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War words matter

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, March 3,2005 11 p.m.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has claimed Democrats "car-bombed" legislation because they vacated the Statehouse Tuesday in protest of perceived "GOP power grabs." Republicans narrowly control the Statehouse for the first time in eight years, but 67 members must be on the House floor to provide a quorum to conduct legislative business. The first half of the 2005 legislative session concluded Wednesday with more than 100 bills marinating in the Statehouse.

The art of the everyday

By Rachel Kenis · Thursday, March 3,2005 10:09 a.m.

Multiple images of Parisian couples, Latin American dancers, families in Fort Wayne in the early '70s and refugees from Albania, Rwanda and Iraq filled the screen behind internationally renowned photojournalist Peter Turnley Wednesday in the School of Fine Arts.

Brand says trustees wanted Knight fired

By Tony Sams · Thursday, March 3,2005 10:07 a.m.

Four depositions filed Tuesday in Monroe County Circuit Court suggest that as early as May 2000 the IU board of trustees were prepared for former men's basketball coach Bob Knight to be fired, but former IU President Myles Brand resisted and convinced them otherwise.

Bennett's final Big Ten

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, March 3,2005 12:58 a.m.

March Madness has finally arrived. But for the Indiana women's basketball team, the madness took a back seat Tuesday afternoon as coach Kathi Bennett announced her resignation at the end of the season.

Thailand official calls for free trade

By David A. Nosko · Thursday, March 3,2005 12:51 a.m.

Since the mid-20th century IU has helped educate Thailand about democracy by building schools. Today, Thailand needs America's support to transform itself from a developing country to an industrial nation.

Senate passes cloning policy

By Michael Zennie · Thursday, March 3,2005 12:51 a.m.

The Indiana Senate unanimously passed a bill banning human cloning Monday -- amended with input from IU researchers. The measure, proposed by Sen. Patricia Miller, R-Indianapolis, declares cloning human embryos to be against public policy.

Race season begins

By Katie Schoenbaechler and Katie Shoenbaechler · Thursday, March 3,2005 12:51 a.m.

While many students are bundling up in the 30-degree weather and thinking of spring break, others are outside for hours on bikes, riding at fast speeds and thinking only about training.

Show 'Huckabees' some love

By Tony Sams · Thursday, March 3,2005 12 a.m.

An acquaintance, who shall remain nameless because I value his privacy as much as I can't remember his last name, saw David O. Russell's so-called existential comedy "I Heart Huckabees" upon my eager recommendation. Long story short, he didn't like it.

Money for nothing

By Laura Haynes · Thursday, March 3,2005 12 a.m.

Every college student knows money doesn't grow on trees. It's hard enough for some students to tackle looming utility, textbook and rent bills head on, let alone handle the pressures of fronting the bill for yearly climbing tuition costs. So how do students manage to indulge in pleasurable pursuits, on top of their other expenses? Where there is a will, there is a way.

'Diary' equal parts muddled, masterful

By Miranda Higdon · Thursday, March 3,2005 12 a.m.

Yes it's mushy, clichéd and over-the-top, but writer Tyler Perry's "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" has heart. This crowd-pleaser is based on one of Perry's seven highly successful plays and judging simply from the cheers and laughter from the audience, he did something right.

New Craven flick 'Cursed' with PG-13 rating

By Rhett Umphress · Thursday, March 3,2005 12 a.m.

Ah, to live the life of a werewolf. Increased senses, improved athletic ability, more sex appeal. If it weren't for the minor details of a lust for blood and all the hair, it might be worth it. That's the lesson learned after watching "Cursed."

De Niro and Pacino 10 years ago

By Ash Cartwright · Thursday, March 3,2005 12 a.m.

What if Robert De Niro and Al Pacino got in a fight? The answer is Michael Mann's "Heat." The two master tough guys race to outfox each other as Neil McCauley (De Niro) tries to pull off the heist that will culminate his career as a professional thief, while Lt. Vincent Hanna (Pacino), a tenacious detective, hunts McCauley and his crew.

Burning down the 'House'

By Robert O'Connor · Thursday, March 3,2005 12 a.m.

"Man of the House" is bad. Very, very bad. I take that back. Popcorn-flavored jelly beans are bad. This movie is a crime against humanity.

One gorgeous drive

By John Barnett · Thursday, March 3,2005 12 a.m.

The perfectionists at Polyphony Digital are known for their obsessive attention to detail and utter worship of the automobile, and it shows more than ever in their latest offering, "Gran Turismo 4." In 1998, Polyphony redefined video game racing with the first "GT," and the sequel that followed quickly after was simply an extension of the original. Polyphony reinvented the wheel, quite literally, in 2001 with "GT3: A-Spec." Now, after countless missed release dates and months of fine-tuning, "GT4" has finally arrived.

Southern rockers get Stroke-d

By -Alec Toombs · Thursday, March 3,2005 12 a.m.

The Strokes meets Skynyrd label still holds true on Nashville, Tenn.-based Kings of Leon's sophomore album, Aha Shake Heartbreak, although having spent time touring and partying (as seen in the pages of Rolling Stone) with the aforementioned new school city slickers seems to have rubbed off. Much of the country flavor has been pared away (though, it's still very much present in the album's closer "Rememo"), replaced with Strokes-esque riffs, choruses, hand clapping and vocal intonations. It's as if the brothers Followill: Caleb (pipes), Nathan (skins) and Jared (slaps), and their cousin, Matthew (licks) -- their credits, not mine -- were asked, "If the Strokes jumped off a bridge, would you?" And the answer is a resounding, "Yes!" Luckily, it sounds pretty damned good.

Robert Randolph blows Axis crowd away

By Doug Evans · Thursday, March 3,2005 12 a.m.

He wears a cowboy hat, has the baby face of Indiana Pacer Jermaine O'Neal, the smirk of rapper 50 Cent and man, can Robert Randolph wail on the slide guitar. He plays it with such simplicity you'd swear he was jamming on a plastic Fisher Price instrument.

Does digging 'The O.C.' make me a sissy?

By -Alec Toombs · Thursday, March 3,2005 12 a.m.

I love "The O.C." There, I've done it. Friends, family and co-workers know I dig television's premiere prime time soap (and poke fun at me unmercilessly for doing so), now so do you. Am I a wuss? Maybe, but not because of my affinity for Fox's firecracker of a series.

Robert Randolph, though dressed in stereotypical “rapper clothes,” plays “gospel-laced funk-rock” on a pedal steel guitar.

All in the Family: Robert Randolph & the Family Band 'put the joy back into music'

By Sam Nissen · Thursday, March 3,2005 12 a.m.

Robert Randolph & the Family Band is out "to put the joy back in music." "Playing around where I grew up, I started to realize how my music touched people," says Randolph, the group's energetic leader and namesake.

Feminist rocker goes FM

By -Kehla West · Thursday, March 3,2005 12 a.m.

The good news is that my stuffy old Aunt Helen may now be able to be a Tori Amos fan. Good job, Tori, you've won over a convert. The bad news is that she's dangerously close to losing a longtime fan: me. The problem with The Beekeeper is typical to many artists who, once they get older, are too scared of alienating their fans to do something truly new.

Prime time garbage

By Andrea Opperman and Andrea Opperman with additional information · Thursday, March 3,2005 12 a.m.

I can't seem to understand the enormous appeal of shows like "Desperate Housewives" and "The O.C." Are their lives really not exciting and dramatic enough? Guess not. I mean, these shows feature unrealistic ideas that don't tend to happen in real life -- at least episodes that don't occur in my life.