After the snowstorm that hit the Champaign-Urbana area this weekend, everyone is wondering: Is the possibility of a snow day in our near future? The Gargoyle's Anna Gooler spoke to Director/Principal Steve Epperson last week to learn what factors go into deciding whether Uni should close because of snow. Here's what she found out.

Another top-read fantasy trilogy has yielded a movie filled with new special effects, new characters, new conflicts, and a new world. This time the film is "The Golden Compass," an adaptation of the first novel in Philip Pullman's subversive "His Dark Materials" trilogy. A parallel universe, a young orphan, a mysterious organization: Is this a film worth watching, or should we stick with the book? Erika Belmont offers her opinion inside.