Women's Golf

One gorgeous drive

By John Barnett · Thursday, March 3,2005 12 a.m.

The perfectionists at Polyphony Digital are known for their obsessive attention to detail and utter worship of the automobile, and it shows more than ever in their latest offering, "Gran Turismo 4." In 1998, Polyphony redefined video game racing with the first "GT," and the sequel that followed quickly after was simply an extension of the original. Polyphony reinvented the wheel, quite literally, in 2001 with "GT3: A-Spec." Now, after countless missed release dates and months of fine-tuning, "GT4" has finally arrived.

Southern rockers get Stroke-d

By -Alec Toombs · Thursday, March 3,2005 12 a.m.

The Strokes meets Skynyrd label still holds true on Nashville, Tenn.-based Kings of Leon's sophomore album, Aha Shake Heartbreak, although having spent time touring and partying (as seen in the pages of Rolling Stone) with the aforementioned new school city slickers seems to have rubbed off. Much of the country flavor has been pared away (though, it's still very much present in the album's closer "Rememo"), replaced with Strokes-esque riffs, choruses, hand clapping and vocal intonations. It's as if the brothers Followill: Caleb (pipes), Nathan (skins) and Jared (slaps), and their cousin, Matthew (licks) -- their credits, not mine -- were asked, "If the Strokes jumped off a bridge, would you?" And the answer is a resounding, "Yes!" Luckily, it sounds pretty damned good.

Robert Randolph blows Axis crowd away

By Doug Evans · Thursday, March 3,2005 12 a.m.

He wears a cowboy hat, has the baby face of Indiana Pacer Jermaine O'Neal, the smirk of rapper 50 Cent and man, can Robert Randolph wail on the slide guitar. He plays it with such simplicity you'd swear he was jamming on a plastic Fisher Price instrument.

Does digging 'The O.C.' make me a sissy?

By -Alec Toombs · Thursday, March 3,2005 12 a.m.

I love "The O.C." There, I've done it. Friends, family and co-workers know I dig television's premiere prime time soap (and poke fun at me unmercilessly for doing so), now so do you. Am I a wuss? Maybe, but not because of my affinity for Fox's firecracker of a series.

Robert Randolph, though dressed in stereotypical “rapper clothes,” plays “gospel-laced funk-rock” on a pedal steel guitar.

All in the Family: Robert Randolph & the Family Band 'put the joy back into music'

By Sam Nissen · Thursday, March 3,2005 12 a.m.

Robert Randolph & the Family Band is out "to put the joy back in music." "Playing around where I grew up, I started to realize how my music touched people," says Randolph, the group's energetic leader and namesake.

Feminist rocker goes FM

By -Kehla West · Thursday, March 3,2005 12 a.m.

The good news is that my stuffy old Aunt Helen may now be able to be a Tori Amos fan. Good job, Tori, you've won over a convert. The bad news is that she's dangerously close to losing a longtime fan: me. The problem with The Beekeeper is typical to many artists who, once they get older, are too scared of alienating their fans to do something truly new.

Prime time garbage

By Andrea Opperman and Andrea Opperman with additional information · Thursday, March 3,2005 12 a.m.

I can't seem to understand the enormous appeal of shows like "Desperate Housewives" and "The O.C." Are their lives really not exciting and dramatic enough? Guess not. I mean, these shows feature unrealistic ideas that don't tend to happen in real life -- at least episodes that don't occur in my life.

Mad cow stalls beef imports

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 2,2005 11:49 p.m.

BILLINGS, Mont. -- A federal judge on Wednesday granted a livestock group's request to postpone reopening the border to cattle and expanded beef imports from Canada because of concerns about mad cow disease in that country.

Train bomb suspect had sketch of U.S. station

By Alyson Brodsy and Daniel Woolls · Wednesday, March 2,2005 11:46 p.m.

MADRID, Spain -- A suspect in the Madrid train bombings was found to possess a sketch and technical details about Grand Central Terminal in New York, U.S. officials confirmed Wednesday.

U.S. Supreme Court hearing Ten Commandments case

By Alyson Brodsy and Hope Yen · Wednesday, March 2,2005 11:45 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Ten Commandments displays should be allowed on government property because they pay tribute to America's religious and legal history, the Supreme Court was told Wednesday, in cases that could render a new definition of the role that religion plays in the life of the nation.

Von Lee theatre's alcohol permit renewed

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 2,2005 11:40 p.m.

The Von Lee's alcohol permit was renewed Wednesday by the Alcoholic Beverage Board of Monroe County, as a matter of automatic renewal since no development has taken place within the historic theater's property.

Daylight-saving time bill stuck in the House

By Deanna Wrenn · Wednesday, March 2,2005 11:40 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- It will be difficult to revive legislation that would mandate that all of Indiana observe daylight-saving time, the Senate's leader said Wednesday, a day after the House failed to advance the contentious bill.

Indiana governor to visit IU job fair

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 2,2005 11:22 p.m.

During Gov. Mitch Daniels' campaign he repeatedly stated the need to stop the "brain drain" in Indiana. Today he is doing something about it.

Jordan River Forum

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 2,2005 11:20 p.m.

Black history needs attention year-round I'm not ready to label Black History Month as "racist," but Mr. Freiberg does make many good points in his article. He is correct that the month makes it appear that great accomplishments by African Americans are an "exception to the rule," as if only whites are supposed to be influential. The real question Mr. Freiberg and the rest of us should focus on is whether having a "Black History Month" is fruitful or limiting.

Law alumna speaks about empowerment

By Laura Kruty · Wednesday, March 2,2005 11:20 p.m.

Magistrate Maria Luz Corona spoke about what empowered her in life in her talk Wednesday night in the Moot Court Room at the IU School of Law.

Missing the boat

By Alyson Brodsy and Charlie Szrom · Wednesday, March 2,2005 11:16 p.m.

A week ago, President Bush met with President Putin of Russia in the medieval castle that dominates a beautiful riverside front. Focused almost exclusively on what turned out to be a somewhat lackluster performance from Bush, the media largely missed a story just down the hill from the citadel. There, in the iconic Hotel Danube, a veritable who's who of Eastern Europe's second generation of democratic revolutionaries met at the "A New Quest for Democracy" conference.

Speak the truth for all victims

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 2,2005 11:15 p.m.

In America, we have a justice system designed to serve the people and give due process to all parties. Occasionally, people dupe the system to benefit themselves and end up marring the process as a whole. Last week, a woman reported being raped in Assembly Hall during a basketball game and has since recanted her story. According to Department of Justice statistics and the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, every two minutes, someone in the United States experiences sexual assault, and about a third of those cases are rapes.

Storming the Court 101

By Ryan Corazza · Wednesday, March 2,2005 11:10 p.m.

I've learned in life that most young men tend to lead goal-oriented lives. Some want to be the next Nick Lachey, become an astronaut or retire at 30 with millions in the bank. But me, I have no such aspirations. I have one small goal in my life that seems to happen every night, but yet I can't seem to attain it. My dream you ask? It's to storm the court of a basketball game (a football field would work too).

Megan Roark: From walk-on to starter

By Kevin Dwire · Wednesday, March 2,2005 11:07 p.m.

Many athletes give up the dream of playing college sports soon after they graduate from high school. They wait and wait for recruitment letters and visits from college coaches. But eventually, day after day of peering into empty mailboxes spells disappointment. They pack their letter jackets and trophies into boxes and stuff them into the back of the closet, accepting their fate.

Business in Brief

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 2,2005 11:07 p.m.

A large rental truck will be driving around campus as Global Sales Leadership Club members attempt to pack it with donated T-shirts for the "Tees Please" clothing drive. The goal is to send T-shirts to Paraguay to benefit a targeted indigenous Hispanic population in the region.