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Mediated conflict, reformed communities

By David A. Nosko · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:32 p.m.

Reducing crime is often a key aspect to maintaining a safe and civil community, but offenders are often thought to violate state or federal laws at the expense of the victims involved.

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Provost honored for development of Internet network

By Ab D. Phillip · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:27 p.m.

IU Interim Provost Michael McRobbie has been honored at a ceremony in Singapore for his role as a founder of the Asia Pacific Advanced Network, a high-performance broadband network supporting research and the educational community across the Asia-Pacific region, according to a press release.

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HPER to close 1 of 2 Women's locker rooms

By Michelle Manchir · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:26 p.m.

Women who use the exercise facilities at the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation building will all use the same locker room starting Aug. 11, as the locker room located adjacent to the basketball courts -- one of two currently open for women -- will close for remodeling.

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Fight results in arrests for assault

By Trevor brown · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:25 p.m.

IU Police Department officers made two arrests Friday after a fight involving multiple people began in Bear's Place Ale House and Eatery, said IUPD Lt. Jerry Minger, reading from the police report.

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Undergrads visit D.C. to lobby Congress

By Trevor brown · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:25 p.m.

While many see politics as an abstract process where their elected representatives cannot directly hear their constituency's concerns and opinions, three IU students recently contradicted this when they were given the opportunity to visit Washington to lobby congress to support funding for the National Science Foundation, which supports several IU programs in math and sciences.

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Eye clinic gets new home

By Ab D. Phillip · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:24 p.m.

A $1 million facility has been granted by the Mexican government to house a clinic for the IU School of Optometry in the region.

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NCAA 07 Xbox 360

By Alyson Brodsy and Chris Freiberg · Thursday, July 27,2006 2:07 p.m.

NCAA 07 on the Xbox 360 is the hot drunk girl you pick up tailgating outside Memorial Stadium. Yeah she's fun for a night, maybe two, but what kind of future are you two really going to have? Where's the depth? The personality? This game is missing a lot of features present in the current gen version, like Race for the Heisman and Campus Challenge that while not necessary for a college game, at least give you more bang for your buck. There are three mini games available in this version (bowling is especially addictive), but you'll probably get tired of them after you get the achievement points from beating them. At least the action on the field doesn't disappoint with tight AI that will smoke you if you don't know your playbook.

Not quite gravity defying

By Alyson Brodsy and Jeff O'Reilly · Thursday, July 27,2006 12 a.m.

In an interview with Ozric video jockey and lighting director Peter Berdovsky, Berdovsky told me one of the most important things he's learned from touring with the Ozric Tentacles is to change one's socks. Frequently. This bit of podiatric wisdom seems to aptly apply when documenting the evolution of Englishman Ed Wynne's psytrance rock outfit. For the better half of their 20-year history, the band has changed lineups as often as Berdovsky changes socks. The only constant in the equation has been Wynne, and the Ozric's 20+ albums reflect this. The Floor's Too Far Away finds the current incarnation of the Ozrics revisiting the already charted outer limits of electronic prog-rock, with their trademark Goa grooves and mastery of their respective instruments. Deliver something new it does not, but it certainly is a testament to Wynne's mastery of psychedelia.

Old for his age

By Alyson Brodsy and David A. Nosko · Thursday, July 27,2006 12 a.m.

In the children's game of hopscotch a picture with several sections is scribbled onto the ground. Each player then takes turns tossing a rock to each section, jumping to the section on one leg, picking up the rock and tossing it onto the next section; so and so forth until one player completes the picture. As is the hopscotch life of folk musician Mike Younger, hopping from town to town on his 11 city tour. Younger is set to rock and roll Bloomington audiences Saturday, July 29 at 7 p.m. atop the Buskirk-Chumley Theater stage. Following the release of his second album, "Every Stone You Throw," Younger's trip to B-town is the second to last of the tour which has included his jamming at several clubs and on-air radio shows.

I am ready for some football

By Alyson Brodsy and K. A. MacDonald · Thursday, July 27,2006 12 a.m.

There are two times each year when the credit card comes out without hesitation. At Christmas time, the latest version of "World Wide Soccer Manager" (formerly "Championship Manager") is released and in the dog days of summer, "NCAA Football" fills that need we have been feeling since 10 minutes after the Super Bowl ended. The 2007 version of "NCAA Football" is the best one yet. I know, I know, people say that every year, but then after a few days of playing, money plays are found and holes in the A.I. are exposed. But I think this time EA has actually fixed last year's problems, added new features and not broken anything. The biggest gameplay change from last year is the kicking meter. It is no longer a sure bet on a 50+ yarder. Even with a bit of practice, I can't consistently kick field goals longer than 35 yards. Oh, wait…either can most college kickers.

Get these snakes off my plane!!

By Alyson Brodsy and Bethany Bannister-Andrews · Thursday, July 27,2006 12 a.m.

Buckle your seat belts ladies and gentlemen. There are snakes on this plane. Yet this is no ordinary snake-filled plane -- this is an airplane flying from Hawaii to Los Angeles with a ton of poisonous snakes, there to kill a mob witness and everyone on board. Unless federal agent Samuel L. Jackson, the owner of "motherfucking" movie lines, has his way. This upcoming movie, "Snakes on a Plane," hits theaters across the country August 18, with the first official teaser trailer premiering before X-Men 3: The Last Stand in May. Like many summer blockbusters, the anticipation leading up to its release is high, yet this film has a particularly unique following. It's rare that a movie like SoaP received such extensive parody before its release, and even before its official publicity started. Cult films like "Evil Dead," "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "Reefer Madness" didn't have massive amounts of followers until after their release, often years later. The "Star Wars" movies, particularly the original trilogy, and "Star Trek," in all its incarnations, have a dedicated fan culture that developed once audiences filled the theaters on and after opening day.

More filth than fun

By Alyson Brodsy and Chris Grenn · Thursday, July 27,2006 12 a.m.

Who is the artist known as Peaches? She's got a mouth like a Red Fox record. She's honed minimal beats in the vein of Kraftwerk. She's a girl power rocker influenced by Joan Jett (we'll come back to her later). She's dirtier than Lil' Kim and Missy Elliot. The PMRC would have a heart attack if they heard this. Is it punk or disco, electronica or rap? Well, it's all of the above. Peaches brings the trashiness with her new album, Impeach My Bush. Sexual innuendo is included. It's always good to start a record off with the f-word. "Fuck or Kill" is a short punk anthem against our president with a sexual twist (or is it the other way around?). Things move right into a dance floor shaker. Straight up dirty synth and hand claps, "Tent In Your Pants" is basically raunchy electroclash trash.

Smith strikes back

By Alyson Brodsy and John Barnett · Thursday, July 27,2006 12 a.m.

When Kevin Smith misfires, he misfires big. When he hits his target, be prepared to laugh your silly ass off. With many of his fans still left with the sour taste of "Jersey Girl" and about half of "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" in their mouths, Smith returns to his roots with a sequel to the film that made him famous. Thankfully, "Clerks II" is an exercise in Smith firing on all cylinders in terms of both his writing and his direction of physical comedy. It's also his best movie since the original "Clerks."

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Cheung gets 'Clean' with Assayas

By Alyson Brodsy and Chris Wisner · Thursday, July 27,2006 12 a.m.

As I watched Olivier Assayas' "Clean," I felt there was much research that needed to be done. After their collaboration on the intricate "Irma Vep," Asian sensation Maggie Cheung and director Assayas were happily married before ending it all nearly three years later. He had written her part in "Clean" just for her and it was on set that they signed their divorce papers from one another. Months later Cheung took home the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Now doesn't all of that sound a bit ironic? Unlike the wealthy amount of Lifetime movies filled with melodramatic acting and moody music, "Clean" examines the life of a woman whose rock star husband dies of a heroin overdose, is sent to jail for possession, only to be released six months later with nothing. No money, no friends to turn to, and worst of all lost custody of her son Jay (played by first-timer James Dennis with natural authenticity).

What a day for a 'Daydream'

By Alyson Brodsy and Josh Milrod · Thursday, July 27,2006 12 a.m.

In 1988, the traditional rock lineup of two guitars, bass and drums was dead. At the tail end of this decade of hair metal excess, Sonic Youth came crashing into the forefront of the rock scene with the release of their magnum opus Daydream Nation. Instead of rock's prescribed roles of lead guitarist, rhythm guitarist, bassist and drummer, Sonic Youth opted for noise guitarist, noise guitarist, noise bassist and noise drummer. Utilizing alternate tunings and foreign objects jammed under the frets of the guitars, the band created lush textures never before heard in the world of popular rock music.

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Why the world needs comic book movies

By Alyson Brodsy and Chris Wisner · Thursday, July 27,2006 12 a.m.

Ashamed as I am to admit this dark secret from my past, for many years I had given up hope on comic books. From around age five I had become fascinated with comic books. Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man, you name the superhero and I was either reading it or about to go pick it up. Yet by the time I reached the age of 12, just a mere year before teenager status, I went cold turkey. I was bored to death with comics -- the stories were either foolish or misguided, the heroes fought the same villains over and over, or some of them were even being killed off for good only to be brought back in four different forms, none of which were the real deal.

Every guy's worst nightmare

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Mellini · Thursday, July 27,2006 12 a.m.

If you thought Superman had father figure issues, Kal-El's got nothing on G-girl, the heroine of "My Super Ex-Girlfriend." A lack of fatherly affection at a young age is the only possible explanation for the insane way she lashes out at gentlemen callers. Luke Wilson plays Matt Saunders, an unsuccessful dater who takes a chance on asking out a stranger, Jenny Johnson, on a subway. Unbeknownst to Matt, Jenny is actually superhero, G-Girl (Uma Thurman). The two start to date and Matt gets to experience what it's like to be with someone who is, well, super. During the first hour the film's tone is kept quick and breezy. It actually manages to sneak in some good laughs about what it'd be like to date a super. And because it never really takes itself too seriously, it manages to be kind of fun. But it's all down hill once Matt dumps Jenny, and as G-Girl, she begins to make his life hell.

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