Beyoncé Knowles is out with a new movie this week, "Cadillac Records," and action film fans will enjoy "Punisher: War Zone," but for gamers the real news is the latest installment in the "Prince of Persia" series. With "The X Files: I Want to Believe" on DVD, a new album from Britney Spears, and Willie Nelson performing live in C-U, this week in entertainment is shaping up to be a good one. Check inside for more details.

It wasn't quite as easy as last year, but the Illineks pulled out their second straight Central Illinois Turkey Tourney championship on Saturday after a 50-43 win over Atwood-Hammond. It was their third tourney title in four years. Junior Dan Lilly was named the tournament MVP, scoring 22.8 points per game and more than half of Uni's points in three of the four contests.

When we come back from Thanksgiving break, only three weeks will remain in the fall semester. But that's plenty of time for people to incur the wrath of cold season: nose blowing, the constant "sniff sniff," hacking coughs, fevers, and all the rest. This year, the mononucleosis virus is causing quite a stir. Brittany Scheid has the rundown, including some tips on staying well from a Carle physician.

Supporting Uni athletics just got easier thanks to some sharp-looking orange T-shirts. By purchasing one of StudCo's recently arrived shirts for $20, students will be let into any Uni home sporting event for free. StudCo is also offering free punch cards to students. When a card has eight punches (earned by attending a sporting event), it can be entered into end-of-season and end-of-year raffles.

More than 20 tired Uni students managed to get themselves to school by 7 a.m. on a Saturday — but why? The annual IMEA District III Music Festival, of course. This past Saturday, hundreds of student musicians gathered at Illinois State University to perform. Katy Metcalf, a violist in the district orchestra, tells her story of the event.