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Wait. I'm graduating?

By Alyson Brodsy and Jack Silverstein · Monday, May 3,2004 1:02 a.m.

The first thing I learned at IU three and-a-half years ago was it's pronounced "Loo-vle," not "Louie-ville" as I had always assumed. The next thing I learned was it takes a while for them to figure out you're not actually in the Optometry building, which means you can park there for free for a couple of weeks.

A certain sense of Bloomington

By Alyson Brodsy and Paul Musgrave · Monday, May 3,2004 12:51 a.m.

SHANGHAI -- I have been in this city of 16 million people for nearly three months now. Already, Bloomington is a memory, and a faintly unbelievable one at that. Can any city really have only 100 thousand people living there? Does the town really have that many ethnic restaurants? Are college students really rich enough to have their own cars, computers and apartments? I exaggerate. Slightly.

Oh gee, let's beat Purdue

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, May 3,2004 12:50 a.m.

IU and Purdue came together last week, and in the spirit of that famous school rivalry we know all too well, asked their respective seniors to donate money to their imminent alma mater. Ah, there's nothing like one last attempt to stick it to the other school.

One token making change

By Alyson Brodsy and Melanie Sims · Monday, May 3,2004 12:49 a.m.

Every college admissions brochure has its black person. I'm that black person. OK, not exactly, but I did offer up smiles for the noticeably diverse admissions Web site, which makes me -- as my girl Ronnie has declared -- "officially, a University token." And since I'm Black, Filipino and female, my value's triple-the-average.

Sharon's Likud Party defeats plan for Gaza withdrawal

By Alyson Brodsy and Ravi Nessman · Monday, May 3,2004 12:41 a.m.

JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Likud Party rejected his plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank Sunday, media polls indicated, an embarrassing defeat for the premier.

U.S. oil employees killed

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, May 3,2004 12:40 a.m.

YANBU, Saudi Arabia -- American and European families packed their bags Sunday after a deadly attack on foreigners, and traumatized Saudi schoolchildren recounted how the attackers proudly summoned them to watch them drag a victim's body through the streets.

Around The World

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, May 3,2004 12:25 a.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Two fuel tankers exploded Sunday in a bustling marketplace in western Afghanistan, killing at least 25 people in what appeared to be an accident, the Afghan government said. A provincial official said 32 were killed.

Check out end-of-year opportunities

By Kye Lee · Monday, May 3,2004 12:19 a.m.

Kids! Cinema! Action! Volunteer as an usher or festival assistant for Bloomington's first annual film festival, May 8 and 9. The Buskirk-Chumley Theater will be showcasing national and international works produced by amateurs and professionals. Volunteers are needed to help decorate, take tickets, hand out programs and clean.

Film festival explores the blind

By Jennifer Gunnels · Monday, May 3,2004 12:10 a.m.

As a seeing person with no blind relatives or friends, I don't often think about what my life would be like without sight. But after attending the Accessibility Awareness Film Festival Thursday put on by Bloomington's Council for Community Accessibility, I was forced to consider how differently blind people must go about their lives and yet how similar our lives are in the end.

IU students intern with Stella McCartney

By Mallory Zalkin · Monday, May 3,2004 12:09 a.m.

The main purpose of the internship experience, according to the views of many, is to learn and work in a position relating to the career the intern desires. Though this might be true to some extent, some internship opportunities serve to help students realize they might not be interested in pursuing the designated career. Ashley Sadler, a junior majoring in accounting, and Tiffany Kraft, a junior majoring in finance, are two IU students currently interning in London.

The final night of hip hop

By Benjames Derrick and Benjamin Derrick · Monday, May 3,2004 12:08 a.m.

Thursday night, an audience saw the culmination of the year with the last hip-hop blow out. Hip Hop Congress hosted a MC battle and DJ battle at Vertigo night club. There was a large and interactive crowd bobbing their heads to the music and cheering as each DJ stepped up to show off his vernacular.

His name is Prince, again

By Greg O'Neill · Friday, April 30,2004 12:12 p.m.

Conservatives taking reign? Economic turmoil? Music business scandals? Blam! Prince is relevant again. Like freaking clockwork, the Purple One has descended from his velvet clouds of soft jazz and internet-only releases 2 put together his first industry-released studio album since 1999's Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic.

The sounds of summer

By John Barnett · Friday, April 30,2004 11:53 a.m.

Unlike in the film world, where summertime is a breeding ground for blockbusters and epics, most musicians wait until off-peak times to release their much-awaited material.

20 flicks for summer 2004

By -Alec Toombs · Friday, April 30,2004 11:46 a.m.

Summer is almost here, and with it comes the prototypical onslaught of big-budgeted studio tripe. Below are flicks which both embrace and debunk the characteristics of summer moviegoing, which may well turn out to be worth your hard-earned green. They're arranged chronologically and categorically for your viewing pleasure.

A DVD 'Date' worth making

By Jennifer Whalen · Friday, April 30,2004 11:41 a.m.

Boy #1 is friends with girl. Boy #2 meets girl. Boy #1 is in love with girl. Boy #2 falls for girl. Sound familiar? Well, the only thing that separates this romantic-comedy from others is the fact that boy #2 is a famous movie star named Tad Hamilton.

England's finest export since Keira Knightly

By Phil Kijak · Friday, April 30,2004 11:38 a.m.

It's almost impossible to describe the absolute genius of the BBC's "The Office." A television comedy which strives to be real and subtle, relying on characters rather than punch lines, the show is truly groundbreaking.

Nas' hip-hop classic still 'Illmatic'

By -Brandon Tucker · Friday, April 30,2004 11:35 a.m.

Illmatic, released in 1994, is widely regarded as one of, if not the best hip-hop record of the '90s. It was a tough act to follow.

Hanson: new label, new look, new sound

By Maura Halpern · Friday, April 30,2004 11:34 a.m.

Hanson, one of the most down-to-earth, underrated bands out there, is back on the music scene and ready to rock. While Isaac, Taylor and Zac's first hit, "MMMbop" (1997) was both a curse and a blessing, there's no doubt that their music has matured -- along with their age -- since their first album, Middle of Nowhere.

Pop-punkers 'Make a Sound'

By Benjames Derrick and Benjamin Derrick · Friday, April 30,2004 11:33 a.m.

Coming from New York, the hub of hardcore and emo-fueled punk, Autopilot Off installs the latest in the pop-punk genre which is taking over these days.

Dirty Dozen Brass: Manna from jazz heaven

By Ryan Whirty · Friday, April 30,2004 11:31 a.m.

For some poor schlep who, say, stayed up all night revising an article which was due two months ago, Funeral for a Friend is a relief.

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