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Album built to bore

By -Nate Bethea and Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 19,2006 10:08 p.m.

Reviewing a new Built to Spill album is like reviewing a new Sonic Youth or Fall album. Granted, they've only been around since the early '90s (and, unlike the Fall, don't have 100,000 albums), but there's a certain weight on your shoulders when critiquing anything new by Doug Martsch and whatever new band members he's acquired for his latest release. This is the band, after all, that put out two absolutely phenomenal albums in the late '90s: 1997's Perfect from Now On and 1999's head-exploding Keep it Like a Secret. At their zenith, they managed to foil Martsch's emotive songwriting with even more emotive guitar work. And what's more, it was good.

Country idol channels his inner- white trashiness on new album

By Alyson Brodsy and John Barnett · Wednesday, April 19,2006 10:03 p.m.

The angry American returns - a little less angry. Toby Keith has been somewhat of a venerable journeyman in the country music business for the past 13 years, releasing everything from radio-friendly country to politically-charged agit-prop, all to the delight of his core fan base. His 10th long-player, White Trash with Money, fits nicely with the more radio-ready of his body of work. The title comes from a confrontation Keith's daughter had with a schoolmate in which said schoolmate criticized her for being glorified trailer bait, a notion which Keith seems to embrace about himself on this record, always with a wink and a smile.

'Hidden' hopes, unanswered questions

By Alyson Brodsy and Chris Wisner · Wednesday, April 19,2006 9:45 p.m.

Imagine opening your front door one morning to find a VHS tape wrapped in a piece of white paper with a child's drawing on it. Poorly sketched, the picture depicts a child's face covered in blood. You place the tape in your VCR and all you see is two hours worth of footage containing the front of your home. Nothing exciting, nothing unusual, just nothing at all really. "Caché" ("Hidden") shows us just how paranoid one can become when unknown surveillance is placed upon them. Georges Laurent (Daniel Auteuil) and his wife Anne ("Chocolat" beauty Juliette Binoche) deal with the aforementioned problem almost daily.

Film fails to bring scares and laughs

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Mellini · Wednesday, April 19,2006 9:43 p.m.

If during your daily routine today you happen to witness someone trip, stumble or fall down, congratulations, you've pretty much seen "Scary Movie 4." Looks like the "Scary Movie" franchise has run out of steam, and rather abruptly too, considering "Scary Movie 3" was surprisingly entertaining. The film begins with a weak "Saw" parody featuring Dr. Phil and Shaq, especially when compared to the hilarious intros spoofing "Scream," "The Exorcist" and "The Ring" that began the previous three films. This unfunny sequence sets the pace for the rest of the painful film.

Don't brave 'The Wild'

By Alyson Brodsy and Greg Shoenbaechler · Wednesday, April 19,2006 9:41 p.m.

Almost all animated movies lately have been great and very well done. With that said there was no reason to think that "The Wild" would be anything but another superb Disney masterpiece. Unfortunately this particular film wasn't anything to brag about. "The Wild" is about Ryan, a lion cub (Greg Cipes) who wants to be able to grow up and be able to roar like his father, Samson (Keifer Sutherland). After living in the New York Zoo his entire life he thinks the only way he will be able to do this is if he escapes to the wild.

Cutters back for more

By Chris Engel · Wednesday, April 19,2006 1:31 a.m.

Seven Championships. Two Poles.

Sigma Alpha Mu looks to continue push to top of men's race

By Chris Engel · Wednesday, April 19,2006 1:26 a.m.

What a difference a few years can make.

Couple attacked near local bar

By Sarah Core · Wednesday, April 19,2006 1:18 a.m.

A 25-year-old Bloomington resident and his wife were attacked on North Walnut Street early Tuesday morning by several men on skateboards, in what police are calling a case of aggravated battery. According to police reports, the newlyweds, who are both black, were leaving Kilroy's Sports Bar and Grill at about closing time and heading to their vehicle when "three or four men began yelling racial slurs at them." Two of the men approached the man and hit him over the head, rendering him unconscious, police said.

Despite large numbers, Mexican fans leave disappointed

By Alyson Brodsy and Ryan Corazza · Wednesday, April 19,2006 1:16 a.m.

The fans of the Mexican U-17 National Team came out to Bill Armstrong Stadium last night in the thousands, donned in sombreros and draped in their country's green, white and red flag.

Top goalkeeper recruit shines in win

Wednesday, April 19,2006 1:14 a.m.

Last spring, when IU lost to Mexico, then-freshman goalkeeper Chris Munroe made the start for the Hoosiers between the pipes. The IU men's soccer coaching staff looked to Munroe to fill the void Jay Nolly left when he graduated. Munroe made 10 saves while giving up two goals.

Crews prepares for crucial track work

By Chris Engel · Wednesday, April 19,2006 12:45 a.m.

The sun just begins to creep over the scoreboard at Bill Armstrong Stadium as Steve McCutchen and Wally Hansford begin their work on the cinder track which hosts the Little 500.

The rise of the independents

Wednesday, April 19,2006 12:41 a.m.

1984 Cutters, perhaps the most famous independent team in the race's history, wins the men's Little 500 in its first appearance.

Newspaper: Giants trainer to testify before Bonds' grand jury

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 19,2006 12:40 a.m.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The head athletic trainer for the San Francisco Giants was told to appear before a federal grand jury investigating whether Barry Bonds lied about his connection to the BALCO steroids scandal, a newspaper reported.

Pacers hope new identity pays off for playoff run

By Alyson Brodsy and Cliff Brunt · Wednesday, April 19,2006 12:38 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Pacers waited until the end of the regular season to figure themselves out, and what they've found doesn't resemble what they once were.

Two lacrosse players arrested in Duke rape

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 19,2006 12:37 a.m.

DURHAM, N.C. -- Two Duke University lacrosse players were arrested on rape charges Tuesday in a scandal that has rocked one of America's elite campuses and has raised explosive questions of race, class and the privileged status of college athletes.

IU steals 12 bases in win over ISU

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Wednesday, April 19,2006 12:35 a.m.

The IU baseball team improved its record to 4-4 against in-state opponents and swept the season series against Indiana State University after an 11-5 victory Tuesday over the Sycamores at Sembower Field. Freshman Eric Wagner pitched three scoreless innings of relief in his first collegiate victory, and junior second baseman Keith Haas went 4-for-5 with two runs and one RBI to lead the Hoosiers in the win.

How to start a team

Wednesday, April 19,2006 12:35 a.m.

• Forms available within Rider's Manual at iusf.bloomington.com/little5frm2.html.

Hoosiers defeat in-state rival Mastadons

By Chris Sauer · Wednesday, April 19,2006 12:33 a.m.

The IU softball team broke its three-game losing streak with a win against IU-Purdue University Fort Wayne, although it was not exactly how they wanted to do it.

Independent Rule

By Michael Sanserino · Wednesday, April 19,2006 12:30 a.m.

The very first Little 500 race champions were almost predictable.

Cruise, Holmes's baby arrives after much spectacle

By Alyson Brodsy and Sandy Cohen · Wednesday, April 19,2006 12:27 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- The Tomkitten has arrived. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, the public lovebirds dubbed TomKat by the media, had a baby girl Tuesday, said Cruise spokesman Arnold Robinson. The baby, named Suri, weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 20 inches long, he said.