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more on paul thomas anderson 4 beer and chili 7 john jennings 8 readbuzz.com Prayer, Healing, and You! VOL10 NO41 zweekly OCTOBER 4, 2012 “Discover that the buz solutions we’re looking IN THIS ISSUE for are found in a deeper FILM REVIEW 4 understanding of God’s Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master loving, spiritual nature.” COFFEE QUEST 6 Seeking seasonal options? National speaker, THE 92S 10 Ricardo Saldivar, Local band ready for EP release show at Canopy is a practitioner BEYOND THE LINES 15 of Christian Art at the YMCA program debuts unique exhibit Science healing CALENDAR 12 and a member DECADENTS 11 Your guide to this week’s events in CU of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship. ON READBUZZ.COM EDITOR’S NOTE

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT SAMANTHA BAKALL “God’s Love Answers Ever wonder what people are thinking of you when you make awkward eye con- All Your Needs” tact with them? Get inside the mind of columnist Jennifer Haare and read about I know this topic is totally what she’s thinking when she makes eye contact with people around town. overblown (foreshadowing!) and over-done, but I’m going Saturday, Oct. 6th, at 10 AM to talk about it anyway. In case Champaign Public Library FOOD & DRINK you haven’t noticed, and I’ve noticed that some of 200 W. Green St. In the mood for soup? Check out an oldie from Jasmine’s column, a new take you didn’t, it’s fall. So for all of you people wearing T- on chicken pot pie: made individual, in muffi n tins. shirts and shorts still, get with the picture! It’s chilly! Put a sweater on or something. I really only noticed that it was truly fall a couple mornings ago when I was biking around and real- ized that many of the trees in my neighborhood had MOVIES & TV already started changing colors. It was a wonderfully Check out Ben’s column on controversial fi lm. His latest entry examines the pleasant sight. Nothing makes me smile quite like a fi lm, Requiem for a Dream. cool, crisp morning complete with orange and red trees and a light breeze. It makes an entire summer of painful humidity seem years away. Fall is a hard season to try and fi nd. These days, COMMUNITY pumpkins start arriving in full orange force way Have you been trying to take out that sweet gal or handsome lad on a date? too early to be considered fall. Also, I’ve already Check out Karolina’s guide to date night around the CU area. started seeing Christmas decorations out in stores. What?! It’s October! Go back to storage until at least next month! I would say that I love fall, and everything about it, more than most. However, there are still some MUSIC things about the changing of seasons that I haven’t been able to appreciate quite yet. Mainly, in this case, the increase in wind speed. It’s like mother nature held her breath all summer, stifl ing the Earth with unrelenting heat to then let it out from Sep- tember - November, just to mess with us. I love a hardy breeze as much as the next gal, and it’s great for such activities as kite-fl ying, sailing and para- gliding. It’s not so great for trying to bike 20 miles and not realizing that the reason you got to Philo so fast was because you had a real nice tailwind that has now become a real irritating headwind, and your parents are supposed to be arriving in 30 minutes because you left late, but you’re tired because it’s windy. Sound familiar? Maybe not. This happened to me this past weekend. Regardless of my physical struggles, fall still ranks pretty high in my book. Not only is the weather super awesome, but now I can consume all the fall produce Come check out a new Selected Song on Sundowner’s “Midsummer Classic” along with a new and fall-related foods that I want. Everything can records we missed on Algernon Cadwallader’s Some Kind of Cadwallader. have pumpkin added to it. Literally. I made a pumpkin alfredo sauce a couple days ago. It’s pure bliss.

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HEADS LIKES & GRIPES JASMINE LEE UP! FOOD & DRINK EDITOR LIKE

» Chicago, the musical: Well, actually, the 2002 fi lm version of the musical, star- ring the insanely sexy Catherine Zeta Jones. Yes, I know that Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere, Queen 44 PLAYS FOR 44 PRESIDENTS Latifah, Christine Baranski, Taye Diggs, and a whole slew of other ridiculously talented people share by Ellie Brzezenski the stage with her, but whatever. I heart Velma and everything about her, from her swinging bob and In case you haven’t turned on the TV, stepped her ability to entrance the audience with a quirk outside or been on the Internet at all, it’s election of her lips to her sultry bitchiness and mean-girls season! As a nation, we begin to slowly count scheming. My mom told me I saw the movie when down the days until Nov. 6 when we cast our it fi rst came out, but I have no memory of it, and vote for the next president, and when those aw- when my roommate suggested watching it one ful campaign commercials stop running. Before night after a strenuous day of shopping and din- that day comes, however, take a break from the ing at 301 Mongolia, I was like, sigh, even though usual election mania and get your America on in Zellweger not as Bridget Jones makes me cringe a different way. and want to throw things, I was like, why not? AND This month make sure to check out “44 Plays MY GOD. I fell in love. I have a special, special place for 44 Presidents,” a look into the successes and in my heart for musicals, and one of my absolute failures of our nation’s leaders, at Krannert Cen- favorites is Thoroughly Modern Millie. Chicago is ter for the Performing Arts starting Oct. 4. The like the gritty, sexed up, criminal version of Millie, original production, “43 Plays for 43 Presidents,” with an equally delicious soundtrack and a cos- was premiered by the Neo-Futurists of Chicago, tume wardrobe that makes me make grabby hands a theater troupe, back in 2002. Since then, its and wish I lived in the 1920s. Anyone who hasn’t popularity has spread throughout Chicago and experienced this — and I emphasize experience, the nation. The play, now including a 44th play because I was on the edge of my seat clutching my for President Obama, is part of the Plays for Presi- pillow for the mystery crime drama parts of it, and dents Festival 2012. bursting into applause after every musical number Across the nation, at least 44 theaters, colleges — should immediately rent the movie (or, better and schools will perform the plays in the months yet, see the Broadway play) and then get back to leading up to the 2012 presidential election. The me about how much they loved it and then we can production gives a brief look into the lives of the gush over Velma, gripe about Roxie, and discuss former (and current) leaders of our nation in a the not-so-subtextual issues of gender and gender performance that is part comedy, part drama and performance that permeate the entire fi lm. wholly unique. Performers switch off wearing a bedazzled jacket to enact the role of each president. Through these plays, audience members are NICK MARTIN given a chance to examine the changing role of MANAGING EDITOR the presidency as well as their own participation GRIPES in American politics. “44 Plays for 44 Presidents” is scheduled to run from Oct. 4-14. » Puppy Sermons: Jeez, I get it already! I should devote my COVER DESIGN Dane Georges mortal soul to baby dogs! I’m a dirty lonely man EDITOR IN CHIEF Samantha Bakall MANAGING EDITOR Nick Martin without a puppy to call his own! I’ve heard it all ART DIRECTOR Michael Zhang before! Quit barking about it! COPY CHIEF Drew Hatcher PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Zach Dalzell IMAGE EDITOR Zach Dalzell

STAFF BUZZ » NFL Lobotomies: Have you guys heard about PHOTOGRAPHERS Constantine Roman, Animah Boakye, Amber Yu, Folake Osibodu this? The National Football League is forcing DESIGNERS Yoojin Hong, Chelsea Choi everyone to get their frontal lobe removed! The MUSIC EDITOR Evan Lyman FOOD & DRINK EDITOR Jasmine Lee whole lobe! They say it will increase ad sales. I say MOVIES & TV EDITOR Joyce Famakinwa ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Jessica Bourque it stinks! Vote NO! on Proposition 6969420666! COMMUNITY EDITOR Tom Thoren CU CALENDAR D.J. Dennis COPY EDITORS Drew Hatcher » Mail Away Grandparents: I am so tired of those DISTRIBUTION Brandi and Steve Wills constant popups! “Send us $100 & wheel send U STUDENT SALES MANAGER Kate Russell AD DIRECTOR Travis Truitt a NEW Grandpa!” I don’t want some sad Russian PUBLISHER Lilyan J. Levant Grandpa clogging up my couch! I know they’re ON THE WEB www.readbuzz.com just going to get some Gulag goon to come and EMAIL [email protected] WRITE 512 E. Green St., Champaign, IL 61820 tell me stories about his ﬂ oppy old commune. I CALL 217.337.3801 don’t need some Wall-Humper in my life begging We reserve the right to edit submissions. buzz will not publish a letter without the verbal consent of the writer prior to publication date. buzz for the times of GorpBahChoff and eating all my Magazine is a student-run publication of Illini Media Company and does plain spaghetti! No, old man, we don’t eat sauce not necessarily represent, in whole or in part, the views of the University TALK TO BUZZ TO TALK of Illinois administration, faculty or students. in this house — it hurts the teeth. Now get back © ILLINI MEDIA COMPANY 2012 to the attic and practice your chess!

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Week of Friday, October 5-October 11, 2012 Gettin g to know paul thomas anderson By buzz Movies and TV Staff Sleepwalk With Me (NR) 35mm print A Four Film Introduction Fri: 5:15 PM, 7:30 PM Sat & Sun: 2:30 PM, 5:15 PM, 7:30 PM ith The Master, aka the film about Scien- is Boogie Nights. Set in 1977, the story revolves Mon-Thu: 7:30 PM W tology that’s not really about Scientology, around teenager Eddie Adams (Mark Wahlberg) John Carpenter’s THEY LIVE (R) in theaters, it’s the perfect time to explore the and his journey to the top of the porn industry. 1988 sci-ﬁ horror cult classic work of director Paul Thomas Anderson. While Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds) is the well known 35mm print, $5 tickets comparisons to the legendary Stanley Kubrick director that discovers Adam’s unique “talent.” Fri & Sat: 10:00 PM have been made, Anderson has been able to make From that moment forward, Adams undergoes a Wed & Thu: 10:00 PM his own mark in the film world. transformation from broke busboy into the face of 126 W. Church St. Take the CUMTD Bus porn’s golden age. With the help of a prestigious Champaign www.theCUart.com Hard Eight (1996) cast (Julianne Moore, Heather Graham, Reilly, Anderson’s slow burning first feature began Hoffman, Don Cheadle and more), Anderson cre- his working relationships with Philip Baker Hall, ates a guiltily entertaining feature. John C. Reilly and Philip Seymour Hoffman (who — Will Angelico Topless Female Dancers has a small but incredibly well-executed role). 18 to enter • Mon-Thurs 8pm - 1am Fri - Sat 8pm - 2am • $5 Cover Sydney (Hall) is a well-dressed, mysterious old- Punch-Drunk Love (2002) (Always Hiring, We’ll Train) timer on the Vegas strip who takes interest in Jarring, vibrant, hilarious, contentious — these helping a homeless man, John (Reilly). When words could describe any movie of Anderson’s Scene from There Will Be Blood. Sydney also extends his charity to a spry cock- career, but especially his 2002 self-proclaimed Used with permission from Paramount Vantage All tail waitress, Clementine (Gwyneth Paltrow), “Adam Sandler art-house film”Punch-Drunk Love. land with oil springs underneath. The film is a Silver and introduces her to John, the two drag Sydney Sandler plays Barry Egan, a pathologically shy of- raw, poetic portrayal of megalomaniac Plain- U of I into a jam that manages to bring the true nature fice man dominated by his seven sisters, who runs view in decline, and it’s manifested in Plainview’s Bullet Students of all their characters to light. Hard Eight’s bed- into trouble with a call girl scam and just may have transformation from man to the beast within. Get In rock of mouth-watering suspense supports a found the love of his life. As Barry yearns for change Anderson’s theme of father-son complexity is sometimes meandering plot. It is still a character in his life from small details such as his new blue prominent, as Plainview builds bonds with an 1401Bar E. Washington FREE study of the kind that we would come to love suit to his growing manic rage, Sandler works in orphan and subjects himself to unwanted reli- Urbana Mon-Thurs from Anderson — and we get all those badass dimensions unseen in anything else he’s done. gious zeal from a young pastor — and yet breaks 217.344.0937 21 & Over mobster tropes to boot. —Adlai Stevenson those bonds viciously through money. There Will —Ben Mueller Be Blood reaches the breadth of Anderson’s style www.silverbulletbar.net There Will Be Blood (2007) and artfully places a ruin of a man as a cautionary Boogie Nights (1997) Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) is an oil- tale against all-consuming greed. The film that really caught the critics’ attention hungry man who will stop at nothing to obtain —Stephany Guerrero BUZZ SAVOY 16 217-355-3456 THURSDAY S. Neil St. (Rt. 45) at Curtis Rd. OCTOBER 4 GQTI.com and on Facebook moviecorp note...keep this same size always BARGAIN TWILIGHT rviee w TeM h aSTEr By D.J. Dennis DAILY 4:00-6:00 PM $6.00 * excludes Digital 3D & Fathom events 1 X 5.417 ★★★★★ SHOWTIMES 10/5 - 10/11 No passes S Stadium seating R 1/8th page When World War II ends, Naval soldier Freddie the physical and mental nature of the character. TITLES AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) begins to drift through life One thing Anderson has explored in several of until he sneaks onboard a ship “commanded” by his films is the animalistic nature of man, and he FALL MOVIES Lancaster Dodd, aka the Master (Philip Seymour does so more in The Master than any other project. Saturday & Sunday 9 & 10 AM Hoffman), leader of a cult movement called “the In There Will Be Blood (2007), greed-driven Dan- RANGO (PG) LIGHTS UP SOUND DOWN - SAT. 10/6 - 9:30 AM Cause.” Dodd and Quell form a strong bond, as iel Plainview is so morally degraded by the film’s THE AMBASSADOR - MON. 10/8 5:00 & 7:00 Dodd attempts to cure alcoholic Quell of his “insan- end that he hunts a man inside of his home with a Danish journalist Mads Brugger goes undercover as a European Ambassador to embark on a dangerous yet hysterical journey to ity” (earlier implied as post-traumatic stress disor- bowling pin and bashes in his skull with caveman- uncover the blood diamond trade in Africa. der) and assimilate him into a full-fledged member like precision. From the outset, The Master exhibits DETROPIA ENCORE - MON. 10/8 9:00 3D FRANKENWEENIE (PG) $2.50 PREMIUM PER 3D TICKET of the Cause, all the while trying to legitimize the the most primal instincts possible of modern man 12:15, 2:25, 4:35, 6:45, 9:00 FRI/SAT LS 11:15 movement despite strong outside dissention. through Quell’s relentless sexual prowess, pen- FRANKENWEENIE (PG) 11:45, 1:55, 4:05, 6:15, 8:30 FRI/SAT LS 10:45 This intriguingly bizarre drama excels with chant for chemical-laden alcoholic concoctions TAKEN 2 (PG-13) Anderson’s construction of a complex, multi- and impulsively violent reactions to emotional 11:45, 12:15, 2:00, 2:30, 4:15, 4:45, 6:30, 7:00, 8:45, 9:15 FRI/SAT LS 11:00, 11:30 layered narrative of two strong-willed, yet op- situations. The crux of The Master’s plot is Quell’s S 12:45, 3:00, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45 FRI/SAT LS 12:00 positely driven men searching for both the in- journey in finding acceptance the way he is, not the S PITCH PERFECT (PG-13) 11:20, 1:55, 4:30, 7:05, 9:35 FRI/SAT LS 12:05 dividual and collective role of man through one gradual moral and behavioral erosion depicted in S 3D HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (PG) $2.50 PREMIUM PER 3D TICKET peculiar spiritual movement. There Will Be Blood. 12:05, 2:15, 4:25, 6:35, 9:00 FRI/SAT LS 11:10 The Master’s backbone is the relationship of Quell “Man is not an animal. We are not a part of HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (PG) LIGHTS UP SOUND DOWN - SAT. 10/6 - 10:00 AM 11:35, 1:45, 3:55, 6:05, 8:15 FRI/SAT LS 10:30 Photo used with permission from and Dodd. Anderson’s continual ability to visually the Animal Kingdom. We are not ruled by emo- WON’T BACK DOWN (PG) contrast these two seemingly compatible characters tions,” lectures Dodd. That is the basic conflict in FRI-SUN, TUE-TH 11:00, 1:40, 4:20, 7:15, 9:55 MON 11:00, 1:40 provides great intrigue into their mysterious motiva- The Master — the relationship between man and LOOPER (R) 11:35, 2:15, 4:55, 7:35, 10:10 et’s forget the trivial comparisons to Scien- tions. Quell and Dodd like one another very much spirituality. However, Anderson, a writer capable S 11:10, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET (PG-13) L tology. Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master but are unaware of the other’s core self, so Anderson of great complexity, further broadens the conflict 12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 7:25, 9:45 FRI/SAT LS 12:05 END OF WATCH (R) 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 is fittingly about something much more univer- explains these differences visually. Intensely shot by creating a character deeply affected by war. THE MASTER (R) 11:55, 3:10, 6:10, 9:10 sal: the state of man. It’s about the modern man scenes between Quell and Dodd amplify Quell’s From this conflict arises a common concern that S TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE (PG-13) 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 reduced to his most primitive state of being by a animalism, contrasting Dodd’s elegant calm. makes The Master, despite all of its eccentricities, S 3D FINDING NEMO (G) $2.50 PREMIUM PER 3D TICKET massively destructive war, and his subsequent Of course, it helps to have actors the caliber of a universally appealing film. Do people need a 12:00, 2:20, 4:40, 7:00 S THE CAMPAIGN (R) 9:20 FRI/SAT LS 11:25 journey to find structure and guidance in tempo- Phoenix and Hoffman, both of whom turn out great Master? The Master doesn’t answer this ques- rarily post-war America. performances — especially Phoenix, who embodies tion — it only asks it.

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Today, everyone will like me readbuzz.com OCTOBER 4 - 10, 2012 the next chapter Youth Literature Festival brings authors to local schools

By Maggie Su

provide opportunities for students to interact with authors. In order to reach and inspire as many students as possible, the College of Education placed great importance on gathering an array of talent. “We want to be able to celebrate literature with a diversity of authors,” said Beth Vredenburg, the special project coordinator for the College of Education. Vredenburg’s search valued not only finding writers of different specialties, but also authors who were diverse within themselves. By showcas- ing a “large range of writing,” she said the festival aims to speak effectively to all the students within their targeted demographic of pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The author’s role as the heart of the festival is a relatively new development. “At the beginning, the community day included lots of activities, but we’ve narrowed it so our authors are the highlight,” Vredenburg said. Indeed, the process of running the festival has been a learning experience in and of itself. Ac- cording to Keding, the festival’s first community day suffered from being “too spread out,” with programs all through campus and the community. The scattered venues resulted in some performances drawing only a few audience members. However, the 2010 festival consolidated the ending celebration to one location, and authors were able to perform for a full house. Despite its transformation, the school visits re- main an integral part of the festival and a special point of pride for the College of Education. “The rewarding thing is being able to provide authors to many different schools and libraries who wouldn’t be able to have the authors there without it,” Vredenburg said. Indeed, Harrington described the “noisy, exuber- Photo by Folake Osibodu ant enthusiasm” as her favorite part of the festival. “At every school, the students and teachers alk into any middle school lunchroom its creation. He said his most rewarding memory a children’s writer and fellow veteran of the festi- have read the author’s books and are eager to W these days and you are more likely to find occurred at a school performance during the val, no audience is more responsive than children. listen,” she said. a teenager checking Facebook on an iPhone than festival’s first year. After his show, a third grader “If you capture their attention, they will let you Without question, the importance of the Youth reading a good book. With the rise of techno- approached him and proclaimed that he thought know what they think of your book,” she said. Literature Festival is not lost on the community. logical entertainment, reading for pleasure is in being a writer was “so cool.” “I’ve known a few kindergarteners who will tug With the increase in attendance of the commu- danger of becoming obsolete. The University’s “Kids worship sports heroes and movie stars on your hem and ask for a hug, if they really liked nity day, as well as the numerous schools par- College of Education is trying their hardest to and comic book characters, but for them to start your story.” ticipating, the future of the festival looks bright. prevent that from happening. thinking of an author as being cool … that’s really Both Keding and Harrington agree that the “It’s growing, and the excitement is spread- This Thursday, Oct. 4, marks the beginning great,” Keding said. role of a professional storyteller is not only to ing,” Harrington said. “We’re reaching so many of the third Youth Literature Festival, put on In addition to shaping the minds of young stu- advocate for reading, but also to stress creativ- students. The festival, the stories and books pre- every other year, which “celebrates the value of dents, Keding’s experience at schools also illus- ity. Keding’s style of performance “invites the sented — the author visits are investments in the literature in the lives of youth,” according to its trates the power of storytelling to elicit action. listener to become part of the story” by de- future of our children.” website. During the first two days, 16 authors, Upon a librarian’s request, Keding read old English liberately omitting descriptive details in order So, what can CU citizens and University stu- illustrators, poets and storytellers visit more folktales such as King Arthur and Robin Hood to a to inspire listeners to “use the images in their dents do to help support the festival? than 50 schools and libraries in Champaign- class full of high schoolers and was later informed mind,” he said. “Come on out!” exclaimed Vredenburg. “Enjoy Urbana and the surrounding counties. The that all the copies of the books from his reading “Children who hear stories want to read, and they the festival, look up the books that you find fas- festival culminates on Saturday with a com- had been checked out. want to tell their own stories,” Harrington said. cinating and come and enjoy it.” munity celebration that is free to the public and “Storytelling inspires people to go back and get The Youth Literature Festival encourages The community day for the Youth Literature includes hands-on activities, performances and excited about reading,” he said. students to tell their own stories and engage Festival is open to children and adults of all author presentations. The effectiveness of the festival in kick-starting with the performances. Through activities in- ages and will take place on Oct. 6 at the iHotel Dan Keding, a local storyteller, author and folk a love of literature in young audiences hinges on cluding assemblies, book discussions, read- and Convention Center, 1900 S. First St., from musician, has participated in the festival since the authors’ performances. For Janice Harrington, ings and writing workshops, the school visits 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

buzz 5 Food & Drink a cup of joe Venture outside the norm by Shalayne Pulia

utumn: leaves are falling, the wind is cool “People come here for the quality and care we A and hot drinks are craved. It’s time for the put into the drinks. And the Intelligentsia coffee,” frilly iced coffees and lemonades to give way to said worker Jordan Trammell, adding, “My favor- heart- (and hand-) warming beverages. The only ite’s a small cappuccino.” time of year when burning your entire mouth on a The independent, locally owned café favors lo- hot cup of joe is worth it for a little warm up. You cal fair as well, such as Mirabelle’s Pastries and can admit it — some hot cocoa definitely smooths Breads. Their most popular drinks include their that harsh transition from a beloved season of Chai Latte and Vanilla Latte. New fall features shorts and flip-flops to one of chunky mittens, include their own Pumpkin Spice Latte, Maple scarves and sweaters. Spice Latte, hot apple cider and more. Open from The famed Pumpkin Spice Latte hailing from 7 a.m.-11 p.m., seven days a week, there are plenty the Starbucks Empire has arrived yet again of opportunities to experience this eclectic hot to tantalize your taste buds. This season, spot. The funky atmosphere presents an ironically Starbucks also features Salted Caramel Hot homey feel. It’s a pleasant change from the mun- Chocolate, Salted Caramel Mocha and — for dane. Other features of Caffé Paradiso include those pumpkin-loving slash coffee-hating cus- readily available outlets for your electronics, free tomers out there — a Pumpkin Spice Creme wi-fi and cozy seating arrangements perfect for Frappucino. (Did somebody say sugar-high?) studying or relaxing. Check out their website for If you’re still looking for a sweet treat with your more details at caffeparadiso.wordpress.com. drink, try their Pumpkin Scones, Pumpkin Bread, Not willing to break from tradition just yet? Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins or the new Try North Beach, San Francisco native Espresso Salted Caramel Cake Pop. If by some miracle Royale. Claiming to be “the C-U’s first sidewalk the chain does not have an establishment on café,” this espresso bar offers all the intimacy of your street, check out their website for loca- a local café in a trusted chain found all across tions and merchandise. the nation. For those less interested in “grab ‘n Pumpkin Spice from Starbucks may be a fall go” coffees, their outdoor seating invites ca- tradition, but what else does the Chambana area sual conversation. Deceivingly small from the have to offer? Coffee Houses have sprouted (and outside, Espresso Royale also features intimate happily thrive) all over the area, including Ur- downstairs seating with plenty of room for cof- bana’s Caffé Paradiso at 801 S. Lincoln Avenue. fee enthusiasts to study or relax. Stemming

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from their original café at California’s Berkeley, Latte as their most popular this season, aside they have expanded to include several cafés from their regular coffee. Other features include in the Urbana-Champaign area open 7 a.m.- various pastries and sandwiches. midnight. (Check out their website for all their Whether you prefer a cozy vibe or a more tra- locations at espressoroyale.com.) ditional, modern setting, hot drink lovers must The diverse atmosphere is a favorite of the unite over some things. Freshman Katie An- regulars like Anna Bazaka, who remarks, “The derson said, “A nice warm cup of hot chocolate coffee is better here … The layout is better [too].” on a cool fall or freezing winter day does more She prefers this chain over others in the area than warm me up. It sounds silly, but it reminds because, in her opinion, the others are “too over- me of the warmth of my family and friends at branded.” Her favorite drink at Espresso Royale home and makes me more comfortable out here is a simple cappuccino. in the cold.” When asked why people would choose to come Short of that blasted cup of just-a-little-too- to Espresso Royale, new employee Robert Ama- hot cocoa, few things make a homesick college dor said, “We have a ton of options here, and we student, or a resident out and about, feel more are willing to make [other drinks upon request].” at home — the caffeine doesn’t hurt an over- Used with permission from the Creative Commons and Michelle Schrank The employees also named their Caramel Vanilla tired population either.

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a fall staple Urbana’s International Beer Tasting and Chili Cook-Off Returns for its 11th year! by Auffy Birjandi

his upcoming Saturday, Jay Goldberg Events However, for the past eight years, the cook-off has T and Entertainment will be holding their An- been hosted in the parking deck on the corner of nual International Beer Tasting and Chili Cook-Off Main and Broadway in Urbana. in Urbana. This marks the 11th year of the event. Every year, the cook-off competition has primar- Offering an array of more than 150 specialty and ily been composed of amateur chili chefs. While import beers, the cook off has something for even the event is open to professional teams as well, the the most selective of beer drinkers. Each year, the relaxed atmosphere appeals to amateur chefs who chili cook off allows amateur teams, composed of are looking for a fun afternoon comprised of drink friends or families, to concoct piping hot and deli- and merriment. Although the gates do not open until cious chili for the masses to sample in the hopes 3 p.m., these devoted chefs begin setting up shop of winning a $500 cash prize. While the second around 8 a.m. and begin making their tasty recipes and third place prizes are smaller cash amounts, around 10 a.m. All of the food prep and cooking oc- each team also has the chance to compete for a curs right on site. As soon as the gates open, official people’s choice award. When entering the cook- samples are collected for judging. The judging panel off’s gates, each individual receives a ballot ticket. is usually a mix of local radio personalities, business The idea is that the cook-off’s patrons sample all owners, food critics and other members of the CU or most of the various chilis offered. Each cooking community. In the last couple of years, the winners 5th Annual International Beer Tasting & Chili Cook-Off. Photo by Austin Happel team has a bucket to collect ballots. The buckets of the cook-off have all been local teams. desires. Each chili sample is about two or three at the door, so be sure to snag your ticket well in question are kept out until the last chili team The cook-off is an event that Jay Goldberg ounces in size. Beer samples are redeemable for a in advance. If online ticket ordering is not your runs out of chili. The team with the most votes is Events and Entertainment does in conjunction four-ounce drink sample. While most of the beers thing, tickets are also available at The Canopy awarded this prestigious title and the right to brag with the Urbana Business Association. Spending cost just one ticket, some of the especially tasty Club, Exile on Main Street, Manolo’s Pizza excessively about its accomplishment. almost all of the year producing and promoting micro-brews offered cost two. The first 500 people and Empanadas, The Blind Pig or Crane Alley. Throughout the years, the cook off has changed concerts and music festivals, the beer and chili to walk through the gate receive a complimentary, Doors open at 3 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 6 on Main in various ways. In its inaugural year, the event cook-off allows the production company to do limited edition souvenir glass. Glasses are only of- and Broadway in downtown Urbana. For more first began inside of Lincoln Square Mall. Shortly something a little different in the community. fered to individuals who are of legal drinking age. information on the cook-off, check out http:// after this, it was held in the Lincoln Square Mall Tasting tickets cost just 75 cents, so you can Tickets for the cook-off are available on the jaytv.com/urbanas-annual-international-beer- parking lot for the next two consecutive years. consume and devour as much chili as your heart JayTV website for just $5. Prices go up to $8 tasting-and-chili-cook-off/.

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underrepresented artists, Black Comix and Out because men are constructed as hyperphysi- of Sequence, as well as his website Eye Trauma cal. Plus, there aren’t many female superheroes, Comix. Currently, he’s working on a webcomic, and the few there are are hypersexualized. This “BlackJack: Heart of Evil,” “Blue Hand Mojo,” polarizes masculinity in comics. In part, black a supernatural detective story set in Chicago, superheroes are problematic because they stem and “On the Road,” with much-lauded sci-fi from the buck stereotype, or the angry black writer Nnedi Okorafor. Check out his lecture on man stereotype — the inherent construction leadership in the arts on Oct. 9 in Levis Faculty of how black men are violent and will hurt you. Center at 7 p.m. But as the comic universes responded to social changes, new representations arise and some » buzz: What was the first comic book you read ? are quite positive [Editor’s note: see sidebar]. Who was the first character you remember drawing? Now, we’re dealing with the problem of under- When did you realize you wanted to be an artist? representation, because if there are black char- » John Jennings: I think it was a Batman or acters, they’re token members of teams, they Superman comic; I know it was DC first, be- don’t have their own books, and if they do get cause I remember reading a Marvel comic and a book, it’s quickly canceled. Like the New 52’s it blew my mind. I already understood what a “Static Shock” or Vertigo’s “Voodoo.” superhero was. Thor was a big influence on me because I was reading Norse mythology, » buzz: How did you get the idea for Black Kirby? and when my mom bought me Thor, it blew my » JJ: Black Kirby is an entity between myself mind. Then I got addicted to Spiderman, Fantas- and Stacy Robinson, another African American tic Four and the rest of Marvel. They were doing designer, artist and activist. It was a response really advanced things with superheroes at the to what happened last summer when the Kir- time. I’ve also always been a fan of horror and by family tried to get some remuneration over science fiction comics, which were published the characters Jack Kirby helped create: Silver by DC at the time. Surfer, X-Men, Fantastic Four. People call Mar- The first thing I started drawing was Thor. I vel “The House that Jack Built.” Stan Lee gets remember my pathetic little attempts. My uncle a nice pension every year because he had con- used to draw for me a lot, too, and he’d draw nections to Marvel publishing, but Kirby, under Spiderman for me. I remember copying his work a work-for-hire clause, was paid freelance and and feeling better about my work. But I think it the publisher owns that work. Even if you make was about 8 or 9 when I started realizing I have up something totally brilliant and the company some talent, and drawing wasn’t so frustrating makes millions of dollars off it, you don’t have anymore. Up until I went to college, I was self- any claim to it under this contract. Of course, I taught. I’d just practice and use books like How don’t want to diminish Lee’s accomplishments To Draw The Marvel Way and Dynamic Anatomy, — he’s a genius — but besides the people in the the classics of comic art books. It wasn’t until know, people don’t realize Jack Kirby was com- I actually went to college when I learned fine ing up with these great ideas. Lee was at the drawing methods and becoming a fine artist. front of Marvel, almost like the carnival caller, saying, “Step right up!” whereas Kirby was the » buzz: What is the relationship between comics workforce in the corner drawing all the time. and race/gender? He rarely spoke about his work, but he was un- » JJ: Comic racial identity construction started doubtedly brilliant. off really poor because they were directly re- How people from different underclasses — lated to blackface minstrelsy. Lots of deroga- sex, race, religion, whatever — have been mis- tory characters reflecting the zeitgeist of the treated under a corporate system. This led us to times that were, more or less, overwhelmingly thinking about the relationship between black negative feelings toward African Americans in comic creators and Jewish comic creators. Jack general. For example, Ebony White, created by Kirby’s real name was Jacob Kurtzberg and Stan Will Eisner in “The Spirit,” is an African Ameri- Lee’s was Stanley Lieber, which lends itself well can caricature, as well as Whitewash, appear- to a “passing narrative” where these creators by Nick Martin ing in early “Young Allies” comics as sidekicks had to “become” white Americans in order to A poster for Black Kirby. An art entity created by Jennings for Captain America. Then, a more positive function in the corporate world. Contrast that by Nick Martin turn came with George Evans, a Philadelphia to African Americans in post-slavery America comic books are accepted into uni- to expose the inequity in comic books and newspaper man who, with the help of his sib- where race is highly constructed in relation to As versity study, the comic industry is American culture at large, while simultaneously lings, created the first African American comic skin color: An African American of mixed heri- becoming increasingly more aware of its com- reinvigorating the comic form. Jennings has anthology, “All-Negro Comics” in 1947. George tage could pass as white if their skin was light plex construction and racial representations. an original graphic novel (with writer Damian Herriman, creator of “Krazy Kat,” is a particu- enough — they could pass for white, almost Former UIUC graphic design professor John Duffy) called “The Hole: Consumer Culture,” larly influential cartoonist who happened to like a superpower. Consider also that Kirby and Jennings studies African American representa- which juxtaposes Vodun religion with hyper- be of mixed heritage, but his characters were Lee created the Black Panther. The first black tions in comics, often through creating comics advertised consumerism. Also with Duffy, Jen- animals rather than superheroes. superhero was created by two Jewish guys. Not critical of comics themselves. His work aims nings released two books exhibiting black and Superheroes create a particular masculinity to mention, a lot of people read X-Men as an

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Most black superheroes first appeared in the 1960s. Jennings explained, “There’s a strong con- nection between these characters and blaxploita- tion films in the late ‘70s.” Since then, more have emerged, but still, the number of white superheroes far outweighs their non-white counterparts. Below are a few noteworthy black superheroes. Black Panther - Jennings marks Black Panther as the first black superhero, first appearing in Fan- tastic Four #52, July, 1966. Strangely, the superhero predates the founding of the Black Panther Party by four months. Black Panther received his powers from a meteorite that fell in his fictional African country, Wakanda. Eventually, he dated Storm from X-Men. Luke Cage - Luke Cage began as a rather problematic representation of black heroes — in the 1970s, Cage was a jive-talking former prisoner who volunteered for a medical experiment that went awry, leaving him with steel hard skin and mega-muscles. However, Cage resonated with readers and creators, and was amended in the 1990s. In post-Civil War Marvel, Cage refounded Comparison between the original INCREDIBLE HULK cover and Jenning’s UNKILLABLE BUCK remix/homage. the Avengers with Spiderman, Wolverine, Iron Fist and Spiderwoman. allegory to race relations in the 1960s where Professor Xavier is multi-modal literacy, different modes of exchange for information calling Mister Terrific - A self-made millionaire with a a stand in for Martin Luther King Jr. and Magneto for pre-Mecca upon different types of literacies. photographic memory, Olympian athletics, mar- Malcolm X. The Marvel comics seem to be stories of “otherness” Comics have always been multi-modal in nature. They’re a fusion of tial arts mastery and “like 14 phDs,” Mister Ter- of outsiders. image and text that produces a new way to carry information because rific is one of the most accomplished superheroes The similar connections between Jewish American experience and it’s two modes playing off one another. Most of the time you don’t get in the DC universe. Terrific uses brain more often Black American experience led us to thinking of combination from visual literacy training until college with media studies classes. Yet, we’re than brawn with the invention of strange oscil- an Afro-Futurist standpoint. We asked, what if we could go back in bombarded with images in our society, and schools don’t teach how to lating balls that protect/project from his body. time and write these characters as African American, rewriting his- interpret them. I’m very much a proponent of teaching kids at an early While Terrific is, by all accounts, terrific, this did tory with a more equitable distribution of characters. Even the stuff age that images have power and meaning, and you need to know how not stop his New 52 series from being canceled Kirby was writing in his Fourth World series weaves connections to decipher them. after eight issues. to African American culture. The motherbox, a living, connecting Miles Morales - “Marvel really promoted Miles energy computer that draws all the characters together, is strikingly » buzz: What advice would you give for aspiring cartoonists? as a biracial Spiderman, but that actually already similar to Parliament Funkadelic’s Mothership mythology, where all » JJ: The first thing about being a comic artist is you can’t give happened with Spiderman 2099,” Jennings said. music is connected to funk. It’s almost like a black power fantasy up. You have to keep making comics and learn as much about the Miles is still a young hero both literally (in the that uses Jack Kirby as the genre. craft. It’s a very exacting process. Also, be open to critique. Anyone book, he’s 13) and actually (he first appeared in who’s gotten better at anything has gone through the humbling 2011). The design of Miles resulted from the con- » buzz: You often use the term, “visual literacy.” What do you mean by that, process of being told what needs to be better about their work. If troversy of Donald Glover not being considered and why do you think it’s important? you’re an artist outside the mainstream, maybe black, female, gay for the casting for the new Spiderman movie (the » JJ: When people think about literacy, for some reason they only con- or lesbian, whatever, make art about your experience. You have comic character looks strikingly similar to Glov- sider written text. Which, if you think about it, text is visual, it’s symbolic nothing to lose. With Internet technology, you can find your own er). Jennings remarked, “After electing a biracial communication based on sounds transmitted through symbols we call audience. But be true to who you are and make comics about your president, they significantly played up that Miles alphabets. But “literacy” essentially means having facility with different particular experience. It takes a lot of time and effort. I’ve wanted is of mixed heritage.” Spiderman’s new power types of media. If you’re good with computers, that’s computer literacy. to be a comic artist for as long as I can remember. But as I’m just includes invisibility (perhaps a nod to Ellison), There’s historical literacy and social literacy, but visual literacy, specifi- turning 42, I’m finally getting to the point where I feel like I’ve made and a cool paralyzing shock touch that’s like a cally, is how we read and interpret images. Most images we see are in it as a legitimate comic book artist. That’s saying something. We venom bite. tandem with text because we live in such a corporate, marketed environ- live in a push button culture where there’s an app for everything, ment. We see images in advertisements, on the news. This produces but there’s no app for being good at something.

buzz 9 MUSIC a golden opportunity by Erika Harwood

oming off a whirlwind summer that included “I’ve been trying to play Canopy Club for a And although they’re quickly climbing their Golden, who studied PR and marketing at Pur- Cplaying both the Hard Rock Cafe and Taste couple of years now,” said lead singer Mike way up the musical ladder, The 92s still enjoy due University. of Chicago, as well as winning RedEye’s Rock ‘n’ Golden. “Since I’m not from there, I’m from keeping the spontaneity alive in their live shows Durley, who is studying business here at the Vote competition, local rock band The 92s are Chicago, they’ve never been up for giving me a through the lack of a set list. University of Illinois, also knows the importance more than prepared to release their new EP, Void. show because they didn’t know if I would have “The last couple shows I’ve kind of been of promoting and managing the band. Recorded this past June, the EP features six new a draw there, so I’m really excited.” forced to make a set list because they’ve been “I wanted to go into business school strictly songs produced by Scot Stewart, who also pro- The 92s have intentionally drawn a lot of their bigger shows, and I don’t want to fuck up, “ con- for music,” says Durley. “The schooling I’ve got- duces Chicago band Mike Golden & Friends. style from the raw sounds and instrumentation fesses Durley. “But I’m gonna try to preserve ten here has definitely helped me with handling The 92s will join Golden & Friends this Thursday often found in the records of Golden & Friends. that as much as possible. Even though it makes my own business on the music front.” at the Canopy Club for Void’s release show, some- “I wanted our records to sound similar to that. So things pretty chaotic. I just wanna be loose. I With all the education and promotion backing thing The 92s are anxiously looking forward to. I went with Scot [Stewart],” said Durley. “I feel like don’t wanna be tied down to something.” them up, The 92s and Golden & Friends both hope “I recorded this in June, and I’ve kinda been I owe a little to that band, so I want to try to help While The 92s are just releasing new material, to bring in a massive crowd to Canopy, something sitting on it. I’m super excited to put it out,” said [Mike] out as much as possible in Champaign.” Golden & Friends are in the process of recording they’ve proven shouldn’t be too difficult for them. Dan Durley, frontman of The 92s. Durley is also Aside from sharing a producer, the bands songs for their new album, tentatively called For “The number one thing is that I want as many as assistant music editor here at buzz. are also known for their unique performing Tired Eyes, some of which could be featured at people to show up [as possible],” Durley said. Void marks a new beginning for The 92s, with styles. Golden & Friends produce and record the show Thursday. “I want as many people to get the record and the EP being the first physical record the band their records with mostly old and homemade “I’ll say you might probably hear [a song],” just have a good time and sing along.” has put out. equipment and like to maintain that sound in Golden said. “We have a House of Blues show in With established records behind them and “I’m really excited to actually be able to give their live shows, using everything from boxes December, and that’s going to be be our record resumés that include venues some bands only something to somebody,” Durley said. “I just want to empty beer bottles as instruments. release show.” dream of, it’s difficult to imagine Canopy not as many people to hear the record as possible.” “We’re going to try to take everything up a Despite the big name venues, both The 92s and being packed for this show. And if you’re lucky, The show also marks the first Canopy Club notch. We always try to do that at every show,” Mike Golden & Friends work hard to make sure you might be able to help Mike empty those appearance for Mike Golden & Friends, who said Golden. “We’ll have the beer bottles ready, you know who they are and what they’re about. beer bottles before they get used as back-up have headlined venues like the House of Blues and we’ll be doing everything exactly how you’ve “I wanna try and get down [to Champaign] percussion. Check out The 92s and Mike Gold- in Chicago. heard about us, unconventional or whatnot.” and promote [the show] as much as I can,” said en at The Canopy Club this Thursday, Oct. 4.

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Decadents album release show - 9/22 Photo by Constantin Roman by Austin Gomez fter two years of letting Champaign know that “Mondo Rock” opens the album as a personalized The album knows when to tone down the set as alt-rock vibe that almost plays like a Killers tune, but Aclassic rock isn’t dead, Decadents deliver a message from the band that it isn’t here to waste well, presenting a sublime, Santana-like take on the it doesn’t seem to come outside to play. “Kitchen debut album that’s chock-full of the crunchy riffs time. It’s an immediate blastoff for a smoky bar much cleaner-sounding “Doll’s Eyes.” But there’s Floor,” which is otherwise one of the album’s finest and sludgy goodness that one would expect from scene, complete with a foot-tappin, head-nodding definitely enough harder rock here to appease any tracks, suffers from the same sense of six-minute a deep-rooted influence like Zeppelin. The record’s chorus and an aptly timed solo. In balance of dis- classic rock enthusiast. continuity. When the band strays out of its comfort a stripped down, hard-rock jamboree at its core tortion, the tracks manage to achieve both crisp- The album verges on the more formulaic side of zone, the performance is always welcomed, but the with an exterior that doesn’t waste its time with ness and the right amount of loud. The dirge sway the spectrum, which is not uncommon for records pattern-breaking element shies away. gimmicky pop-rock anthems. It follows its formula of “Straitjacket Blues” lays down a thick layer of that generally play it safe. While something that isn’t Even though it stays within its boundaries, Deca- too closely, but Decadents’ consistency proves southern blues without losing steam. And like it’s broken shouldn’t be tampered with, hitting listen- dents breaks through on some levels and shows off itself as a solid first entry for these heavy hitters running down a dream, “You Look A Lot Better” has ers with a little experimenting here and there never its teeth, with an invigorating confidence that many from Champaign. enough gusto to get the entire crowd on its feet. hurt anyone. “Look At You Now” has a refreshing other debuts lack.

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jonesin’ by Matt Jones making art behind bars “Adjusted to Fit Your Screen”--what the flip is going on? New Beyond Lines exhibit features art from incarcerated men by Katie Gamble

ake a moment to picture an incarcerated Like many other Danville writers, my initial au- T man, otherwise known as a “prisoner.” dience is mostly myself.” What comes to mind? Surely it’s not an artist Exhibit attendees can read Garite’s essay among painting a beautiful picture or a writer penning others in a booklet showcased at the exhibit. Visitors a moving poem. But prisoners at Danville Cor- will also have the chance to hear Education Justice rectional Center are doing just that: creating Project members read the artists’ work aloud as well art. That art is now on display at Beyond Lines, as watch videotaped readings performed by the a very atypical exhibit. incarcerated authors themselves. The event, titled Beyond Lines, a collaboration between the Literary Harvest: Writings from Danville Prison, will Art at the YMCA program, the University of take place on Oct. 9 at 5 p.m. in the gallery space at Illinois’ Education Justice Project and Books to the YMCA. Literary Harvest is one of several events Prisoners, is an exhibit featuring work created associated with this exhibit, all of which will be vid- by incarcerated men from the Danville Correc- eotaped for the artists’ viewing so they can still be tional Center. Viewers expecting anything short a part of the exhibit even though they cannot be of fantastic art will be pleasantly surprised. The there physically. exhibit, which runs through Oct. 14, asks us to “They’re so excited,” said Rebecca Ginsburg, look beyond our preconceived stereotypes of Director of the Education Justice Project, of the what it means to be a prisoner, as well as what Danville artists. it means to be an artist. “Part of the mission for Art at the Y is to show “We refer to the artwork as made by ‘men artwork that has meaningful things to say about who are incarcerated’ rather than ‘prisoners,’” social justice issues, and so the exhibition is said Ann Rasmus, Art at the YMCA coordi- important in both that’s it’s giving a voice to nator. “Our language is important when we’re the artists who are incarcerated at Danville describing this.” and giving them a way to show their artwork Rasmus knows that the term “prisoner” is in a public space that’s seen by a lot of differ- a loaded word; it’s associated with false ste- ent, interested people,” said Rasmus. “It’s also reotypes that tend to ignore the humanity of a way for the audience who comes to not only incarcerated persons. see the artwork but think about issues related “I don’t think of myself as a ‘prison writer,’” to incarceration — many of those issues having wrote Rob Garite, an incarcerated man from to do with social justice.” Across 44 Changed an area of town from 12 Amorphous clump residential to commercial, e.g. Danville, in his essay “When and Why I Write.” These men are putting themselves out there to 1 Big letters, for short (and what 15 Jam, margarine and cream “I write as a human being who feels moved to share their passion with us, and it’s something your answers must be written 46 They’re collected in passports cheese express in words what my heart has to say. I you definitely don’t want to miss. For more in- in to understand the theme) 48 Coffee dispensers 18 Sci-fi film set inside a write to make better sense of the past, to un- formation about the exhibit and the Education 5 Hiking path 49 Cartoonist Guisewite, or her computer derstand more deeply the man I am today, and Justice Project in general, check out their website 10 “Which came first?” choice comic strip 23 Exercise machine unit to dream about who I can become in the future. at http://www.educationjustice.net. 13 Clapton or Cartman 51 Faith that emphasizes the 25 Makes embarrassed oneness of humanity 14 “The Freshmaker” candy 26 Class warmup before a big 53 Rapper ___ Def exam 16 Stuff to fix a squeaky hinge 54 Walkway on an airplane 27 Postpone 17 Aligned correctly 58 Bullfighting cheer 28 Make big speeches 19 Pompous attribute 59 Neil Armstrong went on one 29 Do the “I am not a crook” thing 20 Stun gun relative 62 Homer’s outburst with the double V-signs, for 21 Jewel example? 63 It’s tossed after a wedding 22 Amy Winehouse hit 30 Three, in Germany 64 Charity benefit, say 24 Complainer’s sounds 31 Completely devour 65 View 26 1980s hairstyle that may have 32 ___ fatty acids involved a kit 66 Doesn’t eat for a while 35 Troy’s friend on “Community” 27 Donut shop quantities 67 Bridge’s length 36 Under the weather 30 Cop show with the line “Just Down 39 ___ salon the facts, ma’am” 1 Like some checks: abbr. 43 Well-known quotations 33 Cupid’s Greek counterpart 2 Opera solo 45 “Are you a man ___ mouse?” 34 Wire-___ (like some terriers’ 3 Sty dwellers coats) 47 Warm up after being in the 4 Crafty plans freezer 37 Rowboat propeller 5 Symbols after brand names 49 Amounts on a bill 38 Send a document over phone 6 Rule over a kingdom lines 50 Liability counterpart 7 South American mountain 51 Physiques, casually 39 Devices that, when turned, range adjust themselves (just like the 52 Lotion ingredient 8 Checklist component theme answers) 53 Actress Sorvino 9 Rawls of R&B 40 Greek vowel 55 Dove or Ivory 41 Biblical verb suffix 10 “Land sakes alive that’s awesome!” 56 Hit for the Kinks 42 Audrey Tautou’s quirky title 57 Actor McGregor role of 2001 11 Prefix for byte meaning “one billion” 60 Clumsy sort Stay away from 43 61 Org. that provides W-2 forms Artwork on display at the YMCA. 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FRUGAL FALL FUN Festivities should leave memories, not an empty wallet by Victoria Wiggins

lunging into mountains of richly hued au- run takes place in Dodds Park on Oct. 20 from P tumn leaves is a childhood memory often 3-7 p.m., and if you register before Oct. 5, you reminisced upon as the summertime heat begins also get a free T-shirt. The deadline for registra- to wane. As fall is in full swing, bundle up and plan tion is Oct. 17. a day to take part in the many low-cost fall activi- No fall season would be complete without the ties the area has to offer. presence of football. Half the fun of watching No fall season would be complete without the the big game is getting together with friends presence of pumpkin. Pumpkin lattes, pumpkin and family to tailgate beforehand. Bring your pies, pumpkin bars — instead of buying these pregame partying to the parking lot or even hit delicacies, you should venture out to Curtis Or- up a nearby campus bar before heading off to chard to pick a shiny, plump pumpkin to sit on cheer your team to victory. your doorstep. Or pick one up to create these Autumn cheer is not just for humans, though — wonderful edible concoctions at home. Curtis man’s best friend can celebrate, too. On Oct. 28, Orchard is only a quick 15-minute drive from the dress your pooch in its finest costume or come heart of town. Used with permission from the Creative Commons and Kyle Pearce to watch as the doggie costume contest and pa- More inexpensive entertainment can be found in Monticello — is Allerton Park and Retreat Cen- fright-filled experience occurs in the Neo-Gothic rade unfold at the Champaign Bark District Dog at Curtis Orchard’s “Giant Corn Maze.” Spend ter, one of the “Seven Wonders of Illinois,” ac- building of the Wesley Foundation from Oct. 25- Park on Windsor Road between Rising and Staley hours getting lost in this massive tangle of corn cording to the Illinois Office of Tourism. It boasts 28, 7-11 p.m. All proceeds go to support Wesley roads. Prizes will be offered to the top two dogs stalks. The corn maze is only $4 per person and 14 miles of hiking trails, more than 100 outdoor Evening Food Pantry. in each of the following sections: best group cos- is open weekdays from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3-6 sculptures, natural prairies and more. The pic- Further fright is available this fall for athletes tume, best costume on a dog less than 25 pounds, p.m. After reaching the end of the corn maze, turesque park is free of charge and is open daily through the “Zombie Run,” a two-mile race of- best costume on a dog more than 25 pounds, best venture inside the country store for a toasty cup from 8 a.m. to sunset. fered by the Champaign Park District. Runners costume on a puppy and best costume on a hu- of hot apple cider. As Halloween is creeping up on us, Champaign navigate the course while fleeing from zombies, man. The parade begins at 2 p.m., and costume The fall season also results in a breathtaking hosts a variety of options to satisfy your desire checking in at safe points and gathering the judging at 2:30 p.m. array of striking landscapes. Take this opportu- for fright. Every year, nearly 100 University of Il- essential survival supplies. For those fortunate Autumn hosts a variety of enjoyable and inex- nity to get outside and soak up nature. Fewer linois and Parkland College students assist with enough to survive the monsters, a post-race pensive activities, so be sure to take advantage of than 20 miles outside of Champaign — located presenting the Wesley Haunted House. This party follows (in the safe zone, of course). The them to make your fall full of exciting memories.

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