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Fresh-faced cast has winning touch

By Jenny Mancino · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 5:37 p.m.

Director Robert Luketic has followed up his box office hit Legally Blonde with the sweet and refreshing romantic comedy, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!. This film is by no means a love story that will stand the test of time, but it satisfies the desires of an audience that loves romantic comedies.

'Dude, where's my time machine?'

By Doug Smith · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 5:32 p.m.

The Butterfly Effect is a good movie. Try as I might to be critical and solely mock the merits, or lack thereof, of Ashton Kutcher's performance, I must say … well done. Backed by a strong supporting cast including Amy Smart, Melora Walters and that fat kid from "Boy Meets World" i.e. Ethan Suplee, the story unfolds and positions Evan Treborn (Kutcher) with the ability to manipulate the past and subsequently change the present.

Double Teamed

By Jennifer Whalen · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 5:30 p.m.

Beginning in January, Robert Randolph and the Family Band will be co-headlining a tour with O.A.R. (Of a Revolution), an acclaimed indie-rock band which has gained popularity over the past few years, especially on college campuses. The two bands will be making a stop in Bloomington on Saturday, Feb. 2 to perform for the IU community. Co-headlining a tour may cause a power struggle for some bands, but Jerry DePizzo, saxophonist for O.A.R., says the band is excited to be touring with RRFB.

Theron gives monstrously good performance

By Jack M. Silverstein · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 5:28 p.m.

Some people who have seen what Charlize Theron looks like in her new film Monster -- either from the film or in publicity photos -- have said that she looks "fat and ugly." There is a perfectly good reason for people to have this reaction: they are morons.

Children experience Asian culture at celebration

By Jessica Lobel · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 12:58 a.m.

Happy New Year. If you were born in 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992 or 2004, it's time to put your party hats on. Thursday marked the beginning of a New Year on the lunar calendar, the Year of the Monkey. According to tradition, the Lunar New Year celebration begins with the first full moon of the new year, and lasts for 15 days. Aside from Asian-Americans in the United States, the Asian New Year is celebrated in many countries, such as China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, Tibet, Vietnam and Cambodia.

Fans, team-game help defeat Purdue

By Natalie A. Trout · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 12:58 a.m.

Senior guard A.J. Moye strutted off the court and held out his jersey so all the fans could see the INDIANA embroidered on it. The Hoosiers now hold sole possession of first place in the Big Ten. IU (11-6, 5-1 Big Ten) upset No. 21 Purdue (14-5, 4-2) in what was clearly a team effort with eight different Hoosiers contributing points to the 63-58 win. "When we take the court, we don't feel like we can lose," Moye said. Earlier this week, Purdue coach Gene Keady said sophomore guard Bracey Wright would be the player his team would have to contain. But little did the Purdue team know there would be so many others who would impact the IU win. Wright, this week's Big Ten co-Player of the Week, entered the game averaging 16.8 points per game, but only had three points in the first half and finished with a total of 10.

AIDS quilt display begins tonight

By Alli Stolper and Writer Alli Stolper · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 12:57 a.m.

IU students will have an opportunity tonight, Thursday and Friday to view 30 panels of the AIDS quilt, which has increased awareness of the disease worldwide in places ranging from the National Mall to Taiwan and has helped raise $3.25 million to support people with AIDS. The IU chapter of the Student Global AIDS Campaign organized the AIDS quilt visit and a ceremony to be held at 7 p.m. tonight in Alumni Hall of the Indiana Memorial Union. Specific panels requested by 10 local individuals will be on display among the 30 total panels in Alumni Hall.

All alone on top of Big Ten

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 12:56 a.m.

Roderick Wilmont had just messed up, and he knew it. He had just hit a three-pointer to put the Hoosiers up four points with less than a minute to play, but the freshman guard left Purdue guard David Teague wide open in the corner for a three to allow the Boilermakers to get back within one.

Drinking policy to remain dry

By Jess Huffman · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 12:54 a.m.

A bar located on a college campus filled with students and low-regulated student drinking are some of the things separating other campuses from IU-Bloomington.

Research recognizes stereotypes

By Mallory Simon · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 12:54 a.m.

University social norms campaigns do not have much success in influencing students' drinking behaviors, as was previously believed, according to a University of Iowa study. The study, published in the latest issue of Health Communication, reports college students are influenced more by the perceptions of their friends' drinking behaviors than by university promotions.

IUSA brings national papers to students, faculty

By Brian Janosch · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 12:54 a.m.

Beginning Feb. 2, The New York Times, USA Today and The Indianapolis Star will be available to students at eight different campus locations. The IU Student Association is sponsoring the pilot program, making all three papers available to students and staff five days a week. The trial will last until Feb. 27, when a committee of students, faculty and Indiana Daily Student representatives will discuss whether or not to allow the papers to have a permanent presence on campus.

Kerry wins New Hampshire primary, Dean trails in second by 13 percent

By Alyson Brodsy and Ron Fournier · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 12:40 a.m.

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- John Kerry easily won New Hampshire's primary Tuesday, overpowering Howard Dean and other Democratic rivals for a second-straight victory to establish the four-term senator as the party's presidential front-runner.

Tradition-rich Big Ten gives wrestlers experience against top teams

By Colin Burns · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 12:33 a.m.

The wrestling legacy of the Big Ten conference speaks for itself. Multiple national championship teams and All-Americans are facts of its history. This season is no different. IU, being part of the wrestling-rich conference, knows this part of the schedule is what the season is geared towards.

How the West was won

By Dan Cohen and Daniel Cohen · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 12:32 a.m.

Because the Eastern Conference is so wretched and inferior to the West, the NBA has decided to do something about it. Make it worse?

Collins residents volunteer

By Paige Harden · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 12:28 a.m.

Many students from Collins Living Learning Center are giving back to the Bloomington community through a volunteer group called Collinsites Active in Philanthropy. The group meets once a month to discuss various volunteer opportunities both on and off campus. The eight-member group meets twice a week. Senior and CAP director Shannon Henning said CAP members share a desire to better the community.

WEA brings national conference to IMU

By Jacquelyn Janowski · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 12:27 a.m.

The 21st Annual National Conference on Outdoor Leadership will be held Feb. 4 through 7 at the Indiana Memorial Union. The theme of this year's conference is "Tools of the Trade." The conference, sponsored by the IMU and hosted by both the Wilderness Education Association and IU Outdoor Adventures, was held at Bradford Woods two years ago.

Busted: Cheating on campus

By Chris Sommerfeld · Tuesday, Jan. 27,2004 11:46 p.m.

As stress builds and deadlines approach, some students see cheating as the only viable option to save their endangered GPAs. To students, cheating might seem like a quick and painless way to remedy a study plan gone wrong, but campus officials take a far less forgiving view. They condemn all accounts of academic dishonesty and warn students that they will be caught.

Professional costumers educate design students

By Mallory Zalkin · Tuesday, Jan. 27,2004 11:38 p.m.

Costumes are an important element helping define the aura of many successful performances. Each costume provides the audience with insight into the character's personality. Wardrobes might often provoke an audience to subconsciously create a predetermined opinion about the show through the fact that appearances are the first noticed aspect of most commodities. IU has costume design studios in the Theatre and Drama department and in the Musical Arts Center, where students can observe this intense process.

Afro Punk: the black experience

By Olivia Morales · Tuesday, Jan. 27,2004 11:37 p.m.

With its grainy images, "AfroPunk: The Rock n' Roll Nigger Experience," which debuted at Boxcar Books Friday, is a documentary in every sense of the word. The film centers around the black experience in the punk scene, placing emphasis on the people in the film and allowing the featured cast to testify to their lifestyle by following them through their everyday lives and observing their worlds. Director James Spooner set out to make a movie emphasizing the black experience in the punk world, and he has succeeded.

Gay marriage bill not likely to pass

By Alyson Brodsy and Deanna Wrenn · Tuesday, Jan. 27,2004 11:33 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A proposal to ban gay marriage may not make it past the General Assembly, but advocates on both sides of the debate believe the issue will come up year after year until the state or federal government takes action. State Sen. Brandt Hershman, R-Wheatfield, who is sponsoring a constitutional amendment to make gay marriage illegal, said the issue will be debated as long as special interest groups challenge traditional marriage in courts.