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Scares, laughs, a fleet of alien slugs

By Alyson Brodsy and Rob O'Connor · Wednesday, April 5,2006 6:49 p.m.

How refreshing it is to see a horror film that isn't about sexy hip teens being hip and having sexy teen sex. Instead the makers of "Slither" thought that they could cover their lack of teen sexiness with intelligent, if slightly dark, humor. People have attempted the comedy horror before, usually they are parodies of the horror genre like "Shaun of the Dead" or "Scream," but "Slither" is different. It doesn't parody anything. It is just funny.

Ice Age 2: The environment strikes back

By Alyson Brodsy and Josh Garfinkel · Wednesday, April 5,2006 6:47 p.m.

A family film should be good for the family (and maybe for a date, as well), and "Ice Age: The Meltdown" is certainly that. Very impressive animation is presented in this film, which will impress the older viewer and dazzle the younger viewer. However, as a legitimate, enjoyable movie, "Ice Age 2" unfortunately falls short of the standards that the first "Ice Age" set. The first film is filled with funny, often hilarious moments and the characters are all incredibly differentiated and fun. In the sequel, the three new major characters are missing the complexity of the three original main characters. There is Ellie (voiced by Queen Latifah), the female mammoth who is convinced she is a possum, and her two brothers, Eddie and Crash (actual possums).

Just some 'Basic' shit

By Alyson Brodsy and Greg Shoenbaechler · Wednesday, April 5,2006 6:43 p.m.

Sharon Stone is back in the sequel to the thriller that sent her to stardom. Hollywood is also back. Back to making absolutely absurd movies that shouldn't be found anywhere near a movie theater. The need to make a sequel to every single success just boggles my mind. Hollywood should simply learn to put out a good movie and leave it at that. "Basic Instinct 2" is nothing but trash, similarly to many recent sequels. The opening scene has some action and is somewhat amusing making audiences think that this could be a decent movie, but quite frankly the best part of the movie was the transition to the closing credits.

Sports writers get chance in big leagues

By Sam Nissen · Wednesday, April 5,2006 5:22 p.m.

IU junior and Indiana Daily Student Sports Editor Eamonn Brennan paid $15 for courtside seats and locker room access to the NCAA National Championship game in Indianapolis tonight. Brennan was chosen from a pool of sports writers from IU and other schools that attended Thursday's U.S. Basketball Writer's Association's Full Court Press Seminar in Ernie Pyle Hall.

Homeland Security official arrested for seducing 'teen'

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 5,2006 1:22 p.m.

MIAMI -- The deputy press secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was arrested Tuesday for using the Internet to seduce what he thought was a teenage girl, authorities said. Brian J. Doyle, 55, of Silver Spring, Md., was arrested on charges of use of a computer to seduce a child and transmission of harmful material to a minor. The charges were issued out of Polk County, Fla.

IU scores big in U.S. News and World Report rankings

By Zachary Osterman · Wednesday, April 5,2006 1:21 p.m.

The latest U.S. News and World Report graduate school rankings placed several IU graduate schools among the best in the country. Programs in library and information science, business and education all received impressive marks from the report. The School of Library and Information Science tied for seventh in the country, receiving special attention for its specialty programs. IU was fourth in law librarianship and eighth in digital librarianship, information systems and school library media.

Students to react to increases

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Wednesday, April 5,2006 2:38 a.m.

The clock is ticking for IU students to let their voices be heard on tuition increases for next year. The IU board of trustees will meet at 3 p.m. today in the Dogwood Room of the Indiana Memorial Union for an open forum about several proposed increases for next year.

IUB profs considering core classes

By Allie Townsend · Wednesday, April 5,2006 1:25 a.m.

After changing his degree, IU Student Association President Alex Shortle wished there would have been a general education requirement in place at IU before he came.

IDS prints course directory

By Peter Stevenson · Wednesday, April 5,2006 1:25 a.m.

Today's Indiana Daily Student will feel a bit heftier than normal. For the first time in years, the IDS is printing a full listing of courses for the fall semester.

Maryland topples Duke in overtime for national title in battle of ACC foes

By Alyson Brodsy and Jimmy Golen · Wednesday, April 5,2006 1:24 a.m.

BOSTON -- Overtime belongs to Maryland. So does the NCAA Championship.

IU falls to Ace pitching

By Chris Sauer · Wednesday, April 5,2006 1:22 a.m.

Aces were wild on the softball field yesterday. Unfortunately for IU, the Hoosiers were not.

NCAA president Brand says behavior at Duke party was inappropriate, regardless of charges

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 5,2006 1:21 a.m.

BOSTON -- NCAA president Myles Brand said behavior at a Duke men's lacrosse party last month was inappropriate, regardless of whether the alleged assault of an exotic dancer results in criminal charges.

IU men's lacrosse trumps Pittsburgh

By Ryan Corazza · Wednesday, April 5,2006 1:20 a.m.

For IU men's lacrosse midfielder Jason Bowman, his team's 12-8 win over the University of Pittsburgh was indicative of what the team is capable of -- but also of what is holding the squad back.

Hoosiers set for home doubleheader

By Steve Slivka · Wednesday, April 5,2006 1:19 a.m.

Cincinnati natives freshman John Mellencamp and sophomore Kevin Noschang will get a chance tonight to show their former youth coaches how they have developed at the collegiate level. The IU men's soccer team will play a double-header tonight with a split-squad versus IUPUI at 4:30 p.m., with the Cincinnati Kings of the United Soccer Leagues Second Division following at 7:30 p.m.

Hoosiers continue road struggles at Evansville

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Wednesday, April 5,2006 1:18 a.m.

EVANSVILLE -- The IU baseball team continued its road trip last night with an 11-4 loss at the University of Evansville, marking its fifth loss in the first six games of an 11-game road stint.

War stories

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Weinberg · Wednesday, April 5,2006 1:02 a.m.

I attended the annual reunion of the 73rd Bomb Wing in Memphis, Tenn. last weekend. The 73rd flew B-29s from Saipan to bomb Japan during World War II. I saw pictures and heard stories from the aging men of the "Greatest Generation." Many of their stories made me think about the discussion of the Iraq War and how it will be described in 60 years.

Suspended from play

By Alyson Brodsy and Amanda Dorman · Wednesday, April 5,2006 1:01 a.m.

The future was looking bright for the Duke lacrosse team: The team has been ranked No. 2 in the nation and was expected to contend for another NCAA championship title this season. That is until recently, when it was suspended for the rest of the season following charges of gang rape.

Down with Smallwood

By Alyson Brodsy and Christina Galoozis · Wednesday, April 5,2006 1 a.m.

I love Bloomington. It's the only city I know where you can find an elderly man in overalls wearing an NRA cap and a slew of obnoxious East Coast girls in the same restaurant.

Stuck in the middle with IU

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 5,2006 12:59 a.m.

Recently members of the IUPUI staff and faculty have voiced concerns regarding, what they perceive to be, lack of attention from IU President Adam Herbert. Some feel the Bloomington campus receives far too much attention and far too many resources from University administrators, which is a claim that is not entirely unfounded. It is true that the Bloomington campus does receive a disproportionate amount of attention relative to other campuses, but it does so for good reasons.

IU can provide grad students better benefits now or later. It's in the University's best interests to do it now.

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian J. McFillen · Wednesday, April 5,2006 12:58 a.m.

It's not often that I make common cause with the Graduate Employees Organization. Don't get me wrong, there are folks in the GEO who I know and I quite like -- it's just that our ideological differences tend to lead us to disagree on things. However, regarding the University's short-changing of graduate student health and dental insurance, we find ourselves on the same page. Furthermore, recent statements made by officials of the Graduate and Professional Students Organization -- grad students' official voice with the administration -- indicate that the GPSO is on this very page as well.