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Summer business blues

By Erica J. Nourse · Thursday, May 10,2007 12 a.m.

As summer in Bloomington nears, businesses prepare themselves for a different focus and a different crowd. Sales at the Pizza Express campus store drop about 80 percent when students leave for summer, said Brian Hernandez, manager at Pizza Express’s west-side store. “We have come to appreciate the seasonality of our business,” said Jeff Mease, CEO and founder of One World Enterprises, which owns Pizza Express. A large fraction of the Bloomington population is students, and not all students stay in Bloomington over the summer. Businesses that rely on students for income have to adjust the way they operate to maximize profits during this time. In 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau reported a permanent population of 55,406 in Bloomington. The total current number of IU students is 38,247, according to the IU Factbook. Students make up about 41 percent of the total population of Bloomington, permanent and nonpermanent, both currently and in accordance with the 2005 data.

“Spider-Man 3” spins mediocrity at a theater near you. Producers just signed on for three more, so at least it’s not ending the trilogy on a down note like “Godfather III.”

"Spider-Man 3: C-

By Chris Wisner · Thursday, May 10,2007 12 a.m.

"Spider-Man 3" is a joke, and a bad one at that. The kind a friend tells you thinking you'd find it to be hilarious, only to have you roll your eyes and possibly smack them for wasting your time.

Lollapalooza -- 2007 Summer Music Festival Preview

By Zack Teibloom and Brian Janosch · Thursday, May 10,2007 12 a.m.

Lollapalooza's artists are making daddy Perry Farrell very happy by bringing home lots of A's on their report cards. WEEKEND gave A's to many of the artists' new albums, including TV on the Radio, Modest Mouse and Peter Bjorn and John. Bloomington also caught glimpses of Spoon and G.Love at Bluebird and they're worth traveling to Chicago for.

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Rush - Snakes and Arrows A-

By Andy Shore , Aaron Beard and Paul Newberry · Thursday, May 10,2007 12 a.m.

It would be easy to listen to the new Rush album, Snakes and Arrows, and think: 'the 1980s called, they want their album back.' But from the opening track it is clear that there is something fresh about this album. This album is a return to the monster progressive sound that Rush hit the scene with, but also serves to show how far they have come as a band.

After an Oscar nod, Gosling can make a movie with a flimsy plot seem watchable.

"Fracture": B

By Doug Evans · Thursday, May 10,2007 12 a.m.

Take Hannibal Lecter's character, give him a young counterpart in the form of a hot shot prosecuting attorney and put them amidst a murder mystery and you have the essence of "Fracture." Not to mention there's a twist ending, and while it doesn't rank with classic twists like "The Usual Suspects," it's still clever.

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Hollywood and the Tragedy

By Edward Delp · Wednesday, May 9,2007 9:17 p.m.

Where is the outpouring of support? Where are the Hollywood stars pledging millions of dollars in support and bemoaning President Bush’s lackluster response?

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Paper for all

By Kirk Nathanson · Wednesday, May 9,2007 9:16 p.m.

For most students, summer is a time of renewal and rejuvenation. Classes are out, beaches are in, and checking accounts are overflowing with disposable income from local Starbucks and summer camps. The rest of us are running on empty, until September or until we keel over and die—whichever comes first.

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B&N Buyout

Wednesday, May 9,2007 9:15 p.m.

Only time will tell if our new corporate overlords will rule benevolently or if they will squash us like bankrupt insects, despite the assurances of President Adam Herbert that Barnes and Noble Booksellers will provide equal or superior service and the outsourcing will have little if any negative impact on the University or the Bloomington community.

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