No, it’s not really a motel. It is, however, a barn-like structure (actually, more like a garage) with the smell of manure in the air. The farm animals live close enough, but the South Farms …
Posts by Justine Fein-Bursoni:
The Great Pumpkin
I absolutely, positively love autumn. I don’t dress up for Halloween anymore. But I look forward to the little things: picking out a pumpkin on the vine at Curtis Orchard, drinking apple cider, eating massive …
News of Udder Importance
The Human Treat Tomorrow Cold Stone Creamery will be giving away their indulgent ice cream creations to anyone who walks through their door in celebration of their seventh annual “World’s Largest Ice Cream Social” and …
Abortion Documentaries Screening at the IMC Tonight
Abortion has once again become a hot topic, with the upcoming election possibly changing decades of social policy on the issue. As such, the Independent Media Center is providing more fuel to the fire by …
Absolut Illinois
All of my classes are on the south side of campus and it’s hard not to notice the gigantic concrete structure on the South Quad. Don’t be mistaken. It’s not an advertisement for vodka. It’s …
Grammar Lessons: To Be or Not to Be?
Yesterday, the summer edition of the Daily Illini read, “Where’s the party at? Princeton Review ranks Illinois No. 16 party school.” Does anyone know what’s wrong with this front page? That’s right English 101 students: …
Our Own Mini Ravinia; OUTSIDE at the Research Park
Once again, Krannert Center brings two dynamic performances to the U of I’s Research Park for the second of their three-show series, OUTSIDE. Tonight, Urbana’s Brandon T. Washington and Chicago’s Bandoleros will perform at 6:30 …
Cynthia Oliver and Her Body
Cynthia Oliver’s proverbial plate is piled high. In no particular order, she’s a mother, professor, poet (with her body and on paper), dancer, an artist, choreographer…the list seems endless and demanding — yet she always …
Delivery for Representative Tim Johnson
Last Wednesday, July 9, voters from in the Champaign-Urbana area made their way to 15th Congressional District Rep. Tim Johnson’s office to present their community collected scrapbook petitions. These creative petitions express concern about the …
Jason Patterson’s Art at Cafe Kopi
Jason Patterson’s at it again — showing his artwork in local coffee shops. This time around, his pieces of art deck the walls at Cafe Kopi in downtown Champaign with new ones added into the …