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TECHNO TREASURE HUNTING

By Kelly Phillips · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

Dallas Smith leads a double-life. In Bloomington, she's a graduate student in the School of Education, working toward a master's degree in instructional technology. But on the weekends and in her spare time, Smith is a treasure hunter -- and her discoveries are often right under the nose of the average pedestrian.

Neo-Rockabilly from the depths of 'Hell'

By Mike Ley · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

Copenhagen, Denmark has always been a psychobilly hotbed, noted most recently by the success of Nekromantix stateside. That band's coffin-bassist Kim Nekroman finds himself on guitar in this side project with tattooed bombshell Patricia on stand-up bass and lead vocals.

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There's a badly-acted 'Party' going down

By -Nate Bethea · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

Macaulay Culkin's first film since 1994's "Richie Rich" finds him looking about 16 and unable to carry a scene, much less a movie based around his character. "Party Monster" depicts the story of Michael Alig (Culkin), the darling of the late '80s and early '90s New York City club scene who boasted his own record label, magazine and well-known party night before he was arrested for murdering his drug dealer and roommate, Angel (Wilson Cruz).

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Kylie puts the booty in 'Body'

By -Jenny Kobiela · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

Australian pop superstar Kylie Minogue, known best for the 2002 single "Can't Get You Out of My Head" from the album Fever, delivers Body Language, which should bring her to the forefront of pop music. She gives the world a wonderful album full of fun, sexy music that is wonderful to both listen and dance to.

OLD-SCHOOL GAMING

By Chris Freiberg · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

Like many students, when junior Josh Nahrwold came to IU he found himself with a lot more free time than he had in high school; free time that most of his friends filled playing Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox or Nintendo GameCube. This just wasn't his scene. So he went home and dug his old black and grey 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System out of his closet.

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Jones' jones for a new sound backfires

By Diana Tychsen · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

The one word to describe Norah Jones' new album: safe. This little four-letter word does carry quite a negative connotation, which is unfortunate because it's not that Jones' sophomore effort is bad. The melodies have the same simplicity as they did on her last record, and the vocals are everything you would expect from Jones, nothing less, nothing more. And while "simple" worked magnificently on Come Away With Me, Jones' debut, here it leaves a lot to be desired.

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Probot provides prodigious rock

By John Barnett · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

Dave Grohl is a busy man these days, with filling various roles in Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Killing Joke, Tenacious D and now Probot.

'College Dropout' debuts summa cum laude

By -Brandon Tucker · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

When Jay-Z, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records, signed producer Kanye West, he knew West wanted to be a rapper too. But Jay later admitted, "I didn't know he could rap this well…" The College Dropout is an instant classic, and one of the most complete, game-changing hip-hop albums in years.

Coen flick and indie pics come home

By Ben Warden · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

Being a member of the small but zealous group of movie fans who believe "Citizen Kane" doesn't hold a candle to "The Big Lebowski," anything the Coen Brothers put their name on deems my attention. Exit the indie financers and enter Brian Grazer with his infinite budget.

GAMING GURU

By Chris Freiberg · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

It's Saturday afternoon and senior Brent Coyle is hard at work at Electronics Boutique in College Mall. Well, if you consider playing video games "work." Coyle is the Electronic Arts campus representative for IU, and he's at EB getting people to try "NFL Street," the latest from EA Sports BIG Brand for Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube and Microsoft Xbox.

'Dropout' worth a drop-in

By Sana Jafrani · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

Finally, Chicago has its own hip-hop superstar. Windy City native Kanye West has successfully crossed over from producer to hip-hop artist with his debut album, The College Dropout.

FRESH GRASS

By Amber Garvey · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

Spring may not grace us with its presence for a few more months, and signs of green grass underneath the melting snow are scattered, but Tues., Feb. 24 at Axis there will be a little bluegrass to warm away the winter blues. The Yonder Mountain String Band will be rolling into town on their Cabin Fever Tour for Axis' "Huge Fat Tuesday Show," bringing with them a new spin on the blugrass tradition.

Is fake suddenly the new real?

By Cassidy Flanagan · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

For the past few months I have been religiously tuning into Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." In lieu of real news programs, which boast their own dry reports of the world today, I have been drawn towards "The Daily Show" to follow the latest headlines and laugh at them. What is really ironic about this show is that it is a fake news program. But on this fake news show, headlines seem to be humorous, more informative and suddenly witty, begging the question: is fake the new real?

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OLD-SCHOOL GAMING

By Chris Freiberg · Wednesday, Feb. 18,2004 11:38 p.m.

Like many students, when junior Josh Nahrwold came to IU he found himself with a lot more free time than he had in high school; free time that most of his friends filled playing Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox or Nintendo GameCube. This just wasn't his scene. So he went home and dug his old black and grey 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System out of his closet.

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Billboard contest features youth art

By Jane Charney · Wednesday, Feb. 18,2004 11:36 p.m.

What do first through 12th-graders and billboards have in common? For the entire month of March, they'll join to form one of the largest outdoor exhibitions of children's art in Bloomington and Indianapolis. Courtesy of "Your Art Here," a Bloomington-based, non-profit organization, art by students from Bloomington and Indianapolis schools will be on display on billboards at four Bloomington and four Indianapolis locations. Recent IU photography graduates Shana Berger, Alyssa Hill, Nathan Purath and Owen Mundy dreamed up the idea of putting art on Bloomington billboards in August 2002. The group formed "Your Art Here" because of the need to reclaim the often-disregarded exhibition space, Mundy said. "We wanted to take a hand in the most dominant form of visual communication," Berger said in an earlier interview. "Billboards aren't available for exhibit to most people, yet they are seen by large numbers of people everyday."

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Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Feb. 18,2004 11:34 p.m.

Students to take part in national teleconference IU students will participate in the first national teleconference on student civic engagement Thursday, as one of 50 groups participating in 23 states. The Community Outreach and Partnerships in Service-Learning is sponsoring the event at IU and the Midwest Collaboration of Campus Contacts is hosting the actual teleconference.

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Students learn costume history

By Mallory Zalkin · Wednesday, Feb. 18,2004 11:34 p.m.

The Elizabeth Sage Collection, a costume collection at IU, preserves clothing that traces the evolution of fashion. Elizabeth Sage founded the collection in 1937, when she was appointed IU's first professor of clothing and textiles. The collection is located off-campus in a private warehouse. Items in the collection are never worn again but are used in certain exhibitions for perspective. The Sage Collection is a historic collaboration, consisting of more than 17,000 artifacts representing the evolution of styles from 1765 to modern day. The collection features men's, women's and children's clothing. It also includes a large array of fashion books, articles and magazines such as Vogue, with issues dating back to 1920. The collection is limited to dress and adornment of Western fashion. It doesn't include ethnic or folk dress.

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Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Feb. 18,2004 11:33 p.m.

IU professor performs faculty pieces Voice professor Patricia Stiles will present a recital of songs by composers who have taught or are currently teaching at the IU School of Music. Tonight's program will begin with a cycle of 13 songs, titled "Haiku," by Dr. Edwin Penhorwood of the Opera faculty. Stiles will also perform a world premiere of three songs by piano professor Emile Naoumoff set to the text of poets Paul Valery, Emile Verhaeren and Armand Marquiset. The program will also feature Sven-David Sandstrom's "Three Love Songs for Voice, Violin, and Piano"; "3 poems of E.E. Cummings," by the late Thomas Beversdorf; and "Songs of Living and Dying," a cycle of songs by jazz professor David Baker using texts from the Harlem Renaissance. The program will begin at 8 p.m. in Auer Recital Hall. Admission is free. For more information contact 855--1583

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Hoosiers for Higher Education to lobby for IU at annual event

By Jennifer Griffin · Wednesday, Feb. 18,2004 11:31 p.m.

Legislation pertaining to higher education is not normally a top priority for most college students. But for the members of Hoosiers for Higher Education, the 13th annual trip to the Indiana Statehouse to meet with legislators is more than just a field trip. HHE members, faculty, staff and students from each of the eight IU campuses will travel to Indianapolis Monday, Feb. 23 to discuss higher education concerns with state legislators.

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IU Law team makes semi-finals in trials

By Amber Nicholas · Wednesday, Feb. 18,2004 11:31 p.m.

With the case theme "Elroy Fudd, the caskets are us," the IU Law team advanced to the semi-finals in the Regional National Trial Competition in Chicago. Second-year law students Jason Towns, Layne Keele and Leslie Morse were part of the team that advanced Feb. 7, but ultimately fell to Loyola. The IU team competed at the Daley Center and argued its case against other law schools from Indiana and Illinois. Twenty-three teams competed for the top eight spots, one of which was won by IU.

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