We have finally remedied our bureaucratic worries and can start having meetings. Or first meeting will be this Saturday, February 2, at 2:00pm in 1404 Seibel Center.
Throughout the semester we will be watching:

Sakamichi no Apollon a.k.a. Kids on the Slope
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes
Black Lagoon (in English)
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (the new one)

For the first meeting's grab bag, we will be watching:

Girls und Panzer episodes 8 and 9

A show that was too wimpy for real German mädchen. We hope to see you all there!

We're on break. That means that now is the time to try to get your show on the schedule for next semester! If you can get to our Showings director, Eric Cristiansen, in person, talk to him; otherwise, he can be found on the forums (see the tab above) as that1guy, or sometimes on #jac@irc.dakko.us as T1g.
From what I know, we're especially looking for series of about 13 episodes, particularly a comedy and some sort of action/drama/detective thing, but any and all suggestions are welcomed and encouraged.

Thus Saturday, November 10, an event whose implications shall rumble throught the cosmos shall occur: The UIUCJAC and our freindly neighbor club Techfront will be joining forces and combining our meetings. At 4:00pm (16:00), we'll begin this momentous summit in the Anime club's typicall headquarters in Seibel 1404. Afte showing some science-fiction themed shows, we will then proceed to play board games after the Techfront fasion, with a contingent going to play Nerf.
We hope you'll all come to represent the club, make new friends, and have a blast!

The club will have a Haloween Party on Friday October 26 at the Aisian American Cultural Center. It's planned to go from 5:00pm (17:00) to midnight, but it wouldn't be surprising if we went over a bit.
Bring your best cosplay!

As part of an ongoing series of film screenings and discussions, Madhouse's 2009 hit film Summer Wars will be screened in 103 Bevier Hall from 2-5pm on Wednesday October 17 (tomorrow at the time of this writing). If you'd like to lend your exertise to the discussion, point out how similar it is the the first Digimon movie, or just see a great film by an awesome studio, be sure to drop in!
As a note, this isn't a club-sponsored event, just an event that overlaps with club interests.
Forum thread

PLEASE NOTE: The October 6 meeting will be heldin a different location than usual: our meeting will be in 1105 Seibel. We will NOT be meeting in 1404 Seibel, which is our typical location. The meeting is in 1105 Seibel. I repeat: 1105 Seibel. Our time is still 2:00 (14:00). That hasn't changed.

After our next meeting, on October 6, the UIUCJAC will be going out to Karaoke.

Basically, this means that, after the meeting, we spend an hour getting something to eat, and then meet back at the Travel Plaza at around 7:00 (19:00), where we take a bus to Star Karaoke over by the Savoy 16 movie theater. If you want to bring a friend, it couldn't be easier: simply show up at the bus stop with them. The more, ther merrier!

So start warming up and memorizing your tunes!
Here's the forum announcement.

Hey guys, the first meeting is coming up this Saturday from 2pm-6pm in 1404 Siebel Center.

In case you didn't know, we are experimenting with a new Showing format! With it, we are extending the grab bag to a total of 4 slots (a slot is 24 min). These will take up the first half of the meetings. The continuous shows that we watch throughout the semester will fill up 4 more slots, and will take up the second half of the meeting. There will be a break in between.

Speaking of, here are the continuous shows we will be watching this semester:

Here's a hello to everyone that showed up and said hi to us at our Quad Day booth! We hope you enjoy the UIUCJAC as much as the rest of us.
If you haven't yet, you should click on the "Forum" tab at the top of the page and sign up an account. The forum is a great way to get involved with the club, especially to suggest things to show. After you've registered an account, you need to email the webmaster at garton1{at}illinois{dot}edu (with the appropriate substitutions). Please include "UIUCJAC forum account" as the subject and include the name of the account in the text of the email. Your account wil be activated as soon as is reasonably possible.

Stay tuned for details for our first meeting!

Thanks to everyone who came to visit us during Activity Day! We look forward to seeing you at meetings and events this semester - it's looking to be a lot of fun!

We'll be having our first meeting this Saturday, January 28th, in 1404 Siebel Center at 2:00PM. We've got an exciting lineup of shows, as always, so make sure you don't miss it!

This semester, we'll be watching:
The Tatami Galaxy
Mawaru Penguindrum
Planetes
Scryed
Haibane Renmei
Astro Fighter Sunred