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Rankings, shmankings

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 1:14 a.m.

IU's position in the recent college rankings reflects the good, the bad and the ugly. Though Newsweek ranked IU the Hottest Big State School, it also took a No. 1 position for beer consumption, as well as No. 6 party school by The Princeton Review. In the overall college rankings in U.S. News & World Report, IU fell from No. 71 last year to No. 74.

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Tropical storm nearing Florida

By Alyson Brodsy and John Pain · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 1:13 a.m.

MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Katrina threatened to dump more than a foot of rain on parts of water-logged Florida as it approached the state Wednesday, with forecasters expecting it to strengthen to a weak hurricane before hitting the coast.

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Around the state

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 1:08 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The former executive director of the state senate Republican campaign committee pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing thousands of dollars from the group and filing a false campaign finance report.

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Smoldering wires close Kirkwood

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 1:04 a.m.

The Bloomington Fire Department blocked off Kirkwood Avenue between Grant and Dunn Streets late Wednesday afternoon after receiving a call about smoke coming from power lines in a protective metal sleeve behind Cafe Pizzaria, 405 E. Kirkwood Ave.

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Purdue beefs up smoking policy

By Kristin Huett · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 12:58 a.m.

Purdue University implemented changes to the smoking policy on campus for the fall of 2005. The new policy is strikingly similar to the one in place at IU.

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Barenboim and Beethoven, not bombs

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 12:57 a.m.

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Conductor Daniel Barenboim brought together Israeli and Arab musicians for a concert that was as much about communication as it was about Beethoven and Mozart. Though Barenboim has often appeared in Ramallah, Sunday was the first time that his orchestra, whose 100 musicians come from Israel, Palestinian territories, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, has performed here.

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Diversity, food highlight CultureFest

By Stephanie Susman · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 12:56 a.m.

After a day and a half of "being oriented," many freshman are ready for fun. And fun is what they will get at CultureFest at 4:30 p.m. today in the IU Auditorium and around Showalter Fountain. The event, for new and old students, will last into the evening. Office of Orientation Programs Graduate Assistant Emily McCallister said many current students call CultureFest the most memorable part of Welcome Week. The office is expecting thousands to attend.

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Break out and stop the show

By Patrice Worthy · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 12:56 a.m.

Ah yes, another semester is about to begin, and IU has so much to brag about. Not only did we receive the title of "Hottest Big State School" by Newsweek, but we also received the No. 4 most fashionable school in the Women's Wear Daily Big Ten ranking. This is quite an accomplishment considering the first time IU was featured in the magazine, we received honorable mention. Making the top five sounds good to me, especially when you consider what we were up against.

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Judge hears appeal for IU records

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 12:55 a.m.

Monroe County Circuit Court proceedings began Wednesday morning in an ongoing lawsuit to force IU to release notes and records that led to the firing of former IU men's basketball coach Bob Knight.

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Singing Hoosiers announce auditions for this year's season

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 12:55 a.m.

Students with musical inclinations, regardless of major, will soon have an opportunity to practice their talent in an award-winning ensemble. IU's concert show choir, the Singing Hoosiers, will be holding auditions for any IU student Friday and Saturday.

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Don't take this date home

By C. Warner Sills and Jonathan Daugherty · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 12:25 a.m.

In this unlikely love story, both Debra Messing (TV's "Will and Grace") and Dermot Mulroney ("My Best Friend's Wedding," "About Schmidt") give a fairly flat performance, but not for lack of trying.

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A new level of neo-noir

By C. Warner Sills and John Barnett · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 12:23 a.m.

Writer and artist Frank Miller's original seven-part graphic novel "Sin City" shook the comic-loving throngs to its collective knees when it was gradually released throughout the 1990's, and filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, a huge Miller fan himself, took notice.

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Give 'Virgin' a little love

By C. Warner Sills and Mark Perlman-Price · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 12:06 a.m.

In recent weeks, I have witnessed much promotion for the movie "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," and what stands out most prominently are the most well-known stars in the cast: Steve Carell and Paul Rudd.

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