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My campus too

By Kirk Nathanson · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 6:57 p.m.

Keep your arms inside the bus. Never touch a hot stove. Always peek over the fence before jumping over. The Socratic method be damned, it's the instinct for self-preservation that teaches children, adults and whole communities not to repeat the same mistakes twice. Unfortunately, some people learn too slowly and some people never learn at all. Cue the "nanny state."

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From Hermes to Borat, introductory-level English class studies 'tricksters'

By Ben Homrig · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 2:27 p.m.

As English professor Joan Pong Linton speaks on Homeric hymns, students in L142: Introduction to the Writing and Study of Literature eagerly answer the questions posed to them in the discussion. Both Linton and her students share the same interest in "Trickster Narratives, Trickster Narrators," which is the literary topic of one of this year's sections.

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Tiny dancers

By Ashley Wilson · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 2:26 p.m.

Simon Brooks won't soon forget the first time he performed on stage at the Musical Arts Center. The second-grader played a mouse in the IU Ballet Theater's production of the "Nutcracker," and he's not too shy to admit his steps didn't go quite as planned.

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Trading iPods for AK-47s

By Maria Srour · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 2:25 p.m.

An iPod is not a conventional safety device. But for Fearless Charities, a new group comprised of IU students and alumni, Apple's MP3 player can make the difference between a shooting and a dance-off on the streets of Somalia.

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Snowed Over?

By Ryan Corazza · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 2:36 a.m.

Well, it's about that time. Time to predict a loss. I haven't done it this season, and tonight's tilt with Purdue will mark the 11th game this season I've written one of these Beyond the Arc previews.

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Attack at the Mack

Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 2:24 a.m.

The road isn't very kind to the IU men's basketball team. It hasn't been before -- the Hoosiers are 2-6 away from Assembly Hall this season -- and it certainly won't be Thursday. IU will travel through the ice and snow up to West Lafayette to battle in-state rival Purdue at 7 p.m. tonight. The Hoosiers' road ahead could provide their most crucial challenge. Tuesday afternoon, IU coach Kelvin Sampson stressed the importance of the team's remaining schedule this season, but also said the Hoosiers can't overlook the importance of their tilt with Purdue.

No "Conquer"ing here

By C. Warner Sills and Craig Shank · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 12 a.m.

Those who know about the Hydra Head label associate it with the heavy, sprawling and inventive metal music that is conducive to head banging or other equally impressive movements that will allow your extremities to flail about or shift in some sort of complementary fashion.

Pop-rockers get props from Jay-Z and Babyface

By C. Warner Sills and John Barnett · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 12 a.m.

There's a kind of blissful arrogance that comes along with titling the first track on your album "Thriller" with zero hint of irony. Fall Out Boy, composed of earnest singer/guitarist Patrick Stump, impish bassist/lyricist Pete Wentz and the other two guys who get less attention, namely lead guitarist Joe Trohman and drummer Andy Hurley, embrace the idea that arrogance is bliss on their fourth LP, which is probably the best album of a young 2007 so far.

Gondry turns good filmmaking into a 'Science'

By C. Warner Sills and Mark Perlman-Price · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 12 a.m.

My head hurts a bit, but don't take that as a bad sign. Michel Gondry's "The Science of Sleep" kind of blew my mind. Those familiar with Gondry's previous works such as "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" or even the various music videos he's directed, will be appropriately prepared for his unique style.

Send this one into orbit with 'Pluto Nash'

By C. Warner Sills and Brian Hettmansperger · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 12 a.m.

It's been 19 years since "Coming to America," seven years since the Klumps and almost a month since Eddie Murphy earned an Oscar nomination for his role in "Dreamgirls." So, what is Murphy going to do next? Throw on a 'fro and get back to his outrageous, gross-out comedy roots with his newest flick, "Norbit."

This year, if you to party Mardi Gras-style, the place to be is the Bluebird.

Mardi Gras Bloomington style

By C. Warner Sills and Michael Reschke · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 12 a.m.

Students who want to catch beads and party the night away on Fat Tuesday don't need to travel to New Orleans because they can enjoy Mardi Gras right here in Bloomington. Local bars will host live bands, change their menus and hold special promotions for the celebration.

Superman versus the studio system

By C. Warner Sills and Chris Wisner · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 12 a.m.

Upon release, "Hollywoodland" and "The Black Dahlia" had the unfortunate circumstance of squaring off with one another with only a week's separation in theaters -- two major films about two of the biggest deaths in old Hollywood. While "Dahlia" certainly made the bigger buck at the box office, "Hollywoodland" proved to have a better payoff when it comes down to the story and performances.

Barenaked Ladies are messing with you

By C. Warner Sills and Anthony Babcock · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 12 a.m.

The move to making an independent label has allowed Barenaked Ladies to have complete creative freedom in their choices for their recent release. You may remember seeing Barenaked Ladies Are Me reviewed just a few months ago and be wondering why they have another album out so soon. This is because Barenaked Ladies Are Men is the "second half" of the 29 total tracks of Barenaked Ladies Are Me.

Mandy Moore has the cheddar touch. Everything she's in turns cheesy.

See it because I said so

By Kristi Oloffson · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 12 a.m.

This relational mother/daughter movie is as cheesy and predictable as you'd imagine a Mandy Moore movie to be, but it's so funny I used this review as an excuse to see it two weekends in a row.

Dats takes the all the atmosphere of New Orleans restaurants and brings it to Bloomington. Photos by Ronni Moore

NOLA comes to Bloomington

By C. Warner Sills and Whitney Mitchell · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 12 a.m.

Although New Orleans is more than 800 miles away, Bloomingtonians who crave Creole and Cajun-style cuisine this Mardi Gras -- or any other day -- don't have to travel far to get it. Locally owned Dats, nestled on the corner of Grant and Fourth streets, offers 32 authentic New Orleans-style dishes and the chance for patrons' taste buds to escape to the bayou without leaving town.

'Go to Town'

By C. Warner Sills and Brian McFillen · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 12 a.m.

If you haven't heard of Field Music yet, you're far from alone -- their 2005 self-titled debut garnered some attention in their native Britain, but only created a minor buzz in U.S. indie circles, where it was buried under the sea of U.K. post-punk groups following in the wake of Franz Ferdinand's breakthrough (a somewhat unfair result, as the band's sound is quite distant from many of these acts -- but, more on that in a moment).

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