Community Arts

You'll 'roar' about this 'bloody' good time

'LFB' proves to be a solid album

Festivals make springtime rock

Stage theatrics cool but not crucial

The man called E sprouts a big beard

No time left for 'Clockstoppers'

Pucker up, this romantic comedy is a winner

Dark comedy somewhat dead on arrival

'Panic Room' entertains through stunning visuals

Madcap comedy offers a few chuckles

'Band on the Run':

O.D.B. needs out of the clink so his raps won't stink

Return of the prodigal sons

Death to Smoochy

SFA runs 'Rings' around other acts

Baby's medical case revisited

Twenty years ago today, a baby boy was born in Bloomington that changed the course of medical and ethical history. When details of the case became public, the controversy was so intense that everyone from Bloomington Hospital to the Oval office were talking about it. The child was born at 8:19 p.m. on Good Friday, 1982, at Bloomington Hospital. But the baby had complications. He was born with a malformed esophagus which prevented food from reaching his stomach.

Troops begin to leave West Bank

NABLUS, West Bank -- After yet another stern warning from President Bush and under increasing world pressure, Israel began withdrawing early Tuesday from two of the West Bank cities it occupied, Palestinian security sources said. Tanks were rumbling out of Tulkarem and Qalqiliya as troops left buildings and schools after about a week's occupation, Palestinian security sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Students in Israel at risk

Due to mounting violence in the Middle East, IU has advised four students now studying in Israel to return home, in addition to cancelling this summer's archaeological dig in Tel Bet Shemesh. An advisory group of senior IU international administrators and Jewish Studies faculty reportedly arrived at the decision based on concerns about the latest escalation of violence in Israel.

Job search poses real problem to students

With unemployment reaching ten-year highs and the economy continuing on its downward slide, the job searches for this year's graduating class are turning into frustrating tasks. This year over 7,000 students are set to graduate from IU Bloomington, but fewer and fewer of them have employment lined up for after graduation.

'Thin Books' offer fans easy reading

Visit a bookstore these days and you find that many sports books have reached epic lengths. Baseball historian/guru Bill James' "The New Bill James Historical Abstract" checks in at about 1,000 pages, and Lord knows you need to train at the SRSC before you can become able to carry home "Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League."