Every year, Uni students participate in the ExploraVision international science and technology contest held by the Toshiba Corporation and the National Teacher's Association. This year was the contest's 19th year, and for the third consecutive year, five Uni teams have received Honorable Mention.

The Class of 2011 is enthusiastic about their future colleges but not so much about their current school. Sluggishness and ennui are visible symptoms of senioritis's rampage through the class. Luckily, the senior trip is happening this weekend to give the class a much needed jolt.

Senior Kahlilah Cooke will be advancing to state in the annual Poetry Out Loud competition in Springfield on March 11 after winning regionals. She will recite "The Empty Dance Shoes," by Cornelius Eady, "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time," by Robert Herrick, and "The Enigma," by Anne Stevenson.

While most Uni students were enjoying their Agora Days here in Urbana last week, one group of juniors and seniors were miles away from home volunteering for Habitat for Humanity in Clarksdale, Miss. Check inside for some snapshots of their trip down to the Mississippi Delta.

It's a long weekend ahead, so what are you going to do? Luckily, the theaters have started to find new life in releases this week, so it's doubtful that you'll be at a loss for film.