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Web site celebrates artists in the Indiana Hip-Hop movement

By Eric Tash · Thursday, March 4,2004 11:18 p.m.

Dr. Dre, 50 Cent and Eminem all have something in common -- and its not that they are all part of the same record label. They are all from big cities with tremendous exposure.

Comedian Steve Medley makes his return to Bloomington

By Jamie Swhier · Thursday, March 4,2004 11:16 p.m.

Steve Medley, a former IU Student and current traveling comedian who has opened for such comedy headliners as Jay Leno and Dennis Miller, will be returning to campus this weekend to perform five shows.

'Tonight Show' legend to perform at IU

By -Jenny Kobiela · Thursday, March 4,2004 11:15 p.m.

Jazz legend Doc Severinsen of "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" fame will perform with his big band at 8 p.m. tonight at the IU Auditorium. For 30 years, from 1962 to 1992, Severinsen participated in "The Tonight Show" band, first as a lead trumpeter and later as musical director for the show. However, Severinsen's musical career started much early. Born in 1927 in the small town of Arlington, Ore., Severinsen began to take an interest in music after watching his father, Carl Severinsen.

Around The Arts

Thursday, March 4,2004 12:40 a.m.

The Bloomington Playwrights Project will hold auditions for its Dark Alley Series production of "Sex/Death II" from 6 to 9 p.m. today and Friday, March 5 at the Bloomington Playwrights Project in the Lora Shiner Studio on 314 S. Washington St. No monologue necessary. Contact co-producer Gilana Alpert at (812) 336-4396 or email galpert@indiana.edu for more information.

Middle East debates over reality TV

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, March 4,2004 12:38 a.m.

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Reality TV has burst upon the Arab world, drawing huge audiences but firing up conservative outrage over the spectacle of young men and women flirting, hugging and dancing under one roof.Young people from Iraq and Syria to Egypt, Kuwait and Yemen love these variations on "Big Brother" and "American Idol." Some religious scholars and politicians say they're sacrilegious.Things got so heated this week that Saudi-owned MBC TV bowed to pressure from Islamic fundamentalists and the Bahrain Information Ministry and said it will suspend "Al-Rayes," its version of "Big Brother," less than two weeks into the show.

The model standard in American life

By Patrice Worthy and Patricia Worthy · Thursday, March 4,2004 12:37 a.m.

Two British supermodels, Twiggy (1960) and Kate Moss (1990), strutted down the runway at five-foot-five and five-foot-seven, weighing less than 100 pounds each. The standard of fashionably thin was set. The standard was to be tall and very slender, with legs up to one's chin.

Opera mezzo soprano Dorothy Cole leaves legacy behind at 71

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, March 4,2004 12:36 a.m.

SEATTLE -- Dorothy Cole, who went from singing for diners on Mount Rainier to an opera career as a Valkyrie, witch, goddess and dozens of other supporting roles with leading companies, is dead at 71.

Designers present collections in Paris

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, March 4,2004 12:35 a.m.

PARIS -- Stars were in John Galliano's eyes for his Wednesday show of luxury, ready--to--wear fashions for Christian Dior-- but they were the Hollywood variety of ages past.

Oscar-nominated director to share movie

By Jacquelyn Janowski · Thursday, March 4,2004 12:34 a.m.

Bill Siegel, co-director of the Oscar-nominated documentary feature, "The Weather Underground," will present the film at 8 p.m. Friday in the Collins Living-Learning Center.

Former IU students help put Indiana on film map

By Jenica Schultz · Thursday, March 4,2004 12:33 a.m.

In the spirit of the Cannes and Sundance Film Festivals, Indianapolis is starting a new tradition this weekend with its first annual International Film Festival. The film festival runs Friday through Sunday at the United Artists Circle Centre Theatre at Circle Centre Mall, located at 49 W. Maryland St. in Indianapolis, and will show a wide variety of short and feature films from 13 different nations.

Artistic Option

By Jen Gossman · Thursday, March 4,2004 12:32 a.m.

Before junior Zach Patton registered for his first year at IU, he had never taken any type of art class. In fact, as a freshman, Patton intended to major in biochemistry and cognitive science. Then, during the summer after his freshman year, Patton took a photography course at IU. Not only did this decision inspire him to become a photography major, but it also changed his life and the way he sees the world, he said.

Poets express viewpoints, share work

By Jacquelyn Janowski · Wednesday, March 3,2004 1:01 a.m.

Memorial Union Gallery to read and listen to short works of personal creativity. The poetry slam began with a Union Board representative offering free coffee and cookies and opening the microphone to all in attendance, asking those interested to sign up on the clipboard. She then introduced the first poet on the list. He began with a poem he titled "Dandelions." With his left hand in his pocket and his notebook in his right, he began to speak in metaphors and asked the question, "Can you really own love in the way you can own a cliché?" He read a few more poems, adding in side notes such as, "That's a word I made up." He then left the small wooden platform, disguised as a stage, open for the next poet to be introduced.

Dancers incorporate many artistic elements

By Stacey Laskin · Tuesday, March 2,2004 11:47 p.m.

In an attempt to draw digitally dazed audiences back to the theater, local artists created "Foci," an experiment in time, space and forms of expression. Videographer and musician Rob Dietz set up cameras to film the dancers from different angles, which will run simultaneously with the live dancing at the performance at 8 p.m.

'Dr. Seuss' widow celebrates centennial

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 2,2004 1:06 a.m.

SAN DIEGO -- Near the end of his life, Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel sat down with his wife, Audrey, to speak of the past and of things to come. "'I've had a wonderful life,'" Audrey Stone Geisel recalled him saying. "'I've done what I had to do. I lived where I wished to live. I had love. I had everything.' "'But,' he said, 'now my work will be turned over to you. And you will have to deal with those consequences.' "And oh-ho," said the 82-year-old heiress of the Seuss world, "has that been true!"

Amy M. Spindler, NY Times style editor and IU grad, dies

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 2,2004 12:49 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Indiana native Amy M. Spindler, the style editor for The New York Times Magazine who became known for her pointed criticism of the fashion industry, has died. She was 40. Spindler died Friday from a brain tumor at her home in Manhattan, according to her husband, Roberto Benabib.

The little things in life

By Julia Balnford and Julia Blanford · Tuesday, March 2,2004 12:46 a.m.

Two months ago, I arrived in Madrid without a clue of what the city would be like. Two months later, I'm still here after a rollercoaster ride of adjustment. While it's not a Third World country, Spain definitely differs from the States.

Students sing with soul in IU choirs

By Jenica Schultz · Monday, March 1,2004 10:43 p.m.

Students who loved to sing before college need not give up their passions for vocal performance. IU's choral department offers a variety of opportunities for both music and non-music majors to display their talents. The choral department allows students from all majors to participate in its auditions each semester.

Complex roles sweep Oscars

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 1,2004 12:29 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Tim Robbins won the supporting actor Academy Award Sunday for his performance as an emotionally crippled murder suspect in "Mystic River," and Renee Zellweger took supporting actress as a hardy Confederate survivor in "Cold Mountain." Sofia Coppola won best original screenplay for her dazzling work on "Lost in Translation."

FASA brings artist to IU

By Laura White · Thursday, Feb. 26,2004 11:50 p.m.

The Fine Arts Student Association welcomes visiting artist John Jacobsmeyer to campus this weekend. Jacobsmeyer is the second artist in a three part series in which professional artists come to IU to educate and encourage aspiring artists. FASA is an organization open to studio-art students that works to create opportunities beyond the classroom.

Talents shine through poetry, music

By Katie Killebrew · Thursday, Feb. 26,2004 12:09 a.m.

Established and aspiring poets will take the stage to express their feelings through their works at Union Board's Poetry Slam from 9 to 11 p.m. tonight. "Poetry Slam gives students the time to read their thoughts through words and music that they might not get the chance to do," said Mary Hansell, co-director of Celebrate the Arts, a Union Board committee in charge of the event. "It is a time for them to share their work and others to enjoy it." The Poetry Slam will take place in the IMUG Cafe, which is in the south lounge of the Indiana Memorial Union. The event is free and coffee and cookies will be served for all to enjoy while waiting to perform or just relaxing and listening to the works of others. The room has a coffee house atmosphere and is often used as a place where students come to study between classes.