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Local high schools perform tonight

By Jenica Schultz · Thursday, Jan. 22,2004 11:11 p.m.

Bloomington High School North and South will combine their dramatic talents this weekend to perform Jean Giradoux's classic play, "The Madwoman of Chaillot." The students will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, Saturday, Jan. 24 and Sunday, Jan. 25 at The John Waldron Arts Center at 122 S. Walnut St. In "The Madwoman of Chaillot," corporate evil invades majestic Paris as prospectors plot to tear up its legendary streets for oil and wealth.

Don't say that word

By Patrice Worthy and Patricia Worthy · Thursday, Jan. 22,2004 11:10 p.m.

One of my friends came up to me one day and said, you should write a column on metrosexuals. I thought to myself, "I am a fashion columnist, I think the Kinsey Institute should tackle that one." Obviously, I didn't know what a metrosexual was. Then he explained, you know the show "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy?" If one of those guys was straight that would be a metrosexual.

Music school robbed again

By Dan Patrick · Thursday, Jan. 22,2004 12:59 p.m.

After a string of thefts last semester, the IU School of Music was struck yet again over the holiday weekend. A lockbox containing cash and checks from the "Nutcracker" musical proceeds was stolen from room 308 in the Musical Arts Center during the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. The lockbox contained more than $1,000 in cash and checks from the ballet, IU School of Music faculty member Doricha Sales said. IU Police Department Lt. Jerry Minger said the date of the theft is unknown because it was not noticed until after the holiday.

Iran's election crisis worsens with resignations

By Alyson Brodsy and Ali Akbar Dareini · Thursday, Jan. 22,2004 12:30 a.m.

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's worst political crisis in years deepened Wednesday, with the government saying most of its ministers and vice presidents have submitted resignations to protest the barring of thousands of would-be candidates from upcoming elections. Vice President Mohammad Ali Abtahi warned unless the candidates are reinstated, "the country will face many problems, both at home and abroad."

Union Board seeks Little 500 concert

By Alex Hickey · Thursday, Jan. 22,2004 12:29 a.m.

The Union Board is currently in the planning stages for booking a concert for Little 500 week this year. Last year, there was no concert. Instead, the Board scheduled alternate programming in the form of Hoosier Idol and the Little 5 Step-Down.

IU filling key posts at all levels

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Thursday, Jan. 22,2004 12:24 a.m.

It's not even spring yet, and IU is already cleaning the house. The resignation of the Kelley School of Business Dean Dan Dalton Tuesday has brought the total number of open academic and administrative leadership positions to seven. Other positions currently being filled are the director of faculties, director of the Kinsey Institute, dean of the School of Journalism and new leaders for the Indiana Memorial Union, IU Auditorium and Indiana University Press. "We have changes all the time," said IU Board of Trustees President Fred Eichhorn. "We just have to make sure that those who come in to replace those who leave are highly qualified and continue to positively influence the University."

IU reacts to State of the Union address

By Brittany Hite · Thursday, Jan. 22,2004 12:24 a.m.

President Bush gave his annual State of the Union address Tuesday -- a day after Iowa's Democratic caucuses, and a week before New Hampshire's primaries. The address was widely watched by students and faculty at IU who responded in different ways to the address. "He's (Bush) putting the best face on things," said IU Associate Professor of Economics Willard Witte, regarding Bush's comments on the recovering American economy. "In talking about how the economy is doing, he proposed quite a number of programs without being very specific about how he was going to pay for them."

The wide world of sports

By -Nate Bethea · Thursday, Jan. 22,2004 12:24 a.m.

Challenged like never before, freshman Susanna Ernst found herself in an entirely different environment when she moved to Bloomington from Austria to compete for the women's swimming team. Among her fellow swimmers, she was no longer the top competitor in her field. Ernst, a two-time Austrian national champion in the 200-meter backstroke, calls the difference in competitive levels "incomparable." "Our nationals are like a small regional meet here," Ernst said. "There are not many swimmers compared to America, so (the level of competition) is much higher."

Women faculty underrepresented in sciences

By Lori Geller · Thursday, Jan. 22,2004 12:10 a.m.

When Marlies Gerber came to IU in 1982 as an assistant professor, there was only one other woman in the mathematics department. Now, 22 years later, not much has changed. The proportion of women in the department is still small -- out of 48 faculty members, only three are women. Gerber's situation mirrors a recent study led by Dr. Donna Nelson, a chemistry professor at the University of Oklahoma.

Amish reality TV show planned

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Jan. 22,2004 12:02 a.m.

GOSHEN, Ind. -- Television isn't much of a reality for many Amish people, much less a form called "reality TV." "I don't know what that is," said Eli M. Miller, an Amish bishop.

New members debut at year's first meeting

By Lindsey Jancek and Lindsay Jancek · Thursday, Jan. 22,2004 12:01 a.m.

A new session of City Council began Wednesday night with two newly-elected members taking part in their first meeting.

City preserves conservation area

By Lindsey Jancek and Lindsay Jancek · Thursday, Jan. 22,2004 12 a.m.

The first regular city council meeting of the new term began and ended with a unanimous vote to keep the McDoel Gardens District a conservation district.

White, black and blues

By Ryan Whirty and Ryan Wirty · Thursday, Jan. 22,2004 12 a.m.

Sweat stung my eyes as I stood at Albert King's grave. The summer heat in Edmondson, Ark., was starting to take its toll on me. After criss-crossing Paradise Gardens Cemetery for nearly an hour in the stifling Delta humidity, my face and brain were baking. I needed something to drink.

Kramer's 'Cooler' more on the mediocre side

By by Isaac Edwards and Isaac Edwards · Thursday, Jan. 22,2004 12 a.m.

They are the ruthless ones, the ones that revel in their own inspired grotesqueness. They are the ones that actually have a pair and aren't afraid to slap you in the face with them. They are the ones whispered in cryptic corners between your co-workers, the ones about dead babies and airplanes plunging into towers. They are jokes with a wicked sense of humor. Dark comedy is a carefully crafted witches' brew that, when served correctly, has the ability to strip us down to the nasty little demons we all harbor inside, self-righteous objections coming from the peeled lips of a curdling smile.

And you thought a weekend at LT's was tough?

By Phil Kijak · Thursday, Jan. 22,2004 12 a.m.

NFL Street is a 7-on-7 arcade-style experience that celebrates laterals, hard hits and some strategy in order to create high-adrenaline match-ups featuring your favorite NFL stars on beaches and backyards. All seven players play both offense and defense, which adds a lot of strategy to a surprisingly deep game.

'Pool' shallow as movie and DVD

By Tony Sams · Thursday, Jan. 22,2004 12 a.m.

Swimming Pool is supposed to be a psychological thriller, but it plays out like a third- or fourth-rate Hitchcock knock-off. It's frustratingly shallow, surprisingly conceited and gratuitously un-erotic, contrary to what it'd have you believe with Ludivine Sagnier sprawled out in a skimpy bikini on the DVD's cover.

Romantic comedy's head in the toilet

By Hannah Holt · Thursday, Jan. 22,2004 12 a.m.

When big celebrities convene in one film, expectations are high. With all the unbridled star power busting through it's hard not to expect something grandiose and amazing. Take Along Came Polly for example -- you've got Ben Stiller, a comedic giant; Jennifer Aniston, favorite of the "Friends;" Philip Seymour Hoffman, a Paul Thomas Anderson favorite; not to mention Hank Azaria, Debra Messing and Alec Baldwin. This should be the formula for success. However, Along Came Polly falls short of fantastic and settles for cute.

Reality TV: The ultimate oxymoron

By -Brandon Tucker · Thursday, Jan. 22,2004 12 a.m.

There's an epidemic on TV, inhabiting more and more households across the land. It's making viewers dumber, and making the networks tons of money, while exploiting hundreds of people thirsty for fame.

DiFranco delivers an 'Educated' album

By -Kehla West · Thursday, Jan. 22,2004 12 a.m.

Ani DiFranco's newest release Educated Guess is amazing in the way a country church might be beautiful -- its austereness amplifies the beauty of the material. Simple, stripped-down and fresh, DiFranco's latest is a mature reflection on love and life's trials and tribulations.

New style in bloom

By Ben Warden · Thursday, Jan. 22,2004 12 a.m.

According to Webster's Dictionary a lotus plant was fabled in the ancient world "to induce a dreamy languor and forgetfulness." Like the plant, the band Lotus hopes to create a sound that will make its listeners forget about the basic music they are used to, and never want to settle for it again. Blending styles such as electronica, improvisational rock and funk, the music of Lotus is definitely not your typical Phish-esque jam session. Lotus has just embarked on their first major coast-to-coast tour, and will be stopping at Uncle Fester's on Tuesday, Jan. 27.