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Into the great, wide 'Open'

By -Alec Toombs · Thursday, Jan. 29,2004 12 a.m.

Kevin Costner returns to the frontier with his latest entry to the Western genre, Open Range -- new to DVD. The film received strong critical notices upon its release this past August, and yet went relatively ignored by mass audiences. Those of you who missed Range during its theatrical run would be well advised to check out this sterling, 2-disc DVD set.

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'Boy Meets Virus' on DVD

By Ben Warden · Thursday, Jan. 29,2004 12 a.m.

Not for the squeamish or faint-hearted, Cabin Fever aims to be a throwback to the horror films of the '70s and '80s where intense gore and strong sexual content dominate over plot. The director, Eli Roth, is proud of this and packs the movie with reference after reference of presumably his favorite horror movies.

There's good times to be had in 'Mexico'

By Tony Sams · Thursday, Jan. 29,2004 12 a.m.

I'm not entirely sure I know everything that was going on in Once Upon a Time in Mexico, an action flick new to DVD from hotshot director-writer-producer-editor-cinematographer-composer-special effects supervisor-production designer, Robert Rodriguez, and I'm not entirely sure that matters.

Post whatever-ism

By Greg O'Neill · Thursday, Jan. 29,2004 12 a.m.

I'm trying to get famous by calling our generation the Indoor Generation. Generation Y makes us sound genetically engineered. So what has the Indoor Generation inherited from Generation X? Sarcasm, apathy and irony. At least on a macro level, that sounds about right. All three have engulfed nearly every sphere of our culture -- entertainment, politics, humor, music, etc.

Islandvibes

By Holly Johnson and Holy Johnson · Thursday, Jan. 29,2004 12 a.m.

Aaron Zeis was perusing old 45s in Kingston, Jamaica, when he came across David Isaacs of the Grammy-nominated Jamaican band the Itals. Zeis, a Ft. Wayne native, had recently formed Bloomington-based One People Productions in response to a palpable need for live reggae shows in central Indiana and was intrigued by the "genuine kindness" of Isaacs and his bandmates.

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Derivative sounds 'Eclipse' Stereolab's talent

By Craig Shank and Eric Smith · Thursday, Jan. 29,2004 12 a.m.

Stereolab songwriters Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier obviously adhere to the adage, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it," because they haven't felt the need to fix anything since the 1996 album, Emperor Tomato Ketchup. This isn't necessarily good or bad, but their effort certainly is in question with the release of Margerine Eclipse.

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'Dude, where's my time machine?'

By Doug Smith · Thursday, Jan. 29,2004 12 a.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.

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Around The World

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 11:52 p.m.

LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair won vindication Wednesday in the toughest political crisis of his career when a judge said the BBC was wrong to report the government "sexed up" intelligence to justify war in Iraq. The broadcaster's top official stepped down within hours.

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Indiana@Work plans to aid unemployed in job hunt

By Mike McElroy · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 11:49 p.m.

Community organizations battling Bloomington's unemployment issues received a much-needed boost two weeks ago. In his State of the State address, Gov. Joe Kernan announced the creation of the Indiana@Work initiative as part of his commitment to jumpstart Indiana's economy. The plan provides further funding to help local agencies seek out employment and provide training for unemployed or under-employed citizens. "Unemployment is a problem everywhere," said Susan Stein, a supervisor for South Central Indiana WorkOne center. "There are groups in the community who are very forward-thinking and are working on the problem."

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Hispanic enrollment on the rise

By Alyson Brodsy and Steve Giegerich · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 11:49 p.m.

With Hispanics graduating from high school in numbers that will keep increasing, the head of a higher education group releasing a new report on the trend says colleges need to step up efforts to accommodate the nation's largest minority. The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education projects Hispanics will account for 21 percent of the country's public high school graduates in 2008, up from 17 percent in 2002. The commission found nearly five million Hispanics were enrolled in the country's public elementary and high schools in 1993-94. And by the 2007-08 school year, it projects Latino public school enrollment will be about 9 million.

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Israel, Lebanese group swap inmates

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 11:48 p.m.

TEL AVIV, Israel -- Israel set in motion Wednesday an emotional prisoner swap with the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah that will bring home a kidnapped businessman and the remains of three soldiers.

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Two students assault junior outside Briscoe Quad

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 11:48 p.m.

Two IU students were arrested early yesterday morning for assaulting another student at Briscoe Quad, according to the IU Police Department. Around 2 a.m. junior James Trinka called IUPD to report he had been punched in the face while driving past the dorm. IUPD Lt. Jerry Minger said Trinka told the police he was driving his girlfriend to Briscoe Quad when he came upon four subjects who were blocking the road. When Trinka asked the four men to move out of the way, two of the men approached his vehicle and punched him in the face.

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Former inspector: U.S. wrong about WMD

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 11:48 p.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Former weapons inspector David Kay said Wednesday "we were almost all wrong" about Saddam Hussein's weapons programs, as Congress pressed a high-stakes struggle to pinpoint why that happened and who was responsible.

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Fed maintains interest rates

By Alyson Brodsy and Jeannine Aversa · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 11:47 p.m.

WASHINGTON D.C.-- The Federal Reserve, not wanting to upset the economic recovery, held a main short-term interest rate at a 45-year low Wednesday. But the central bank hinted rates could move higher in the future. Wrapping up a two-day meeting -- the first regularly scheduled session of the year -- Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and his colleagues left the federal funds rate unchanged at 1 percent. The funds rate, the interest banks charge each other on overnight loans, is the Fed's primary tool for influencing the economy. The Reserve lowered the funds rate to its current 1 percent level in June and the rate hasn't budged since then.

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Trustees to consider new SLIS dean

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 11:47 p.m.

The IU Board of Trustees is expected to discuss soccer, parking, and library sciences among other topics at this month's board meeting, scheduled for today and tomorrow in the Dogwood Room of the Indiana Memorial Union. Friday, the board will review IU-Bloomington Interim Chancellor Kenneth Gros Louis' recommendation for the School of Library and Information Sciences Dean position, former SLIS Dean Blaise Cronin. Debora Shaw is the current interim dean.

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Teeter-tottering tuition

By Paul Musgrave · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 11:11 p.m.

Indiana's Senate faces a tough decision this week as it considers S.B. 262. The bill's drab title, "Tuition rates for state universities," conceals its importance. If passed, the bill would have a major impact on the way IU, Purdue University and the other state universities set tuition rates. Deciding whether that impact would be in the state's best interests is difficult.

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Angry black women

By Melanie Sims · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 11:09 p.m.

Hey, MTV, I can't be your angry black woman. I know "The Mole" has Rudy (Keisha Knight-Pulliam), "Top Models" has Camille and "The Apprentice" has Omarosa. But sorry, I just can't help ya'll compete for ratings.

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