Rachel Storm's Profile

Real Name: Rachel Storm
Nickname: Rachel Storm
Joined: 2008-09-09 22:50:44

About Me:
I have a B.A. in international studies and transnational gender studies and I'm addicted to silent films and poorly-made war documentaries, and interested in intersectional theories of ablity, race, class, gender, sex, and sexuality--

...religion can come , too.

Occupation: Program Coordinator at the UIUC Women's Resources Center
Hometown: Aurora, Illinois
Favorite Bars: Crane Alley, C-Street, and Radio Maria
Favorite Music: Sigur Ros. Björk. The Roots. M. Ward. Residente Calle 13. Camille. Ceú. Lila Downs. Chavela Vargas. Rose Melberg. Broken Social Scene. Rage Against the Machine. Aphex Twin. Yoko Ono. The White Stripes. Gogol Bordello. Goldfrapp. The Ink Spots. The Innocence Mission. Otis Redding. The Knife. Le Tigre. Memphis Minnie. Radiohead. Alanis Morrisette. Arcade Fire. The Softies. Janis Joplin. Joni Mitchell.
Favorite Movies: Metropolis, Nosferatu, The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Fall, RIZE, Salem's Lot (the original) and The Devil's Playground (the documentary)
Favorite TV Shows: Project Runway, Six Feet Under, The Twilight Zone
Hobbies: A.W.A.R.E., Amnesty International, Four Walls and a Roof Cotacachi Project, Stich n' Bitch of Champaign-Urbana, knitting, drawing, crafting, art appreciation and museum junkiedom, poetry-writing, hiking, and fashion design
Love About C-U: Free lectures, bike paths, UIUC library collection, local lesbian/feminist chorus Amasong (come to our concerts!), local activism, cat "rooms" at the Champaign Humane Society, free internet, the Red Herring and other vegan/vegetarian restaurants and grocery stores, Meadowbrook Park, and the Krannert Art Museum
Hate About C-U: Overpriced parking meters, red cups gracing fraternity lawns, and unequal distribution of what I assume in alumni contributions to the university, and cross-listed GWS classes