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‘Fringe’ stays far from the edge

By Thomas Miller · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 8:34 p.m.

At its heart, “Fringe” is a show about the unknown and the many different ways it can kill you.The show’s first episode carefully crafts the “Fringe” universe, but the show runs into problems with what does in that universe.

"The Blueprint 3"

Jay-Z caps ‘Blueprint’ trilogy

By Adam Lukach · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 8:25 p.m.

In 2001, “The Blueprint” hit stores and soon became a timeless hip-hop album, further solidifying Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter’s legacy as a legend in the rap game. Now, eight years later, Jay-Z is a married man whose name permeates the business world as well as the music industry.

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How I learned to stop worrying and love the movies

By Brian Welk · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 8:24 p.m.

In terms of being a real professional, I am by no means a “film buff” yet. I am well informed, but what I have accomplished is not far from anyone’s reach.Aside from just being more intelligent, aware and knowledgeable about life and the popular culture that surrounds it, truly intelligent film conversations are things I don’t usually have, and they would be nice.  It gets lonely here at the top.

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Joel McHale goes back to school

By Cory Barker and Chad Quandt · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 8:17 p.m.

Joel McHale’s having a big week. “The Soup” host appears in the new Matt Damon film “The Informant!” opening Friday and his new NBC comedy “Community” starts at 9:30 p.m. WEEKEND’s Cory Barker and Chad Quandt recently had the opportunity to participate in a conference call with McHale, who discussed, among other things, the amazing comedic performers around him on “Community” and his future on “The Soup.”

Tucker

The jack of asses

By Alex Benson , Jordan Greenberg and Danielle Paquette · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 8:12 p.m.

After the Sept. 11 Bloomington showing of his new movie, “I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell,” novelist and screenwriter Tucker Max let WEEKEND reporters Jordan Greenberg, Danielle Paquette and Alex Benson onto his tour bus for a post-premiere interview. The movie is based on Max’s collection of short stories by same name, specifically the one titled “The Austin Road Trip.”

Myles Brand Obit

Brand, former IU president, dies

Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 4:41 p.m.

Myles Brand, the 16th president of Indiana University, has died at the age of 67 after a battle with cancer, according to the NCAA.

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Text message spreads word of Amber Alert

Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 3:46 p.m.

A text message that is being forwarded says an Amber Alert has been issued for a three-year-old girl taken by a man in a silver truck.

Obit Simon

Melvin Simon, co-owner of Pacers, dies at 82

Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 10:42 a.m.

Melvin Simon, the son of a New York City tailor who started what is now the country's largest shopping mall company and owned the NBA's Indiana Pacers with his brother, died Wednesday, a spokesman said. He was 82.

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mtvU names WIUX in top 50

Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 10:07 a.m.

IU’s student-run radio station, WIUX LP 99.1 FM, has survived the first round of elimination to be in mtvU’s  top 50 college radio stations.

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Student season ticket sales pass 6,000

Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 12:24 a.m.

IU Athletics Director Fred Glass announced Tuesday that the department has sold more than 6,000 student section season ticket passes, which hasn’t happened since 2006.

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O’Neill speaks about greenhouse gases

By Nicole Palmer · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 12:21 a.m.

For his first time at IU in the last 25 years, Paul O’Neill, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, drew in a crowd that barely fit into the School of Public and Environmental Affairs Atrium on Tuesday night for his speech on “Energy and the Environment: Global Solution for National Problems.”

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IU wide receivers flourish

By Greg Rosenstein · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 12:20 a.m.

When IU decided to switch from the traditional spread offense to the pistol – a scheme used to utilize the running backs – sophomore wide receiver Damarlo Belcher was a little bit worried.

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