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By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 1,2005 11:56 p.m.

Congressman: Guard shouldn't be charged to use Gary airport GARY -- The Indiana National Guard should not have to pay an annual fee to locate an anti-terrorism center at the Gary airport, said U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky.

Southern rockers get Stroke-d

By -Alec Toombs · Tuesday, March 1,2005 11:55 p.m.

The Strokes meets Skynyrd label still holds true on Nashville, Tenn.-based Kings of Leon's sophomore album, Aha Shake Heartbreak, although having spent time touring and partying (as seen in the pages of Rolling Stone) with the aforementioned new school city slickers seems to have rubbed off. Much of the country flavor has been pared away (though, it's still very much present in the album's closer "Rememo"), replaced with Strokes-esque riffs, choruses, hand clapping and vocal intonations. It's as if the brothers Followill: Caleb (pipes), Nathan (skins) and Jared (slaps), and their cousin, Matthew (licks) -- their credits, not mine -- were asked, "If the Strokes jumped off a bridge, would you?" And the answer is a resounding, "Yes!" Luckily, it sounds pretty damned good.

One gorgeous drive

By John Barnett · Tuesday, March 1,2005 11:51 p.m.

The perfectionists at Polyphony Digital are known for their obsessive attention to detail and utter worship of the automobile, and it shows more than ever in their latest offering, "Gran Turismo 4." In 1998, Polyphony redefined video game racing with the first "GT," and the sequel that followed quickly after was simply an extension of the original. Polyphony reinvented the wheel, quite literally, in 2001 with "GT3: A-Spec." Now, after countless missed release dates and months of fine-tuning, "GT4" has finally arrived.

De Niro and Pacino 10 years ago

By Ash Cartwright · Tuesday, March 1,2005 11:48 p.m.

What if Robert De Niro and Al Pacino got in a fight? The answer is Michael Mann's "Heat." The two master tough guys race to outfox each other as Neil McCauley (De Niro) tries to pull off the heist that will culminate his career as a professional thief, while Lt. Vincent Hanna (Pacino), a tenacious detective, hunts McCauley and his crew.

Show 'Huckabees' some love

By Tony Sams · Tuesday, March 1,2005 11:46 p.m.

An acquaintance, who shall remain nameless because I value his privacy as much as I can't remember his last name, saw David O. Russell's so-called existential comedy "I Heart Huckabees" upon my eager recommendation. Long story short, he didn't like it.

Immigration Nation

By Edward Delp · Tuesday, March 1,2005 11:46 p.m.

Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses." This statement shows America's commitment to immigration. This country has tried to be the kind of place people from all over the world could come to build a better life. Legal immigration is something this nation has always treasured.

Prime time garbage

By Andrea Opperman · Tuesday, March 1,2005 11:37 p.m.

I can't seem to understand the enormous appeal of shows like "Desperate Housewives" and "The O.C." Are their lives really not exciting and dramatic enough? Guess not. I mean, these shows feature unrealistic ideas that don't tend to happen in real life -- at least episodes that don't occur in my life.

Around The World

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 1,2005 11:30 p.m.

Thai ambassador to speak to IU students Kasit Piromya, Thailand's ambassador to the United States, will be giving a lecture on campus today titled "U.S.-Thai Relations: Elections, Trade, Tsunami." The lecture, which will occur at 5 p.m. in the Moot Court Room in the School of Law, is a part of the ambassador's two-day stay at IU. After the public lecture, Piromya will be meeting with members of IU's Thai Student Association.

More than 2,000 gather at Iraq bombing site

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 1,2005 11:27 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- After the deadliest attack since the U.S.-led invasion, more than 2,000 people demonstrated at the site of a car bombing that killed 125 people south of Baghdad, chanting "No to terrorism!" An Internet statement purportedly by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's al-Qaida group in Iraq claimed responsibility for the bombing.

Student Academic Center helps students learn to cram

By Ashley Brown · Tuesday, March 1,2005 11:27 p.m.

As the students pack the library this week and the next they will cram for midterm tests. But those students stressing about their midterms don't have to worry if they simply talk to the Student Academic Center. "I usually start studying a week before the test or the last class before the test," said sophomore Amy Heustis. Although early preparation is the ideal, other circumstances can lead to last-minute studying.

BTK suspect's stable life defies stereotype among serial killers

By Alyson Brodsy and Sharon Cohen · Tuesday, March 1,2005 11:26 p.m.

WICHITA, Kan. -- He was trusted as a Cub Scout leader, respected as a churchgoing family man and accepted as a regular guy with a secure marriage, a steady job and all the other trappings of middle-class success. He was also, according to police, an insatiable murderer who tortured and killed strangers over 17 years, boasting about his crimes in taunting, gruesome letters and poems that he mailed to police and the news media.

IU in top 15 for grants

By Megan George · Tuesday, March 1,2005 11:26 p.m.

This fiscal year IU ranks in the top 15 for highest public university endowments, placing 13th among all public universities and seventh within the Big Ten, according to an IU statement. The National Association of College and University Business Officers stated that this is the 14th year IU has ranked among the top public universities.

Supreme Court rules death penalty for juveniles to be unconstitutional

By Alyson Brodsy and Hope Yen · Tuesday, March 1,2005 11:25 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- A closely divided Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that it is unconstitutional to execute juvenile killers, ending a practice in 19 states that has been roundly condemned by many of America's closest allies. The 5-4 decision throws out the death sentences of 72 murderers who were under 18 when they committed their crimes and bars states from seeking to execute minors for future crimes. The executions, the court said, violate the Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

Does digging 'The O.C.' make me a sissy?

By -Alec Toombs · Tuesday, March 1,2005 11:24 p.m.

I love "The O.C." There, I've done it. Friends, family and co-workers know I dig television's premiere prime time soap (and poke fun at me unmercilessly for doing so), now so do you. Am I a wuss? Maybe, but not because of my affinity for Fox's firecracker of a series.

Federal judge finds husband, mother dead in basement

By Alyson Brodsy and Don Babwin · Tuesday, March 1,2005 11:24 p.m.

CHICAGO -- A federal judge who was once the target of a failed murder plot by a white supremacist was under marshals' protection Tuesday after the shooting deaths of her husband and 89-year-old mother, and investigators were looking into possible connections to hate groups, among other leads. U.S. District Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow found the bodies of Michael F. Lefkow, 65, and her mother, Donna Humphrey, when she returned home from work Monday evening, according to authorities and friends.

Black History Month is racist

By Warren Christopher Freiberg · Tuesday, March 1,2005 11:20 p.m.

It was a tough four weeks, but somehow, white people everywhere got through Black History Month. We can now go back to listening to John Denver, watching "Friends" and eating our sandwiches with extra mayo for another year or so.

Welcome back, Old Paths

By Amy Obermeyer · Tuesday, March 1,2005 11:18 p.m.

This very well could've been another pessimistic column had I not seen the light the other day. And that light I'm referring to is that of the evangelists outside of Woodburn Hall. The pictures of aborted fetuses and signs clearly explaining how Muhammad and Buddha are burning in hell brought pure joy to my heart.

IU, stick your neck out

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 1,2005 11:14 p.m.

Lampposts around campus are decorated with banners promoting "One For Diversity," and freshman orientation emphasizes acceptance of cultural differences around campus. At IU, we're taught from day one that discrimination against other human beings is unacceptable, so it's crucial for students to witness the University following through on the principles it espouses.

Partisan tensions threaten House bills as deadline draws near

By Alyson Brodsy and Mike Smith · Tuesday, March 1,2005 11:09 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Partisan tensions ran high in the Indiana House Tuesday with representatives facing a midnight deadline to keep several bills alive, including ones to mandate statewide observance of daylight-saving time and give the governor's inspector general prosecutorial powers.

Kirkwood ticket looks for 2nd chance

By Colleen Corley · Tuesday, March 1,2005 1 a.m.

The Kirkwood ticket filed a petition Monday against the IUSA Elections Commission and Derek Molter, the elections coordinator. The petition, signed on behalf of the College and Connect tickets, calls for a run-off election between Kirkwood and election winner Vote for Pedro. The petition says the election results were unconstitutional according to Section 403 of IUSA's current elections code, which states that executive candidates must receive at least 40 percent of the votes or at least 20 percent more than the runner-up.