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STATE TRENDS

Young female inmate number rising■ Girls now commit more violent crimes, are fastest- growing group of prisoners.

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e quickly becoming the largest group of

facilities. And sources say this may ict that girls ore violent

U.S. Census rtporu reflect that 176 juvenile females were incar­cerated in 1990. A decade later, that the portion of the population young female juvenile offender is incarcerated female juveniles werethat number had jumped to 314 - 18 and younger increased only 15 changing to include more violent imprisoned in 1996 for committingan increase of 78 percent. percent in that 10-year period, a offenses. offenses against another person.

The rise in the number of young number disproportionate with the "The trend used to be that That number had increased to 25women committing crimes and jump in juvenile female inmate females were being committed for percent within four years,being imprisoned may no« be populations. status offenses, such as truancy ... Kris Mayfield, superintendent forattributable to a simple increase in Pam Ramson, spokesperson for but now they're committing more Fort Wayne Juvenile Correctionalpopulation of that age group. the Indiana Department of violent crimes,” Pattisoo said. ----------------------------------------------

Census records further indicate Corrections, said the profile of the Pattisoo said 17.2 percent of •** YOUTH, Peg» 4

A BROTHER’S SACRIFICE

Student

kidney to sisterB Egan Daigatz givesspecial gift to sibling to help save her life.

cramming for Anal exams, one student will open a new chapter of her life after receiving a life-saving opera-

Sarah Dargatz. a junior majoring in anthropology, received a kidney from her brother, freshman Egan Dargaru. April 25 after a long battle with a rare dis-

system, whi destroyed her kidneys.

More than 10 years ago. Sarah noticed a bruise on her

joint pain, weight loss and

“By the time they diag­nosed it my dad was canying me from room to room because I couldn't even walk." she said.

Sarah was diagnosed with polyarteritis nodosa, an extremely rare, potentially fatal disease that causes inflammation of the arteries and may affect multiple organs, especially the skin.

RACE FOR THE CURE

Pledge event draws thousands

STUDENT SURVEY

Having class at Cable affects learningAccording to the online

World Book Rush Medical Encyclopedia, the disease usually occurs in persons between the ages of 25 and 50 and is more common in men than in women.

Since Sarah was 10 years old, she has been taking medicines to fight off this potentially life threatening

active and so it comes and goes," said Gail Whitchurch, Sarah and Egan's mother and an 1UPUI studies professor.

Sarah is worried that the

B Informal poll shows student dissatisfaction with notorious aging academic building.

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The aging Mary Cable building has

to rate the extent to which a noisy higher education. There is no centralbeating system would affect their air conditioning, and there are tight ability to learn; 75 percent said a capacity margins for ekctrical scrvic- noisy heater would greatly affect their ex,” Martin arid, learning ability. Slightly fewer stu- For those reasons and for the build- dents, 60 percent, said the lack of air ing's age, Martin says it would be too

people would like to see it succumb to the fury of a wrecking ball.

In an informal survey conducted by The Sagamore, 80 percent of students polled rated the condition of Mary Cable's classrooms as poor, and the same percentage said they would like to see the building tom down.

Students comolain about the ing's lack of air conditioning and i

affect their ability to learn significantly.

“Even prisons have air conditioning.'' said junior Heather Bezaury.

Bezaury joins the

M artin's views on "Even prisons have Miry C«bk tic tupponedair conditioning. " by

professoratJournalism,many classes in Mary

surveyed who say the Mary Cable Cable, and he is ready to ana its tired building is not an adequate facility as walls*

Robert Martin, vice chancellor for building." he says. “I’d like to tee administration and finance, agrees, them tear it down."He says the former elementary school -------------------- . ---------- ■ ■ «,

ResidentsrememberfreshmanB Students in Ball Memorial Hall saddened by loss of young man who killed himself.

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A Urge grapevine wreath rests on a stand inside the entrance to Ball Memorial Hall, with a sign that reads “In memory of Ronald ‘Ivan’ Thorscn Beside the wreath sits a small basket filled with tiny silk flowers.

A note encourages passers-by to place a flower i the wreath in memory of the IUPUI student

To the shock of those who knew him. Thorscn. a freshman who lived at Ball Hall, took his own

Tralicia Powell. Ball Hall residence director, said counselors were available on site until April 23 to help the residents with the grieving process. Students can still get help at Campus Counseling

A pre arranged cook out to celebrate the end of

ty for residents to ex share their thoughts about the previous week's

Powell said she i cookout with small silk flowers in their hands.

"One student came to me and told me this is exactly what we needed." Powell said.

are left having to deal with (heir grief and the realities of school responsibilities.

Joe Holt, a student who shared the same floor a t Tborsen, said that most of the residents have accepted the \ou but were trying to put it aside

to get die job done." Holt said.Powell said flowers would be sent by the

Resident Housing Association, on behalf of the residents, to Tbonen's funeral services still pend­ing in Michigan. Thorscn, 19, was a native of Colleyvtik, Texas.

112TH GENERAL

Key lawmaker drops support for privacy billB Rep. Mark Kruzan says he has been told governor would sign measure designed to exempt legislators from Indiana's public access provisions.

ByW arrM SetaVsmons Ewtoi

As a key supporter

. What's more, the General A uembly was up against a deadline April 29 to send all meas-

week to a conference mince reviewing House

BiU 1083, Rep. Mark K najn .removed Y of the

made to the bUl that sig­n ed the bill'sn

e-mails from public review.

limited bill." referring to the House legisla-

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the School of records laws.General’‘Assembly from open m a m * a to rh

said he could no longer sup- _______port the bill because it now nMNUaiam. included “all public records."

Last week, when The Sagamore contacted the hill's imho*. Rep. Duane Cheney, D-Portage, he

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Datmond Lotos, ario to charged with kitong an IUPUI sludant to February 2000.

UNIVERSITY OUTREACH

Drumming up donations■ IUPUI organized block party to collect instru­ments for middle school.

By H a a th a r A llanS it s Edito*

that really discourages kids from joining because if there are not enough instruments an they have to share, then they just don't fed like it.”

Gilfoy, professor at the School o f Music, donated an

Cable when the university gets money for a new building.

T ~ — 77 7— 7 Martin says plans are in theContinued from Page 1 WOrks for a new 60 thousand

Emily Wren, director o f square-foot facility that will

op their talents.

\ at IUPUI up for a bkxjc party April 24 in front o f the Mary Cable build­ing to collect musical instru­ments for George Washington Middle School. Live music was provided by professors Jack Gilfoy and Monika Herzig, along with sev­eral members of

195^. which he played during h ist

"It is what they call a parade drum, a marching drum." Gilfoy said. "And I am not planning on doing anymore

Campus Facility Services, said an engineering study revealed

house several academic

ish the building than to attemptt is up to state legislators to

decide whether IUPUI will

The biggest concerns Wren to go ahead with its plans to has about Mary Cable are its build, lack of air conditioning on the According to Martin, the main floor, poor -----------------------------------

¡ T S L S S T f "Nothing surprises an elevator, and me about this build- its concrete ing. / 'd like to see

. them tear it down. ”One student

polled listed asbestos as a main convent, saying it should not be in the building.

This comment was not brought to the attention o f administrators nor were they asked to comment.

Other students targeted more minor things about the build­ing such as its uncomfortable desks, its location on the far end of campus, and its general

"The IPS school system is not doing a very good job of funding the arts." Gilfoy said.

George Washington Middle School was formerly the

Westside High School, which according to Gilfoy, had a great reputation o f promoting

The middle school

better academically.""It certainly kept me out o f

trouble," Gilfoy said. "I had no

new building is complete, which could be as soon as 2003.

If funding is not received, IUPUI will have to wait until the next request period, which is 2003 to 2005.

Even if funding would be secured then. Mary Cable would be in of construction on the new

Students wrtl get their wish to see Mary Cable loin down mates to be 2005.

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band next year. Office of"They have Sagamore pfrc*vWeetf>arAien Neighborhood

all these young Jjck Olltoyfright) present» • Resources in* ■ l | purchasing

"Wc arc in partnership

with George Washington Middle School as part o f the community outreach grant," said David Fredricks, grant manager at the Office of Neighborhood Resources. "The principle of the school asked us to help them get some more

children whb arc involved in .jjiusic programs do better in

school.'T he band program teaches

skills like discipline and leader­ship." Ross said. "Kids who participate ire proven to be

Junior music minor Jarrett Hill said, "With sports, you're on a team, but in a band you feel like you're in a family "

Ross also donated her first clarinet to the students, which she played in middle school.

Three instruments were col­lected during the block party; however, others called after-

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Sophomore Jennifer Skipworth said she is going to get the instruments out o f her attic and give them to the stu­dents.

"They arc just sitting in the attic," Skipworth said. "I love music, and I believe everyone should be able to learn how to play an instrument."

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Parking staffer says the sky is the limit■ Young parking enforcement officer refuses to let disability prevent him from having a very fulfilling life. Recently, he applied for and earned an

enforcement officer's position in Patting Services. HU workday starts at 7 m , when he

sometimes is stationed at the---------------- parting lot near Bush Stadium

for security purposes he said.| A co-worker then relieves

him around 9 a.m. Afterward, | m t M with three other enforcers, he

patrols the other parking lots H either oh foot, in an electric

a junior, and someday fulfill his ambition to be a high school guidance counselor by earning hU bachelor's and master's degrees in secondary education. Goins lives with his parents and two o f his three sisters on their farm in Decatur Township, where they raise sheep

“We have a large amount of lambs born on the property at our farm, and it takes time," he said. "Usually twice a day, sometimes once a day, we farm, helping feed, making sure all o f them arc healthy, and getting ready for the show season

The family participates in sheep shows at the county and state fairs, where they compare their sheep to others and compete for ribbons and foe prizes, which can range from SIO to S 100

"It's something you have to grow up with to have an interest in," Goins said. "You just can't jump into it and get excited about it."

Jumping into the Parking ScrvicA job last December, Goins demonstrated his love for the

"He has this gift o f gab," the elder Goins said, with a laugh. “He's very personal, and he'll talk about anything to anyone."

The proud father has worked at IUPUI for 21 years and cur­rently serves as business offi­cer for engineering and mainte­nance at Campus Facility Services. HU wife. Wanda, has worked on campus for 14 yean

vehicle. One of his jobs, he said, U to look for illegally

to the amended legislation. From there it will go to the desk

o f Gov. Frank O'Bannon. also a Democrat, to await his action

Reports from O'Bannon's office during the past few weeks have claimed he would veto this bill.

In a surprising twist, however, Kruzan told The Sagamore that O'Bannon staffers have led him to believe the governor would sign thU legislation into law*.

Steve Key, president o f the Hoosicr State Press Association said, "That would be unfortunate."

Key was present when editors from around the state met with O'Bannon April 18, when the gov­ernor. Key says, made it clear that if the bill U a step backward for public access, he would not sign i t

Thad Nation, press secretary for O 'Bannon, said "the governor

G iftdisease may complicate tl

"Thodisease could attack the new kidney," Sarah said. "That U what I am scared of."

Ronald Filo, professor o f surgery and director o f trans­plant surgery at 1U Medical Center, said the operation has a 90 percent success rate.

"By the time they get renal disease, a significant amount o f similar auto immune dis­eases tend to bum them­selves out," Filo said.

Filo also said the medicine given to prevent possible

Medical Center performs more than 100 kidney trans­plants every year.

Egan said he has been afraid Sarah's body would reject his kidney, but that fear did not affect in hu decision to give it to her.

"There was no question in my mind that I would give it to her," Egan said.

"1 am very grateful," Sarah said. "1 don’t know how to describe it. because 1 can't donate anything back to him. It is such a great thing to do."

Egan and his parents were tested as possible donors in January, after Sarah had started dialysis.

Ail were matches; howev­er, their parents had had high

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“Her optimism really encourages me and keeps me going. "

other three because they included group projects that would have required him to attend the final weeks o f school, when he would still be in the hospital.

"It will take two months o f not being able to lift over five pounds, and doctors would prefer that I didn't travel," Egan said.

Sarah also finished her classes early, and says she is excited to return to schoolftilLtim* in fti full ah/I

Student Foundation. "People'sayTt is hard

IUPUI," Sarah said. "I don't know what 1 would have done if 1 hadn't had the sup­port at IUPUI."

Estacia Medlen. director of the IUPUI Student

been inspired by Sarah's tenacity. "She is amazing," Medlen said. "She takes the things that would strike down anybody else and just deals with it."

Medlen. who has known Sarah for three years, says Sarah takes that same atti­tude with her schoolwork

" if she hits a bump, she doesn't panic," Medlen said."Her rkfiHmicm rr.illv

said he was not aware o f Kruzan’s recent change of heart.

Kruzan did confirm, however, that he is still on the conference committee debating the Senate amendments to the bill. When asked about the progress of the legislation in committee, Kruzan told The Sagamore, "There will be no agreement on this bill."

Munson, R-Muncie, and Sens. James Mcrrit Jr., R-lndianapolis, and Larry Lutz, D-Evansville.

Kruzan’s pullout, however, will pose little resistance to the momentum carrying this bill through the capitol.

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Youth that the adult female population has grown, too. But, as o f January 2001. women account* ed for only 7.3 percent o f adult

bad things, and when they do. we punish them."

Wright said boys tend to be

Specifically, many incoming female juvenile offender* have a history of family difficulties and sexual abuse suffered at the hands o f family member* or

ticipating in traditionally male roughly 23percent of the juvenile

“It foc% Anr>ear to be a Z lZ . •n a t i l w ^ tr iS T whetVthi * * 8 ; <hc young f e m * «

the girls are suiting to be Ctaimined at a higher rate/

girls are sentenced earlier.Early sentencing allows reha-

women sooner. Mayfield said, which may explain why the

I t Dean Wright, professor o f is growing at a slower rate than sociology for Drake University and chair of the Iowa Criminal

GuU convicted o f . viokn. ^ Juveaile Juttlct A d v , ^Council, suggested different

Bill Barton, professor of social work at IUPU1, said the dispar­ity in sentencing for young men

Juvenile Correctional Facility. So as young women are com-

account for part o f the growth in young female

“G ir ls___________________|* lf m iy often than boys for lesser

but may actually elicit criminal behavior in young women.

Mayfield oversees a mini-

Wright wt The Sagamore. ‘There is an

houses girls committed for, violent offenses. The are not high-risk, Ma said, but rather “high-need“

for non- lmAatcs lay field

According to Bureau of Justice Statistics, in 1998. women aged 16 to 24 experi­enced the highest per capiu rate of intimate violence - 19.6 attacks per 1000 women.

Wright said, while there probably is a significant link between victimization and criminal behavior, it is difficult to examine due to lack of hard data. Research on the subject, howev er, has become a priority in recent years.

Beth Richie, associate pro­fessor of criminal justice and gender and women's studies for the University o f Illinois- Chicago, contributed to a September 2000 report by the

U.S. Department of Justice.Since then, she has continued

researching the effects o f sexu­al assault on young women and how it may contribute to their potential to commit crimes.

The lUPUl Sagamore

cerned parents arc likely

Nets

with juvenile or adult correctional programs.

The effects o f being one of those children “can be almost

Richie said intimate assault like post-traumatic stress syn- has a different effect on a vie- drome,** be said, tint than does assault, by a Richie said “it's better for stranger. But she said she has kids” to maintain relationships not yet determined the implies* with their incarcerated mothers, lions of those difference*, and “Unfortunately, most correc- added that there is not yet evi- tional facilities don't do muchdence of increasing occur- to support that.” she said,fences of sexual assault against “We've always got a couple o f young women today.

Bolti Richie and Mayfield said it is also important for

girls here who are parents,” Mayfield said.

She and her staff recognizefemale inmates, regardless of the importance o f fostering age, to have contact with their children. History* has demon­strated that children of incar­cerated mother* are much more likely to become criminals

ing mother and child in a super­vised setting in which parenting skills can be developed.

Mayfield said she hopes her facility's efforts can “break the

Barton said children of incar- cycle” o f crime among w omen.

H E R R O N S E N IO R S H O W

Display to runthrough May 13

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Herron School o f Ait’s annu­al senior show opened April 25. The work o f 50 students

be on display at the main Herron Gallery, 1701 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and at the Ceramics and Sculpture Gallery, 1350 Stadium Drive through May 13. The opening w as a success for many sen­iors. as potential buyers were recognizing their w orks.

The Friend* o f Henon hon­ored Marty Sharp a o f Show aw ard, and JefT Dalton and Mandy Jared for outstanding achievements.

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Anchor o f pitching staff com piling strong career num bersoffense puts up, the team roc- Although the Jaguars are “Megan a the key to our suc- ognizes that games arc won and currently on the outside look- cess over the next eight to 10 lost through pitching. ing in at the Mid-Coo Tourney games,“ Bias said. “And we

“Pitching is the biggest part race, it remains the ultimate warn to make it to the Mid-Con of the game,“ Wooten said. goal o f the team this season. Tourney.“

■ Junior on pace to leave a lasting marie on IUPU1 softball record book.

By Ed HoklawayStotn Eorrot

said. “She is the go-to person duties I

Many have tried, but failed.In her third season at IUPUI,

Megan Fultz is again the ace o f the pitching staff. During her three seasons on board, five hill is simple, other pitchcn have tried to

Not bad for a player that was ecruited as an infieldcr.“I didn't come in as a piteb-

r,“ Fultz said. “I pitched lmost every game in high chool. but I came in expecting 3 play more infield.“

But one reason for her ability

field for all 36 o f Fultz* wins. Both are battle tested and believe in one another.

“I have a lot o f confidence in n said. “I’ve

n her get the job done, and ;*s a pleasure to catch.“

pile up, more people are begin-

Onlyone season thus far, while many have fallen by the way- tide.

That has pushed the load onto Fultz’ underhanded deliv­ery to log the majority of the innings, and she has been true to the task.

During her career, Fultz has pitched nearly half the Jaguars’ innings, and tallied 36 o f the team's 64 wins.

Along with those 36 wins have come 38 losses, but IUPUI head coach Julie Bias can’t overemphasize Fultz*

“You find in softball the best athletes are pitchers,“ Bias

Not only is she an athlete, but Fultz has become a leader and a student o f the game.

“She has helped me tremen­dously,“ freshman pitcher

Fultz benelf.“I'm not ti

my career numbers, but I’ve kept an eye on my numbers this season,“ Fultz said.

Her 2.79 Mid-Continent

“She’s been our No. 1 pitcb-

you know what you need to do to be successful.“

“She’s become a smarter pitcher,“ Bias said. “She was good w hen she was a freshman, but she and Julie Wooten really work well together. They know bow to set batten up and how to strike opponents out.

“They both have learned how to play the game.“

Wooten, a junior who took over the primary catching

league while her 102 punchouts puts her in second place.

While her 174 innings are good enough for third in the Mid-Con, Fultz is known to take the ball even when she's hurting or tired.

“I’ve learned to w-ork through it,“ Fultz said o f an array o f injuries that have plagued her while at IUPUI. “It

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T outside may

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detractors will be lining up June 29 to solidify the opinions they already have about this gigantic

tedious with Armageddon, unveils his Titanic by-the-way- o f Saving Private Ryan roman­tic war epic just in tune for Memorial Day weekend.

On the positive side, there's the beguiling presence o f one o f Hollywood’s up-and-coming bodies. Kate Bcckinsalc. On the negative side, there's everything else, especially

ences will be treated to a num­ber o f achingly familiar titles.

Eddie Murphy talks to badg­ers and stink beetles about the

Affleck. Ben would do just fine if he never left Kevin

like the absurd project Roller bail, there is this film. On the surface, it seems like

ftcr The M um m y Returns, featuring a

all the fart jokes in his recent movies in Dr. Doolittle 2.

Steven Spielberg tightens bis grip on your wallet with the Joe Johnston (T V Rocketeer) directed Jurassic Park III.

The Wayans Brothers won’t just be flogging a dead bone with Scary Movie 2. they’ll be stabbing it repeatedly and stringing it up from a tree.

Finally, August will see the release of both American Pie 2 (suspend your disbelief.

unnaturally elegant physicality of Angelina Jolie.Mode

A mob comedy from some of the guys who brought us Swingers.Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Writer/dircctor/comic book enthusiast Kevin Smith kisses off his comic twosome by hav­ing them travel to the Left Coast with the intention of dis­rupting a movie set. Weren't they doing that in all o f Smith’s ocher films?Osmosis James

If Robed Rodriguez can set aside the blood and guts o f his past films to make the jiffy- pop family hit Spy Kids, can the Farrelly Brothers forsake

bly brain activity.

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China?!).Still, every summer secs the

release of a few* pictures that prov okes curiosity and possi­

Murray’s body, chances are they won't have to.Ghost World

From the director o f the great Moulin Rouge freak-show documentary

A q>lasby, colorful musical Crumb cocnes thu »dipUtKXi set in 19“ -cetmuy France with of Dune! Clowes' masterful Ewan McGregor and Nicole underground comic book. Kidman. Directed by Baz If it’i anything like the

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Gray hits Indy and proves why masses love himBy Scott Katas

Sniffim i ♦ t is a good time to be David Gray.

After three unno-

As if to affirm just bow far Gray has come, his April 16

Gray is an

H released last year, and seemed destined to go

similarly unrecognized Despite being one of Dave

Matthews’ favorite artists.Gray made do headway in the United States for about a year.

Then a funny thing hap­pened. The wonderful album look off in a big way with the hit “Babylon.”

So Gray has hit the road again, becoming an “overnight success” after many years of toiling away in obscurity. He is also touting the release of “Lost Songs 95 - 98,” a collec­tion o f work done before the .

for melody tweaked simple folk tunes. The mi “and, judging by the varied crowd present at the show, has a broad appeal.

Gray's 100-minute set fea­tured nearly all o f the “White

Forgive Me” took a surprising techno turn at the end, proving that Gray has some interesting tastes of his own.

The set might have been tightened by featuring fewer of the nice, but untested new songs, and cutting the bizarre cover of Led Zeppelin's “Black D og” Nevertheless the per­

formance was satisfying, large­ly because Gray's voice sounds just as good live as on record.

Nina Gordon opened the show in spectacular fashion.* Formerly a member o f the

great \feruca Salt, Gordon is now supporting her solo debut “Tonight and the Rest o f My Life.” one o f 2000*s very best

most o f the high- » from that album, as

S alit “Volcano G irts”

Gordon's voice was in fine form and her backing band provided solid sup­port. The hit tide track from her album w as a highlight, as well as the fantastic “2003,” with its perfect pop chorus.

Unfortunately, the audi­ence was not at this show to sec Gordon, and her sound is quite different from Gray's.Her hard but catchy guitar rock did not connect well with most in attendance. Her time w ould be better served opening for a more similar artist where her

sound w ould not seem

Gray chose the perfect

”Lost Songs 95 - 98,” making the impressive “White Ladder” sound sparse in comparison. It is an incredibly low-key and melancholy affair, but the songs have a simple beauty all their own.

The album is largely just Gray and his acoustic guitar, with some piano, bass, and light drums carefully thrown in for color.

The results are effective, but do not have as much potential for broad appeal as his “White Ladder” material. Highlights

Turns Blue” and “A Clean Pair of Eyes.” In short, this album is a quiet little gem, with Gray’s distinctive voice never sounding better.

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ocal music has begun to shine once again in Indianapolis,

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behind the clouds o f the pop culture clubs that managed to push the live music scene to the city's outskirts.

Bands like Sidereal. Social Apathy and LMNO are pulling fans o f all ages back into the

tation from bass player Justin Keller, drummer Andrew WaHT and lead guitar player Ben Sutton. Lead Singer Brad

and put aH of his effort inu wailing the opening lyric.

On April 13 these bands stepped out to make the night come alive.

Sidereal opened the show for Social Apathy at the Emerson Theater.

Sidereal, a four-piece rock V roll band that originated in Sheridan. Ind. illuminated the stage with “boy-band” good

The band then dropped down a notch into a sexy groove, accentuated by W ill’s synco­pated licks on the drums. The song's tool-like phrasing exhibits Grecman's vast vocal range. He is not afraid to jump into falsetto, or roar like Rob

As Sidereal’s shorthair boys in red and green T-shirts moved off stage, they were replaced by their opposites.

Members of Social Apathy, cloaked in black, plugged in their guitars, relinquished a loud constant drive o f music and began to throw their long hair around. When the band kicked in with “Day of Aggression." the crowd went crazy.

however. These boys arc any-

As a complete package the group is impressive. The band has been together for only two years and they are tight. These guys know their instruments.

Social Apathy took the stage after Sidereal, and the room

along with the band's driving force.

Social Apathy is William Dczam on vocals and bass, IUPU1 student PJ Taft on lead guitar and James Dczam on

Apathy is an exciting band, to say the least.

Producing lyrics that are deafeningl) loud and scary along with forceful drum sounds, the band continually

ably known. The surprise was the underlying groove that decorated the song.

The groov e, offered by Taft,

replaced by a mob o f people dressed in black. The crowd of head-bangers and soon-to-be full-time groupies turned the dance floor into a mosh pit. They plummeted into each

sprint with “Run For It Marty”Jackson, the lead vocalist

and keyboard player for LMNO. looks more like a mad scientist than a front man.

He hov ers in front o f his keyboard mixing acoustic ingredients into potions of sound that he feeds the audi­ence.

Bassist Tun Fuller kept hips moving in the audience, while drummer Matt Van Kersen

heavy metal music. But* this band makes the crowd get up and get their groove on

Not far from the Emerson is The Ritz, and in the same night. LMNO was at work on yet another hungry local crowd.

LMNO surfaced from the bland ocean o f reality onto the stage at The Ritz in a space­ship Jimi Hendrix might drive today if he were still alive.

Lead singer Ivan Jackson brought his crew up for air. and the band took off in a

floor dropped from beneath, giving listeners no choice but to remain in physical full force. His c|fiiras arc fast, yet rhythmic. 1

If lead guitarist Ben Justus w ere riding shotgun with Hendrix in his spaceship, the legend would be satisfied. Justus presents unselfish rhythms and melodies.

Jackson is the narrator for LMNO’s tales, but the whole band tells the story.

The members enter and exit

every tune with confidence. The current lineup has existed only for six months, but they sound like they have been playing together a lot longer.

The young band’s music is

might leave the show just i

LMNO will perform May 3 at Binly't, 2171 E. 71** S t

LMNO is available at

With the help of manager Mike Boyle, an IUPU1 student. Sidereal has been plugging •way at clubs in Indianapolis.

The Band's next show is May 4 at Moe A Johnny’s at 54th Street and College Avenue. More information •bout Sidereal is available at

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Brian Helgeland takes a stab at an

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be fir« moments of A Knight* Tale, when a medieval crowd chants and claps their hands to Queen’s MWe Will Rock You,” any intelligent, or at least discerning, viewer knows there are going to be problems, big problems.

This, ladies and gentlemen, is not Baz Lurhmann’s genius interpretation of William Shakespeare s Romeo and Juliet, which starred Leonardo Di Caprio and Claire Danes in a post-modem Verona.

It is not Glatfiatorwiih a hip soundtrack (as if Gladiator needed something else to make it annoying).

And contrary to the trend pimps in Josie and the Pussycats, Heath Leger is not the

•i wanted to do something different," pro­ducer Todd Black said. And Black’s inten­tions are admirable, especially in play-it-safe Hollywood. But when doing something dif­ferent producers should not trust their money in the hands o f untested, underdeveloped and

Brian Helgeland. who co-wrote the Academy Award winning screenplay for LA. Confidential, is, while a very apt writer, not

His visual sense is shoddy, often putting the camera in the least interesting place to capture the action and frequently milk­ing scenes to the point w here they lose all credibility and simply become cheesy fluff.

In one particular scene Ledger and his romantic interest, the boring Shannyn Sossamon, play out a romantic tug-o-war in a cathedral, each one baiting the other to come closer, only to urge the other to move further back, in what the director admits to having envisioned as a sort o f dance.

The result, with the enure scene played out in long shot, is -

devoid of emotion because the audience is positioned so far away. It lacks any narrative drive because the couple’s romantic interest doesn’t really have any narrative relevance. The colors in the frame look like they ought to be rich, but appear dull and flat. And this is just a single scene, the entire movie plays out the same way — almost.

How much influence Helgeland and Black had in casting is difficult to determine, but the director did comment that he wrote the pan o f Chaucer for the absolutely magnificent Paul Bettany.

Bettany. whose most powerful role may be in last year’s British release Gangster No. / , contributes one o f the few interesting per­formances to the film, along with Rufus Sewell {Dark City ) and, at tiroes. Ledger.

The actors are the only reason to venture out to the multiplex and pay good, hard- camcd money for admittance to A Knight * Tale.

While the story itself is passable, even interesting on several levels, the execution nullifies any impact the experimental format might allow.

One can see how in the hands of someone more visually driven. A Knights Tale might have come together in really interesting ways.

But with Helgeland helming the project. Courtesy Cokjmb* the result is a number o f scenes that are

memorable only because the cast does such a fantastic job animating the interestingly writ­

ten characters.Frequently one sits in anxious tension waiting for the flam­

boyant. verse-spouting Bettany to return to the screen, or the scowling Sewell to narrow his swampy green eyes.

Unfortunately, the movie is not theirs alone, and the audience is forced to suffer through a number of passages and situations that will make many ey es roll and voices moan in tortured con­tempt, wishing they had gone to see some other summer block­buster that actually would “rock them.” as this one vainly sug­gests it will.

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in d y flicks Children of Mid-East crisis■ Pop-culture suffers heartland values.

and Filmwockx does not cut tLThe Circle City has seen a recent increase in the number o f an

film theaters. It jumped from a pathetic one, with the nocthside’s General Cinema Castletoo Arts, to a staggering two when Ron Kecdy opened his South Keystone Aits Cinema in an area o f the south side that does not lend itself to easy travel from anywhere but the south side.

This is no good.With the vast number o f domestic independent films, foreign

fare, and just plain experimental cinema available throughout the world, there is no reason why a city the size of Indianapolis should not have a proper independent cinema downtown.

Indianapolis is fast becoming a major base for national and international gatherings, evidence of this exists less than five minutes from lUPUI’s campus in the form of the cver-expand-

cincma where oui-of-towners and foreigners can go to a movie that isn’t a product o f conservative Hollywood.

But it is no surprise that Indianapolis residents like their con­formist tendencies, even when it means sacrificing a rich cul­ture.

Indianapolis may be the exception. In most major cities across the globe film is considered an an form as valid as any of the classical arts. When people travel to different cities, they often like, if not totally expect, to have the opportunity to check out a smart, progressive film made by an actual film artist rather than boring product distributed by a major Hollywood studio.

If Indianapolis’ downtown had no other venues for entertain­ment, maybe fighting for a more progressive movie house would be a pointless endeavor. However, the Indianapolis Repertory Theater is located less than a two-minute walk from the convention center. The Eiteljorg museum, the Indianapolis Zoo, the I MAX 3-D movie theater, which is currently having another art museum attached to it, and the Conseco Fieldbousc all exist within walking distance o f any downtown hotel. The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, which conveniently sits right on the Circle, actually occupies the space of a gorgeous old movie palace.

There is not a single, solitary movie theater downtown where one can go and see such internationally acclaimed films like last year’s Pollock, Requiem For a Dream or Before Night Falls — all films that received Academy Awards.

This year's highly praised Memento isn’t slated to play any­where downtown, and when the award season comes around again, countless clueless Hoosicrs are going to be scratching their heads wondering what the big deal is all about.

It is a sad, sad thing when one o f the greatest art forms on the ghenasaad ate w t e W teW te ln g an exception r a te r

than a rule.But as Indianapolis’s culture becomes increasingly diverse

and more informed, and art conscious folk begin to populate the downtown area, maybe, hopefully, some brave soul in the city will make a zealous attempt to bring great, forward-thinking cinema to this growing Midwestern hub.

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The cunoii war in Israel took mother gruesome mm a few these young live* have been disrupted, weeks ago with the death o f * 10-mon(h-old baby girl. On the other side o f the conflict « e

Little Shalavect Pass was murdered in Hebron by a Palestinian These children are programmed like robots by the Palestinian snifter as her mother held her in her arms. With the death of iwMaomdi marhtiv to «a m lk a i W r Itvat fiv dm ca m w V n a Shalavect the world bore witness to the realities of the situation - Palestinian child is killed while rioting, the Palestinian leadershipall Israelis no matter how young or old are tar­gets.

This was not the first child casualty o f the uprising. In October 2000, three siblings riding The bus on the way to school were dismembered as a result o f a Palestinian roadside bomb. A

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Contributing Writer

views this as a victory in swaying world sym­pathy in their favor

The vast majority o f the madia has helped shape world opinion by creating a David

few weeks ago akilled two Israeli teenagers as they waited for a ride to school. And just the other day a one-year-old baby boy was critically wounded in a terrorist attack. Palestinian President Yasir Arafat and the Palestinians to c Shrapnel remains lodged in his head. ue to send their children to die in Boot of the c

Other Israeli children while not wounded physically have been1 by the violence. David Bodein o f Efrit, a small vil- fives to their bodies and marched in the streets chanting how they

lage in Israel, has a daughter who cannot fall asleep at night would be willing to die as martyrs in suicide bomb«* attacks. Atbecause o f the constant gunshots loudly echoing ofT the i tains of her village. She fears that the next bullet will be aimed at long as the I

............................ up from nightmares or have regressed down a path o f violence, the nightmares for Israeli children will

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African police corruption■ Reforms in African gov ernments may curb charges of intimidatioiL

Police corruption, at various levels, is a reality in every country reality. In a statement made to the public on March 14. the feder- and society. In Africa, however, it seems to be the norm. Very few al government of Nigeria disclosed plans to counter police cor- people complain about it anymore, in part because everybody, in ruption, first by punishing officers caught soliciting bribes from one way or another, benefits from it. citizens, but also by addressing the real issue - improvement of

It is not uncommon to sec policemen randomly stop cars in the welfare o f police officers - in this case the Nigeria Police Africa in much the same way it happens here. Unlike in the Force. According to Stephen Ibu Akigo, Minister of Police United States, however, these stops are not to check the driver’s Affairs in Nigeria, the main purpose o f this plan is “to make the registration, license and insurance; the main reason is to ask the force more effective by boosting its morale and checking corrup- person to “do something.” The police are basi­cally asking for bribes or tips. While this soundsoutrageous, it is amazing how it ts i GUEST

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Improving the welfare o f the police in i arts o f Africa is long overdue. Their pa ainimal, between 1150 and $300 a m

Although the cost of living in Africa is not very high, it is still a low wage for a head o f house­hold. Many observers te n k corruption is mail* tainedby low wages. „

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money with them in case they get stopped. The w ont part o f this is that people, especially taxi drivers, drive illegally knowing that all they

t need is to “do something.”When cars are stopped, very few reports go to

the police station, since many folks are charged more than the law allows. In many cases the finéis an open debate more money is not the solution. “The African, especially betw een the police officer and the driver. Depending on the grav- Nigerian, mentality will try to get the best of both worlds, or test ity o f the offense, and how apologetic the driver is, fines can the limits and learn from first hand experience. This will take a range anywhere from S20 to SI00. Most o f the time that money year or two before it becomes effective,” be said, goes straight into the police officer's own pocket. There needs to be a change o f mindset in Africa for anything

This shameful practice is rampant all over the continent, and like that to be successful, but we have to salute the Nigerian gov- nobody fights it. eminent for taking the step.

The Nigerian government w ants to combine thè carrot and the Even if it docs not give the expected results, it certainly is a step stick to solve that problem. Nigeria is the first country in Africa in the right direction, and a good example for other countries to to take an official action to fight this undisguised and disgusting follow.

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Blame the real perpetrators■ As Columbine parents sue manuafactuztrs, columnist says violent video games are not at fault for society's ills.

Super Mario and his friends may have to go back into the 1 love to play sports video games like "College Football" or plumbing business. almost any baseball game, but I cannot blame any o f those games

The entire video game world is on trial after the families o f the for my lade o f a career in professional sports. 1 do play games like victims o f the Columbine massacre filed a S5 billion lawsuit "Goldeney e” and other sboot-cm-up games that spurt out more against 25 video game companies, including Nintendo, AOL- blood than any war film, but 1 know it is fake.Tune Warner and Atari. The motion was filed in U.S. District I knew that video games were not real, even as far back as court last week, nearly two years after the incident that led to the when I played Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” I didn't I think I deaths o f 12 students and one teacher at Columbine High School was a ninja in a half-shell And when 1 played D u ck Hunt* on the in eastern central Colorado old Nintendo, I didn’t have a craving to go out and kill ev ery mal-

Somc families claim the manufacturers and distributors o f the lard I could find, video games are as responsible for the deaths of the students as Although I cannot understand the grief of the families or the Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who have been charged in the sense o f loss fish at Columbine, I do know that, when it cmassacure. Those bringing the suit claim the video game "Doom” was a huge culprit that influenced Harris and Klebotd to perform their destructive rampage, which left a deep scar in the psyche o f a suburban town.

The lawyer who filed the lawsuit said it was not for monetary gain, but "seeks literally to change the marketing and distribution o f these

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t is no way to bring back loved ooes regardless o f bow much we want to see them again. Video games already have a rating sys­tem that allows parents to determine if they are ^propriatr for their children, as long as parents

It is not surprising video games are the next group to be blamed for the increase in youth violence. School violence awareness

ged campaigns against the music, televi- ; for the crimes o f people with disturbing

This is not the first ti Another lawsuit was filed after Michael Caracal killed three Heath High School students in Paducah. Ky., in 1997. The case

allow them to play violent video games.All parties directly involved in

are cither dead or have been convicted and sent to prison. Much to the chagrin o f gun lovers, the

are not subject to product liability laws.The statement from the lawyer oversimplifies the issue of

school violence. The multibillion-doilar video game industry could be blamed for a multitude of things, like creating the

tes t "Pokémon" and the "Fifth , but I doubt if it creates monster killers.

1 agree that persons responsible for the act should!* punished to the fullest extent o f the law, and that gun enthusiasts should have to pass a background check at a gun show instead o f being a kid in a semi-automatic candy shop.

Time and time again I bring up the parental accountability of the real monsters o f school shootings. The victims’ families alto ended a S2.6 million settlement from the two fern be*. If the law­suit is successful, then it will send the m cttig r that everything else in the world is responsible for their actions, except for the principle people related to the issues. I would be more concerned about all o f the problems ooming out o f Jefferson County sod the fact a search w vrent f o r t e being performed but never I

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