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A new spin on barbecue

By Adam Steer · Wednesday, May 28,2003 9:07 p.m.

Certain things come to mind when I think of summer. A mental image of long, hazy days, filled with baseball and lemonade. On the same note, some foods are ubiquitous with the season -- especially barbecue.

Fleming. Ian Fleming.

By Brandon Morley · Wednesday, May 28,2003 9:04 p.m.

"Bond. James Bond." Perhaps the most famous introduction in the history of western literature will be celebrated by Bloomington's Buskirk-Chumley Theatre in the form of a James Bond Film Festival. The event begins at 4 p.m. Friday and ends Sunday.

IUSA prepared to work over summer

By Kate Pardo · Wednesday, May 28,2003 8:55 p.m.

The IU Student Association executives have spent their first month in office accomplishing "as much as possible" before fall.

Two IU students become Colts cheerleaders

By Paige Harden · Wednesday, May 28,2003 8:54 p.m.

They dance, they cheer; they are the spirit of athletics. They are the cheerleaders. And two IU students now will join the Indianapolis Colts cheerleaders for the upcoming football season.

Bush, Middle East leaders to meet

By Mark Lavie · Wednesday, May 28,2003 8:50 p.m.

JERUSALEM -- Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas will ask Israeli counterpart Ariel Sharon at their upcoming meeting for an explicit declaration accepting the Palestinians' right to statehood, Palestinian officials said Wednesday.

Peruvian police remove strikers

By Drew Benson · Wednesday, May 28,2003 8:49 p.m.

LIMA, Peru -- Faced with growing protests by farmers and government workers, President Alejandro Toledo declared a 30-day state of emergency and authorized the military to clear strikers from Peru's major highways. Early Wednesday, dozens of police in riot gear evicted hundreds of striking teachers -- many still groggy with sleep -- camped in front of Congress in the capital, Lima.

Chinese officials seize wildlife to halt SARS

By Christopher Bodeen · Wednesday, May 28,2003 8:47 p.m.

BEIJING -- Forestry officials in southern China seized pheasants, foxes and other game in raids on wildlife markets under new restrictions meant to control SARS, while hundreds of people in Canada were kept under quarantine following a renewed outbreak.

Rescuers hunt for survivors from aftershock

By Kim Housego · Wednesday, May 28,2003 8:45 p.m.

REGHAIA, Algeria -- Algerian and French rescuers with dogs searched Wednesday for survivors in the rubble of an apartment block that collapsed in a powerful aftershock to last week's earthquake. The 15-story building in Reghaia had been damaged in the May 21 earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people and injured nearly 9,500 others.

The incomplete war on terror

By Alyson Brodsy and Jim Harper · Wednesday, May 28,2003 8:45 p.m.

The United States has long been respected around the world. Such respect wasn't solely out of fear for our massive army, but also out of admiration for our democratic values and international reputation.

The wind's a-blowin'

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian McFillen · Wednesday, May 28,2003 8:43 p.m.

This June, professor Frank Hoole, my boss, is retiring after 33 years of service to IU. For a year and a half, we've taught a course on globalization, a process affecting most everyone on the planet, especially the types who read college newspapers.

Virus of the week

By Alyson Brodsy and Brad Fletcher · Wednesday, May 28,2003 8:41 p.m.

I miss the West Nile Virus. What ever happened to that disease? It seems like the moment we finally start to get comfortable with a mysterious disease, along comes another one to strike fear in our hearts. AIDS was the talk of the town back in the day when Magic Johnson revealed he carried HIV and Arthur Ashe lost his life to it.

Woman campaigning to join VFW

Wednesday, May 28,2003 8:38 p.m.

HIGHLAND, Ind. -- A 71-year-old woman whose decorated military career qualifies her for membership in the Veterans of Foreign War is campaigning to gain membership in a Hammond, Ind., VFW post.

Who's driving kids to school?

Wednesday, May 28,2003 8:38 p.m.

A spotty driving record in Indiana can get a driver's license suspended, cost hundreds of dollars in fines and even lead to jail time.

State to use teachers' pension

Wednesday, May 28,2003 8:37 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A decision by lawmakers to tap the Teachers' Retirement Fund to help pay for the next two-year state budget could mean higher taxes when the wave of baby boomers now teaching leaves classrooms.

Weather delays planting season

Wednesday, May 28,2003 8:36 p.m.

Farming experts say this year's planting season is off by a few days on average, although most Indiana farmers have been spared the rain-sodden conditions that delayed last spring's fieldwork. Last year, a wetter-than-usual spring slowed the planting of corn and soybeans and was followed by a dry summer that cost farmers millions of dollars.

There's something about Ben Stiller

By -Val Tsoutsouris · Wednesday, May 28,2003 7:46 p.m.

There's something about Ben Stiller. I have never talked to anybody who doesn't have a strong opinion of him one way or another. I think the guy is a borderline genius, yet I hear from people all the time who think he is a hack.

Stop making nonsense

By Ryan Allen · Wednesday, May 28,2003 7:44 p.m.

Recently, a conversation with an acquaintance inspired me to think a little longer than my perpetually declining attention span normally allows. Summer in this town tends to accelerate that process. And admittedly, it was something that I'd rather think about without a head full of whiskey, as was the case when it was first brought to my attention. The thing wasn't precisely the subject of the discussion, but more along its contexts, which rambunctiously danced from the disparities between rap and hip hop to whether or not those were the modern answers to such musical predecessors like the blues that also depicted the strife faced by African-Americans and anyone else who wasn't part of the small percentage of the wealthy ruling class.

'25th Hour' hits home

By -Alec Toombs · Wednesday, May 28,2003 7:44 p.m.

Spike Lee's latest joint, "25th Hour," went relatively ignored upon release, which is sad, as it's an amazing film that easily exceeds "Do the Right Thing" (his previous best).

Andrew Broder puts forth his message

By Mia Partlow · Wednesday, May 28,2003 7:41 p.m.

Fog, aka Andrew Broder, opens his second full length Ether Teeth, with a song that makes you feel like something important is about to happen. "Plumb Dumb," begins with samples of Hawaiian-like twangs over barely audible voices; over the unique samples are Fog's signature scratches and an acoustic guitar that builds tension that never gets released. Never gets released in the track, that is.

To Bloomington: The Making of 'The Making of a John Mellencamp Album'

By Robert Mixner · Wednesday, May 28,2003 7:20 p.m.

These telecommunications students are, according to their professor, "the top... for whatever particular focus they were into the class to do." The class they had signed up for -- more than signed up for, as they had to apply, and on the application tell why they wanted to be in the class and what talents they could bring to the class -- is a demanding, senior-level course in which they would combine their individual talents to create one final project. This semester, though, their professor had a surprise for them, a challenge that surpassed in difficulty of the projects of previous semesters, and went far beyond what any of them had expected the class to be.