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Heaven Sent

The truth is obviously out there

'SSX' displays PS2's many talents

I have found perfection, and it's called PlayStation2. Well, at least until the newest offering from PlayStation comes out. After pining away, this lucky reviewer was finally able to land her hands on a PS2.

Matthew Good Band

Instead of blaming Canada, it looks like there is something to thank the Canadians for in the Matthew Good Band.

Forget the Grammys and get a job

The Mary Janes

Flame burns with passion and a fitting mix of guitars, violin, drums and lilting vocals. The Mary Janes' second release is more than just smoke.

Prefrab Sprout

Starting out in 1980 as an east England garage band, Prefab Sprout went on to record seven albums, The Collection being the eighth, a "best of" album including seven tracks previously unavailable in the United States. Fans and curious alike should take a look at this two-disc set.

John Abercrombie

Having only listened to the jazz queens of the '30s, '40s, and '50s, including Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington and of course Billie Holiday, I was skeptical when I popped John Abercrombie's Open Land into my stereo.

Various Artists

Café Del Mar's latest compilation album, Volume Seven, could really be looked at as the soundtrack to your day. Full of smooth remixes and funky reinterpretations of songs from both well-known and obscure artists, Bruno compiles a list of songs that make your day go faster.

Beastie Boys

Deftones

Nominations reveal high points, holes in Oscar system

Soul, talent: You's got it

MP3s should be free

Monday was a sad, sad day for music fans and college students across the United States. A federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled that Napster has to lock out all users who trade copies of copyrighted music for free

Fashion ideas I'll never understand

Long cardigan sweaters are quite the popular fashion item right now. But these aren't your father\'s cardigans. These cardigans have been put through some type of trend machine, and now females are wearing them like they're going out of style.

Finding a new favorite radio station

Radio is a major part of many people's lives, and I've come to realize that for many people, radio helps pass the day. Radio doesn't help my day pass, but it does help me get the day started and has an effect on the kind of day I have.

Alternate drilling site must be found

Recently, Indiana Senator Richard Lugar changed positions on the issue of drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Preserve in Alaska, and said he now supports the measure.

DeNiro, Stiller and a cat make 'Meet the Parents' a worthwhile comedy

It would be a nightmare. Finally you get to meet your girlfriend's father and he's Robert DeNiro, the Godfather, the goodfella, the crazy taxi driver. In "Meet the Parents," this nightmare is bestowed upon Ben Stiller, and provides the main plot for a funny and entertaining movie.

Welsh rarebit is 'fast food salvation'

For my entire childhood, I had a week's notice of my dinner fare. Every Saturday, my mother plunked a pile of cookbooks and her overstuffed recipe box on the dining room table and mapped out a week of dinner menus before heading to the local co-op. It helped her manage her budget, shopping and sanity, but left her open to scrutiny.

Budget plan may forestall funding woes

After weeks of fearing a state budget proposal that would have frozen the University's state funding for two years, administrators breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday. A new budget proposal cleared the House Ways and Means Committee, bringing a spending package to the house floor that includes a 3.8 percent increase for higher education.