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Neither 'Right' nor 'Wrong,' just bad

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It should be enough to just say that the new Skinny Puppy album is industrial, one of those genres that was really cool and edgy for a few months in the mid-'90s, but like other popular-for-an-instant musical gimmicks (ska, for example), it never went anywhere; its highest achievement was somewhere between Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral and KMFDM's Money.



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IU provides glasses to charity program

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Three thousand pairs of new eyeglass frames were donated to the IU School of Optometry from Spectera Inc. May 20. The donation is valued at approximately $20,000 and is intended to honor the active participation of the IU School of Optometry in Volunteer Optometric Services for Humanity, an organization which provides eye care worldwide to the underprivileged.


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Violence erupts at union strike

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BEDFORD -- Two cars were flipped Tuesday night and one set on fire as strikers at a Visteon Corp. auto parts plant tried to stop four buses that brought replacement workers into the factory. That action was the latest in several confrontations at the plant since the strike began early Sunday after members of International Union of Electrical Workers-Communications Workers of America Local 907 voted to reject a contract offer.


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ROAD RATS

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Some musicians will tell you that life on the road is tough, spending all day driving, sleeping in strange peoples' houses if you're lucky enough to be invited and scrounging for change for your next meal.




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Indiana college students campaign for Nader

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INDIANAPOLIS -- It's not easy to be a fan of presidential candidate Ralph Nader these days. Just ask Dallas Stoner. The 27-year-old college student is a Nader die-hard -- representing that small but persistent blip of supporters who are standing tall against Republicans who dismiss Nader's candidacy and Democrats who fear that Nader supporters will foil John Kerry's run for the White House.


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Around The Campus

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Construction to begin on Simon HallIU will officially break ground for the new Multidisciplinary Science Building, which will be called Simon Hall, from 3 to 4 p.m. today. The pre-ceremony event will take place in Myers Hall, Room 130, starting at 3 p.m. Construction on the building is expected to begin this month and is expected to reach completion in 2007.



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Construction on State Road 37 continues

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Construction on State Road 37 north of Bloomington is not scheduled for completion until Nov. 1, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation. The construction, which commenced April 19, covers approximately five miles from State Road 44 to Clear Creek Road in Martinsville. This is nothing new for drivers as construction has been done previously on different parts of the road.


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Around the Campfire

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This weekend you will find many people choosing to bear the noise of the cicadas and the threats of seasonal rain to relax outdoors.


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Indianapolis to break ground on Artspark

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The Indianapolis Art Center will celebrate its 70th birthday this weekend by breaking ground on a new endeavor. The organization, known for its studio art classes and gallery exhibits, is expanding its creativity into the 14 acres that surrounds it with the construction of Artspark, an outdoor multi-sensory park devoted to the arts.


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On Strike

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Striking employees of the Visteon Corporation flipped two cars and a third was set on fire in an effort to keep replacement workers out of the Bedford, Ind., plant Tuesday. The employees went on strike in response to a plan to eliminate 600 of the plant's 1,150 jobs. Wednesday morning brought relative calm, although the tension between Visteon and the members of the International Union of Electrical Workers-Communications Workers of America Local 907 grew.


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Over the rainbow

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When Tina Fey is talking about it, it must be big. An advertising campaign showing "brotherly love" for the gay lifestyle is catching national media attention, while the Windy City is sending gay supporters back to their pews on an empty stomach.



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BPP announces upcoming season

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For theater lovers and playwrights alike, the 2004-05 season of the Bloomington Playwrights Project will be full of drama, as well as a few thrillers and comedies. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the organization what likely will be a pivotal year for the organization's education programs and production teams.


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Kerry challenges Bush on security

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TAMPA, Florida -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Wednesday that in spite of deadly anthrax attacks and warnings of further biological assaults on the United States, significant gaps remain in the nation's preparations for bioterrorism. "You need to prepare your public health facilities. You need to prepare your hospitals and all the immediate first responders. Many of them will tell you right now that despite the talk over the course of the last years, there has not been that kind of preparation," Kerry said in an interview with Associated Press Radio.


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Pontiff-icating

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Last Friday, a group of American bishops, including the bishop of Indianapolis, were warned by the Pope that American society is "increasingly in danger of forgetting its spiritual roots and yielding to a purely materialistic and soulless vision of the world" (The Associated Press, May 28).