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Are you having a 2.4 day?

By Alyson Brodsy and Emily Cooper · Sunday, July 11,2004 9:14 p.m.

I don't know how the subject of bad days came up in conversation, because I was having anything but a bad day. Perched on a wooden bench on a bluff overlooking the glistening rolls of Lake Erie, I sat with a delightful gentleman enjoying the same seat and view. Among other professions, he told me he is a teacher at a prison in a town south of Cleveland, Ohio. He told me a story that occurred on a test day in one of his classes.

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IU student comes in 3rd at Miss Gay Indiana pageant

By Jenica Schultz · Sunday, July 11,2004 9:13 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Returning senior Chris Grooms put on his makeup, donned a wig, zipped on a white Elvis-styled jumpsuit covered in gem stones and stepped onto the Talbott Street Theater stage in Indianapolis Friday as his drag persona Miss Bianca Defy at the 26th annual Miss Gay Indiana USA pageant. Grooms placed third and won the Glamour award in what was his first state pageant. "For his first Miss Indiana pageant, I think he did exceptionally well," said Grooms' roommate and recent IU graduate Andrew Rehrig.

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'Twelfth Night' is uniquely entertaining

By Kacie Leblong · Sunday, July 11,2004 9:12 p.m.

The young members of the Youth Theatre Ensemble capped off their four-week learning experience with performances of Shakespeare's comedy "Twelfth Night" at the Bloomington Playwrights Project Thursday through Sunday. The cast, ages nine to 15, sparkled with heart and energy, lending a youthful enthusiasm to the well-known words of William Shakespeare.

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Around The Game

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, July 11,2004 9:08 p.m.

Former Hoosier All-American tabbed new Hawks coach Former IU basketball standout Mike Woodson was named the new head coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association Thursday.

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Mid-summer classic whiffs

By Jeff Fuldauer · Sunday, July 11,2004 9:06 p.m.

Who else out there is not excited about watching the All-Star game? "This time it counts" is the slogan MLB is running for the 2004 showcase. But the real slogan should read: "This time it counts … toward profit margins and TV ratings," because that's the extent of what baseball fans will get in an exhibition game that Commissioner Bud Selig has successfully ruined.

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From the sidelines to the studio

By Bill Meehan · Sunday, July 11,2004 9:02 p.m.

Lee Corso, IU's football coach from 1973-1982, owned a career highlighted by the school's first bowl victory in 75 years, a 38-37 decision over previously unbeaten Brigham Young in the 1979 Holiday Bowl. After 28 years of coaching football, Corso joined ESPN in 1987, where he serves as a game analyst for the Thursday night telecasts and as a studio analyst for College "GameDay" as well as the halftime and scoreboard shows. He also is director of business development for Dixon Ticonderoga in Florida. The following are excerpts from a recent phone interview with the famous coach.

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Student dies after collapsing at HPER

By Karen Green · Thursday, July 8,2004 4:40 p.m.

Gabriel Benman, a 20-year-old senior, died at Bloomington Hospital Wednesday night after a basketball game at the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation.

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Student dies after collapsing at HPER

By Karen Green · Thursday, July 8,2004 4:37 p.m.

Gabriel Benman, a 20-year-old senior, died at Bloomington Hospital Wednesday night after a basketball game at the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation.

'Saddles' DVD 'Blazing'

By C. Warner Sills · Thursday, July 8,2004 12 a.m.

In 2002, the American Film Institute listed "Blazing Saddles" as the sixth funniest film of all time, out of 100 selections.

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Truth, lies and videotape

By Phil Kijak · Thursday, July 8,2004 12 a.m.

There are two things that a majority of film critics have failed to acknowledge about "Fahrenheit 9/11."

Civil War epic loses little scope on DVD

By Amy Hamblen · Thursday, July 8,2004 12 a.m.

In "Cold Mountain," based on the book by Charles Frazier, "English Patient" director Anthony Minghella brings us yet another story of a soldier who goes to war leaving his one true love home to pine over him and nervously await his return.

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Who said soft rock's for sissies?

By Benjames Derrick and Benjamin Derrick · Thursday, July 8,2004 12 a.m.

By associating soft rock with the likes Michael Bolton and Rod Stewart, you might cringe at the mere mention of the genre, but the fact is light rock is popular today with Train, Dave Matthews Band and others leading the passive-aggressive assault...

'Spider-Man 2' a swinging sequel

By -Alec Toombs · Thursday, July 8,2004 12 a.m.

Spider-Man 2" is a rare cinematic treat. It joins the illustrious likes of "Aliens," "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" and "X2" in being a sequel that exceeds the quality of its predecessor.

Reborn? Reinvented? Refreshing? No way

By Leslie Benson · Thursday, July 8,2004 12 a.m.

Anticipating the Cure's self-titled new release, the first original composition since 2000's Bloodflowers, which vocalist/guitarist Robert Smith insisted at the time was the finale of the band's arduous 25-year musical journey, I found much more disappointment that excitement at the uninventive 11-song album.

'Little Drama', BIG SOUND

By Kathlyn Von Rohr · Thursday, July 8,2004 12 a.m.

When asked to choose a favorite from the dozens of songs he's written, 29-year-old songwriter/musician Brian Winterman throws his hands up in the air to signify he is at a loss for words for the first time in two hours...

This is the blandest 'Deli' ever

By -Nate Bethea · Thursday, July 8,2004 12 a.m.

Slum Village, despite some stunning production in the past, cannot hold on to its members nor write a decent track without guest stars and clichés aplenty.

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