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ACTION: These guys see a whole lot of it

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In honor of the release of "Live Free or Die Hard," WEEKEND asked: Who's the best action star? Resident movie buffs John Barnett, Michael Mellini and Chris Wisner offer their Top 5. We know we left off big names like Schwarzenegger and Stallone, but we were seeking quality over quantity (for films and muscle). We also know that Ford vs. Willis is a really tough call for top billing. But we love Bruce and we love lists, so we gave you both. If you can do better, tell us at weekend@idsnews.com.


Don't believe the Jolie Oscar hype

'A Mighty Heart" (PG-13)Grade: B-

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As the political thriller it sets out to be, "A Mighty Heart" works OK at best. I've grown weary of these films that find it necessary to photograph the Middle East with shaky, pseudo-documentarian camerawork. Here it only makes the viewing more complicated and a chore to keep up with.





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Symphonic Concert Series begins tonight

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The Symphonic Series of Jacobs School of Music’s Summer Music Festival kicks off tonight. In the line up for the series are four world-renowned conductors. The series includes three concerts, one symphony and the USA International Harp Competition Finals.


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Ivy Tech enrolls more students for summer

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Summer enrollment has increased by 10.9 percent at Bloomington’s Ivy Tech Community College in the last year, according to the college’s enrollment report. IU and Ivy Tech signed an agreement earlier this month that allows more credits to transfer between the two colleges, which could be the cause of Ivy Tech’s higher enrollment.


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Informatics dean to retire

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Surrounded by newly vacant bookshelves, a grandfather-like figure sits in front of a large, flashy sign with red lights counting down from eight days, 13 hours, 33 minutes and 8.7 seconds. The 66-year-old man smiles at the makeshift calendar keeping track of the number of days until July 1 – the day he will leave his position as dean of the IU School of Informatics.


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Culture for kids

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A group of about 15 kids surrounded recent 2007 IU graduate Pearl Kim on Tuesday afternoon during a Culture Camp workshop at the Asian Culture Center. Hands shot up when Kim, a student coordinator, asked how many main languages China has. Excited kids shouted, “One! Two!” An eager girl in pigtails and a pink dress had the correct answer: two.




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Groups students welcomed to ’07 program

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Groups student and incoming freshman Tanei Livingston was a little nervous when she arrived at Teter Quad. She recalled her move-in day to the Groups program as being “hectic and exciting,” with lots of jam-packed elevators and people coming and going.


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No student input for the Union Board Executive Director

Union Board is known around campus predominately as a programming organization, but it also functions as the governing body of the Indiana Memorial Union. At least, it did until now. As of July 1, the IU vice chancellor for auxiliary services and programs, Bruce Jacobs, will take over as the new executive director of the IMU – a change in leadership that was made without input from any Union Board student director.


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Who can we trustee?

This weekend the votes will officially be tallied and the IU alumni will decide that either incumbent Sue Talbot has proven she has the stewardship, good sense and appropriate priorities to oversee the direction of a world-class research institution; or that one of the five candidates vying for her seat on the board of trustees would be better suited to address the challenges facing the University.


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Collins students not homogenous nor predictable

In “iBigotry” (June 21), you called the residents of Collins “as homogenous and predictable as the next dorm.” As a former resident I feel obligated to stick up for them. In my three semesters at Collins, not once did I smell puked-up booze in the hallways.


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Miller: Best pick for financial responsibility

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Finances are the most central and important matter to the policies the board of trustees deals with, and for this reason the elected trustee needs to have a firm grasp on the University’s economics. For this reason, I endorse candidate Steve Miller.


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Woodhouse: Trustee material

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Excellence may have a price, but trustee-hopeful Allen Woodhouse doesn’t need to be reminded. Placing direct action ahead of recycled bureaucracy, Woodhouse emphasizes the University’s future without slighting its present and is thus the election’s most progressive and creative candidate.