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By C. Warner Sills and Jennifer Whalen · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2003 6:03 p.m.

Viewers have been waiting for another great performance from Cuba Gooding Jr. since he won the best-supporting Oscar for his scene-stealing performance in Jerry Maguire.

Dirty albums to become precious treasures

By -Mitchell Tellstrom · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2003 5:56 p.m.

For those unfamiliar with The Replacements or Paul Westerberg (The Replacements' principle songwriter), you should know that The Replacements were one of those college-rock bands of the early '80s who are responsible for the flannel-clad warriors of the early '90s like Pearl Jam and the Screaming Trees.

Punk'd Punk ? ... hardly. Bloomington punk rock is "too-tough-to-die".

By C. Warner Sills and Melissa Harrold · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2003 5:54 p.m.

The last few years have been rough on national punk rock, with the deaths of Joey and Dee Dee Ramone of the Ramones and Clash front man Joe Strummer.

Sorry, Charlie: DVD doesn't go 'full throttle'

By C. Warner Sills and -Jenny Kobiela · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2003 5:51 p.m.

The DVD of Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle includes an abundance of goodies. And no, they're not in the form of incredible special effects, provocative characters or any trace of a plot.

DVD set shows us this is Indiana our Indiana

By C. Warner Sills and Sam Shahrani · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2003 5:50 p.m.

Trust me: you should drop this Weekend right now and get to the nearest store to buy the absolutely outstanding "The Adventures of Indiana Jones" DVD set.

If you give 'em enough Dope...

By C. Warner Sills and -Sam Johnston · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2003 5:47 p.m.

In this age of nu-metal bands such as Linkin Park, it is often tough for metal bands to establish a name for themselves. This is the case for Dope, a metal band that has not yet received the credit they deserve.

The Stills show movement

By C. Warner Sills and Greg O'Neill · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2003 5:46 p.m.

Upon first listen, The Stills' first album demonstrates little more than an ability to follow in the steps of Interpol, while still cranking the Pop knob in the studio to MAX. Obvious parallels include Brit-heavy influence from bands like Joy Division, The Smiths and The Cure.

Undoubtedly genius lyrics, same old music

By C. Warner Sills and Amanda Trost · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2003 5:45 p.m.

Barenaked Ladies have once again delivered an upbeat, intelligent album. Everything to Everyone, their seventh album, follows in the footsteps of fun lyrics mixed with a little political commentary and just a touch of sentimentality.

Anti-Flag's punk is pro-pulsive

By C. Warner Sills and Neal Taflinger · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2003 5:44 p.m.

Joe Strummer is smiling in heaven. While taking many pot shots for their lucrative tours, Anti-Flag's a punk rock band whose music remains rooted in the past while their politics focus on the present and their sights are set on a brighter future.

Dead Prez talks about Stic's figures

By C. Warner Sills and Sana Jafrani · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2003 5:43 p.m.

Sticman and M-1, better known as Dead Prez, don't shy away from the issues they face daily: oppression, racism, problems with the police and problems within their community.

'Echoes' of post-punk and everything else

By C. Warner Sills and -Nate Bethea · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2003 5:41 p.m.

In the tradition of the Talking Heads, a band has come along with a sound too abrasive for the mainstream and too stunning to dismiss. You'll probably never see The Rapture hamming it up on TRL, but their debut album Echoes is one of the strongest and hardest-to-categorize records to come out this year.

Spice up Your Halloween

By C. Warner Sills and Jess Huffman · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2003 5:37 p.m.

Tradition tells us that Halloween is all about tricks and treats, but digging deeper, history tells a much more elaborate story. Originally an Ancient Celtic celebration of the final harvest of the growing season, when spirits were thought to be closest to the living, townspeople would go from door to door collecting food for the gods.

School Spirit... Haunted Since 1820

By C. Warner Sills and Chris Freiberg · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2003 5:34 p.m.

Since its founding in 1820, IU has gained a national reputation for itself in several respects, including basketball, business and partying. But it's also deserving of another title: one of the most haunted campuses in the country.

Getting Over the Rainbow

By C. Warner Sills and Jessie Moskal · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2003 5:29 p.m.

Senior Bruce Davis is your "ordinary" college student. He goes to class, is in a romantic relationship, interns at Bloomington City Hall and likes to go to the occasional bar or club on the weekends.

The Shins 'chute' to thrill

By C. Warner Sills and -Val Tsoutsouris · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2003 4:47 p.m.

Sometimes on a long road trip, the traveler will want to step out and take some pictures of the beautiful, unusual scenery. That pastoral appreciation is what listening to The Shins is like. On Chutes Too Narrow, the band's vision is of a crevice of Americana that's as pure as a freshly mown meadow and gently rolling stream.

Number, size of blazes force firefighters into defensive strategy

By Andrew Bridges · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2003 2:39 a.m.

MOUNT BALDY VILLAGE, Calif. -- When wildfires began roaring through Southern California, firefighters had two options: Go on the offensive and attack the flames directly or focus on saving homes and lives.

IUSA looks to change election code next week

By Mike Malik · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2003 2:39 a.m.

The IU Student Association will propose a new elections code to its congress Tuesday, which has major changes from the previous code that will benefit the students and the candidates, said IUSA Elections Coordinator Derek Molter. The new code was a result of the controversy from last year's elections. Complaints ranged from candidates sending mass campaign e-mails to campaigning in the food court. The new code clarifies some of these previously undefined guidelines.

Living with a Disability

By Jackie Walker and Jacqueline Walker · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2003 1:51 a.m.

Placing the square metal box in her lap, junior Erin Fountain pushes one of the blue buttons on top. Quickly, she pushes two more buttons with her pointer fingers. She glides the tips of her fingers across the surface as different Braille dots move up and down. To some, Fountain's machine might appear to be a hand-held video game. But in reality, the metal box (Braille Note) helps Fountain, a blind student at IU, take notes by voice, tell time and even calculate numbers. For students like Fountain, disabilities can present obstacles in everyday life. But IU, backed by the Bloomington community, is working to minimize these obstacles. Rather than simply raising awareness about handicap needs, they are taking action to cater to the problems.

Fee to help fund SEVIS

By Matt Lahr · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2003 1:50 a.m.

Newly proposed regulations by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have international students wondering when enough will be enough.

Sergeant's testimony read at Wells trial

By Mitch Blacher · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2003 1:50 a.m.

Jurors in the criminal trial of Monroe County Councilman Scott Wells heard testimony Tuesday from state police Sgt. J.D. Maxwell, the man Wells says is responsible for his set-up.

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