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Printer deja vu

By Alexandra Chtchedrina · Thursday, March 20,2008 8:50 p.m.

I am again examining the issue of printers on campus. I still believe that expanding printing operations is the best solution. Unless, of course, the overwhelming majority of faculty is persuaded into accepting electronic submission of assignments.

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Best five local ads

By Brian Frange and Brian M. Frange · Thursday, March 20,2008 8:50 p.m.

If there’s one thing that makes Bloomington great, it’s the abundance of local businesses. What is even greater about Bloomington is that many of these local businesses participate in the shameful hilarity that is the local television commercial. Out of so many awful, laughable but sometimes endearing commercials, it is important that we find and assess the best of the best and the worst of the worst in the Bloomington broadcast region.

Thrilla

No thrilla in Trilla

By Alex Cohen · Thursday, March 20,2008 10:40 a.m.

“Certain things your money can’t buy,” Jay-Z notes during his sixteen-bar cameo on Trilla.

Nine Inch Nails

Reznor’s electronic daydreams

By John Barnett · Thursday, March 20,2008 10:32 a.m.

As the latest in what is sure to be a long line of bands and artists self-releasing their music online in the coming years, Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails is soberly realistic about where the record industry is heading.

Floggy Molly

Irish punk band stays aFloat

By Tyler James Perry · Thursday, March 20,2008 10:26 a.m.

Irish-American Celtic punk band Flogging Molly was formed by lead singer Dave King. He was formerly the lead singer for ’80s metal band Fastway.

College Road Trip

Next stop: Sucktown

By Cory Barker · Thursday, March 20,2008 10:24 a.m.

There was a time when it could have been argued that Martin Lawrence was legitimately funny.

10,000 B.C.

Worthless fossil

By Chris Pickrell · Thursday, March 20,2008 10:21 a.m.

Let’s face it — history and Hollywood don’t mix. Every time a studio creates a movie based on some sort of historical event, history gets butchered. “Gladiator”, “Pearl Harbor”, “Superman”.

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Alcohol laws to become stricter

By Elvia Malagon · Thursday, March 20,2008 3:35 a.m.

Minors will be charged with a class C misdemeanor when they present false identification or lie about their age while purchasing an alcoholic beverage thanks to a new bill passed by the Indiana General Assembly

IU alum Bill Kapoun plays with Korean children.

IU alumnus dies from burns after two-week struggle for life

By Kristi Oloffson · Thursday, March 20,2008 1:38 a.m.

IU alumnus Bill Kapoun, who suffered burns on 64 percent of his body in a Feb. 24 apartment fire, died March 8. To spread Bill’s philosophy of living life to the fullest, the Kapoun family plans to set up a scholarship in his honor, which will benefit those who also like to travel.

Two dancers perform at the Jacobs School of Music. “A Night of Opera (at the Ballet)” will debut at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Musical Arts Center.

Opera and ballet team up

Thursday, March 20,2008 1:08 a.m.

The IU Jacobs School of Music and the IU Ballet Department will team up once again to bring “A Night of Opera (at the Ballet)” to the Musical Arts Center at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Carolina Castells, Metropolitan Opera Finalist

Student makes it to MET finals

By Mark Wilson · Thursday, March 20,2008 1:07 a.m.

Carolina Castells, a Jacobs School of Music graduate student who is finishing her master’s with a concentration in voice specialization, competed in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Audition (1,500 participants) last month, weaving awe-inspiring compositions with her astounding vocals, to propel herself to the finals.

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Students can stargaze once again

By Kevin Pozzi · Thursday, March 20,2008 1:06 a.m.

As winter slowly fades to spring and cloudy nights become more the exception than the norm, IU’s Kirkwood Observatory has opened its doors for public stargazing every Wednesday evening.

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‘An American Ma(u)l’: in which slavery returns to the U.S.

Thursday, March 20,2008 1:06 a.m.

America is in a recession and at war. A new kind of cotton is cultivated, bringing economic hope to the United States. The president decides the best way to create labor for this lucrative new market is to repeal the Fourteenth Amendment and reinstate slavery.

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RPS will still take applications for Welcome Week assistants

Thursday, March 20,2008 1:06 a.m.

RPS is looking for student volunteers to serve as Welcome Week assistants who are eager to plan events and talk about the IU campus. Official registration to be a Welcome Week assistant ended March 19, however, RPS will accept applications until all positions are filled, but they are on a first-come, first-serve basis, said Melanie Payne, director of summer orientation and Welcome Week.

Miah Michelsen, Bloomington’s economic development director for the arts

Maintaining the arts

Thursday, March 20,2008 1:06 a.m.

For Miah Michaelsen, the best part of her job as assistant economic development director for the arts for Bloomington is that she is surrounded by art all day.

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