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Go ahead, drop the soap

By Rick Newkirk · Friday, Oct. 22,2004 12:10 a.m.

If I see one more Scott Peterson headline, I might pull out all my hair. It's not that I'm not sympathetic to the murder of a pregnant woman. I am. But the Peterson trial is not news any more than are the other 12,000 homicides in the Unites States every year.

Oppressed: Free thyself

By Adam Maksl · Friday, Oct. 22,2004 12:09 a.m.

There's a quote from my favorite show, "The West Wing," which used to sum up my view of foreign policy: "We are for freedom of speech everywhere.

Mos Definitely a great album

By Adam Aasen · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 12:58 p.m.

Mos Def is an unusual hip-hop renaissance man. He's made his name as one of the fiercest rappers out today. He's impressed audiences on the silver screen and on Broadway. He's even crooned a song or two.

The FCC won't let me be

By Doug Evans · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 12:51 p.m.

It appears the remnants of last year's Super Bowl halftime show fiasco are still affecting the entertainment industry.

Don't fear the subtitles

By C. Warner Sills · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 12:47 p.m.

In a recent trip to Washington D.C. to visit some family, I did what all good tourists do: I went to the movies. Well, that's not entirely true.

'Battle' gets fine treatment

By Gavin Lesnick · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 12:44 p.m.

The scary thing about watching Gillo Pontecorvo's "The Battle of Algiers" is just how familiar everything in it appears.

The beginning of Phish's end

By Robert O'Connor · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 12:43 p.m.

It has only been two-and-a-half months since Phish's final concert and much to the dismay of music lovers, hippies and people with generally poor hygiene, it looks as if it's never coming back.

In need of an outer-space killing

By -Nate Bethea · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 12:41 p.m.

Let me start this bluntly -- I am a huge Duran Duran fan, and I'm not afraid to admit it -- but this is not the Duran Duran of old.

Sum 41 gets deep

By George Lyle IV · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 12:39 p.m.

Somewhere along the way, either before or during the recording sessions for Chuck, the boys of Sum 41 went to Africa, did some volunteer work for a group called War Child Canada and had a few brushes with death.

'Death' becomes them

By Eric Smith · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 12:37 p.m.

In Good Charlotte's first post-fame album, it's abandoned its safe, cliché pop-punk sound, but it has nothing to balance itself upon anymore.

Sun sets on impressive sequel

By -Kehla West · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 12:31 p.m.

"If only" might have been the tagline of this film. Richard Linklater's beautiful little film "Before Sunset" is the best film to come out this year. It's an extension of 1994's "Before Sunrise," which was equally wonderful. If you haven't seen "Sunrise," your experience with "Sunset" will be compromised.

Konga me impressed

By J.P. Benitez and JP Benitez · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 12:29 p.m.

Kid-tendo?It's not "Dance Dance Revolution," but it'll make you shake your kongas.

'South Park' creators put the 'F' back in funny

By Karen Green · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 12:29 p.m.

Trey Parker and Matt Stone have done it again. To the delight of their fans, they've managed to piss everyone off in just under two hours.

SOUNDTRACK to a campaign

By Tony Sams · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 12:22 p.m.

They differ on foreign policy, they differ on domestic policy and, it can only be assumed, they differ on the music they would load onto an iPod.

Taking a DIFFERENT course

By Melissa Harrold · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 11:52 a.m.

Students have the chance every day to learn from professors who have made remarkable achievements within their respective fields. But what they may not know is that some of their professors also have interesting hobbies and activities outside their academic lives.

HPER rule bans outside materials

By Brian Janosch · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 2:21 a.m.

The School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation has effectively placed a ban on all backpacks and other materials not required for a class in any space that is used for physical activity.

Council focuses on Southeast

By Jill Brooks · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 2:21 a.m.

Soon Bloomington might see restaurants, offices, retail space and a bank on Bloomington's southeast side. Wednesday night at Bloomington City Council several ordinances were read for first reading, including an ordinance to amend the Preliminary Plan for the Century Village 2.

District 9 debated at WTIU

By Tony Sams · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 2:21 a.m.

Abortion, jobs and negative advertising dominated an exchange Wednesday night between the candidates for Indiana's 9th district as they met on campus for their only debate in one of the tightest congressional races in the nation.

Light in the darkness

By Jorie Slodki · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 2:21 a.m.

Cold and rainy weather were enough to make it hard to go out in the night, but it wasn't enough to stop a large group of women and men to make their message heard. That message was "Old, young, black, white, everyone take back the night!"

School Board candidates debate issues

By David A. Nosko · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 2:21 a.m.

The magnificent seven Monroe County Community School Corporation school board candidates lined up for face time with about 40 campus community members Wednesday night in the Fellowship Hall at the Unitarian-Universalist Church, to discuss his or her personality, preferences and platform.

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