[UPDATED] With Erin Hayes out of town on college visits, Sindha Agha takes over the concert preview duties this week. The Friday appearance of Jimmy Eat World at the Assembly Hall leaves her underwhelmed. But Kumars Salehi sees some promising film and DVD releases on the horizon, and Gordon Ruan is impressed by three new video games.

Gordon Ruan has spent countless hours trying out "Halo 3." His verdict? The new features make battles more complex, challenging, awesome, and wild. All the tweaks and changes are included in "Halo 3" as a complete package to enhance the game play and amuse players. Check inside for the rest of Gordon's review.

Beginning in August, Katherine Allen and her cross country teammates ran day after day with one goal in mind: placing as high as they could in the IHSA state meet in Peoria, where Uni had come in fourth the year before. In this first-person account, Katherine writes about what it was like to compete in the biggest race of the year.