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J-School dean to be named soon

By Writer Alli Stolper · Thursday, April 8,2004 2:05 a.m.

With only three candidates remaining, the dean search for the IU School of Journalism is nearing its conclusion. The decision is in the hands of IU-Bloomington Interim Chancellor Ken Gros Louis, who will be meeting with the School of Journalism faculty soon, so they can recommend one of the three candidates to Gros Louis.

Newest BPP show ready to shock audiences

By Olivia Morales · Thursday, April 8,2004 1:52 a.m.

For the Bloomington Playwrights Project, producing tales of morbidity and strangeness is a good way to get college students involved in theater. For years, the South Washington Street theater has produced shows that have entertained the Bloomington community, but lately the company has tried something new to please a larger crowd. The Dark Alley series, which is a series of late-night plays shown at 11 p.m., is the BPP's invitation to a more adult world of entertainment. Often sexual, the Dark Alley series features plays written by experimental playwrights and targeted toward younger, more adventure-seeking audiences.

Civil rights attorney speaks at IU about case

By Dan Patrick · Thursday, April 8,2004 1:51 a.m.

Alvin Chambliss, the lead attorney of a controversial lawsuit filed against the state of Mississippi, gives IU credit for its integration programs. Wednesday night, he praised the University because he said many southern states send minority students to IU for higher education.

Give up, turn it loose

By Patrice Worthy and Patricia Worthy · Thursday, April 8,2004 1:50 a.m.

There comes a time in every person's life when he or she has to let go of certain things they hold dear. Ever since I was a little girl, I have had a hard time letting go of certain articles of clothing. It could be anything -- old shoes or jeans with holes in the bottom.

'Happy Days' takes the stage in Bloomington

By Jenica Schultz · Thursday, April 8,2004 1:49 a.m.

Winnie cannot move. Willie does not speak. Immobility and paralysis are strong themes in Samuel Beckett's "Happy Days," a two-man show which premiers at the Rose Firebay of the John Waldron Arts Center this weekend.

shaken, not stirred

By Andrew Welfe and Andrew Welfle · Thursday, April 8,2004 1:47 a.m.

A martini -- it is the millionaire's beer. The potent drink is crystal clear in color, often with a plump green olive lying at the bottom of the wide-brim stemmed glass. Christine Baranski's wealthy character Maryann Thorpe from the 1995 sitcom "Cybill" was never seen without one. Megan Mullally's character of Karen Walker on "Will and Grace" slurps them down like water.

Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 8,2004 1:45 a.m.

'Your Art Here' sponsors fundraiser The 'Your Art Here' project will sponsor a benefit show and art auction for the National Youth Art Month project of 2004: Billboard Generation II. The benefit show and art auction will be held at 9 p.m. Saturday at Second Story, located at 201 S. College Ave. Musical performers will include TV Mike, Cheer Up Charlie, Secret Girl, The Coke Dares and more.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 8,2004 1:39 a.m.

COMU awards today The Commission on Multicultural Understanding is awarding its 2004 recipients today at the Mathers Museum. The program, which begins at 4:30 p.m., recognizes individuals who support, encourage and work toward the appreciation of diversity.

IU students get the 'bang for their buck'

By Mike Malik · Thursday, April 8,2004 1:37 a.m.

As tuition costs rise across the country, most students do not realize what they are paying for when they send their tuition checks in the mail. Because education has become expensive, it is important for students to get the most bang for their buck -- but it is up to the students to make sure they get that bang.

ZBT to host Bone Thugs 'N Harmony

By Stacie Vasko · Thursday, April 8,2004 1:36 a.m.

Following in the footsteps of Fabulous two years ago and Jurassic 5 three years ago, Bone Thugs 'N Harmony will take the stage April 23 for Zeta Beta Tau fraternity's annual Little 500 event. Pre-reserved tickets are currently being sold for $15 and part of the proceeds are going to the Children's Miracle Network.

Prehistory exhibit opens at IU

By Aishah Hasnie · Thursday, April 8,2004 1:35 a.m.

A new exhibit at the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology just might have IU students and Bloomington residents digging in their yards this summer. The laboratory opened its doors to "Pleistocene Environment and Paleoindian Culture of Indiana," which presents art and images of people and animals that inhabited Indiana at the end of the last Ice Age nearly 10,000 years ago.

Around The State

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 8,2004 1:30 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A former manager at the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration and three others face criminal charges in a scheme to defraud the state of about $455,000 in job training funds, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi said a grand jury indicted Matthew Raibley, the former director of an FSSA job training program, on 10 counts -- including bribery, theft, and obstruction of justice. Raibley, 41, allegedly worked with three other men operating a company called Tower LLC. The company claimed to offer training programs at no cost to businesses, but Brizzi said the company billed FSSA for the work without providing any training. Brizzi said the state could be out nearly $1 million as it must also repay the federal government the amount wrongly paid out because of the scheme.

Schools offer scholarship

By Russell Puntenney · Thursday, April 8,2004 1:26 a.m.

If the personal satisfaction of serving the community wasn't enough, perhaps the $1,000 scholarship will suffice. Thanks to the City of Bloomington's Volunteer Network, ten $1,000 Presidential Freedom Scholarships are currently available to junior and senior students from local high schools who have completed at least 100 hours of community service within the past 12 months. "It's not academic or income-based, it's community service-based," BVN Director Beth Savich said. More specifically, the annual scholarships are available to two students from each high school in Monroe County. Savich said the recipients are chosen by a small panel of community members who must consider both the number of hours an applicant has served, as well as responses to three short essay questions over their experiences. Winners will receive not only the $1,000 scholarship, but also an award certificate, a lapel pin and a congratulatory letter from President George W. Bush.

Mall prisoners raise money for MD

By Nellie Summerfield · Thursday, April 8,2004 1:24 a.m.

The Terre Haute District Muscular Dystrophy Association held its annual Bloomington Lock-Up at Fountain Square Mall Tuesday and Wednesday to raise money for the local charity. MDA sponsors were pleased with the turnout of people and the progress of the program. "It's going amazingly well," District Director Amber Treat said about the program. "On the first day, we already raised $19,000 in pledges and donations."

Fight the power

By Doug Evans · Thursday, April 8,2004 1:21 a.m.

With an election year already upon us, it is nearing that time when we will have to make that most important of decisions. No, it is not which candidate we will vote for -- that would be getting ahead of ourselves. The critical decision is simply this: are you going to get your ass out there and vote?

Weezer's true 'Blue' 10 years later

By Ben Warden · Thursday, April 8,2004 1:18 a.m.

About two weeks ago a special two-disc "Deluxe Edition" of Weezer's 1994 self-titled debut (aka The Blue Album) and a retrospective DVD were released into stores.

'Something's Gotta Give,' apparently it's the extras

By Jennifer Whalen · Thursday, April 8,2004 1:13 a.m.

"Something's Gotta Give" revolves around the lives of two individuals -- Harry Sanborn (Jack Nicholson) and Erica Barry (Diane Keaton) -- whose lives are suddenly forced together after Harry experiences chest pains at Erica's Hampton mansion, where he was vacationing with Erica's daughter, Marin (Amanda Peet).

'Massacre' offers satisfactory slaughter

By John Barnett · Thursday, April 8,2004 1:11 a.m.

Tobe Hooper's 1974 film, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," is the great-grandfather of the modern horror genre. Four full years before John Carpenter's "Halloween," "Chainsaw," loosely based on the true story of serial killer Ed Gein, broke open the gates for the common hack 'n' slash flick. It is horror's holy grail.

Ziggy Stardust and the midlife crises

By -Nate Bethea · Thursday, April 8,2004 1:04 a.m.

Columbia Records has recently remastered a number of David Bowie albums from the '90s, a decade which saw two high points for the godfather of glam rock: the 1991 Cool World Soundtrack and 1997's Earthling.

The melancholic magic of Blonde Redhead

By Melissa Harrold · Thursday, April 8,2004 1:01 a.m.

Blonde Redhead have succeeded in creating another collection of moody, somber tunes on their newest album, Misery Is a Butterfly. This most recent effort suggests an artistic step forward for the band, from their previous minimalism to Misery Is a Butterfly's more complex arrangements.