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Mario reclaims his glory days

By C. Warner Sills and Rob O'Connor · Wednesday, May 31,2006 8:45 p.m.

The 2D Platformer is dead, and Mario is the one who killed it.

'Patton' gets 4-star treatment on DVD

By C. Warner Sills and Chris Wisner · Wednesday, May 31,2006 8:42 p.m.

Until just recently, I never had the pleasure of viewing "Patton."

Challenged but not retarded

By C. Warner Sills and Derek Kagemann · Wednesday, May 31,2006 8:40 p.m.

Movies have a way of changing perception.

Sometimes saints Must be sinners

By C. Warner Sills and Alyson Brodsky · Wednesday, May 31,2006 8:38 p.m.

Known best as a cult classic, "The Boondock Saints" is back and edgier than ever.

Transamerican beauty

By C. Warner Sills and Will Hernandez · Wednesday, May 31,2006 8:36 p.m.

One of last year's biggest and most controversial films was "Brokeback Mountain," which raised a new bar for the gay community and homosexual themes in mainstream movies.

HBO's answer to the wild West

By C. Warner Sills · Wednesday, May 31,2006 8:30 p.m.

When TV veteran David Milch ("NYPD Blue") first came to HBO with the idea for "Deadwood" he wanted to do a show that revolved around a camp in America's history that was rough, primitively civilized, dirty, without stable government or law and ultimately, fascinating.

The root of modern R&B

By C. Warner Sills · Wednesday, May 31,2006 8:28 p.m.

In the song "Love Me" Mr. 50 Cent rapped that D'Angelo "went butt-ass for his record to sell."

Stills face identity crisis

By C. Warner Sills and Ty Schrock · Wednesday, May 31,2006 8:25 p.m.

Rarely does a band build on the success of its debut album by completely altering its sound.

Miles ahead or miles away?

By C. Warner Sills and Billy Lockman · Wednesday, May 31,2006 8:22 p.m.

If "The Rat" and "We've been Had" are the only Walkmen songs on your ipod and you've got $13 you're looking to piss away, you might want to stay away from A Hundred Miles Off.

Dixie Chicks new licks

By K. A. MacDonald · Wednesday, May 31,2006 8:18 p.m.

The Dixie Chicks new album, like so many things in today's America lends itself to the red vs. blue, "I'm right and therefore you are wrong," classification that occurs when one speaks his or her mind.

Wrestler stars in horrible, asinine movie

By C. Warner Sills and Michael Mellini · Wednesday, May 31,2006 7:57 p.m.

"This is the true story of seven jailbirds picked to live in an abandon hotel and find out what happens when people stop acting nice and start getting their eyes gouged out by a mental psycho path."

Xavier's rebel rabble rumble

By C. Warner Sills and Derek Kagemann · Wednesday, May 31,2006 6:15 p.m.

Follow-up sequels are always the franchise killers.

Loopholes may lessen Sampson's recruiting ban

Friday, May 26,2006 7:31 p.m.

A number of loopholes still exist that may soften the effects of the NCAA ban on Sampson. Sampson promises he will still have a strong recruitment plan.

Capitol office building reopens after police investigate reports of gunfire

Friday, May 26,2006 3:56 p.m.

Capitol Police found no evidence of shooting or victims in the Rayburn House Office Building.

Bypass widening could be beneficial

By Carrie Ritchie · Friday, May 26,2006 1:17 p.m.

A line of cars stretches for at least a mile. Drivers angrily honk and swerve in and out of lanes and struggle to accomplish the daunting task of turning left across a crowded intersection.

Behrman trial will stay in Morgan Co.

By Sarah Core · Friday, May 26,2006 1:15 p.m.

A Morgan County judge has denied a request in the Behrman case for a change of venue, leaving the Sept. 18 trial in the county where IU student Jill Behrman's body was found three years ago.

Man robs student at gunpoint

By Sarah Core · Friday, May 26,2006 1:14 p.m.

Technology gave the police an edge Monday when their search for an attempted rapist ended at a local fast food restaurant where the suspect was found with his victim's cell phone in his pocket.

Hardy pleads not guilty

By Eamonn Brennan · Friday, May 26,2006 1:14 p.m.

IU wide receiver James Hardy will appear in court June 5 following charges that he allegedly battered his girlfriend and prevented her from making a 911 call.

Grief on the Internet

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Friday, May 26,2006 1:13 p.m.

It began with a terse message on Alvin Henry's Facebook wall from his cousin that the 21-year-old senior had died in a car accident Saturday night and that mourners should contact him for more information.

NCAA bans Sampson from calling or meeting off-campus recruits for 1 year

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, May 26,2006 1:13 p.m.

IU basketball coach Kelvin Sampson will be prohibited from calling or visiting recruits off-campus effective immediately until May 27, 2007, the NCAA Committee of Infractions ruled Thursday. The committee ruled that Sampson and his staff acted in an "atmosphere of noncompliance" surrounding illegal recruiting violations at Oklahoma University that included 577 impermissible

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