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Maybe scientists, but not musicians

By Alyson Brodsy and Derek Kagemann · Wednesday, March 8,2006 3:56 p.m.

We Are Scientists pounds out some bland miscellanea in its new album, With Love and Squalor. By trying to turn every track into a chart-topper, the songs end up being consistently flat. While the band represents itself as uber-dorks, they push the pretense too far. The hype goes on about We Are Scientists' geek image, but that eclectic appeal fails to materialize within the band's music. With Love and Squalor's riffs aren't characterized by the clever efficiency of bands like Franz Ferdinand or the pop-glitz of Morningwood.

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Taking the high road to hell

By Alyson Brodsy and Tristan Mathews · Wednesday, March 8,2006 3:54 p.m.

With the release of the double disc Straight to Hell, Hank Williams III has finally begun to realize some of the promise he showed with his first album Risin' Outlaw. The growth between that and his exponentially better second album Lovesick, Broke, and Driftin' is seen again as this newest release is a major leap ahead for the artist. This is the first of Williams' albums to have a cohesive feel. The attention to the album's song list and overall arc has a strong affect, particularly with the album's opening track "Satan is Real, Straight to Hell," which is full of rich musical energy.

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Fresh, young faces make a splash

By Alyson Brodsky and Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 8,2006 3:50 p.m.

For decades we have been fascinated with the myth of those mystical creatures who live in the ocean, who are half fish, half human and most commonly known as mermaids. "Aquamarine" is a fresh, upbeat movie that takes a look at a mermaid who relocates to land looking for love. As summer is coming to an end, best friends Claire (played by Julia Roberts' niece, Emma Roberts) and Hailey (Pop singer, Joanna "JoJo" Levesque) try to come up with an alternative to Hailey having to permanently move away to Australia. A huge storm causes the naïve mermaid, Aquamarine ("Summerland's" Sara Paxton), to wash ashore and into the pool of a local beach club.

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Thriller is Mos mediocre

By Alyson Brodsy and Greg Schoenlbaechler · Wednesday, March 8,2006 3:46 p.m.

In New York City anything can happen, even in as short of a distance as 16 Blocks. With that in mind, one would think that "16 Blocks" would be a non-stop action packed thriller that keeps the audience on the edge of their seats until the very end. Sometimes we aren't always correct in our assumptions. "16 Blocks," the newest Bruce Willis action movie, was very inconsistent in it's attempt to give audiences what they want.

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Ultra absurdity

By Alyson Brodsy and Josh Garfinkel · Wednesday, March 8,2006 3:44 p.m.

"Ultraviolet" begins with a comic book sequence attempting to establish the female lead as a comic book character. The only problem is that "Ultraviolet" was never in a comic book or a graphic novel. This is a marketing concept that boggles my mind, and makes me believe that the producers of this film believe that comic book readers love inane movies. The film opens with five black spheres being fired through the windows of a skyscraper. The spheres then become people. People with swords, who summarily execute some armed gunmen.

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Dad's Weekend

By Ryan Phillips · Wednesday, March 8,2006 2:43 p.m.

I know I'm supposed to use this space to give my analysis of IU's 62-49 win over Purdue, but I won't be doing that here. I want to tell you about something more important, something that means more to me personally and that I hope you'll appreciate.

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President Suhr?

By Cordell Eddings and Cordell M. Eddings · Wednesday, March 8,2006 11:42 a.m.

Mike Tyson, I. "Scooter" Libby and "Douchewad Magee" were among the losers in last week's IU Student Association elections -- none of the write-in candidates receiving more than a single vote. IU President Adam Herbert, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former IU men's basketball coach Bob Knight and Dirty South rapper "Mike JOOOONES" shared their losing fate along with Osama Bin Laden, notorious Power Ranger Villain "Lord Zed" and Chuck Norris, who could not grasp victory despite the power of their individual celebrity.

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Locals fight for Kappa Sigma house

By Peter Stevenson · Wednesday, March 8,2006 12:34 a.m.

The proposed demolition of an abandoned IU fraternity house sparked Bloomington residents into action recently. Students and alumni have pledged support to try to save the house.

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Supreme Court: Schools must accept recruiters

By Michael Sanserino · Wednesday, March 8,2006 12:33 a.m.

The U.S. Supreme Court's Monday ruling upholding the Solomon Amendment did not surprise members of the IU community. The high court's unanimous decision jeopardizes federal funding universities receive if they do not allow government-sponsored military recruiters on their campuses.

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LAYIN

By Alyson Brodsy and Ryan Corazza · Wednesday, March 8,2006 12:25 a.m.

LAYIN -- Sophomore Matt Campbell of "The Family" puts up a shot against "U Mad" in the first half of the Men's Division I Intramural basketball final Tuesday night in Assembly Hall. "The Family" won 74-72.

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Hoosiers seek first national title in postseason tourney

By Josh Sacks · Wednesday, March 8,2006 12:22 a.m.

Through many months of off-season conditioning, including running the stairs at Memorial Stadium, daily weight room activities and long hours at practice, the IU hockey team set one goal this season -- to win a national championship. The Hoosiers will begin that journey as they head to Rochester, NY. to compete in the American Collegiate Hockey Association Championship Tournament starting today against Oakland University, a team they have not beaten since the 2003 season.

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Bonds doped extensively, book says

By Alyson Brodsy and Janie McCauley · Wednesday, March 8,2006 12:17 a.m.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Barry Bonds' alleged steroid use is the story of spring training again, no matter how hard he and the San Francisco Giants try to avoid it and keep the focus on his chase of the home run record. Bonds used a vast array of performance-enhancing drugs -- including steroids and human growth hormone -- for at least five seasons beginning in 1998, according to a book written by two San Francisco Chronicle reporters.

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Hoosiers struggle at Rio Verde Invite

By Sam Story · Wednesday, March 8,2006 12:15 a.m.

IU women's golf coach Clint Wallman was excited for his Hoosier team to compete at the Rio Verde Invitational in Rio Verde, Ariz. Fortunately, the Hoosiers were up to the test as they rallied to finish 12th in the 15-team field.

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Hoosiers fall to No. 21 Cardinals

By Chris Sauer · Wednesday, March 8,2006 12:14 a.m.

Hanging with a top-25 team for seven innings and only giving up two runs might be pleasing to some teams. But the IU women's softball team knew it was a few plays from winning.

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Online options

By Alyson Brodsy and Gavin Lesnick · Wednesday, March 8,2006 12:09 a.m.

Between 17,000 and 18,000 copies of The Indiana Daily Student are printed each day and delivered to a multitude of locations in and around IU and Bloomington. While that might be how a large portion of our readers get our news, it's not the only way -- and it's not the whole picture of everything the newsroom produces.

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