Community Arts

Camp's debut lacks depth

By By Jonathan Sanders and Jonathan Sanders · Thursday, Oct. 10,2002 3:02 a.m.

Jeremy Camp is carrying on the broad tradition of his Christian-rock predecessors. Bands like Third Day and Audio Adrenaline have navigated this spiritual ocean for years, and they have done a much better job than Camp at avoiding religious clichés. The bottom line is that if you buy this album and listen to the first three tracks, you'll have heard all that Stay has to offer.

Simple plan, simple music

By Josh Kastrinsky · Thursday, Oct. 10,2002 2:59 a.m.

Pop-punk hybrids have always had a place in the hearts of America's "TRL" culture. An ancestor of this modern breed is Green Day, though Blink-182 has captured the crown in recent years. Unfortunately, bands hoping to imitate the success consistently come up short. Enter Simple Plan, a Montreal quintet whose debut album sounds like a mix of Blink-182, A New Found Glory and Good Charlotte, but without any edge or variety in song structure or content. The first single on No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls, "I'd Do Anything," is engineered for top-40 radio, including a guest spot from Blink-182's Mark Hoppus on vocals.

Spike Lee casually spells it out

By Jackie Corgan · Thursday, Oct. 10,2002 2:58 a.m.

What an impression. "Indiana, my favorite state," Spike Lee razzed a nearly full crowd at the IU Auditorium Wednesday night. His remark was returned with hooting, hollering and clapping. "I was rooting for Maryland," he said waiving his microphone. Spike Lee is all about the controversy.

Hoosiers help rebuild Afghan schools

By Adam Van Osdol and Adam VanOsdol · Thursday, Oct. 10,2002 2:57 a.m.

In the remotest provinces of Afghanistan, universities have only names. The classrooms, dormitories and libraries lie mostly in rubble. Afghan Minister of Education Sharif Fayez says the 20 Afghan universities are in a "crisis."

Coldplay dude hits the Faultline

By By Jonathan Sanders and Jonathan Sanders · Thursday, Oct. 10,2002 2:56 a.m.

The art of dissonance blends with challenging musical innovation to create an album well worth hearing. Faultline doesn't create music for the weak-minded. This album is going to take some delving, some real exploration. But when you find the core of the electronic blends that are Your Love Means Everything, you'll have found a complete album worthy of a place in your record collection.

Country maverick offers perspective

By Michael Tapscott and Mike Tapscott · Thursday, Oct. 10,2002 2:54 a.m.

Sept. 11 has without a doubt produced some of the most tragically lame music in history. One would expect artists to explore the intricacies that make such crises exist. Instead, popular music has exploited the public with the most shamelessly jingoistic music ever. The worst of it is coming from the Nashville country music factory. The main culprits are Toby Keith's "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (the Angry American)" ("Soon as we could see clearly / Through our big black eye / Man, we lit up your world / Like the Fourth of July") and Alan Jackson's "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" ("I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you / The difference in Iraq and Iran"), displaying the kind of arrogance and nihilism that propagates our cultural mess.

'You Can't Always Get What You Want'... but close

By -Alec Toombs · Thursday, Oct. 10,2002 2:51 a.m.

The Rolling Stones' Forty Licks, much like Elvis' recent ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits and the Beatles' Beatles 1, which in essence re-spawned the greatest hits album in 2000, is a fairly comprehensive listen into the almost 40-year career of Britain's reigning rock titans.

'Moonlight' more than the expected sob-fest

By Parker Witman and Parker Wittman · Thursday, Oct. 10,2002 2:47 a.m.

Though it may look like your average star-studded, soft-spot, string-pulling tear-jerker, Moonlight Mile is certainly a pleasant surprise of a story. Loosely based on writer/director Brad Silberling's own tragic loss of his girlfriend Rebecca Schaeffer (an up-and-coming TV star who in 1989 was murdered by an obsessed fan), the film takes a quirky yet earnest look at the taxing and complicated process of grieving and the rearrangement of life after grief.

Lost Soul

By Emily Hendricks · Thursday, Oct. 10,2002 2:37 a.m.

William Snapp, an 82-year-old part-time baker, said he feels like part of his soul is missing. In the Indiana Memorial Union courtyard, green bushes and limestone benches create a large circle with a small gravel floor where an artist's love -- a sculpture that symbolized peace and God's grace -- once stood. Snapp began sculpting his statue "SOUL" in 1972 at IU; it took him 23 years to complete.

IUSA hits the books 'Hard'

By Josh Sanburn · Thursday, Oct. 10,2002 2:37 a.m.

The IU Student Association will push administrators to keep a pair of key student centers open two hours later. But the plan comes with a price tag. And IU's spokesman isn't sure who will foot the bill.

Christian Veggies go big screen

By Natalie A. Trout · Thursday, Oct. 10,2002 2:23 a.m.

Most anyone raised in a Christian household knows the vegetables from "Veggie Tales." Christians young and old seem to be in love with the talking vegetables, their stories and their songs. "Jonah" is the first full-length movie for "Veggie Tales" and sold out its first night here in Bloomington.

Former Tiger named Detroit's new manager

By Aaron Beard and Larry Lage · Thursday, Oct. 10,2002 2:19 a.m.

DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers know Alan Trammell was the popular choice to be their next manager. More importantly, they're also convinced he was the right choice. "People don't come to your games to see your manager," Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski said Wednesday after signing the former star shortstop to a three-year contract with a club option for a fourth season. "But if your manager makes your team perform better and conduct itself better on and off the field, then people will show their support.

Team seeing double

Thursday, Oct. 10,2002 2:18 a.m.

The men's cross country team has been racking up honors the past weeks, adding Big Ten co-athlete of the week awards and running to first place finishes.

Senior ready to return to starting line-up after personal loss

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Thursday, Oct. 10,2002 2:17 a.m.

In the last couple of weeks a familiar name to IU men's golf has not been posted on the leader board. Coming back from a two week hiatus from team competition, senior Aldo Jordan said he is excited to get back on the five man team and finish the semester on a positive, if not winning, note. "I am excited, very excited in fact. This is the last tournament of the fall, and we are on the right track," Jordan said.

Founding player improves

By John Rodgers and John Rogers · Thursday, Oct. 10,2002 2:16 a.m.

Sometimes things just turn out for the best. And senior field hockey player Erica Nilsson can certainly vouch for that as she is tied for the team lead with seven points on three goals and an assist this season. But Nilsson did not begin her Hoosier career playing for coach Amy Robertson's squad. When Nilsson was a freshman there was no squad, and she spent the year playing for the club field hockey team. Despite being recruited by many different schools coming out of high school, Nilsson chose IU because she says she loved the school, but she also knew there was a good chance IU would soon have a program.

French New Wave goes digital

By by Isaac Edwards and Isaac Edwards · Thursday, Oct. 10,2002 2:15 a.m.

For those unfamiliar with Eric Rohmer, one of the original French New Wave directors, his new film, The Lady and the Duke, stands out for two reasons. First off, Rohmer proves that only the dead actually die, directing his latest film at the ripe age of 82. Second, Rohmer has proven once again the ingenuity of his obviously still-sharp mind, infusing The Lady and the Duke with a digital twist. Set in 18th-century France during the tumultuous French Revolution, Rohmer disowns the costly budgeting of naturalism within a period piece and ops instead for a stylized dream of a composition.

Time to hit the dance floor

By Ira Klapper · Thursday, Oct. 10,2002 2:14 a.m.

Nobody wants to be the one who is not able to go to the big dance. This can be any dance, whether it is 7th grade, the prom or a semi-formal. Being branded as the one person without a chance to participate can be hurtful. When it comes to the NCAA's "Big Dance," post-season play, there is no four-year player on the IU women's soccer team that has been able to dance there. This may be the first time in women's soccer history that happened. There are some determined people making sure this isn't the first senior class to graduate without a post-season appearance.

Double the pleasure, double the fun

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Thursday, Oct. 10,2002 2:10 a.m.

It was two hours before last year's IU-Wisconsin football game, and my co-beat writer and I were sitting in Madison traffic, waiting to get to Camp Randall Stadium. As we sat at a red light, a van pulled up to the right side of the University rental car and a man rolled down his window.

Crazy cannibal finds more screen success

By Sam Shahrani · Thursday, Oct. 10,2002 2:09 a.m.

"Hello, Clarice..." For anyone who's seen "Silence of the Lambs," that, and a plethora of other phrases uttered by the unnerving Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), have become oft-quoted phrases in our pop culture lexicon.

Young group works hard to improve

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Thursday, Oct. 10,2002 2:09 a.m.

Competition is what drives athletes. Such is the case for junior Glenn Johnson and sophomore Courtney Roby. The two admit to competing during practice. The competitions may be the reason that the two wide receivers are quickly becoming one of the best receiving duos in the Big Ten. "Based on how each of us performs, we try to feed off of each other's performance," Johnson said. "If he is performing at a high level, then I upgrade my performance and vice versa. It's always positive, never negative."