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IU support staff to receive 2.5% pay increase

By Karen Yancey · Sunday, June 13,2004 9:18 p.m.

Agreements approved by both of IU's unions will give support and service employees at least a 2.5 percent pay increase beginning July 1. Workers who make less than $25,000 a year will get an additional $625, which will be distributed as a percentage in each paycheck throughout the year, said IU's union members. The two employee unions at IU, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 832 and the Communications Workers of America Local 4730, approved two-year agreements on employment policies.

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Courthouse will stay, judges say

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, June 13,2004 9:16 p.m.

TERRE HAUTE -- Judges cannot afford to move into a new federal courthouse planned for downtown Terre Haute, one of the judges said. Budget constraints have forced the U.S. District Court to lay off two employees, said Chief Judge Larry J. McKinney.

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Leaders say arts aren't dumbed down

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, June 13,2004 9:12 p.m.

PITTSBURGH -- Pearl Jam and The Boss at the ballet? Jerry Springer and Palm Pilots at the opera? Participants at the National Performing Arts Convention, the first of its kind, acknowledge that the high arts are changing, but they say barbs from some traditionalists that works are being dumbed down simply don't ring true.

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Political songs of Jones enjoyed by audience

By Shauna Steele · Sunday, June 13,2004 9:10 p.m.

Grammy award-winner Rickie Lee Jones' soulful crooning enchanted audience members Thursday night with her politically-driven tunes, playing to more than 500 fans at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. Jones, best-known for her 1979 hit "Chuck E's in Love," and her four band members played music with varying instrumental emphasis that gave audience members a glimpse into the wide range of heartfelt emotions and playfulness she was able to effortlessly convey.

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A night in a Southern beauty shop

By Eric Anderson · Sunday, June 13,2004 9:08 p.m.

The many legends of the "Southern woman" fill the annals of most every medium -- from the girls of the WhistleStop Café in "Fried Green Tomatoes" to dark, tragic figures of Tennessee Williams' Blanche DuBois and William Faulkner's Miss Emily, from the vivacious women of "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" to the incarnation of the Southern woman herself, Miss Scarlett O'Hara.

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Entertaining 'Button' questions responsibility

By Liv Cole · Sunday, June 13,2004 9:06 p.m.

In Jon Brooks' intelligently written "The Button," now showing on the Bloomington Playwright's Project Timothy J. Wiles stage, the provocative power of a little red button becomes an item of mystery and intrigue in the final mainstage BPP play of the season. The play is very entertaining, but at times Brooks' exuberance to captivate the audience overshadows the play's inherent message, which could have been shown stronger.

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Lower gas prices return to Indiana

By Karen Yancey · Sunday, June 13,2004 9 p.m.

Even though gas prices have decreased over the last week from a high of approximately $2.10 per gallon to an average of $1.82, Bloomington area residents say the decrease in gas prices will not affect their driving habits. Shellie Goetz, an IU alumna, said she commutes four hours a day to her job and she is happy the prices are down. "Instead of spending $20 to fill my tank, I am spending about $15," Goetz said.

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Search committee distributes advertisement for new athletic director

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Thursday, June 10,2004 11:16 p.m.

The committee for the new IU athletic director isn't wasting any time in getting the word out. IU Alumni Association President Ken Beckley released an advertisement specifying all qualifications and has called for submissions of nominations or applications. A deadline has been set for July 16, with the position being chosen in August. Included in the advertisement is a Web site address applicants can refer for more information on the athletic department and qualifications for the position. The address for the Web site is www.indiana.edu/~adsearch. Amongst the qualifications listed in the advertisement include a genuine commitment to academic and intercollegiate athletic excellence, and experience in fiscal planning and budget management.

FIFTIES FLASHBACK

By Leslie Benson · Thursday, June 10,2004 12 a.m.

Picture the 1950s: black and white television shows, root beer stands, Elvis Presley beginning to sway his hips, sweet southern ladies on the radio, greased-back hair, sock hops, knee-length skirts, pony tails and rolled-up jeans.

Say goodbye to sunlight ... the best of E3 is here

By Phil Kijak · Thursday, June 10,2004 12 a.m.

Every spring, the video game community shuts down and converges in California to show off the latest and greatest video games that will drain the free time and free will of guys like me in the upcoming year.

So much for liking good music

By -Nate Bethea · Thursday, June 10,2004 12 a.m.

I'll be honest -- I bought the hype, caved in to peer pressure and went out and bought a copy of Xiu Xiu's Fabulous Muscles.

A satisfactory 'Trip'

By John Barnett · Thursday, June 10,2004 12 a.m.

From the sufficiently twisted minds that brought you "Road Trip" and "Old School" comes "Eurotrip," a thoroughly mediocre but ultimately pleasing teen sex comedy.

Leave 'Auf der Maur' on 'der' shelf

By -Nate Bethea · Thursday, June 10,2004 12 a.m.

Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur's name is probably familiar to any modern rock fan because she has played in and with some of the most prominent bands and artists of '90s alternative rock.

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