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Heat things up with this DVD

The pre-election release of Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" on DVD is a cause for celebration.

Abandoning the blues for rock

Gone, it seems, is the young, bluesy Kenny Wayne Shepherd who hit it big with his 1997 hit, "Blue on Black."

Cake doesn't crack under 'pressure'

Mid-to-late '90s geek rock sensation Cake has returned with yet another record. This one's called Pressure Chief, and it doesn't do much to differentiate itself from the band's previous works.

Fatboy Slim not worth the 'weight'

Palookaville, the latest release from Norman Cook -- popularly known as Fatboy Slim -- has finally arrived for fans hungry for new dance-floor beats. It has been four years since Cook released the two million-selling You've Come A Long Way, Baby, which featured mega-hits "Praise You" and "The Rockafeller Skank."

R.E.M. will rock you softly

If Out of Time is happily disgruntled in Athens, Ga., then Around the Sun is a settled kind of melancholy in New York City. The album works well as a whole, but overall there just seems to be a lack of color.

Taxi has no drive, runs flat

For every former "SNL" actor pulling a Will Ferrell in the world of movies there is a Chris Kattan ready to suck. The movie "Taxi" is being billed as Jimmy Fallon's first big attempt at carrying a movie. Can he do it? No, he can not.

Maybe the worst film since 'Kangaroo Jack'

I know how much everybody on campus has been waiting for Hilary Duff's new movie, "Raise Your Voice." Many have been counting the days, the hours, even the minutes. Well, the wait is over. You can now go to Showplace 11 and see the movie with the satisfaction that your money will be appreciated by the folks at New Line Cinema.

Billy Bob lights it up in 'Friday Night'

With the persistent influx of football movies, it will not be long before the American Film Institute sets aside a genre for these films, and they will probably be called football movies.

Webmail problems frustrate IU

Ariel users who are experiencing difficulty logging in to their Webmail will have to wait until Friday to access their account.

Bioneers give students new look at Earth

Earth restoration will be on the tongues of the Bioneers, a group of environmentally conscious biological pioneers, this weekend. They'll share practical solutions for restoring Earth and its people at the 15th annual Bioneer conference. Though Bioneers are now recognized as the largest environmental conference in North America, it is much more than a simple conference -- it is a larger movement to revive, rejuvenate and rescue the blue planet.

Bush, Kerry meet for final time

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Sen. John Kerry said Wednesday night that President Bush bears responsibility for a misguided war in Iraq, lost jobs at home and mounting millions without health care.

Offense showing improvement

After two weeks of sputtering against Michigan State and Michigan, the IU offense woke up against Northwestern, tallying more than 400 yards of offense for the second time this season. Both 400-yard offensive games were squandered by IU as the Hoosiers fell to Northwestern 31-24 in double overtime and to the University of Kentucky, 51-32.

Freshman etches name in program's record books

She's young, she's fun and she has done what no one else in the history of IU women's soccer has accomplished. On Sept. 30, in a mid-week, non-conference game against Oakland University, Lindsay McCarthy tallied three goals for the Hoosiers to become the first true freshman to score a hat trick.

Chi-Chi's restaurant closes doors after 27 years

After 27 years of serving Bloomington residents, Chi-Chi's, the Mexican restaurant chain, closed its doors. But to some patrons, the closing caused no grief. Sayako Kimura, a graduate student in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, said her last visit to Chi-Chi's destroyed her childhood memories of the restaurant.

Mother, daughter open spa, salon

Residents of Tenth & College Apartments don't have to go far to get primped and pampered. Along with a grocery store and restaurant, which are still being finished, this downtown apartment complex also features a salon and day spa.

Defender happy to return to lineup

He started all 25 matches of the IU men's soccer team last season and earned Big Ten Conference All-Freshman team honors. When IU made its west coast swing to New Mexico for two matches against UC-Santa Barbara and New Mexico in mid-September -- both double-overtime losses for the Hoosiers -- he injured the medial collateral ligament in his right knee while going for a 50/50 ball against New Mexico.

Bush, Kerry disappoint in last debate

President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry were overall disappointments Wednesday night following the third presidential debate, a panel of undecided IU voters agreed.

Campus group reveals art for Ballantine Hall

One for Diversity, the student group dedicated to putting more art up on campus, unveiled its plans to beautify the bare walls of Ballantine Hall during an assembly Tuesday night.

The Cinderella of the arts: BALLET

At an Oct. 5 rehearsal at the Musical Arts Center, ballet dancers in spandex pants, leotards and sweatshirts helped move the velvet railing from the front of the stage before beginning one of their last rehearsals before the Fall Ballet, "Through a Looking Glass." A few days later, these dancers would be dressed in Spanish-style tutus and colorful leotards, bathed in the colorful MAC stage lights, performing in front of ballet fans, friends and family. But for the time, they were still preparing for the first show of the season in a way their teacher, former prima ballerina Violette Verdy, said exhibited all their good qualities.

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