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Passive aggression

By Jordan Zaslow · Thursday, Jan. 22,2009 7:31 p.m.

Last week, frozen students shivered impatiently at a bus stop near the Wells Library. When the top of a bus was spotted making its way down the slippery streets, the uncomfortable soon-to-be passengers fell all over each other as they scurried to the bus’s doors. The bus, already filled to capacity, opened its doors and the driver shrugged apologetically. “I have room for one more person,” he explained. “But everyone has to be behind the yellow line.” As one lucky student hopped on the bus, a girl came flying down the steps in front of the library.

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Tackling the medical issue

Thursday, Jan. 22,2009 7:30 p.m.

President Barack Obama has a full plate. As the new leader of the free world, there are many tasks calling for his attention. But one of his first orders of business must be the cancelation of a new federal abortion rule. Last Thursday, seven states brought suit against the federal government, challenging a new rule that allows health care workers to refuse to perform abortions or offer other medical services because of religious or moral objections. The states claim the federal rule, issued at the 11th hour by the Bush administration, will limit their current regulations that protect women’s access to birth control, including emergency contraception following rape. This law is yet another example of the legislative ideology that flowed from the Bush administration.

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Hanks’ hypocrisy

By Kristi Lafree · Thursday, Jan. 22,2009 7:28 p.m.

Forrest Gump? Classic. Woody? A childhood icon for many of us. Chuck Noland? Almost as great of a character as Wilson was. Tom Hanks? An idiot. Last Wednesday, Mr. Hanks made a bold yet ridiculous proclamation proving this correct. He declared those members of the Mormon Church who support California’s Proposition 8 banning gay marriage to be “un-American.”

Murder By Death to play hometown show

By Kelsey McArdle · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2009 11:47 p.m.

Bloomington’s beloved export, Murder By Death, will perform to a hometown crowd as the band rolls into the Bluebird on Jan. 27, touting a special 21-song set.

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Noble effort

By Danielle Fleischman · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2009 11:47 p.m.

Andrew Bird’s instrumentation is a harmony of the obscure, ranging from violin and guitar to whistling and fiddles. It’s the kind of music that is hard to define, but more often than not, his songs leave the listener with an impression of intelligence. Bird’s lyrics might as well be another instrument altogether, touching on historical and literary matters with the kind of lexicon pulled straight from a graduate thesis.

Falling stars

By Kristy Brannon · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2009 11:45 p.m.

Starflyer 59’s latest release, “Dial M,” is the 11th in a long list of studio albums, and it might need to be the last. They claimed that with each album their sound has changed, but for all of the changes taking place, they certainly show a lack of inspiration.

Milk and Politics

By Jordan Greenberg · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2009 11:43 p.m.

Sean Penn has proven to possess a wide range amongst actors. His major roles consist of a stoner in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” a criminal on death row in “Dead Man Walking” and an ex-con running a store in “Mystic River.”

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Powter Sugar

By Tyler James Perry · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2009 11:41 p.m.

After giving the world “Bad Day,” Canadian musician Daniel Powter has moved on with an album of similarly catchy, brooding piano ballads. ”Under the Radar” is his first release since spawning the aforementioned international hit on the eponymous 2006 CD.

Same old tale

By Brent Williamson · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2009 11:41 p.m.

In the fairy tale land far, far away, where animals talk, knights rescue princesses and everything is adapted from a children’s book, some films find it hard to stand out in a genre that is growing more crowded every year. Unfortunately, “The Tale of Despereaux” fails to rise above the rest.

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Mac ‘n’ cheese: An old dish that learns new tricks

By Megan Clayton · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2009 11:39 p.m.

During the last week of winter break, the average daily temperature hovered around freezing before dropping below 20 degrees Thursday. This was quite a shock to my immune system, since I’d been baking in the 80-degree Florida heat just a few days before. While I dined on fresh seafood and sipped fruit and rum cocktails, I didn’t give much thought to warm, fat-filled “comfort foods.”

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The ancient practice of dating

By Rachel Skybetter · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2009 11:38 p.m.

Around this time last year, I penned my first column of  2008: a humorous rant about my quest to lose some weight. The pounds have since gone and returned, I’m still clueless as to where my life will take me post-graduation, and I’m starting to think that there are better resolutions to be made, at least while I’m still in college.

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Losing that Spark

By Alex Benson · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2009 11:37 p.m.

MillerCoors’ Sparks energy drink is no longer in production due to pressure from state attorney generals. Thirteen states and San Francisco comprised the coalition against MillerCoors, saying the alcoholic energy drinks target young people and are unsafe.

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Sports influence social change

By Bryan Payton · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2009 11:37 p.m.

It’s a new day in America.Stereotypes have now been smashed; things once thought to be impossible have been given new life. American citizens have caused a big change in our country’s history, and President Barack Obama personifies everything that many Americans have dreamed of: a land of true equality and social change.There are many important factors that led America to this point in history, but without question, one of the biggest has been sports.If you take a look at some of the most historic moments in sports over the years, you’ll notice that progress has been constant. From USC crushing “Bear” Bryant’s Alabama team in 1970, after which Bryant began recruiting black players, to Tony Dungy becoming the first black head coach to win a Super Bowl, we’ve come a long way. But according to Gary Sailes, an associate professor in the Kinesiology Department, we’ve still got a little ways to go.

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Exiled Bangladeshi author speaks Friday on struggle for equality

By Sarah Bloom · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2009 11:36 p.m.

Author Taslima Nasrin will give a speech Friday to speak on her experiences as an author, doctor, human rights activist and symbol of free speech. Her lecture entitle, "My Life: A Struggle for Equality," will include reaction from her novel "Lajja," meaning "Shame."

Booze edition

By Deanna Krinn · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2009 11:36 p.m.

Booze money. Slush fund. Liquor cache. There are lots of different names for it, but many college students have one: a portion of their weekly budget squirreled away for alcohol.

Senior Forward Whitney Thomas and Senior Guard/Forward Kim Roberson successfully prevent a Purdue offensive player from making a basket. After a very close first half, the Hoosiers won 71-57 against the Boilermakers Monday evening at Assembly Hall.

Hoosiers’ goal: Stay present

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2009 11:35 p.m.

The IU women’s basketball team captured its first victory against Purdue in Assembly Hall in nearly a decade on Monday. With the win, the Hoosiers are now atop the Big Ten and off to their best start in 25 years, but they have much more they want to accomplish this season. The next step comes Thursday when IU (13-3, 6-1) travels to Ann Arbor, Mich., to take on the Wolverines (9-9, 2-5).  

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Fire alarm leaves students in negative-degree temperature

By Alyssa Goldman · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2009 11:34 p.m.

Around 11 p.m. Jan. 15, the pajama-clad residents of Eigenmann Residence Center had to evacuate the building in negative-degree temperatures. The fire alarm went off after a sprinkler head was completely removed from the 11th-floor men’s restroom, causing areas of the building to flood.

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IU hopes for piece of proposed stimulus

By Kristi Oloffson · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2009 11:28 p.m.

Two days after President Barack Obama was sworn into office, some hope an $850 billion stimulus will follow his inauguration. But Indiana lawmakers and IU experts say they are not banking on his proposed federal stimulus package to help the state’s struggling budget.

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