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Mustard Plug a tasty treat

By Matt Seremet · Wednesday, Sept. 25,2002 8:35 p.m.

The Midwestern men of Mustard Plug have been spreading ska all over the world for a decade. Their new disc, Yellow #5, is a rollicking celebration of 10 years of uncompromising mayhem. While this album doesn't break any new ground, it confirms the Plug's loyalty to ska music and breathes life into the struggling genre.

Newcomer's ninth just like her rest

By Evan Ross · Wednesday, Sept. 25,2002 8:33 p.m.

Bloomington native Carrie Newcomer's ninth album, The Gathering of Spirits, follows the pattern of her previous work. She has a dedicated and loyal following among her fans, but is still looking for the right catalyst to help her break into the mainstream. The Gathering of Spirits is a solid attempt at bringing in new fans, but it is still too focused in the folk rock genre to succeed. There are a few songs on the disc that cross-over into the mainstream listening audience, even forcing me to hum along, but these tunes are a minority.

Guitar duo carries on for Vaughan

By Ryan Whirty · Wednesday, Sept. 25,2002 8:32 p.m.

When Stevie Ray Vaughan died in an early-morning helicopter crash in August 1990, the world lost perhaps the only white blues guitarist (with the possible exceptions of Eric Clapton and Duane Allman) who has been able to channel the blues as well as the African-American bluesmen Vaughan worshiped so much.

Ian still cool after 17 albums

By Jessica Halverson · Wednesday, Sept. 25,2002 8:31 p.m.

You may have heard about Janis Ian from your parents. She put out her first chart-topping single, "Society's Child" in 1966 when she was 15. Since then, Ian has released 17 albums. But forget what you have heard about Ian or any qualms you may have about listening to music from your parent's decade. Ian's 2000 release, God & the FBI, needs no previous qualifiers for new listeners. Overall, the album is filled with extreme hits and bare misses. When she's good, she's great, but where her songs falter, they do it throughout the entire track.

La Cara Latina

By Natalie A. Trout and by Natalie A. Trout · Wednesday, Sept. 25,2002 8:24 p.m.

With popular artists like Ricky Martin and Shakira, Latin music has been hitting the radio airwaves in the past few years. Held during a weekend when musical diversity is celebrated on campus, Saturday's Festival Latino will focus on local Latino talent from around Bloomington and Indiana.

Rising Latin Alternative stars to play Lotus

By By Jonathan Sanders · Wednesday, Sept. 25,2002 8:04 p.m.

Yerba Buena doesn't just mean "good weed" anymore. The critically acclaimed afro-cuban band that bears the same name will be playing this weekend at Lotus Fest. The band, only a year old, is playing in Bloomington for the first time.

Dow Ends Down 189, Hits 4-Year-Low

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Sept. 25,2002 7:01 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Wall Street's malaise deepened Tuesday, with stocks falling on a confluence of factors that included disappointing earnings news and a criminal investigation into Xerox's accounting practices. The Dow Jones industrials dropped nearly 190 points to hit a four-year low. Growing concerns about a possible war with Iraq exacerbated the selling. There was little reaction to the Federal Reserve's decision to leave rates unchanged.

Hoosiers open Big 10 season

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Sept. 25,2002 6:56 p.m.

If there ever was a time for a team to hit its stride, it's when they start their conference season, and that's exactly what the IU volleyball team has done. The Hoosiers start their 2002 Big Ten season with a match against the nationally ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. This match will provide a challenge for the Hoosiers. Ohio State comes into the match sporting a 6-3 record and a ranking of No. 11 in the country. The Ohio State volleyball program is highly touted as a perennial top 25 team. Pre-season expectations for the team ran high as they finished with a 25-3 overall record last season and were expected by most to finish first in the Big Ten.

Record-breaking performances has golf world talking

Wednesday, Sept. 25,2002 6:48 p.m.

Junior Karen Dennison was named National Female Player of the Week by Golf World magazine after her performance at last week's Wolverine Invitational. Dennison won her first collegiate title in grand fashion by finishing eight strokes ahead of her nearest competitor, fellow Hoosier junior Ambry Bishop.

Aggressive play sets tone

By Ira Klapper · Wednesday, Sept. 25,2002 6:47 p.m.

Five fouls in a NCAA basketball game will get a player ejected. Committing a penalty in a hockey game will relegate a player to the penalty box. Offensive holding in a football game will push a player back ten yards. Most coaches will preach the avoidance of such blunders. Don't tell that to the women's soccer coach, Mick Lyon.

Rotten NFL inspires guilt

By -Val Tsoutsouris · Wednesday, Sept. 25,2002 6:46 p.m.

The term "guilty pleasure" is usually brought up in regards to something entertainment-related and something you wouldn't be willing to divulge in mixed company.

Change pays off

Wednesday, Sept. 25,2002 6:44 p.m.

Three years ago, if someone would have told Molly Pulkrabek that by her senior season she would be a star goalkeeper on the IU field hockey team, she probably would have laughed in their face. Pulkrabek, from Barrington, Ill., came to IU as a soccer goalie for the Hoosiers, and played her freshman season on the squad. But when field hockey coach Amy Robertson started the program during Pulkrabek's sophomore year, she made the switch from shin guards to hockey sticks. Pulkrabek said her soccer background has helped her immensely in field hockey.

Don't make the rental

By Adrienne Ball · Wednesday, Sept. 25,2002 2:09 p.m.

A college student's first experience in renting a house or apartment might seem like an exciting first taste of freedom, but a student's naivete can easily create potentially expensive and stressful problems. Adding fuel to the fire is the fact that most students are young and inexperienced with renting procedures, which can cause some landlords to take advantage of them. Christopher McNeely, a graduate student at IU, knows the potential problems a bad renting situation can cause.

Peaceful warriors

Wednesday, Sept. 25,2002 1:43 p.m.

Daylight's last rays slice through the warm air. People scurry from work to their cars. Rush hour traffic zooms back and forth. And this evening, like every Wednesday evening, a cluster of roughly two dozen people stand on a street corner holding posters. Although the people vary in age and sex and carry different signs, they are united in a common cause: to protest war in Iraq.

Evangelist moves to meadow

By J.P. Benitez · Wednesday, Sept. 25,2002 1:43 p.m.

Outside Woodburn Hall, for the second day in a row, evangelist Jim Gilles preached on his salvation at a Van Halen concert and his views on homosexuality and women to a growing crowd of students walking to and from class. Around him evolved a scene that put the IU administration on edge, and freedom of speech to a short lived test.

'We will not rest on our laurels'

By Adam Van Osdol · Wednesday, Sept. 25,2002 1:43 p.m.

In his annual State of the University address Tuesday, President Myles Brand unveiled a long-range plan to strengthen IU's research programs. His vision involves attracting top-notch faculty, juggling administrative roles and seeking more money from the state. "IU is proud of its commitment to research and of its achievements," Brand said. "We will not rest on our laurels, however."

U.S. special forces sent to Ivory Coast

Wednesday, Sept. 25,2002 1:43 p.m.

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- U.S. troops headed to West Africa on Tuesday to safeguard 100 American schoolchildren holed up in a rebel-held city after the bloodiest-ever uprising in the Ivory Coast. Frightened residents reported heavy artillery and gunfire.

Iraq may possess uranium

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Sept. 25,2002 1:37 p.m.

LONDON -- Iraq has military plans for the use of chemical and biological weapons, and has tried to acquire "significant quantities" of uranium from Africa, Britain said Tuesday in a dossier of evidence about Iraq's development of weapons of mass destruction.

Bush lowers nationwide alert