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Crime only cause for time

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Oct. 17,2002 12:49 a.m.

The U.S. government denied bail last week for five of the six Buffalo men accused of being members of an al Qaeda sleeper cell. The sixth man, Sahim Alwan, was granted bail under extremely strict restrictions that bar him from, among other things, using cell phones or the Internet and in most circumstances even leaving his home.

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Rock studies: A love letter

By Michael Tapscott · Thursday, Oct. 17,2002 12:36 a.m.

By now you are well aware that Indiana University offers a wide array of classes on rock and roll. Whatever your tastes are, you're bound to find it here - survey courses from the '50's through the '80's, courses on Captain Beefheart, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Zappa, Hendrix, hip hop, etc. While these classes are often a fun diversion from the student's normal studies, does rock and roll really belong in the classroom? To save suspense, I'll tell you that it does.

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Rapping, parachute pants and the religious channel

By Tom Whalen · Thursday, Oct. 17,2002 12:34 a.m.

It was early one Saturday morning (1 a.m., to be exact), and I was flipping through the channels trying to find something to watch on the tele. I don't know why I turned to Channel 2 -- what is Channel 2? What is shown on this Channel 2? Well, Channel 2 is the religious channel. But, for some reason, I was drawn to Channel 2. As soon as I turned it on, I looked at my friend sitting on the couch and uttered my three favorite words, "Oh my God!" Hammer was on TV! The Master of Ceremony himself, Hammer! Not only was Hammer on TV, but Hammer was on religious TV. In his parachute pants and leopard-print vest, Hammer was throwing down the word on God, Jesus and the like.

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'Star Fox' steps out of his starship

By Matt Seremet and Mattew Seremet · Thursday, Oct. 17,2002 12:33 a.m.

The Star Fox crew has landed on the Gamecube in a strange but epic adventure. The emphasis has shifted from pure space fighting to a mixture of several genres, which is both a blessing and a curse. The game's story centers on a planet of dinosaurs threatened by evil warlords, and Fox McCloud must save the day. The game unfolds in a third-person perspective reminiscent of the Zelda games for the N64. "Adventures" is an interesting mix of exploration, puzzle-solving and magical combat, as well as space and racing levels.

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Annan gives Iraq 'last chance' for inspections

By Alyson Brodsy and Edith M. Lederer · Thursday, Oct. 17,2002 12:31 a.m.

UNITED NATIONS -- Calling Iraq's failure to comply with U.N. demands to disarm a grave international challenge, Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday backed a new U.N. resolution that would toughen weapons inspections and urged Baghdad to use this "last chance."

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Stagnant songwriting slows Petty

By Michael Tapscott · Thursday, Oct. 17,2002 12:30 a.m.

Tom Petty always had impeccable taste in music, designing himself after Elvis, the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers. However, he severely missed the point of his influences, whose eyes were always on creation and progression. Essentially, the Heartbreakers have been making the same, pretty good record for 25 years now.

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Sniper still eluding police

By Alyson Brodsy and Allen G. Breed · Thursday, Oct. 17,2002 12:29 a.m.

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- For the first time since the Washington-area sniper shootings began, more than one witness saw a man fire and flee in a white van, but investigators said Wednesday that the accounts from the latest slaying weren't clear enough to produce a sketch.

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'Rules' full of sex, drugs and Dawson

By -Alec Toombs · Thursday, Oct. 17,2002 12:28 a.m.

Writer/director Roger Avary has finally eclipsed the shadow of former collaborator Quentin Tarantino with his adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel "The Rules of Attraction." Avary earned an Oscar for co-authoring "Pulp Fiction" with Tarantino, and the famous auteur later produced Avary's criminally underseen and/or unfairly maligned "Killing Zoe." With "The Rules of Attraction," Avary moves beyond the realm of the noir-tinged potboiler for which he's best known and into the gray recesses of the dysfunctional post-adolescent psyche, and it's quite a thing to behold.

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A journey through Bloomington's Beers

By Chad Bohm · Thursday, Oct. 17,2002 12:27 a.m.

Let's face it. This is the only time in our lives when it is going to be acceptable to drink four nights a week. So while we're doing it, let's do it with a little variety. I'm not attempting to drag you from your beloved Kilroy's (which packs in more students on a Saturday night than the stands of a home football game). What I am trying to do is let you know that there are more beers out there than Natty and Bud Light. Packed in this college town are two relatively young and local breweries.

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SR-71

By Jason Gaddis · Thursday, Oct. 17,2002 12:26 a.m.

SR-71 is riding high. With a gold record already in the books and a new one due out Tuesday, the power-pop foursome is working hard to avoid the sophomore slump and build its fan base. The band has made some changes since its last album, the band's first major-label record. The most notable difference is the recent addition of drummer John Allen.

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'Knockaround' nothing but not-so-wise guys

By Parker Witman and Parker Wittman · Thursday, Oct. 17,2002 12 a.m.

You'd think that, with its respectable cast and decent writers, "Knockaround Guys" could have at least been entertaining. Not that Vin Diesel and Seth Green are the best of actors working in Hollywood today, but with the team of writers who conjured up the enjoyable poker flick, "Rounders," behind the helm and John Malkovich on board, I was hoping to see something adequate, maybe even pleasantly surprising, out of "Knockaround Guys." But now, having waited through this uninteresting celluloid identity crisis, I know the reason it has been shelved for nearly three years after shooting wrapped in 1999 -- it just isn't any good.

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'Tuck' makes a better book than feature film

By Laurinda Lee · Thursday, Oct. 17,2002 12 a.m.

If you could, would you really want to live forever? The very question is so intriguing that it's too bad "Tuck Everlasting" couldn't seize the opportunity to answer it. Jay Russell directs Disney's latest, a sweeping romance based on the classic American novel by Natalie Babbitt. It tells the story of Winifred "Winnie" Foster (Alexis Bledel) who decides, at the age of 15, that she hates her life. Feeling a little rebellious, she decides to (ooh, here it comes!) leave her front yard and take a hike in the family woods, where she gets a little lost.

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'Rules' full of sex, drugs and Dawson

By -Alec Toombs · Thursday, Oct. 17,2002 12 a.m.

Writer/director Roger Avary has finally eclipsed the shadow of former collaborator Quentin Tarantino with his adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel "The Rules of Attraction." Avary earned an Oscar for co-authoring "Pulp Fiction" with Tarantino, and the famous auteur later produced Avary's criminally underseen and/or unfairly maligned "Killing Zoe." With "The Rules of Attraction," Avary moves beyond the realm of the noir-tinged potboiler for which he's best known and into the gray recesses of the dysfunctional post-adolescent psyche, and it's quite a thing to behold.

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'Star Fox' steps out of his starship

By Matt Seremet and Mattew Seremet · Thursday, Oct. 17,2002 12 a.m.

The Star Fox crew has landed on the Gamecube in a strange but epic adventure. The emphasis has shifted from pure space fighting to a mixture of several genres, which is both a blessing and a curse. The game's story centers on a planet of dinosaurs threatened by evil warlords, and Fox McCloud must save the day. The game unfolds in a third-person perspective reminiscent of the Zelda games for the N64. "Adventures" is an interesting mix of exploration, puzzle-solving and magical combat, as well as space and racing levels.

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Rapping, parachute pants and the religious channel

By Tom Whalen · Thursday, Oct. 17,2002 12 a.m.

It was early one Saturday morning (1 a.m., to be exact), and I was flipping through the channels trying to find something to watch on the tele. I don't know why I turned to Channel 2 -- what is Channel 2? What is shown on this Channel 2? Well, Channel 2 is the religious channel. But, for some reason, I was drawn to Channel 2. As soon as I turned it on, I looked at my friend sitting on the couch and uttered my three favorite words, "Oh my God!" Hammer was on TV! The Master of Ceremony himself, Hammer! Not only was Hammer on TV, but Hammer was on religious TV. In his parachute pants and leopard-print vest, Hammer was throwing down the word on God, Jesus and the like.

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SR-71

By Jason Gaddis · Thursday, Oct. 17,2002 12 a.m.

SR-71 is riding high. With a gold record already in the books and a new one due out Tuesday, the power-pop foursome is working hard to avoid the sophomore slump and build its fan base. The band has made some changes since its last album, the band's first major-label record. The most notable difference is the recent addition of drummer John Allen.

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Stagnant songwriting slows Petty

By Michael Tapscott and Mike Tapscott · Thursday, Oct. 17,2002 12 a.m.

Tom Petty always had impeccable taste in music, designing himself after Elvis, the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers. However, he severely missed the point of his influences, whose eyes were always on creation and progression. Essentially, the Heartbreakers have been making the same, pretty good record for 25 years now.

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Album is good but not 'of our lives'

By -Val Tsoutsouris · Thursday, Oct. 17,2002 12 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.

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Diggs, Lathan make perfect mix in 'Brown Sugar'

By Natalie A. Trout · Thursday, Oct. 17,2002 12 a.m.

There hasn't been a love story this good in a long time. From the director of "The Wood" comes a movie that will tug on your heartstrings and possibly make you look at your best friend of the opposite sex in a different light. "When Harry Met Sally" showed the world that men and women can't just be friends. "Brown Sugar" is also living proof of that. Dre (Taye Diggs) and Sidney (Sanaa Lathan) grew up together listening to hip hop, and eventually both establish careers in the hip-hop field.

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