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Big shoes to fill

By DeAntae Prince · Thursday, March 1,2007 12 a.m.

The Hoosier nation had become accustomed to seeing two-time national champion Joe Dubuque wrestling at the 125-pound weight class. But Dubuque’s graduation last year set the stage for the emergence of No. 7-ranked Angel Escobedo.

After losing the Oscar this year, O'Toole might want to accept the lifetime award.

O'Toole ain't dead yet

By Chris Wisner and Aaron Beard · Thursday, March 1,2007 12 a.m.

So Forest Whitaker won his Oscar despite my hopes that Leonardo DiCaprio might've taken home the statue for a film he wasn't nominated for. Yet after watching "Venus" late Saturday night, I reached the conclusion that if anyone deserved Best Actor, without a doubt it should've been Peter O'Toole. O'Toole stars as the ghostly Maurice, a very autobiographical turn as an actor in his olden years who's become typecast into playing corpses. When not on set he enjoys a pint with his acting buddies Ian and Donald (Leslie Phillips and Richard Griffiths respectively), that is until Ian's grandniece, Jessie (newcomer Jodie Whittaker), comes to take care of Ian. Maurice becomes enthralled with Jessie, despite a 60-year age difference and goes out of his way to crack her tough exterior in hopes of making a new friend -- and possibly something more.

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Iraq: Iran, Syria agree to Baghdad summit

Thursday, March 1,2007 12 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraq’s neighbors, including Iran and Syria, have agreed to join U.S. and British representatives at a regional conference here March 10 on the Iraqi security crisis, government officials said Wednesday.

If it's yellow, let it mellow

By Michael Mellini · Thursday, March 1,2007 12 a.m.

Pixar and Disney dominate the animated movie scene, but the collaboration of DreamWorks and Aardman (responsible for the excellent "Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" and the unappreciated "Chicken Run") comes a close second. Unfortunately the studios split in October, making "Flushed Away" only their third, but final, film together (sigh). In "Flushed Away" England's acting elite, and, er, Australia's and Scotland's and any other country we assume is English, come together to voice the rodents of Ratropolis. Hero Roddy (Hugh Jackman) is a pampered pet rat in London until he is accidentally flushed down the toilet, ending up in London's mini-city of a sewer system. Desperate to get back home, Roddy seeks the help of Rita (Kate Winslet), a tough boat captain. Rita is also being chased by villain The Toad (Ian McKellen), who has plans to destroy Ratropolis and let amphibians take over the rodent world.

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Stick to the small screen

By Brian Hettmansperger and Kevin Kane · Thursday, March 1,2007 12 a.m.

"Reno 911: Miami" opens with a big-budget action sequence. There is a hostage situation and the "best sheriff's department in the world" is flown in via SWAT helicopter to save the day. Cut to Deputy Junior (Robert Ben Garant) waking up in his police squad car. It was all a daydream, a fantasy. My fantasy, as I was leaving this celluloid turd, was me slapping the producers of this movie, screaming, "The idea doesn't translate to the big screen!"

Chris Pickrell

Students Taking Action Now: Darfur bring speakers to promote change

By Shannon Valentine · Thursday, March 1,2007 12 a.m.

At a lecture Tuesday evening in the Kelley School of Business, IU Students Taking Action Now: Darfur brought awareness about the genocide in Darfur to an audience of about two dozen by featuring two speakers heavily involved in aiding the human-rights situation there. Suliman Giddo, a Darfur native and the co-founder and president of the Darfur Peace and Development Organization, and aid worker Joe Johns shared insight into the situation in Darfur while outlining a concise historical timeline of the conflict.

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IDS coverage of trial lawyer Nunn under protest

By Aparna Venkatraman and Joseph Miller · Thursday, March 1,2007 12 a.m.

In four years of reading the IDS regularly, I’ve become accustomed to taking naive idealism with a grain of salt. I must protest, however, the glowing spotlight given to injury trial lawyers in the Feb. 27 issue (“Lawyer learned from upbringing”). In a justice system such as ours, where quality pageantry is as important as the merits of an argument, trial lawyers have proven a necessary evil. I implore other readers to remember that, as “Robin Hood” lines his pockets with money taken from innocent policy holders, he enjoys a purely parasitic existence in our society. Yes, it’s just that sleazy. Joseph Miller Senior

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Homocus-pocus

By Colin Dugdale · Thursday, March 1,2007 12 a.m.

Magicians and closeted homosexuals. Both tricksters, both con artists – determined to dupe audiences into believing a grand illusion. Whether it’s white doves or gay love, shiny coins or man loins, each performer’s hidden secret is kept firmly concealed under the giant top hat of social deception.

Broadcasting a revolution

By Chris Green , Aaron Beard and Doug Ferguson · Thursday, March 1,2007 12 a.m.

Get in the pit … Comeback Kid is back in action. Following up their uber-successful record Wake the Dead is a difficult task, but Broadcasting..., their third release, is ready to bust some eardrums. Canada may have spawned such trash as Celine Dion and Shania Twain, but these Canadians know how to rock. Winnapeg-core at its finest. Fans will notice the departure of singer Scott Wade, who claims he was "holding the band back," but former Figure Four vocalist Andrew Neufeld steps up to the plate and delivers. Wade thrashes on "Hailing on Me," and his tough-guy hardcore background shines. Hey, he's not a bad singer, either.

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ARTiFACTS

Thursday, March 1,2007 12 a.m.

What: A portrait skull made by the Iatmul people of Papua New Guinea, dating to the first half of the 20th century.

Sadly, not Kittie's Funeral

By Grace Low and Linnea Coulter · Thursday, March 1,2007 12 a.m.

Metal, like any other genre, is a complex, multifaceted world inhabited by both passionate artists and leeching fakers alike. There is extremely good metal out there: The fascinating story-telling and epic bass lines from Primus, the infectious high energy of Korn or Disturbed, and Pantera's raw ability to consistently rock your face off, for example. However, there is quite a bit out there touting itself as metal that is just plain awful. Kittie's newest endeavor, Funeral for Yesterday, is of the latter type.

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Belly-dancers present performance, workshop

By Jessica Andrews · Thursday, March 1,2007 12 a.m.

Bloomington’s own belly-dancing community will shine tomorrow evening as it takes the arts community through a second annual eye-opening weekend of dance performance and workshops. ArtsWeek, which ends Saturday, will be capped off with performances from an array of artistic dancers, including special guest the Blue Lotus Tribe of Chicago, the Best of Bloomington Belly Dancers and other local performers.

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LIVE FROM THE BEEHIVE

By Shannon McEnerney and Zach Pollakoff · Thursday, March 1,2007 12 a.m.

The bulk of students at IU probably don't consider Bloomington an important music city. Sure, a lot of music comes through the Bluebird, they might think. And yeah, bands come and play for Little 500 every year up on the Jordan extension. The average student may even know that a student station that broadcasts on 100.3 FM (ya know, WIUX?) holds shows at the studio pretty regularly. But what every student may not realize is how important Bloomington is to the national music community.

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Columnist’s words sound like rape advocation

By Aparna Venkatraman and Christy Keele · Thursday, March 1,2007 12 a.m.

In his Feb. 22 column, “Oncourse and sex machines,” I understand that Colin Dugdale was perhaps referring to the thrill of romantic pursuit. Depending on the spirit in which this is done, it is not necessarily a bad thing. However, in light of the wording of the actual column, it still warrants pointing out that healthy sexual relationships do not involve physical domination. Other sources of gratification might include intimacy, physical pleasure and even the fulfillment of winning over a partner, without subjugating that person. Moreover, I think most would agree that “deriv(ing) the majority of sexual pleasure from ... the victory of obtaining physical domination” sounds a lot like rape. It is unfortunate that those who share the columnist’s views are inflicted upon their partners. Christy Keele Graduate student

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