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Band young, but determined

By Leah Michelsen · Thursday, Nov. 30,2000 11:05 p.m.

With its enthusiastic and youthful atmosphere, Bloomington has long held the tradition of being a breeding ground for original music.

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Scheduled federal execution debated

By Daniel J. Crowley · Thursday, Nov. 30,2000 11:01 p.m.

The first federal execution in 37 years is scheduled for Dec. 12 at the penitentiary in Terre Haute. Juan Raul Garza, 43, could become the first civilian to die by lethal injection at the U.S. government's lone federal death chamber.

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Hoosiers come up short

By Heater A. Dinich and Heather A. Dinich · Thursday, Nov. 30,2000 10:31 p.m.

TERRE HAUTE -- Interim head coach Mike Davis said he's been putting too much pressure on freshman forward Jared Jeffries and that he had unfair expectations for the former Bloomington North Star. But the entire game against Indiana State Wednesday fell on Jeffries' shoulders. He heaved a shot from half court at the buzzer and it bounced off the backboard and rim before IU lost 59-58 to Indiana State

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Group donates to Scouts

By Erin Nave · Thursday, Nov. 30,2000 11:43 a.m.

Local Boy Scout troops that lost funding for failing to comply with the United Way's nondiscrimination policy have found a new source of money. Advance America, an Indianapolis-based nonprofit lobbying group, sponsored a fundraiser to supplement about $17,000 that was lost when United Way dropped Bloomington's Hoosier Trails Council of the Boys Scouts of America from their annual campaign.

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Bad memories and a backwards cap

By Jeff Schogol · Thursday, Nov. 30,2000 3:42 a.m.

Have you ever had one of those moments where something reminds you of something dumb you did? Like the time you were six, got drunk at your cousin's wedding and tried to breakdance?

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'Grinch' soundtrack a grab bag

By -Alec Toombs · Thursday, Nov. 30,2000 3:38 a.m.

The soundtrack to Theodor Geisel's classic holiday yarn turned hit motion picture unfolds much like the reviews to the live action incarnation have: rather mixed.

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\'The 6th Day\' not worth two hours

By Sally O'Brien · Thursday, Nov. 30,2000 2:47 a.m.

The previews for "The 6th Day" give a good case for wanting to like this movie. It shows a likeable star (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and a great plot concept, but what a horrible disaster.

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\'Bounce\' a good, cheesy date movie

By Kate Lewis · Thursday, Nov. 30,2000 2:38 a.m.

The true test of love is how you deal with the truth. This is the premise behind "Bounce," the latest film starring Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow. While a cheesy script bogs down the movie, the performances make this film worth seeing.

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\'Unbreakable\' deep but shocking

By Chris Sikich · Thursday, Nov. 30,2000 2:33 a.m.

Hollywood's infatuation with comic books is only natural from a profit standpoint -- make a movie about a superhero whose existence knows no age barriers and rake in the dough. But only a handful of filmmakers have ever capably translated the visual "pow" and narrative compactness of comics to the big screen. Among them are George Lucas, Sam Raimi and now M. Night Shyamalan, whose "Unbreakable" is among the finest contemporary sprocket-holed comic books, but not without some disturbing scruples.

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\'Grinch\' a steal

By Jim Poeppelman and Jim Poppelman · Thursday, Nov. 30,2000 2:19 a.m.

\"How the Grinch Stole Christmas," by Dr. Seuss;(Or Theodore Geisel, if one must know the ruse)Was published in the year of the Sputnik launch;A time when America had not yet discovered raunch.

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The Makings of Merriment

By Peggy Trytko · Thursday, Nov. 30,2000 2:08 a.m.

It is the classic shower scene in your standard slasher film. The killer approaches two beautiful women, who, of course, don't know he's there. He raises his knife to strike. Stop action. Reverse.

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From Fire to Farce

By Matt Demo · Thursday, Nov. 30,2000 2:04 a.m.

In the mid-1970s, the Royal Library of the Netherlands sent a delegation to the United States with a goal to witness "one of the five most distinguished libraries in the world." They were here to see the IU Main Library.

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In memory of Cadmium Orange

By Aline Mendelsohn · Thursday, Nov. 30,2000 2:01 a.m.

Jason Groth lay awake, staring at the ceiling. "What could I have done better?" he asked himself. "What could I have done to make this band stay together?"

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Offspring tries too hard on new album

By Jason Gaddis · Thursday, Nov. 30,2000 1:50 a.m.

Since the band broke into the pop music market with its smash single "Self Esteem," The Offspring has struggled to overcome the "sell-out" label that has overshadowed its career. The band's latest release, Conspiracy of One, will do nothing to aid that struggle.

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Now that\'s what I call overplayed

By Laura Ewald · Thursday, Nov. 30,2000 1:44 a.m.

If ever a pop album had a fighting chance with an IDS reviewer, it was this album with this reviewer. My tolerance and enjoyment of the pop genre has been a long-standing joke in the newsroom, and when Now That's What I Call Music 5 drifted into the IDS, it immediately found its way into my waiting hands. I tried to play it off like I wasn't that excited to review it, but I was in heaven.

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Sequel flops

By Jason Gaddis · Thursday, Nov. 30,2000 1:36 a.m.

Two wrongs do not make a right. Tell that to Everclear, which has tried to overcompensate for the mediocre Songs From An American MovieVol. One: Learning How to Smile with Vol. Two: Good Time For A Bad Attitude.

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Route 37 billboard newest weapon for Take Back IU

By Rachel Kipp · Thursday, Nov. 30,2000 1:19 a.m.

Take Back IU, a group circulating a petition demanding the resignation of the entire IU board of trustees, President Myles Brand and other members of IU's administration, placed a billboard along route 37 near the exit at College Avenue Nov. 10.

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Eigenmann referendum contested

By Cory Schouten · Thursday, Nov. 30,2000 1:17 a.m.

While the presidential vote is being contested in Florida courts, on a decidedly smaller scale a campus vote might be contested in a student-run court.

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