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Toolman returns for repeat role as Santa

By Hannah Holt · Thursday, Nov. 7,2002 12 a.m.

Get ready! Santa Claus is coming to town two months early. Just as witches are retiring their broomsticks, Tim Allen returns to the big, red suit in "The Santa Clause 2," a sequel to the 1994 holiday hit, "The Santa Clause."

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'I Spy' another TV adaptation - and another flop

By Parker Witman and Parker Wittman · Thursday, Nov. 7,2002 12 a.m.

Oh joy, just what we needed -- another uninspired, underwhelming and overblown classic-TV knockoff splatter-painted together with respectable stars and a big budget. Call me crazy, but I'm starting to think that those crackpot writers over in Tinseltown are running pretty low on ideas. "I Spy," the latest in the long, sad line of TV-shows-turned big-screen-clunkers, should really only be called an adaptation based on its name and its overall theme. While most people consider Bill Cosby and Robert Culp's TV "I Spy" to be a groundbreaking, stylish, first-rate series, Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy's pedestrian revisiting is nothing more than a splotchy, passé and teasingly inconsistent dud with two stars who should have known better.

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Jewel bounces back

By Katie Schoenbaechler and Katie Shoenbaechler · Thursday, Nov. 7,2002 12 a.m.

Fame and fortune have their advantages. For many Hollywood residents, having endless amounts of money and fans is the epitome of a wonderful life. For singer-songwriter Jewel, fame and fortune have taken on a whole new meaning.

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Turn your television on

By -Alec Toombs · Thursday, Nov. 7,2002 12 a.m.

Television has gotten a bad rap. Often parents, professors and critics (like me) blame the old boob tube (or better yet, Joan Rivers) for a majority of the world's problems. Sure, people are dumb, but this isn't a new concept. Just look at the first incarnation of man -- a bunch of Neanderthals scratching their hairy butts, drawing pictures of big-breasted women on cave walls (the equivalent to prehistoric television) and fighting amongst one another. Unfortunately, not a whole lot's changed -- just walk down Frat Row on a Friday or Saturday night. But you can't honestly blame TV for our own sordid peculiarities. For many of us the television served as a third parent -- you had Mom, Dad and Sony. And while many of you have already blamed the 'rents for your numerous idiosyncrasies, don't go blaming the TV -- you'll just need to deal with the fact that you're a tweaked little wiener. Television has gotten worlds better since we were kids, and in many cases, it even supplants cinema in terms of sheer entertainment value nowadays.

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Austin acoustic artist comes to Bloomington

By Stacey Palevsky · Wednesday, Nov. 6,2002 11:56 p.m.

Bob Schneider sings he's "got the time" in "Bullets," off his debut solo album, Lonelyland. He's always got time for singing, as he decided years ago to drop out of art school to pursue music full time. For more than a decade he's been dedicating all of his time to making music, first with the funky Joe Rockhead, then with the jam-based Ugly Americans and finally with the rock/punk Scabs. Now Schneider is finally on his own, still playing twice a week in Austin and writing a new song every day. As he drove from the studio to his house, he talked with the IDS Weekend about keeping his head in the sand, his feet on the ground and music in his heart.

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Hospital wing dedicated

By Eileen Dermott · Wednesday, Nov. 6,2002 11:54 p.m.

With the cut of the blue ribbon the ceremony had begun. Approximately 75 people gathered Friday for the Bloomington Hospital and Healthcare System's open house and celebrated the dedication of the new outpatient services, lobby and chapel. President and CEO of Bloomington Center Mark Moore, Vice President of Support Services Mark Crain and Board Chair Gerry Neely participated in the ceremonial cutting of the ribbon, as Lee CarMichael of Weddle Brothers Construction Company introduced the event.

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Holiday Hassle

By Natalie A. Trout · Wednesday, Nov. 6,2002 11:37 p.m.

It won't be long before the sounds of bells and Christmas music fill shopping malls across the country. Whether it's the College Mall here in Bloomington or the plethora of malls in Indianapolis, the aisles and lines will be a headache to some, but a great experience for others.

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Hip Hop Hooray

By C. Warner Sills and Patrice L. Worthy · Wednesday, Nov. 6,2002 11:23 p.m.

Those under the age of 22 probably can't remember a time when hip hop didn't exist. The "spoken word" or "musical lyricism," which debuted in the South Bronx, N.Y., has had a major impact on American society since its inception. With 1979's "Rapper's Delight," the Sugarhill Gang popularized the genre and gave it a unique place in music.

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Low voter turnout on campus

By Josh Sanburn · Wednesday, Nov. 6,2002 1:59 a.m.

The rain met with a dreary turnout Tuesday as most students failed to make it to the polls to vote in this year's general election. In the Bloomington 10 district, located in the Willkie Quad Center Building, the poll workers had only 16 voters turn out at just after 4 p.m., two students and 14 from the community. "Nobody gives a rat's ass," said Bernie Pickel, the voting inspector for Bloomington 10. "They just don't care." Pickel said she thought the rain had no effect on voter turnout.

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Coattails carry Republicans

By Becky Bartindale and David Espo · Wednesday, Nov. 6,2002 1:59 a.m.

Republicans marched toward continued control of the House on Tuesday and Democrats fought to defend their slender Senate majority in midterm elections. President Bush's brother coasted to a new term as governor of Florida. Republicans won two high-profile Senate races, Elizabeth Dole prevailing in North Carolina and John Sununu in New Hampshire. In Maryland, Robert Ehrlich was elected governor -- the first Republican in more than three decades. In Illinois, Rep. Rod Blagojevich captured the statehouse for the Democrats for the first time in more than a quarter century.

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Fernandez bid falls short

By Cory Schouten · Wednesday, Nov. 6,2002 1:59 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Republican Todd Rokita's victory over Bloomington mayor John Fernandez in the race for secretary of state could take on new significance, as the Indiana House appeared headed towards a 50-50 split between Republicans and Democrats late Tuesday. The party that controls the secretary of state's office gets to hold the speaker's gavel in a deadlocked Indiana House.

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Faculty wants administration to focus on academics in delaying provost search

By Adam Van Osdol and Adam VanOsdol · Wednesday, Nov. 6,2002 1:58 a.m.

IU Bloomington Chancellor Sharon Brehm reemphasized her commitment to the hiring of a provost at Tuesday's Bloomington Faculty Council meeting, one day after announcing that the search would be postponed until next year. Brehm's decision to delay the provost search comes in light of President Myles Brand's decision to leave IU. She said faculty distress over the hiring of two top level administrators at the same time convinced her to sit on the provost plan for a year.

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Conference Outlook: Purdue

Wednesday, Nov. 6,2002 1:57 a.m.

The Boilermakers are the preseason conference co-favorites with Penn State to win the Big Ten.

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Buyer, Hill headed back

By Becky Bartindale and Jennie Arnold · Wednesday, Nov. 6,2002 1:57 a.m.

With no major problems at the polls today, Monroe County Clerk Pat Haley said things went fine. There were some minor problems with machines early in the day, she said, but they were quickly cleared up. "Everything went pretty smooth," Haley said. "We had a good day." The biggest trend this year was the increase in absentee voters, Haley said. "We had almost 3000 absentee ballots; that's quite a bit for an off election year," Haley said.

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Conference Outlook: Penn State

Wednesday, Nov. 6,2002 1:57 a.m.

The Nittany Lions are tabbed as preseason co-favorites to win the conference with Purdue.

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Conference Outlook: Ohio State

Wednesday, Nov. 6,2002 1:55 a.m.

Ohio State tied for fifth place in the Big Ten last season and looks to improve their status with new head coach Jim Foster.

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Abortion law met with opposition

By Charles Wilson and Lindsay Baron · Wednesday, Nov. 6,2002 1:43 a.m.

An Indiana law that would again require women to receive in-person counseling 18 hours before having an abortion has generated passionate debate amongst its opposers and supporters. The law could have taken effect this week, but plaintiffs, 11 women's health clinics around the state, filed Monday for a stay. The stay prevents the ruling from becoming a law until the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rules on the request, said Ken Falk, an attorney with the Indiana Civil Liberties Union. Indiana law requires women to receive counseling about abortion's risks and alternatives.

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