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Doom, doom, doom

By Stephanie Morris · Monday, April 26,2004 12:27 a.m.

I'm honestly not a bad student. I don't go out and party on school nights, and I battle sleepiness and hunger to attend my classes. Given that, what is it about the last week of classes that manages to turn me into a blithering idiot? The tension between laziness and studiousness is almost unbearable, especially when it's 65 degrees outside.

Stereotypes indecent

By Steven Chung · Monday, April 26,2004 12:26 a.m.

It was the weekend football fans have looked forward to for months. Just as in past years, the 2004 NFL draft held over the weekend had its own memorable moments. But for me, nothing will top what happened in 1998 about halfway through the draft. It was so indecent and disturbing I haven't been able to get it out of mind.

Dancing for their lives

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 26,2004 12:24 a.m.

IU Dance Marathon is in a little bit of a bind. IUDM is one of the charitable organizations that makes use of the class registration system for donations. You've all seen it before; after you pick your classes, you can click on the boxes in the optional screen to buy football tickets, opera tickets, theater tickets or donate to IUDM or the IU Student Association Rape Crisis Fund.

Join Hands Day comes to Bloomington

By Kye Lee · Monday, April 26,2004 12:20 a.m.

Come and See How the Artists Celebrate Earth Day Join the celebration of Mother Earth being held in the Village Green and the nearby basement of the United Methodist Church in Nashville, Ind. Volunteer coordinator Susan Showalter said the Mother Earth Day event began in the 1980s to celebrate Brown County's birthday and eventually had its date changed from April to May because of weather problems. Volunteers are needed to assist with set-up and cleaning, food booths, help with kids' corners and various other activities. There will be three different shifts needing six volunteers each from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m. The event itself lasts from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Showalter said volunteers will also be needed to help onstage for an all-day concert put on by nationally recognized Native-American recording artists. For more information about the event, visit the Web site at www.hometown.aol.com/motherearthday/index. To volunteer, contact Susan Showalter at (812) 988-7830 or at MotherEarthDay@aol.com.

City park nears completion

By Kye Lee · Monday, April 26,2004 12:17 a.m.

The Miller Showers contractor is back on the job again, as most people driving past the renovation area between College Avenue and Walnut Street can tell. F.A. Wilhelm Construction took a break during the winter months and waited for warmer weather before returning to complete the final stage of work on the Park.

Pretrial diversion offers option for Little 5 arrests

By Tim Callahan · Monday, April 26,2004 12:16 a.m.

Along with the excitement of Little 500 festivities came a number of arrests. First-time offenders for underage consumption, public intoxication and possession of marijuana were offered the option of a pretrial diversion program as an alternative to traditional court procedure.

Phi Beta Sigma steps up

By Melanie Sims · Monday, April 26,2004 12:11 a.m.

A guy in a gorilla costume stomped around backstage at the IU Auditorium. And he had less than 30 minutes before he and the rest of his Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity brothers hit center stage at the second annual Lil' 5 Step Down Saturday.

Cutters win 54th running of Little 500

By Katie Schoenbaechler and Katie Shoenbaechler · Sunday, April 25,2004 7:53 p.m.

In 1984, the first Cutters team qualified in tenth place and finished first. In 2004, the twentith Cutters team qualified in tenth place and finished first. History has a funny way of repeating itself. The 2004 men's Little 500 had all the makings of a good movie -- suspense, excitement, drama and a happy ending when it was all over. For the Cutters the win Saturday was a storybook ending, complete with a suspensful and dramatic pause. But for Alpha Tau Omega, the end of the race wasn't as happy as they had hoped.

Kappa wins Little 500

By Brian Janosch · Sunday, April 25,2004 6:50 p.m.

Complete results After 99 laps Kappa Kappa Gamma's first year rider Jessica Sapp and Teter's heralded star Bri Kovac were still locked, wheel to wheel, preparing for one last push for glory. After 100 laps, Kappa had captured its fourth Little 500 title by less than a foot and Teter was left heartbroken after a monumental effort.

Freshman dies after fall from Briscoe

By Ab D. Phillip · Sunday, April 25,2004 6:50 p.m.

A freshman resident of Briscoe-Gucker was found dead on arrival at 6:31 am after he fell from a ninth floor window according to IU Police Department Lt. Jerry Minger. IUPD has not yet classified the incident as an accident or a suicide. The last known contact the freshman had was approximately between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m., according to Minger. Minger said there was no apparent foul play involved.

Final round fade ties Hoosiers for third

By Charlie Cunningham and Charlie Gillingham · Sunday, April 25,2004 6:50 p.m.

Akron, Ohio -- After beginning Sunday's final round in second at the First Energy Intercollegiate at Firestone Country Club, the IU men's golf team was looking forward to a competitive final round. But costly penalties at Firestone's par 3, 17th hole put the Hoosiers in third place. Freshman David Butwell, sophomore Scott Seibert, and junior Mike Birkenfeld all hit into the water on 17 for double bogeys. "The last few holes we were playing dead into the wind," junior Jeff Overton said. "We were really close to the lead with three holes left. But, the last three holes we shot ourselves in the foot." The penalties contributed to a team total of 869, good enough to tie Kent State for third. IU finished eight strokes behind tournament champion Xavier and six behind runner-up Toledo.

Kinsey institute names new director

By Lori Geller · Sunday, April 25,2004 4:43 p.m.

After nine years as the director of the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction, John Bancroft will pass his title to Julia Heiman, a prominent leader in the evolving field of sex research.

Alcohol bottles found at fraternity

By Mallory Simon · Friday, April 23,2004 8:51 p.m.

The president of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity will be meeting with Assistant Dean of Students Steve Veldkamp today after an IU Police Department officer shut down a party after finding alcohol bottles at the house late Wednesday night.

'Outbreak' of PS2 'Resident Evil' letdown continues

By David Antognoli · Friday, April 23,2004 8:47 p.m.

Resident Evil Outbreak," Capcom's newest chapter of the ever-growing "Resident Evil" series, with its online premise, generated a bulge of hype and left many wondering just how Capcom planned to pull it off. The popular staple of the survival horror genre has always been about solving puzzles and slaughtering zombies in a scramble to uncover and thwart the source of the zombie infestation.

'Timeline' is a waste of time

By Richard Strohl · Friday, April 23,2004 8:46 p.m.

There are many differences between "Timeline" the book by Michael Crichton and "Timeline" the movie. For starters, the book is good.

Tarantino's grindhouse glory gleams

By John Barnett · Friday, April 23,2004 8:45 p.m.

By now, it should be carved in stone that Quentin Tarantino is the penultimate writer/director in the eyes and minds of the current 20-something generation. After four brilliant films in 12 years, Tarantino is the epitome of quality above quantity.

A fresh alternative

By Benjamin Derrick · Friday, April 23,2004 8:44 p.m.

Split Shift enters mainstream hard rock with a bang. Its debut album, Tension, is creative but hardly unique. It follows a path laid by many bands before it by providing gut-wrenching grunge with slower lyrical passages. Tension opens well, tightly bound with an emotional soul, it releases fervor and sets the tone nicely.

Alt-country well represented on new collection

By Ryan Whirty · Friday, April 23,2004 8:43 p.m.

In 1995, Peter Blackstock and Grant Alden started publishing No Depression, a bi-monthly magazine devoted to alternative country music, a genre which can trace its roots back to Gram Parsons' hugely influential albums of the early 1970s (or even earlier, to late-'60s Byrds stuff) but remains decidedly indefinable.

R'N'R = AC/DC-core

By Mike Ley · Friday, April 23,2004 8:42 p.m.

Boston boasts a hefty resume of hardcore music, going back to SS Decontrol and D.Y.S. R'N'R keeps greater Boston's tradition alive, but brings a unique sound to the otherwise bland hardcore of today. While many bands are ripping off Iron Maiden riffs, R'N'R is turning to AC/DC and Thin Lizzy for inspiration, belting out a bastard child which will make long-hairs and floor-punchers equally happy.

She's sexy, she's hyped, she's tedious

By Ryan Whirty · Friday, April 23,2004 8:40 p.m.

Pretty African-American woman dresses sexily, sings cloyingly and releases albums filled with all-star collaboration and syrupy, over-produced pop R&B.