In the weeks before "The Miser" was performed in front of enthusiastic North Attic Playhouse audiences, several actors sat down with fellow cast member Kahlilah Cooke to talk about getting ready for the play. Here is a chance to get the inside scoop on what it took to put on the performances that commanded the Uni stage last week.

Sufjan Stevens has already turned out some of the most interesting music of the decade, but he has outdone himself with his most recent release, a mixed-media work about the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. An unusual choice of subject matter, to be sure, but Stevens manages to produce an orchestral suite of genuine brilliance. The result is critic Katy Metcalf's favorite album of the year.

Have you ever tried to play a Jimi Hendrix solo that was so difficult that you weren't able go a few strums before failing miserably? Well, a new club at Uni is there for you to live out your rock 'n' roller dreams without all the practice. Will Fernandez had to get the scoop on Air Guitar Club and ask, "Are you ready to rock?"

[Updated with audio] Why wait any longer to write that novel you've had percolating in the back of your mind? Do it now! National Novel Writing month begins this weekend, and it offers the perfect excuse to take time out of your busy schedule to flex your literary muscles. The challenge: Write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. Check inside to meet four current Uni students who accomplished that feat last year.

Did you miss this year's Pygmalion Music Festival last month? Don't worry, you can still catch highlights from the festival's fifth time around and hear an interview with the creator of Pygmalion, local music guru Seth Fein, put together in this video/slideshow by Sindha Agha and Will Fernandez.

Whether you want something to bring back your childhood memories or a creepy film that guarantees a nightmare, you'll be set with this guide! You can't go wrong with this guide. Eleni Yannelis and Katy Metcalf give you their picks for the best Halloween movies.

The Uni High Inventors Club today was one of just 15 teams nationwide to be chosen for the 2009-10 MIT-Lemelson InvenTeams initiative. The club won a grant of more than $7,000 to develop a device that will reuse waste from shrimp farms and thereby prevent the destruction of coral reefs.

Can't get enough eco-news? Get a load of our bike-hugging footage of Uni's first-ever Bike-to-School Day. On Sept. 29, throngs of eager, helmeted Uni students flocked to the bike rack from all over the C-U area, rolling in just in time for the first bell. Event planners Maria Gao and Brittany Scheid tell us all about it.

On their latest album, the alternative band They Might Be Giants continue their foray into children's educational music. But not to worry — you don't have to be a kid to enjoy TMBG's musical science lessons about shooting stars and other topics. Reviewer Katy Metcalf was skeptical at first, but now she's a fan of "Here Comes Science."

When he began rapping in the early '90s, Litefoot was a pioneer in Native American hip-hop. According to Will Fernandez, "Litefoot ingeniously uses today's pop culture to make all of us more aware of America's first people. It's moving, it's powerful, and it's real." Check inside for Will's interview with this hip-hop innovator.

Got a colossal craving? Then get thee to Fat Sandwich, the Campustown hot spot where fine cuisine means bacon cheeseburgers on glazed donut buns. Gargoyle editors Danny Ge, Hadley Hauser, and Katherine Allen wanted to get a firsthand look at these mighty sandwiches and the clientele who partake of them. So video camera in hand, they ventured out one recent Saturday night. Check inside for what they found.

Jake Hertzog, a 2003 Uni grad, brings his dazzling skills as a guitarist back home this weekend when he performs as part of the Ellnora Guitar Festival at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Hertzog is just one of dozens of virtuosos who will be playing at Krannert this weekend.

Maybe you couldn't make it to Big Show, or maybe you just want to watch some of your favorite sketches again. In either case, come on inside and check out the seven video skits that the Big Show '09 directors and cast put together for this year's comedy spectacular.

Time is running out! With prom just a few days away, the last-minute things like getting the corsage or boutonnière for your date must be attended to. Don't accidentally leave out the small details in the rush to prepare for prom! Check out this handy florist guide for prices, comments, contacts, and boutonnière-attachment instructions.

So much has been going recently, from the announcement of the next director to Uni's ExploraVision victory to getting ready for prom! Lauren Piester and Lor Sligar are on the scene to inform you about most everything that's been happening — all in under four minutes. Watch here!