Community Arts

Ritter, Cash, Bronson... An Appreciation

By -Alec Toombs · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2003 6:47 p.m.

Death… it's an unavoidable part of everyone's life. It just seems strange when it happens to someone in the limelight, and even more so when said figures are "bigger than life." Men such as Charles Bronson and Johnny Cash shouldn't have succumbed to pneumonia or diabetes - they were too tough for that.

Adult Swim can carry a 'Toon

By Jessica Smith · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2003 6:45 p.m.

Hello, fellow television zombies. I have recently made the greatest discovery in the area of entertainment in all of my years on this sluggishly spinning planet. It resides on the Cartoon Network.

Forget Marge - now meet Jessica, the spoiled Simpson

By Jennifer Whalen · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2003 6:41 p.m.

Ah, so a new marriage begins for celebrity couple Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey. In this new reality show, MTV strives to show viewers what it's like when a young couple first gets married and then lives together for the first time, all the while maintaining their celebrity status and, of course, love for one another. MTV succeeds in showing what it's like to be rich, famous and in love.

The "Reality" of the Average Joe Schmo

By -Paul Straw · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2003 6:39 p.m.

Some may think reality TV has been pushing the limits of taste, but audiences have been eating it up. "The Joe Schmo Show" is next along this line of programming and is just as delicious as ever.

WK's latest offering merely mediocre

By -Alec Toombs · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2003 6:31 p.m.

Andrew W.K. does for hard rock what the forefathers and subsequent imitators of the old school hip-hop game did for their respective genre -- lighten it up. With I Get Wet, and even more so with his latest, The Wolf, much of the doom and gloom inherent to metal is excised and replaced with schlocky '80s throwbacks and party-hearty sentiments.

Mayer proves he's no longer 'Square'

By Casey Comstock · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2003 6:29 p.m.

Though not as groundbreaking as his first album, Room for Squares, John Mayer's Heavier Things is a solid second major label release, despite its brevity, with considerable personal growth and experimentation evident.

Timbaland saves another album

By Natalie A. Trout · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2003 6:27 p.m.

The words "white rapper" bring one of two people to mind: Eminem or Vanilla Ice. Left in the dust is Georgia native Bubba Sparxxx. But his recent album Deliverance, with production help from Timbaland, just might have enough "spark" to make him a white rapper to remember.

Sincere film goes somewhere

By C. Warner Sills and Jake Billinski · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2003 6:25 p.m.

Nowhere in Africa is a work of remarkable power and beauty. Its sheer realism and honest depiction of humanity alone are proof of why this film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.

Catching this fever ain't so bad

By C. Warner Sills and Jake Bilinski · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2003 6:22 p.m.

A midst a slew of this season's revitalization of the horror/thriller genre comes Cabin Fever, hot on the tail of some serious pre-release hype. Peter Jackson himself shut down production on Return of the King twice to screen this romp to the cast and crew.

Bringing it Home

By Ben Warden · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2003 6:16 p.m.

Put some Jager in the cooler and get ready for a good time -- Rich Hardesty is coming back to Bloomington. The LaPorte, Ind., native has played shows in all parts of the U.S., Europe and various tropical -- (wish you were there) -- islands.

Lezbend spins the States

By Alex Pappas · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2003 6:13 p.m.

The girls of Lezbend, a popular new DJ group out of Warsaw, Poland are taking Eastern Europe by storm, and on Sept. 11, the trio hit the sleepy Midwestern U.S. with a bang. After playing shows in Chicago, Cincinnati and Evansville, Lezbend is coming to Axis this Saturday at 9 p.m.

New fraternity builds members

By Kathleen Quilligan and Kathleen Quilligen · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2003 2:59 a.m.

Driving down Jordan Avenue or Third Street after dark, greek letters light up the darkness. But one name heard on campus is absent -- not because the windows of its house are boarded up, but because the house doesn't physically exist. Yet. Phi Kappa Tau was founded at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in 1906 and the Beta Lambda chapter at IU was started in 1949. The chapter became inactive at IU in 1993. But after a decade of absence from campus, a colony was formed March 31 of this year.

Anthropology professor dies

By Colin Kearns · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2003 2:58 a.m.

Almost one week after his death, friends and faculty members of the Department of Anthropology remember the impact William R. Adams, professor of anthropology, made in his 50 years of teaching at IU. Della Cook, a professor in the Department of Anthropology, said Adams was one of the warmest and most outgoing persons she has ever worked with. She said she will always admire Adams for the countless hours he committed to his work and his talent in working with students.

Graduate student group addresses problems, needs

By Arindam Mukherjee · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2003 2:58 a.m.

Hina Alam, 26, has been asking several questions since she came to IU from India last month to pursue her master's degree in journalism. Questions about lodging, where to buy food, interaction with faculty members, making friends and even dating etiquette, have troubled her.

BFC holds first meeting of the year

By Jackie Walker and Jacqueline Walker · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2003 2:57 a.m.

The Bloomington Faculty Council met Tuesday for the first time this year under new President David Daleke to discuss IU's strategic planning, student recruitment and financial aid. According to the Web site from IU-Bloomington Chancellor Sharon Brehm's office, the purpose of IU's strategic planning is to "contribute to a significant advance in the Bloomington campus' academic reputation and, therefore, to the esteem in which its faculty and its graduates are held."

Bloomington: No. 6 in college sports

By Mitch Blacher · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2003 2:57 a.m.

IU-Bloomington's resume includes two top-three party school rankings and one as best research university. Now, it can add No. 6 best college sports town to the list. Sports Illustrated ranked Bloomington as the sixth best college sports town in the country in its most recent Sports Illustrated: On Campus issue.

Local support group to hold first meeting

By Brian Janosch · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2003 2:53 a.m.

The Bloomington chapter of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays is set to open up a new year of meetings 7 p.m. tonight at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 111 S. Grant St. PFLAG is a national organization that provides support, education and advocacy toward gay, lesbian and transgender people. The local chapter of the organization is entering its 11th year.

Trustees cancel Friday meeting for memorial

Wednesday, Sept. 17,2003 2:52 a.m.

The IU board of trustees decided to cancel its monthly meeting Friday in order to honor the late Gov. Frank O'Bannon, who died Saturday from a stroke. The trustees will use the day to attend an interfaith service for the governor at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. The services will begin at noon on the west steps of the Statehouse where the late governor was inaugurated in 1997.

Bashore ready to break scoring record

By Andrew Rosen · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2003 2:24 a.m.

Last year the IU field hockey team scored 22 goals in a total of 19 games. The leading scorer for the Hoosiers last year was senior Erica Nilsson who scored five goals. In just four games this year the Hoosiers totaled 14 goals, averaging three and a half per game.

The best 'almost' champions

By Colin Nowling · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2003 2:23 a.m.

As the Major League Baseball season comes to a close and I take a look at the standings, I cannot help but notice Alex Rodriguez and his $25.2 million contract per year and how the Texas Rangers are once again in the cellar of the American League West. Despite being one of, if not the best all-around player in baseball, A-Rod has failed to lead his Rangers even close to postseason play in his three seasons with the club.