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Narking out China

By Alyson Brodsy and Joanna Borns · Thursday, Feb. 16,2006 12:02 a.m.

Every American woke up this morning, yawned, stretched, ate some Froot Loops and said, "Golly gee whiz it feels good to live in the land of the free." But is freedom really so great? It's really more of a hassle than anything else. Imagine sitting in your car and waiting for more than an hour while 57 small ducklings slowly cross the street. That's pretty much what freedom is.

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Gunboat globalization

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian Stewart · Thursday, Feb. 16,2006 12:01 a.m.

"In a complex and challenging time, the road of isolationism and protectionism may seem broad and inviting -- yet it ends in danger and decline. ... The demands of justice, and the peace of this world (depend on) American leadership." So declared President Bush in his State of the Union address last month. As I sat that night in the company of conservatives -- fans of the president, to be sure -- I offered something to the effect of, "Take that, Patrick Buchanan!" I was nearly booed out of the room. For those unfamiliar with this right-wing gadfly, Mr. Buchanan has seldom seen an American military intervention or free trade agreement he didn't deplore. But how popular, really, is the isolationist temptation in American politics?

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It's getting desperate

By Alyson Brodsy and Amy Obermeyer · Thursday, Feb. 16,2006 12 a.m.

By now, everyone knows the military is having trouble recruiting and is not meeting its goals. It attributes this in part to the war and the fact that, because of the war, many families do not want their sons and daughters putting themselves in harm's way. As a result, it has been putting forth an aggressive ad campaign to sway public opinion, not just of potential recruits, but of their families as well. I suppose that campaign isn't working too well.

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Inside the album

By Mallory Simon · Thursday, Feb. 16,2006 12 a.m.

As the first song on the new album, the slow guitar riffs give the feeling of a Switchfoot meets Goo Goo Dolls melody.

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'Pink Panther' strikes back, again

By C. Warner Sills and Josh Garfinkel · Thursday, Feb. 16,2006 12 a.m.

The magic of Peter Sellers' presence in the original "Pink Panther" films of the '60s, '70s and even '80s, was his remarkable appearance of dramatic ineptitude: he did not seem to know that he was acting in a comedy film.

Brandon Foltz / IDS IU junior outfielder Andrew Means (5) greets teammate Kipp Schutz (23) after scoring a run against Indiana State Wednesday afternoon at Sembower Field. The Hoosiers defeated the the Sycamores 7-2.

Claymation at its grandest

By Tony Sams · Thursday, Feb. 16,2006 12 a.m.

Now that the technology to quickly make animated movies has caught up with the intense desire to make them, each year there seem to be more and more animated theatrical releases.

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Virginia's textbook example

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Feb. 15,2006 11:59 p.m.

Cripes -- textbooks are getting expensive! Why, in an informal poll among us here at the editorial board HQ and former Texas book depository (not the one Kennedy was shot from -- the other one), we found that in our college careers we had spent the following on textbooks: $240,568.06, three diamond tiaras, a 1968 Dodge Charger, the Maltese Falcon, six livers (four were our own), three pints of sperm, a labridoodle named "Peaches," a flock of pygmy goats and a fully furnished lean-to, the starting lineup of the 1976 Cincinnati Reds, a glass eyeball taped to a stick (for looking around corners), five sensual foot massages, Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, one and 3/4 immortal souls, the greater part of the Lesser Antilles and a signed picture of IDS editor in chief Rick Newkirk himself -- you know, that one where he's bronco-busting with his shirt off.

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Practicing for IU SING

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Feb. 15,2006 10:31 p.m.

Feb. 17 and 18 mark the 74th IU Sing. Each year more than 3,000 students come together, giving their time to the theatrical competition, according the IU Student Foundation Web site. The beginnings of IU Sing can be traced back to famed songwriter and IU alumnus Hoagy Carmichael. His "Showdown" appeared in the 1920s and was a musical send-off for graduating seniors, according to an Indiana Daily Student article. The show's first official running in 1932 brought competition to the event.

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