Junior Lizzy Warner wasn't sure what to expect when she took the Bring on the Sneak Gardens! class taught by sophomore Hadley Hauser and U of I lecturer Andrew Weiss. What she discovered was a whole new approach both to gardening and to beautifying the community. Check inside for Lizzy's story, the first in a series of articles about this year's Agora Days classes.

The Oscars are over, and Gargoyle senior editor/film critic Kumars Salehi went seven for eight predicting the winners in the top categories. But he was working with what the Academy gave him. What would his choices have been if he could have chosen from the entire field of 2007 movies? Without any Academy-imposed restrictions, Kumars looks back at the past year in cinema and offers his picks for the top 10 of 2007.

Will Ferrell comes out with a new comedy this week, set during the final season of the glorious ABA, the basketball league that gave us Dr. J and the most outrageous dunks this side of playground ball. But can Ferrell outdo the drawing power of Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson, who star as the sisters Boleyn in pursuit of Henry VIII? On the music scene, Pete Rock looks to outsell Janet Jackson and Webbie, while "The Darjeeling Limited" and "Patapon" seem like the best of this week's DVD and video game releases, respectively.