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Research group Student Monitor conducted a recent study among America's college students which revealed that 73% of students surveyed rated iPods as more "in" than drinking beer. Congratulations, Apple. You have officially conquered the college demographic. Because of the portable MP3 player's intimidating popularity, the iPod has become a household name with other brands like Ford and McDonald's. The gadget has become engrained into our culture.

Razor blunted

If you loved early-noughties garage-dance-punk, then these are depressing times. The indie world has embraced proggier, twee-er, less-accessible sounds (Sufjan, Beirut, The Knife -- bleh). The mainstream is eagerly blending the style with emo so it can be marketed to 12-year-old mall crawlers (Hellooo, She Wants Revenge!). And the bands that made up the movement are either deceased (The Libertines, Death From Above 1979) or looking to "expand" beyond their original sound (Franz Ferdinand, The Futureheads, Hot Hot Heat, The Strokes, The White Stripes/Raconteurs, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, etc.). This last category has met with varying levels of success.

Dylan brings in the blues, brings out the love, on blazing new disc

If there's one thing I don't like about the Rolling Stones -- and by the way, I love the Rolling Stones -- it's that they have a longer Wikipedia page than Bob Dylan. To you, a rational human being, this might seem like total nonsense, but to me, those with more impact, more legacy, more verve, -- whatever -- should have the longest pages. And while the Stones are still lickin', Dylan's still awake too, busy bolstering his legacy with triumphant folk-hero exuberance.

'Man,' this sucks

Hollywood is notorious for being the town where production companies make huge blockbusters that people watch and love forever. While this is still true for some movies, the remake of British film classic "The Wicker Man" is not one of them.

Grossman: Time to establish myself

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Rex Grossman's two previous treks to Lambeau Field have been successful. He's 2-0 on the home turf of the Green Bay Packers, which is not bad considering he's made only seven regular-season starts in his career.

Barkley insists he's serious about political run

PHOENIX -- Charles Barkley insists he's serious about running for governor of Alabama, but he's got to move back there first.

Students place their own time capsule in IMU

For 67 years, Emerson Keller Elkins' letter, hotel key and Coke bottle lay waiting inside a wall of the Indiana Memorial Union. Thursday, his time capsule was replaced with a new one.

Little 500 riders hold forum to discuss rule change

A riders' forum Wednesday night gauged rider input about the recent rule that banned alumni from coaching in the Little 500 on race day.

Winningest Indiana football team is St. Francis in Ft. Wayne

INDIANAPOLIS -- The winningest Indiana college football team in recent years? It's not Notre Dame. It's certainly not Indiana or Purdue or even Wabash.

Big Easy needs a big season

Anticipation isn't the most operative word here. I love the start of the football season and the change in weather.

Hoosiers 'ready to play golf'

As the IU men's golf team heads to its first fall event this weekend, the biggest question facing the squad will be whether the Hoosiers can pick up where they left off last season.

Rocky statue returned to Philadelphia Museum

PHILADELPHIA - Rocky Balboa -- or more specifically, a statue of the Hollywood palooka, boxing gloves raised in triumph -- is being restored to a spot outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the winner by a split decision in a bout between fine art and pop culture.

Museum: art, coffee nights

Coffee, art and music come together for the first three Thursday evenings in September as the IU Art Museum introduces its "Coffeehouse Nights at the Art Museum." From 7-9 p.m. Sept. 7, 14 and 21, guests can stroll through a featured gallery enjoy live music related to the evening's theme - from Turkish melodies to coffeehouse jazz to African beats.

'Plucky' harpist has won competitions worldwide

Fourteen-year-old Jane Yoon strode confidently across the stage at the 2001 USA International Harp Competition in her yellow silk dress. She was not competing; however, she was a guest performer. The previous year she won the Japanese International Harp Competition in Tokyo, making her the youngest participant and the only Korean to win. She had also begun her studies under Susann MacDonald at IU.

'Four Square' displays angles of graphic design

Each square is made up of four sides. The four professors of graphic design in IU's Hope School of Fine Arts have collaborated in a new exhibit entitled "Four Square" that will have its opening reception 7-9 p.m. tomorrow at the SoFA gallery.

Around the Arts

Ben Folds tickets on sale tomorrow WHEN: 10 a.m. Friday WHERE: IU Auditorium box office and all Ticketmaster locations MORE INFORMATION: Tickets cost $25 for IUB students and $35 for non-students. IUB students may charge tickets to their bursar account if purchased at the IU Auditorium box office. Student ticket holders will be required to show a valid IUB student ID when entering this event. Ben Folds will play at 8 p.m., Nov. 9 at the IU Auditorium.

I NEED HELP

Research group Student Monitor conducted a recent study among America's college students which revealed that 73% of students surveyed rated iPods as more "in" than drinking beer. Congratulations, Apple. You have officially conquered the college demographic. Because of the portable MP3 player's intimidating popularity, the iPod has become a household name with other brands like Ford and McDonald's. The gadget has become engrained into our culture.

THE DISH

Israeli blockade of Lebanese air and sea ports to be lifted

JERUSALEM -- Israel said it will lift its sea and air blockade of Lebanon today as it faced widespread international pressure more than three weeks after a cease-fire took effect, ending a bloody month-long conflict with Hezbollah guerrillas.

Revamped, retro-style theaters allow residents to drive in, drive out

If you ask your grandparents (and some of your parents) what it meant to "go to the movies," their answer may be significantly different than yours. Fifty years ago, few were the posh theaters with 20 screens, stadium seating, air conditioning and a smorgasbord of overpriced candy. And reserving tickets ahead of time online was not even a fathomable luxury. Back in the good ol' days, "catching a movie" suggested one thing; a nearly obsolete practice that's usually seen only in movies themselves: pulling up in your car to a drive-in theater.