News-Gazette athlete of the week Mike Renner scored 19 points to lead Uni to a 72-23 road victory Friday night over Shiloh. The win improved Uni's record to 5-0, marking the best start in Joel Beesley's 13 seasons as varsity coach. Making it to 6-0 won't be easy, however. The Illineks will face crosstown rival St. Thomas More on Tuesday at Kenney Gym.

For the last three months Lauren Piester has been immersed in theater — first the Uni fall play and then Student Productions. "Being in plays really forces you to spend a lot of time with the same people, and you end up learning a lot of things," Lauren says. "I decided to spend this column imparting some theater wisdom to all of you."

StudProd 2007 had its final performance Saturday night. With that, senior Carl Zielinski's first foray into acting also came to an end. In this last of our StudProd diary entries, Carl shares his thoughts on that experience and other matters, including unexpected colds, ice-paved roads, and the importance of Jimmy John's.

A hapless trailer resident stumbles across $2 million from a drug deal gone bad. A remorseless killer tracks him down, pursued in turn by an obsessed lawman. Throw in some eccentric secondary characters, and you've got the makings of another Coen Brothers classic. Jack Snyder reviews the duo's latest film.