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The real American zero

By Rory Starks · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 7:09 p.m.

While at dinner the other evening, I was reminded of Aldous Huxley's "Ends and Means." This happens to be a favorite book of a friend of mine, and his brief mention of it brought up its current implications. Those of you who read "Brave New World" in high school will remember Huxley as the bane of your existence. In "Ends and Means," a collection of essays about human behavior, Huxley says that most people agree to wanting "liberty, peace, justice and brotherly love." These are reasonable ends, but the problem is agreeing on justifiable means of achieving them. George W. Bush is determined to stamp out terrorism. This is definitely a worthy cause.

Corvettes and presidencies

By Joe Grace · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 7:08 p.m.

Indiana University needs a new president. And the IUSA (I Usually Smell like Armpits) has a solution to this pressing dilemma. In the vein of "Work Hard, Play Hard" and "Vote Hard," IUSA will soon announce plans for a new initiative tentatively entitled, "Preside Hard." That's right. IUSA is going to hold a raffle to see who gets to be the next president of Indiana University. You could be the next president of our college! Billy Bob the Buckaroo, the totally imaginary spokesperson for IUSA President Bill Gray, said "Preside Hard" will get students to "at least stop thinking about the Corvette disaster. That was such a bad idea. Woo boy. That's probably one of the dumbest things we've ever done. Man, we must have been really drunk. Heck, I don't remember. What was your question again?" The raffle will be open to all students except those whose last name start with the letter "G" or "P." "We feel that anybody whose last name could be possibly silent (i.e. gnu, pneumonia) should not be allowed to be president," justified the Buckaroo. A few students have pointed out that the letters "H" and "W" could also be construed as being silent (i.e. hour, whole), but the IUSA could not hear their complaints over the revving of a nearby Corvette engine. Many students are excited about the possibility of becoming president. "I would make a great president," said imaginary student (bet you didn't know there were this many imaginary people on campus) Georgie Porgie. "The first thing I'd do would be to launch a pre-emptive attack on any nearby college that may pose a threat to us. Doesn't Purdue University have some nuclear stuff? Do Boilermakers constitute an imminent threat?"

Fake 'n Bake

By Asma Khalid · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 7:03 p.m.

Amidst a tropical atmosphere with papaya-mango colored walls, friendly staff and 23 clean, comfortable beds, "tanorexics" have found it difficult to resist the temptations of the tanning craze. Senior Terri Levitz has been tanning since she was 10. Both her grandmother and mother owned salons in the early '90s. Now Levitz works at SOL Spa, yet she's never been sunburned.

Brand to pursue IU's goal

By Josh Sanburn · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 6:30 p.m.

Myles Brand has two main goals in the last two-and-a-half months of his IU presidency -- to focus on the upcoming legislative session and to thank students, faculty and administrators for his time spent at IU. IU spokesman Bill Stephan said the main issue Brand wants to tackle is helping IU speak with one voice on matters of state legislative issues.

2 men questioned in Bali bombing

By Abdullah AlShihri and Tim Sullivan · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 6:30 p.m.

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesian officials interrogated a security guard and another man Tuesday about the deadly nightclub bombing in Bali and said traces of C-4 plastic explosives were found at the scene of the blast. With Indonesia under increasing international pressure to combat terrorism, a violent Muslim group with ties to Indonesia's military disbanded -- the first apparent sign the government was getting serious about moving against Islamic extremism.

Trustees set Nov. 1 to name new president

By Adam Aasen and Adrian Sainz · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 6:30 p.m.

IU's next president will be unveiled Nov. 1 by the IU board of trustees, University spokesman Bill Stephan said today. As the board of trustees met to discuss a list of interim replacements the group has accrued since Myles Brand indicated that he would leave to become the president of the NCAA last Thursday, Stephan spoke to the media about the search process.

Forum held on death penalty

By Jake Rossman · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 6:30 p.m.

Groups on both sides of the death penalty issue talked amongst each other and openly shared their ideas without argument at the IU Auditorium Tuesday evening. For IU Chemistry Professor George Ewing, organizer of "Two Views: The Death Penalty," there is only one thing to say: Mission accomplished.

Nun shares ideas on law

By Ryota Kashiwa · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 6:30 p.m.

Sister Helen Prejean was raised in a wealthy family with a two-story spacious house in the 1940s and '50s. Her family sought out knowledge and traveled extensively in the United States, Canada and Europe. Though Prejean's life was normal for most of her generation, her new quest is anything but.

New student organization to protest RPS

By Adam Aasen · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 6:30 p.m.

Cooperative Opposition to Residential Programs and Services, a new student organization devoted to attacking problems with RPS, will hold their first meeting Thursday. The organization will focus its attention on problems of the RPS, an organization that regulates dorms and campus dining. CORPS' complaints include unfair prices for food, quality of living quarters and lack of communication between students and RPS.

Delayed film now on disc

By By Jonathan Sanders and Jonathan Sanders · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 1:48 a.m.

If there was an award for the most underrated comedy of the year, I think "Big Trouble " would be a top contender. Thanks to bad timing -- the film was released three days before Sept. 11 -- it was eventually pulled because it came too close to real life. Unfortunately, when producers released the film again in April, there was no advertising done, and the film flopped. This is such an undeserving fate for one of the most hilarious films I've seen in a good long time.

If it wasn't so hard, 'Hitman 2' would be a hit

By Neal Meyer · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 1:46 a.m.

In recent years, a crop of video games has appeared that stresses using stealthy tactics as opposed to filling bad guys with more holes than the plot of a Steven Seagal movie. Instead of appealing to our inner Rambo, these games offer gameplay with characters who are lightly armed and better at sneaking into a room than busting in the door with both guns blazing.

Old issues to await Brand

By -Val Tsoutsouris · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 1:44 a.m.

Outgoing IU President Myles Brand has taken on the thankless task that is the National Collegiate Athletic Association presidency. Intercollegiate athletics has made an easy media target because the issues are so broad and because progress only inches forward. Here are just a few of issues on Brand's plate come Jan. 1.

Stocks surge spawns hope

By Abdullah AlShihri and Amy Baldwin · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 1:41 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Powered by a batch of surprisingly good earnings reports, stocks barreled higher Tuesday, lifting the Dow Jones industrials more than 290 points and back above 8,000. The Dow, which soared as much as 327 points, owed some of its lift to upbeat earnings from three of its components -- Citigroup, General Motors and Johnson & Johnson.

Costello proves he can still rock

By Seth Forster · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 1:41 a.m.

The hardest part about being one of the best songwriters in the history of rock must be making a great set list. Elvis Costello doesn't seem to have a problem with this any more than he does writing great, roller-coaster vocal lines or getting a jangly guitar sound. Costello kicked off the set with classic songs from his era with The Attractions, and it was apparent that none of these had lost meaning over the years. From "I Can't Stand up for Falling Down" to the high energy "(I Don't Want to go to) Chelsea," Costello proved that he could still hit those odd, wonderful notes while showing that he knows where and when to scream.

Album is good but not 'of our lives'

By -Val Tsoutsouris · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 1:39 a.m.

The Soundtrack of Our Lives' Behind the Music is one of those albums that makes the listener wonder, "Where have I heard this before?" To the musicians' credit, they have made an album that is both original and derivative. The listener can never quite put a finger on whom they are ripping off.

Jurassic 5 side-steps sellout jinx

By Mark Lee · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 1:36 a.m.

True hip-hop heads that are familiar with the underground scene know that the members of Jurassic 5 have been proving time and time again that they are the premiere underground group right now. They have been at the forefront of the "anti-jiggy" rap movement, along with Talib Kweli, Dilated Peoples, Gang Starr, Pharoahe Monch and Kool Keith. The thing about some of those who start out as anti-mainstream rap artists is that the lure of easy cash is sometimes too much to bear, and they "sell out," i.e. Ja Rule's Pain is Love, Redman's Malpractice and DMX's And Then There Was X.

Ben Folds is rockin' the piano

By Josh Kastrinsky · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 1:34 a.m.

Ben Folds is not a rock star. He does not play packed arenas, receive regular airplay on MTV or even have groupies. In fact, he doesn't even boast Darren Jesse or Robert Sledge, the other two-thirds of the now defunct Ben Folds Five. Instead, he opts for only a piano and the occasional studio musician. Folds' newest release, simply titled Ben Folds Live, is a 70-minute, 17-track montage that flows so seemlessly between tracks that the listener feels like they are experiencing a genuine Folds set.

Around The Campus

By Becky Bartindale · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 1:25 a.m.

IU Sing auditions for new choreographer, Fundraising dinner set for tonight, Frank T. Gucker chemistry lecture today, and Students have opportunity to learn salsa dancing

Festival to celebrate writer through storytelling, screening

By Christina Galoozis · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 1:17 a.m.

Zora Neale Hurston's literary voice will spring back to life today as the Black Film Center/Archive and the Department of African-American and African Diaspora Studies co-sponsor a three-day celebration of Hurston's works, entitled Zora, O Zora! Hurston, a graduate of Howard University and Barnard College, is considered among the 20th century's most important writers. She is best known for her novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937) and for her active participation in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. Dr. Audrey McCluskey, director of the Black Film Center/Archive, has been a long time fan of Hurston's work. Audrey has taught Hurston's work in many of her courses.

Chancellor announces office hours

By Samantha Thompson · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 1:15 a.m.

IU students, student groups and faculty who have complaints about any issues facing the campus now have a new and influential outlet to voice their opinions. Chancellor Sharon Brehm announced Tuesday she will be holding open office hours for the remainder of the academic year. "I look forward to these conversations," Brehm said in a statement. "It's all too easy to get caught up in the daily routine. Having the open hours available should help me keep in touch with matters of interest to the campus community." The first of the monthly office hours will be held Nov. 20 from 3 to 5 p.m. The time will be set aside for students to bring in complaints, concerns or other items concerning the University. "The hours are scheduled once a month throughout the school year," said Perry Metz, associate vice president. "She thought it was a way to keep in closer touch to campus issues and what concerns people have."