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A tough pill to swallow

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 8:22 p.m.

Once again, the IU student body has been left in the dark. The sudden closing of Cold Stone Creamery's Kirkwood store left us feeling betrayed and gave no time to adjust our dietary habits accordingly, and now we have received more belated bad news.

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UPDATE: Police discover two local businesses burglarized

By Michael Reschke · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 5:17 p.m.

Bloomington Police discovered two local businesses were burglarized this weekend after receiving a call Saturday morning. Bloomington Police Department Officer Keller responded to Tropical Tan in the 300 block of S. Hickory Drive after Tropical Tan's owner notified the police of the incident, said BPD Sgt. Daniel Carnes, reading from the police report.

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Suicide car bomber kills 26 in Baghdad

Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 5:17 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A suicide car bomber struck a mostly Shiite neighborhood Thursday in central Baghdad, killing 26 people, hours after the prime minister promised the coming U.S.-Iraq security sweep in the capital would pursue militants wherever they were hiding.

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'Girls Gone Wild' event canceled

By Mallory Simon · Friday, Jan. 26,2007 3:04 p.m.

Several campus groups have successfully forced the cancellation of the shirt-raising "Girls Gone Wild" event that was scheduled to take place Friday night at Jake's Nightclub. More than 125 members of the Bloomington community, including students, faculty members, administrators and campus groups, signed a petition Wednesday calling for the event to be cancelled, according to e-mails obtained by the Indiana Daily Student. Jake's owner Dave Kubiak and representatives with "Girls Gone Wild" refused interviews with the IDS. Kubiak, owner and manager of Bluebird, also canceled a show in September 2006 featuring a Jamaican artist with anti-gay song lyrics. Bloomington Safe & Civil City Director Beverly Calender-Anderson said administrators within the city government including Mayor Mark Kruzan were notified about the outrage regarding the event and a possible protest, which spurred a meeting Wednesday afternoon with the nightclub's owners. "We spoke with the owners of Jake's and expressed our concerns that this was not appropriate entertainment for this community," Anderson said. Anderson said at the conclusion of the meeting that the owners of Jake's, 419 N. Walnut St., were weighing their options about whether to cancel the event. Wednesday night Kubiak responded to criticism by canceling the event but declined to speak with the press about the situation.

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New student group hopes to build schools in Africa

By Jessica Anderson · Friday, Jan. 26,2007 1:55 p.m.

In a sterile, fluorescent-lit Teter classroom late Thursday night, when the weekend had begun for many, several self-described "idealistic" IU students discussed ways to change the future for children on the other side of the world.

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Ruckus expands to all U.S. colleges

By Beka Mech · Friday, Jan. 26,2007 12:14 a.m.

Students across the country can now legally download music and movies free through Ruckus, the downloading and social networking service that the IU Student Association brought to IU in October. IUSA's "Hoosier" party, which won the elections last year, made bringing Ruckus to IU one of the key issues in its campaign.

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A frosty farewell

By Vivian Huang · Friday, Jan. 26,2007 12:01 a.m.

When sophomore Joe Ting arrived at his favorite ice-cream shop, Cold Stone Creamery at 530 E. Kirkwood Ave. for his usual Birthday Cake Remix, he was surprised he could no longer smell Cold Stone's delicious and sweetly scented aroma. Instead, he was greeted by a window that was completely covered in brown paper and a simple red sign informing customers that Cold Stone Creamery had moved. While the sign does not say where the new location will be, it does ask customers to visit the other Bloomington location, 115 N. State Road 46, near Best Buy, for a 10 percent discount with an IU ID. As of right now, Barry Keaton, the owner of both Bloomington Cold Stone stores, said he doesn't know where the new Cold Stone will be relocated to because he has "so many options." He expects that it will take about two months until he finds the perfect spot for his second location. After three years at the Kirkwood location, Cold Stone's relocation seemed to be a surprise to many of its customers. "I was so confused," Ting said. "I was just here last Saturday. Now it's closed?"

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Student receives IUPD warning after IDS article about hobby

By Mandy Eid · Friday, Jan. 26,2007 12 a.m.

Junior Geoff Stewart, featured in Tuesday's issue of the Indiana Daily Student, is officially banned from practicing Le Parkour -- a physical discipline based on finding creative ways to move around obstacles -- on IU's campus for an entire year.

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Dean shares root beer 'keg' with students

By Shannon McEnerney · Friday, Jan. 26,2007 12 a.m.

"Bears or Colts?" a person in the audience asks IU Dean of Students Dick McKaig. With a chuckle McKaig says, "I cheer for the Colts." A couple of "yeahs" and nods of approval ring from the crowd from the Wright Quad Formal Lounge on Thursday evening as McKaig sat in front of an audience of about 15 people for the annual event "A Keg With Dean McKaig." McKaig brought his own personalized root-beer mug with his name engraved, cleaned out just for the event.

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YOUR GUIDE TO PRIDE

By C. Warner Sills and Michael Reschke · Friday, Jan. 26,2007 12 a.m.

IU students and Bloomington residents used to have to travel to major metropolitan areas to attend a film festival. But since 2004, the Buskirk-Chumley Theater has been home to the PRIDE Film Festival. This year's PRIDE Film Festival, which will screen more than 30 films celebrating the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community, will feature the increasingly popular PRIDE Dance Party, and two directors' panel discussions will be added to the festival as well.

Grammys album a rocky road of good, bad and awful

By C. Warner Sills and John Barnett · Friday, Jan. 26,2007 12 a.m.

As usual, 2007's Grammy nominees are an extremely mixed bag. Playing as a kind of semi-discerning alternative to the NOW! That's What I Call Music compilations, this particular mix showcases both a tiny bit of the best and a whole mess of the worst of what 2006 had to offer, with everyone from Paul McCartney to the Pussycat Dolls chipping in. As with any record-exec-arranged mix, especially one that's been hastily compiled by a label dubiously known as "Strategic Marketing," it's best to separate the good from the bad and the bad from the just plain ugly.

Grammys album a rocky road of good, bad and awful

By C. Warner Sills and John Barnett · Friday, Jan. 26,2007 12 a.m.

As usual, 2007's Grammy nominees are an extremely mixed bag. Playing as a kind of semi-discerning alternative to the NOW! That's What I Call Music compilations, this particular mix showcases both a tiny bit of the best and a whole mess of the worst of what 2006 had to offer, with everyone from Paul McCartney to the Pussycat Dolls chipping in. As with any record-exec-arranged mix, especially one that's been hastily compiled by a label dubiously known as "Strategic Marketing," it's best to separate the good from the bad and the bad from the just plain ugly.

'Letters' from Eastwood

By Chris Wisner and compiled by Chris Wisner · Friday, Jan. 26,2007 12 a.m.

As I walked out of the theater last October after viewing "Flags of Our Fathers," the disappointment in my mind only reminded me that "Letters from Iwo Jima," Clint Eastwood's companion piece from the Japanese perspective (filmed almost entirely in Japanese, save two English segments), would be a better film. What I did not expect upon viewing "Letters" is that it would join "Saving Private Ryan," "The Thin Red Line" and "The Longest Day" as one of the greatest WWII films ever made.

Suburbia under a magnifying glass

By Chris Wisner and compiled by Chris Wisner · Friday, Jan. 26,2007 12 a.m.

As I watched "Little Children," I felt like I was on one of the worst emotional rollercoasters in a long time: One long moment of laughter followed by a sudden 50-foot plummet into anxiety only to gaze at a horrific corkscrew in the distance. After it ended, I felt blown away by all the forces thrown at me in succession. Director Todd Field ("In the Bedroom") takes the New York Times best-selling book by Tom Perrotta (they also collaborated on the screenplay) and places the world of suburbia under the magnifying glass. Only unlike so many portraits of that world, this time the sun is shining to burn away the seams.

Super sweet 15

By C. Warner Sills and Alyson Brodsky · Friday, Jan. 26,2007 12 a.m.

When Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland were asked to photograph their neighbor's quinceañera, little did they know doing so would result in an extraordinary film and winner of two Sundance Film Festival awards (Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize). "Quinceañera" is a coming-of-age story about 14-year-old Magdalena (Emily Rios), and the events that lead up to her quinceañera, a traditional Mexican celebration when a girl turns 15. When Magdalena doesn't fit into her quinceañera dress, it is assumed she is pregnant. Although Magdalena is a "virgin," a pregnancy test confirms she is pregnant.

Must-see TV is back

By C. Warner Sills and Brian Hettmansperger · Friday, Jan. 26,2007 12 a.m.

Good news! With NBC's revamped Thursday night comedy block, must-see TV is back! The two-hour comedy block kicks off with "My Name is Earl," a comedy about a man inspired by Carson Daly to seek out all the people he has wronged in his life and help them. Next is "The Office," where viewers get to watch the dysfunctional employees of Dunder Mifflin clash with each other with ensuing hilarity.

Green Day re-issue goes 'Kerplunk!'

By C. Warner Sills and Christopher Lee · Friday, Jan. 26,2007 12 a.m.

Green Day was a completely different band before American Idiot. Before being signed to major label Warner Bros., the trio released two albums on Bay Area independent label Lookout!. The first was a compilation of various EPs titled 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours, while the latter, Kerplunk!, featured what would become the definitive lineup of Billie Joe Armstrong on guitar and vocals, Mike Dirnt on bass and Tre Cool on drums. Both albums are being reissued through Warner Bros.

The birds and bees of indie electronica

By C. Warner Sills and Craig Shank · Friday, Jan. 26,2007 12 a.m.

If you're part of an electronically inclined indie duo, odds are that last year went well for you. Over the past 12 months, we've seen outstanding new works from twosomes including The Knife's Silent Shout, The Blow's Paper Television and the Junior Boys' So This is Goodbye, among others. This year may be young, but another duo is poised to continue the streak with an infectious new LP released on the legendary Blue Note record label.

What were they 'Smokin'?

By C. Warner Sills and Zack Teibloom · Friday, Jan. 26,2007 12 a.m.

As the kid behind me in the theater put it, the preview for this movie made it look "fuckin' bad ass." Looks can be deceiving. I expected a stylized action movie where top-flight actors run around trying to kill Jeremy Piven's latest incarnation since Ari Gold, Buddy Israel, with witty, quick dialogue and terrific action scenes.

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A mediocre 'Beginning'

By C. Warner Sills and Ash Cartwright · Friday, Jan. 26,2007 12 a.m.

"Texas Chainsaw: The Beginning" naturally garners low expectations with its credentials -- it is the latest in a series of films spawned from a popular horror movie and a comparatively lackluster cinematic offering put foreword to take advantage of interest in the "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" stirred up by the recent, fairly high-quality remake of the original. It is also directed by Jonathan Liebesman, who was responsible for "Darkness Falls" (remember, it was the one with "the tooth fairy?").

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