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Show Spr/WFeatures Page 22 Friday, Aug. 31, 2007 'High School Musical 2' head of album class BY TODD MARTENS Los Angeles Times Disney's "High School Musical 2" soundtrack easily fended off a slew of challengers, holding onto the No. 1 spot on the national album chart for a second week by selling 367,000 copies, bringing its two-week sales total to just under 1 million. It was the only album to crack the 100,000 sales mark on an otherwise slow week. Still, veteran rapper Talib Kweli posted the highest-charting album of his career with his third solo effort, "Ear Drum," which entered at No. 2 even though it sold only 60,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Kweli's album features an earful of high-profile hip-hop collaborators, including star producers such as Will, i.am and Kanye West, as well as underground heroes such as Madlib and collaborator Hi-Tek. The solo debut from hot New Yorkbased producer Swizz Beatz , "One Man Band," entered at No. 7 after selling 45,000 copies. The hip-hop artist has manned the production boards on tunes from a host of artists including Beyonce and T.I. San Diego's fast-rising Christian metal act As I Lay Dying landed at No. 8 with "An Ocean Between Us," it s fourth fulllength. The CD sold 39,000 copies. The sophomore effort from globe-trotting electronic-rap artist M.I.A., "Kala," sold 29,000 copies to debut at No. 18, the highest chart showing for the Sri Lanka-born rapper. Georgia-based emo-punk rock group Cartel entered at No. 20 with its self- titled second effort, an album recorded as part of a 20-day stint inside of a bubble for MTV's unscripted series "Band in a Bubble." The album, recorded inside the bubble, sold 28,000 copies its first week. Rilo Kiley turned its attention to the seedier aspects of its home city of Los Angeles on "Under the Blacklight," but the band's darker lyrics didn't turn off fans. "Under the Blacklight" arrived at No. 22 after selling 27,000 copies. A/Briefs Colo, school bans game of tag after complaint COLbRADO SPRINGS, Colo.(A) — An elementary school has banned tag on its playground after some children complained they were harassed or chased against their will. "It causes a lot of conflict on the playground," said Cindy Fesgen, assistant principal of the Discovery Canyon Campus school. Running games are still allowed as long as students don't chase each other, she said. Fesgen said two parents complained to her about the ban but most parents and children didn't object. In 2005, two elementary schools in the nearby Falcon School District did away with tag and similar games in favor of alternatives with less physical contact. School officials said the move encouraged more students to play games and helped reduce playground squabbles. Remnants of Booth to be on display PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Call it theater of the macabre: Ajar containing a small piece of tissue from the body of John Wilkes Booth, President Abraham Lincoln's killer, will be on display when the musical "Assassins" opens in Philadelphia. In fact, it will be a twin bill: theatergoers will also be able view a piece of the brain of the lesser-known presidential assassin Charles Guiteau, the man who killed President James A. Garfield in 1881. The specimens will be on loan to the Arden Theatre from Philadelphia's Mutter Museum, which boasts a large collection of medical oddities. They will be on display in the lobby for one night, the opening of "Assassins" on Sept. 19. "People know who they are, but to see them in the flesh — no pun intended — to me is exciting, it's relevant, it s interesting." Utah soldier killed in Afghanistan SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 43-year-old Utah native assigned to Fort Lewis in Washington state died from a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, the government said Thursday. Army Sgt. 1st Class Rocky Herrera died Tuesday in Jaji, Afghanistan, with two other soldiers, the U.S. Defense Department said. "Rocky believed in what he was doing," his mother, Elaine Herrera, said Wednesday. "And he had to protect his troops because it was his job." Herrera boxed until he was 25 and was known in the ring as the "Rock." He graduated from West High School and joined the military in his 20s. He left Salt Lake BOURNE ULTIMATUM [PG13) 4:30, 7:10. 9:30 SAT/SUN/MON 2:00 office@statesman.usu.edu 797-1775 Ads 9:25 SAT/SUN/MON 2:05 MR. BEAN'S HOLIDAY* (G) 535 W 100 N. 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