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Toby Keith leads CMA nominees

By Alyson Brodsy and John Gerome · Thursday, Aug. 28,2003 1:48 a.m.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Toby Keith got seven nominations for the Country Music Association Awards Tuesday, with Johnny Cash picking up four, two involving his rendition of a song by rock act Nine Inch Nails.

New daytime show is part soap, part talk

By Alyson Brodsy and Lynn Elber · Thursday, Aug. 28,2003 1:48 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- A half-dozen women gather in a house to help each other improve one anothers' lives, all the while being filmed for television.

Allen debuts film in Venice

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 28,2003 1:46 a.m.

VENICE, Italy -- Woody Allen has a past in Venice: The 67-year-old filmmaker got married here, he's filmed in the canal city and he's won awards here. But never before has he turned up at the world's longest-running film fest -- until now.

PAINTING FOR LIFE

By Alyson Brodsy and Joelle Petrus · Thursday, Aug. 28,2003 1:46 a.m.

Wayne Manns says he probably has more paintings on campus than any other living IU artist. The Arts Administration graduate student and oil painter has been using a paintbrush and canvas as his means for political expression, and not even a serious medical diagnosis can stop him.

Twister tangles trees

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 28,2003 1:35 a.m.

MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- A tornado touched down briefly in northern Indiana, but most damage caused by fierce thunderstorms was done by straight-line winds, the National Weather Service said Wednesday. The tornado touched down Tuesday near Marian High School in Mishawaka, less than a mile from the eastern edge of South Bend. The funnel cloud ripped a path about 100 yards long by 100 yards wide, meteorologist Aaron Stevens said. There were no reports of injuries.

IU president Herbert addresses freshman class for first time

By Colin Kearns · Thursday, Aug. 28,2003 1:29 a.m.

At Tuesday's Freshmen Induction Ceremony, hundreds of new faces eager and nervous to begin their first year at IU crowded Assembly Hall. Included among the new faces was IU's new president, Adam Herbert.

O'Bannon discusses Indiana's economy

By Aaron Uslan · Thursday, Aug. 28,2003 1:29 a.m.

State officials visited IU's campus Wednesday to promote the recently approved Energize Indiana plan in the south central part of the state.

Annual CultureFest brings people together through ethnic food, live music, featured speakers

By Maura Halpern · Thursday, Aug. 28,2003 1:29 a.m.

The first 2,500 people to enter the IU Auditorium for CultureFest today will receive an IU "Unidiversity" T-shirt. But students could go home with a lot more than a freebie. Organizers hope to instill an eagerness to meet and understand others.

A sweltering welcome

Thursday, Aug. 28,2003 1:29 a.m.

Changing clothes, changing lives and changing homes. Incoming students and their parents were introduced to IU Wednesday -- student move-in day -- with sweltering heat. As they carried mini-fridges, TVs and piles of clothes into their new rooms, sweat dripped from their foreheads.

What is your dream?

By Charlie Nelms · Thursday, Aug. 28,2003 1:25 a.m.

As our nation pauses to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the historic March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, I have reflected a great deal on how that event transformed not only my life, but the lives of millions of people around the world.

The price of a trendy president

By Elisha Sauers · Thursday, Aug. 28,2003 1:23 a.m.

Wedged between the glossy pages of the new Armani fragrance sample and a gripping article about the Hooters' airline flight attendants, GQ magazine's September issue printed an image more provocative than any fashion magazine has ever dared in history.

Fighting the electronic flu bug

By Joe Troyer · Thursday, Aug. 28,2003 1:22 a.m.

As Bloomington fills up with returning and new students this weekend, many of us look forward to making new friends and resuming previous friendships.

Herbert is 'Myles' ahead

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 28,2003 1:20 a.m.

Change is afoot at IU this year. Freshmen are required to live in the dorms. Webmail got a face-lift over the summer. And along the way, IU picked up a new president.

Around The World

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 28,2003 1:17 a.m.

JERUSALEM -- Yasser Arafat asked militant groups to halt attacks on Israelis Wednesday in the Palestinian leader's first public attempt to restore calm following the collapse of the armed groups' unilateral truce.

Candidate turning into a politician

By Alyson Brodsy and Beth Fouhy · Thursday, Aug. 28,2003 1:15 a.m.

SAN FRANCISCO -- From the start, Arnold Schwarzenegger has pledged to be the anti-politician: an independent outsider who would run an upbeat campaign while rejecting money from special interests.

Ex-employee kills 6 in Chicago auto warehouse

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 28,2003 1:14 a.m.

CHICAGO -- A man who had been fired from an auto parts warehouse six months ago came back with a gun Wednesday and killed six employees in a rampage through a maze of engine blocks and 55-gallon drums before being shot to death by police.

Ten Commandments monument removed

By Alyson Brodsy and Kyle Wingfield · Thursday, Aug. 28,2003 1:13 a.m.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A 2 1/2-ton granite monument of the Ten Commandments that became a lightning rod in a legal storm over church and state was wheeled from the rotunda of the Alabama Supreme Court building Wednesday as protesters knelt, prayed and chanted, "Put it back!"

Dude, where's my plot?

By Natalie A. Trout · Thursday, Aug. 28,2003 12 a.m.

A young, good-looking businessman meets the girl of his dreams and it turns out to be his boss's daughter. In a hysterical attempt to date her, she thinks he's gay. He discovers her assumption and is embarrassed but ends up dating the beautiful daughter behind his boss's back. Laugh out loud scenes about the couple's hidden romance from the ass-hole father make for a fun, romantic comedy.

Val's First Phishin' Trip

By Val · Thursday, Aug. 28,2003 12 a.m.

I went to my first Phish concert this summer. Knowing very little about the band and wearing closed-toed shoes, I stuck out like a sore thumb. I came away with a genuine respect for the band, if not the full-blown obsession that seemed to drive many of those in attendance.

Neptunes' clones diverse and dominent

By -Daniel Minchella · Thursday, Aug. 28,2003 12 a.m.

If you haven't already realized the Neptunes exist at the pinnacle of popular music's development so far, that they are both indicative and emblematic of now, then you probably never will. What happens in The Neptunes Present…Clones is Pharrell, Chad and company saying "look what we can do" and then proceed to show us that they can do nearly everything.