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Go see a psycho Cameron Diaz

There are some movies that confuse for the sake of surprise. The filmmakers want you to scratch your head and ask yourself, "What the hell is going on?" Well, "Vanilla Sky" will, without a doubt, cause some confusion in the audience's mind throughout the screening.

Summer heat, prices could increase local fuel and flee thefts

Escalating prices at the pump seem to be the motive for the increasing amount of fuel and flee thefts at local gas stations. The increase in gas prices during the last few years results from a continuing energy crisis where the consumer demand for gasoline is surpassing the available resources of fuel.

Black Crowes, Oasis rock Indy

Despite the predictions of inclement weather Friday night, The Brotherly Love tour's stop at Verizon Wireless Music Center, featuring the Black Crowes and Oasis, went off without a hitch and without the rain. The nearly four-hour long concert flowed smoothly, and there was hardly any wait between the bands' sets.

Fall Fun

Cold weather, discomfort can't silence local protester

For the past three and a half weeks, Bloomington resident Steps to Freedom has been living with his fellow peace protesters in Dunn Meadow. Steps to Freedom is the spiritual name of Sean Bagley. He adopted his spiritual name and cast off his old one as "legal fiction."

The line to hell much less painful

Screw CDs. Collectors love vinyl.

Quit hiring for the short term

As administrators of any business must do, university administrators make hiring decisions based on costs and benefits. As many universities have done in the last few years, IU has moved from hiring full-time, tenure track professors to full-time, non-tenure track instructors. IU saw a 63 percent rise in non-tenure faculty teaching classes from 1991 to 2001. At the same time, the number of tenure track professors decreased by about 1.5 percent -- with enrollment rising 7 percent.

Administration right about alcohol

If you've been reading the IDS opinion page over the last few weeks, it might seem as if there is some "evil" empire headed by Chancellor Sharon Brehm and Dean of Students Richard McKaig that is intent upon (gasp!) decreasing alcoholism on campus and (perish the thought!) enforcing the law. While detractors from the administration's plan believe the policy is heavy-handed, they are simply ignoring that the plan put forth by the administration merely serves to both decrease alcohol-related deaths and enforce the law.

on the SIDELINES

Rain cancels three-game series Softball drops two games after delay Women's golf team begins spring season Bottom of lineup leads Hoosiers

Overturned car slows traffic, but causes no injuries

An automobile wreck Wednesday afternoon left a long line of traffic and a lengthy cleanup at the corner of 17th Street and Fee Lane. One car was flipped over while the other, a black Volkswagen, had its right-rear tire shoved into the backseat.

Bush pledges support for victims

WASHINGTON -- Victims of violent crime, too often an afterthought in the courts, deserve a constitutional amendment guaranteeing their rights, President Bush said Tuesday. "The protection of victims' rights is one of those rare instances when amending the Constitution is the right thing to do," he said, endorsing a proposal introduced Monday in the Senate by Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.

Draft decision not an easy one

Four years ago, Kirk Haston made one of the most difficult decisions of his life, jumping from small-town Tennessee to Big Ten country and Bloomington. After IU's first-round NCAA tournament loss to Kent State in March, Haston came face to face with another taxing decision -- stick around Bloomington to finish his collegiate eligibility or scamper to the NBA.

Talbot elected as trustee

Sue Talbot has had a very busy weekend. As chair of this weekend's Bloomington "Picnic with the Pops," Talbot didn't have time to keep track of the IU alumni trustee election results being tallied Saturday. But while on a break during field set-up for the event, a friend who was monitoring the results for her brought her the good news -- she had won.

Walker honored with University Players tribute

Helen Sarah Walker will be honored March 30 in a musical tribute by her friends and peers, the University Players. Walker, who had just completed her junior year at IU, was killed in an automobile accident last May.

Offense can't take bite from Lions

Penn State guard Kelly Mazzante caught the ball on the perimeter and fired a three-pointer 23 seconds into the Nittany Lions' matchup with IU last night. That initial shot fell good, registering Mazzante's first three points of a 16-point half. The game went downhill from there -- for the Hoosiers. Too much Mazzante, too little effective defensive and too many missed late foul shots spelled a 67-59 loss for IU at Assembly Hall.

Legislators let IU down

Indiana legislators adjourned last week without passing spending legislation necessary to keep state government afloat. Instead, Senate Republicans decided against passing any tax increases proposed by Democrats, including Gov. Frank O'Bannon, that would have raised money to prevent drastic cuts to spending on education, among other state services.

Untimely deaths touch many lives

Jessica, my good friend from home, wrote me an e-mail because she has a hard time keeping up with her friends' ever-changing home address. The truth is that with time and three states between us, our years at college have made us grow apart.

Caution: explicit ideas

Tax increases to help education

Governor Frank O'Bannon knew his proposal to safeguard education would be a tough sell. In his annual State of the State speech earlier this month, he called on lawmakers to raise cigarette and gambling taxes to insure the state economy through investment in education.