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F for fantastic

By Chris Wisner and compiled by Chris Wisner · Wednesday, April 27,2005 12:54 a.m.

A meditation on deception. A celebration of fakery. Genius auteur Orson Welles' final completed work, the pseudo-documentary "F for Fake," is both of these and so much more. Orson Welles, the same luminary who created "Citizen Kane," found himself fascinated by the lives of two of the last century's greatest liars: art forger Elmyr de Hory and author Clifford Irving. De Hory is the film's focal point for he was a man who amassed great wealth by duplicating the artwork of Picasso, Modigliani and countless others, and then proceeded to sell his copies to art museums all around Europe. Irving finds himself in the mix as he not only wrote a biography all about de Hory, he also wrote one of the greatest fake autobiographies about Hollywood's favorite eccentric, Howard Hughes.

'Naked in Baghdad' offers perspective on war

By Joelle Petrus · Wednesday, April 27,2005 12:54 a.m.

Even though many of the other journalists seemed to be fleeing or deported, National Public Radio correspondent Anne Garrels captured the Iraq war. Garrels was the only U.S. broadcast journalist to stay in Baghdad until American military forces came to the city, and her book "Naked in Baghdad" is valuable even for people completely uninvolved with the media.

'Daggers' takes a stab at DVD

By John Barnett · Wednesday, April 27,2005 12:53 a.m.

Last year saw a double dose of visually breathtaking cinema by way of Zhang Yimou's "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers" -- two films that found their way out of Hong Kong to grace American screens. This feat is becoming less and less rare as Asian cinema burrows its way into our cultural mainstream.

Students showcase their Mariachi skills

By Stephanie Fedor · Wednesday, April 27,2005 12:52 a.m.

Mariachi is a traditional Mexican style of music showcased around the world. At IU, 20 students are preparing to perform a free Mariachi de la Flor End of Term Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Grand Hall. They are part of the Mariachi Performance and Culture class in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology. By preparing for the concert, the students have gained knowledge of Latin American culture through mariachi music. Mariachi is most closely associated with the Jalisco region in Mexico, but the term also can refer to the musician and the ensemble that plays it.

A family reunion worth attending

By Rhett Umphress · Wednesday, April 27,2005 12:51 a.m.

"Meet the Fockers," the sequel to 2000's hit comedy "Meet the Parents," picks up where the first film left off. In preparation for their upcoming wedding, Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) and Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo) plan for their parents to meet for the first time. So begins a visit where uptight Jack and Dina Byrnes (Robert De Niro and Blythe Danner) meet the wacky Bernie and Roz Focker (Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand). Unsurprisingly, chaos ensues.

I got ripped off by a 'Star Wars' nerd

By -Alec Toombs · Wednesday, April 27,2005 12:49 a.m.

This past Saturday a few friends and I hit up the Star Wars Celebration III at the Indiana Convention Center in Indy. Well, sort of ... We arrived Saturday afternoon around 3 -- this way we'd be there in time for the panel featuring Warwick "Willow" Davis.

What do I know? I just work here

By Karen Green · Wednesday, April 27,2005 12:47 a.m.

Hello, my name is Karen, and I like bad movies. Not an admission that you were expecting from someone who's spent a semester editing an entertainment magazine, huh? Believe me, I've taken plenty of flack for it. But if there's one thing I've learned this semester, it's that there are no right answers when it comes to film. People like what they like.

Albuquerque prepares for 300th birthday

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 27,2005 12:47 a.m.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A yearlong celebration featuring art from Spain, dance from Mexico, Indian culture and a reenactment of a cattle drive will take place Albuquerque, N.M., as the city marks its 300th birthday. "There is something for everybody coming up over the next year or so," Mayor Martin Chavez told residents at a news conference where he was flanked by mariachis and costumed volunteers. "You are going to be so proud to be an Albuquerquean."

Filmmakers near finish with no plan of public showing for film

By Josh Kastrinsky · Wednesday, April 27,2005 12:46 a.m.

Adam Carroll and David Mickler now control their own graduation. After nearly four months, numerous weather and scheduling obstacles and a house fire that somehow left all five hours of tape unscathed, "Conversations With the Almighty" is almost finished.

Missing student found overseas

By Mallory Simon · Tuesday, April 26,2005 1:44 a.m.

IU junior Lisa Wright, reported missing by her family last week, has been found, according to a spokeswoman for London's Metropolitan Police Department. Matthew Steward, Wright's uncle, said the family received a call from London Police Monday.

Library needs interior renovations

By Katie Schoenbaechler and Katie Shoenbaechler · Tuesday, April 26,2005 1:44 a.m.

Stepping off the elevator onto the 10th floor of the Herman B Wells Library, the stacks look as they should to Graduate Assistant Volkan Sahin. But rounding the corner, things begin to look disorganized at best.

Trash or treasure?

By Catherine Hageman · Tuesday, April 26,2005 1:44 a.m.

That box of Easy Mac might be better off in someone else's cupboard. And the old couch might look mismatched next to the wallpaper, but for families in need, it could be just what they were looking for.

State pollution standards ruled tougher than federal guidelines

By Alyson Brodsy and Rick Callahan · Tuesday, April 26,2005 1:44 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A committee removed from a bill a provision that would have barred state agencies from enacting pollution rules tougher than federal standards after a top senator who handles environmental issues insisted on the change.

Students go 'phishing' for user info

By Colleen Corley · Tuesday, April 26,2005 1:13 a.m.

For students duped by a bogus e-mail claiming to be from the IU server, two students at the School of Informatics have a message: You've been spoofed by fictitious identity hackers.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 26,2005 12:50 a.m.

IU President Adam Herbert accepted the Outstanding Alumnus Award Saturday from the University of Southern California's Black Alumni Association.

Phi Kappa Tau recognized as chapter

By Haley Beck · Tuesday, April 26,2005 12:49 a.m.

Two years of hard work for the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity culminated April 9 with the official installation of its charter, which recognizes it as a chapter of the national fraternity. Forty-two newly initiated members were presented with their charter in the State Room of the Indiana Memorial Union.

Vote for Pedro sets agenda

By Eric Tash · Tuesday, April 26,2005 12:48 a.m.

Now that the new IU Student Association administration has gone through the formal rite of passage, it's down to business. On April 15 Vote for Pedro began its yearlong tenure planning to implement the platform that was the focus of their campaign. As summer is quickly approaching, IUSA executives are huddling together to plan their agenda for the upcoming school year.

Particles

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 26,2005 12:47 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- It sounds like science fiction, yet an experiment in which mice were forced into hibernation and then revived with no apparent ill effects might ultimately lead to new ways to treat the critically ill.

Theory of relativity challenged by scientists, IU physics professor's latest research project

By Michael Zennie · Tuesday, April 26,2005 12:46 a.m.

When Alan Kostelecky presented his latest paper at the April meeting of the American Physical Society, Albert Einstein might have rolled over in his grave.

YEAR OF EINSTEIN

By Rebecca Glasgow · Tuesday, April 26,2005 12:46 a.m.

Exactly 100 years ago, 26-year-old physicist and mathematician Albert Einstein published three papers that changed scientists' perspectives forever. The year 2005 also marks 50th anniversary of the death of the German genius on April 18, 1955. Thinking back on his accomplishments and contributions, scientists all over the world have joined together celebrate the YEAR OF EINSTEIN.