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Do-gooder charms audience

By Lizz Giordano · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

Skipping stones, cracking the crust of a crème brulée with the back of a spoon and sinking her hand into a sack of dry grain. It is the moment the narrator describes Amélie's likes and dislikes that the audience becomes mesmerized by her. It's the warm smile that appears on her face throughout the movie that really shows just how much she enjoys life. But, the audience discovers, she enjoys it from a distance.

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No Doubt about it: this album rocks

By Natalie A. Trout · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

The Billboard Top 200 has Rock Steady listed as No. 13 for the week for Jan. 12. People are listening to No Doubt and becoming new fans, and it's easy to understand why with their new album, Rock Steady.

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A haunting and memorable tale

By Jason Kramer · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

"In the Bedroom" is a truly haunting tale that sincerely and genuinely eats at the emotions. There are no contrivances here. Nothing is forced as things are played out subtly and gradually. We experience the life of a perfectly happy family in the wonderfully light town of Camden, New England. But lurking under the surface is a tragedy waiting to erupt. And when this shocking yet very believable disaster occurs, what unfolds before us is the absorbing, involving deterioration of this once wonderful family in this once wonderful town.

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Crowe excels in schizo math flick

By Sam Shahrani · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

Beautiful Mind," directed by Ron Howard ("Apollo 13," "The Grinch") tells the true story of John Nash (Russell Crowe), as he goes from a fresh faced graduate student in mathematics at Princeton to the winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1994.

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Latest Britney clone disappoints

By Rachel Kipp · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

Add Lindsay Pagano to the list of young, female singers producing albums that try to prove how efficiently they can imitate Britney Spears. Pagano isn't as well-dressed and perky as Mandy Moore or as annoying as Jessica Simpson; in fact she doesn't really try anything with her image or music to even minutely distinguish herself from her fellow clones. This is unfortunate because it proves yet again that record execs haven't realized that dressing up a teenage girl in slinky outfits and giving her obsessively perky songs to sing isn't going to sell millions of copies the way it did for Britney.

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Jazzy cop rock album satisfies

By Seth Forster · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

The idea of playing a whole album of TV cop show themes probably sounds a little strange but kind of cool. That's Him Officer actually is an instrumental disc made up of these theme tunes, but it's also a lot more. The mood and overall theme of the album are obvious from the start. On top of that, you can immediately hear the band's ability to create a pocket to groove in.

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Can't please everyone

By Seth Forster · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

After seven years of hard work studying an instrument and a year and a half of learning to compromise, I've found out that being in a band is a little harder than I had imagined. Well, at least it's a little more like taking care of a child than I thought. Hundreds of dollars have to be invested. You have to give up some of your space. You go around introducing it to people and talking about how proud you are, thinking of a catchy name, talking about its interests, future plans…The rest of the time you spend justifying the choices you make on its behalf: "No, we don't play any Elvis Costello, but it's the drummer's fault, I swear! No, I don't have any leather pants. I can't help it that I'm not British, but Americans can rock too." But when you first start a band, one of the biggest choices you make is what image you want to put forth.

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The Epic: Taking frat rock beyond cargo pants

By Jessica Palmer · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

Frat Rock? The concept seemed laughable at first, almost oxymoronic. A mental image is conjured of guys in cargo pants trying to perfect Dave Matthew's songs so the girls would dig them at the next formal. The Epic is Bloomington's newest, up and coming frat rock band, stemming out of the greek subculture here on campus. With six members in the band, they represent four of the campus' fraternities, and are enjoying a large fanbase within the greek community. Although the band credits much of their success to their involvement in fraternities, they are looking to broaden their horizons and their audience.

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This cellar's GONE UNDER

By Vallerie Aquila · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

Pool tables, dart boards, a pinball machine, a bar and a stage. All are lying empty and unused. The Christmas lights and neon signs have no one to illuminate with their glow. The posters on the wall remain overlooked.

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Playing with emotions in only 30 minutes

By Ryan Whirty and Ryan Wirty · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

In many ways, I am a very stubborn man. For years, when asked to name the best rock albums of the 1970s, I would give the same three answers: Who's Next by the Who, Exile on Main Street by the Stones and Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young. That's it. Period. I would consider nothing else. I was without pity or remorse.

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Sex and dying in high society

By Daven Kolderup and Davin Kolderup · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

Robert Altman has been a filmmaker for 50-some years now, and a potent force in American cinema for at least 30. The latest from this 76-year-old plays to his strengths while simultaneously expanding his horizons -- one of the few giants from '70s cinema still striving for new ideas.

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Saying goodbye

By Jessica Halverson and Jesscia Halverson · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

A shattered glass door now bars the way to an empty Bloomington venue, a home to all styles of music and political leanings. Where once there was rocking loudness, now there is the echo of empty walls. Where once there was Secret Sailor -- a collective of mostly liberal learned B-towners who hosted Pages for Prisoners meetings, shelves of zines and puppet shows -- now there is a dusty floor.

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'Coming together' for 'I Am Sam'

By Frank Valish · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

The Beatles will probably always be the most influential band in music history. But despite their incredible legacy and the industry's ever-willingness to capitalize on a sure thing, cover albums of the Beatles have been almost nonexistent. Some have said it's too hard to remake something that's already perfect; the songs couldn't possibly be improved upon and mixing one's own voice with such recognizable staples might be akin to paraphrasing the Constitution. Nevertheless, I Am Sam collects some of the biggest and most interesting figures in music today in tribute to the greatest band of all time.

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Criticism doesn't thwart unity

By Duncan Teater · Tuesday, Jan. 15,2002 11:02 p.m.

Dear Mr. Bush, I write to inform you that your wartime grace period is over. Your leadership during this crisis is appreciated. But it is the conclusion of this columnist that your domestic policies warrant serious investigation, and that to stifle criticism of a president is tantamount to letting terrorists win.

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SRSC tainted by gym Nazis

By Vince Carr and Vincent Carr · Tuesday, Jan. 15,2002 10:57 p.m.

Like many Americans, my New Year's resolution for 2002 is to lose weight. After a scary visit to a health Web site and calculating my Body Mass Index (BMI) (which, by the way, said that I was obese) I became motivated to shed some pounds. Obese is such a strong word, isn't it? I would certainly say that I'm overweight, but obese is a bit much. Obesity is indeed a proper clinical term to use, but it always lends itself to describing someone grossly fat. Anyway, I have started to eat healthier foods and, after a moratorium on exercising, I have returned to IU's haven for sweat -- the SRSC.

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Every girl envisions her wedding

By Bridget Graf · Tuesday, Jan. 15,2002 10:53 p.m.

It's a well-known fact that many women have planned their weddings since they were old enough to say "I do." It's true. It may seem old-fashhioned, especially for women in college with big career plans, but it's a simple fact that we can't help who we are. Women can't help falling in love with the idea of weddings, and that's all there is to it.

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Lawsuits won't ease pain

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 15,2002 10:43 p.m.

It's funny how money changes people. How money can bring out greed in even the best people, and how it can be seen as a substitute for human emotions.

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IUPD Blotter

Tuesday, Jan. 15,2002 12:51 a.m.

The following activity was reported by the IU Police Department: Jan. 11 • Freshman Thomas McFarland, resident of Collins, reported the theft of his bicycle from Collins. Estimated loss is $700.

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Around The Campus

Tuesday, Jan. 15,2002 12:49 a.m.

Red Cross seeks volunteers, offers CPR course The American Red Cross needs volunteers for the annual Red Cross Book Fair fund-raiser. An organizational meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28 at the chapter office at 411 East Seventh St.

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