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IU educates for freedom

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 21,2005 12:45 a.m.

As you read this, IU is working to promote democracy in a key strategic area for the 21st century.

Lawmakers seeking compromise on time

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 21,2005 12:43 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A compromise on legislation that seeks to move all of Indiana to daylight-saving time remained elusive Wednesday as a House-Senate conference committee failed to agree on a proposal that could advance in the Senate.

Council approves water rate hike

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 21,2005 12:42 a.m.

*Editor's note: In the April 14 edition of the Indiana Daily Student, the common council passed a recommendation to vote on the second reading of the proposed water rate hike.

Hoagy Carmichael remembered

By Jessica Wolfe · Thursday, April 21,2005 12:41 a.m.

The son of a legend is in Bloomington tonight.

Con artists break flood victims' banking accounts

By Pat Giese · Thursday, April 21,2005 12:40 a.m.

Hoosier flood victims are being rained on again, this time by con artists posing as relief workers promising aid more quickly than expected.

Motorola earnings rise 14 percent, beat estimates

By Alyson Brodsy and Dave Carpenter · Thursday, April 21,2005 12:29 a.m.

CHICAGO -- Motorola Inc., the world's second-largest mobile phone maker, reported a better-than-expected 14 percent increase in first-quarter earnings Wednesday, continuing its comeback on another solid rise in sales.

Business In Brief

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 21,2005 12:27 a.m.

The Underground retail store in downtown Bloomington at the corner of Kirkwood Avenue and Walnut Street will close April 27 as reported by owner Dennis Laszlo.

Cut above the rest

By RonNella Moore and Ronni Moore · Thursday, April 21,2005 12:22 a.m.

When she was a student at IU, Margarete Disque majored in telecommunications, but she always dreamed of something more.

Iraqi president: Over 50 bodies found in Tigris River identified

By Alyson Brodsy and Sameer N. Yacoub · Thursday, April 21,2005 12:10 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The bodies of more than 50 people have been recovered from the Tigris River and have been identified, President Jalal Talabani said Wednesday. He said the bodies were believed to have been those of hostages seized in a region south of Baghdad earlier this month.

House ethics panel to open Delay investigation

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 21,2005 12:08 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Retreating under pressure, Republicans on the House ethics committee said Wednesday they were ready to open an investigation into allegations of wrongdoing against Majority Leader Tom DeLay.

Rice, Putin discuss common needs, prepare for Bush visit

By Alyson Brodsy and George Gedda · Thursday, April 21,2005 12:07 a.m.

MOSCOW -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Russian President Vladimir Putin praised their nations' cooperation on common worries, including terrorism and regional conflicts, in a meeting Wednesday.

Ecuador's Congress removes president

By Alyson Brodsy and Monte Hayes · Thursday, April 21,2005 12:06 a.m.

QUITO, Ecuador -- Lawmakers in Ecuador voted Wednesday to remove embattled President Lucio Gutierrez from office after a week of escalating street protests demanding his ouster, and they swore in Vice President Alfredo Palacio to replace him.

Moribund metal music

By Chris Wisner and compiled by Chris Wisner · Thursday, April 21,2005 12 a.m.

Back when I was a freshman in high school, Mudvayne and I had a rocky start. I can remember listening to L.D. 50 and thinking it was boring and uninspired. I gave them a second chance, taking the advice of a friend who said to listen more closely to the music, and somehow it all clicked.

Pop star Spears' prego pandemonium

By Katie Schoenbaechler and Katie Shoenbaechler · Thursday, April 21,2005 12 a.m.

Britney Spears has done it all -- sold millions of records, traveled across the world and back, gotten married (twice) and kissed Madonna. But as the pop princess has said in tabloid rags she hasn't done the one thing that will put her close to God and give her what every little girl dreams of -- have a baby. Well thank the Lord above, Brit and her hubby of almost nine months, Kevin Federline, have been blessed with a bun in the oven. According to what Britney has been saying to the media she's now at the perfect age to be a mommy.

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Actors (left to right) Claire Tuft , Jennifer Johansen, and Rob Johansen rehearse a scene in the comedy "Plaza Suite" at the Brown County Playhouse.

'Quality'Conscious

By Sam Nissen · Thursday, April 21,2005 12 a.m.

Talib Kweli wants you to stay in school. But if, like Kweli, you find you've missed out on what's going on in the real world, there's another education out there. "I left NYU to get a real-life education," he said. "I'm not suggesting that anyone drop out, but (go to school) for you, not for your parents, not to learn how to get up in the morning and conform.

Pacino, Irons perfect in 'Merchant'

By Olivia Morales · Thursday, April 21,2005 12 a.m.

As any literature professor will tell you, the work of William Shakespeare is still read and renowned not only because of the Bard's gift of the written word in his own era, but also because the themes prevalent in almost all of his works still apply to society and human behavior today.

'Amityville' one 'Horror' of a film

By Sean Abbott · Thursday, April 21,2005 12 a.m.

Some people believe that the spirits of the dead who have yet to atone for past crimes still stalk the Earth, bound until they make up for their sins. Maybe "The Amityville Horror" is evidence of this phenomenon. It all started with a less than tolerable 1979 film based on an allegedly true story of a Long Island family moving into a good old haunted house.

FAMILY TREE

By David A. Nosko · Thursday, April 21,2005 12 a.m.

The modern-day Tarzan and Jane are alive, well and living in Monroe County. Bloomington residents Tom and Cathy Haggerty prefer sipping their morning coffee and reading their daily newspaper, indeed, from the high-altitude comfort of two century-old oak trees sprouting out of their front yard on West 14th Street.

Royale with cheese

By C. Warner Sills · Thursday, April 21,2005 12 a.m.

As an American currently living in Spain, I have become very perceptive to the differences between the United States and Europe. Sure, most people in my position will tell you their horror stories about being fed weird exotic dishes, or how they had a run-in with some crazy locals. (I might add that since being here I have tried almost every part of the pig imaginable, and encountered numerous crazy locals, who enjoy taunting Americans with obscenities and chasing pigeons in the plaza on a regular basis.) But I've decided to write about the subtle differences across the Atlantic, mainly those regarding popular culture. To quote Vincent Vega, "It's the little things."

The same old Garbage

By John Barnett · Thursday, April 21,2005 12 a.m.

Garbage formed in 1993 amidst a flurry of similar established acts like Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine, but while those bands relied totally on their minimalistic walls of sound and brooding lyrics, Garbage infused their tracks with serious pop hooks that, while radio-friendly, didn't insult their fans' intelligence. With producer extraordinaire Butch Vig controlling the boards and edgy Scottish chanteuse Shirley Manson's come-hither vocals everpresent, Garbage's self-titled debut became an MTV staple during the "Buzz Bin" era. Their two following discs, Version 2.0 and Beautiful Garbage, had their hits, but were generally panned.