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Spokeswoman to leave IU

By Cory Schouten · Wednesday, Jan. 9,2002 12:10 a.m.

Susan Dillman, who served as IU spokeswoman for more than one year, said she will not return to the University. She accepted administrative leave three days after returning from a three-month-long medical leave.

Universal plan to be implemented

By Elizabeth Crosbie · Wednesday, Jan. 9,2002 12:05 a.m.

This fall students will be able to use the campus bus service and Bloomington Transit by presenting their student ID rather than a bus pass. Unlimited access to both services is part of a universal bus plan approved by the board of trustees in May 2000 and is in the second year of a three-year phase.

Rockin' for the benjamins rather than the music

By Michael Tapscott and Mike Tapscott · Wednesday, Jan. 9,2002 12 a.m.

In a way, New Old Songs by Limp Bizkit is the most predictable album of the holiday season. Don't be fooled by Bizkit's rebel pose, they are a processed product in the same way as the Backstreet Boys, N'Sync and Britney Spears. New Old Songs is exactly the type of album you'd expect for the holiday season market.

Hollywood finally getting it together in 2002

By -Alec Toombs · Wednesday, Jan. 9,2002 12 a.m.

This past year was rather disappointing from the perspective of your run of the mill filmgoer. Many films were about as entertaining as a colonoscopy. For every "Memento" there was an onslaught of bottom feeders such as "Tomb Raider."

'Ocean's' worth taking a gamble on

By Sarah Trotto · Wednesday, Jan. 9,2002 12 a.m.

A remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film starring Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, "Ocean's Eleven" tantalizes the eyes with gorgeous, high-dollar movie stars carrying out a nearly impossible casino heist that boggles the mind. But while both eyes and brain are pleasured, this pretty movie by Steven Soderbergh ("Erin Brockovich," "Traffic") falls flat in true star power.

This year's model

By Daven Kolderup and Davin Kolderup · Wednesday, Jan. 9,2002 12 a.m.

With the release of Love is Here, the cynic in me wants to declare Starsailor "this year's Coldplay," just as last year the cynic in me wanted to declare Coldplay "this year's Travis." The similarities are there, to be sure -- sensitive British guitar bands heavy on tunes and melodrama, light on innovation. But where Travis trades on their everyman affability and Coldplay gets by with singer Chris Martin's doe-eyed innocence, Starsailor brews a blend of sexual frustration and 20-something angst all their own -- one that won't set the world on fire, but makes for a satisfying listen all the same.

Message over music

By Jessica Halverson and Jesscia Halverson · Wednesday, Jan. 9,2002 12 a.m.

"Doing what you love to do is revolution." Ask the guys from the local "political.vegan.straightedge.pop.punk" (as they call themselves) group Rise Over Run. A student, a recent grad and two B-towners put their heads together three years ago to call for a revolution through music. They are anti-capitalist, pro-choice, anti-homophobia and pro-work for yourself, not for the job. These punkers are choosing their own high road -- putting what they have to say before the energy from their amps.

Not an especially good teen movie

By Natalie A. Trout · Wednesday, Jan. 9,2002 12 a.m.

What a great idea for the writers of "Not Another Teen Movie" to come up with a parody of teen movies, but didn't the Wayans brothers already convince us after "Scary Movie" and "Scary Movie 2" to stick with the originals?

Artistic progression shown on 'GHV2'

By Michael Tapscott and Mike Tapscott · Wednesday, Jan. 9,2002 12 a.m.

Madonna's GHV2 or Greatest Hits Volume 2, speaks for itself. After summing up her '80s career so well with The Immaculate Collection in 1990, a decade later GHV2 sums up the her career in '90s just as accurately. Whereas The Immaculate Collection is a bit of a shallow ride through '80s pop music at its best, GHV2 shows the remarkable growth of Madonna as an artist and a person.

Mood Masters

By Amy Currry and Amy Curry · Wednesday, Jan. 9,2002 12 a.m.

The band on stage, figures illuminated and accompanied by a balanced blend of melodic sounds. Actors' and actresses' crisp voices, full of emotion, their poignant visages clear and striking. It's not said through the actor's dialogue, but you know the time of day and you sense the mood by the lighting you see on stage, the actors faces still fully visible to you. Enjoying a performance, caught up in the gratifying visuals and sounds, there isn't time to stop and think about how the essential elements of light and sound are shaped and defined by the people behind the scenes. Sound engineers and lighting designers are the technically and artistically talented people who stimulate our ears and eyes with their embellishments to the stage. With a tough market, unusual hours and demanding tasks, those who work on sound and lights have a more complicated and more rewarding job than you might realize as a simple audience member.

'The Majestic' is a bit too sappy

By Rachel Kipp · Wednesday, Jan. 9,2002 12 a.m.

To promote post-Sept. 11 patriotism, movie theaters are showing a short film before "The Majestic" filled with clips from old movies about American idealism and courage. This little film is definitely schmaltzy, but at the same time the intent behind it is so genuine that a viewer can't help but get shivery and teary.

Top 10 Albums of 2001

By Alyson Brodsy and weekend staff · Wednesday, Jan. 9,2002 12 a.m.

1. Is This It? (RCA) - The Strokes 2. Love and Theft (Columbia) - Bob Dylan 3. Gorillaz (Virgin) - Gorillaz 4. Hot Shots II (Astralwerks) - Beta Band 5. I Might Be Wrong-Live Recordings (Capitol) - Radiohead and more...

Philipps flows into 'Dawson's Creek'

By Josh Hamerman · Wednesday, Jan. 9,2002 12 a.m.

After several years in the entertainment industry, Busy Philipps has become a familiar face to young audiences. Her big break came in 1999, when she was cast as high school outcast Kim Kelly on the short-lived but critically acclaimed NBC series "Freaks and Geeks." After the show's cancellation, the 22-year-old Philipps won roles in the independent film "The Smokers" and the MTV television movie "Anatomy of a Hate Crime."

Jigga who? Jigga what? Jigga wow!

By Natalie A. Trout · Wednesday, Jan. 9,2002 12 a.m.

If you own all or most of Jay-Z's albums, Jay-Z Unplugged no doubt needs to be a part of your collection. Jay-Z, aka Jigga or Young H.O.V.A., whatever you want to call him, has done it again with a hit album less than four months after his previous release, The Blue Print. Few artists can release quality albums one right after the other, but Jay-Z has proved to his fans, as well as the general public that he is capable of things that most artists aren't.

'Ali' fails to deliver knockout punch

By Brian Longly · Wednesday, Jan. 9,2002 12 a.m.

Going into the winter, one of the more talked about movies that wasn't based on a book was "Ali," starring Will Smith. Making a film about the greatest boxer and one of the most electrifying sports personalities of all time certainly piqued a lot of interest. Would Smith be able to accurately portray Ali? What parts of Ali's life would be covered in the film? What would the fight scenes look like? Upon seeing the film, these questions were finally answered, but with varying degrees of satisfaction.

I wish I may...

By Jessica Halverson and Jesscia Halverson · Wednesday, Jan. 9,2002 12 a.m.

For the past 12 months the entertainment world has been tossed up with a sugercoating in music and wit in movies, only to be trampled with the rest of the United States after Sept. 11. We lost Aaliyah and George Harrison. Movies were held back for violence or to remove clips of the World Trade Center from their backgrounds. Who knows what next year holds. Here's my list of wishes I can't wait to see happen.

Nobody should see 'Somebody'

By Ryan Hildebrandt · Wednesday, Jan. 9,2002 12 a.m.

"Joe Somebody" could've been something. But a great plot idea is wasted on a clean family flick, one only a child could enjoy.

Soundtrack both sweet and sour

By Brian Longly · Wednesday, Jan. 9,2002 12 a.m.

I don't know Cameron Crowe. Therefore it's hard for me to say a whole lot about him, but I do know that the man sure does know how to direct a movie, and additionally, he knows how to pick songs to assemble one hell of a soundtrack for these movies. Recent examples, such as "Jerry Maguire" and "Almost Famous," simply stand as examples to prove my point. You can add "Vanilla Sky" to this list.

One film to rule them all

By Tim Street · Wednesday, Jan. 9,2002 12 a.m.

If you haven't read the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien, you'll be furious when you see the movie. Not because you're confused, as many who haven't read the books worry -- but because the movie leaves you in such suspense you're left wondering how you can wait another year for the next movie.

Save this for a boring Friday

By Jack M. Silverstein and Jack Silverstein · Wednesday, Jan. 9,2002 12 a.m.

In the spirit of Cheech and Chong comes "How High," a new comedy about two stoners who smoke some magical pot before taking their college entrance exams. They ace the tests, earn scholarships to Harvard and proceed to turn the prestigious school upside-down.