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women discover inner author

By Janice Neaveil and Janice Neaveill · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 12:41 a.m.

Award-winning songwriter Beth Lodge-Rigal leans forward and with an excited voice, describes the "ripple effect" she hopes to initiate by teaching the Bloomington branch of classes called Women Writing for (a) Change.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 12:34 a.m.

IU researches have played a monumental role in the genetics revolution including the observation of Life Sciences Week, taking place Jan. 22-29. The Indiana State Museum interactive exhibit "Genes and Your Health" will be displayed until May and then will move to other museums around the state.

Group seeks community bond through food

By Sonia Rana · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 12:33 a.m.

From those looking to nutrition as a career to students simply interested in healthier eating, the IU Dietetics Club can benefit the mind, resume and stomach.

Graduating EA Sports rep to leave void in campus program

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 12:33 a.m.

While many students are just barely scraping by trying to pay for college by working in the food courts, senior Brent Coyle is getting paid to play video games.

Barehanded Roethlisberger will attempt to beat Patriots Sunday

By Alyson Brodsy and Alan Robinson · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 12:32 a.m.

PITTSBURGH -- Ben Roethlisberger is issuing this warning to the Patriots: The gloves are coming off for the AFC championship game. Roethlisberger is one victory away from becoming the first rookie quarterback to take a team to the Super Bowl. But since he threw two interceptions in a playoff victory over the Jets while wearing gloves, Roethlisberger's handwear has become Pittsburgh's No. 1 topic of debate.

Getting back to the basics

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 12:24 a.m.

If you consider yourself an A-list partier and well-connected around campus, perhaps IU would hire you to head up a "fun bureaucracy" -- or at least Harvard would.

NHL lockout talks move forward

By Alyson Brodsy and Ira Podell · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 12:08 a.m.

The bid to jump-start NHL labor negotiations has done just that, spawning a second round of talks in an effort to save the hockey season. Union president Trevor Linden and NHL board of directors chairman Harley Hotchkiss spoke Wednesday at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, and the sides were planning to meet again Thursday in Toronto.

Think of the players

By Alyson Brodsy and Dan Click · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 12:06 a.m.

It seems to happen every year. All across the country, the biggest names in the football coaching world file their change of address forms. Twenty-two football coaches were fired this year for one reason or another, including IU's Gerry DiNardo. Some of the replacements were big names, some were relatively unknown. But those who were the real losers in the midst all the new coach excitement are the players.

Pop the racism, America

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 12:03 a.m.

In fifth grade at Indian Creek Elementary, my English teacher assigned each student a two-page report on an influential African American for Black History Month. Because there were 26 people in my class, each of us was to pick a letter out of a hat and choose a historical figure whose name began with that letter.

Jets' Doug Brien knows a kicker's story all too well

By Alyson Brodsy and Ryan Corazza · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 12:03 a.m.

If you can believe it, there actually was one NFL player this weekend whose head hung lower after his team's loss than Peyton Manning's and the Colts'. I'm talking so low that he could see between his legs when he walked, so low that he constantly ran into things, so low that ... well, you get the picture. His name you ask? Doug Brien. Wait, Doug who? You know, he's that kicker for the Jets who blew the game by missing two field goals in the final 2:20 of their contest against the Steelers Saturday.

Democracy for allies too

By Alyson Brodsy and Charlie Szrom · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 12:02 a.m.

Two years ago, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf promised to step down as head of Pakistan's army before the end of 2004. Just before the New Year, in typical dictatorial fashion, he broke his own word and decided to keep the most powerful job in the country.

Hoosiers set to take on No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes tonight

By Matt Ostrega · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 12:02 a.m.

Coming off a tough loss to the Nittany Lions of Penn State Sunday, the Hoosiers will look to get back on track in the Big Ten as they play host to conference foe No. 3 Ohio State tonight at Assembly Hall. IU enters the contest 8-7 overall and 1-4 in conference play. Despite the unfavorable Big Ten record, the Hoosiers have a 6-1 record on Branch McCracken court this season and will look to put home court advantage to use against a solid OSU basketball team.

Land of the rising sun?

By Alyson Brodsy and Amy Obermeyer · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 12:02 a.m.

In this day and age, semantics is everything. Apparently, it's more important than the jobs lost in Indiana, the budget, gambling and deciding whether it's five o'clock Eastern time or four o'clock Indiana time.

'Paddle' goes downstream

By Ash Cartwright · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 12 a.m.

Three buddies reunite after the death of a childhood best friend to go on the camping trip/treasure hunt they dreamed of as children. At 30 they are each, in their own ways, struggling to settle into adult life. This trip offers a return to their carefree childhood days and a "last chance to do something really stupid together."

Game Drink?

By Mallory Simon · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 12 a.m.

Weekend followed two different groups of students to find out what drinking games make up a typical party at IU and what emotions each game brings out in all of the people involved. Past the clouds of smoke on the patio and inside an apartment on the east side of town, students work to regain their title of number one party school .

Jennifer Garner can't save "Elektra" from bad writing.

'Elektra' disappoints on all levels

By Tristan Mathews · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 12 a.m.

"Elektra" was so unbearably awful that it's stupefying such a film was ever made. Without a doubt the worst comic book adaption to come out of the recent explosion in the genre, "Elektra" is a disappointment to any film fan and to anyone who is familiar with the characters' source material, which was obviously ignored.

Crack rock meets punk rock

By -Nate Bethea · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 12 a.m.

The Libertines' Pete Doherty is on crack. No, seriously -- Doherty's very public addiction crises have swollen to Scott Weiland-esque proportions in his native UK, leaving some surprised that 2005 has arrived without news of his death. This newly-released deluxe edition of the Libertines' 2004 sophomore effort includes a special edition DVD with live footage and hype-laden documentary, which make up in part for the inconsistency of its songs.

Twenty flicks for 2005

By -Alec Toombs · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 12 a.m.

This past year was pretty choice so far as cinema goes, with "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "Sideways," "Kill Bill Vol. 2," "The Passion," "Garden State," "The Incredibles," "Spider-Man II," "The Life Aquatic," "Ray" and "Collateral" faring best among the stuff I saw.

'Gold' better off buried

By Emily Cohen · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 12 a.m.

Aerosmith's recently-released compilation album Gold packs in everything you would want in a greatest hits album from the aging rockers -- too bad it's all been done before. The two-CD collection is a rerelease of the 2001 release Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology and has a nearly identical playlist. The main difference between the two seems to be the packaging.

'Phantom' sings to success

By Lucretia Fernandez · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 12 a.m.

Ever since October 1986 when "The Phantom of the Opera" first debuted in London, Andrew Lloyd Webber's modern opera has been drawing the public to stages with its mesmerizing music. The Phantom (Gerard Butler), an outcast from the world, uses his musical talents to entrance an orphaned chorus girl, Christine Daae (Emmy Rossum).