Strangely quiet

The school is strangely quiet today. The entire freshman class has gone to Allerton Park for a 3-day retreat. I watched them line up for the buses this morning. It's also the Day of Silence and about 80 Uni students (out of 300!) are participating.

But elsewhere around town, things are heating up for Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival. I had my own Ebert-sighting this morning. As I was coming back from a meeting on campus this morning, he and his wife Chaz were walking up Wright Street. Now, if only I can get to a movie or two.