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The proverbial vinyl comes to a screeching halt when Wilder’s dad stops payment on his tuition check, narrowly averting financing his slacking son’s seventh year in college. With help from his roommate Hutch (Teck “Money” Holmes) — who, with his frequent weed smoking, checks another box on the college movie rubric — and his recent ly hired personal assistant Taj (Kal Penn) — who fulfills the “stereotypical quirky foreign exchange student” requirement Wilder launches several half-baked schemes to raise money. “Topless Tutors,” an idea that is destined to illuminate the light bulb over the heads of collegiate entrepreneurs everywhere. Wilder’s eccentric exploits attract the attention of Gwen (Reid), a writer for the college’s newspaper, whose initial reluctance to uncover the story behind the school’s resident party liaison turns to a passion. In the end, Gwen dumps her pre-med boyfriend, who tries to foil the blossoming relationship between the hero and the heroine and has a penchant for using gross medical metaphors. To sum it up: larger than life protagonist has a setback, and heroine enters and convinces hero that he keeps from graduating because of a repressed fear of taking life seriously. Does the dad reconcile with the hero? Does everything end peadn wild guess. Sure, Van Wilder is not a film that will stir deep , thoughts within its viewer. But, it will not stir shallou, thoughts either. But with a fair share of funny punchfe easy-to-follow linear plot. Van Wilder redeems the“jusir pid” reputation of National Lampoon movies in there and gives the film connoisseur a chug of beer from a bail cializ.es in serving Oscar-worthy line wines, viniai (Grade: B-) Rang Blue ARLIh Pinch-hi tied th< eighth-ir Rodrigue go-ahea the Texa Toronto Thursday Rodri; runs for ilso got om Cai qn fifth Toron -0 leai hen G iff Core iff the e I reliev lichael After lodrigur •almein rounde PHOTl PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Love, Nirvana lawsuit continues I.(WI SE ATTLE (AP) — Courtney Love will not have to undergo a psychiatric evaluation as part of an ongoing dispute with the Nirvana bandmates of her late husband, Kurt Cobain. Granting the request made by a lawyer repre senting Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl would “serve no purpose other than to contribute a cir cus-like atmosphere” to legal proceedings in a marketing dispute. King County Superior Court Judge Robert Alsdorf said Wednesday. Novoselic and Grohl’s attorney, Kelly Corr. had contended that Love brought questions about her own mental competency to the fore. Last May, the singer-actress and her 9-year-old daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, tiled a lawsuit seeking to dissolve Nirvana LLC, a business partnership Love formed in 1997 as the repre sentative of Cobain’s estate with Novoselic and Grohl. In her filing, the 37-year-old claimed she signed the limited partnership agreement at a time when her judgment had been “significantly impaired,” several years after her husband’s 1994 shotgun suicide. She also contended that she was misled about the band’s assets and that Nirvana LLC has poorly managed Cobain’s legacy. The dispute is over the unreleased song, “You Know You’re Right." which the Seattle grunge group recorded shortly before Cobain’s death. Love has fought the song’s release. The lawsuit is set for trial in September, but both sides have said they hope to reach a settlement. Grohl and Novoselic turned down an offer from Love earlier this year. ar a collar and a sline for alb ized, but will need to w weeks, said Shapiro. Because of the accident. Jewel w ill have to cancel hei tional tour for her latest disc, “This Way.” A Europeans was to have started May 10 in Italy is in doubt, but shest able to go on with her U.S. tour, which is due tobeginJus Tampa. Fla. Shapiro said he was not sure what caused the accidea said the singer, whose full name is Jewel Kilcher, was an enced horse rider. “I think it was a freak accident. She does ride horses't quently,” he said. “T his Way” is Jewel’s third disc. T he singer hasals two books, including I998’s “A Night Without Armor. She made her acting debut in Ang Lee’s “Ride Witht! in 1999. _ Murray is seven-time winner of rodeo’s all-around word HOU oustor former [ >acker F |15 ros ixpansic Thursda’ Jone: fowbo\ played games, Louis Rc and, I Washing has sevi or more The punter waivers a Brenl college I Dr. Dre being sued for release of DVD Jewel injured when thrown from horse, no life-threatening injuries DETROIT (AP) — Five current and former city officials have sued rapper Dr. Dre and others involved in the production of a DVD. saying their privacy was invaded. Defendants in the lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court, include Up In Smoke lour headliner Dr. Dre; Magic Johnson, whose compa- j ny helped produce the tour; AOL Time Warner, L which distributed and marketed the DVD; Best Buy, which sold it; and Panavision, which provid ed cameras for the concert staff. The lawsuit alleges that “a hidden camera and microphon® NEW YORK (AP) — Pop singer Jewel was injured when she was thrown from a horse at the Texas ranch of her boyfriend, rodeo star Ty Murray, the co-president of her record label said Wednesday. Jewel, 27, broke her collarbone, her first rib and suffered bumps and bruises, Ron Shapiro, co-president at Atlantic Records, told The Associated Press. Shapiro said the platinum-selling singer was vacationing at her boyfriend’s ranch, about 90 miles south west of Dallas, when she was thrown from the colt Wednesday. “They've confirmed to me that nothing was life-threatening,” Shapiro said. “But she is badly hurt.” An ambulance was not called, he said. Murray drove the star to his orthopedic surgeon for treatment. She will not be hospital- secretly used to intercept, eavesdrop upon and iccou between city officials and tour organizers. a; Up in Smoke was a major rap tour featuring Emmett* * Dog that came to Detroit and Auburn Hills in the sum *] Officials in both cities threatened to punish tour organ showed a sexually explicit video as pail of the show Detroit officials succeeded in keeping the video ^ l0,l1 ^ e JEWEL but later paid Dr. Dre — whose real name is Andie oung and apologized for infringing on his free speech rig ts ' j zer , The exchange between the city leaders and tour ^° o[i a d back room at Joe Louis Arena became a released after the tour. . . m dpC ! r “What would you do if somebody took youi noug T-shirt or a product and started making millions 0 ^ 0 **^ r #p| out your consent?” attorney Glenn Oliver told r epr:': Herschel Fink, whose law firm also is t> e * n § Dr. Dre, called the charges “basically comic. 19( O SUNDAYS, 8:00 P.M TexasA&nChap^' - Texas Trophy Hunter* Come to our meet* Tuesday, Apr* 1 6:30 p-rm Fuddruckers (2206 Texas Ave) Any Contact Rusty at 680-««< CHAPEL I V E R S I T Y S mmm « g I mJr ■ Sit his Sunday Night WORSHIP LED BY ROSS KING Sponsored by Compass College Ministries IF YOU Aggie'a^fSfi 1 on campu^,,l nick it up, V ,, 33 C 301 d