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Clock ticking as Gore pursues Sunshine State vote recount

Vice President Al Gore raced between television interviews Wednesday asking, "Will we count all the votes or not?" while his lawyers urgently sought a court ruling with the answer he wanted. Gore and rival Texas Gov. George W. Bush pressed forward with separate blueprints for building a presidency.

Around The Dorms

Residence Halls Association seeks feedback on bus plan RHA has been asked to provide feedback to campus officials about possible bus plans for next year. Students with comments or suggestions are invited to contact their house governor, the president of their residence hall or e-mail transit@indiana.edu.

Women's basketball team breezes by Kent State

The Hoosiers and the Kent State Golden Flashes came into Tuesday's contest at Assembly Hall undefeated. The Hoosiers stormed to a 79-42 romp, handing Kent State (2-1) its worst defeat since the 1983-84 season, when it fell to West Virginia by a 38-point margin.

Students' concerns aired in ads

A new University advertising campaign will be based on questions high school students have as they search for colleges, based on questions current students had when they were looking for colleges.

\'Unbreakable\' deep but shocking

Hollywood's infatuation with comic books is only natural from a profit standpoint -- make a movie about a superhero whose existence knows no age barriers and rake in the dough. But only a handful of filmmakers have ever capably translated the visual "pow" and narrative compactness of comics to the big screen. Among them are George Lucas, Sam Raimi and now M. Night Shyamalan, whose "Unbreakable" is among the finest contemporary sprocket-holed comic books, but not without some disturbing scruples.

The Makings of Merriment

It is the classic shower scene in your standard slasher film. The killer approaches two beautiful women, who, of course, don't know he's there. He raises his knife to strike. Stop action. Reverse.

Sleeping with Tom Hanks

Yes, that\'s correct boys and girls - Christmas is upon us, descending faster than a cock-eyed bird of prey on some poor carcass in the hot Nevada sun.

In memory of Cadmium Orange

Jason Groth lay awake, staring at the ceiling. "What could I have done better?" he asked himself. "What could I have done to make this band stay together?"

Now that\'s what I call overplayed

If ever a pop album had a fighting chance with an IDS reviewer, it was this album with this reviewer. My tolerance and enjoyment of the pop genre has been a long-standing joke in the newsroom, and when Now That's What I Call Music 5 drifted into the IDS, it immediately found its way into my waiting hands. I tried to play it off like I wasn't that excited to review it, but I was in heaven.

\'Grinch\' a steal

\"How the Grinch Stole Christmas," by Dr. Seuss;(Or Theodore Geisel, if one must know the ruse)Was published in the year of the Sputnik launch;A time when America had not yet discovered raunch.

WIUS Sponsors Songwriting Contest

\'Bounce\' a good, cheesy date movie

The true test of love is how you deal with the truth. This is the premise behind "Bounce," the latest film starring Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow. While a cheesy script bogs down the movie, the performances make this film worth seeing.

Hitchcock masterpiece double feature hits City Lights

To finish out the semester, City Lights is offering up quite a cinematic treat. It will screen two of Alfred Hitchcock's greatest works -- "The Thirty-Nine Steps" and "Notorious."

Bad memories and a backwards cap

Have you ever had one of those moments where something reminds you of something dumb you did? Like the time you were six, got drunk at your cousin's wedding and tried to breakdance?

Sequel flops

Two wrongs do not make a right. Tell that to Everclear, which has tried to overcompensate for the mediocre Songs From An American MovieVol. One: Learning How to Smile with Vol. Two: Good Time For A Bad Attitude.

\'The 6th Day\' not worth two hours

The previews for "The 6th Day" give a good case for wanting to like this movie. It shows a likeable star (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and a great plot concept, but what a horrible disaster.

Offspring tries too hard on new album

Since the band broke into the pop music market with its smash single "Self Esteem," The Offspring has struggled to overcome the "sell-out" label that has overshadowed its career. The band's latest release, Conspiracy of One, will do nothing to aid that struggle.

'Grinch' soundtrack a grab bag

The soundtrack to Theodor Geisel's classic holiday yarn turned hit motion picture unfolds much like the reviews to the live action incarnation have: rather mixed.

From Fire to Farce

In the mid-1970s, the Royal Library of the Netherlands sent a delegation to the United States with a goal to witness "one of the five most distinguished libraries in the world." They were here to see the IU Main Library.

Study: Consumers not that interested in technology

A study released last week by the Kelley School of Business and KPMG, a professional services firm, finds that consumers have definite views on what they are looking for in the ideal shopping experience -- both online and in the store -- and more complex technologies are not at the top of their wish list.