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ICenter Takes RMU to the
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By Rasheeda Wadley
Chicago Staff Writer
In these harsh economic
times, employers are not simply
looking for employees, they are
looking for entrepreneurs. In
this instance, entrepreneur does
not refer to a business owner; it
simply means someone with an
entrepreneurial spirit and work
ethic. Companies are entrusting their reputations and product and service output to those
that they choose to hire to get
the job done. With so many
qualified people to choose
from, how does a company
choose the right person to join
their team? What makes one
candidate for a position more
desirable over another? By
looking at the various job
boards and classified ads, it is
obvious that most employers
are looking for experience, a
proactive work ethic and
diverse skills.
Robert Morris University
has developed and implemented one of its most innovative
concepts thus far called the
ICenter. The ICenter will be a
student operated consulting
company within RMU. The
purpose for the ICenter is to
allow students to work on projects that are specific to RMU or
those that are outsourced to the
ICenter by outside companies.
The main goal for the ICenter is
to provide real world work
experience to RMU students
making them more marketable
to potential employers.
The ICenter concept has
existed at RMU before there
was a formal name for it.
Students have had opportunities
to work with companies on
projects in the past. There are
also services provided by students such as those offered in
the computer clinic. Up until
now, there was no name or concept for defining these services.
Now, all of these services will
be provided through the ICenter
and actually be housed in a
physical location of the school.
Although the ICenter will
be run by RMU students, there
is plenty of faculty guidance.
Jennifer Lamplough, Associate
Dean for Integrated Learning, is
RMU Eagle Scholars
Prep for Fall Freshman
By Megan Greer
Chicago Guest Writer
This October, much like
every October, Robert Morris
University will be welcoming a
class of new students. To prepare a special event for the
incoming freshman, our very
own Eagle Scholars have started planning. They will be hosting an event at the Chicago
campus on Tuesday, October
12th at 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. on
the 7th floor student center.
This event is also a celebration
of Hispanic Heritage Month.
The RMU Eagle Scholars
are a select group of some of
our brightest students who are
there to assist the freshman in
transitioning to RMU and to
college in general. They help
out at orientations and other
freshman events to answer any
questions that might arise about
our school, its processes, or the
system we call “Quarters”,
which is quite possibly the most
confusing label for our academic terms.
Every fall we experience a
huge influx of freshman which
is always an adjustment.
Although we have rolling
admission and every quarter we
start a new cohort in every concentration, it seems that the fall
starts are most noticeable. With
high school graduations happening just a month before the
Summer 1 quarter begins, who
can blame the freshman for
wanting to extend their summer
vacation and prepare more thoroughly for the beginning of
their college experience?
The purpose of this event is
to help the students integrate
more easily into our school
environment and give them the
opportunity to mingle and converse with students of other
concentrations or even more
experienced students that aren’t
in their cohort. College is the
perfect place to develop connections, friendships, and even
network, which also can mean
outside of your major.
Please join the RMU Eagle
Scholars and our incoming
freshman at the Chicago
Campus student center on
October 12th to celebrate
Hispanic Heritage Month and
welcome our new classmates.
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the director of the ICenter.
Dean Lamplough is focusing on
elevating RMU to the experiential learning level that is an integral part of the school’s
‘Centennial Long-Range Plan’.
Dean Lamplough notes, “I see
the ICenter as the umbrella over
the long-range plan defining the
concept of RMU.” Experiential
learning allows students to
work on actual projects for
companies that could possibly
be used by those companies.
For example, students have
already worked on accounting
projects for the Chicago
Association of Narcotics
Anonymous and the South
Suburban Humane Society. In
fact, most of the current projects are for not-for-profit organizations that may not have the
resources to complete various
projects. No matter what types
of projects students are
involved in, they are adding
tremendous value to their education.
Experiential learning allows
students to add to their credential transcripts. Amy Tworek,
Dean of Assessment and The
Chicago Center for Higher
Education Studies, said, “The
long-range plan is positioning
us to do things that we haven’t
done before.” Dean Tworek
ensures that RMU students are
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increasing the level at which
students achieve their credentials through the ICenter. By
earning credentials, students are
acquiring the universal skills
that are needed in the workplace. The three levels of credentials are acquisition, application and integration. The
acquisition level is the process
of gaining knowledge. The
application level is the ability to
apply that knowledge to class
projects or being able to perform the duties of an internship.
The integration level allows
students to use their skills to
conceptualize, produce and
implement new services and
products for actual clients.
Before the ICenter began, it
was difficult for most students
to achieve their integration credentials. Students were limited
to internships, externships and
occasional project work for
companies. Internships can
sometimes limit students to one
aspect or department of a company. The ICenter projects will
not put limits on students and
will allow them to apply their
skills to many areas.
The ICenter will concentrate on integrating RMU students into the workplace in a
safe environment.
Dean
Tworek added, “Aside from the
obvious, it’s a safe place to
make mistakes and overcome
those mistakes.” The ICenter is
still considered a learning environment for students.
The ICenter adds diversity
to the RMU curriculum and
works with the hands-on mis-
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Surgical Tech Students Start
Clinical Rotations
By Jone’t Moore
Chicago Guest Writer
After 10 long and trying
months of lectures and labs,
Surgical Tech students started
their clinical rotations this past
July. Students were very
anxious, but ready to have
hands-on
experiences.
Students at RMU Chicago
campus are stationed at the
University of Chicago
Medical Center, Mount
Sinai Hospital, Rush
University Medical Center,
and Elmhurst Memorial
Hospital.
During clinical rotations students are in the
operating room working
alongside surgeons, residents, medical students,
nurses, and surgical technologists. Within the five
weeks of rotations students
have seen numerous surgeries
and learned new things. Some
students have even been “first
scrub” students, meaning that
they have kept the highest standard of aseptic technique,
assisting the surgeon, and having the primary responsibility
for the surgical case. Stephanie
Tansor, a surgical tech student,
stated that “clinicals are challenging and exciting, but I
could definitely see myself
doing it for the rest of my life”.
Students will be attending
tion students will be eligible to
sit for the Certified Surgical
Technologist (CST) Exam. This
exam is taken through the
National Board of Surgical
Technology and Surgical
Assisting (NBSTSA). NBSTA
is accredited by
the
National
Commission for
Certifying
A g e n c i e s
(NCCA).
The
CST Exam consist
of 200 multiple
choice questions.
Only 175 of the
200 questions are
scored and the test
taker needs a 75%
to pass the exam.
Questions
will
vary from perioperative
care,
medical terminology, basic science,
and additional duties. It will be
a challenge, but with the experience each student will gain his
or her own knowledge and master the art of being a great surgical technologist.
“Clinicals are challenging and exciting, but I could
definitely see
myself doing it for
the rest of my life.”
their clinical rotations for the
next 10 months, two days out of
every week. To graduate students will need 80 cases that
vary from different skill levels.
They will also need passing
grades in all of their classes.
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Robert Morris University (401 S. State
St., Chicago, IL 60605) is an independent,
not-for-profit, multi-campus institution offering associate, baccalaureate, and graduate
degree programs that focus on integrating theory and applications. Robert Morris
University prepares students to be practitioners in their chosen field, socially responsible
to their community, and a foundation for their
family.
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the Higher Learning Commission of the
North Central Association, of which it is a
member.
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sion of the school. Students
will be working on actual projects from start to finish based
on company needs. Of course,
this means that the projects are
not necessarily bound by the
RMU quarter system. A project
can take anywhere from a few
weeks to a few months to complete. Basim Khartabil, Dean
for the Institute of Technology
and Media, noted that the
ICenter incorporates multiple
disciplines into one project.
One of the most anticipated
projects for the ICenter is
RMU’s very own ‘green’
restaurant that will be operated
by students. With business
plans, marketing plans, space
planning, and menu decisions,
this venture involves almost
every educational discipline
that RMU has to offer. The
name and location have not
been released to the student
body yet, but students will definitely be informed and updated
as the project progresses. For
students involved in projects
such as this one, Dean
Khartabil pointed out, “This is
something they can add to their
resumes as a real project they
have worked on.”
When asked if there were
any specific projects that he
would like to see the ICenter
involved in, Dean Khartabil
asserted, “I don’t see anything
that we could not get involved
with.” Students will gain this
same type of confidence by
advancing their skills while
working on ICenter projects.
The faculty having enough confidence in students to allow
them to take on leadership roles
in the community while representing RMU speaks volumes.
It means that RMU students are
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more than capable of competing and performing in the workplace.
Janice Kaushal, Dean for
the Institute of Art and Design,
helps to oversee projects along
with the other department
Deans as well as overseeing
specific projects.
Dean
Kaushal works closely with the
design students who are instrumental in many of the projects
as most of them require art and
design work. With a degree in
film, she is also working with
students to develop an RMU
video talk show. For students
that are ready to prove themselves in the workplace, Dean
Kaushal said, “The ICenter is a
unique opportunity for students
to really submerse themselves
into what they believe they
want to do.” She also added,
“At the very least, students can
experience all the possibilities
of what they can do.”
Along with building students’ confidence, the ICenter
is also building the RMU brand.
Larry Nieman, Dean for the
School
of
Business
Administration, said, “We want
Robert Morris to be chosen
because of the ICenter.” Most
well-known schools have a particular aspect that they are
known for, be it sports, academics or distinguished alumni.
The ICenter will eventually be
what puts RMU at the top of the
list of college choices for many
potential students. With the
ICenter, the RMU brand can
become synonymous with competent and innovative consulting in the business community.
Dean Nieman said, “It’s a win
win situation because it allows
companies to get current thinking and up to date resources.”
He also added, “It allows students to explore all aspects of a
company.” In regard to students obtaining their goals and
gaining experience, Dean
Nieman also said, “I am hoping
the ICenter allows students to
be as free as they can to reach
their highest potential.
It
allows students to seek selfawareness.” With all of these
advantages, the ICenter should
be on the minds of all RMU students.
Students are encouraged to
either propose possible ICenter
projects or join existing projects. It is important for students
to choose projects that have
meaning for them. After all,
having a career means being
happy doing what it is that you
do. The ICenter is not the same
as an internship although some
projects could involve internships. Students who work on
ICenter projects could possibly
replace a class for credit while
adding to their credentials.
Students will also be able to
create a network of their fellow
students as colleagues and
potential employers.
Dean
Lamplough said, “It’s a great
way for companies to work
with potential employees
before hiring them.” With so
many experienced professionals competing with those who
have less experience for positions, the ICenter could level
the playing field for RMU students. Dean Lamplough added,
“The more experience you get,
the better you are suited to get a
job.”
Students that are interested
in working on an ICenter project can apply three different
ways. The first is to apply
directly to the ICenter Project
Board along with a recommendation from a faculty member.
The second is a direct recommendation to any of the depart-
ment Deans involved with the
ICenter. The third and most
impressive way to get involved
in an ICenter project is to be
hand-selected by an instructor
or Dean. This means that a student’s work speaks for itself
and their particular skills and
expertise are needed to complete a project. Students must
also note that by applying, they
are not guaranteed to be selected for a project. Although there
is no minimum grade point
average, students must realize
that ICenter projects require a
significant amount of commitment, the same as in the workplace. Students must also
remember that they are being
graded and there are expectations that must be met.
Although the ICenter is
operating better than the Deans
had planned, most of the projects are still in the planning
phase. There are a few that are
closer to the production and
implementation phase. The
Deans are expecting many successful outcomes from the various projects. Obviously, RMU
would hope that all of the projects come to fruition but, as
Dean Kaushal said, “The end
result is not that you crossed the
finish line, it’s that you ran the
race.” This is very encouraging
for students who are thinking
about working with the ICenter
or already involved. The ultimate goal of the ICenter is to
help students gain the experience that they need to compete
in the workplace. Whether or
not their work is used by the
companies does not take away
from the experience gained.
The school hopes that all students will be encouraged to join
in ICenter projects and round
out their educational experience.
learn in a practical way. It is
also necessary to enhance what
the students already know, to
build upon their basic knowledge in a way in which they can
relate.”
The importance of having a
diverse faculty should not go
unheralded.
The variety of
backgrounds enables students
to soak in multiple points of
view and encourages independent thinking. Students benefit
from the wide range of expertise that adjuncts bring from
their full-time jobs, and can
learn real world techniques
from those who are experienced.
The duel role of adjuncts is
to maintain continuity of the
department heads. They must
offer the same, high quality
teaching methods as the fulltime instructors, and build upon
the principles that the students
are familiar with. In addition to
this, adjuncts must also offer
alternative perspectives when it
comes to teaching in order to
provide students with a balanced field of study.
Some
adjuncts
teach
because they are passionate
about the educational process
and thoroughly enjoy sharing
ideas with maturing adults.
Professor Fornoff (Springfield)
has been an instructor for over
ten years. He is the Executive
Director of the Illinois
Executive Ethics Commission.
Not surprisingly, he teaches
ethics related classes such as
Crime and Punishment, Critical
Thinking, and Ethics and Law
to name a few.
Professor Fornoff teaches
because he gets “great satisfaction when a student understands
something for the first time.”
His students can sense the
excitement and feed off of his
energy.
Students tend to
respond better when they know
that the subject being taught is
important to the instructor and
not just a way to earn extra
income. Professor Fornoff falls
into that category, as well as
most or all of the adjuncts at
Robert Morris. Other excellent
adjuncts at the Springfield campus include instructors Amy
Bush, John Muchow, Deborah
Moldenhauer, Peter Avery,
George
Heroux,
David
Robinson, Michelle Heumann,
Frank Kircher, Mitzi Totten,
Bob Maple, Shannon Mayfield,
Kelly Waltrip, Emily Cour, Bob
Milnes, Dave Szabo, Lisa
Davis, Megan Beeler, and Lynn
Saputo.
Adjuncts are often willing
to share job experiences with
students, and all have a wealth
of knowledge for those who
wish to succeed. Although
there is no magical formula for
success after college, wise students should listen to the practical advice of those who are
established in today’s workforce.
“It is important that everyone is open to learn. Learning
continues after graduation and
is a life-long process that is the
responsibility of each student,”
says Zaleski.
Professor Fornoff offers
simpler advice that is equally as
important.
“This is true in school as
well as the workplace: show up
and accept assignments with a
smile. Maintain a positive attitude.”
This is excellent advice
from two of our highly qualified instructors.
The Importance of Adjunct Instructors
By Joseph Tury
Springfield Staff Writter
Adjunct instructors play an
important role at Robert Morris
University, but their contributions are often overlooked.
Instructors considered part time
and untenured are referred to as
adjunct instructors. Their main
duty is to fill the gaps created
when full-time instructors are
unavailable to teach. However,
adjuncts play an important part
in the student’s need of having a
diverse faculty, having continuity in course design, and generally strengthen the university’s
educational system through
their expertise. Many adjuncts
have full-time jobs in addition
to teaching at Robert Morris,
and are instructors because they
are passionate about sharing
their knowledge.
Professor
Zaleski
(Springfield) teaches classes in
sociology, psychology, and
career management. She has
been with Robert Morris for
over one and a half years.
Professor Zaleski’s philosophy on teaching is that “it needs
to be fun and applicable so that
students can use what they
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RMU Peoria Campus Networks Through Golf Outing
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By Susan Renner
Peoria Guest Writer
On July 26, 2010 participants in the 16th annual Peoria
Area Chamber of Commerce
golf outing were given a
reprieve from the heat and were
able to enjoy a day of good
food, good fun, and beautiful
weather. The outing held at
Peoria’s premier golf course,
Weaver Ridge, brought together
144 golfers representing many
of Peoria’s most prominent and
successful businesses.
According to Terry Best,
Vice President of Member
Services and Programs for the
Chamber, the event is successful because of the networking
opportunities that it brings to
Peoria area business people and
to their clients. The outing is
the only one of its kind in the
area promoting the business
community. Golfers are treated
to a quality golf experience
including lunch (sponsored by
Robert Morris University) and
an evening reception. So, how
do businesses promote themselves at the event? Businesses
can sponsor golf holes for
prizes, sponsor golf carts, and
beverage carts on the course.
The Chamber also sells raffle
tickets for items donated by the
local businesses.
The RMU Career Services
Office, Peoria Campus and the
Graduate School Relations
Office, Springfield Campus,
co-sponsored the lunch, which
was provided for golfers prior
to the shotgun start of the event.
Katherine Kaminiski, Career
Services Advisor in Peoria
coordinated RMU’s presence at
the golf outing. Sarah Formea,
Director of Graduate Relations,
Springfield and Peoria, and
Susan Renner, a student at
RMU Peoria represented the
university at an information
table. Representing the university in the 4-person scramble
were Donna Kuntz, Financial
Aid Advisor, Kevin Joseph,
Bowling Coach, Jim Sanchez,
Associate Director of Hockey,
and Paul Hoagland, RMU student, all from the Peoria
Campus.
RMU leveraged the opportunity to obtain contact information from the outing by
donating baseball tickets, basketball tickets, and an RMU
hockey jersey at no cost to participants. The RMU drawing
was available as a vehicle for
RMU representatives to network with area business people
and to provide attendees with a
heightened awareness of the
university and what it has to
offer to the Peoria area community. The response to the drawing was extremely successful
and generated interaction
between RMU representatives
and the business people in
attendance, which in the future
could mean opportunities to
place student interns at the
businesses and potential fulltime employment for students
after graduation. One business
person from one of Peoria’s
largest accounting firms wanted
university information to pass
along to a colleague looking for
teaching opportunities. The
firm has intern positions and
post-graduate job opportunities
on occasion that could benefit
students in the future.
Coach Sanchez reported
that he was able to network
with many Chamber members
during the RMU-sponsored
lunch, as well as on the course.
Those he engaged with were
very interested in the growing
athletic program at RMU in
Peoria. A few notable people he
was able to talk to were a city
councilman, the CEO of the
Chamber of Commerce, and a
representative from the Peoria
Rivermen, a local AHL hockey
franchise. All of these people
were very cordial and interested
in learning how they could help
to spread the word about RMU
At last, Robert Morris
University will soon compete in
a sport currently thought of as a
leisurely pasttime activity,
“Sailing.” With the campus situated just a few steps from the
lakefront, this activity will
exemplify the spirit of Chicago.
This city is known for its many
vast waterways and will offer
the RMU Sailing Team an
opportunity to explore a realm
in athletics that only few universities ascribe to.
The sport of sailing has
played a prominent role in
American history, and it was
considered a distinct element of
the wealthy society. Very few
could afford the luxury of such
a prestigious membership.
Sailing itself predates history. Though, sailing as a sport
dates back to the 17th century
in Holland. From there it was
introduced to England around
1660 by Charles II and eventually spread to the American
colonies.
Sailing gained recognition
in the United States in 1851.
During this time, America overtook the British in a friendly
race around England’s Isles of
Wright, according to Jennifer
Langille, a freelance writer. In
her article, “Tribute to Sport’s
Oldest Trophy – American
Cup,” she states that for centuries Britain dominated the
seas. However, a man by the
name John Cox Stevens, the
first commodore of the oldest
yacht club in the states, New
York Yacht Club, built a 90 foot
schooner christened America.
This is the vessel that brilliantly
won the race and allowed
America, for the first time ever,
to win the oldest known trophy
to sports. The trophy was given
the name, “American Cup”
after the name of the winning
vessel, America.
RMU’s coach, Nick A.
Jarmuz and his assistant,
Captain Kurt Thomsen of
Columbia Yacht Club, have
pooled together their resources
in an effort to put RMU Sailing
Team on the map. Presently,
they are in the process of auditioning, evaluating and selecting choice candidates for the
team. Some of the basic attributes for a contender are: the
ability to swim, quick learner, a
general comfort level of being
in a boat on the water, and tons
of enthusiasm. The belief is if
you love what you’re doing,
you’ll do it well.
The Sailing Team will be
one of the newest groups at the
university. This new aquatic
addition will draw an enormous
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tell, his fortune happened on a
hole that the Chamber was
awarding a 6 day cruise to the
Caribbean for two, for anyone
who aced the hole. When asked
to comment, he said, “To say I
was overjoyed would be a
major understatement.” “Here I
just hit my first hole in one, and
it won me a cruise!”
Will RMU play in Peoria?
Based on the response the campus received as a result of its
presence at the event, the
answer is a resounding “Yes.”
The Peoria Campus looks forward to more opportunities like
the Chamber outing to promote
RMU in and around the Peoria
area.
From left: Donna Kuntz, Kevin Joseph, Jim Sanchez, Paul Hoagland
RMU Ready to Set Sail
By Angela D. Appleton
Chicago Guest Writter
in the community.
The RMU team placed in an
impressive tie for second place,
going 9 under par translating to
a score of 63 on what is a very
challenging golf course. The
RMU players attribute their
success to timely putting, great
second shots, and some good
luck by all team members. The
success does not stop with the
scorecard. Sanchez experienced
what is for some golfers a once
in a lifetime event: his first
hole-in-one. The shot happened
on the 12th hole, a par 3 playing
at 153 yards. He hit a 9 iron
from an elevated tee box and
put it in the hole. Not only did
the coach gain a new golf tale to
amount of attention to the
Athletics Department from all
across the nation. The social
aspect of sailing will enhance
our relationship with other universities that offer sailing as a
competitive sport. Sailing’s
prospective
for
learning,
growth and development will
augment RMU accelerated education.
Once candidates for the
team are selected, a schedule
will be developed for practice.
During practice, the coach’s
responsibility will be to make
certain the team learns all the
skills necessary to become proficient, knowledgeable sailors.
Along with drills and physical
conditioning, they will also
assist each team player in
acquiring the confidence necessary to become winners.
The anticipation of so many
wonderful opportunities evolving from this new endeavor has
RMU bracing for the impact.
The coach’s vision is to build a
well equipped team capable of
racing against the top Ivy
League universities such as,
Harvard and Yale.
In the spirit of promoting
RMU sports, let’s welcome and
support our new Sailing Team
by cheering them on to continuous victories and success.
Chris Bardol
Earns Five Medals
at Tournament of
the Americas
Courtesy of
RMU Athletics
On the heels of capturing
the United States Bowling
Congress
Intercollegiate
Singles National Championship
in May, Robert Morris AllAmerican bowler Chris Bardol
grabbed five medals at the 48th
Lee Evans Tournament of the
Americas
concluded
at
Boardwalk Bowl in Orlando,
FL, during the first week of
August.
The senior from Brockport,
NY, and his USA Adult
Division teammates--bolstered
by three team games of 900 or
greater--lapped the field in the
Adult division with a twelvegame total pinfall of 10,096,
winning the team gold medal
by a margin of 317 pins over
the second-place team from the
Dominican Republic.
Bardol also earned gold in
men's doubles, mixed doubles,
and team all-events. His individual scores were good
enough for a bronze in singles
all-events. He failed to medal
only in singles, finishing sixth.
"This was the first international competition for Chris,"
said Robert Morris Coach Dale
Lehman, "he got five medals
out a possible six, with three of
them gold. That's a strong performance."
Bardol is among the most
honored student-athletes in
Robert Morris history. In addition to his national singles title,
the USBC has named him
Collegiate Rookie of the Year, a
Star of Tomorrow, a two-time
All-American, and a three-time
Academic All-American.
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NFL 2010 Season Predictions
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Dallas Cowboys
Paul (12-4): Expect another nice regular
season followed by their perennial collapse in the playoffs.
John (12-4): The NFC equivalent of the
Patriots. Too strong. However, they’ll
lose in the first round of the playoffs.
Green Bay Packers
Paul (12-4): Aaron Rogers is a top-flight
QB with good weapons around him. This
may be the Pack's year to be Super Bowl
bound.
John (13-3): Solid and young led by
Aaron Rodgers. They have one of the
best defenses in the NFL and the offense
is still getting better.
New Orleans Saints
Paul (13-3): The Saints should cruise
through the regular season, but I don't
expect a Super Bowl repeat.
John (10-6): Main core is there to give
repeating a shot. Drew Brees is still in
his prime and every team is jealous of
the receiving core. Still a solid defense.
San Francisco 49ers
Paul (9-7): In a weak division, this will
be the year the 49ers get back into the
playoffs.
John (10-6): They have built a strong
team on both ends. With leaders such
as Frank Gore and Patrick Willis (the
best linebacker in the NFL), Mike
Singletary will lead them to the playoffs for the first time in years.
Washinton Redskins
Paul (10-6): With Donovan McNabb, the
Redskins should be better, and perhaps
make the playoffs, but they won't be
super.
New York Giants
Paul (9-7): Which team shows up: the
team that dethroned the undefeated
Patriots in the Super Bowl or last season's
team that stunk?
Philadelphia
Paul (9-7): QB Kevin Kolb will be good
enough in his first full season as the
starter to keep the Eagles respectible.
Minnesota Vikings
Paul (10-6): Even with Favre, the Vikings
take a step back. Last season was their
magical year and they fumbled and threw
it away to the Saints.
Chicago Bears
Paul (7-9): Deficiences at too many positions and a division with two far superior
teams spells trouble for the Bears.
Detroit Lions
Paul (4-12): The Lions have some nice
pieces (especially WR Calvin Johnson)
but they're still a year or two away from
respectibility.
John (8-8): McNabb will turn his wideouts into useful props. Time to start
rebuilding the defense which is centered
around LB London Fletcher.
John (10-6): Too much rides on the aging
wonder. He’s 40. If he gets hurt like in
New York, they’re screwed.
John (10-6): Solid around the board but
not great. Eli will have to have another
season that makes him stand out and the
defense must stay healthy.
John (8-8): Sorry to say but Cutler just
isn’t what he appears to be. Needs a line
and better wide receivers. Defense is
aging.
Carolina Panthers
Paul (8-8): Panthers season hinges on the
mostly unproven Matt Moore. If he does
well, they'll be better than .500.
Seattle Seahawks
Paul (8-8): It seems like yesterday that
they were in the Super Bowl, but several
seasons later, this team is old and broken
down.
Arizona Cardinals
Paul (5-11): With Kurt Warner, this team
would win the division. With Matt
Leinart, they'll be lucky to press for a .500
record.
St. Louis Rams
Paul (2-14): It's all about Sam Bradford.
The Rams need to give him this season to
play, learn, and take his bruises in the
hope the future will be better.
New York Jets
Paul (9-7): A trendy pick for the Super
Bowl, this aging team with a subpar second-year QB (Mark Sanchez) will disappoint the "experts" predicting a title run.
Buffalo Bills
Paul (1-15): Outside of WR Lee Evans,
there may not be another player on this
team that can even qualify as “good.”
Pittsburgh Steelers
Paul (7-9): Losing Big Ben for the start of
the season will dig them a hole they won't
recover from.
Cleveland Browns
Paul (4-12): If QB Jake Delhomme can
recover from his nightmare season last
year with the Panthers, he may lead this
talentless roster to a few wins.
John (9-7): Ryan and Michael Turner
healthy means a good year, but receivers
need to stay that way, too.
John (6-10): Matt Moore should be the
starting quarterback but Clausen will
work his way in. Defense is a question but
so is the offense.
John (6-10): Too old or too inexperienced. Take your pick at almost every
position. Pete Carroll will have some
ideas but not enough.
John (7-9): Fitzgerald will be doubleteamed all year. Decent defense. Leinart
will be asked to lead the offense. Derek
Anderson will eventually take over.
New England Patriots
Paul (11-5): No one should bet against the
Patriots being in the mix for a title until
both Brady and Belichik are gone.
Baltimore Ravens
Paul (11-5): With the addition of WR
Anquan Boldin and the continued maturation of QB Joe Flacco, it seems the
Ravens offense may be better than their D
for a change.
Cincinnati Bengals
Paul (10-6): The Bengals have a habit of
disappointing even when they have a talented roster, which they do this season.
John (9-7): Two biggest mouths in the
game will pout when the other has more
catches or yards.
John (9-7): Roethlisberger is a huge loss
for the start of the season. They will be
lucky to come out .500 during that time.
Indianapolis Colts
Paul (13-3): Peyton Manning and company won't deviate from the norm: another
division title and a first round bye in the
playoffs.
Tennessee Titans
Paul (9-7): Chris Johnson is likely the
best RB in the NFL, but can QB Vince
Young be trusted to lead this team?
Houston Texans
Paul (9-7): The Texans are really good in
a few positions (particularly WR with
Andre Johnson) but mediocre as a team.
John (12-4): Aging defense will have
some leeway as the offense is stacked
with talent.
John (11-5): There are just too many
weapons on this team to even name. An
offense in its prime with a fresh young
defense.
John (11-5): Peyton Manning is the best
player in the NFL. Look for another great
run.
John (5-11): Questionable at quarterback
and offense. Defense has always been
good. Wrong division although Chris
Johnson will have another good year.
John (12-4): Best team on paper. Ryan
Matthews has a lot to prove with high
expectations, but he has a strong supporting cast to help prove his worth.
John (8-8): Everyone wants to see Tebow.
Bench him and let him learn. Good team
but has some holes, not to mention some
aging players still starting.
San Diego Chargers
Paul (12-4): The Chargers are the
Cowboys of the AFC: strong in the regular season just to fall flat when it counts.
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John (4-12): Still signing the big guys like
Johnson, Stafford, and Suh isn’t really
getting them anywhere. Need reshape
philosophy of the team.
Atlanta Falcons
Paul (9-7): A solid, but unspectacular
team. Matt Ryan is in his third year now;
will he make the leap into the upper-eschelon of NFL QBs?
Miami Dolphins
Paul (11-5): The additions of WR
Brandon Marshall, LB Karlos Dansby,
and the maturation of 3rd year QB Chad
Henne should bring them back to their
2008 form when they won the division.
John (10-6): No superstars but guys with
heart and a great scheme. A wild card
contender.
John (4-12): Donovan McNabb made that
team. It is being dismantled and rebuilt.
Going to be a long year for these guys.
Denver Broncos
Paul (6-10): If not for QB Tim Tebow,
would anyone have an interest in talking
about this team at all?
John (6-10): It is unlikely that Sanchez
will be able to lead his team like last
year even with the best defense in the
league.
John (9-7): A defense that is getting better
and the offense just works. It is a great
combination that will aide them into the
playoffs.
Oakland Raiders
Paul (4-12): Having Jason Campbell as
the starting QB will help this team, but
then, Betty White would be an upgrade at
the position over Jamarcus Russell.
John (7-9): Finally had a good draft.
Getting Jason Campbell is a good starting
point to building a successful offense.
Now just get him some wideouts.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Paul (4-12): QB Josh Freeman looks
promising, but the team still has a ways to
go before being competitive.
John (4-12): Too many X-factors.
Defense has always been a strong point
but there are a few holes the draft picks
can’t plug. Offense will hurt them.
John (4-12): Bradford is not a messiah,
he needs help besides Stephen Jackson.
Let the rebuilding begin.
(6-10): A tough division to be in. Would
be a competitor anywhere else, similar to
the race in the AL East of MLB.
John (3-13): Few solid players amidst the
never-ending rebuilding period.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Paul (5-11): RB Maurice Jones-Drew
seems to be the lone bright spot on a team
that, a few season ago, seemed poised to
be a perennial title contender.
John (7-9): Decent team but they don’t
have the right tools for this division.
Kansas City Chiefs
Paul (3-13): It will be hard to find a more
irrelevant and anonymous team this season than the Chiefs.
John (6-10): No major threats anywhere.
An average defense and hopeful offense
will not suffice in the league.
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Important Questions About the Chicago Bears
2010 Season
RMU Instructors and NFL Afficionados Paul Gaszak and Mick McMahon
answer the important questions facing the 2010 Chicago Bears.
What will the Bears record be this
season?
Paul: 7-9. The Bears have too many deficiencies
at too many positions, and it doesn’t help that they’re
in a division with two title contenders: Green Bay
and Minnesota.
Mick: 8-8. The new offense will need a few
games to adjust to Martz’ scheme, but the defense
should keep them competitive in most of the games.
Will Jay Cutler’s 2nd season as Bears
QB go better than his first?
Paul: Can it get worse? There’s no place to go but
up from his 26 interceptions last season. Cutler is
poised to have a better season now that he has some
more weapons (like RB Chester Taylor) and a better
offensive coordinator (Mike Martz), but he won’t
sniff that Pro Bowl. If Brett Favre returns to the
Vikings, Cutler is at best the third best QB in the
division behind Favre and Green Bay’s AARON
Rodgers. And if Matthew Stafford makes a leap now
that he has some playing time under his belt, Cutler
could conceivably be the worst QB in the division.
Mick: Cutler needs to be more judicious with the
football. If he can avoid some the interceptions that
plagued him last year, he can make great strides.
Adjusting to the new offense installed by Mike
Martz will also be a challenge, but Cutler could also
reap tremendous benefits. Remember, the same
offense scheme, dubbed “The Greatest Show on
Turf,” was run in St. Louis, when the Rams earned a
victory against the Tennessee Titans in Superbowl
XXXIV. In Chicago, there is different personnel of
course, and the wide receivers are capable, but here’s
the bottom line: Cutler needs to be smart with the
football in order to be successful.
Which unit is the Bears strongest?
Paul: Linebacker. Lance Briggs continues to be
one of the best in the league at his position. Brian
Urlacher, though he has a lot of miles on him, is still
a very good player. Add in Pisa Tinoisamoa, Hunter
Hillenmeyer, and Nick Roach and it’s the one group
the Bears have the least to worry about.
Mick: Running Backs. I love the combination of
Forte and Taylor. More and more NFL teams are
going away from the single “feature back” and letting two running backs carry the load. This is as
solid a running back combo as you can get. Fresh
legs and a change of pace should bode well for the
running game. Even backups Khalil Bell, who had
some nice runs last season filling in for Forte, and
Garrett Wolf, who is small, yet slippery, should provide nice depth for this corps. Hopefully, the offensive line will show up on Sundays to open up holes
for the running game.
Which unit is the Bears weakest?
Paul: Either the Offensive Line or the Defensive
Secondary. Rookie Safety Major Wright looks promising so far, though, which would help to solidify
that unit. If that happens, it’s the offensive line that
looks most troublesome.
Mick: The offensive line. In just one half of preseason football the offensive line allowed Cutler to
be sacked 5 times, against the Oakland Raiders, who
ranked 26th in the league for total defense in 2009.
The line needs to protect Cutler and open holes for a
potent running game. If they don’t, it could be a
major problem for the Bears this season.
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For the Bears to win the Super Bowl,
what has to happen?
Paul: Jay Cutler needs to become a top-tier QB
rather than just the cannon-armed, INT-prone, gunslinger he is now. One of the WRs needs to develop
into a legit #1 receiver. The defense needs to become
the stout, stingy defense it was in the early 2000s and
during their Super Bowl run.
Mick: The offensive line has to protect Jay
Cutler, giving him enough time to throw the ball and
the receivers to run their routes. They also cannot get
too pass happy. The running game looks optimistic
this season with a healthy Matt Forte and free agent
signee Chester Taylor. That’s a pretty potent 1-2
punch.
Can Matt Forte bounce back from his
sophomore slump to produce the numbers he had his rookie season?
Paul: Matt Forte will bounce back and have a
better 2010 campaign; however, with the addition of
Chester Taylor, it’s likely that Forte won’t get as
many touches. He may actually improve as a player
and yet not produce big numbers.
Mick: Yes, Forte will bounce back. He had offseason knee surgery to repair a knee sprain he was
battling last season. He looks faster, and more
importantly, he can make sharper cuts when running
the ball. Even though it was preseason, and even
though it was against the lowly Raiders, he had an
impressive 89 yard TD run.
Which unknown or unheralded player will make the leap into the spotlight
this season?
Paul: It will be a WR, either Johnny Knox or
Devin Aromashodu. One is going to be Jay Culter’s
preferred target and, whoever that is, his stats will
flourish. Aromashodu is the bigger target, but he’s
also a 4th year guy who has bounced around a bit in
the league, which raises a question about how much
talent he has. Knox is smaller, but is only entering
his 2nd season – he may have a higher ceiling. For
all of his INTs, Cutler still throws a lot of TDs and
one of these two will catch at least eight this season.
Mick: Johnny Knox will leap into the spotlight
this season. He is extremely fast, and perhaps the
best route runner on the Bears squad. He had great
moments last year, and now, with a full year under
his belt, expect him to catch at least 10 touchdowns
this season.
Who wins in a no-holds-barred, cage
match: Lovie Smith or Mike Ditka?
Paul: Lovie is bigger and younger, but c’mon –
it’s Da Coach! Ditka wouldn’t even need to use his
hands; with just a twitch of his upper lip, it would be
a KOBM: Knockout by Mustache.
Mick: There’s no competition here. DITKA. The
man has an iron hip for goodness sake. And, according to Boers and Bernstien of 670 The Score, he’s
orange. There’s no way Lovie would even enter the
cage against an iron-hipped, orange monster like
Ditka.
Aside from starting QB Jay Cutler,
which player can the Bears least afford
to lose to injury?
Paul: The man they just paid the monster contract
to: Julius Peppers. For a defense to be effective, it is
critical to put consistent pressure on the QB. If that
happens, it makes the rest of the defense’s life that
much easier. With Peppers attacking the QB and
(likely) drawing double teams on a regular basis, the
Bears could potentially give up 3-5 points less per
game than they did last year. (That may not sound
like a lot, but it is.)
Mick: Julius Peppers. He’s an absolute monster,
not to mention the largest human being I’ve ever
seen in person. With Peppers wreaking havoc up
front, opposing teams have to account for him. This
allows the rest of the defense to be freed up. Look
for Briggs, Urlacher, and Tommie Harris to have big
seasons. They can give a big thanks to Peppers for
making their jobs a whole lot easier. However, if the
big man goes down with injury, that will significantly damage what the Bears can do on defense.
Which coordinator is the most important to the Bears success: Mike Tice,
Mike Martz, Rod Marinelli, or other?
Paul: Mike Martz. If Martz can figure out how to
keep Cutler from making poor decisions and effectively use the offensive weapons he has like RBs
Matt Forte and Chester Taylor and TE Greg Olsen,
then the Bears can have a potent offensive attack,
which would then also make life easier for the
defense.
Mick: Mike Martz. There is some talent on
offense and Martz needs to be patient with receivers
like Johnny Knox, Devin Hester, and Devin
Aromashodu. His scheme is quite complicated, so
he’ll definitely be coaching his players up this season. Make no mistake, the success or failure of this
football team lies with how good the offense can be,
making Martz the most important coordinator of the
bunch.
Who has the best name in the Bears
organization?
Paul: There are many great options, like TE
Brandon Manumaleuna or DE Julius Peppers, but
for me it is Devin Aromashodu – or as Coach Mike
Ditka called him on ESPNs Waddle & Silvy radio
show, “A-room-a-for-my-shoe.”
Mick: Major Wright. Let’s hope the rookie 3rd
round safety will be the “Wright” pick for the Bears’
secondary.
How many references to the 1985
Super Bowl winning squad will we hear
this season?
Paul: At least once per week, and more than
enough to make us all hope the Bears win the Super
Bowl just so we can stop hearing about 1985.
Mick: Listen, I’m not here to cause no trouble.
I’m just here to do the important questions facing the
Bears in 2010 article. (It’s a lot harder than I thought
to incorporate my response to this question in the
glorious Super Bowl Shuffle lyrics.)
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More than 1,500 apply to live in Chicago
museum
CHICAGO: More than 1,500 people have
applied to spend a month at Chicago's Museum of
Science and Industry.
The winner of the promotion will live at the
museum _ roaming freely and sleeping in exhibits
like the U-505 submarine or the coal mine.
Museum officials say they've gotten applications
from all 50 states and from as far away as Antarctica
and Australia. The applicants range from 18 to 80
years old.
The museum plans to pick the semi-finalists this
week. The list will eventually be narrowed down to
three, and the public will vote in September.
The winner gets to live at the museum from Oct.
20 to Nov. 18, as well as $10,000.
US police seize cocaine embedded in bologna
HOLYOKE, Massachusetts: A man has been
arrested after a kilogram of cocaine hidden inside a
hollowed-out chunk of bologna was delivered to his
home.
Holyoke police say they were tipped off by
postal inspectors in Puerto Rico who had been investigating similar shipments. A dog confirmed the
presence of drugs and the bologna was cut open.
The meat was then repackaged and an undercover postal inspector delivered it to a Holyoke address
at about 4:45 p.m. Thursday. A woman sitting on the
front steps signed for it.
Police then executed a search warrant and arrested a 30-year-old man on a cocaine trafficking
charge.
Police say the cocaine had a street value of
$100,000. The investigation is ongoing.
Tomatoes appear to have strawberries inside
GALESBURG, Ill.: So when his wife, Beverly,
cut into one of the tomatoes plucked from his
attempt at a backyard garden, he was shocked at
what he'd grown.
Inside the tomato was what looked to be a strawberry in shape, size and color. And all the tomatoes
pulled from this one plant in the garden had the same
``strawberry'' inside.
``It tastes like a really good tomato,'' Wilson said,
adding that the strawberry flavor isn't there, but there
is a bite of sweetness to the fruit.
Whether you call it a ``straw-mato'' or a ``tomberry,'' an apparent strawberry that has grown inside
of a tomato, is a phenomenon that has been reported
elsewhere. For example, in September 2008, an
English newspaper reported that a woman named
Ester Walker of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, also
found a straw-mato growing in her garden.
A friend of Wilson's, former farmer Jack Eden,
said he helped Wilson plant his garden this year.
``I grew up on a farm as a kid, I've been a farmer,
but I've never seen anything like this,'' Eden said.
The alleged straw-mato plant was purchased
from Menards. The plant was labeled a Burpee Salsa
Tomato plant, and the other tomato plants of the
same variety that Wilson planted yielded ordinary
tomatoes.
In Wilson's garden in the back of his Galesburg
home, there is a strawberry plant about 50 inches
away from the tomato plant that yielded the strawmatoes. The strawberry plant did not bear fruit this
year, but that doesn't change what Wilson and Eden
think happened.
``They were just matin' I guess,'' Eden said with
a laugh.
One with an average gardening IQ would assume
that the straw-mato is a result of 'matin' or cross-pollination: ``The transfer of pollen from one flower to
the stigma of another,'' according to Merriam
Webster.
But an assistant professor in the Biology
Department at Knox College, Matthew JonesRhoades, says it would be very difficult for a toma-
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to and a strawberry to cross-pollinate. While the
tomato is a ``true fruit,'' where only one flower gets
pollinated, a strawberry is a ``compound fruit,''
where many flowers need to be pollinated.
``It would be pretty hard to imagine,'' he said of
the straw-mato actually coming about.
Jones-Rhoades says he's not a tomato expert, but
he has a few theories about how Wilson's straw-mato
came into existence.
``Maybe there's a variety of tomato that looks
like this all the time,'' he said. Another theory is, perhaps, that the plant underwent a spontaneous mutation and now looks the way it does because of it.
``Plants do weird things when the weather gets
hot,'' said Kari Houle, Knox County University of
Illinois Extension horticulture unit educator. Wilson
brought the straw-mato to the Extension office and
the staff e-mailed photos of it to Extension Specialist
Elizabeth Wahle in Edwardsville. Wahle concluded
that the tomato was not a straw-mato but simply a
variety called a ``stuffing tomato.''
``Most stuffing-type tomatoes look like they
have a strawberry inside,'' Houle said, referencing
Wahle's assessment. ``Just a characteristic of certain
cultivars.''
Aside from the Extension office, Wilson also emailed photos of the straw-mato to Burpee, since the
freaky fruit grew from a Burpee tomato plant, but
they were not interested in a sample.
Undeterred, Wilson plans on replanting his
straw-mato variety, but not being a gardener, he'll
need some help.
``I have no idea how to replant it,'' he said.
Jones-Rhoades also thinks that Wilson should
replant his straw-mato and see what sprouts next
year.
``I'd be curious what would happen,'' he said.
Card table dance costs Caesars Palace $250K
CARSON CITY, Nevada: Nevada's gaming
board has fined Caesars Palace $250,000 for allowing a high-limit baccarat player to dance on a Las
Vegas casino card table while the game was being
played.
The Las Vegas Sun reports that Caesars Palace
agreed to the fine announced this week by the state
Gaming Control Board. Final Gaming Commission
approval is expected next month.
The board filed a complaint accusing Caesars of
failing to take action to protect the game and the customer.
Caesars Palace admits a player in the high-limit
baccarat room climbed onto the table three times on
Oct. 10 and even placed a bet while standing on the
table.
Indiana novelty store stops accepting cash
FORT WAYNE, Ind.: A Fort Wayne novelty store
isn't joking when it tells customers their money is no
good there.
Owner Dick Stoner says Stoner's Novelty Market
will only accept debit or credit cards or checks after
his store was robbed at gunpoint last Thursday for
the second time in two years.
In Thursday's robbery, the gunman tied the
clerk's hands behind her back.
Stoner says he thought about closing the store,
but came up with the alternative after talking to his
customers and his son. He said he decided to keep
the store open and stop accepting cash.
Stoner says only about 25 percent of his sales at
the store were paid in cash.
Marjorie Stephens of the Better Business Bureau
in Fort Wayne said she doesn't know of any other
stores that don't accept cash.
Reptile experts get stray 'gator in Chicago
River
CHICAGO: The next time you feel like dipping
your toes in the Chicago River beware.
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A second alligator has been captured from the
waterway that winds through downtown Chicago.
Children, parents and dog walkers gathered this
week to catch a peek of the 3-foot-long reptile in the
river on the city's North Side. It was captured
Tuesday.
A Chicago Herpetological Society volunteer also
caught a 2 1/2-foot alligator in the river earlier this
month. The society wanted to catch the latest alligator quickly because it wouldn't have been able to survive the harsh Chicago winter.
City animal control experts believe both alligators are abandoned pets.
Eight-year-old gator-spotter Caleb Berry said
Monday he wasn't afraid of the gray-and-gold scaled
alligator because it is ``a baby.''
Man shot in head, but notices only 5 years
later
BERLIN: Police say a man living in Germany
was shot in the back of his head, but that it took him
five years to realize it.
Police said Tuesday that the 35-year-old man was
hit by a .22-caliber bullet in the western town of
Herne as he was out in the street partying and drunk
on New Year's Eve five years ago.
They say the man recalled receiving a blow to the
head, but told them he didn't seek medical assistance
at the time.
The bullet did not penetrate the skull, and police
say the Polish man only went to see a doctor recently when he felt a lump on the back of his head. An
X-ray showed an object under his skin, and doctors
operated and found the projectile.
Police say it may have been a stray bullet fired by
a reveler in celebration.
NH judge orders man to stay sober at his wedding
PORTSMOUTH, N.H.: A New Hampshire judge
is ordering a 30-year-old Greenland man not to drink
alcohol at his wedding reception or his rehearsal dinner.
The judge issued the order so Thaddeus Zadlo
and his sister could both attend the events this weekend.
Zadlo was arraigned Monday on a simple assault
charge following an alleged Aug. 1 altercation with
his sister.
The Portsmouth Herald says that after his arrest
Zadlo was barred from having contact with his sister.
But Zadlo asked a judge Monday to lift the order
so his sister could attend the events this weekend.
Zadlo told the judge he quit drinking after the
incident with his sister.
Feds fine Oregon company $30K over 3-letter
word
MEDFORD, Ore.: A three-letter word may cost
one of the nation's oldest air ambulance operators a
$30,000 fine.
The word is ``our'' a possessive personal pronoun
meaning it belongs to us.
But the U.S. Department of Transportation says
that was the wrong word for Mercy Flights of
Oregon to use to describe a helicopter technically
owned by another company.
The Mail Tribune reports that the helicopter was
purchased for Mercy Flights' exclusive use, but a
separate company was formed for the deal, and it has
ownership on paper.
The DOT says Mercy Flights broke laws prohibiting unfair and deceptive practices in the sales of
air transportation by saying it is ``our helicopter.''
The nonprofit was fined $30,000 but it will only
have to pay half if it avoids other pronoun violations
for a year.
the Eagle
the
Skewl
Pigeon
September
Volume 14.09
Ke$ha Comes Clean, Figuratively
is
By Ryan Bearcrest
Chicago Guest Writer
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with one of
America’s biggest pop stars. I
met Ke$ha at the Hard Rock
Hotel after Lollapalooza on
Saturday night. She was rather
inebriated and was emitting an
odor reminiscent of a Pilsen
back alley, where I presume she
had spent the previous night. I
will admit, the alcohol fumes
emanating from her pores combined with the foul odor that
enveloped her made focusing
during this interview quite difficult. It even spoiled my
appetite.
Ryan Bearcrest: How are
you doing tonight, Ke$ha?
Ke$ha: You’re cute…
RB: Thank you…Tell me,
when did you first realize you
were famous?
$: One day I woke up, and I
was inside. I knew I had made it
big!
RB: So you were homeless?
$: God no! I just had a habit
of waking up outside. When I
finally made enough money on
record sales, I hired someone to
carry me inside whenever I
Cool
Skewl
Blago Bungles Brainy Battle
Former governor of Illinois,
Rod Blagojevich, has been in a
television studio in Chicago
filming a new game show for
FOX. Hosted by game show
veteran Wink Martindale, Are
You Smarter Than Rod
Blagojevich? pits contestants
up against the controversial
politician for a chance to win
up to $1 million.
Blago, who has been making headlines recently for his
ongoing court proceedings,
came under scrutiny when his
attorney stated that the former
governor was simply too stupid
to have committed the crimes
he was convicted of. This gave
executives at FOX an idea.
Playing off the popularity of the
game show Are You Smarter
Than a 5th Grader?, the
Blagojevich version quizzes the
forsaken politician on ethics
and basic gubernatorial law and
policy. Contestants then decide
whether they believe the governor knows the real answer or
not. “We’ve been looking for
something new to exploit,” says
James Coughlin, Executive
Producer for the new show,
“We figured, why not exploit
the exploiter?”
Governor
Blagojevich’s
troubles began when Barack
Obama’s Senate seat opened
So
Cool
blacked out.
RB: Sounds gratuitous.
$: You sound gratitudinous!
RB: …
$:[smirks with unwarranted
self satisfaction]
RB: Explain your name to
me. What does it mean? Why
the “$” in Ke$ha?
$: I’m glad you brought that
up. People are so stupid! They
keep saying my name wrong.
As of today, I want everyone to
call me by my real name!
RB: …
$: …
RB: …And that would
be?...
$: Ke-Dollar Sign-ha.
RB: So…you want us to
pronounce the dollar sign?
Ke-Dollar Sign-ha: Uh-huh.
It was at this point that I
became rather light headed.
Maybe it was the odor, maybe
the fumes. Maybe it was the
complete and utter perplexity as
to how this human being was
able to survive this long. As I
began to black out, I remember
thinking to myself, “I doubt I
will wake up from this feeling
anything remotely like P.
Diddy.”
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By Michael Barry
Chicago Staff Writer
is
up. The governor allegedly took
put my kids through college!”
advantage of the situation by
said Cameron Jordan, the first
essentially auctioning off the
contestant on the show.
vacant seat. The jury is still out,
Unfortunately for America, the
but one thing is for sure.
show will never make it to air.
Blagojevich is not letting the
“There’s no more room in the
publicity go to waste. He has
budget for air time,” said
already been a contestant on
Coughlin. FOX is discussing
The Celebrity Apprentice and
the possibility of releasing a
has appeared on countless talk
DVD version of the short lived
shows from The View to The
game show series should the
Late Show with David
former governor be convicted
Letterman. “Allegedly exploitand sent to prison. What’s next
ing the absence of Barack
on the plate for Coughlin and
Obama is allegedly the best
the rest of FOX Network? “We
decision I allegedly ever
can always try again with
made,”
Rod
Blagojevich
Glenn Beck.”
allegedly told us in a
recent phone interview.
Blago’s
recent
venture into the game
show business was
short lived. Only 5
episodes of the show
were filmed before
FOX pulled the plug.
“We lost $10 million
in contestant winnings
alone,” said Wink
Martindale, “It didn’t
take long for our contestants to figure out
the strategy for winning is to simply disagree with Rod. Now I
understand what his
lawyer was talking
about.”
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Blagojevich, I get to Courtesy of Google
Also Inside:
Chicago Bears trade Jay
Cutler; he is intercepted en
route to new team
Report: Leaves will fall off
trees soon; global warming
suspected to be the cause
RMU to host documentary
filmmaker as he shoots new
film “How to Be Late to an
8:00am Class”
Jersey Shore’s “The
Situation” to earn over $5
million this year; Economists
calculate that’s just under $1
million per ab, or $2.5 million
per brain cell
Chicago embraces new culinary trend: Spam & Nutella
Crepes
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Fashion Corner
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Express Yourself
It’s that go-to fashion staple
that fills closets and drawers
around the globe, the never fail
t-shirt. Now, there are a plethora of t-shirt types; classic plain,
breast pocketed, logo imprinted
and greatest of all, the ‘express
yourself’ tee. We all have them,
shirts with various phrases
about ourselves or our opinions
screen-printed across our
chests. Not just us normal folk
wear these tees either, let’s not
forget Britney Spears’ “I’ve got
the golden ticket” get-up.
Occasionally used to represent the greater good of the
world, but more commonly
used to show the world our
exact thoughts. Making the ease
of forming a first impression on
someone so much easier, now
there is no conversation
required to get to know an individual, you simply just have to
glance at their chest and read
their tee.
Whether your “not short,
just fun sized” or your on “team
Kristen” or “team LC”, there is
an express yourself tee for your
every mood. Forget conversation, in such a rushed society, it
only makes sense to speak your
mind via cotton.
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I
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M
ZO CORNER
with Zombie Savant Michael Barry
Faithful readers, I am afraid that I have no news for you this month. It’s been quiet.
Too quiet. Few of my resources have contacted me in the past few weeks. Those that have
are giving me nothing but hearsay about a sighting in Peoria, or mangled cattle outside
Sycamore. Nothing definitive or newsworthy has come my way in over a month. I must
admit, this has me very concerned.
Some would be quick to write this silence off as the end of the ordeal. If the stories are
diminishing, then the plague must be losing momentum. Right? Wrong. This has government cover up written all over it. I know there have been attacks. I know the problem is
only getting worse. The problem is that the big dogs are interfering. Police and medical
records are being sealed. Psyche wards are being quarantined. My feelers are still out
there. My informants are telling me to back off. Uncle Sam has stepped in and he is mucking it all up.
This isn’t Roswell 1947. This isn’t the time to instill a false sense of security in the
minds of the American population. The world should be informed. The world should be
scared. I am grateful that there are still many of you out there who can see through the
political smoke screen. This is a time for action. The longer we sit around with our thumbs
up our noses, the more of a disadvantage we create for ourselves.
Aaron Wirth of Chicago asks, “How long does it take for a victim to succumb to the
infection?”
Unfortunately for you, Aaron, I have little hard data on this particular subject. My personal policy: Don’t wait around to find out. I don’t care who it is. If they’ve been bitten,
they gotta go. It may sound cold and heartless, but you have to understand; it’s us or them.
However, if you must know, my best estimates, based on police reports, medical data,
eye witness accounts, and my own personal experience say it could take anywhere from 5
minutes to 2 hours for a victim to succumb to the infection. Needless to say, this disease
works fast. It barely gives you time to make peace with yourself and your sins. Then again,
what good is redemption when we are all doomed to hell anyway?
The rate of infection seems to depend on the usual factors: age, physical fitness, immunity (though no one is truly immune, some just suffer longer), and of course, severity of
injuries. Aaron, I hope you aren’t asking this question for immediate personal reasons. If
that’s the case, it’s already too late. I hope you are alive to receive your answer.
Please, I beg you; please don’t stop sending your questions. Answering your queries
provides me with a type of catharsis that prevents me from losing my sanity entirely. For
some of you, I’m the only ally you’ve got. Don’t let it go to waste. Send any and all zombie related questions to [email protected] with “Zombies” in the subject. I need you as much as you need me. Together, we can survive this; for a while at least.
If the end comes before our next meeting, I bid you farewell and good luck.
Chicago Police Corner
Steroid Strong
The Chicago Police Department is now mandating that its
By Michael Porter
officers
be injected at least twice a week with a new organic
Chicago Guest Writer
compound (steroid) known as Anabo. After many casualties
within the department, top executives decided that bullet proofing is no longer enough.
Policemen (women) are excited about the new regulations and have already begun to put in
their orders. “This is something that is long needed…” reported Officer Jules Statham of the 5th
ward.
It has created newer concerns amongst Chicagoans who believe that too much funding is
going into this new action. “This is a waste of taxpayer money…” says Dorothy Brown Clerk of
the Cook County Circuit Court.
When asked why he approved such a “outlandish” request by the department, Mayor Daley
refused to respond.
Anabo was developed at the Yamamoto Lab
in Sanfrancisco, CA in 2008. It is FDA
approved, although the sale is not allowed in
stores and cannot be purchased by average
Americans.
The lab reported that this compound provides all of the positive properties we look for in
a steroid without the negative effects.
The Department of Defense is targeting the
new drug for use in Military services. President
Obama says that he will not endorse this plan of
action and seeks to prohibit the use of Anabo in
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the U.S..
Culinary
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By Cassandra Petrusevski
Orland Park Editor
Sweets lovers have united to
create a demand for the newest
industry trend- cupcakes! Who
knew the traditional vanilla or
chocolate cupcake could be
transformed by utilizing unique
flavors such as ginger, marshmallow, coconut, and even
pumpkin? Flavorings are not
the only innovative idea these
cupcake connoisseurs have
managed to cook up; various
fillings, vegan options, and
even a cupcake truck are all part
of the experience! Nowadays,
intricate cupcakes are replacing
the classical desserts found at
birthday parties, baby showers,
and even weddings! Molly's,
Flirty, and Sprinkles are three
Chicago bakeries that have
banked on the cupcake craze
and are continuing to delightfully provide these addicts their
fix.
Molly's Cupcakes, located
at 2536 N. Clark Street in
Chicago, IL, was built upon
fond memories from the "chief
egg cracker" and founder's third
grade teacher, Miss Molly, who
baked cupcakes from her own
special recipe for each student's
birthday. Molly’s Cupcakes has
the classical flavors, vanilla,
chocolate, carrot, and red velvet, matched with your frosting
preference of vanilla, chocolate, cream cheese, brown butter, or French buttercream.
Molly’s niche is out of the ordinary, center-filled cupcakes
such as The Ron Bennington,
which is chocolate cake, peanut
butter
filling,
chocolate
ganache, and crushed butterscotch topping, The Cookee
Monster, a vanilla chocolate
chip cake, raw cookie dough
center, buttercream frosting,
garnished with a mini chocolate
chip cookie, and The Mixed
Berry, a blueberry cake, raspberry blueberry filling, buttercream frosting, topped with
fresh berries, among others.
They also have seasonal cupcakes; their summer centerfilled options are a lemon
meringue cupcake and a strawberry shortcake cupcake, while
September 2010
The Cupcake Era
Photo Courtesy of Mollyscupcakes.com
A cupcake platter from Molly’s Cupcakes.
the winter center-filled menu
consists of pumpkin spice,
apple pie, and blueberry
cheesecake (all in cupcake
form, of course). Molly’s also
has one premium specialty cupcake, Carrie’s Campfire, which
consists of chocolate cake,
marshmallow fluff, hot fudge,
graham cracker crumbs, and
chocolate bar chunks, sound
familiar? Keep in mind that
each of Molly’s cupcakes,
including center-filled, can be
turned into 6” or 9” cakes.
Although cupcakes are the feature items, Molly’s also serves
assorted cookies, brownies,
bars, pies, cheesecakes, and ice
cream, along with coffees to
ease the caffeine cravings as
well as the munchies. Mini cupcakes are $1.00 each, or $12.00
for one dozen, traditional cupcakes are $2.00 each, or $22.00
for one dozen, and center-filled
cupcakes are $3.75 each, and
$41.25 for one dozen. Molly’s
Cupcakes also donates part of
their profits directly to schools
throughout the community and
Chicago in order to benefit the
local area children. To learn
why Molly’s Cupcakes is drawing the largest number of fans
according to Time Out Chicago,
please
visit
www.mollyscupcakes.com
If you have witnessed a big
blue van driving around
Chicago or the local suburbs,
Flirty Cupcakes has been spotted! Flirty Cupcakes flaunts
their slogan, “Cupcakes on
Wheels,” proudly; with no
walk-in location, these matchless cupcakes can only be purchased by flagging down their
signature
cupcake
truck.
Owners, Tiffany and Chris,
based their business on childhood memories, chasing an ice
cream truck for miles for merely the excitement factor. They
soon realized that while adults
might not run after an ice cream
truck, a cupcake truck could be
an entirely different story!
Today, cupcake lovers throughout Illinois spend their time following this truck in order to get
one of Flirty’s sweet morsels.
Flirty Cupcakes’ menu consists
of seven original cupcakes,
delicious and guaranteed sell
outs by the end of each day. The
rest of their menu consists of
The No Plain Jane, a vanilla
cupcake with Italian buttercream frosting, PB&C, a twist
from the traditional PB&J with
a peanut butter and chocolate
cupcake, The Curious George, a
banana chocolate cupcake with
caramel Italian buttercream
frosting, and CBFF, a chocolate
cupcake with a Nutella
ganache. These cupcakes sell
out fast, but luckily Flirty heads
back to their kitchens on a regular basis to replenish their
stock. One Flirty cupcake is
$3.25, or $35.00 for a dozen,
mini cupcakes are sold in sampler packages of four for $5.25,
or $42.00 for 36 minis. To find
out where “big blue” will be
heading on a daily basis and
why Flirty Cupcakes was listed
as one of the top ten things to
do this summer by the Chicago
Red
Eye,
visit
www.flirtycupcakes.com or
check their Facebook at
www.facebook.com/flirtycupca
kes.
Sprinkles, voted America’s
best cupcakes by patrons, is
located in Beverly Hills at 9635
Little Santa Monica Blvd, they
also have locations in Chicago,
IL, Dallas, TX, Houston, TX,
Newport Beach, CA, Phoenix,
AZ, and San Francisco, CA.
Between the fall and winter
months in 2010-2011, stores
their contemporary items that
appeal to diverse palates such
as their Ginger Lemon cupcake,
a spiced ginger cake with
lemon cream cheese frosting,
the Chai Latte cupcake, spiced
Chai-tea cake with Chai-vanilla
frosting, and an Orange cupcake, a citrus-y orange cake
with orange vanilla frosting,
speckled with zest. Don’t worry
chocolate lovers, chocolate is a
common ingredient found in a
majority of their cupcakes.
Sprinkles also offers seasonal
cupcakes; this year, their summer promotions are The Key
Lime cupcake, which is a key
lime cake with a vanilla key
lime frosting tossed with lime
zest, and a Raspberry cupcake,
a luscious raspberry cake
topped with candied raspberry
frosting. Sprinkles Cupcakes
has a total menu of 26 cupcakes
with new additions continually
surfacing. Their cupcakes are
$3.25 each, or $36.00 for a
dozen. Cupcake accessories and
apparel are also sold. To learn
more,
please
visit
www.sprinkles.com.
It’s obvious that cupcakes
have taken over the baking
industry; these junkies search
day in and day out for the top
cupcakes to settle their cravings, and Molly’s, Flirty, and
Sprinkles exceed expectations.
Each of these shops has their
own special characteristic that
keep customers coming back
Photo Courtesy of Flirtycupcakes.com
A sample of cupcakes from Flirty Cupcakes.
along with one daily special.
Their best sellers, Devil in
Disguise, a red velvet cupcake
with cream cheese frosting, The
McDreamy, a chocolate cupcake with chocolate filling and
cream cheese frosting, and
Coconut…Nuts, a vanilla
coconut cupcake with a toasted
coconut frosting, are sinfully
will open in New York, NY, San
Diego, CA, and Washington
D.C. Sprinkles is known for its
huge variety of cupcake flavorings and frostings; they can
appeal to all cupcake lovers
with their gluten free and vegan
options. Along with the traditional cupcake flavorings,
Sprinkles pushes the limits with
for more, whether it be frosting
shooters, appetizing fillings, or
moist, succulent cakes, the creative flavors entice cupcake
connoisseurs. Don’t hesitate,
treat your heart and your hips to
something delicious and decide
who really has the best cupcakes in Chicago!
and restaurants that offer
authentic foods. Mexican bakeries sell sweet breads and
cookies; Vietnamese shops sell
breads or dumpling like sweets
filled with fruits, beans and various meats; Chinese shops sell a
variety of smoothies and teas;
and Italian cafes serve fresh
prosciutto and mozzarella sandwiches. These items are offered
at all hours and are easy and
cheap to enjoy as one is browsing the rest of the stores and
shops. For fun inexpensive
snacks Leon Nuevo Bakery on
W. 18th Street and Chiu Quon
Bakery on West Argyle Street
are a sure bet for unique treats.
Most college students aren’t
willing to pay excessive
amounts of money in order to
enjoy something new when
they can go buy themselves a
dollar cheeseburger. The good
thing about Chicago’s ethnic
neighborhoods is the inexpensive prices throughout the
restaurants and stores. One can
go to the mass majority of the
bakeries and find sweet rolls or
fresh treats ranging from
30cents to a dollar. Proteins and
meats from the stores are also
cheaper than your local Jewel
or Dominic’s because one
would be buying a whole sale
item such as the whole fish
including insides and the head.
Sure it may be a little more
work for one to actually prepare
a dish, but buying foods like
that would also give one a
chance to practice working with
a whole fish, untrimmed meats,
or live shellfish.
Another
advantage to these diverse areas
is how easy it is to commute to
them. Nearly all of these neighborhoods are located right off
the CTA train stops. This makes
it easy for people to transport
from their homes to these
neighborhoods without the hassle of trying to drive or walk an
exceed amount.
Chicago offers students a lot
of opportunities to go out and
explore and learn new things.
As a culinary student I personally like exploring the ethnic
neighborhoods because it
allows me to learn new things
like different ingredients and/or
techniques used in different
regions and they also give me
the opportunity to buy foods to
experiment with them in the
comforts of my own kitchens.
Next time you have a break
from class or are in the mood
for something different just
remember all the places you
could have an adventure at. Go
get some pani puri in Devon,
tacos in Little Village, or some
bubble tea and sushi from
Chinatown. They may not be
your average Taco bell or Panda
Express but at least you would
experience what the real cuisine
is like and possibly find your
true calling and interests in
your career opportunities.
Discovering the Culinary Diversity in Chicago
By Brittany Hernandez
Chicago Guest Writer
Being a culinary student in a
diverse city like Chicago gives
students an advantage to
expanding their education and
taste for world cuisines. Not
only does Chicago have some
of the best fine dining establishments and a great reputation for
some of its restaurants, Chicago
has a wide range of different
cultures and ethnic groups,
most of them represented in the
various ethnic towns such as
Little Italy, Chinatown, or
Greek town. All inspiring chefs
or even the ordinary food
enthusiasts should partake in a
day trip to any of Chicago’s ethnic towns to browse the supermarkets, eat authentic foods,
and educate oneself about the
cultures you don’t know about.
Ethnic supermarkets are an
excellent way to grasp an idea
of what different ingredients,
the Eagle
ranging from produce, proteins
or even the can goods, are used
in those particular region dishes. Walking into small stores,
especially
ones
in
the
Asian/Chinese neighborhoods,
one will see open crates of
whole fish and shellfish stored
on ice for customers to choose
their dinner for the night or
lines of fresh produce that most
may not be able to pronounce
but serve as a main component
in that particular cuisine.
Behind the meat counter things
like tongue, hearts, and even
blood are normal items to purchase. RMU student, Nicole
Kosovich stated, “By visiting
some of these markets I’ve realized that different cultures and
cuisines use more parts of the
animals, like whole fishes or
parts of beef or pork the modern
American would throw away.”
Other than the markets and
stores, people should take
advantage of the local bakeries
Robert Morris University
Culinary
September 2010
By Cassandra Petrusevski
Orland Park Editor
Chicagoland area dining
patrons have almost every style
of cuisine at their fingertips.
Famous for its abundance of
diverse restaurants and fare,
Chicago has become a landmark for all things culinary.
City slickers and suburbanites
alike can be overwhelmed by
the variety of dining choices
open for business; exasperation
takes hold and it becomes tiring
to search for a new, innovative
restaurant to add to the agenda.
Consider this a one-stop shop
for restaurants that go above
and beyond to offer delectable
food and drinks, along with an
atmosphere to fit your needs;
this is Restaurant of the Month!
Casa Margarita offers a
plethora of Mexican style menu
items that appeal to meat lovers
as well as vegetarians. Located
in Orland Park, IL at 9549 W.
151st Street, and La Grange, IL
at 32 S. La Grange Rd, the col-
By Cassandra Petrusevski
Orland Park Editor
This year, thousands came
out to support local businesses,
listen to live bands, and sample
delicious bites at the annual
Taste of Orland Park from
Friday, August 6th to Sunday,
August 8th. The proud city
holds this event each year to
give local area restaurants an
opportunity to display their
most appetizing and popular
dishes for restaurant goers all
under one roof, (or better yet,
tents).
Over 15 restaurants partici-
By Nicole Young
Orland Park Editor
In Elk Grove Village, a suburb of downtown Chicago,
there is a bakery that is always
bustling with homemade pastries. The name is Jorosch
Bakery, its located at 35
Arlington Heights Road. Their
motto is “Every Bite a Taste of
Delight” which is so true.
They have everything from
wedding cakes, specialty cakes,
tortes, cookies, bread, buns and
pies. They also have really
good service. All of them are
great, you can taste the love and
care that they put into their
food.
They also have specials
which are different all through
the week. Mondays they have
Pastry Sticks, Tuesday is cherry
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Restaurant of the Month:
Casa Margarita
orful decor of the restaurant can
be recognized from miles away.
Start the meal off with one
of their infamous margaritas or
the popular Mexican beer,
Corona; if those do not suit
your taste, Casa Margarita can
shake up other tropical
favorites such as daiquiris, mai
tais, and pina coladas along
with numerous domestic and
imported beers.
Chips and salsa, a must at
every Mexican restaurant, is
brought to the table immediately while guests ponder over the
menu. Their botanas, or appetizers, consist of assorted prized
Mexican hits like nachos
smothered in melted Chihuahua
cheese, frijoles, tomatoes, green
onions, sour cream, and guacamole, or quesadillas stuffed
with melted Chihuahua cheese
and your preference of ground
beef, chicken, or chorizo.
For the main course, Casa
Margarita has a distinct menu
highlighting classic Mexican
style chicken, beef, seafood,
and vegetarian dishes such as
fajitas and burritos, along with
specialized
plates.
other
Mexican favorites such as
Tostadas, an open face taco on a
crisp tortilla shell, Flautas, corn
tortillas filled with shredded
beef or chicken and deep fried,
and unique styles of enchiladas
are also featured on the menu
along with a combo option for
those diners who want a little
Their
traditional
variety.
Mexican soup, comprised of a
spicy chicken broth, thinly
sliced veggies, pulled chicken,
and macaroni noodles is served
complimentary with the purchase of any entree.
To finish off the experience,
Casa Margarita's postres, or
desserts, are second to none.
Casa's fried ice cream, vanilla
bean ice cream rolled in cinnamon and coconut flakes and sat
on top a fried, cinnamon tortilla
shell finished with whipped
cream and chocolate sauce, is
their best seller. Flan, vanilla
flavored egg custard, and
Sopapillas, lightly fried dough
sprinkled with cinnamon sugar,
chocolate syrup, and whipped
cream are also two favorites on
the menu.
Casa Margarita provides the
ideal environment for a stress
free lunch or dinner with family
and friends; the lively music,
energetic, friendly staff, and the
delicious food and drinks show-
case the commitment Casa
Margarita has to their customers. For a few good drinks,
authentic Mexican dishes, and
an overall exciting environment, Casa Margarita is the
place to be. To view their entire
menu, or for more information,
visit their website:
www.casamargarita.com.
pated at the Taste of Orland
Park, each offering their own
unique
creations.
From
American to Indian, Mexican to
Chinese, and Mediterranean to
Ireland, diverse ethnic menus
were available to customers. No
portion was over $4.00, with
some items being as low as
$1.00!
Local American classics
such as Culver's, Fatburger,
Hienie's McCarthy's, and
Oberweis, were featured selling
a variety of items, some being
burgers, ice cream, and a whole
lot of fried delicious-ness. Italy
was represented by Cafe
Gaston, Old Town Pizza,
Palermo's, and Papa Joe's;
chicken tetrazzini, pizza slices,
chicken bow tie pasta, and the
famous desserts tiramisu, gelato, and lemon ice were dishes
served amongst others. Plaza
Cafe and Kismet delivered a
taste of Greece via pork and
chicken shish kabobs, Greek
salad, gyros, baklava, and the
heart stopping deep fried
cheesecake. Burrito Jalisco presented their authentic Mexican
menu with tostadas and taco
dinners, as well as their signature burrito; Mo's Chinese
Kitchen dished up their combos
that included chicken fried rice,
egg rolls, and sweet and sour
chicken along with their fresh
fruit smoothies. Sam Maguire’s
brought patrons some Irish
comfort food which included
their corned beef sandwich and
Reuben rolls among other bites,
and Taj Mahal served up some
spice with their Indian cuisine,
showcasing dishes such as
chicken biryanee, spicy chicken
wings, and veggie samosa.
Other Orland Park favorites,
Rock
Bottom
and
RC
Mulligan's, joined the fun by
preparing classics such as
braised short ribs with mashed
potatoes, turkey and chicken
legs, and carrot cake. Cooper's
Hawk also demonstrated their
culinary expertise with jambalaya, over the border egg rolls,
and chocolate covered strawberries, not to mention their
renowned homemade wine.
The Taste of Orland brought
together various cuisines for
three nights full of food, drinks,
and fun. The dates for next
year's Taste of Orland are yet to
be determined, but do not fret,
the same delicious local
favorites will be back to serve
you, their loyal dining patrons,
year after year.
slices, elephant ears, donut
holes. Wednesday is French
donuts. Thursday is Raspberry
Walnut slices, Elephant Ears,
Donut holes, and cream horns.
And Friday is French donuts
again.
For the cakes you can
choose what type of cake, frosting, filling, then also the size of
the cakes that you would like.
All of the cakes are like are
extremely good.
The cookies are amazing
and they have many different
kinds from chocolate chip, butter cookies, hand dipped sprinkle oatmeal raisin, sugar, and
smiley face cookies. The sprinkles that they have are chocolate and rainbow. They come in
all different sizes to satisfy your
sweet tooth or whatever craving that you have.
The coffee cakes are great
too. They offer fifty different
types of coffee cake. That’s a
whole lot, but for everyone that
has a taste for whatever one
they would like to eat. They
range from apple strudel to
chocolate chip and everywhere
in between. They also make
pastries that are good to eat for
breakfast. For instance the
freshly
made
doughnuts,
muffins and kolackies which is
a polish pastry. They also make
pretzel shaped doughnuts
which I thought where pretty
cool and unique for them. If
you just want to eat one or two
you should go for the miniature
pastries. Some of the miniature
things that they make range
from éclairs and cream puffs to
brownies and pettit fours,
which for the people that don’t
know it is like a little cake.
These are good if you don’t
want a lot of dessert to eat.
Now let’s talk about their
bread and buns that they make.
They are all amazing. The
bread ranges from raisin to
Pumpernickel to French bread.
The one type of bread that they
are known for is their rye bread.
They also make their own types
of buns, for instance, hot dog
and hamburger buns and dinner
rolls. This is kinda cool because
you never really see bakeries
making buns for a grill out.
Most bakeries just focus on one
thing like sweet stuff but nothing that you would eat at a grill
out.
The last type of thing that
they make is pies. They have
ten different pies ranging from
fruit to chocolate to mincemeat
pie. The pies are awesome. The
crust they make is really flaky
and not as hard as a rock which
most people prefer.
The service is good too. It
looks like they take care of their
customers. They always have a
smile on their faces as you walk
through the door.
As you can see they make a
lot of stuff. Everything that they
make is amazing in its own
way. They put a lot of love and
care into them and you can tell
when you put it into your
mouth, when it melts and your
mouth it is like you were in
heaven. Their motto really does
go with everything that they
make. If you want to see more
of what types of things they
make you could go to www.
Jaroshbakery.com.
Casa Margarita in Orland Park and LaGrange.
Taste of Orland Park Delights City
Robert Morris University
Top Bakery in the Suburbs
the Eagle
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Arts & Entertainment
The “Other Guys” Win
The Piranha Craze
September 2010
By Kristi Grawin
Chicago Guest Writer
When a new preview comes
out for all to see and the lead
role is fulfilled by none other
than Will Ferrell himself, I am
the first person to say “pass”.
However there was something
about “The Other Guys” that
had caught my eye. Maybe it
was the action clips shown on
TV, or that Dwayne ‘The Rock’
Johnson is in the movie. It’s
possible it was both aspects that
made me curious about this cinematic feature.
The actors in this film seem
to be a bit random and last
minute. There is everyone and
more in this movie. It goes from
Samuel L. Jackson, to Eva
Mendez. But starting with Mark
Wahlberg and Will Ferrell, it’s
definitely a bit of a strange
combination when you think
about it. Something about the
way the script was written and
how they each portrayed their
characters just fit. Most of the
movie they fight like little children. Yet again, it somehow just
worked. Will Ferrell playing
Allen Gamble, probably the
most awkward man to carry a
police badge. He’s a very safe
“don’t take risks” kind of guy
who finds comfort sitting
behind a desk all day. While on
the
other
hand
Mark
Wahlberg’s character, Terry
Hoitz, is quite the opposite.
Terry is a super angry man that
wants nothing but to be the best
at his job and impress everyone
while out in the field. Will
Ferrell in my book is a one trick
By Nicole Koshovich
Chicago Guest Writer
Stars of “The Other Guys” Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell.
pony. He’s always the cocky
guy who loves to create uncomfortable moments. This time he
seemed to prove me wrong with
a rather convincing performance as this shy outcast that
almost makes the awkward situations funny. Mark Wahlberg
also proved me wrong. His acting was surprisingly believable
and well, funny for a guy that
usually plays a more serious
role. Overall there wasn’t much
bad acting for a movie I had
expected less from.
The plot of this film was a
basic crime movie with a few
funny add-ons. The base of this
story was the underdog cops
trying to step up their career
and prove to everyone else that
they know what they are doing.
It was pretty easy to follow
along with, which was a plus
because you didn’t miss the
humor that took place in
between the explosions and
fighting. The plot had a surprising amount of depth to it but it
was well laid out. The story line
and plot get thumbs up from
me.
Walking into this movie theater I really had expected a
complete flop of a movie that
would have been a waste of my
time. But I can honestly say I
am almost happy I went to see
it. It made me laugh pretty hard
numerous times, and when the
humor wasn’t happening it kept
my attention with just enough
action. This movie (even
though Will Ferrell is in it) took
me by surprise and I enjoyed
sitting through what I think was
a good length and it knew when
to end without cutting the
details short. “The Other
Guys”, way to go.
Book Review:
“Fallen” by Lauren Kate
By Nicole Koskovich
Chicago Guest Writer
When entering a new
school, it’s difficult to try to
connect with the other students;
but when you’re entering a
reform school after being
accused by everyone, including
your parents, of murdering your
boyfriend in a fire accident, it is
extremely difficult. When Luce
Price enters Sword and Cross
after a fatal fire that took her
boyfriend and her long dark
locks, she finds herself alone
and questioning her own memory. Luce quickly learns that
connections from the outside
world are detached besides one
measly fifteen minute phone
the Eagle
call a week. After orientation
she stumbles into a crowd of
moody teenagers with major
problems. In a few hours Luce
lands herself in the most notorious crowd of the school, or so it
seems to her. In a day she
becomes torn between Cam,
who would do anything for her,
and Daniel, the boy that flipped
her off the first time she saw
him. The attraction she feels for
Daniel is something deeper and
possibly more treacherous than
his dangerously good looks, but
whenever she tries to take a step
towards him, Daniel takes two
back. When things suddenly
change with Luce and Daniel’s
relationship, Luce’s world is
thrown upside-down. Luce
seems to have to let go completely of everything she knew
and thought she knew for someone that can’t seem to make up
his mind.
Lauren Kate’s second novel
shows off her ability to build
the suspense until one can’t
take it anymore. The intimate
details Kate gives the reader
has them itching and wanting
for more. With connections and
allusions in the novel that make
the reader wish they had read
Paradise Lost by John Milton in
high school like the kids at
Sword and Cross. Kate created
a story that has the reader questioning what is really happening till the last page. Fallen has
everything a young-adult
romance needs; passion, rebellion, and anguish.
Angels have never been as
devious as they are in Fallen. It
has the reader asking themselves; would you fall from paradise for your one true love?
With the release of Piranha
3D on August 20th, the public
are starting to see more of this
fish of which has been forgotten
about. The movie takes place at
normal lake destination spot
that has an infestation of prehistoric piranha. Even though
Piranha 3D takes the situation
to the extreme, having the piranha be the size of a Labrador
and eating a human whole in
one bite. The real fish can do
some major damage if they
manage to bite you because the
piranha has tiny sharp triangular teeth with double cusped
jaws; which are perfect for a
rapid puncture into the flesh of
their prey.
The Ozarks, the Midwestern
vacation destination, is the real
life situation that Piranha 3D
demonstrates, well without the
giant prehistoric part. It seems
that over night the Ozarks
became dangerous with an
invasion of piranhas. There are
many theories to how and why
the piranhas got into the
Ozarks. One speculation that is
roaming through the town of
Blue Springs, Missouri, is that
someone thought it would be
funny at a party. The fish were
presumably taken out of an
aquarium of a house while the
person was intoxicated with
their friends. Blue Springs, a
town in Missouri, that has the
population of roughly 50,000
people where the Ozarks is one
of the vacation spots for them
and the local fisherman. A lot of
the fishermen attempt to attach
these carnivorous fish, but over
the past five years only few
have actually been caught.
The true story behind the
appearance of the piranha is
that local residents of the
Ozarks region have piranhas as
pets will set them free when
they outgrow their tanks. This
is according to a self proclaimed piranha fanatic, Curtis
Dorton, who has done a lot of
research on the devilish fish. He
also mentioned that they survive in the cooler waters
because in the winters some
parts of the lakes don’t get
below 55 degrees, and the piranhas need the water to be above
50 degrees to survive. With the
growing number of people
learning about the piranha they
have started taking more precaution when going into the
waters, but it isn’t stopping
them from entering, just freaking out when they feel a tickle
on their toes. The piranhas
haven’t reached large numbers
of population in the lake yet,
but it is increasing as further
residents release them into the
wild.
With the knowledge of these
fish came popular spooky stories and urban legends, like the
remake movie Piranha 3D,
which opened on August 20th,
depicts. The movie is about a
cave that is opened because of
an earthquake underneath a
lake and releases prehistoric
piranhas that are carnivorous in
a major way. The movie has
some semi well known actors,
like Jessica Szohr from television series Gossip Girl and
Christopher Lloyd from My
Favorite Martian. Like most of
the new movies coming out
they have put it in the 3rd
dimension, which for a lot of
the movies pointless. It is fun
when you get to wear the glasses, which have been updated
from the flimsy paper ones
from the eighties to Ray-Ban®
glasses that don’t have the two
different colors and actually
look pretty cool. It is more
about the experience than the
movie itself sometimes when it
comes to making it a movie 3D,
they also get to charge you
more money.
What
Happened
to Wonder
Woman?
By Lissy Pfister
Chicago Staff Writer
Most comic book characters
have gone through some sort of
small make over or costume
change
throughout
their
careers. Cat woman is probably
the most changed character,
having started out as a woman
in a dress and cat mask. But
there are some beloved characters that have stayed the same
since their inception; Wonder
Woman is one of those characters. Since her first appearance
in 1941her costume has stayed
relatively unchanged. The red
bustier and blue shorts with
stars has been donned by
Wonder woman and emulated
by many for conventions and
Halloween alike. This is why
when the comic #600 was
released with Wonder Woman
wearing black leggings there
was much international press.
For a character that is suppose
to be reminiscent of the
Amazons or early mythology
she certainly is starting to look
like an angst teen trying to piss
off her parents.
Wonder
Woman has always been a representation of female empowerment. With this new costume
Dc comics and the illustrator,
Jim Lee seem to be covering
her up which makes no sense to
me. How is she supposed to
kick evil butt if she can’t move
those supper fab legs? The new
look was released to some seriously mixed reviews but for the
most part the comic community
seems to miss it’s old Wonder
Woman, and I miss my old
hero.
Robert Morris University
Voices & Opinions
September 2010
Simple Ways to Keep
Love Strong
By Karla Navarro
Chicago Guest Writer
Like many of us know,
arguments arise in relationships
and eventually breakups come
along. Ups and downs also arise
in relationships that many don’t
know how to handle, but small
insignificant things that many
people don’t take into consideration can be done to keep a relationship strong and alive. Have
you ever stopped and wondered
what you could do to keep your
relationship strong? Studies
have shown that little things
like communication, honesty,
acceptance, and trust can be
some of the few things that can
help better your relationship.
Not many of us would even
think that by just having a good
conversation with our partner
could make a difference. A
website
called
Chickperspective.com provided
people with a survey on line to
determine how a relationship is
perceived. One of the questions
asked in the survey was: "Tell
me how you feel about the communication process in your current (or most recent) relationship?" more than 61% felt
"strained" or felt it was "impossible" to talk to their partner.
Many conversations ended up
in disagreement or even strong
argument where they ended up
not being able to look eye to
eye. The same website asked
the same people what they
would like to change in their
relationship, more than 62%
said they would like it to be
more of an “open mind set”
when talking with their partner.
The majority of relationships
lack communications skills.
This is the main reason for the
majority of breakups. Like this
survey obviously stated, many
would like to have a companion
that is “less judgmental” and
more “open-minded” to new
possibilities.
Accepting your partner the
way they are and being able to
cope with the differences is
another good way to keep the
love strong. We all know that
no one is perfect and that if you
try hard to look for the perfect
person you will eventually fail.
You can say you have found
that perfect someone that you
love and loves you back, but
eventually you find the smallest
little flaw in them that would
probably end your relationship
if you don’t learn how to deal
with it or communicate it with
your partner. According to
Durance, Meaghan author of
“Ten way to keep your relationship strong” no two minds work
the same but if they are put
together they can find strengths
in them that can make them
both stronger and they can also
find weaknesses that make
them stronger if they work
together to improve on them.
Another good factor to
keeping a relationship strong
would be trust. Many may have
quoted that Trust is the foundation of a relationship and once
you lose that trust you lose your
relationship. It becomes difficult to gain someone’s trust
even after a long time in a relationship, but according to
Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen in her
article “Healthy ways to say I
Love You”, She suggests
Forgive, Forget. She talks
about how partners should not
bring up the past and just move
into the future. Greater disagreements can be developed
from bringing up the past.
Someone that is trying to
develop a good working relationship that will be stable and
long lasting should consider
having a good communication
pattern with his or her partner.
If you have a partner that you
are trying to work out something with, these simple steps
should be considered to make
the relationship stronger. If you
already have good communication skill with your partner consider finding weaknesses that
you both can work on to make
the relationship stronger. It’s
not always about giving yourself up in intimacy, but understanding why you are together.
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A Single Mom Juggling it All
By Amanda McDonnell
Chicago Guest Writer
Being a single mother is not
easy, but going to school and
also having a job on top of that
makes it even harder. How does
a person do this? The one thing
that has made it possible is
help. There is so much help out
there that most women don’t
even know about.
Sometimes people can have
too much pride, and thinking
that getting help from the state
is desperate. The fact is though
that help is there for a reason.
Everyone needs a little help
from time to time, and getting
help to pay for the little things
to make it through is not desperate, it is taking care of that
child. Food stamp benefits to
pay for the groceries every
month, and not just a little bit of
the groceries, but all of them. A
single mother with one child
will get 367 dollars a month for
food stamps. When the mother
is working though, it will
decrease, but not much.
Without a job there is still
options. They may not be wonderful, but a mother can also
receive cash assistance. It is not
an easy process, and going to
parenting classes is required,
but until the child is one, they
will not make the mother look
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for a job. This comes in as 318
dollars a month for a single
mother with one child.
Insurance is always something
to worry about, but Medicaid
will provide insurance for the
child and the mother. The insurance is pretty good too, especially for the child.
The next big hurdle that
many single mothers would be
worried about would be day
care. How can a single mom
possibly pay for school, and
pay for day care. Well, there is a
program for that as well. In the
state of Illinois it is called 4-C,
and they will even pay a family
member to watch the child. For
a non-licensed person watching
the child, the payment is very
for low, but for someone who is
licensed the payment will cover
the amount of day care. Once
the mother has applied they will
help find a day care for the
child in the area that the mother
lives.
What about a home for the
child? There is also housing
available. It is called section 8
housing. This is the one thing
that will take the longest to wait
for. The mother has to make
many phone calls to all of the
apartment complexes that will
support section 8 housing. This
process can take a long time,
and there is a waiting list
involved that can be up to two
years, so while waiting the
mother and child can hopefully
find a friend or a family member to live with until that option
becomes available.
The difficulty of raising a
child alone is complicated, and
even someone without a child
can see that. Getting an education is important, and the mother needs to work hard while
school is an option for her.
There is so much help out there,
but the person that needs the
help just needs to really go out
and get it. The hardest part is
applying, and then waiting for
all of it to come through. It
takes some time, but when it is
over, it is all worth it. Without a
father in the picture, at least
half the time makes it hard, and
that child is dependent on the
mother.
The government makes it a
little easier on a single mother
to go to school. This may all
seem like a lot, but basically
just knowing that there are so
many options out there for help
can make the decision to start
school and finish it a little easier. Once school is over, and
there is a better paying job for
the mother, the child will have a
better life as well. Anything is
always possible.
“Airplanes” by B.o.B. featuring
Hayley Williams. Coming for
my background of Rock and
Heavy Metal where music is
almost as important as the
lyrics
themselves,
this
“Airplanes” is an abomination
to music itself. Lyrics are super
critical, whether it’s giving a
message or telling a story.
“Airplanes,” however, should
be erased from anything close
to the term music. It seems like
music nowadays is anything
where any mindless simplistically attractive noise which is
looped for someone to sing too
is now called music. Lyrically it
is made easy for the mind to be
tricked into absorbing whether
this being a good or bad thing is
anyone’s opinion.
Now after my biased thrash-
ing of this genre/style of what is
now popular, I will give some
just to it. Speaking solely on
this song at the moment.
Lyrically it isn’t for those who
would fall into the status of
mentally unfunctional but also
does something that is very
uncommon for any music, it
starts off with the chorus which
I find to be a very intriging idea
in itself and impressive to a certain degree. Also there does
happen to be songs that though
having no musical quality
whatsoever do happen to have
mindful and thoughtout messages and good metaphors as
well. Unfortunately this does
seem to be not often a common
find. Do you still remember to
pretend that airplanes are shooting stars?
statements, have brought the
mustache to its current popularity. Today’s youth yearns to
look older and seem more
mature and therefore represent
the look of their parents at their
age. In the 1970s, the thick,
burly mustache was known to
instantly bring up your social
status amongst your friends and
“the ladies”. Nowadays, kids
want to replicate that look, to
stand out and be unique.
There are many different
styles of mustaches. The most
common is the “Chevron,” a
thick and wide mustache, usually worn long to cover the top
border of the upper lip. Another
favorite is the “Handlebar” that
slightly curls at the ends to represent the handles of our bikes
as a child. But others that are
rarer and harder to obtain
include the “Imperial,” a large
mustache growing from both
the upper lip and cheeks,
whiskers from the cheeks are
styled pointing upward, and the
“Dali,” a narrow mustache with
long points bent or curved
steeply upward. Named for
artist Salvador Dali
Mustaches have often
received ridicule and been
scoffed at by mainstream
thinkers. But nowadays, mainstream is something to be
mocked. It’s cool to be unique
or a weirdo. Mustaches are
more than just facial hair,
they’re a statement. They say,
“I am not afraid to be different.” Hipsters brought back
this lovely trend and for that, I
thank them.
How I Hate “Airplanes”
By Timothy Rampey
Chicago Guest Writer
“Can we pretend that airplanes / In the night sky / Are
like shooting stars / I could really use a wish right now (wish
right now, wish right now) /
Can we pretend that airplanes, /
In the night sky / Are like
shooting stars / I could really
use a wish right now (wish right
now, wish right now)”
Now what has music come
to nowadays? Can a song that
has no music become the most
popular if it can simply embed
itself into your poor unwilling
memory. Has music been melted down into an ever cycling
track that is just sung too with
no real beat? This is some of the
few explains as why I hate
The Rise of the American Mustache
By Kristopher Ray
Chicago Guest Writer
Mustaches have been an
integral part of American culture ever since the inception of
this country. This is apparent as
of recent times and trends.
Upper-lip hair has many different styles and purposes. Some
people use it to hide unsightly
pimples or imperfections, as
others wear them to impress the
opposite sex, or in some cases,
the same one. They can also
add a touch of class to a gentleman’s face. Whatever their purpose, mustaches have seen a
recent rise in today’s society.
And I fully support them.
Hipsters, or young
adults that take on vintage
looks or make trendy fashion
the Eagle
Where to
SEPTEMBER
Hyde Park
Jazz Festival
By Sonia Diaz
Bensenville Editor
Hyde Park will celebrate
their fourth annual Jazz Festival
on September 25, 2010. This
festival gathers large numbers
of crowds bringing together
families and friends from all
ages to have a good time and to
enjoy a 13 hours of music and
all for a good price, FREE. This
festival starts at 1pm and goes
until 2 am and it is all jazz
music indoors and outdoors
performances. It opens at James
W. Wagner Main Stage located
on the Midway Plaisnace and it
ends with a Midnight Jam session on 59th Street. According
to the festival website, “It is
true – Jazz is flourishing across
its ancestral Chicago home.”
Located on the south side of
Chicago, Paul Cornell was the
founder of this park in the
1850s and it was close to the
Illinois Central Railroad, which
is on the south side of the city.
Hype Park has hosted this festival for four years now giving its
audience an exceptional experience.
This festival will bring more
than 30 performances in 13 of
Hyde Park's cultural venues and
it offers their audience more
than 150 musicians along with
new artists. Artists such as Josh
Moshier & Mike Lebrun
Quintet, Josh Moshier plays the
keyboard and Michael Lebrun
plays the saxophone, both were
born in Chicago in the 1980s
and their music and style is all
about jazz.
Another presentation by talented artists is by CALJE who
will feature Darwin Noguera
and Victor Garcia, CALJE
stands for Chicago Afro-Latin
Jazz Ensemble. According to
www.calje.org, this group “was
formed in efforts to fuse the
musical treasures of Afro-Latin
American music and Jazz as
well as musicians from
Chicago’s diverse Latin and
Jazz community.”
Tammy McCann another
great Jazz artist will also bring
her talent to the festival.
According to her website
(Tammycann.com), Power and
Versatility - the vocals of
Chicago
native
Tammy
McCann provide both qualities
in a variety of musical settings;
Singing in Italian, French, and
German has brought McCann
to stages around the world.”
This festival will bring a
diverse background of Jazz
music together.
This festival is not only
offering the sounds of Jazz but
also according to the festival
website, “the Hyde Park Jazz
Festival announces a new partnership this year with the World
Music Festival: Chicago, a
multi-venue, one-week festival
showcasing both traditional and
contemporary music from
diverse cultures across the
world.”
Chicago Latin
Music Festival
Latin music genres that include salsa, reggaeton,
mariachi, norteña, Spanish pop y más.
September 17th-18th
Millennium Park
Free Admission
Robert Morris University
Be:
2010
Chelsea
Handler
Chelsea Handler, star of the E! show
“Chelsea Lately” will be performing her
Standup routine.
DATE: September 25th-26th
LOCATION: Chicago Theater
175 North State Street
PRICE: $55-$75
This will be the 14th running of
the Chicago Half Marathon & 5K.
This is the 5th largest half marathon
in the U.S. For more information,
visit
www.chicagohalfmarathon.com/
Eli’s Cheesecake Festival
A music festival benefitting the New Horizon Center for the
Developmentally Disabled and The Greater Chicago Food Depository.
September 25th-26th
6701 West Forest Preserve Drive
Free Admission
Oktoberfest Chicago
The Seventh Annual Chicago Oktoberfest. This year the festival will be
held entirely outdoors in a beer garden fashion. Festival goers can
expect to experience homemade bratwurst, German bands, the music of
top area headliner bands, activities for kids and of course lots of great
beer!
September 24th-26th
3000 North Lincoln Avenue
$5 Admission
the Eagle