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A little mix of Yellowcard

By Brian Spegele and Michael Reschke · Thursday, April 19,2007 12 a.m.

Yellowcard is taking time out from putting the finishing touches on their latest album, Paper Walls, to come to IU on Friday. Ryan Key, guitarist and vocalist, said the band has "finally got the sign off" for one of their best friends to design the artwork for their album cover. Key lives four houses down from the friend in Los Angeles, but he said he's not going there until the design is done.

Geoffrey Miller

Sewing Away

By Michael Sanserino · Thursday, April 19,2007 12 a.m.

MARTINSVILLE – From atop the bleachers at Bill Armstrong Stadium, thousands of fans that attend the Little 500 bike races can see how well their teams are performing. But for some race spectators, what the riders are doing is far less important than what they are wearing.

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You sir, are no Robert Kennedy

By John Barnett and Maria Srour · Thursday, April 19,2007 12 a.m.

The late 1960s rank among the most tumultuous periods in American history, right up there beside the Revolutionary period, the Civil War era, WWII and our current state. It's in these times that people look for a leader, and Robert Kennedy seemed, to many, like the man for the job in the summer of 1968. It wasn't to be, however, as he was gunned down in an L.A. hotel before he could receive the Democratic presidential nomination. Thirty-eight years later, director Emilio Estevez and a monster cast bring us "Bobby," a peek into the lives of a group of guests and employees at the Ambassador Hotel on the night of Kennedy's assassination.

Brings Peter Rabbit to life

By Kristi Oloffson · Thursday, April 19,2007 12 a.m.

"Miss Potter" was everything I didn't expect -- including imaginary animals, child-like themes and 1920s settings. But the movie takes an old-fashioned fairy tale, quirks it around a bit and even fits in the traditional chick flick components of love, silliness and heartbreak. It does this all the while telling a historical story and using typical story lines from modern-day movies to tell them in a new way -- which is exactly why it worked. The film tells the story of Beatrix Potter (Renee Zellweger), who wrote "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" and numerous other children's books. Set in London in the early 1900s, Miss Potter is unmarried, 32 and somewhat crazy. She spends her time painting and writing stories and finally lands a publisher in Norman (Ewan McGregor).

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IUSA redistributes Rape Crisis Fund

By Beka Mech · Thursday, April 19,2007 12 a.m.

Following a task-force review, the IU Student Association has decided to cut Rape Crisis Fund donations given to the Middle Way House by 75 percent. The task force formed in October 2006 in response to a decline in donations to the Rape Crisis Fund.

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Little 500 vs. Grand Prix

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 19,2007 12 a.m.

Anyone else notice the 53rd running of the Little 500 bicycle race is Saturday? Judging by the widespread drunken debauchery we’ve noticed, combined with the thousands of stories in yesterday’s issue of the IDS, we’re guessing the secret is out.

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Hip-hop group demeans women, incites violence

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 19,2007 12 a.m.

Hip-hop group demeans women, incites violence As you read my opinion consider the following: “A woman is beaten every 15 seconds in this country. One million of them report to hospital emergency rooms. Over 4,000 die every year from the beatings or stabbings, or gunshot wounds.” While I can’t blame any one factor for these statistics, I can ask why would anyone listen to music that encourages violent behavior toward women? If someone called your mother, sister or female friend a “d-suckin’-h,” how would you react? Would you take these comments as acceptable? Why do we tolerate the obviously negative, demeaning and violent speech found in “gangsta” hip-hop music but get upset when Don Imus makes jokes using negative language he’s heard? Why is Alpha Epsilon Pi so willing to overlook the Three 6 Mafia’s atrocious lyrics to sponsor their concert on the IU campus? Why do we justify our listening to music that attacks the very core of what we all strive for – positive love and relationships? Women, where are you in this scenario? Is it “OK” for you and/or your friends to attend a concert where women will be demeaned? In Spike Lee’s movie “School Daze,” the lead character Dap cries out to the college community to “Wake Up!” I think it is time for all of us to wake up to what is going on in music, film and other forms of so-called entertainment, and maybe, just maybe, reject all forms of music that encourage misogyny, self-hatred and violence. While some will continue to support the worst examples of “so-called” art in our culture, I believe that if many of us think about it and talk about it, we won’t want participate in supporting speech or lyrics that demean and hurt others. Kevin Jones Bloomington

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So it goes

By Thomas Wachtel · Thursday, April 19,2007 12 a.m.

Genius is often not appropriately appreciated in its own time.

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Bar owners warn students against using fake IDs

By Jessica Andrews · Thursday, April 19,2007 12 a.m.

For many students, Little 500 week means parties and drinking – a last week of fun before finals. But underage students who plan on going out and living it up this weekend will be faced with more stringent surveillance and might find it even more difficult to “get in with a fake,” said Jim Ballard of Yogi’s Grill & Bar.

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War experience changes veteran into peace promoter

By Whitney Wyckoff · Thursday, April 19,2007 12 a.m.

For Iraq war veteran and Wilmington College sophomore Matt Southworth, his time spent fighting overseas changed him forever. He began his speech Wednesday night by asking “How do you tell someone you love this may be the last time they hear from you?”

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IMU student fee will be used wisely

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 19,2007 12 a.m.

IMU student fee will be used wisely In response to “Death, taxes and student fees,” April 9: I couldn’t agree more with the editorial board that the new student fee proposals go “toward worthy endeavors” on campus. Since the Indiana Memorial Union fee is a new allocation this year, it’s understandable that there could be some skepticism. I appreciate the challenge the editors have set before the fee recipients, and I look forward to ensuring that the student fee money is spent responsibly in the IMU. Here are some details to clarify how the student fee will be allocated within the IMU. The fee in 2008, $1.81, will be used in its entirety to help maintain student programming space in the Union – specifically the Student Activities Tower. This fee will reserve the SAC Tower for student organization office space and provide the necessary funding for the maintenance of student areas. The Committee for Fee Review recommended an additional $1 increase in 2009. This increase will directly support student programming in and around the Union for programs like Taste of the Union, LEAD IU, the Student Involvement Fair and CultureFest, as well as provide for new student opportunities. The IMU will use the student fee allocation to maintain student space and student programming in the Union. There are many possibilities ahead of us, and I welcome any comments or suggestions from students on how the Union can better serve your current and future needs. Sarah McDonough President, Union Board

David Corso

The Fine Art of getting a B.F.A.

By Ashley Wilson · Thursday, April 19,2007 12 a.m.

Staring resolutely at the camera with bangs covering one eye, a pretty, dark-skinned woman with a stoic expression is posed on the couch. Next to this photograph are the words “I do like things about myself but they seem to be trivial, like my wrists and collarbone.”

Aaron Bernstein

GLBT supporters break silence with march, rally

By Brian Spegele · Thursday, April 19,2007 12 a.m.

Doug Bauder marched behind about 60 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students and supporters during events for the National Day of Silence. But with fewer participants this year, Bauder, IU’s coordinator of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Office of Student Support Services, reticently questioned the event’s future.

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Comments about Christianity absurd

By Alyson Brodsy and Ed Fitzmaurice · Thursday, April 19,2007 12 a.m.

Comments about Christianity absurd I’m writing in regards to Steve Salter’s infantile “opinion” letter that was published in the Jordan River Forum on April 12, “Christian Easter an artificial holiday.” What I found particularly amusing, apart from its childish wordplay and atrocious scholarship, was the inherent hypocrisy of the letter itself and the alleged message. A few things first though. I can only assume that Mr. Salter has read one book on the issue of Jesus as a holy man. Perhaps two. “The Jesus Mysteries” is where he clearly draws the majority of his talking points, and possibly “Jesus the Magician” (though I doubt it). While I sympathize with his overall point, any competent historian will tell you that Freke and Gandy, the authors of “The Jesus Mysteries,” are not competent historians. I won’t even begin to discuss the intellectually insulting level of gross misunderstanding of history Mr. Salter shows. A piece of advice to Mr. Salter: Let we real historians handle these issues. Not somebody who has simply read the sorry excuse for history that is “The Jesus Mysteries.” On the whole, however, Mr. Salter is truly exceptional in his craft. Though his cunning use of words like “AmeriKKKa” and “primitive religion” he not only managed to insult at least one-third of the world’s population in rather offensive terms, but then proceeded to insult the majority of the other two-thirds by describing nearly all other major religions with the same brush. He then asked that we all “grow up” and advance “spiritually.” A truly brilliant stratagem. As an avowed agnostic, I must say that it is exactly the kind of spiritualism that Mr. Salter espouses that makes me take a step back and realize that if we all embrace each other, I’d have to be associated with people like Mr. Salter. No thanks. Ed Fitzmaurice Senior

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Routes through Little 5 Weekend

Little 500 week is a strange beast for a rider. On one hand, all of your friends are going to party upon party, you want to enjoy the week as best you can, and you really don't feel like going to class much anyway. On the other hand, you prioritize rest and good eating above everything else, so partying tends to fall by the wayside. This is a little bit harder if you're in a fraternity house, and the party pretty much comes to you every night. All things considered, however, the truth of the matter is you go to class, you go to the parties (sober, of course), you do anything you can to keep your mind off the race. It's easy to get nervous for something you've spent so much time preparing for, so you try to find anything to keep yourself occupied Monday through Friday. Just eat up as many hours as you can every day and spend as little time as possible worrying about Saturday.

Helgeland gets 'Payback' on Gibson

By Brian Hettmansperger and Chris Wisner · Thursday, April 19,2007 12 a.m.

"Payback" was a good flick but far from a great one. It had its moments, but it really couldn't hold a candle to 1967's "Point Blank," which it is a remake of, replacing the ice-cold Lee Marvin with a brooding yet snappy Mel Gibson. What I never knew though was "Payback" was butchered by Gibson due to some of the graphic content, and an altogether new third act was shot after director/screenwriter Brian Helgeland had the film taken from him.

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