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New local band contributing to the Bloomington music scene

By Erin Boyle · Tuesday, Feb. 13,2007 9:35 p.m.

A new rock band is on the run and can be caught jamming at Bloomington bars near you. Bluebird is their venue of choice for Thursday. If passion and drive can push you toward national stardom, then each member of this new group seems destined for success.

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'Fearless' faculty hornist practices magic, discipline

By Michael Reschke · Tuesday, Feb. 13,2007 9:33 p.m.

What were you doing at 5:15 this morning? Hornist and IU Associate Professor of Music Jeff Nelsen was reading his own handwriting on a Post-It note he stuck to the snooze bar of his alarm clock. The question, "How bad do you want it?" stares Nelsen in the face every morning when he thinks about rolling over and going back to sleep. "It's all about being smarter than myself," Nelsen said. "And knowing my own tendencies and compensating for them in productive ways."

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So last century

By Julia Boriss · Tuesday, Feb. 13,2007 8:36 p.m.

Communication? On this large, University campus? Don't be ridiculous. Socializing is as last century as Britney's good-girl image and the Oregon Trail.

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Bush hates Elmo

By Peter Chen · Tuesday, Feb. 13,2007 8:34 p.m.

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France -- He also hates Tavis Smiley and Jim Lehrer, too.

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Fat babies with wings

By Joanna Borns · Tuesday, Feb. 13,2007 8:33 p.m.

It was Feb. 14. I was 16 years old. I sat in a cafeteria decorated with pink and red crepe paper streamers. As high school students awkwardly danced to the Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" I picked up shiny sequins shaped like Cupids and stuck them into the flame of a candle's romantic mood lighting until their bodies shriveled and produced a pungent black smoke that made my lungs hurt.

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The Mac Shack blues

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Feb. 13,2007 8:30 p.m.

Certain things are simply symbolic of the American way -- apple pie, cowboys, 4th of July barbecues, square-dancing, Homer Simpson, the death penalty, Monica Lewinsky, rehab… the list goes on.

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UPDATE 4:16 p.m.: Tuesday cancellations

Tuesday, Feb. 13,2007 4:24 p.m.

The lecture by Terrance Roberts, a member of the Little Rock 9, at 7 p.m. in the Grand Hall of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center has been canceled. It will not be rescheduled.

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2 likely finalists named for IU presidency

By Brian Spegele · Tuesday, Feb. 13,2007 3:57 p.m.

The IU board of trustees will likely select the University's next president within a month, said Ken Gros Louis, IU vice president and chancellor -- citing faculty discontent as a reason for the hastened decision.

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Partnering against violence

By Shannon Dahmer · Tuesday, Feb. 13,2007 3:27 p.m.

Half-moon kicks, eye jabs, and terms like "the elbows are fantastic," "get him in the balls" and the "importance of avoidance" were just a few of the issues stressed in the Collins Coffeehouse Monday night. There, the IU Men's Coalition held a self-defense seminar as part of the V-Day Campaign, an ongoing effort to raise awareness and funds to curb violence against women. "We're trying to reduce attacks on women and have them walk confidently," IU Self Defense Club President Paul McCarthy said on behalf of IU Men's Coalition, of which he is a member. The seminar, led by Division of Recreational Sports self-defense teacher and IU Self Defense Club, taught excited students different moves for particular situations as well as key concepts for overall protection -- not to mention a little common sense. "The key is avoidance," McCarthy started during the seminar. "If you're thinking of going down a dark alley at night, don't go down the dark alley." He stressed the importance of using common sense and avoiding bad situations, including not putting purses or bags across shoulders, which gives a violator the perfect way to choke a victim. Also, activities such as talking on the phone or listening to music could take away from awareness -- a main tool of avoidance. The skills taught were introductory, but can also prove to be effective, McCarthy said. Basic kicks, punches, eye jabs and fighting stances were practiced by two-person teams throughout the night. McCarthy showed some of the best places to hit, such as the nose, which makes an attacker's eyes water, ensuring an easier escape.

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Students talk about use of the 'n-word'

By Shannon McEnerney · Tuesday, Feb. 13,2007 1:54 a.m.

Sophomore Derrick Puckett loved the presentation he attended Monday evening, but the program can only be as good as people make it, he said. "People like to say stuff but don't act on it," he said. "Are we going to do something about it? If we talk but don't do anything about it, then it should just stop here." In Wright Formal Lounge Monday evening, a program titled "The 'N-word': UNWRAPPED" sponsored by the CommUNITY Education Program presented the question, "What's so funny about the 'n-word?'"

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Valentine's Day fundraiser will help elderly, feature live music

By Alisha Chaudhary · Tuesday, Feb. 13,2007 1:46 a.m.

This Valentine's Day, you can dance and have a ball, all while benefiting elderly people who have been restricted to their homes. The Area 10 Agency on Aging is organizing an event called the "Have a Heart for the Homebound Valentine's Day Swingdance and Dinner" at Players Pub on Wednesday.

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'Harry Potter' hysteria ignites after news of final book's release date

By Katrina Loh · Tuesday, Feb. 13,2007 1:37 a.m.

July 21, 2007, will mark the end of an era for freshman Scott Lillard. "I've been a 'Harry Potter' fan since seventh grade," Lillard said. The last book in the "Harry Potter" series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," will be released this July to the joy and sorrow of many. Author J.K. Rowling announced the release date Feb. 1 on her Web site. "I can hardly believe that I've finally written the ending I've been planning for so many years," Rowling said on JKRowling.com.

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