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Troops honored for the holidays

By Alyson Brodsy and Verena Dobnik · Friday, Dec. 5,2003 12:20 a.m.

NEW YORK -- The Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center came to life in a blaze of 30,000 lights Wednesday night before a crowd of thousands of New Yorkers and visitors from around the world.

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Studio offers alternatives

By -Jenny Kobiela · Friday, Dec. 5,2003 12:19 a.m.

Bloomington's only paint-your-own pottery studio is expanding its merchandise by offering a new way for customers to get creative -- Plush to Stuff animals.

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Documentary focuses on the unsung awards

By Alyson Brodsy and Frazier Moore · Friday, Dec. 5,2003 12:17 a.m.

NEW YORK -- "The Award Show Awards Show," which isn't an awards show but a documentary, wants you to know there are 565 show-biz awards competitions each year, of which 100 are televised. That's more than one broadcast every four days.

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Ballet cast gives tea for audiences

By -Jenny Kobiela · Friday, Dec. 5,2003 12:16 a.m.

Children and adults will have the opportunity to meet and greet characters from the IU Ballet Theatre's performance of "The Nutcracker" from 12:45 to 2 p.m. Saturday in the lobby of the Musical Arts Center. The Nutcracker Holiday Tea has run for six or seven years.

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Lingerie: function or show?

By Patrice Worthy and Patricia Worthy · Friday, Dec. 5,2003 12:13 a.m.

Women don't wear underwear -- they wear lingerie, I read in The New York Times over Thanksgiving break. The phrase brought on a cringe, but it also made me smile. The word "lingerie" has a tendency to do that sometimes. Sometimes undergarments can make me feel very proud to be a woman.

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Holiday classic returns to stage

By Benjames Derrick and Benjamin Derrick · Friday, Dec. 5,2003 12:12 a.m.

The IU Ballet Theatre's production of "The Nutcracker" will play at 8 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Musical Arts Center. Ballet professor Jacques Cesbron is reinterpreting choreography for this production. Cesbron is making this production similar to the one from last year.

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Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Dec. 4,2003 12:33 a.m.

The African American Dance Company will present its annual Dance Studio Concert at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Willkie Auditorium. Directed by Iris Rosa, the company's original choreography presents a fusion of modern, jazz, African and Latin American dance styles. In

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A sleeker 'Battlestar Galactica' returns to TV

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Dec. 4,2003 12:30 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- "Battlestar Galactica" is returning as a four-hour miniseries, backed by hype befitting a science fiction classic in the same galaxy as "Star Wars" or "Star Trek." Never mind that this classic was a campy space opera that lasted just one season.

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Review board names 'Mystic River' top film

By Alyson Brodsy and Christy Lemire · Thursday, Dec. 4,2003 12:30 a.m.

NEW YORK -- "Mystic River" wound its way to the top of the National Board of Review's list of the best films of 2003. Director Clint Eastwood's intensely moody tale of murder, friendship and lost innocence in a blue-collar Boston neighborhood stars Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden and Laura Linney.

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Costumes kept a secret to entire audience

By Else Baker · Thursday, Dec. 4,2003 12:28 a.m.

One of the best-kept secrets about "Alien" is how outlandish the costumes will look. MFA costume design student Kristen Held came up with the designs based on Jonathan Yukich's descriptions in the play.

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'Alien' invasion

By Elise Baker · Thursday, Dec. 4,2003 12:28 a.m.

They enter one at a time. Some stride in confidently, others seem to apologize for their presence. One clicks across the wooden floor in bright red high-heels that upstage the sound of her voice when she begins to read her lines.

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IU students deal with 'real world' of fashion

By Mallory Zalkin · Tuesday, Dec. 2,2003 11:53 p.m.

The fashion industry in the United States has become a phenomenon, attracting consumers as well as potential employees. Intense competition, rapid turnover rate, high demand and the need for new talent often cause a career in the world of fashion to be less promising than one might believe it to be. But where exactly do these students end up and where do they even begin? Although Indiana is not considered the nation's fashion metropolis, IU supplies students with many of the tools and experiences an aspiring fashion merchandising student can anticipate in his or her career paths.

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Town experiences art renaissance

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Dec. 2,2003 11:50 p.m.

PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- When Jessica Evans returned to Rhode Island after college to pursue a career in printmaking, she imagined opening a studio on Providence's popular Wickenden Street, where cafes hug the sidewalk, art galleries are plentiful and tourists wander in and out of antique stores.

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Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Dec. 2,2003 12:21 a.m.

Local experimental jazz ensemble, The Saxophone Cartel, will perform at 7 p.m. tonight at the Ford-Crawford Hall in the School of Music.

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Easy breakfast foods work for dinner

By Jackie Rorrer · Tuesday, Dec. 2,2003 12:20 a.m.

After days and days of leftovers, the thought of turkey could easily make one cringe. The consumption of any more tryptophan could very well sleep through the rest of the semester. A simple change in cuisine may wake you from your turkey-induced slumber. Breakfast for dinner is easy and it's not turkey. Here are a few quick and simple recipes.

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Phoenix Society seeks unique topics for lectures

By Liv Cole · Tuesday, Dec. 2,2003 12:18 a.m.

During college, students are exposed to topics such as global warming, international politics and affirmative action. What is not given is a venue to thoroughly explore the ordinary.

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Myanmarian government rebuilds ancient temple

By Vijay Joshi · Monday, Dec. 1,2003 12:14 a.m.

Defying an international outcry, Myanmar's military rulers have begun building a nearly 200-foot-tall viewing tower in the midst of the ancient temple city of Bagan, one of Asia's greatest archaeological sites. The project is adding to the severe criticism already heaped on Myanmar's junta for its allegedly unplanned and inaccurate rebuilding of many ruins and its record in general of suppressing human rights and democracy.

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Show benefits AIDS awareness

By Elliott Sylvester · Monday, Dec. 1,2003 12:13 a.m.

Beyoncé Knowles, Bono, Peter Gabriel and other musicians from around the world took to the stage Saturday for an AIDS benefit concert hosted by former South African President Nelson Mandela. The concert will be screened globally by MTV on World AIDS Day Monday. More than 30,000 people, among them Oprah Winfrey and other celebrities, filled Cape Town's Greenpoint Stadium for the show, part of Mandela's 46664 campaign to fight AIDS, named after his number when he was imprisoned for his fight against apartheid.

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Music professor named 'Outstanding Mentor'

By Haley Beck · Monday, Nov. 24,2003 12:43 a.m.

School of Music professor and Director of Bands Ray E. Cramer was recently recognized by the National Band Association as an Outstanding Mentor. During a concert on Oct. 28, former students Stephen W. Pratt, Associate Director of Bands, and Jay Gephart, Associate Director of Bands at Purdue University, presented the award to Cramer. According to the NBA Web site, the Outstanding Mentor Award represents a demonstration of substantive contributions to the quality of bands and band music. The award is presented on behalf of students around the country for whom Cramer has provided leadership, encouragement and musical insight during his career. Cramer is one of only a few who have ever received the Outstanding Mentor Award, Pratt said. He was nominated by a member of the NBA whom he had served during his career.

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