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Pornography is fun for all

By Matt Csanyi · Monday, Nov. 20,2000 12:05 a.m.

In light of the debacle that was my article last week, I will never write anything serious again. I wrote about a world issue. The problem is nobody around here cares about anything besides sex, drugs and where to find more sex and drugs. I can't say I blame them. So here's a column for my four remaining fans.

'An Election Carol'

By Duncan Teater · Monday, Nov. 20,2000 12:03 a.m.

How about a re-vote? But not just in Palm Beach County, I'm talking about the entire country.

Retirement policy discriminatory

Sunday, Nov. 19,2000 11:58 p.m.

The University announced Nov. 16 it was forming a committee to search for a new athletics director. The man who holds the position, Clarence Doninger, is being forced to retire because of a mandatory retirement policy at age 65 for executives and high policy makers within the University.

Group honors Latvian independence

By Heather Murphy · Sunday, Nov. 19,2000 11:57 p.m.

Although Nov. 18, 1918 signifies independence for the Baltic state of Latvia, the day is characterized by mixed emotions. A celebration held Friday at the Indiana Memorial Union's University Club by the Baltic and Finnish Studies Association honored the occasion as one of patriotism, joy and sadness.

Author to speak about global economy

Sunday, Nov. 19,2000 11:56 p.m.

Michael Shuman, author of the acclaimed book Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in the Global Age, will give a public talk today at 1:30 p.m. in the Indiana Memorial Union's Oak Room.

Middle East conflict discussed from Palestinian perspective

By Shannon Sullivan · Sunday, Nov. 19,2000 11:55 p.m.

The Radio and Television building was the setting for a lively discussion Wednesday night on the crisis in the Middle East and the importance of Jerusalem to Muslims. Khalid Turanni, executive director of the American Muslims for Jerusalem, led audience members on a tour of the conflict in the Middle East from the point of view of Palestinians living in Israel.

'Festival of Lights' celebrated

By Nathan Alley · Sunday, Nov. 19,2000 11:54 p.m.

The Willkie Quad auditorium swelled with music, laughter and the tinkling chimes of ankle bells Saturday night when about 550 people celebrated Diwali, the Hindu "Festival of Lights," with the Indian Student Association.

Mamet play explores cutthroat world

By Joseph S. Pete · Sunday, Nov. 19,2000 11:53 p.m.

It's a world of clock watchers, bureaucrats, office holders -- what it is, it's a screwed up world... there's no adventure to it. Dying breed. Yes it is. We are the members of a dying breed. That's why we have to stick together. -- Ricky Roma, Glengarry Glen Ross

'Susannah' hurt by distracting set

By Gabriel Lewin · Sunday, Nov. 19,2000 11:52 p.m.

Often IU opera will choose an opera of such rarity and beauty that one wonders why it is not more often performed. Such is the case with Carlisle Floyd's musical drama "Susannah," which was the most recent piece produced by the Opera Theater.

Professor wins national award

By Rachel Kipp · Sunday, Nov. 19,2000 9:05 p.m.

At a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, Craig Nelson, professor of biology and public and environmental affairs, was honored as "U.S. Professor of the Year" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Search for director begins

Sunday, Nov. 19,2000 9:03 p.m.

President Myles Brand announced Thursday that Terry Clapacs will be heading a search committee to find a replacement for athletics director Clarence Doninger, who is retiring June 30.

The incredible, inedible egg

By by Katie Cierniak and Katie Ciernak · Friday, Nov. 17,2000 12:04 a.m.

On a cold winter day, junior Monica Sentmanat handed out hot chocolate to passersby in front of the School of Fine Arts. The steaming drink contained no dairy products. Using soy milk and chocolate syrup, Sentmanat wanted to prove that the vegan diet is possible with slight modifications.

\'Ballad\' deserving of Palme d\'Or

By Chris Sikich · Friday, Nov. 17,2000 12:01 a.m.

This extraordinary work of cinematic art nabbed the Palme d'Or at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival and rightly so. Based off a 1958 Japanese film of the same name, this work weaves a glorious tapestry about a remote village where the old, when they reach 70, are taken to an adjacent mountain to die. A woman approaching this age accepts her fate, while her son struggles with its reality.

Hoosiers open season at home

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Nov. 17,2000 12:01 a.m.

Wednesday, coach Kathi Bennett ended practice early. She'd been stressing the importance of the transition game throughout the scrimmage but wasn't getting what she wanted.

\'Liquored Up and Lacquered Down\'

By Jason Gaddis · Friday, Nov. 17,2000 12 a.m.

There are two things that can make a good album. One is good music, the other is alcohol. With its seventh album, Liquored Up and Lacquered Down, Southern Culture on the Skids (SCOTS) accomplishes both of these, combining intelligent and interesting music with alcohol references galore.

CNN needs glasses

By Jeff Schogol · Friday, Nov. 17,2000 12 a.m.

By Nov. 7, CNN must have realized that most Americans were downright apathetic toward this election. So how could the network attract viewers on election night when this year's selection was about as appealing as a choice between a punch to the throat and a knee to the groin? Simple: Treat the election like a basketball game; make the constantly changing score the emphasis of the coverage at the expense of accuracy.

\'Strait Up\' tribute

By Brett Wallace · Friday, Nov. 17,2000 12 a.m.

True geniuses in mainstream music are rare. There is little doubt in most minds that Snot frontman Lynn Strait was a genius. On Snot's sole effort, 1997's Get Some, Strait and his Snot cohorts successfully created what they called a "hardcore lounge act," a furious blend of melody and aggression, pensiveness and rage.

'Red Planet' rerun of many other movies

By Eden Kerr Perkinson · Friday, Nov. 17,2000 12 a.m.

Why do people go to mediocre sci-fi movies over and over again, seeing basically the same movie, the same plot, the same characters in every single one? My best guess is that special effects are like drugs. Viewers see something they like once but always want to see the newest thing in the next movie. They are always searching for that better high.

Cash falls into mediocrity

By David Rosenstein · Friday, Nov. 17,2000 12 a.m.

When reviewing Johnny Cash's latest album, American III: Solitary Man, one must keep in mind the question: Is it better to end one's career when you are ahead or slowly but surely sink into mediocrity? Johnny Cash is a man who influenced not only country but rock 'n' roll as well. He is the Man in Black; he is the rebel to end all rebels. His songwriting and singing reminds one of both white-paneled churches and dark back alleys.

Magnolia

By Chris Sikich · Friday, Nov. 17,2000 12 a.m.

Starring: John C. Reilly, Melora Walters and Tom Cruise Directed by: Paul Thomas

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