Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Trivia with Evan and Monte Boltini Lounge, C, 9:30pm The Hillel Foundation Bentley’s Pub, C, 7pm open mic — The Margie K. and Louis Duplicate Bridge Game N. Cohen Center for Jewish Ginger Creek Shops, C, 7pm This Iz US Tuesday Life, C, 7:30pm Bingo Night The Stop, U, 9pm, $5 Memphis on Main, C, 8pm Open Mic Night hosted miscellaneous

by Mike Ingram literary FriendShop Used Book Cowboy Monkey, C, 11pm Store Open Book Reading and Signing: movies Champaign Public Library, Reckoning at Eagle Creek C, 1:30pm Illini Union Bookstore, C, Global Lens: My Tehran Simple Elegance Auction 4pm For Sale I-Hotel & Conference Cen- 2010 Creative Genius Parkland College, C, 6:30pm ter, C, 5:30pm Writing Group lectures Rantoul Public Library, classes & workshops Rantoul, 6pm, $10 Humanities on Campus Salsa Dance Lessons: Call (417)849-1787 to University YMCA, C, 12pm Beginners register Food for Thought Capoeira Academy, C, Asian American Cultural kids & families 6pm, $5 Center, U, 12pm Salsa Dance Lessons: O Baby!

Moriscos Passing as Intermediate/Advanced Main Library, U, 9:45am Moors in Early Modern Capoeira Academy, C, Family Reading Night Spain 7:30pm, $5 Champaign Public Library, Foreign Languages BuildC, 6pm ing, U, 12pm

Monday 25 live music

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

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

karaoke CG Productions Presents: RockStar Karaoke Mike ‘n Molly’s, C, 10pm

movies Lemon Tree The Hillel Foundation

mind/body/spirit

campus activities

Yoga St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church and Campus Center, C, 7pm

Not Everybody’s Doing It: Dealing with Peer Pressure Illini Union, U, 7pm

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

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Role-playing Games Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 6:30pm T-N-T Tuesday Night Trivia with Cara and Tanino Boltini Lounge, C, 7pm

live music

literary

Andy Moreillon Fat City Bar & Grill, C, 7pm Alec Stern Illini Union, U, 12pm

Between the Lines Book Discussion Group Champaign Public Library, C, 7pm

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

kids & families Tuesday Twos Champaign Public Library, C, 9:45am, 10:15am, 10:45am Walk-in Storytime and Creative Play Class Act, C, 2pm, $2 Wave Club Readers Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 4pm Goodnight Storyshop Champaign Public Library, C, 6:30pm

lgbt Rainbow Coffeehouse Etc. Coffee House, U, 6pm eQuality Champaign-Urbana meeting Wesley-United Methodist Church & Wesley Foundation, U, 7pm

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

classes & workshops Adult Pottery Class Boneyard Pottery, C, 9am, 6:30pm, $25 Call 355-5610 to register.

Art for Daily Sacred Ritual Shared Space: An Artist Co-op , U, 2pm, $30 Exploring the Joys and Toys of Mixed Media Fiber Collage Shared Space: An Artist Co-op , U, 6pm

Wednesday 27 live music Mushroomhead Canopy Club, U, 5:30pm, $15-$18 Doors open at 5pm Donnie Heitler: Solo Piano Great Impasta, U, 6pm Lara Driscoll V. Picasso, U, 6:30pm Los Straitjackets Highdive, C, 7pm, $15

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buz z ’s WEEK AHEAD SALSA NIGHT! Clark Bar, 207 W. Clark St., C., Friday, Oct. 22, Free Do you know why salsa is America’s favorite topping? Because people love to say SALSA! They also love to dance salsa, the sensual dance of Spanish expression. I’m going to Clark Bar to perhaps meet a beautiful castanets playing Latina who can both light a fire in my heart AND in my feet. If you attend, just look for an awkward, flailing, hipster idiot trying to look cool (that’s me!). — Nick Martin, Community Editor

Tuesday−Sunday, November 2-7 / FREE ADMISSION www.aems.illinois.edu / 217-333-9597 Nov. 4 screening at The Art Theater, 126 W. Church St., Champaign, IL All other screenings at Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL

LET’S PLAY! EXPLORING THE JOYS AND TOYS OF MIXED MEDIA FIBER COLLAGE

Presented by: Asian Educational Media Service & IL/IN East Asian National Resource Center

Shared Space: An Artist Co-op, Address: 123 W. Main St., U., Tuesday, Oct. 26, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., $25 A three-week extravaganza of mixed media? This seems like the perfect opportunity to stifle the Tuesday blues. For those participating, Shared Space has a “toy box” of goodies, including paper, beading, fabrics, tools and anything else you might need to make your masterpiece collage. You are also welcome to bring your own things to add to the mix. Why not give it a try? After all, grownups need to play, too. — Lauren Hise, Arts & Entertainment Editor

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106 W. Flessner , Rantoul, Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Free Okay guys, so I’m real excited to see what the Rantoul’s Pokemon fan club has to offer. I’ve been to the different clubs around CU and they’re all just a bunch of noobs. I mean, come on! None of them even have the official Pokemon card carrying satchel, how do you expect to win without the satchel? And even when you do beat me, I still have the satchel. That’s right, I know you guys cheated all those times you beat me just because you’re jealous of my Pokesatchel. You have no respect for the game, and I hope the kids in Rantoul are cooler than you. SHOULDN’T BE THAT HARD! — Dylan Sutcliff, Music Editor

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Live Irish Music Bentley’s Pub, C, 7pm Dave Cooper, Joni Dreyer and Brad Hendricks Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 7:30pm The Sugar Prophets Fat City Bar & Grill, C, 8pm Michael Brecker Tribute Iron Post, U, 8pm Thanks But No Thanks Fireside Bar and Grill, C, 8pm Desafinado V. Picasso, U, 8:30pm Caleb Cook Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 10pm

dj 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

dance music

lectures

Retro ‘80s for the Ladies Emerald City Lounge, C, 4pm Salsa and Tango Cowboy Monkey, C, 7:30pm

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

karaoke SuperStar Karaoke AnSun, C, 9pm

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

stage The Bayanihan Philippine National Dance Company Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7pm, $10-$25

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

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

kids & families

Around the World Wednesdays markets Spurlock Museum, U, Mahomet Farmers Market 9:30am, $2 Market Street, Mahomet, Storyshop 3pm Champaign Public Library,

C, 9:45am, 10:30am Wrestling Fan Club Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 4pm.

Fairytale Fun Main Library, U, 9:45pm

lgbt Genderism: Transgender Students and Binary Systems Asian American Cultural Center, U, 2pm

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

classes & workshops Parkland Jazz Improv Class Iron Post, U, 5:30pm, $2 Making a Collage Portrait Drawing Shared Space: An Artist Co-op , U, 6pm, $25 Makerspace Urbana Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 7pm

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Krannert Uncorked with the Shawn Purcell Trio, jazz // Marquee

Pacifica Quartet Shostakovich cycle Part 1

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Macbeth

Jean and Howard Osborn

7:30pm

Pacifica Quartet Shostakovich Cycle Part 1

David Sansone

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Elizabeth and Edwin Goldwasser

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Melanie Loots and George Gollin Gay and Donald Roberts

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Traffic Jam: Candy Foster and Shades of Blue // Marquee

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Macbeth

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UI Wind Symphony

Diana Sheets and Stephen Levinson Joy Thornton Walter and John Walter

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AND ANOTHER THING ...

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major mistake What you study in college can affect your work life When I was in college, I could never really pick up on any other students’ emotional statuses. If they seemed sad, I assumed they were art or English majors. If I couldn’t detect emotion of any kind, I guessed they were taking some sort of business classes. If they seemed happy, I figured they were simply intoxicated, which was often the case. I was usually sort of sad, a little happy and generally intoxicated, which is a status that doesn’t really lend itself to evaluating others to begin with. I was a speech communication major, which meant I could someday do virtually anything that didn’t require skill. As far as happiness goes, though, I could have done a lot worse.

their career paths. You got me on that one. I don’t think being either one of those things would make me feel crazy happy. They would only make me feel confused and unqualified. I know nothing about chemicals and it’s a real struggle each year to even manage my freaking fantasy baseball team, so I can’t empathize in any way with those ladies and fellas.

Still, they probably make good money and don’t think about their work all that much when the day is done. I mean, it’s not like you’re managing vials or mixing chemicals that much on your own time.

Accounting was also near the top of the happiness pile. I get miserable when I balance my checkbook every month, so accounting would not only make me unhappy, it could possibly make me suicidal. On the other hand, it’s not like they’re worrying about their own money. Worrying about someone else’s money is When I was in college, I could never probably a fairly low stress way of life. really pick up on any other students’ “Okay, I’ve got some bad news. You are flat broke ... and, um, you also owe me emotional statuses. If they seemed quite a bit of money for pointing this sad, I assumed they were art or English out to you. Have a swell day. My rich majors. If I couldn’t detect emotion of ass is heading to happy hour.”

If you look back towards the bottom, any kind, I guessed they were taking economics majors are just barely happier than those miserable psychology some sort of business classes. majors. I could see that unhappiness.

A survey recently done by payscale.com asked Sure, there are a few hot shot economics guys, 10,000 people who had graduated in the last 10 but I bet most economics majors end up teachyears to see how happy they were in the line of ing economics to students who will also become work they’d chosen. The rankings I saw were not economics teachers. It can’t be a crapload of fun really what I expected them to be. Of course, I to get sucked into an endless loop like that. It would guess their job happiness was directly could also be that drawing all those graphs just affected by the time of day and the month they eventually makes a person have a dismal outlook, were surveyed. Everyone sort of likes their job on especially when you plug the economic status of payday and sometime around five o’clock in the the United States into them on a regular basis. afternoon. Either way, some folks just aren’t all When you look at all of the categories, only about that happy no matter when you ask them. half the people are satisfied with their major choicThe unhappiest in the survey were psychology es. Most of the college majors have a satisfaction majors, with only 26 percent of them saying they rating somewhere between 40 and 50 percent. are “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with their choice That seems like a pretty low number of folks who of majors. I didn’t think they would be the unhap- are happy with the path they are on. I’m sure some piest, but it makes sense if you think about it. No of it has to do with the availability of jobs in their one needs to know that much about how the mind area of study. Many people might actually even like works, and it’s just a matter of time until you start doing what they studied for if they could actually diagnosing yourself and concluding that you also find someone who would pay them for it. have a big-ass life problem. Once a person starts So, what we’ve maybe learned is that if you considering every little thing, the whole world want to be happy, pick a job that doesn’t make seems dicked up. you think all that hard about emotions. It makes It’s the difference between wanting a pizza, eat- sense to me. I’ve always contended that simpleing it and enjoying it versus wanting a pizza and minded people were far happier than the people then stopping to consider why you want it and who thought about things too much. Personally, wondering if something else would satisfy your I’m both simple-minded and I think far too much hunger more than the pizza would. Sometimes about things, a volatile combination that I can only thinking can really get in the way of a good time. assume is responsible for the confused look that is In fact, I based most of my high school years on usually on my face. that statement. It’s a freaking pizza. Eat it, enjoy It’s probably best to make yourself think you are yourself and move the crap on. thoughtful without really being thoughtful in any Strangely, on the other end of the spectrum, 54 way. Thinking is hard anyway, and while it can lead percent of chemical engineers and management to enlightenment, I’m not sure it leads to happiness information systems majors were very happy with all that much. buzz

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES

(March 21-April 19)

“There’s one ultimate goal during sex,” says *Cosmopolitan* magazine, a renowned source of erotic guidance for women. That is “to be as sensually stimulated as possible.” I don’t quite agree with that assessment. Having emotionally pleasing fun should also be an important consideration, as well as creating a playful ambiance and invoking spiritual grace. But sensual stimulation is good, too. So what, in the view of *Cosmopolitan,* is the key to cultivating maximum bliss? “Having lots of steamy info at your disposal.” That’s definitely sound advice for you right now, Aries. You’re in a favorable phase for finding out more about everything that will enhance your access to delight, including the sexual kind.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20)

When the tide is coming in, the creek I live next to flows vigorously toward the south. When the tide’s going out, the water reverses its course and heads swiftly north.

Every day, there’s an in-between time when the creek seems confused. Some currents creep south and others slink north, while here and there eddies whirl in circles.

According to my understanding of the astrological omens, Taurus, you are temporarily in a phase that resembles my creek’s time of contrary flows. It’s a perfectly natural place to be.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20) In fifth grade I was in love with Calley, who was the by far prettiest girl in the school. Sadly, she didn’t return my affection, so I had to be content with adoring her from afar.

Eventually I moved away and lost touch. Since then I’ve wondered if she suffered the fate that befalls too many gorgeous women: relying so entirely on her looks to make her way in the world that she never developed many skills.

But recently I tracked Calley down via Google and discovered that she had beaten the curse: She has carved out a career as an activist bringing first-rate education to poor children. My question to you is this, Gemini: Are there any qualities you regarded as assets earlier in your life but that eventually turned into liabilities? Any strengths that became weaknesses? And what are you doing to adjust?

It’s a good time to address these themes.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22) Think back to the last half of 1998. What was going on in your life back then? According to my astrological projections, you were probably carrying out experiments in a wild frontier . . . or getting your mind rearranged by rousing teachings and provocative revelations . . . or breaking through artificial limits that had been quashing your freedom . . . or all of the above. Now you’ve come around again to a similar phase of your grand cycle. Are you ready for action? If you’d like to gather up all the grace flowing in your vicinity, start having fun with escapes, experiments, and expansions.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22) “I wish I treated my feet with the same tender loving care as I do my face,” wrote Catherine Saint Louis in *The New York Times.* “But I don’t.” She quotes a study that says more than half of all women are embarrassed about their feet, and notes that Facebook has many “I Hate Feet” groups. You Leos can’t afford to be under this spell right now. Even more than usual, it’s crucial for you to be wellgrounded. So I suggest you maneuver yourself into a state of mind where earthiness is beautiful and appealing to you. Find ways to celebrate your body and improve your relationship with it. How to start? Love your feet better.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22) At this phase of my life, I’m not canvassing door-to-door asking people to donate money to save old growth forests.

I’m not a member of groups fighting for an end to the war in Afghanistan or agitating in behalf of animal rights.

My struggle for social and environmental justice is waged primarily through the power of my writing. I subscribe to the attitude of author Ingrid Bengis, who said, “Words are a form of action, capable of influencing change.” In the coming weeks, I suggest you increase your awareness of

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(Sept. 23-Oct. 22) In the weeks ahead, Libra, you’re going to be tested on your follow-through. People will want you to work harder on what has previously come fairly easily. You will be pressured to make good on your promises; you’ll be asked to refine the details that are central to the success of the good new ideas that are floating around. As much as you might be tempted to slip away and fly off in pursuit of things that are more fun, I encourage you to stick with the program. You can’t imagine how important it is for you to learn how to be a more committed builder.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21) “If you’re strong enough there are no precedents,” said novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald. I think that describes you in the immediate future, Scorpio. I bet you won’t have to answer to ghosts or pay homage to the way things have always been done. You’ll be free to ignore icons that the conventional wisdom idolizes, and there’ll be no need for you to give undeserved respect to experts who have stopped being relevant. By my astrological reckoning, you will be so smart and plucky and energetic that you can work wonders simply by emptying your mind, starting from scratch, and making things up as you go along.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Scientists have discovered an exotic animal that feeds on the bones of dead whales lying on the ocean floor. Known informally as the bone-eating snot-flower worm, it looks like a frilly pink plume growing up out of sheer bone. Believe it or not, Sagittarius, you could take a cue from this creature in the coming weeks. It will be a favorable time for you to draw sustenance from the skeletal remains of big things that were once vital.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19) What is the wild and instinctual nature? *Radiance* magazine posed that question to storyteller Clarissa Pinkola Estes. Here’s her reply: “to establish territory, to find one’s pack, to be in one’s body with certainty and pride regardless of the body’s gifts and limitations, to speak and act in one’s behalf, to be aware, alert, to draw on the innate feminine powers of intuition and sensing, to come into one’s cycles, to find what one belongs to.” I would love to see you specialize in these wild and instinctual arts in the coming weeks, Capricorn. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you are ready to tap into the deeper reserves of your animal intelligence. Your body is primed to make you very smart about what you need and how to get what you need.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18) When I think of the extraordinary feats of strength you will be capable of in the coming weeks, my mind turns to a Chinese martial artist named Dong Changsheng. Last May, he attached one end of a rope to his eyelids and the other end to a small airplane, then pulled the thousandpound load 15 feet in a minute. I don’t think your demonstration of power will be as literal as his, and I suspect it will be more useful and meaningful. But in certain respects it could be just as amazing.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20) Scottish scientists decided to see if they could find evidence for the existence of the Loch Ness monster. They took a research submarine down into the murky depths, scanning with sonar. The prehistoric creature was nowhere in sight, but a surprising discovery emerged: Thousands of golf balls litter the bottom of the loch, presumably because the place has been used as an unofficial driving range for years. I predict that you will soon experience a reverse version of this sequence, Pisces: You will go in search of your personal equivalent of lost golf balls -- some trivial treasure -- but on the way you will have a brush with a living myth.

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DOIN’ IT WELL

by Jo SangEr and Ross Wantland

Haters, Homophobes and the Rest of Us How homophobic bullying hurts us all Recently, there has been a lot of attention paid locally and nationally about the impact of anti-gay bullying. Depression, fear, shame and suicide are all some of the consequences of bullying. This has prompted sex columnist Dan Savage to launch a campaign focused on helping LGBTQ young adults survive and thrive, sharing that “It Gets Better.” “Doin’ It Well” is filled with sadness at the tragedy of any person who has felt as if they had no more choices, especially in the face of homophobic bullying and taunts. This week, we want to look at this thing we’re calling “anti-gay bullying,” and what we all can do to challenge it.

Everyday Slurs

Anti-gay teasing is a fact for many children and youth. Ross remembers painfully being called “fag” in kindergarten, well before anyone understood what this term could mean. And as many youth are teased, the same youth also learn to hurl these slurs back at each other. For many people, these slurs become commonplace — sometimes playful, sometimes intentionally hurtful — ways to interact with each other.

Anyone whose behavior is deemed insufficiently masculine or feminine, or not straight enough (note the interesting intersection of gender identity and sexual identity here!), is fair game. How-

ever, the social hierarchy of this teasing means that certain people receive the brunt of the teasing. Persistent and cruel, this bullying spans from name calling, to public humiliation, to social rumors, to physical and sexual violence. Certainly, some of the victims of this bullying identify as LGBTQ, but many victims are straight or aren’t yet “out” as LGBTQ. Yet each of them has been equally tortured.

ate” activities. Some folks might feel pressure to be sexual with someone of the same sex to prove their sexuality. Others may deny their attraction to people of the same sex for fear of teasing or violence. So all of our ability to be full human beings — with a complex set of emotions, desires and hopes — becomes limited, within ourselves and within our relationships to others.

change, we have to understand the homophobe inside of us. Rather than placing the bullies or the victims as a “them,” imagining them as “us” means we have to look at new solutions. We can’t just ignore the people being harmed, because suddenly their experience is similar to ours. And we can’t ignore the people responsible for the harm, because now we have to take responsibility for the ways we’ve perpetrated and allowed that teasing.

Damn Homophobes Everybody Hurts

When homophobic bullying happens, everyone is affected. We are all robbed of relationships and opportunities to know another person, especially when the person being targeted takes his or her own life. This tragedy is compounded; not only do we lose out on the potential that person held in themselves, but we also lose the opportunity to know and be in relationships with them. In a similar way, the living victims of this bullying are often ostracized, which hurts them and deprives others from knowing them.

Even more subtly, homophobic bullying makes everyone put up walls. Some may erect defenses to appear masculine/feminine/straight enough.

This may mean avoiding close relationships with a person of the same sex, participating in homophobic bullying and choosing the most “gender-appropri-

When Jo and Ross lead workshops on these issues, almost 100% of any audience has both been the target and perpetrator of anti-gay slurs.

For some, this teasing is supposedly lighthearted and fun. But underneath it all, most people have painful stories about the impact of this teasing and bullying upon their lives. Add to this the institutional response that LGBTQ folks may receive — denied membership to groups, not able to be “out” at work because they can be fired, committed relationships not legally recognized — and you see that it isn’t just kids being mean.

Often, we characterize the “bullies” in these situations as calculating, malicious creatures, bent on destroying LGBTQ people’s lives. It is much harder if we begin to humanize these bullies as part of a continuum of behavior that we ourselves have been a part of. To paraphrase Audre Lorde, to make some

Sweating the Small Stuff

So what does that mean for us? Many “wellmeaning” folks would like to say, “I am not a homophobe. I watch Ellen/Brokeback Mountain/ Modern Family. There is nothing more for me to do.” More than just supporting LGBTQ messages around us, supporting LGBTQ youth means supporting a diversity of gender and sexual identities, as individuals and as communities. When someone is degraded or harmed because they are perceived to be gay, it hurts us all, LGBTQ folks and straight folks alike. We all have a role to play if it is going to “get better.” Love each other, love yourselves; we all have a role to make it better.

Jo and Ross agree that it gets better — when we all help each other. If you have a question or are seeking a resource, e-mail us at buzzdoinitwell@yahoo.com.

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