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No bluffing here, just talent

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

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

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

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.

Festival Orchestra to perform third and final show

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.

Dark Star brings back the Dead

Bluebird Nightclub took a trip to the past Sunday evening with Grateful Dead cover band the Dark Star Orchestra.

Harry Potter and the Order of Bloomington

In this quiet college town, something magical and mysterious is occurring behind the backs of its “muggle” residents. SLIDE SHOW Harry Potter

From wizards to vampires: Is 'Twilight' the next 'Harry Potter'?

Entertainment Weekly called the “Twilight” series “the hottest books since ‘Harry Potter,’” and guessed that Stephenie Meyer “might be the next J.K. Rowling”

Wizard rock

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

Something to write home about

IU sophomore Alexa Altman is an 'East Coast girl at heart'

World tours and terrorism

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.

Protest parties

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.

Beijing babies

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.

The case isn't closed

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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Comic-Con is now cool

In the past, Comic-Con International, held in San Diego each summer, was known as sort of a geek haven. It was a place where the subject of mainstream’s disdain could feel safe because they were surrounded by their own. Generally, it was simply known as one of the larger conventions for a bunch of geeks to dress up in costumes and get their comics autographed by high-profile scribes.

Campus Bus Service makes more changes to routes

Along with reducing services during the summer and eliminating the U-bus route in the fall, several changes will be made to the Campus Bus Service.

Campus Bus Service makes more changes to routes

Along with reducing services during the summer and eliminating the U-bus route in the fall, several changes will be made to the Campus Bus Service, according to an IU news release.

Troopers

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