Women's Golf

IU finishes 3rd at Pinehurst Intercollegiate

Senior Jeff Overton made his case again for being named Big Ten and National Golfer of the Year when he finished second in the Pinehurst Intercollegiate Championship.

Business In Brief

MOSCOW -- A former executive of the beleaguered oil giant Yukos was sentenced to 20 years in jail for murder Wednesday as the trial of company founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky draws to a close. A Moscow City Court jury

Spartans have 2 teams in Final Four

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Rob Dare and his friends crowded around a TV, screaming as Michigan State competed for a spot in the Final Four.

Hoosiers unable to douse Flames of UIC, look to MSU

If the IU softball team thought they were going to pitch their way to a victory in Wednesday's first game against the University of Illinois-Chicago, they were in for a rude awakening.

'What ifs' linger over NCAA tourney

We were almost Pitsnoggled. The Final Four came oh so close to having perhaps the most talented 6-foot-11-inch shooter to ever play in the tourney. The tall, goatee sporting, tattoo-laden Kevin Pittsnogle looks like he's straight out of the trailer park, but his play this tournament was flat out Hollywood -- just like the road that took him there.

IU offense 'bad news' for the Bears

After the Hoosiers' loss Tuesday, senior third baseman Corby Heckman said the Hoosiers needed more at-bats before entering the Big Ten season. IU took those extra at-bats Wednesday afternoon and ended up with a season-high 24 runs after three hours and 26 minutes.

A Bayside Reunion

As I was flipping through the channels the other day, I settled on Animal Planet where I had a chance encounter with one of my old high school buddies. He was hosting a show called "Pet Star." We caught up on old times. "O-ma-gah, Albert? Albert Clifford Slater? Is that you?"

Imbiber Beware

It's a Thursday night at Bear's Place and in the dimly lit backroom, karaoke tunes are crackling through the microphone as countless numbers of IU students powwow with their closest friends over drinks. There is one cocktail in particular that seemingly every person in the joint seems to be sipping with caution -- the Hairy Bear.

'Lullabies' doesn't really 'Paralyze'

It's no secret that Josh Homme, guitarist, singer and songwriter for Queens of the Stone Age, sacked longtime bassist Nick Oliveri last year. As a result, some fans have speculated that the absence of Oliveri would leave the Queens' new album without its essential rock 'n' roll sprit, but Lullabies to Paralyze, the first Queens' album since 2002's Songs for the Deaf, illustrates that those fears are, by and large, unfounded.

'Finding' an elegant achievement

Marc Forster's last project, "Monster's Ball," was an exposed, raw, throbbing nerve of a film with gut-wrenching if somewhat overpraised performances and a harsh, despondent worldview, which is why the elegance and lighthearted assuredness of his next project, "Finding Neverland," is such a surprising turn of style.

A 'Congenial' sequel

If you liked the original "Miss Congeniality" and you like Sandra Bullock, you will want to see "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous." On the flip-side, if you hated the first, then chances are you will hate the second. Again, the movie focuses on friendship -- congeniality.

Race relations stacked with schtick

Latin Explosion

For most college students, salsa is nothing more than a snack food. To dance enthusiasts, however, salsa is an intricate style of Latin dance.

A 'Very Engaging' love story

Compared to other World War I epics such as "Paths of Glory" and "All Quiet on the Western Front," Jean-Pierre Jeunet's recent entry, "A Very Long Engagement," holds its own in the arena. Whereas the aforementioned dramas focus on stories of soldiers and their frontline dramas, "Engagement" offers another take on the era, seen through the eyes of two forlorn lovers.

Senior Slump

The epidemic is spreading as the school year is approaching its end. This epidemic isn't as prominent in freshmen, sophomores, or juniors -- they're safe for a while. Professors have witnessed it and seniors are affected by it. It doesn't have a bedtime, study time, break time or class time. It doesn't always target seniors and it doesn't just affect spring students. The ever-famous senioritis is catching on around campus and more and more students have to face summer school just to graduate.

Moby's 'Hotel' is musically vacant

Moby's newest album didn't change my life. Moby likely didn't change his life recording the two-disc release either. It doesn't deliver mind-altering riffs or weighty lyrics nor redefine Moby as an artist or break any molds. The record does have plenty of Moby's familiar beats and melodies. All of the tracks flow together well and all are pleasing to the ear, and yet none of the songs are terribly innovative and most have an unremarkable feel. This isn't a CD I would listen to if I was looking to find myself through music. Hotel would be great background music for a low-key, intimate party where no one is paying too much attention to the stereo.

'Ice Princess' is actually cool

OK, I'll admit I asked my boyfriend and best friend and neither would go see "Ice Princess" with me over spring break. Lucky for me my cousin Maggie, who is in kindergarten, was free on a particularly dull Friday night and attended the opening of the latest Disney movie with me. I didn't have to twist Maggie's arm to go see what I thought would be another one of those ultra-girlie movies full of montages including skating, girls running around frantically and maybe a love interest.

'Kagemusha' a moving masterpiece

In 1980 Japanese film-directing legend Akira Kurosawa found himself in a rut. Coming off a successful Academy Award win for his film "Dersu Uzala," Kurosawa was unable to attain financing for his samurai war epic "Kagemusha." After being turned down, Kurosawa began painting storyboards for his film although he felt it would never see the light of day. This all would change, however, once film directors Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas learned of Kurosawa's lack of funding and made the decision to finance the Japanese auteur. This same decision allowed Kurosawa to bring about one of the finest films in his cinematic career.

Beck back with 'Guero'

While most everyone has a tale of heartbreak, few have articulated it as Beck did on 2002's Sea Change. Presented in breezy acoustic arrangements and worn-out vocals, Beck's look at his breakup with a longtime girlfriend saw the eternally-choirboy-looking recording artist extremely bummed, bringing about such melancholic triumphs of abandonment and failure as "The Golden Age" and "Lost Cause."

Martin Sexton at the Bluebird Nightclub

Singer/songwriter Martin Sexton will be performing with Jill Sobule at the Bluebird Nightclub Friday. The doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the door for $15. The show is 21 and over.