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Doughnut shop hopes to prove it's still hip to be square

By Joseph S. Pete · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:56 p.m.

Bloomington now boasts some of the edgiest doughnuts in the country. Square Donuts, the first franchise of the Terre Haute landmark, opened downtown Friday to brisk weekend business without any advertising or fanfare.

Student fights for graduation

By Bethany Bannister-Andrews and Bethany BannisterAndrews · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:53 p.m.

Friday, May 26 is graduation day at Mitchell High School, but senior Filip Lempa may not receive his diploma. Lempa is a 19-year-old Polish foreign exchange student who has spent his senior year at MHS.

Correction

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:49 p.m.

In the May 18 issue, information regarding student fees for IU parking garages was incorrect. None of the mandatory fee goes toward any of the parking garages or any parking services. The IDS regrets the error.

Gill Award honors Harvard neuroscientist

By Whitney Mitchell · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:48 p.m.

The biennial Gill Symposium and Award ceremony will take place today in the Indiana Memorial Union's Alumni Hall. The esteemed Gill Award is given to a neuroscientist whose work has significantly contributed to the field of neuroscience. The day-long symposium features lectures and a keynote speech by the award recipient and attracts lead researchers in the field of neuroscience from all over the country to Bloomington.

Report studies journalists covering the war in Iraq

By Mitchell Williams · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:47 p.m.

When the "War on Terror" commenced in Iraq, news reporters were quickly embedded among the platoons. Throughout the conflict their objectivity was called into question by many pundits and even their own colleagues. An IU professor and doctoral student, Byungho Park, set out to answer these questions about embedded reporters' objectivity in a recently published study.

Ballots for trustee election sent to Alumni

By Carl Gutierrez · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:46 p.m.

It's election season for the IU board of trustees, and current trustee Cora Smith Breckenridge is the one to beat. Her fate, along with six other candidates vying for her spot, rests in the hands of the 481,000 alumni eligible to vote.

A night at the opera

By Nick Mills and Nicholas Mills · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:44 p.m.

I had never been to an opera before Friday night. It's not that I was against operas or anything; in fact, I always wanted to go to one but never had time until my cable was canceled, and I couldn't watch E! anymore.

A provoking 'Christmas'

By Alyson Brodsy and Kristin Cutler · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:44 p.m.

It's Christmas Eve, and the Flannigans have all returned to the farm to celebrate the holidays. It seems like a normal family gathering until we learn about the family's past, including the murder of their father 20 years before.

Annual music festival remembers IU students, Mozart

By Nick Mills and Nicholas Mills · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:36 p.m.

This year's Bloomington Early Music Festival spans many time periods and music genres since the festival celebrates both the lives of five IU students killed in a plane crash last month and Mozart's 250th birthday.

Don't bother cracking this code

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:33 p.m.

As an avid gamer, there's a lot of books I read, or movies I watch, and I think: "Man, that would make for an awesome video game." "The Da Vinci Code" just isn't one of them.

Blockbuster is page turner

By Alyson Brodsy and Christy Lemire · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:32 p.m.

"The Da Vinci Code" -- Christians are outraged, albinos are offended and people around the world who haven't even seen the film are angry simply, it seems, in preparation for being angry.

Breaking the Code

By David A. Nosko · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:26 p.m.

The film based on Dan Brown's 2003 fictional religious thriller novel "The Da Vinci Code" premiered May 19, enraging many Catholics around the world and prompting the Vatican to call for an international boycott. The film based on Dan Brown's 2003 fictional religious thriller novel "The Da Vinci Code" premiered May 19, enraging many Catholics around the world and prompting the Vatican to call for an international boycott.

Book or movie, 'The Da Vinci Code' is the picture of sensation

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:24 p.m.

There are classic dangers to face and unknown elements at every turn -- but in the right hands, a blockbuster book can still become a must-see movie that stands on its own.

IU unveils new car pooling program

By Bethany Bannister-Andrews and Bethany BannisterAndrews · Thursday, May 18,2006 2:58 p.m.

With gas prices lurking around $3 a gallon and parking on campus a frequent concern, IU officials are creating a car pooling program that could begin this fall.

Mindless, idiotic and marginally fun

By C. Warner Sills and Matt McMullan · Thursday, May 18,2006 12 a.m.

I don't understand our preoccupation with disaster movies. "Twister." "The Core."

Karaoke Kings

By C. Warner Sills and by Sarah Core · Thursday, May 18,2006 12 a.m.

Some say karaoke is the poor man's version of American Idol. For Derek Reckley, it's just another chance to get up on stage and do what he loves -- entertain people.

Where to go to feed your karaoke addiction

By C. Warner Sills and Sarah Core · Thursday, May 18,2006 12 a.m.

If you are looking for a great karaoke time spent with friends:

Young takes on the system

By Ryan McLaughin · Thursday, May 18,2006 12 a.m.

It's been almost 40 years since Neil Young released his self-titled debut solo album, yet the 60-year-old is as relevant today as artists half his age.

Spielberg expertly tackles terror

By C. Warner Sills and John Barnett · Thursday, May 18,2006 12 a.m.

Being the more substantial half of Steven Spielberg's red-letter 2005 (along with War of the Worlds), "Munich" tells the tale of the terrorist group Black September's hi-jacking of Munich Germany's 1972 Olympic Games during which they kidnaped and killed a group of Israeli athletes.

Malick's brave 'New World'

By C. Warner Sills · Thursday, May 18,2006 12 a.m.

Terrence Malick's "The New World" is a film that requires a lot out of its viewer. It is not for the average, passive filmgoer and it is not for someone merely interested in just catching a glimpse of Colin Farrell's robust Irish chest.

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