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Idlewild helps hip-hop evolve

By C. Warner Sills and Christopher Green · Thursday, Aug. 31,2006 12 a.m.

Dead Prez once rapped in a studio somewhere, "All ya'll records sound the same. I'm sick of that fake thug, R&B-rap scenario, all day on the radio, same scenes in the video, monotonous material…" But ya'll didn't hear Dead Prez right. But, OutKast did. So much is clear with the new release of their album "Idlewild." Don't be thrown off by the flowery title and the Vaudeville themed CD -- OutKast is real hip-hop. OutKast has long been proven to be one of hip-hop's kings with albums such as "Stankonia" and "The Love Below/Speakerboxxx." But their latest album, and by far most unique album, truly epitomizes what hip-hop is about.

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'Beer' not worth chugging

By Chris Wisner and compiled by Chris Wisner · Thursday, Aug. 31,2006 12 a.m.

After watching the likes of "Club Dread" and now "Beerfest," I'm beginning to wonder if the guys in Broken Lizard were nothing more than a one-trick pony thanks to "Super Troopers." After the death of their grandfather, the Wolfhouse brothers Jan and Todd (Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske respectively) head to glorious Munich to scatter his ashes in his homeland in the midst of the almighty Oktoberfest. Plenty of beer is consumed and a riot breaks out forcing the brothers into the German streets before one of their grandfather's old buddies whisks them off to the appropriately titled "Beerfest" -- the Olympics of beer-drinking competitions. The Germans smash all competition then smash the Wolfhouses' pride by saying their grandfather was nothing more than a thieving bastard while grandma was just a village whore.

Another bad teen movie

By C. Warner Sills and Michael Mellini · Thursday, Aug. 31,2006 12 a.m.

Hillary Duff, what the hell? Why do you keep agreeing to do these crappy movies? You left Disney and deprived us from witnessing Lizzie McGuire's high school years so you wouldn't be branded as a teen star. But since then you've done nothing but these bad kid movies! But the blame for "Material Girls" can't all be put on Hilary, and while it sucks, it really is nothing more than a watchable bad movie.

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What they should have told you

By Mallory Simon · Thursday, Aug. 31,2006 12 a.m.

My freshman year of college was one of my most memorable and my floormates on Delgado 300 probably have the pictures to prove it. But it was also anxiety-ridden. I unpacked my bags and set up my room unaware of where IU would take me. Now, as I start my senior year at IU, I can't help but look back on the embarrassing moments that plagued my first couple of months on this campus. The way I see it: college isn't college unless you make a fool of yourself at least a couple of times.

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Tyson becomes just another freak show

By Alyson Brodsy and Tim Dahlberg · Wednesday, Aug. 30,2006 11:59 p.m.

LAS VEGAS -- Some crowded around the ring with cell phone cameras in hand. Others sat at a bar not 20 feet away drinking beer. Still others ignored it all and smoked cigarettes and played slot machines.

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ROLLIN'

By Alyson Brodsy and K. A. MacDonald · Wednesday, Aug. 30,2006 11:49 p.m.

ROLLIN' - Zeta Beta Tau fraternity members, in conjunction with the Delta Delta Delta sorority, roll a 6' rubber ball through campus Wednesday afternoon as a part of a fundraiser for Riley Hospital for Children. Passersby can sign the ball, which will be on campus through Friday, for a donation of at least $1 to help reach the goal of $4,000.

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IU software program helps LSU students

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Aug. 30,2006 11:46 p.m.

This fall, Louisiana State University will utilize IU's Get Connected software to help its students connect to the university's network. LSU signed a three-year license agreement to use the application, which was launched at IU in 2001 and is now available for use by other universities, according to a press release from University Information Technology Services.

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Carpool plan opens for A, C permit holders

By Peter Stevenson · Wednesday, Aug. 30,2006 11:46 p.m.

In a move to lower traffic congestion and free some campus parking spaces, IU Parking Operations announced a carpool program that will allow three or more riders to share a parking spot only for registered carpool participants at a designated lot.

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Freshman reports assault near Forest

By Mike McElroy · Wednesday, Aug. 30,2006 11:45 p.m.

A female freshman reported to the IU Police Department she was assaulted Tuesday evening while walking past the volleyball courts near Forest Quad. The student told police she encountered a male while walking toward Forest from the Education Building at about 9:15 p.m. when she noticed he was carrying a small pocket knife. After she passed the subject, the student said he grabbed her from behind and put his hand over her mouth.

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Artist seeks to improve reputation of 'junk art'

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Aug. 30,2006 11:44 p.m.

DETROIT -- Tyree Guyton rescued stuffed animals, sneakers and battered appliances from alleys and street corners, giving them a permanent home on the trees, houses and vacant lots of his outdoor art gallery.

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Posed

By Alyson Brodsy and K. A. MacDonald · Wednesday, Aug. 30,2006 11:41 p.m.

Posed --Timberly Carter (#3) is one of 16 dancers who tried out to be a member of the African American Dance Company Tuesday evening in the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. Twelve dancers made the dance company, which will have its first Bloomington performance Nov. 4 during the Potpourri of Arts in the African American Tradition at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

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The 'sew' goes on for designer

By Lindsey Landis · Wednesday, Aug. 30,2006 11:38 p.m.

She's a self-proclaimed terrible actress. She finds "abstract, expressionist" studio art pretentious, and yet, third-year graduate student Katherine Garlick has a passion for the theater and a talent for drawing. Throughout her education, Garlick learned how to combine her assets. She has done costume design for several IU theater productions, including last spring's "A Chorus Line." In addition, she worked for the Brown County Playhouse over the summer and created costumes for "The Compleat Works of Willm Shkspr (Abridged)."

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Dean of Students Dick McKaig

By C. Warner Sills and weekend staff · Wednesday, Aug. 30,2006 11:36 p.m.

Dick McKaig may find time to do a lot of things around the IU campus, but also depends on modern technology to catch him up on everything he misses as having a time-consuming job like Dean of Students and Vice President of Student Affairs. "I have to use my DVR to record all of my favorite shows," he says. "I watch '24' and 'Deadwood' on HBO. I also really like 'The West Wing,' but it's gone now—so now I'm in trouble." In the summer months he tries to keep things as simple as possible. "I just like to loathe," McKaig says jubilantly. "Just lie on the couch, watch TV, swim in the swimming pool. I don't need any additional addictions. It's just really nice to have free time."

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What they should have told you

By Mallory Simon · Wednesday, Aug. 30,2006 11:36 p.m.

My freshman year of college was one of my most memorable and my floormates on Delgado 300 probably have the pictures to prove it. But it was also anxiety-ridden. I unpacked my bags and set up my room unaware of where IU would take me. Now, as I start my senior year at IU, I can't help but look back on the embarrassing moments that plagued my first couple of months on this campus. The way I see it: college isn't college unless you make a fool of yourself at least a couple of times.

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The fengshui way

By Annysa LaMantia and Anyssa LaMantia · Wednesday, Aug. 30,2006 11:33 p.m.

Love it or hate it, we are knee deep in moving season in our lively college town. There are the lucky few who have retained their residences over the summer, but for most it's cardboard box heaven as the process of unpacking begins. But with a new living space on your hands, a question presents itself : "Where's all my stuff going to go?" Just getting rid of the boxes is the setup strategy for some, but recognizing home as a sanctuary prompts others to carefully consider an ideal room layout. Such an intuitive sense of comfort is just what fuels the ancient Chinese practice of Feng Shui.

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