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The anatomy of a Super Bowl species

By Andrew Shaffer · Monday, Jan. 22,2007 10:42 p.m.

A ninth Cincinnati Bengals player was arrested within nine months, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was caught carrying a suspicious water bottle and legendary head coach Bill Parcells announced that he's retiring from coaching. But, who the hell cares? The Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears will face off in Super Bowl XLI, and finally Bloomington is going bowling -- Super Bowling, that is. Of course, there is only one town on Earth that will serve the front lines for this February feud. If Chicago and Indianapolis were the respective capitals of this gridiron clash, only one region will be the bedrock of bedlam. "What town?" you ask.

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IU Art Museum curator leads 'noon talk' on influential engraver

By Kyle Meehan · Monday, Jan. 22,2007 10:41 p.m.

Stanley William Hayter's work and influence is the subject of an upcoming "noon talk" from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday in the IU Art Museum. Though trained as a chemist, Hayter studied engraving under Joseph Hecht in the early 20th century. Many feel that his artwork and the studio he founded revitalized what was then considered an archaic practice, influencing generations of artists.

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Awkward Silence Comedy to host 'improv jam session'

By Brian Hettmansperger · Monday, Jan. 22,2007 10:40 p.m.

Junior Brian Frange jumps up on stage and asks the audience to suggest a setting for the next improv game. Someone yells, "dildo factory!" Two members of Awkward Silence Comedy immediately start improvising the intricacies and potential hazards of working at a dildo factory. The audience erupts with laughter.

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TSA might sue IU grad student

By Sonia Rana · Monday, Jan. 22,2007 8:52 p.m.

The Transportation Security Administration is conducting a civil investigation into an IU Ph.D. student that could lead to substantial monetary penalties, according to a letter from the TSA posted on the student's blog.

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Rehab won't save Lohan's soul

By Stefania Marghitu · Monday, Jan. 22,2007 8:21 p.m.

After a tumultuous 2006, hard partier and sometimes actress Lindsay Lohan finally checked into rehab. In a most ironic turn of events, it was Brandon Davis, the same guy who once called her a "fire crotch," who so fixedly urged her to check herself into the Wonderland Center in West Hollywood. This was just after he spent some time at the center himself. Ah, celebrities -- they're so fickle. One minute they're calling each other fire crotches, the next they're recommending rehab centers to one another.

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Hot to hibernate

By Abby Schwimmer and Ab Schwimmer · Monday, Jan. 22,2007 8:17 p.m.

Remember the last time you were woken up early? More than likely, you let out a stream of expletives, moaned in agony and reached for the nearest available object to throw at the wall.

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The liberal fundamentalist

By Brian Stewart · Monday, Jan. 22,2007 8:15 p.m.

My connections at the highest levels of government have guaranteed me an advance copy of President Bush's State of the Union address, which he will deliver tonight at 9 p.m. in an effort to rescue his orphaned Iraq policy. Here are some excerpts of what he will say: "What's the point of having this superb military if we can't use it?" "America is the indispensable nation." "The requirements of justice are to bring democracy and freedom to people 'round the world. The starving, the wretched, the dispossessed, the ignorant, those living in want and squalor from the deserts of Northern Africa to the slums of Gaza, to the mountain ranges of Afghanistan -- they too are our cause."

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Context matters

By Scott Leadingham · Monday, Jan. 22,2007 8:13 p.m.

A very wise professor of mine once quipped that context matters in every situation. Granted, this was a very ambiguous statement, but I thrive on such ambiguity.

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Let the (minute) man speak!

By Aparna Venkatraman · Monday, Jan. 22,2007 8:12 p.m.

In a country divided over illegal immigration, a debate about undocumented immigrants is bound to ruffle some feathers. In July 2006, the Minuteman Project aimed for precisely that when it decided to hold a meeting to examine the impact of illegal immigration in Compton, Calif. But the group was denied access to the Compton Community College -- because, college officials said, special-interest groups are not allowed to use the school's facilities.

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Bloomington teenager remains missing

By Alberto D. Morales · Monday, Jan. 22,2007 3:43 p.m.

WEST LAFAYETTE -- After no new evidence was found in the search for Purdue University freshman Wade Steffey's cell phone, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children joined the case Sunday. "The search is basically wrapped up," said Capt. Tim Potts of the Purdue University Police Department. "We found a lot of articles but we didn't find the cell phone, not yet."

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UPDATE: Indiana joins Top 25 for first time this season

By Jim O’Connell · Monday, Jan. 22,2007 3:01 p.m.

Kelvin Sampson's first Indiana team is where most of his Oklahoma squads spent quite a bit of time. The Hoosiers moved into The Associated Press' Top 25 for the first time this season Monday, riding a five-game winning streak to No. 23 in the poll. "It does and it doesn't," Sampson said when asked if being ranked really matters. "I might be wrong, but it seemed we were ranked every week for the past five or six years at Oklahoma, and when you are good you take it for granted. With this team it does matter. It gives our kids confidence."

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IU students 'Bear down' at sports bars

By John Wustrow · Monday, Jan. 22,2007 2:57 p.m.

From the northwest suburbs of Chicago, junior Jon Beck has been a lifelong fan of the Chicago Bears. But he's too young to remember his beloved team defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX.

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College Consumerism

By Mike McElroy · Monday, Jan. 22,2007 9:23 a.m.

Professors can be a little territorial at times, and every once in a while, they cross the line.

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Facing Adversity

By Jake Stewart · Monday, Jan. 22,2007 9:22 a.m.

Creepy, annoying and pointless. These are a few of the words used to describe Facebook. But is the Web site, accessible and stalker friendly as it might be, really the great social stitch in our side causing us to double over in friendship exhaustion?

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Neocon no-no

By Grace Low · Monday, Jan. 22,2007 9:22 a.m.

At a Senate Judiciary hearing last Thursday, ultra-conservative U.S. Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales, made a disturbing statement that put into question 250 years of interpretation of habeas corpus, the right to be protected from unlawful imprisonment . In response to a series of questions by republican Sen. Arlen Specter on the Military Commissions Act of 2006, Gonzales said, "The Constitution doesn't say every individual in the United States or a citizen is hereby granted or assured the right of habeas corpus ... It simply says the right shall not be suspended."

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Hoosiers still unbeaten after trip to Kansas

By Aaron Beard · Monday, Jan. 22,2007 1:53 a.m.

Going on the road for the first time in its dual-match season, IU had more to worry about than just its pair of opponents. But neither the Drake Bulldogs nor the nationally ranked Kansas Jayhawks were able to hand the Hoosiers their first loss.

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