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Ski World closed, up for sale

By Lori Snow · Wednesday, Jan. 19,2005 11:26 p.m.

"Hi, you've reached Ski World. We will not be opening this season, perhaps next. But this season no ..." the small ski resort's voicemail message says. Driving up to the slopes, all one can see is deserted land with a big "For Sale" sign at the entrance.

Washington prepares for inauguration

By Alyson Brodsy and Deb Riechmann · Wednesday, Jan. 19,2005 11:26 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush will spend 17 minutes sketching overarching goals for his second term Thursday even as debate still swirls over how he fulfilled promises made in his first inaugural address. Former President George H.W. Bush gave his son an "A" for the Inauguration Day speech he delivered in a bone-chilling drizzle four years ago. The president's critics, however, still are challenging the first-term actions that grew out of that address.

Game Drink?

By Mallory Simon · Wednesday, Jan. 19,2005 10:13 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 .

Be Your Own Bartender

By Karen Green · Wednesday, Jan. 19,2005 10:11 a.m.

For many IU students, beer is the drink of choice. At the bars, mixed drinks can get expensive. With beer, there's no mystery about what's in the glass. Do-it-yourself cocktails are a fun alternative, but deciphering the ingredients for some of the most popular drinks can be complicated.

'Gold' better off buried

By Emily Cohen · Wednesday, Jan. 19,2005 10:07 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.

Crack rock meets punk rock

By -Nate Bethea · Wednesday, Jan. 19,2005 10:07 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.

Get an iPod now, it's inevitable

By -Paul Straw · Wednesday, Jan. 19,2005 9:41 a.m.

So, I finally broke down over break and got an iPod. Now this possibly could be the biggest "who cares" of all time because it seems everyone got an iPod over break. However, I am not a big music fan and yet I was inexplicably drawn toward these little devices.

Twenty flicks for 2005

By -Alec Toombs · Wednesday, Jan. 19,2005 9:40 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.

'Paddle' goes downstream

By Ash Cartwright · Wednesday, Jan. 19,2005 9:36 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."

The underrated 'Village' of Shyamalan

By Rhett Umphress · Wednesday, Jan. 19,2005 9:33 a.m.

The titular "Village" is a 19th century utopian community surrounded by woods. In the woods, there are a group of unknown creatures referred to as "Those We Do Not Speak Of." An uneasy truce exists between the creatures and the humans; each agrees to stay off one another's land. The problem for the village members is that they are low on medicine and the citizens are dying of various maladies. The only way to get more medicine would be to go through the woods into the towns, risking the wrath of the creatures by breaking the truce.

Survival of the fittest

By John Barnett · Wednesday, Jan. 19,2005 9:31 a.m.

I'm an admitted survival horror junkie. The eerie atmosphere and deliberate pacing of a "Resident Evil" or a "Silent Hill" has always held me hostage in front of the console longer than any other style of game. That being said, I was amazed to find myself completely enthralled with Capcom's latest "Resident Evil" gem since it essentially turns the survival horror genre on its head and blasts it off on an entirely new and exciting path.

Another 'Hero' arrives on the screen

By Chris Wisner and compiled by Chris Wisner · Wednesday, Jan. 19,2005 1:27 a.m.

When a director releases a successful film there is an expectancy that his follow-up work will be one of equal success. Such is the case with "House of Flying Daggers," directed by Zhang Yimou, the same man who made the poetic masterpiece known as "Hero."

IU aims to beat Wolverines for 7th consecutive time

By John Rodgers · Wednesday, Jan. 19,2005 1:21 a.m.

One six-game winning streak meets another Wednesday at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers have knocked off the Wolverines the last six times they've met and nine of the last 10 with the lone loss coming in January of 2001. Countering IU's dominance of Michigan is a Wolverines' streak of their own. Michigan has won six straight games and stands at 3-0 in the Big Ten -- including two of those wins on the road at Iowa and Penn State.

Nelms leads list for TSU presidency

By Rick Newkirk · Wednesday, Jan. 19,2005 1:18 a.m.

Charlie Nelms is in demand. The University's vice president for institutional development and student affairs is the front-runner among six finalists for president of Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tenn.

Odd jobs battle books as students live down to the last dime

By Rod Neroda and Ron Neroda · Wednesday, Jan. 19,2005 1:18 a.m.

Most students would agree the college experience is priceless. But for students in Indiana and around the country, the knowledge and memories collected through four years of being a student seem to come at a cost that is becoming more difficult to pay.

Budget plan highlights state of state

By Lindsey Jancek and Lindsay Jancek · Wednesday, Jan. 19,2005 1:18 a.m.

After only one week of being sworn in as governor, Mitch Daniels delivered his first State of the State address Tuesday night to a packed Senate Chamber. During his address Daniels introduced a tax increase on the richest Hoosiers. In addition, he declared education a top priority in the coming months.

With NHL lockout, IU hockey fills void

By Adam Aasen · Wednesday, Jan. 19,2005 1:17 a.m.

With a season-ending player lockout in the NHL, Hoosier hockey fanatics haven't been able to get their fix on TV this year. But for those in Bloomington with ice in their veins, some solace can be found at the Frank Southern Ice Arena, located off of South Henderson Street The IU ice hockey team has continued its dominance at the arena with a 7-1 home record. The team's Friday 14-1 victory over Purdue has continued its home advantage.

More annoying than TV static

By Adam Aasen · Wednesday, Jan. 19,2005 1:01 a.m.

After "The Ring," horror-film-fanatics were afraid to pick up their telephones. Now, it seems, putting your radio on the wrong station can kill you. Or at least, that's what the producers of "White Noise" want you to believe.

'Elektra' disappoints on all levels

By Tristan Mathews · Wednesday, Jan. 19,2005 12:58 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.

Grace, Quaid are great 'Company'

By Alyson Brodsy and Tony Sams · Wednesday, Jan. 19,2005 12:54 a.m.

"My wife left me, and today is the anniversary of our first date, and I found the idea of going home to be so depressing that I kind of leeched onto your dad and invited myself over for dinner," 26-year-old corporate hot shot Carter Duryea tells Alex, the daughter of 51-year-old family man Dan Foreman, as he joins the Foreman family for dinner one night in Paul Weitz's charming film "In Good Company."