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IU Sing steering committee revamps past year's themes

By Haley Beck · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:12 a.m.

IU Sing said goodbye to cheesy jazz hands this year with the theme "Livin' Out Loud." The new theme allows groups to be creative and get real, said senior Katie Hasse, member of the five-person IU Student Foundation steering committee.

My mom's band is better than yours

By Doug Evans · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:12 a.m.

I was watching the news the other day and there was a story about a band. A closer look revealed this to be a band comprised of all women. No surprises there. In the past I have seen many all-female bands that can really kick it.

House moves to grant constitutional right to hunt

By Alyson Brodsy and Mike Smith · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:11 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The House approved legislation Tuesday that could ultimately lead to a state constitutional right to hunt, fish and trap, something proponents say would guard against efforts to erode a "valued part of our heritage."

Get 'Lost' in television

By John Barnett · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:11 a.m.

My television and I have always had a rock-solid, mutually beneficial relationship. It keeps me company when I'm lonely or bored and I try and make sure it stays healthy and happy by never forcing it to play competitive poker programs or hour-long, crime-solving serials. For the past four months or so, my television and I have made a special point to rendezvous every Wednesday night at 8 p.m. for a meeting with our newfound love, ABC's "Lost."

Cold Weather,Hot Fashion

By Patrice Worthy and Patricia Worthy · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:10 a.m.

There are many ways to keep warm during the winter months, but the question on any college girl's mind is, "What can be worn out that will keep me warm but also give me sex appeal?" This season there are plenty of options with turtlenecks, wide-legged pants and everything that sparkles.

Around The State

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:10 a.m.

Work at VX unearths deadly nerve agent NEWPORT, Ind. -- Workers dismantling a plant where the deadly VX nerve agent was manufactured in the 1960s stumbled onto a tank last week filled with 20 gallons of the chemical agent, Army officials said.

The guidebook of intramural characters

By Andrew Shaffer · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:10 a.m.

What do I have in common with Terrell Owens?

Stats illustrate IU turnaround as team faces Minnesota

By John Rodgers · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:09 a.m.

Entering Big Ten play, IU had a losing record at 5-6. Five games later, the Hoosiers stand at 4-1 in the Big Ten -- good for a tie for second in the conference to go along with resurrected NCAA tournament hopes.

SKI away winter Woes

By Katie Schoenbaechler and Katie Shoenbaechler · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:09 a.m.

While students begin planning sunny vacations for that magical week in March, others are still embracing the winter months with North Face jackets, scarves and Ugg boots. Considering Bloomington's unfortunate geographical location, embracing winter has to be limited to accessories and not much action. The occasional winter weekend trip is out of the question, snow-tipped mountains are only a reality in a Geology textbook and The Rocky Mountains is the place where Coors is brewed, not a place to ski. But a weekend trip doesn't have to be so out of reach.

Bill may expand sex offender list

By Alyson Brodsy and Deanna Wrenn · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:08 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A bill that advanced out of the Senate Tuesday would expand the state's sex offender list to include those twice convicted of possessing child pornography.

Indiana casino workers ratify contracts

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:08 a.m.

GARY -- Hospitality workers at Trump and Majestic Star casinos have voted to ratify a settlement that averted a threatened strike at four of Indiana's Lake Michigan riverboats.

Forget 'The Forgotten'

By -Kehla West · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:08 a.m.

The DVD of "The Forgotten" is tragic in the same way the movie is tragic -- tragically, mythically and painfully terrible. First, the movie. It wants desperately to be the next "The Sixth Sense." The problem, of course, is that "Sixth Sense"-esque movies are really only good the first time you see them. On the second watch, they're still kind of cool. If you keep watching them after that, you're probably already in a support group for this type of thing.

ICLU claims Pendleton lockdown harmed inmates

By Alyson Brodsy and Ken Kusmer · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:07 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A prison lockdown left some inmates of the Pendleton Correctional Facility jailed two to a cell for nearly five months in conditions unfit for dogs, the Indiana Civil Liberties Union alleges.

Don't waste your minutes

By Joanna Borns · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:06 a.m.

Watching Kim Basinger waste some guy's cellular minutes by calling him with a desperate plea for help might sound boring, but that's only because it is. "Cellular" confuses suspense with monotony by waiting until the very last minute to become an action-thriller.

'Nightbird' better off erased

By -Nate Bethea · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:01 a.m.

I hate admitting it, but Erasure has become as marginalized as Sting. Rather than crooning to world music/chakra/yoga enthusiasts, Vince Clarke and Andy Bell's sugary '80s synth ballads and dance numbers are listened to only by pop eccentrics and gay bar attendees; their new album Nightbird does very little to change this.

These Moaners will surprise you

By Nate Gowdy · Tuesday, Jan. 25,2005 11:59 p.m.

The Moaners will no doubt be likened to the White Stripes for the fact that their monochromatic blues-rock is impressive and created by a twosome. True, Jack and Meg do it better, but singer/guitarist Melissa Swingle and drummer Laura King are just out to make some noise -- noise that's deceptively complex, despite its simple components: one voice, two instruments. Their debut album, Dark Snack, amounts to twelve ballads -- 35 minutes long -- of forward-moving estrojam, punctuated with a raw yet controlled, locomoting guitar sound and drums as crashing as a Fat Albert-topped human pyramid.

Real b-ballers get MTV twist

By Doug Evans · Tuesday, Jan. 25,2005 11:55 p.m.

Similar to last year's "Friday Night Lights" and to a much more legendary extent "Hoosiers," "Coach Carter" is based on real life events surrounding a high school sports team and its new coach who turns around the team's losing past. However, unlike its predecessors, this film has obvious MTV overtones (MTV handled production), most notably the fact that Ashanti stars in the lead female role.

The gang war of words

By Elisha Sauers · Tuesday, Jan. 25,2005 11:45 p.m.

Don't blame the messenger, even if his message is derogatory, misogynistic or violent. This age-old proverb eludes the media and skeptical public when the messenger is Eminem.

Dance links Native American's roots

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 25,2005 11:39 p.m.

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- His arms stretched out like wings, Rudy Vallejo begins his dance to honor the eagle. His feet, clad in soft leather shoes, pound to the drumbeat and chant from a friend. His words, reverent and soft, give honor to a creature whose existence was threatened.

Show pays tribute to Johnny Carson

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 25,2005 11:38 p.m.

BURBANK, Calif. -- Jay Leno turned back the clock on "The Tonight Show" with a touching hour-long tribute to Johnny Carson that mixed warm memories from the former host's friends with the more outrageous moments from Carson's three-decade reign as the king of late-night comedy.