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KAMERA OBSCURA: Summer movie review

This has actually been one of the better summer movie seasons in recent memory, though it is a little heavy on the superhero and science fiction genres. This summer saw the release of two of the three biggest opening weekend hits ever with "The Avengers" and "The Dark Knight Rises." Even with these hits, however, there are always a few clunky films holding the season back. Let's take a closer look at some of the winners and losers of this summer:



McKinley Commons at a standstill

After announcing in April plans to construct a $25 million facility on the northeast corner of University and McKinley avenues, further progress seems to be at a standstill for Ball State.



3 dead after shooting near US university

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - A gunman and a law enforcement officer were among three people killed Monday in a shooting near a Texas university campus, police said.


Officer, gunman among 3 killed in Texas shootings

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The family of a gunman killed in a shootout near the Texas A&M campus that also left two other people dead Monday afternoon say they are "distraught by the havoc that he has caused."


Sikh temple holds 1st Sunday service since attack

OAK CREEK, Wis. - More than 100 people gathered in suburban Milwaukee for the first Sunday prayer service at a Sikh temple since a white supremacist shot and killed six people there before fatally shooting himself.


GOP looks to distinguish Romney from Ryan budget

MOORESVILLE, N.C.- Mitt Romney's campaign sought to put some distance Sunday between the presidential candidate and his new running mate's controversial budget proposals, even as Paul Ryan's selection energized Republican voters and Romney himself. -á