Community Arts

Uncle Sam's rolling on dubs

By Melanie Sims · Wednesday, March 10,2004 11:16 p.m.

The U.S. Army is rolling through the 'hood, offering candy-coated dreams of ice cream and secret fun like a dirty old man in a wood-paneled station wagon. "Just hop in," he says to you and your comrades. But just before a less-thoughtful buddy grabs Mr. Trench Coat's door handle, you flee the scene because you know there's nothing more suspicious than a "generous" old white guy cruising the 'hood (or the barrio, for that matter).

Shadows of the past

By Paul Musgrave · Wednesday, March 10,2004 11:14 p.m.

SHANGHAI -- The wages of sin is death, but the wages of revolution is peanuts. So I've concluded after visiting three houses linked intimately to China's modern history. My impression? When you're a revolutionary, expect cramped quarters.

When no one wins, we lose

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 10,2004 11:12 p.m.

Another year, another IU Student Association election, another mess. The court battles between tickets after the IUSA election have become as much a part of the election process as tickets' promises to bring more books and beer to campus. Just as ridiculous, too.

Teen sniper sentenced to life in prison

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 10,2004 11:10 p.m.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. -- Lee Boyd Malvo, the young man who teamed up with John Allen Muhammad to terrorize the Washington, D.C. area in a sniper spree that left 10 people dead, was formally sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole. Malvo, 19, was sentenced a day after Muhammad was given the death penalty by a judge in nearby Prince William County. The judge in Muhammad's case could have reduced the sentence to life in prison, but Malvo's judge had no other option than life without parole, which the jury recommended.

Iran plans to resume uranium enrichment

By Alyson Brodsy and Ali Akbar Dareini · Wednesday, March 10,2004 11:09 p.m.

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran said Wednesday it would resume uranium enrichment and warned it may quit cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency, which it accused of kowtowing to Washington, D.C., at a crucial meeting in Vienna, Austria.

U.S. forces to intervene in Haiti

By Alyson Brodsy and Paisley Dodds · Wednesday, March 10,2004 11:08 p.m.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Gerard Latortue, a former U.N. official chosen to lead Haiti out of political turmoil, returned from the United States Wednesday to begin the arduous task of building a government. Loyalists of the former president said they wouldn't accept him.

Around The State

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 10,2004 11:04 p.m.

Shipshewana shop owner to rebuild SHIPSHEWANA, Ind. -- The owners of the Davis Mercantile, destroyed by fire last month, plan to rebuild but are not sure of a location.

Theron's 'Monster' of a performance

By Holly Johnson and Holy Johnson · Wednesday, March 10,2004 7:55 p.m.

Watching the Oscars last week, I simply couldn't take my eyes off Charlize Theron. Long-limbed, tanned to perfection and statuesque in every sense of the word, Theron simply radiated all the stuff the Oscars are made of: glamour and a little glitz, but in a way that's never over the top or excessive.

In sanguis, veritas -- In blood, truth

By John Barnett · Wednesday, March 10,2004 7:53 p.m.

I am not a religious man. Regardless of the fact that I was raised in a Lutheran family, attended a parochial school for six years and was both baptized and confirmed, I've ceased adhering to the beliefs which I followed in my youth.

This 'Duplex' is best left unrented

By -Jenny Kobiela · Wednesday, March 10,2004 7:50 p.m.

Alex (Ben Stiller) and Nancy (Drew Barrymore) are a young married couple, who decide to move into a beautiful new duplex. Unfortunately, living upstairs is a crazy, obnoxious old woman named Mrs. Connelly (Eileen Essel).

Black rocks 'n' rolls his way to DVD

By John Barnett · Wednesday, March 10,2004 7:48 p.m.

From the director who brought you the beer-soaked '70s stoner saga "Dazed and Confused" comes this tale of a wannabe rock star who educates a group of privileged fifth graders about the glory that is rock music.

'Rise to Flop'

By David Antognoli · Wednesday, March 10,2004 7:46 p.m.

"Rise to Honor," an action game based on martial artist Jet Li, is a game of average size, average graphics, average sound and average carpentry skills which Sony parlayed into a gaming experience which some might say is … "Quite Excellent."

Beat this without a Game Genie, pansy

By -Alec Toombs · Wednesday, March 10,2004 7:43 p.m.

Playing the newly released "Ninja Gaiden" for Xbox will transplant many gamers to their youths -- rainy days spent indoors hacking and slashing through the side-scrolling adventures of ninja badass Ryu Hayabusa.

'The Living End' of this band's career

By Mike Ley · Wednesday, March 10,2004 7:40 p.m.

With its tardy follow-up to 2001's Roll On, Australian trio the Living End, has officially fallen off. Still looking like they're straight out of 1977, their getup of Gretsch guitars, Creepers and an upright bass screams something aggressive; however, this look has become deceiving.

'Hidalgo' takes 'Seabiscuit' long distance

By Doug Evans · Wednesday, March 10,2004 7:40 p.m.

After a "Lord of the Rings" series which put this prolific but unknown actor on the map, Viggo Mortensen follows up the hit fantasy trilogy with "Hidalgo," a buddy story about a cowboy and his horse who are famous for their success in long-distance endurance races.

Tantric's latest less than orgasmic

By Benjames Derrick and Benjamin Derrick · Wednesday, March 10,2004 7:38 p.m.

After just one year, Days of the New singer/songwriter Travis Meeks fired fellow bandmembers Matt Taul (drums), Jesse Vest (bass) and Todd Whitener (guitar). The three gladly left to hire a new lead singer, Hugo Ferreira, and work alongside longtime Alice in Chains producer Toby Wright forming their new band Tantric.

Retro flick boasts 'Old School' pedigree

By -Alec Toombs · Wednesday, March 10,2004 7:37 p.m.

Having only seen '70s TV cop staple "Starsky and Hutch" a few times, the premise of seeing the show revisited as a feature-length held little to no interest for me.

A little Hootie goes a long way

By Amanda Trost · Wednesday, March 10,2004 7:36 p.m.

Seafood, yes. This much Blowfish, no. The release of this album promised to bring back memories of the good ol' middle school days when "Hold My Hand" was the anthem and "Let Her Cry" touched your soul. And it does. But nostalgia can only last so long.

No 'Guilt' in liking Get Up Kids' latest

By Ben Warden · Wednesday, March 10,2004 7:34 p.m.

The Get Up Kids are in an interesting position with their fourth album, Guilt Show. Like most emo bands, there are one or two albums which define the group, then there's the "hey, we're more than pop punk" album (in this case, 2002's On a Wire), and then where do they go? Guilt Show plays like a compilation of all the styles which have been experimented with over the years.

'Machine' not ready for the mainstream

By -Brandon Tucker · Wednesday, March 10,2004 7:31 p.m.

It's a shame that southern hip-hop is now being represented in the mainstream by yell-rap artists such as Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz, Ying Yang Twins, Lil' Scrappy, YoungBloodZ, etc., who bark at you until you're forced to admit they're hard, either because you believe them or because you can't take their raspy commands anymore.