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Monday, June 15
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So much for liking good music

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I'll be honest -- I bought the hype, caved in to peer pressure and went out and bought a copy of Xiu Xiu's Fabulous Muscles.


A satisfactory 'Trip'

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From the sufficiently twisted minds that brought you "Road Trip" and "Old School" comes "Eurotrip," a thoroughly mediocre but ultimately pleasing teen sex comedy.



Leave 'Auf der Maur' on 'der' shelf

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Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur's name is probably familiar to any modern rock fan because she has played in and with some of the most prominent bands and artists of '90s alternative rock.







AURAL SOUNDSCAPE

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Thrill Jockey band Tortoise performs songs a la tropical jam band style, though the quintet is comprised of Chicago-based musicians who have switched arms countless times over the band's 10 year span.



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Downtown galleries display local work

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Art enthusiasts do not need to wait until Bloomington's July 9 Downtown Gallery Walk to enjoy the work of local artists at locations throughout the city. Instead, patrons of the arts can create their own personal "gallery walk" each month to see what new exhibitions are featured throughout the downtown area.


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Select Hoosiers head to NCAA Championships

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Six Hoosiers have survived both the indoor and outdoor track and field season to arrive in Austin, Texas, for the 2004 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. IU's mix of qualifiers covers every discipline of the sport. Four already have All-American accolades from previous seasons, while a fifth makes his first appearance on the national stage. Sophomore All-American Sean Jefferson is a postseason veteran, having been at the apex of every level of competition since high school. After earning his first All-American award at the NCAA Cross Country Championships this fall, Jefferson won the 2004 NCAA Indoor Mile title in grand fashion with a 4 minutes, 0.16 seconds.


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New freshmen invade campus

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Approximately 6,400 incoming freshmen will invade IU's campus over the next couple months. Between June 14 and July 20, 34 student orientation leaders are expected to conduct campus tours, oversee freshmen registration and prepare the University for this year's class of 2008.


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Reagan's body arrives in Capitol

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WASHINGTON -- With the storied riderless horse symbolizing the fallen president, Ronald Reagan's casket rolled on a century-old caisson Wednesday to the Capitol past a crowd of thousands standing quiet witness to the high pageantry of America's first presidential state funeral in three decades.


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Security topic of pre-G8 summit conference

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In preparation for the G8 summit that began Tuesday in Sea Island, Ga. several academics, think tank groups and public officials participated in a two-day conference held at IU last weekend. The conference examined issues the Group of 8 summit members were likely to discuss and focused predominately on international security and terrorism.


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Mr. DeCleene goes to Washington

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On a normal day -- that is, when nothing too big is in the news -- Randy DeCleene walks into his office around 7 a.m. When he looks out the window behind his desk, he sees the White House. "It's a constant reminder of where I am," he said.


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Local death incites bill

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The rough sounds of wheels on cement could be heard at Kinzer Pike Skate Park Wednesday afternoon as young skateboarders grabbed their boards and sailed down the man-made slopes. It's possible that in a few years a new batch of boarders will be on those same slopes with one difference. They will all be wearing helmets.


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IU tops arrest rankings

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Throughout campus on any given day you can find a students wearing "Partying at the number one party school: PRICELESS" shirts. But priceless it isn't.