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Pioneering high schools try out Bible course

By Richard N. Ostling · Thursday, Oct. 5,2006 12:10 a.m.

How do you teach the Bible in public schools? Very carefully. This academic year, 78 U.S. school districts in 26 states boldly embark on a newsworthy experiment. They offer high school elective courses using a new textbook, "The Bible and Its Influence" alongside Bible versions chosen by each student.

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Jessica Simpson takes charge of her 'normal life'

By Sandy Cohen · Thursday, Oct. 5,2006 12:09 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- She's a pop singer, a pinup-worthy beauty and a paparazzi favorite, but Jessica Simpson insists she's just "a normal girl." With her fifth album in stores, a new music video on the way and a movie opening Friday, normal might be a stretch.

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Mitchell's 'Shortbus' among films that straddle line between porn and art

By Christy Lemire · Thursday, Oct. 5,2006 12:05 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- When a longtime married couple bounces all over the bed in every imaginable position in "Shortbus" or when a particularly limber character bends into a yoga pose that proves he, um, never has to leave the house, it's all real sex, not simulated. However, writer-director John Cameron Mitchell says his intention is to educate, not titillate.

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Director begins final season of 33-year term; U. Singers perform Sunday

By Annysa LaMantia and Anyssa LaMantia · Thursday, Oct. 5,2006 12:04 a.m.

An assortment of water bottles sat at the feet of rehearsal chairs on the Auer Hall stage Monday afternoon. Filling those seats, a group of casually dressed coeds awaited instruction from director Jan Harrington. He appeared, conducting wand in hand, and a few short waves later, this seemingly average group of young people had transformed into a sophisticated, classically trained ensemble known as the University Singers.

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Runway in France: subversive shows

By Joelle Diderich · Thursday, Oct. 5,2006 12:02 a.m.

PARIS -- Tuesday, Jean Paul Gaultier and Vivienne Westwood challenged the adage that you can never be too rich or too thin with ready-to-wear collections that were full of wit and subversion. Some would call it biting the hand that feeds you, but provocation is second nature for the veteran designers, who both started out in the 1970s era of punk.

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Students invited to 'Birthday Party' this weekend

By Rachel Skybetter · Thursday, Oct. 5,2006 12:01 a.m.

No invitations are necessary to attend IU Department of Theater & Drama's production of "The Birthday Party" by Harold Pinter. Opening 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Ruth N. Halls Theatre, this bizarre mystery guarantees to leave audience members with something to think about.

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Getting to the point.

By Kristi Oloffson · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2006 11:59 p.m.

Senior ballerina Lauren Fadeley didn't spend her time dancing at her high school prom. Instead, she dedicated her time to preparing for the stage of the New York City Ballet. Being in the NYC ballet became overwhelming and an unhealthy atmosphere, she said. So now Fadeley has traded a professional career for an education and is spending her hours being a student and dancer in IU's Ballet Theater productions, including this weekend's Fall Ballet.

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James Dean memorabilia auctioned

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Oct. 3,2006 11:04 p.m.

DALLAS -- The white, cotton T-shirt with the $15,000 price tag has a Hollywood pedigree, having once hugged the torso of actor James Dean during the filming of "Rebel Without a Cause."

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New faculty member brings 45 years of experience to SPEA

By Eric Anderson · Monday, Oct. 2,2006 10:14 p.m.

Christopher Hunt is a four-and-a-half decade veteran of the professional music world whose achievements include fostering Pink Floyd's early career and directing Australia's most renowned art and music festival, the Adelaide Festival of Arts.

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