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Film epitomizes 'life in turmoil'

The Indiana Memorial Union Board's Live from Bloomington Committee will present the film "Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance," with a score performed live by composer Philip Glass and the Philip Glass Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Indiana University Auditorium. "Koyaanisqatsi," a 1983 film directed by Godfrey Reggio, shows contrasting scenes from America's natural and urban landscapes. It was awarded the Audience Award for Best First Feature Film at Filmex, and Glass's score was voted Best Original Film Score by the Los Angeles Film Critics. "'Koyaanisqatsi' is not so much about something, nor does it have a specific meaning or value," Reggio said in a press release. "'Koyaanisqatsi' is, after all, an animated object, an object in moving time, the meaning of which is up to the viewer. Art has no intrinsic meaning. This is its power, its mystery and hence its attraction. Art is free."

The Force in full effect

The fine art of clowning

The strongest man in the world is standing center stage in the lobby of the Bloomington Playwrights Project. He is wearing make-up and a grossly oversized suit jacket. The strongest man in the world is four feet tall and has not graduated from elementary school.

Winning streak provides No. 1 position

The men's soccer team heads to Madison ,Wis., this weekend as the No. 1 seed in the 2001 Big Ten Tournament. Matches begin today and conclude with the championship game at 2 p.m. Sunday. IU hopes to get back on track after a disappointing showing in the tournament last year. A second-round 1-0 loss to Ohio State interrupted a 39 conference game unbeaten streak, and a run of eight conference tourney championships in the tournament's nine-year history. This season, IU (12-3-1) is 6-0 in league play, marking the sixth straight season the Hoosiers have gone undefeated against conference foes. Not only have the Hoosiers won, but they have swept through the conference, outscoring opponents 17-1 overall.

Bill needed closer look

On Friday, President George W. Bush signed the Anti-Terrorism Bill into law. The bill greatly expands police powers to include new authority for wire taps and searches with almost no judicial review.

Dutchman Kroon wins 8th stage

PLOUAY, France -- Karsten Kroon led a Dutch sweep of the top three spots in the eighth stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, and three-time champion Lance Armstrong remained in eighth place in the overall standings.

Freshman butterflies, sets record

Mark Spitz is a name that conjures up images of an Olympic great. Murph Halasz is the name that now comes before him in the school record books for the 200-yard butterfly.

Soundtrack both sweet and sour

I don't know Cameron Crowe. Therefore it's hard for me to say a whole lot about him, but I do know that the man sure does know how to direct a movie, and additionally, he knows how to pick songs to assemble one hell of a soundtrack for these movies. Recent examples, such as "Jerry Maguire" and "Almost Famous," simply stand as examples to prove my point. You can add "Vanilla Sky" to this list.

Little 500 teams take a working vacation

While many IU students were taking spring break as a week to sit back and relax, the students that are training to ride in the Little 500 were hard at work. Many stayed in Bloomington to participate in the IU Student Foundation's sponsored training camp, while others packed up their gear and headed south with the other hordes of college students.

Complex good for Bloomington

Along with several other recent projects in the downtown area, Pavilion Properties has petitioned to build a four-story apartment complex at the corner of Seventh and Lincoln Streets, several blocks west of the IMU. While some think this adds more parking difficulties, the project is beneficial to Bloomington and IU for several reasons. Not only will the proximity to campus reduce the need for some residents to have cars, the project will also play a part in the revitalization of Bloomington's downtown.

Castroneves back at Indy

Helio Castroneves was welcomed back to Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the champion he is.

Pop fizzes, rock remains

The resurgence of pop music in the last three years has come, sadly, at the expense of the rock and roll medium that so dominated popular culture in the early and mid-1990s. The phenomenon that has transcended beyond the King of Pop and the ultimate Diva, Madonna, into a new realm of pop, has had a watershed effect on American cultural history. It's hit everything from clothing to television: most apparently with MTV's "Total Request Live."

U.S. reaction to attack mixed

Cheers of "USA! USA!" echoed through football stadiums at news that U.S. forces had launched strikes in Afghanistan. In Denver, a woman who fled as a child from Vietnam ruefully wished that war could be avoided.

Three chords and the truth

Summer heats up with 'Jazz in July'

The hum of crickets and air conditioners won't be the only sounds of summer beginning this Friday evening, when the IU Art Museum plays host to local jazz ensemble Marty Hodapp's Swinging Dixie Band. Hodapp's band kicks off the eleventh annual "Jazz in July," when they perform the first of four Friday night jazz concerts during the month of July. "'Jazz in July' started 11 years ago," said Joanna Davis, administrative assistant for development and administration at the IU Art Museum. "It was geared toward introducing people to the Art Museum. It is a fun way for people to come visit, especially those who haven't previously thought about viewing art, but would come and listen to music."

Big Ten schools debate athletics reform

In a move that could mark the beginning of the end for big-time college sports, the Committee on Institutional Cooperation -- the academic equivalent of the Big Ten -- will meet Friday and Saturday to determine whether its member schools should decide to overhaul collegiate athletics and put an end to the "exponential growth" of their athletic programs.

A passion to teach

Kenya is a country of contradictions. According to the Center for Disease Control, 2.2 million people suffer from HIV, but the people of Kenya are striving for AIDS education to improve their conditions. Some schools might not have little things like chalk, but these children still have something more important, a passion for learning. There might be despair in their land and there may be diseases like malaria that kill the innocent every day, but people still smile at each other on the streets.

The 'us' and 'them' mentality

On a flight from Los Angeles to St. Louis, there was a polite young man in the window seat of row 43. After exchanging a few obligatory comments regarding the mad house that is LAX, I discovered that my fellow passenger was travelling to Missouri to visit family. He was much looking forward to it. I, on the other hand, was heading home to Indiana after a brief sojourn in California and was not much looking forward to it.

Solid play in Florida follows slow start

Spring break began in nightmarish fashion for the men's golf team, and its problems had nothing to do with sketchy travel agents or missed flights. The team had one of its poorest showings of the year, limping to a 14th place finish in the 16-team Big Red Classic, an event of which the Hoosiers were co-host.

Students learn tune of music industry

LONDON -- Many university students find their book bags weighed down by Freud, Shakespeare, biology texts or accounting tomes, so feel no pity for Graham Parker, whose homework consists of listening to Stevie Ray Vaughan and other masters.