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Jailed uprising leader to seek presidency

By Alyson Brodsy and Mohammed Daraghmeh · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 11:19 p.m.

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Jailed Palestinian uprising leader Marwan Barghouti declared his candidacy for president Wednesday, a stunning last-minute reversal that shook up Palestinian politics ahead of the Jan. 9 vote for Yasser Arafat's replacement.

Ukrainian opposition sees solution

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 11:16 p.m.

KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's opposition scored key victories Wednesday in its bid to scrap a disputed presidential election as parliament voted no confidence in the government and European-brokered talks provided momentum toward holding a new ballot.

Talk radio fills the void

By Joe Poenisch · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 10:32 p.m.

It's a 45 minute drive from here to my home in Avon. My iPod is out of juice, and I don't have any good CDs on me. So what do I do? Do I turn on the foul, wretched instrument that I call the radio?

An 'Idiot' comes out on top

By John Barnett · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 10:30 p.m.

What do a trio of punk-pop elder statesmen, an aging country songbird, two white rappers, a former Beach Boy and a recently deceased singer/songwriter have in common? They all recorded and released some of the best music of 2004 in my opinion.

'Prime' choice for violent gamers

By David Antognoli · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 10:22 p.m.

Samus Aran returns to the GameCube in "Metroid Prime 2: Echoes," along with many other aspects of the original "Metroid Prime." The "through-the-helmet" view HUD is back, unchanged, as are the controls.

Rent this instead of hitting the theaters

By Adam Aasen · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 10:21 p.m.

There aren't many Christmas movies where the syrupy-sweet cheer doesn't make you want to run to the dentist, but "Elf" is a film that not only makes it work, it thrives on it.

What's the deal with these DVDs?

By Chris Wisner and compiled by Chris Wisner · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 10:19 p.m.

Hands down the longest awaited TV series DVD boxset since "The Simpsons," fans of "Seinfeld" will finally be able to get their fix.

Buy this album if you 'want two'

By Tony Sams · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 10:16 p.m.

The poetically melancholy Rufus Wainwright is among the smartest singer-songwriters working today, incredibly articulate and with an uncanny knack for bringing words together for lovely, unexpected verse.

Album misses target, 'dismantles' U2

By -Nate Bethea · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 10:14 p.m.

I am trying and failing to like the new U2. It's not that it's lost its touch; in fact, I would venture that 2000's inconsistent and aggravating All That You Can't Leave Behind contained one of its best songs ever -- "Beautiful Day."

While you were out

By George Lyle IV · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 10:13 p.m.

The bar culture in Bloomington is a mainstay of the student experience. Every weekend, makeup and fine clothing are applied, collars popped and breathmints taken, and the masses converge on Kirkwood and Walnut Avenues for a night of libations and pick-up lines.

Go 'sea' this worthwhile cartoon

By Adam Aasen · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 10:10 p.m.

Who sticks to his formula to placate his viewers? Spongebob Squarepants! Absorbent, yellow and comically safe is he! Spongebob Squarepants!

Keep the ball rolling

By George Lyle IV and George Lyle IV and Kris Sanschac · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 10:09 p.m.

Bowling is one of the oldest sports in existence. Yet even today it thrives and can be played by practically everyone with different skill levels.

At least it's not 'Surviving Christmas'

By Rhett Umphress · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 10:07 p.m.

"Christmas with the Kranks" is this year's final Christmas release, and it is probably the best of the season. Much like "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation," the film uses the idea that during the holiday season, Murphy's Law is in effect. Fortunately, it is able to pull off this idea rather well.

New Cage flick a real 'treasure'

By Laurinda Lee · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 10:05 p.m.

From the producer of "Pirates of the Caribbean" comes a new movie about -- you guessed it -- buried treasure.

More homoerotic than 'Spartacus'

By -Alec Toombs · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 10:02 p.m.

Oliver Stone's overly ambitious and ultimately lacking $150 million take on the life of Alexander the Great has already taken a drubbing via scathing reviews and dismal box office returns.

Beating cabin fever

By Doug Evans · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 9:59 p.m.

Indiana's winter is arriving and there's no hiding from it. Unless you're a first year student from out of state we all know what this means: boots, huge coats, no more short shorts and tank tops, not wanting to get out bed for that long trek to your 8 a.m. class in Swain West, slippery roads and frostbite.

Kelley MBA students win $10,000

By David A. Nosko · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 6:34 p.m.

When searching for some of the best and brightest graduate students, look no further than IU's Kelley School of Business Masters of Business Administration program.

Hoosier community honors AIDS awareness day

By Hina Alam · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 11:46 a.m.

Daniel O'Neill has seen first-hand the complacency that IU students have toward AIDS in his four years here. "Repeatedly it is couched as a disease that only affects those over in Africa, and sadly, some still deem it to be a gay disease," said the senior and coordinator of World AIDS Week on campus.

MADNESS MEMORIES

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 1:32 a.m.

At 6:30 p.m., March 22, 1984, former IU men's basketball player Dan Dakich got the assignment of a lifetime -- guard Michael Jordan. "I opened up my door in the hotel and threw up right outside my door," Dakich said. "But it was actually because I was sick."

Student spending revealed

By Jessica Levco · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 1:32 a.m.

Makenzi Travis remembers the nights where she would stand outside the Bluebird, waiting for a cab to pick her up and take her back to her home on the north side. "I lived so far away," said Travis, a junior. "I was always calling a cab to take me back."

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