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Senate rejects constitutional amendment banning gay marriage

By Abdullah AlShihri and Laurie Kellman · Wednesday, June 7,2006 7:52 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Wednesday rejected a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, dealing an embarrassing defeat to President Bush and Republicans who hoped to use the measure to energize conservative voters on Election Day.

Quarry cautions

By C. Warner Sills and Michael Reschke · Wednesday, June 7,2006 6:07 p.m.

"Sanders," "Longhole" and the ever-popular "Rooftop" are just some of the names used to refer to the quarry that was immortalized in the 1979 film "Breaking Away."

Wine and Dine

By Carrie Ritchie · Wednesday, June 7,2006 6:05 p.m.

Birds are singing, warm breezes are blowing and flowers are blooming.

The Hospital

By C. Warner Sills and Zack Teibloom · Wednesday, June 7,2006 6:04 p.m.

A unique building opened its doors Friday evening, to give Bloomington a taste of The Hospital.

May-be over

By C. Warner Sills and Michael Mellini · Wednesday, June 7,2006 5:56 p.m.

Now that school's over I've been able to fully invest my time in the entertainment world.

Just when you thought it was safe....

By C. Warner Sills and Chris Freiberg · Wednesday, June 7,2006 5:47 p.m.

As a game concept, a great white shark eating people ranks right up there with "Wilmer Valderama Tries to Nail Every Legal Hollywood Starlet Under Age 23."

A surrealist atheist in a Spanish Fascist's court

By C. Warner Sills · Wednesday, June 7,2006 5:41 p.m.

Spanish film director Luis Buñuel used to say, "thank God I'm an atheist." The highly outspoken, anti-fascist filmmaker is best known in the world of cinema for his early collaborations with Salvador Dalí and surrealist films such as "Un Chien Analou" and "The Golden Age."

Cult hit brings it home

By Rob O'Connor and Robert O'Connor · Wednesday, June 7,2006 5:37 p.m.

I am not entirely sure why it is that nobody knows about "Home Movies."

Guerilla filmmaking

By C. Warner Sills and Ty Schrock · Wednesday, June 7,2006 5:36 p.m.

There was no event more divisive in America during the last 50 years than the Vietnam War.

"High School" a guilty pleasure

By C. Warner Sills and Michael Mellini · Wednesday, June 7,2006 5:33 p.m.

Cheddar, provolone, bree: cheeses that could describe the cheesiness that is "High School Musical."

Feel free to pass on this movie

By C. Warner Sills and Alyson Brodsky · Wednesday, June 7,2006 5:31 p.m.

With director Joe Roth (America's Sweethearts) and writer Richard Price (Shaft) teaming up together, along with a cast starring Samuel L. Jackson and Julianne Moore, "Freedomland" had everything going for it.

New sound won't equal past success

By C. Warner Sills and Matt Dollinger · Wednesday, June 7,2006 5:28 p.m.

Simply put, Less Than Jake's new album is...Less Than Great. In With The Out Crowd, which was released in May, comes in the wake of Less Than Jake's 2003 hit album Anthem.

Pretty is Wreckers only strength

By K. A. MacDonald · Wednesday, June 7,2006 5:27 p.m.

Stand Tall, Look Pretty, the debut album from the Wreckers, is so unremarkable that I didn't realize that I knew the first song, having heard it on the radio a number of times, and most of the words to the song until I caught myself singing along.

Streets latest hard to crack

By C. Warner Sills and Chris Green · Wednesday, June 7,2006 5:25 p.m.

It's always nice to listen to something that isn't like everything else that is out there, which usually happens to be popular.

Breaking the mold

By Chris Wisner and compiled by Chris Wisner · Wednesday, June 7,2006 5:23 p.m.

If you're headed to the theatre this weekend expecting "The Break-Up" to be the next "Wedding Crashers," then turn back.

Hardy's trial date set

By Matt Dollinger and Aaron Beard · Tuesday, June 6,2006 9:46 a.m.

IU star wide receiver James Hardy appeared in Allen County Court today to set up his August 23 trial, where he will face hearings on his two class A misdemeanor crimes. The two charges against Hardy stem from a May 16 incident involving his girlfriend, Kyra Nolan, and their infant son. Hardy is being charged with domestic battery and interfering with the reporting of a crime. The pretrial hearings are set for June 13 and July 17. Hardy must be present for both hearings. In the first pretrial hearing, Hardy and his defense attorney Randy Hammond will attempt to lift the no-contact order currently restricting contact between Hardy and Nolan. "We filed a motion asking the court to modify Mr. Hardy's pre-trial release," Hammond said. "We are requesting the court to eliminate the no-contact order."

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

Monday, June 5,2006 5:44 p.m.

WHAT: "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs," an exhibit featuring more than 130 objects from ancient Egypt, including the burial place of Tutankhamun.

Tut-maniacs flock to Chicago Museum

By Brandon S Morley · Monday, June 5,2006 5:43 p.m.

Blockbuster movies aren't the only thing IU students can see this summer; they can see blockbuster museum exhibits, too.

Gunmen kill 21 in sectarian attack north of Baghdad

By Abdullah AlShihri · Monday, June 5,2006 11:19 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Gunmen dragged passengers off three minibuses northeast of Baghdad early Sunday and killed 21 people, including a dozen students.

Local Artists celebrate 'father of bluegrass' Saturday

By Nick Mills and Nicholas Mills · Sunday, June 4,2006 11:08 p.m.

Jim Richter wants to bring support back to bluegrass music in Bloomington. Richter is organizing a workshop and concert in honor of former Bloomington-area patron Bill Monroe, widely known as "the father of bluegrass." Monroe is revered for having the biggest influence in the creation and popularization of bluegrass. Monroe's popularization of bluegrass began in 1939 with the first edition of the "Blue Grass Boys." The band coined the term "bluegrass," which was a reference to Kentucky where Monroe was born.

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