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Academy honors safest, least controversial movie of year

8:02 p.m. Priceless montage bringing together hosts of Oscar past. Crystal and Rock in a tent! Steve Martin's spooky kids! LETTERMAN!!! 8:05 p.m. Jon Stewart's opening monologue. Love the "Walk the Line is Ray with white people" joke. 8:13 p.m. Hilarious montage of scenes in classic westerns that could be misconstrued as gay. John Wayne's gonna tie you to the wagon wheel!

Crash makes Oscars a big disappointment

8:20 p.m.: Ok it has been like 20 minutes and everything has been great. Opening rocked and they're already getting things off to a big start with the hardest category: Best Supporting Actor! Could it be my boy Giamatti? Envelope is being opened….. GEORGE CLOONEY! The man had to win SOMETHING tonight and he scored big! "Guess I won't be winning Best Director!" Priceless. If he was going to get a statue, this was the category to do it in.

Oscars a pleasant surprise

It was a great year for movies, and it was a great year for Oscars. On the whole, I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this year's Oscars. Usually I'm falling asleep or wanting to do something more productive, but this year's show was entertaining. Let me say that while I might be -- well, am in fact -- biased in favor of Jon Stewart and his Midas touch, I thought he was a spectacular host who mixed the right amount of genial humor with back-handed insults at the Hollywood establishment.

Upset with 'Crash' upset win

Gee, first joke of the night- a "Brokeback Mountain" joke, what a surprise. The gag about the old hosts was clever, just in time for Jon Stewart's hosting debut, one aspect I'm definitely looking forward to this year. The opening monologue is decent, but they should be making a lot more fun of the celebrities in the audience. We get several chuckles out of jokes about Bjork, "Crash," and "Walk the Line". Another "Brokeback Mountain" gag. If they haven't done AT LEAST 15 by the end of the night, like Werner Herzog, I will eat my own leather shoe.

Oscar notes

8 p.m.:With a wonderfully amusing video featuring past Oscar hosts passing on the role of Emcee to Jon Stewart, the Oscars kicked off in full force with some smart and quirky laughs. 8:03 p.m.:Wearing a fantastically bizarre beard, director/actor/producer/preacher Mel Gibson does some shameless self promotion for his upcoming film "Apocalypto" by making an opening remarks in the ancient Mayan language, proving he may, in fact, be losing his marbles.

Campus quiz

Where on campus is this? See tomorrow's IDS to find out.

Trustees react to diversity worries

Members of IU's Black Student Union assembled Friday to let IU administrators know they're concerned about a lack of diversity in University leadership.

Grad insurance might rise

A substantial increase in health insurance costs could mean changes for many graduate student health plans, even as the University offers to cover a majority of the rate hike.

Did Vote for Pedro make your wildest dreams come true?

After nearly a year of achievements and setbacks, Vote for Pedro will wrap up its term of working for the IU Student Association when the newly elected ticket, Hoosier, takes office April 15.

Tissue recall might affect local patients

Bloomington Hospital announced Friday that eight of its patients who underwent anterior cervical fusion surgery -- an operation that relieves pressure on nerves and the spinal cord -- might have received infected tissue.

Tournament hopes brighten with road wins

For the past several weeks, IU coach Mike Davis has been quick to respond to questions about the NCAA Tournament. No sooner than the question is asked, Davis usually insists that the team is simply focusing on the next game.

Hoosiers take weekend set, improve to 11-7 overall

Before this weekend, the IU water polo team was a combined 38-0 all-time against the six schools it would face over the weekend. By Sunday's end, it was 44-0.

Hoosiers swept for 2nd straight week

The IU baseball team was swept in a three-game series for the second consecutive weekend, this time at the hands of the No. 24 Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes and a pitching staff that held down the Hoosiers' bats nearly all weekend.

IU bounced from Big Ten Tournament

INDIANAPOLIS -- In a Feb. 19 game at West Lafayette, the IU women's basketball team was able to come back from a first-half deficit to ultimately upset then-No. 10 Purdue.

2006 Big Ten Basketball Tournament

IU grapplers finish in 10th place at Big Ten Championships; 5 advance to NCAAs

With 43.5 points, the IU wrestling team finished in 10th place in the Big Ten Championships this weekend at Assembly Hall.

I was right, you were wrong

I hate to say I told you so -- wait, no I don't. Hell, I revel in telling you how smart I am. So, to all of you in the Hoosier nation who e-mailed me and told me I was crazy for staying optimistic about this team -- don't you just hate that I was right?

Hoosiers open Big Ten season with home win

The IU women's tennis team earned its 10th win of the season in its Big Ten opener Sunday against Penn State, winning 6-1. On Saturday at the Indiana Tennis Center, the Hoosiers fell to No. 6 North Carolina, 5-2.

WANTED: KILLer instinct

Big Ten beware: Several reports have cited a 6-foot-8, 270-pound man terrorizing several cities throughout the Midwest. Known as the "Killer," he appears to have no tregard for those who cross his path - no matter what size. Most recently, he tortured 255-pound Graham Brown of Michigan for 19 points and 13 rebounds. His coach, Mike Davis, called it his best game. He only appears to be getting stronger.

Stay involved in fee review

Any student intrigued by the recent restructuring of the University's senior leadership should be equally interested in the new administration's attitude toward student involvement in institutional decision-making. Will the board of trustees' trumpet call-to-action, with its apparent move away from our deliberative business-as-usual, maintain or minimize the role of students in campus decision- making?