Community Arts

Probot provides prodigious rock

By John Barnett · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

Dave Grohl is a busy man these days, with filling various roles in Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Killing Joke, Tenacious D and now Probot.

'College Dropout' debuts summa cum laude

By -Brandon Tucker · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

When Jay-Z, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records, signed producer Kanye West, he knew West wanted to be a rapper too. But Jay later admitted, "I didn't know he could rap this well…" The College Dropout is an instant classic, and one of the most complete, game-changing hip-hop albums in years.

Coen flick and indie pics come home

By Ben Warden · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

Being a member of the small but zealous group of movie fans who believe "Citizen Kane" doesn't hold a candle to "The Big Lebowski," anything the Coen Brothers put their name on deems my attention. Exit the indie financers and enter Brian Grazer with his infinite budget.

GAMING GURU

By Chris Freiberg · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

It's Saturday afternoon and senior Brent Coyle is hard at work at Electronics Boutique in College Mall. Well, if you consider playing video games "work." Coyle is the Electronic Arts campus representative for IU, and he's at EB getting people to try "NFL Street," the latest from EA Sports BIG Brand for Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube and Microsoft Xbox.

'Dropout' worth a drop-in

By Sana Jafrani · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

Finally, Chicago has its own hip-hop superstar. Windy City native Kanye West has successfully crossed over from producer to hip-hop artist with his debut album, The College Dropout.

FRESH GRASS

By Amber Garvey · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

Spring may not grace us with its presence for a few more months, and signs of green grass underneath the melting snow are scattered, but Tues., Feb. 24 at Axis there will be a little bluegrass to warm away the winter blues. The Yonder Mountain String Band will be rolling into town on their Cabin Fever Tour for Axis' "Huge Fat Tuesday Show," bringing with them a new spin on the blugrass tradition.

Is fake suddenly the new real?

By Cassidy Flanagan · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

For the past few months I have been religiously tuning into Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." In lieu of real news programs, which boast their own dry reports of the world today, I have been drawn towards "The Daily Show" to follow the latest headlines and laugh at them. What is really ironic about this show is that it is a fake news program. But on this fake news show, headlines seem to be humorous, more informative and suddenly witty, begging the question: is fake the new real?

OLD-SCHOOL GAMING

By Chris Freiberg · Wednesday, Feb. 18,2004 11:38 p.m.

Like many students, when junior Josh Nahrwold came to IU he found himself with a lot more free time than he had in high school; free time that most of his friends filled playing Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox or Nintendo GameCube. This just wasn't his scene. So he went home and dug his old black and grey 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System out of his closet.

Billboard contest features youth art

By Jane Charney · Wednesday, Feb. 18,2004 11:36 p.m.

What do first through 12th-graders and billboards have in common? For the entire month of March, they'll join to form one of the largest outdoor exhibitions of children's art in Bloomington and Indianapolis. Courtesy of "Your Art Here," a Bloomington-based, non-profit organization, art by students from Bloomington and Indianapolis schools will be on display on billboards at four Bloomington and four Indianapolis locations. Recent IU photography graduates Shana Berger, Alyssa Hill, Nathan Purath and Owen Mundy dreamed up the idea of putting art on Bloomington billboards in August 2002. The group formed "Your Art Here" because of the need to reclaim the often-disregarded exhibition space, Mundy said. "We wanted to take a hand in the most dominant form of visual communication," Berger said in an earlier interview. "Billboards aren't available for exhibit to most people, yet they are seen by large numbers of people everyday."

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Feb. 18,2004 11:34 p.m.

Students to take part in national teleconference IU students will participate in the first national teleconference on student civic engagement Thursday, as one of 50 groups participating in 23 states. The Community Outreach and Partnerships in Service-Learning is sponsoring the event at IU and the Midwest Collaboration of Campus Contacts is hosting the actual teleconference.

Students learn costume history

By Mallory Zalkin · Wednesday, Feb. 18,2004 11:34 p.m.

The Elizabeth Sage Collection, a costume collection at IU, preserves clothing that traces the evolution of fashion. Elizabeth Sage founded the collection in 1937, when she was appointed IU's first professor of clothing and textiles. The collection is located off-campus in a private warehouse. Items in the collection are never worn again but are used in certain exhibitions for perspective. The Sage Collection is a historic collaboration, consisting of more than 17,000 artifacts representing the evolution of styles from 1765 to modern day. The collection features men's, women's and children's clothing. It also includes a large array of fashion books, articles and magazines such as Vogue, with issues dating back to 1920. The collection is limited to dress and adornment of Western fashion. It doesn't include ethnic or folk dress.

Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Feb. 18,2004 11:33 p.m.

IU professor performs faculty pieces Voice professor Patricia Stiles will present a recital of songs by composers who have taught or are currently teaching at the IU School of Music. Tonight's program will begin with a cycle of 13 songs, titled "Haiku," by Dr. Edwin Penhorwood of the Opera faculty. Stiles will also perform a world premiere of three songs by piano professor Emile Naoumoff set to the text of poets Paul Valery, Emile Verhaeren and Armand Marquiset. The program will also feature Sven-David Sandstrom's "Three Love Songs for Voice, Violin, and Piano"; "3 poems of E.E. Cummings," by the late Thomas Beversdorf; and "Songs of Living and Dying," a cycle of songs by jazz professor David Baker using texts from the Harlem Renaissance. The program will begin at 8 p.m. in Auer Recital Hall. Admission is free. For more information contact 855--1583

Hoosiers for Higher Education to lobby for IU at annual event

By Jennifer Griffin · Wednesday, Feb. 18,2004 11:31 p.m.

Legislation pertaining to higher education is not normally a top priority for most college students. But for the members of Hoosiers for Higher Education, the 13th annual trip to the Indiana Statehouse to meet with legislators is more than just a field trip. HHE members, faculty, staff and students from each of the eight IU campuses will travel to Indianapolis Monday, Feb. 23 to discuss higher education concerns with state legislators.

IU Law team makes semi-finals in trials

By Amber Nicholas · Wednesday, Feb. 18,2004 11:31 p.m.

With the case theme "Elroy Fudd, the caskets are us," the IU Law team advanced to the semi-finals in the Regional National Trial Competition in Chicago. Second-year law students Jason Towns, Layne Keele and Leslie Morse were part of the team that advanced Feb. 7, but ultimately fell to Loyola. The IU team competed at the Daley Center and argued its case against other law schools from Indiana and Illinois. Twenty-three teams competed for the top eight spots, one of which was won by IU.

Fashion knows no borders

By Patrice Worthy and Patricia Worthy · Wednesday, Feb. 18,2004 11:27 p.m.

Last week was the heart of New York Fashion Week -- a week full of runway shows, parties and free gifts. Unfortunately, I was not able to attend this season, but my misfortune opened my eyes to a bigger picture. On my way to New York, I got into a car accident and so I asked Mallory Zalkin, a fashion reporter for the Indiana Daily Student, to report on the week's festivities. As I was editing her story, I had to log on to an Associated Press site and pick out pictures to accompany her coverage.

Journalists like sex, too

By Alyson Brodsy and Jack Silverstein · Wednesday, Feb. 18,2004 11:25 p.m.

Four years ago, my dad and I took a little collegiate road trip to help me decide where I wanted to go to school. As an eager, young journalism student who spent senior year as co-editor in chief of the high school newspaper, I was considered a "blue chip" journalism recruit. Even with the number of agents who called my parents urging them to let me go pro ("I can't give you any names, but there are several big time papers interested in your son right now"), we decided I should see what college had to offer.

Hoagies, Theo and race relations

By Alyson Brodsy and Melanie Sims · Wednesday, Feb. 18,2004 11:24 p.m.

Footage of cars being flipped over and set on fire just a channel away, and there I was, busy watching my man Theo graduate from NYU. Not that I wasn't mad about the acquittal of racist policemen who beat Rodney King, it's just that I was seven. Plus, I loved Theo. With his sleeveless sweatshirts and old school British Knights, he was hot stuff. I claimed him as my boo since the day he and Cockroach summarized the history of Julius Caesar in a dope rhyme, complete with beatboxing.

Choices large and small

By Alyson Brodsy and Paul Musgrave · Wednesday, Feb. 18,2004 11:22 p.m.

SHANGHAI, Feb.15 -- I'm 10,000 miles from home, and all I can think of is economics. Not the big topics the word "economics" suggests, like China's joining the World Trade Organization or the massive problems facing this country's financial industry. No, the economics which concern me at the moment are more immediate. I am trying to decide whether or not to turn on the heat. This is a pressing issue, far more important than any statistic showing a troublesome -- or even a heartening -- trend in foreign direct investment.

Focus on the issues

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Feb. 18,2004 11:20 p.m.

Less than a week remains before IU Student Association election day, and the banners are flying, the t-shirts are flashing and finally, the issues are appearing. We have to admit we were worried -- when candidates discuss nothing but alcohol and the politics of partying, it reminds us more of a sixth-grade election than a college campaign. Think of Johnny Popular from elementary school, standing on a chair and shouting, "More pizza! Longer recess!"

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