Expose…the strange
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Time: 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Boltini Lounge
Street: 211 N Neil St
City/Town: Champaign, IL
An imaginative evening, inspired by an awareness of experience expressed through meaning, sound, and rhythmic language. A night nearly impossible to define.
Featuring Poetry by Amy Ali
Poetry readiings by:
Ben Mathews
Suzy Requarth
Featuring the soulful sounds of Kevin LeSure on the Bass Guitar
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| “Beyond Coal” Campaign
CONTACT:
Parker Laubach
Lead Organizer, Students for Environmental Concerns
847-721-5189
laubach1@illinois.edu
Students for Environmental Concerns and Sierra Club Announce "Beyond Coal" Campaign in Front of Abbott Power Plant
Representatives from the organizations Students for Environmental Concerns, Sierra Club and Prairie Rivers Network held a press conference this morning to kick off the "Beyond Coal Campaign" in front of Abbott Power Plant on the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign campus. Students for Environmental Concerns, the oldest environmental organization on campus, organized the coalition and hosted the press conference. Members of SECS delivered a Freedom of Information Act Request to University administrators regarding operations at Abbott. The event was to announce the beginning of a statewide partnership to lobby the University to make the transition from burning mostly coal at Abbott to burning natural gas.
The coal systems at Abbott power plant date back to the 1930s, and require extremely high levels of investment to keep operating reliably―The University of Illinois Energy Task Force commissioned a report that anticipated a need of approximately $205 million over the next 15 years, mostly needed for the coal system. Abandoning coal use would allow this money to be used to retire the campus energy debt, fund aggressive energy conservation, and install renewable energy.
Students for Environmental Concerns' lead coal organizer Parker Laubach said, "It makes no sense for the University to shovel money into the coal boilers when it has made a commitment to climate neutrality. Schools across the country, like UW-Madison, Cornell and Stanford have committed to stop burning coal―it is past time for us to show leadership here."
"The economic case for ending coal burning at Abbott is abundantly clear as the deferred maintenance costs are so high." says Students for Environmental Concerns' President, Anthony Larson, "This case can be made without even discussing the climate impact."
These maintenance costs are an opportunity for the University to demonstrate its commitment to sustainability by breaking its reliance on coal. Recent events show that sustainability is important to Illinois students. Last week, a referendum to raise the campus green fees passed last week with 77% of the student vote.
Transitioning to natural gas at Abbott is an important step in cutting the University's carbon footprint, will avert hundreds of millions in maintenance costs at the power plant, and is necessary in order to meet the University's goal of being carbon neutral by 2050.
Beat Kitchen Brings the Funk to Allen Hall!
Friday, March 12
7:00pm
Main Lounge of Allen Hall
Free and open to the public
IMC Shows presents: Beat Kitchen
Beat Kitchen is Champaign-Urbana's premiere nine-piece high energy funk/soul/reggae band, known for its intriguing repertoire of classics that, in the words of front man Brandon T. Washington, "you may have heard before, but you've never heard quite like this." Their energizing shows include music from the Meters, Toots and the Maytals, Grant Green, The Dap-Kings, Radiohead, Sly and the Family Stone, The Roots, and more.
Chief Finney pays return visit to 906 W. Vine St.
This story was originally posted on the UC-IMC's site.
On Monday, March 1, Deborah Thomas, who lives at 906 W. Vine St., received a phone call from the City of Champaign. The woman on the phone identified herself as “Susan” from the City Attorney’s office. They wanted to visit her house the following day on Tuesday, March 2, at 3:30 p.m. with Police Chief R.T. Finney. It was at Deborah’s home that Kiwane Carrington was fatally shot after Chief Finney and officer Daniel Norbits arrived there on October 9, 2009. Running between classes at Parkland, Deborah did not get the chance to ask why they wanted to visit, but told them they could come by.
Soon after, Deborah called me to say that Finney would be visiting and asked for someone else to be there. I called Melodye Rosales and the two of us went to her home shortly before 3:30 p.m.
Chief Finney and the two attorneys came in an unmarked black SUV with tinted windows. They drove up and down Vine St. twice before parking at the Icehouse bar around the corner. They walked around a fence and behind a house to get to 906 W. Vine St.
A woman knocked at the door. Deborah walked out to greet them. The woman who appears on the YouTube video below says she is “Susan, from the City of Champaign, the person who called you.” (It is assumed that this was Susan Wozniak, a paralegal for the city, but it could not be confirmed.) She then introduced “Carl,” a white haired man wearing a black bomber jacket. “I wanted to let you know we’re here,” Susan says.
Melodye Rosales came out behind Deborah with a video camera and I followed them. Obviously surprised, Chief Finney quickly turned around and headed back to the car. In the video, he can be seen wearing a black jacket with a patch on his upper right arm. Susan points to the backyard, but as she sees Finney walking off, she turns to leave. “Thank you very much,” she says. “Thanks,” Carl says and waves. They did not stick around to investigate the property. Apparently, this was not a routine visit.
A FOIA was filed with the City of Champaign to find out who Susan and Carl were, whose car they arrived in, and why they were there. I received a letter from Deputy Chief Holly Nearing that stated, “There is no public record of this occurrence.” I called Nearing for further clarification and she said, “I have responded to you within the restraints of the FOIA legislation.”
What does the City of Champaign have to hide about why Finney and friends were visiting the home of Deborah Thomas?
Libertarians host “Dealing With Cops” seminar
The Champaign County Libertarian Party will show the film "Busted: The Citizen's Guide to Surviving Police Encounters" at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Urbana Free Library auditorium.
The event is free and open to the public.
The 45-minute film illustrates the right and wrong ways to handle common police encounters and pays special attention to demonstrating how viewers can confidently protect their rights and themselves.
After the screening, defense attorney Mark Lipton and Lt. Anthony Cobb of the Urbana Police Department will answer questions from the audience, and refreshments will be served.
For more information, contact Dianna Visek at 367-5027.
McCamey First Team All-Big Ten; Richardson Freshman of the Year
McCamey Earns First-Team All-Big Ten Honors
Richardson Named Freshman of the Year by Coaches; Tisdale and Davis also Recognized
Champaign, Ill. — Big Ten postseason awards were announced this evening on the Big Ten Network and the Fighting Illini had four players recognized. Junior Demetri McCamey earned first-team All-Big Ten honors by both the coaches and media. D.J. Richardson was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the coaches and to the All-Freshman team. Junior Mike Tisdale received honorable mention All-Big Ten accolades by the coaches and media, while junior Mike Davis was named All-Big Ten by the media.
McCamey is the first Illini to earn first-team all-conference honors since Dee Brown in 2006. McCamey leads the team in scoring, averaging 14.9 points, and ranks second in the nation in assists with an average of 6.8 apg. He accounted for 51 percent of the Illini offense in Big Ten play, scoring 274 points and assisting on another 312 points for a combined 596 out of Illinois' team total of 1,167 points. McCamey tied a school record with 16 assists at Purdue, equaling the most assists in the NCAA this season and ranking as the No. 3 all-time performance in a Big Ten game. He has registered nine 20-point games on the year and has been the UI's top scorer in a team-leading 15 contests. McCamey is just the third Illinois player ever to reach career milestones of 1,000 points and 400 assists in three seasons, joining Frank Williams and Deron Williams in this exclusive club.
Richardson is the first Illini to be named Big Ten Freshman of the Year since Brian Cook in 2000. Richardson has started 30 games, the third-most starts by a true freshman in UI history. He is the Illini's fourth-leading scorer and the No. 2 freshman scorer in the conference, averaging 10.3 points. Richardson ranks ninth in the league in 3-point field goal shooting at 39 percent and his 55 three-pointers are the fourth-highest total ever by a UI freshman.
Tisdale receives honorable mention recognition for the second straight season. The only Illini player to start every game this year, he is second on the team in both scoring (11.6 ppg) and rebounding (6.1 rpg). Tisdale ranks third in the conference in field goal shooting at 57 percent and second in free throw shooting at 84.4 percent. He also stands fifth in the league in blocked shots, averaging 1.7 bpg. Tisdale has scored in double figures in 19 games on the year, led by a career-high 31-point effort vs. Northwestern.
Davis was named honorable mention All-Big Ten by the media after ranking second in the Big Ten in rebounding (8.8 rpg) and third on the Illini in scoring (10.3 ppg). He has been the UI's leading rebounder in 23 games, with 14 double-digit performances. Davis has recorded 12 double-doubles on the season, ranking second in the Big Ten. He also ranks second in the conference with 21 career double-doubles.
Illinois returns to action on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament, taking on Wisconsin at 1:30 p.m. CT on ESPN.
Brand new song from Santah - Neighbors & Cousins
Santah spent the last four months recording their first full length album, and now we get a chance to see what happened. Check out the track "Neighbors & Cousins" below. For more new songs, visit the band's myspace page. And I'm guessing they'll probably be playing a lot of new stuff this Saturday, March 13 at the Courtyard Cafe w/ Tiger City and Wave Machine. (I neglected to mention that one in this week's Overture, so my apologies to the Santahs.)
Neighbors & Cousins (mp3)
Assembly Hall to bring on the booze
We’ve had many people for years ask us, 'Where can I buy a beer while I'm enjoying the concert?'
Today the Assembly Hall announced a pilot program set to begin in the next few weeks that will introduce beer and wine sales C-U's largest indoor venue. Click here to read more.
Recent Works by Elzie Sexton at Cafe Kopi
A small selection of mixed media artwork from Elzie Sexton will be on display at Cafe Kopi from March 7 until April Fool's Day.
Hooey Batiks Hosts Art Sales in Urbana
Art ushers out the last days of winter this weekend at the second annual Hooey Batiks Spring Open House in Urbana.
The event features four artists, including host Jill Miller and her Hooey Batiks, who will display and sell their work from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday the 13th, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday the 14th (please take note of daylight savings time change over the weekend). The open house takes place at 905 S. Lynn St., U.
Miller specializes in unique batiked clothing, pillows, and lamps.
Other artists participating in the open house are Dogtown Artworks of rural Champaign County, with their "dog people" photographs, books and notecards; Animalia Pottery of Columbia, Mo., with their fun, whimsical pottery and hand-knit hats; and Weenerware of Chicago, with cool bottle cap and resin jewelry.
"What I think is great about the mix of artists is that we're all on the silly side," Miller says. "It comes out in the artwork."
Animalia and Weenerware are both from outside the Champaign-Urbana area and less well known than Hooey Batiks and Dogtown Artworks. The addition of new artists adds to the unique flavor of the event.
"I wanted to do a spring home show and, really, it's just people I like and I want to show off their work as well as mine," Miller adds. "It's sort of like the Amazon gimmick: ‘People who bought a Hooey Batik also bought stuff from these artists.'"
Miller is also one of the hosts and organizers of the popular and well-attended Art HooHa that takes place in December.
Please go to http://www.hooeybatiks.com/home_show.htm for more information about the artists and the event.
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