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The shoe fits

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Wednesday, July 30,2008 8:32 p.m.

IU senior Matt Unterfranz has a passion for shoes - and designing them. At IU, he's working toward his goal of designing for Nike someday.

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Summer Lovin'

By Mike Abrams · Wednesday, July 30,2008 8:13 p.m.

To be sung to the tune of “Summer Lovin’” from the musical “Grease”:

Umphrey's still pleasing

By Ryan Dorgan · Wednesday, July 30,2008 7:40 p.m.

An evening with South Bend’s hometown heroes Umphrey’s McGee is always guaranteed to be quite a treat. Throw in instrumental-groove powerhouse Sound Tribe Sector 9, a beautiful forecast and a phenomenal outdoor venue nestled along the White River and suddenly nothing else seems to matter.

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Worth while movie sequels

Wednesday, July 30,2008 7:37 p.m.

There’s no point in arguing with studios’ obsessive turnout of sequels – established successful titles are safe and likely to bring audiences back in theaters, but in a summer with a new “Hulk” reboot and a very aged “Indiana Jones,” you sometimes wonder why movies that might actually deserve sequels don’t always get a number two. Here are some movies we wouldn’t mind sitting through a second (or third and fourth) outing.

No bluffing here, just talent

By Cory Barker · Wednesday, July 30,2008 7:30 p.m.

My Favorite Highway’s knack for unspooling glimmering pop/rock ditties is fairly flawless on their debut full-length How To Call A Bluff. One would hope it’d be enough to get some record label attention, but the band seems to be doing more than fine on their own.

Shine a candle

By Alex Benson · Wednesday, July 30,2008 7:28 p.m.

Into the Sun is one of those albums that you listen to and think “Hey that doesn’t sound half-bad, in fact it’s pretty good,” then it gets lost in your iTunes/LimeWire download history or somewhere in your car.

I don't want to believe

By Kaleb Havens · Wednesday, July 30,2008 7:24 p.m.

The mystery is barely paranormal (if at all), the pacing is boring and the general feel of the mise-en-scene wasn’t up to par; it just felt like a generic suspense movie.

Family matters

By Jacob Levin · Wednesday, July 30,2008 7:22 p.m.

The most salient feature of “Step Brothers,” however, may simply be that studios have finally discovered a way to use Ferrell that is commensurate with his potential.

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Festival Orchestra to perform third and final show

By Jaclyn Kochell · Wednesday, July 30,2008 7:01 p.m.

The IU Jacobs School of Music’s 2008 Summer Music Festival is coming to an end.  The third and final Festival Orchestra performance will be held Thursday, led by world-renowned conductor Robert Spano.Although Spano has played in orchestras all over North America, his performance at IU is memorable for him because he grew up in Elkhart, Indiana.“It’s nice to feel at home,” he said.

Inventors of the term "wizard rock," Harry and the Potters wanted kids to get "pumped" about reading and rock 'n' roll.

Wizard rock

By Sarah Payne · Wednesday, July 30,2008 6:05 p.m.

Harry and the Potters make a tour stop at Rhino’s

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World tours and terrorism

By Ashley Ames · Wednesday, July 30,2008 5:34 p.m.

For a man who has yet to even officially be named his party’s presidential nominee, it is only natural that his actions were seen by many as presumptuous. Numerous critics condemned Obama for undermining the authority of Bush by meeting with foreign leaders. Others questioned why Obama seems to be campaigning for the U.S. presidency in foreign countries. Fox News even lambasted the photograph taken of him playing basketball with troops in Kuwait, pointing out that McCain would not be capable of such a stunt due to his war wounds, which prevent him from raising his arms above his head.

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Protest parties

By Nick Wallace · Wednesday, July 30,2008 5:33 p.m.

As teens and 20-somethings, we are known the world over for our propensity to protest and generate controversy. In the 1960s, university students all across America rallied against what they saw as an unjust and imperialistic war in Vietnam. They challenged authorities at elite universities and made everyone re-think their values. The world witnessed the assembly and subsequent massacre of hundreds of Chinese citizens (primarily university students), in Tiananmen Square after they demanded democratic reforms in their government in 1989.

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Beijing babies

By Georgia Perry · Wednesday, July 30,2008 5:31 p.m.

Maybe it was the fact that without meaning to, I opened right to it. Maybe it was the pretty yellow-and-red color scheme in the photo. Maybe it was the word “gymnastics” printed big and bold in the headline, something that brought me back to 1996 and my goal to be Dominique Moceanu when I “grew up” to be 16. Either way, I read the sports page in the paper for the first time this week.

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The case isn't closed

Wednesday, July 30,2008 5:28 p.m.

In less than 10 seconds, with the aid of Google, you can find a full description of the controversy surrounding Keith Sampson. If you are Sampson, this will prove to be exceedingly detrimental to your job prospects in a world where 77 percent of employers now run Internet searches on prospective employees. Of course, these online sources are in addition to the publicity that resulted from the accusations and countless newsprint stories regarding the incident that circulated for months, tarnishing Sampson’s name and reputation.

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