Partying with Pat

Pat McCurdy, a local fan favorite, is back after a three-month absence

By Trevor Kupfer

By Trevor Kupfer kupfertj@uwec.edu As the Stones Throw venue rapidly packs in a crowd and the red-tinted lights beat down on the small concrete stage, the anticipation swells into a thick smog. The clock ticks toward 11 p.m., the time the next performer will step onto the stage.

Students creating a 'sensible' groove

Free outdoor concert to feature variety of bands to make political statement

By Chris Henson

With the memories of summer music festivals fading and cold temperatures on the horizon, students will have one last chance to see outdoor music in the area at the Autumn Groove Saturday at Altoona Beach Park. However, the festival, thrown by the UW-Eau Claire chapter of Students for a Sensible Drug Policy, has a purpose that may be misunderstood by some students.

Far from passionate

Romance films pose questionable endings

By Trevor Kupfer

Being the American Film Institute freak that I am, every annual list it releases ends up being a huge event for me. Three years ago, when AFI released its top-100 Passions list that documented the 100 greatest romances in American film history, I was prompted with a question that has stumped critics into circular arguments for decades: Does life imitate art, or does art imitate life? Before considering the answer, consider the evidence that AFI poses with romance films.

Getting to Know You: Gene Hood

Art and Design

Favorite movie: "2001: A Space Odyssey" Favorite band: Caspar David Friedrich Favorite song: "Beethoven's 4th Symphony" Favorite book: John LeCarre's "Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy" Favorite sport: Tennis Favorite show/sitcom: "The West Wing" Favorite animal/pet: Yellow lab Living or dead, who would you like to meet: Marcel Duchamp Worst excuse you've ever heard: My dog died Something students do that annoys you: Mispell easy words Guilty pleasure: Belgian Beer Worst fear: Being homeless Minnesota or Wisconsin: Wisconsin, Packer fan If you won the lottery: Go to Europe for a year Class you recommend to students: Logic class Quote to live by: "Without music, life would be a mistake.

Horoscopes

Virgo, Aug. 23 to Sept. 22: Despite what you truly will believe to be your best efforts, trying to make out with that guy/girl who always shows up at Brothers for Mug Club will not be a good idea, as something very gross and brown will be stuck in your teeth.

Men can figure-eight their hips, too

Men nationwide are learning the once-female exclusive artform of bellydancing

By Lauren Smiley Dallas Morning News (KRT) You've got to try pretty hard to stand out at Yaa Halla Y'all. Upon entering the Grapevine, Texas, Convention Center for a weekend of belly-dance performance and workshops, women named Phyllis and B.J. become "Soraya" and "Tambra.