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"Death Race": Pretty good for a remake based on a video game from 1975.

Middle of the road action

By Brent Williamson · Wednesday, Aug. 27,2008 6:20 p.m.

Let’s take a prison movie, throw in some race cars, and strap machine guns to them; that’s how “Death Race” is born. A slammin’ action movie that doesn’t aspire to much, “Race” provides two hours of speed, sex and shooting. It holds no surprises; fans of this type of movie will be entertained, and critics will pan it mercilessly. Is it high art? No. Does it try to be? No. Besides, what were you expecting from a movie remaking a '70s movie that was based on a video game?

Anna Faris has clearly moved up since starring in "Scary Movie."

Not a funny bunny

By Megan Clayton · Wednesday, Aug. 27,2008 6:13 p.m.

And despite the early presence of a smart voice, the movie’s ultimate message is also disappointing. “The House Bunny” tries to make a point about accepting individuality, but the message that comes across a bit more strongly is this: As long as you’re not a frumpish loser and can change yourself enough to be conventionally pretty without becoming a valley-girl vamp, life will be peachy.

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Fall Forward

By Brian J. McFillen · Wednesday, Aug. 27,2008 6:09 p.m.

It all begins again Tuesday: classes, homework, projects, exams ...  Some of you might be asking: What is there to look forward to in fall of 2008? A few campus groups tipped WEEKEND to new and unusual offerings they are planning for the upcoming semester (and, in a couple of cases, beyond).

Wanna get inked up?

By Dion Hazelbaker · Wednesday, Aug. 27,2008 6:07 p.m.

WEEKEND takes a closer look at body art in Bloomington.Whether it’s a butterfly on your shoulder or your frat’s Greek letters below your waist, a tattoo tells people something about who you are as an individual. Maybe you’re thinking about getting a tattoo, or maybe you’re just intrigued by this art form.

In the sequel, the "Tropic Thunder" cast will set their sights on Bigfoot.

The summer's best comedy

By Brent Williamson · Wednesday, Aug. 27,2008 6:04 p.m.

“Tropic Thunder” is comedy gold, if not quite the platinum of “Zoolander.” It is well-crafted and funny, while delivering good elements of action as well. It is a standout film in a currently crowded genre and will most likely be watched by groups of drunken college students for years to come.

Recently-named IU starting quarterback Kellen Lewis practices Tuesday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.

Lewis named starting quarterback

By Lee Hurwitz · Wednesday, Aug. 27,2008 12:29 a.m.

Four days before the IU football team s­tarts its season, IU coach Bill Lynch named junior Kellen Lewis the team’s starting quarterback.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., looks to the crowd before addressing the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday in Denver. Clinton narrowly defeated Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in Indiana's Democratic primary on May 6.

No hard feelings

By Peter Stevenson · Wednesday, Aug. 27,2008 12:26 a.m.

DENVER – Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., hoped to arrive at the Democratic National Convention here under different circumstances.

Aurora Police Department Detective, Marcus Dudley, speaks to the media during a press conference at the Aurora Police Department in Aurora, Colo., on Monday. Federal authorities are looking into reports that a man arrested after officers found rifles, ammunition and drugs in his truck might have made threats against Barack Obama, officials said Monday.

Gun charges expected in Obama assassination plot

Wednesday, Aug. 27,2008 12:04 a.m.

DENVER – Three men who authorities initially feared were plotting to assassinate Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention are facing only gun charges – signaling they never posed a real threat.

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Officials warn freshmen about excessive drinking

By Allison Tyra · Tuesday, Aug. 26,2008 11:10 p.m.

From the simply embarrassing – like public indecency – to the dangerous, such as assaults and vehicular collisions – IU Police Department Capt. Jerry Minger said the overwhelming majority of incidents involving his department can be attributed, at least in part, to excessive drinking, not merely underage drinking.

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Gumming up traffic

Tuesday, Aug. 26,2008 10:52 p.m.

Brian J. McFillen’s  missive “Street stress,”  published by the IDS on Aug. 6 might be well-intentioned, but the author would do well to take a more critical look at the situation. He grumbles that bicycles are “gumming up” traffic and endangering lives. I travel the stretch of road in question both by car (frequently) and by bicycle (occasionally). In my experience the traffic is being “gummed up” not by bicycles but by large numbers of cars. Buses stopped to load and unload passengers also apparently contribute to congestion. I say, apparently because while it appears that way to the casual observer, those buses represent cars that are not on the road – cars that would be in front of Mr. McFillen and causing him further delays. The same argument applies to bicycles.

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Not half bad

By Ayesha Awan · Tuesday, Aug. 26,2008 10:45 p.m.

As students are welcomed back to IU, ready to settle into their usual Bloomington routine, I find myself having a harder time readjusting than in years past.   It’s not because I’m having some sort of existential crises or anything, but because I haven’t been back to Bloomington in more than nine months. In December, I left IU to go home to Chicago, and I boarded a plane to Cairo, Egypt, a month later. 

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Mile-high party

By Chase Cooper · Tuesday, Aug. 26,2008 10:44 p.m.

I hoped. I believed. Barack Obama let me down. Earlier this summer I donated $5.80 to Obama’s campaign. For those of you who’ve had the pleasure of reading my columns in the past may wonder why I, a committed conservative Republican, would do such a thing. The reason is that the campaign was giving anyone who donated at least $5 a chance to win a trip to the Democratic National Convention in Denver to meet Obama and watch his Thursday night speech in person.

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