Kumars Salehi can't recall the first time he ever spoke to Kimberle Pillow. But he does know this: "She is without a shadow of a doubt one of the most fascinating and likable individuals I have had the pleasure of kicking it with during my tenure as a high school student." Read on for Kumars' Q&A with the future Temple University art student — and get a different perspective on Uni in the process.

With "The Royal Masquerade" as its theme, this year's prom was held at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center in Urbana on Saturday, May 17. Plenty of photographers were, including most of the prom goers themselves. In fact, we have so many photos that we decided to give you them in installments. So here is our first slideshow — enjoy!

Nine Inch Nails released their seventh album, "The Slip," on May 5 (entirely online and at no charge), taking Gargoyle senior editor Carl Zielinski by surprise. While he found some areas that definitely needed improvement, he feels that everyone should still take a listen. "After all," says Carl, "you can't beat the price."