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(02/16/01 3:00pm)
Students and staff had mixed reactions Monday to a San Francisco appeals court ruling that U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel must edit her original injunction against Napster Inc. The revision must state it only prevents the unauthorized trade of copyrighted music by users. The appeals court also ruled the company must delete from its Web site all links allowing users to exchange copyrighted material in the form of MP3 files.\nTerry Usrey, communications services director for University Information Technology Services, said the events that have occurred during the past week will not cause Napster to close.\n"I think they're going to go commercial," he said. "It's probably going to become a subscription service where users will have to pay for the material they download."\nUsrey said there is a possibility that the University might reverse its ban on Napster should the company begin charging fees to its users.\n"Obviously, the University will follow the advice of its legal counsel on the issue, and rightfully so," he said. "But I think it would be reasonable for the University to reconsider its policy on Napster if it becomes a legitimate business."\nRick Jackson, UITS applications manager, said he understands why there is so much controversy surrounding Napster, especially relating to the record companies business concerns.\n"The site can be good for artists, but only if they are paid for their material," he said.\nGraduate student Edward Herrera said he supports the court's actions.\n"It seems like the court made the right decision," he said. "This is definitely something that has to be reviewed more deeply. There are lots of users and companies involved, which makes it public domain, but copyright issues are also important."\nBut Melissa Skiles, a senior, said she disagrees with the ruling.\n"Truthfully, I don't see any point in trying to stop Napster, because what's to stop some other company from coming up and offering the same thing," she said.\nNapster will continue to operate until Patel finishes the changes to her injunction. Company founder Shawn Fanning and his attorney, Jonathan Schiller, said they plan to appeal the decision.
(02/08/01 4:56am)
Former congressman and Republican gubernatorial candidate David McIntosh addressed College Republican members at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Georgian Room of the Indiana Memorial Union. McIntosh spoke in honor of former President Ronald Reagan's 90th birthday. \nMcIntosh served Reagan's administration as special assistant to the attorney general and as special assistant to the president for domestic policy.\nMcIntosh attributed Reagan's accomplishments -- including an American victory in the Cold War, renewed strength in the armed forces, economic prosperity and the fall of the Iron Curtain -- to his support of personal freedoms and desire to encourage them at home and abroad.\n"Not since our Founding Fathers has a leader talked about freedom, what it is and how it should be cherished, as much as Reagan has," McIntosh said. "If you look at the speeches he has delivered over his lifetime, you'll find the recurring themes and notions that distill evidence of what Reagan stood for as a great man."\nMcIntosh described national life before Reagan's presidency and the process by which he believes Reagan secured the country's future.\n"Many of you were born during his administration, but I remember fearing that the Russians would destroy the world," he said. "I also remember race riots, the Vietnam War and waiting in line to buy gas when it was rationed by the government. Reagan carried us forward at a crucial time in our history. He was able to take the traditions of the past and take them into the future, and he did it with grace."\nReagan's impact on the nuclear arms standoff between the United States and the former Soviet Union was also discussed.\n"The two superpowers upheld a policy of mutual destruction. Entire populations were held hostage," McIntosh said. "Reagan said, 'Let's change that.' He came up with the idea to build a defense shield, and he shared that concept with the world."\nHe asked the audience to follow Reagan's legacy.\n"Tonight, let us rededicate our lives to help keep the American torch of freedom lit," McIntosh said. \nA brief question and answer session followed McIntosh's talk. In his responses, he revealed his future plans. \n"Right now, Ruthie (McIntosh's wife) and I are settled in Muncie, where I've been talking to law firms in hopes of using my connections to help improve high-tech industry in Indiana," McIntosh said. "I also intend to concentrate on one of my passions, which is to continue to build up the Republican Party."\nWhen asked if he would have done anything differently during his gubernatorial campaign last year, McIntosh responded with several reasons for his defeat.\n"In our campaigns, Gov. O'Bannon and I did not compete on character, we competed over an issue. In our case, that issue was the property tax. As a result, people didn't really get to see who I was as a person," he said. "Also, I had advisers from out of state who didn't really understand Hoosiers.\n"Even if I had run a perfect campaign, there is still a chance I might have lost because, last year, the people of Indiana decided that they wanted to return incumbents."\nAfter the question and answer session, College Republican President Jim Banks, senior and event moderator, presented McIntosh with a copy of "Ronald Reagan: The Great Communicator," written by Reagan and edited by Frederick J. Ryan.\n"David McIntosh is an example of Reagan's legacy. Tonight, he motivated younger Republicans to get involved right away after they graduate," Banks said.\nFreshman Casey Cox, events director, commented on McIntosh's character.\n"He drove here on his own to speak to us," Cox said. "That says a lot about him as a person.\" \nDuring the cake and punch reception following his speech, McIntosh expressed what he hopes for the futures of the students in the audience.\n"I hope that these college students stay interested in politics and stay committed to freedom," he said.
(02/02/01 6:54pm)
At age 26, actress Jillian Bach has amassed a resume of acting credits. The 5-foot tall Florida native can currently be seen as Irene on the ABC sitcom "Two Guys and a Girl" at 9 p.m. every Friday. In addition, she has guest-starred in episodes of "Party of Five," "Felicity" and "The X-Files." Before joining the cast of "Two Guys and a Girl," Bach made her film debut with a small part in "American Pie." The Brown University alumna speaks about life on the "Two Guys and a Girl" set, her aspirations, working with David Duchovny and why she loves television.\nIDS: Describe the typical day on a TV sitcom set.\nBach: We work a Wednesday to Tuesday week. The script is delivered to our homes, and we memorize our lines before we go in. On Wednesdays, we do a read-through of the script, so we come in around 11 in the morning, and by 11:30 we're done. Thursdays we rehearse, and we usually work from 9 to 2:30 with a half-hour lunch break. At 2:30 we have a run-through for the producers, which, on a sitcom, are also the writers. The challenging thing is that we go home after doing the run-through and the writers stay there working, so sometimes I get script changes delivered to me at midnight. It's constantly shifting. We rehearse Thursday and Friday. On Monday, the cameras come in, and there are 50 more people observing us than there were earlier in the week. On that day, we block the scenes, which means we mark where we stand. On Tuesday, we come in at 12 and continue rehearsing, and we start filming the show at 7 at night. We end at 11. We film in front of a live audience, and I was a theater actor before I got into television, so I like that. The director doesn't have a lot of power, which is the most fascinating thing to me. At the end of the day, the director only yells, "Action!" If they're good and well-respected, they have more power. Right now I'm working with Michael Lembeck, who has directed a lot of "Friends" episodes, and he's been nominated for a lot of awards.\nIDS: What are your long-term career goals?\nBach: I think, being an actor, it's just a relief every time you get a part. Long-term is so dangerous for me personally. I'm very happy doing TV. When and if I have a family, the hours are perfect, but my roots are in theater. So the dream of my life would be to be back in New York City doing theater and doing movies in my spare time. I don't necessarily think that's the way it's going to go, though, because TV is so seductive with a great workday. You're going to work and making people laugh, and that's fantastic.\nIDS: Have you met many big name stars? \nBach: I wish I was cooler. I don't court fame; I'm too shy. Right now, I've become good friends with Tiffani-Amber Thiessen because she's now on "Two Guys and a Girl." Otherwise, call me in five years. Then we'll see who I'm hanging out with. \nIDS: Do you enjoy working with the other cast members? \nBach: Yes. We make a really good family. We all want the show to be successful because the viewership is not that high, unfortunately. We're just there to have fun with each other. I'm so lucky. But it's a tenuous time for the show. "Friends" knows it's coming back next season, but we don't know if we are. It's just odd being in this limbo. And there is also a writer/actor strike expected to happen in June. We don't know when or if it will happen.\nIDS: Do you know what the series writers have planned for your character? \nBach: They don't tell me. They enjoy not telling me, in fact. My character is the quirkiest one. They liken it to Kramer from "Seinfeld." Literally, I could be dancing on a bookcase, and then the next week I could be a librarian. The gamut is huge.\nIDS: Are you as neurotic as your character, Irene? \nBach: No. I relate to her kindness. She's the most giving, lovely creature, and she wears her heart on her sleeve. I'm much more guarded than she is. I wouldn't call her neurotic because she's too naïve. She's an innocent; I don't think she realizes what a kook she is. She thinks she's absolutely the norm, and it's very fun to play someone who knows no better. Irene is never mean, so her humor is in her freakish nature as opposed to putting down someone else, and I love that. \nIDS: What was it like to work with Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny when you guest starred on "The X-Files?"\nBach: I didn't have scenes with Gillian. David Duchovny is a dream; a dreamboat and a dream. He was so kind. I had a huge weeping scene with him and after eight hours of shooting it, the tears just dried up and I was scared to death that I'd be fired. He took my mind off of it; he went to Princeton, so we started comparing Ivy League schools. He got me back to where I should be, and he held my hand after we were done shooting and told me I did great. He's so good at what he does. \nIDS: What is your advice to students who want to become actors? \nBach: My personal advice is to go to school first and get a liberal arts education, and then if you want to pursue acting, go to graduate school.
(02/01/01 5:00am)
At age 26, actress Jillian Bach has amassed a resume of acting credits. The 5-foot tall Florida native can currently be seen as Irene on the ABC sitcom "Two Guys and a Girl" at 9 p.m. every Friday. In addition, she has guest-starred in episodes of "Party of Five," "Felicity" and "The X-Files." Before joining the cast of "Two Guys and a Girl," Bach made her film debut with a small part in "American Pie." The Brown University alumna speaks about life on the "Two Guys and a Girl" set, her aspirations, working with David Duchovny and why she loves television.\nIDS: Describe the typical day on a TV sitcom set.\nBach: We work a Wednesday to Tuesday week. The script is delivered to our homes, and we memorize our lines before we go in. On Wednesdays, we do a read-through of the script, so we come in around 11 in the morning, and by 11:30 we're done. Thursdays we rehearse, and we usually work from 9 to 2:30 with a half-hour lunch break. At 2:30 we have a run-through for the producers, which, on a sitcom, are also the writers. The challenging thing is that we go home after doing the run-through and the writers stay there working, so sometimes I get script changes delivered to me at midnight. It's constantly shifting. We rehearse Thursday and Friday. On Monday, the cameras come in, and there are 50 more people observing us than there were earlier in the week. On that day, we block the scenes, which means we mark where we stand. On Tuesday, we come in at 12 and continue rehearsing, and we start filming the show at 7 at night. We end at 11. We film in front of a live audience, and I was a theater actor before I got into television, so I like that. The director doesn't have a lot of power, which is the most fascinating thing to me. At the end of the day, the director only yells, "Action!" If they're good and well-respected, they have more power. Right now I'm working with Michael Lembeck, who has directed a lot of "Friends" episodes, and he's been nominated for a lot of awards.\nIDS: What are your long-term career goals?\nBach: I think, being an actor, it's just a relief every time you get a part. Long-term is so dangerous for me personally. I'm very happy doing TV. When and if I have a family, the hours are perfect, but my roots are in theater. So the dream of my life would be to be back in New York City doing theater and doing movies in my spare time. I don't necessarily think that's the way it's going to go, though, because TV is so seductive with a great workday. You're going to work and making people laugh, and that's fantastic.\nIDS: Have you met many big name stars? \nBach: I wish I was cooler. I don't court fame; I'm too shy. Right now, I've become good friends with Tiffani-Amber Thiessen because she's now on "Two Guys and a Girl." Otherwise, call me in five years. Then we'll see who I'm hanging out with. \nIDS: Do you enjoy working with the other cast members? \nBach: Yes. We make a really good family. We all want the show to be successful because the viewership is not that high, unfortunately. We're just there to have fun with each other. I'm so lucky. But it's a tenuous time for the show. "Friends" knows it's coming back next season, but we don't know if we are. It's just odd being in this limbo. And there is also a writer/actor strike expected to happen in June. We don't know when or if it will happen.\nIDS: Do you know what the series writers have planned for your character? \nBach: They don't tell me. They enjoy not telling me, in fact. My character is the quirkiest one. They liken it to Kramer from "Seinfeld." Literally, I could be dancing on a bookcase, and then the next week I could be a librarian. The gamut is huge.\nIDS: Are you as neurotic as your character, Irene? \nBach: No. I relate to her kindness. She's the most giving, lovely creature, and she wears her heart on her sleeve. I'm much more guarded than she is. I wouldn't call her neurotic because she's too naïve. She's an innocent; I don't think she realizes what a kook she is. She thinks she's absolutely the norm, and it's very fun to play someone who knows no better. Irene is never mean, so her humor is in her freakish nature as opposed to putting down someone else, and I love that. \nIDS: What was it like to work with Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny when you guest starred on "The X-Files?"\nBach: I didn't have scenes with Gillian. David Duchovny is a dream; a dreamboat and a dream. He was so kind. I had a huge weeping scene with him and after eight hours of shooting it, the tears just dried up and I was scared to death that I'd be fired. He took my mind off of it; he went to Princeton, so we started comparing Ivy League schools. He got me back to where I should be, and he held my hand after we were done shooting and told me I did great. He's so good at what he does. \nIDS: What is your advice to students who want to become actors? \nBach: My personal advice is to go to school first and get a liberal arts education, and then if you want to pursue acting, go to graduate school.
(01/26/01 4:22am)
IBM announced Tuesday that it will award IU a $1 million grant to upgrade one of the University's supercomputers. After the upgrade, the computer will be able to perform about 300 billion mathematical operations per second, making it one of the 100 most powerful supercomputers in the world. \nCraig Stewart, director of research and academic computing at University Information Technology Services, said this is the third consecutive year in which IBM has given IU at least $1 million to fund research technology. \nStewart said the IBM-funded upgrade will allow the University's supercomputer to be split into two parts. One machine will be based on the Bloomington campus and the other will be placed on the Indianapolis campus. These will be used for separate tasks or simultaneously for a single assignment.\n"This grant from IBM will further IU's accomplishments in areas such as simulation of the early evolution of the galaxy and development of methods for managing tremendously large data sets," Stewart said. "This grant will facilitate research by faculty members and graduate students at IUB and IUPUI, and strengthen IU's legacy of accomplishment in these and other important areas of scientific research."\nThe IBM grant will create a supercomputer unlike anything IU has, said Vice President for Information Technology Michael McRobbie.\n"The grant will help create a unique supercomputer resource distributed across IU's two main research campuses in Indianapolis and Bloomington," McRobbie said in a press release. "IU's high-speed optical fiber network will integrate the computers into a single massive computing resource."\nChristopher Peebles, dean of academic computing, said he is enthusiastic about the grant and the possibilities it brings.\n"Supercomputing today has gotten to the point where it allows humans to do impressive things that they would not otherwise be able to do," he said. "It takes bits of the universe and makes them available for inspection in no other way. Our facility continues to provide a level of computational power for both scientists and artists that's unmatched in any other university."\nThis is the third major grant for IU this year. In September, the University received a $3 million grant from Digital Libraries Initiative-Phase Two, a federal program financed by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Science Foundation. That money is going toward the establishment of a digital music library. \nIn December, IU garnered $105 million, its largest grant ever, from Lilly Endowment Inc. to create the Indiana Genomics Initiative. Its objective will be to advance technology in the School of Medicine.\n"This facility is not here for just a few faculty researchers," Peebles said. "It's also open to undergraduate and graduate students. Everyone can use it"
(01/24/01 4:44am)
Less than a week after it became available, Webmail is the e-mail system of choice for thousands of IU students. Technology officials said the new system has been well-received by users. \nTerry Usrey, the data communications director of University Information Technology Services, said while it is too early to know what students think of Webmail, the number of users speaks for itself. \n"There's been hardly any feedback," Usrey said. "In our business, no news is good news. However, we can interpret the general reaction to Webmail from the amount of people who have been logging onto it. Thousands have logged on so far. It has truly exceeded our expectations." \nWebmail is an Internet-based e-mail system accessible through any Internet browser. PINE, which is still available to students, requires a program be installed on the computer for access. \nUITS Manager of Messaging Rick Jackson said about one-quarter of PINE users have begun using Webmail.\n"On Friday, Webmail experienced 90 connections per minute. That's pretty darn impressive," he said.\nAssociate Vice President of Telecommunications Brian Voss said students have been reacting well to Webmail. \n"What it does is it gives people a very easy way to receive e-mail and handle attachments," Voss said. "The response has been really positive so far." \nJackson said there have been relatively few calls from Webmail users to the UITS Support Center reporting problems.\n "The support center only received about 20 calls about Webmail in the first two days that the system was running," Jackson said. "The idea behind Webmail was that it was supposed to be easy to use, and this shows that we've been successful."\nWebmail has been available to students since Thursday. Students can access it at webmail.indiana.edu.
(01/11/01 6:07am)
IU Press employees are planning tentative events to mark the 50-year anniversary of the printing of the organization's first book. Former President Herman B Wells founded IU Press in 1950 to publish scholarly journals and literature, but its first literary work was not printed until 1951.\nMarketing Manager Marilyn Breiter said the IU Press has promoted this occasion in its spring 2001 sales catalogue as well as press releases, scholarly journals and various national publications, such as The Washington Post, New York Review Books and "The Nation." \nBreiter said the first planned event is an April 10 guest lecture. It will be followed April 11 by a book sale in the Frangipani Room of the Indiana Memorial Union. She said she and her colleagues hope to plan additional activities outside Bloomington. \n"We would like to bring the IU Press not only to the attention of people in Bloomington, but also to people in Indiana and the Midwest," Breiter said. "The IU Press represents the best that Indiana University does as an institution of higher learning."\nEditorial Director Janet Rabinowitch said the organization wants to promote its development over the years.\n"It's a celebration of a press that has grown and flourished over the past 50 years," she said. "That's young as far as university presses go. It's a celebration of the things we have accomplished, and we want to make sure that the IU community knows about them."\n One of the feats Rabinowitch mentioned includes the printing of 165 new books each year. This statistic, she said, "has placed the IU Press among the top 10 university presses in the United States as far as producing new material."\nMarketing and Sales Director Sue Havlish said she is proud of IU's continued commitment to publishing.\n"In this time of uncertainty in the publishing industry and changes brought about by the electronic age," Havlish said, "it is good to know that scholarship is alive and well at the IU Press"
(12/01/00 4:17am)
Your fingers turn the pages of a crisp, hot-off-the-presses issue of the Bloomington Independent. As you glance through the newspaper, a political satire-filled cartoon entitled "This Modern World" catches your eye.\nThe byline does not read Gary Larson or Gary Trudeau. Credit is instead given to Tom Tomorrow, a syndicated cartoonist whose work appears in many weekly newspapers, as well as on Salon.com and his official Web site, www.thismodernworld.com.\nBefore adopting the pseudonym "Tom Tomorrow," the cartoonist went by his birth name, Daniel Perkins. The child of a broken home, Tomorrow spent time in Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Arkansas, Georgia and Florida before he was 18. One of his interests while growing up was cartooning.\n"I always drew and wrote my own comics from about as far back as I can remember," he said, "Along the way, I have dabbled in photography, painting, guitar playing and other unfocused creative pursuits before deciding to concentrate on the cartoon."\nDuring his sophomore year at the University of Iowa, Tomorrow made a decision that changed his life forever. He left school and moved to New York City.\n"I lived hand-to-mouth in Brooklyn for a couple of years, surviving on ramen noodles and peanut butter," he said. "I eventually headed out to San Francisco, where I spent almost twelve years before the vagaries of fate and love propelled me back to Brooklyn, albeit to somewhat more comfortable circumstances than the first time around."\nIn 1987, Tomorrow created the concept for "This Modern World." He spent the next few years refining the cartoon.\n"I've been doing this cartoon in a recognizable form, i.e. anachronistic fifties-looking characters, lots of dot patterns, lots of words, for about thirteen years, although the first couple of years were more experimentation than anything," he said. "It's why I describe my most recent book, 'When Penguins Attack' (released in September), as marking my 'ten year anniversary' more or less."\nTomorrow then began the task of requesting publications to carry "This Modern World." He eventually amassed a syndication of approximately 130 newspapers.\n"I just kept sending it out to alternative papers until they started picking it up," he said.\nThe past decade has been professionally good to Tomorrow. His accolades include the James Madison Freedom of Information Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, the Media Alliance Meritorious Achievement Award for Excellence in Journalism and the 1998 first place award in cartooning from the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Competition.\nIn the summer, he was given the National Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication's Professional Freedom and Responsibility Award. Tomorrow has four other cartoon compilation books besides "When Penguins Attack" in print: "Greetings from This Modern World," "Tune in Tomorrow," "The Wrath of Sparky" and "Penguin Soup for the Soul."\nIn addition to "This Modern World," Tomorrow draws a biweekly cartoon for The American Prospect. He also creates a weekly animation series on his official Web site.\nTomorrow flexed his political muscle earlier this year by actively supporting Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader. He spoke at Nader's Oct. 21 campaign rally in Oakland, Calif.\n"I understand that there's an argument to be made that politics is the art of the possible, and so you should just vote for the lesser evil. But I tend to believe that, since we live in a democracy and not some third world dictatorship in which we are required to faithfully cast our ballot for the fearless leader in order to give his reign credibility, if there's someone who stands for the things you actually believe in, then that's the guy you should vote for."\nNo matter how long "This Modern World" remains in syndication, there is still only one thing that Tomorrow wants his followers to glean from his cartoon.\n"I want my readers to know that they are not alone, or insane, if they do not agree with the conventional wisdom of newscasters and pundits"
(11/30/00 4:48am)
The American Red Cross and the co-ed community service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega held a holiday blood drive in the Indiana Memorial Union Tuesday and Wednesday. The organizations' goal was to receive at least 300 blood donations. As of 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, 281 people had participated.\nRuth Mena, a senior who donated blood, said she was anxious to help others.\n"Donating helps people in accidents who need blood," she said. "I hope my donation can save lives."\nSenior Luis Marciano, an Alpha Phi Omega member who helped hand out information forms to donors, said Red Cross deserves the help of students because of the tasks its workers perform.\n"This is the best way to help the community," he said. "The American Red Cross does good work, and it really needs help from the student body."\nEach donor gave one pint of blood. \nMary Simon, a Red Cross employee, noted that for every pint of donated blood, up to three lives can be saved.\n"There's a 97 percent chance that you'll need a blood transfusion by age 72, so it's your civic duty to give blood when you can," she said.\nThose who participated in the blood drive were given a free T-shirt and refreshments.
(11/27/00 7:20am)
Jill Clayburgh is awaiting the 2001 release of her latest movie, "Never Again," a romantic comedy. But the actress is no stranger to leading film roles. Clayburgh is best known for her portrayal of Erica Benton, a woman who struggles to find her identity and rebuild her life after her husband divorces her, in 1978's "An Unmarried Woman." \nThe movie's box office success made its star a celebrity. For her performance, Clayburgh was named best actress at the Cannes Film Festival and received an Oscar nomination. She garnered a second Oscar nomination for 1979's "Starting Over."\nClayburgh began the 1980's with several well-received movies: "It's My Turn," "First Monday in October" and "I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can." In the middle of the decade, she left the public eye to start and raise a family with her husband, playwright David Rabe, although she has steadily continued to work in films and on television. \nDuring the 1998-1999 season, she was in the casts of two NBC series, "Trinity," a family drama, and "Everything's Relative," a sitcom, both of which were cancelled. Besides "Never Again," Clayburgh, now 56, just finished filming the movie "Falling" in Europe. November 21, she gave an interview.\nQ: Your name is synonymous with "An Unmarried Woman." Why do you think the film was so successful?\nA: I think a large part has to do with the fact that Erica didn't go with the guy in the end; she was struggling for her own independence at the time when that was an important subject. I think it was a very intimate character study of a woman that appealed to people.\nQ: Of all the characters you've played, which do you most identify with and why?\nA: That's a hard question to answer because when you get into a character, you identify with it. That's what your job is. It's very hard to play something that you're not identifying with. Even though you are not the character, you have to find imaginative aspects of yourself that are like the character.\nQ: Which genre do you prefer working in: television, film, or the stage?\nA: They each have their pluses and minuses. I'm someone who loves television. I like the speed, although sometimes it's too speedy. It takes a very clever director to give you the time you need within the schedule. I like the fact that in television, the writer is very important, and in somecases, the writer is much more important than the director. The director can just be a weekly hire-on kind of person, whereas the writer is developing the story. On the other hand, movies are fun because you can get into so much detail, and they can be more experimental. What's unique to theatre is that you can tell a story from beginning to end.\nQ: Was it a conscious decision on your part to lead a more private life?\nA: Yes. I wanted to spend a lot of time with my family, and I tried to get it so I would only work for a month or two a year while they were growing up.\nQ: Are you happier being out of the public eye?\nA: Well, I've loved my life, and now my kids are grown, and who knows what will happen.\nQ: What advice do you have for aspiring actors here at IU?\nA: Just do a lot of theater. Do as much as you can. Try to become comfortable and flexible on stage, and develop a craft, because you'll need it.
(11/13/00 4:05am)
"Islam Awareness Week" sponsored by the Muslim Student Union, came to a close Friday with Imam Abdullah Yusuf Madyun's "Concept of God in Islam" lecture in Kelley School of Business Room 200.\nMadyun majored in Islamic studies and Arabic at the Islamic University of Madinah in Saudi Arabia and is the education coordinator of the Inner-City Muslim Action Network.\nMadyun told the audience that events like those of the past week are important so "Muslims can come together and correct erroneous and incorrect concepts of Muslims and Islam."\nHe explained that the most fundamental aspect of Islam is belief in Allah, the Muslim name for God. Madyun said there is evidence of Allah's existence that contradicts the beliefs of atheists.\n"God is all that and then some," he said. "Bees make a liquid called honey, but they never once mess up and make grape juice. Toyota manufactures more cars than it can make keys for, since there are only so many cuts that you can make in keys, yet God can create billions of people, each with different and unique fingerprints. These are signs for the people who ponder."\nMadyun said Muslims must first recognize that there is only one god and must not worship others. In addition, Madyun declared that Muslims need to comprehend Allah's massive power and abilities, and compassionate tendencies.\nA brief question and answer session followed the speech.\nJunior Abeer Tebawi, the event moderator, said he hoped Madyun's lecture helped spectators realize the eminence of God.\n"I hope that the speaker demonstrated all the signs of God's greatness," Tebawi said. "All the things we take for granted, such as the sun rising, are huge signs of something too big for us to fathom -- the concept of God."\nSophomore Naimah Bilal, the Muslim Student Union's acting vice president, said she wanted Madyun to succeed in informing the public about the religion of Islam.\n"MSU brought Imam Abdullah Yusuf Madyun here so he could enlighten the Bloomington community about Allah," Bilal said. "We want people to know the attributes of God, and understand why we are Muslim."\nMSU president, junior Sohaib Sultan, said the event was a good opportunity to shatter media-created stereotypes about Allah.\n"God in Islam is often referred to as a god which is unmerciful and promotes violence," Sultan said. "People need to realize that our God is very merciful. The concept of God makes a religion what it is. If people understand our concept of God, they can understand Islam"
(10/30/00 4:49am)
Two E190 Yoga I students have become infected with ringworm this semester. Instructor Freda Love Smith, a junior, said the students suspect their conditions were the result of using the mat in room 095 in the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation.\n"There's no way of knowing for sure how they got ringworm, but I think it seems pretty likely that they got it from using the mat," she said. "The only thing they had in common was that they were in that class."\nAccording to Accent Health (www.accenthealth.com), an online database recommended by the IU Health Center, ringworm is caused by a fungus. The condition causes an itchy circular rash, which can spread, with bumpy blisters that resemble worms in its corners. There are several kinds of ringworm that are classified by the part of the human body that is initially infected. They are ringworm of the skin (which includes the facial, hand, genital, foot, back, chest, stomach, arm and leg areas), ringworm of the nail and ringworm of the hair.\nAccent Health said the fungus that causes ringworm survives best in an atmosphere with heat and moisture. It can be easily spread by sharing toiletries and other materials such as towels. Early medical attention, according to the database, is important.\nTuesday, Smith received an e-mail message from one of her female yoga students stating that she had ringworm, and that she felt germs on the HPER mat were responsible. At 4:40 p.m. that day, when Smith's E190 class usually meets, she told her other students about the situation that had been brought to her attention.\n"I wanted to talk about it and inform them. Also, I wanted to tell them what precautions the University takes," Smith said.\nIt was during this discussion that a male student came forward to Smith regarding his bout of ringworm.\n"He showed me where he had it on his arm," Smith said. "It was healing up. After I told the class about the other case of ringworm, he thought that he might have caught ringworm from the room mat, too. At that point, the students got nervous and I dismissed the class." \nWhen Smith and her students met again on Thursday, she explained that authorities responded quickly to the situation and extensively cleaned the mat.\n"Everyone seemed satisfied with how fast the University handled it. They elected to stay in the room," Smith said.\nHPER Program Services and Facilities Coordinator Larry Patrick confirmed what Smith expressed to her class Thursday.\n"We've had cases like this before; it's inevitable when humans come in contact with the same equipment and there's a lot of heat and moisture," Patrick said. "That's why we disinfect our equipment all the time. We buy a special disinfectant called Thor, which is strong enough to kill ringworm, for the janitors to use. The janitors work for IU Building Services, which assures me that the custodians are using Thor, clean mops, and separate pails of water."\nThe mat in HPER room 095 has been cleaned, but Patrick and others continue to monitor the situation.\n"We're taking the necessary precautions," he said.
(10/20/00 4:48am)
In the 12 years since her breakthrough album Tell it to My Heart skyrocketed Taylor Dayne to pop music stardom, she has parlayed her talents into acting and business ventures, garnered recognition from her peers and performed at sold-out concerts around the globe. \nBut her career has also had its share of obstacles. After leaving Arista Records in the mid-1990s, she began what would become a four-year absence from the music scene. With that period of her life behind her, Dayne, 37, is back on top.\nBorn Leslie Wunderman, the Long Island, N.Y. native was influenced by such female singers as Joni Mitchell, Pat Benatar, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle and Karen Carpenter, who Dayne credits as having, "the perfect voice ... a true inspiration." \nBefore shedding her birth name, Dayne provided vocals for several bands. Eventually, she struck out on her own and released some 12-inch records under the name "Leslee." It was while pursuing a solo career that she met music producer Ric Wake, who helped her create the pseudonym "Taylor Dayne."\n"I had records under Leslee, and I didn't want my new records to be confused with them," she said, "It was fun to start a new identity."\nWake, who works with Dayne to this day, collaborated with her on her first post-Leslee project, a fast-paced song called "Tell it to My Heart." After listening to it, Arista Records representatives quickly signed the singer to a recording contract. Dayne then began putting together Tell it to My Heart, her first album, with Wake. \nTell it to My Heart was released by the label in early 1988, and became an instant smash. The title track and the singles "Don't Rush Me," "I'll Always Love You" and "Prove Your Love" received ample radio airtime and soared up the Billboard music charts.\nBefore long, Tell it to My Heart went double platinum, selling over two million copies.\nDayne followed up her successful debut with her second album, Can't Fight Fate, which also went double platinum. Released in 1989, Can't Fight Fate contained the hits "With Every Beat of my Heart," "I'll be Your Shelter," "Heart of Stone" and "Love Will Lead You Back." Dayne's 1993 album Soul Dancing added the songs "Send me a Lover," "Say a Prayer" and "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" (a remake of the Barry White classic) to her list of successful singles. \nDayne also sang the title song on the movie soundtrack to 1994's "The Shadow."\nDespite Dayne's accomplishments during her tenure at Arista Records, her relationship with the label came to an end after the release of "The Shadow" soundtrack due to creative differences. Her greatest hits compact disc, which was released to music stores in 1995, was her last Arista release.\n"There were political decisions made within the record company that made it so we could no longer make music together," Dayne said.\nUnable to record new material, she set her sights on acting. Although she continued to give concert appearances, Dayne would not deliver new songs to her fans for four years.\n"It was never a conscious decision to leave the music business to do acting. It was a very frustrating period. Other labels were making me offers that I wasn't happy with, and I still needed to work in some capacity. So, I moved to Los Angeles, enrolled in acting classes and challenged my creativity."\nDayne made her acting debut in the 1994 movie "Love Affair" opposite Warren Beatty and Annette Bening. Beatty cast Dayne in a supporting role after seeing her perform on "The Tonight Show." \nShe then took to the stage, starring in the theatrical production "Archie and Mehitabel" at New York City's Town Hall. In 1997, Dayne appeared in the independent films "Stag" and "Fool's Paradise." She also guest starred in episodes of the television series "Night Man" and "Martial Law."\nIn 1998, ten years after her first brush with fame, Dayne returned to recording. That year, she launched her own record label, Neptune Records, in conjunction with PolyGram Entertainment and River North Records, and released her comeback CD Naked Without You. Dayne is now promoting her first live CD, which contains tracks of performances from the past six years, and is in the process of completing another album.\nShe has also breathed new life into her work as an actress. In addition to having landed a recurring role on the Showtime TV show "Rude Awakenings," Dayne is in negotiations to star in her own series.\n"It's really an avenue I want to pursue," she said. "I've always wanted to be a multimedia artist."\nWith her music and acting careers flourishing, there is still one thing that Dayne longs for -- to win a Grammy. She has received a handful of nominations during the course of her time in the spotlight, but she has never walked away with the music industry's highest honor.\n"I hope to win a Grammy soon," she said, "I'm still waiting."\nDayne offered some words of encouragement to student performers hoping to make names for themselves in the future.\n"There's no yellow brick road; it takes a lot of willfulness and tenacity. Art is something within you; it's a force inside you that can't be stopped. If you're destined for (stardom), you'll get there one way or another"
(10/18/00 4:43am)
Today is the last day to sign up for the Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Education program, but a few spots will remain until Nov. 17. \nStudents do not have to be School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation majors to register. CORE, which is run through the School of HPER, is a 17-credit, semester-long outdoor trek that encompasses seven courses. Graduate students can complete the program for a maximum of 12 credits.\nThe primary goal is to develop skills in leadership, outdoor activities and teamwork in various natural environments such as caves, rivers, forests and mountains, according to the CORE Web site. Participants are given challenges to complete in groups during their stays in each location, according to the CORE's spring semester pamphlet.\nCoordinator Amy Shellman said program participants will benefit from their experiences.\n"We provide students with an academic background, and they are given the opportunity to put what they learn to use in a natural environment," she said.\nEach CORE student must pay $1,700, according to the Web site. This amount covers housing, food, travel expenses and teaching materials, but does not go toward textbooks or basic supplies and equipment. There is also a chance participants will have to cover miscellaneous costs during their CORE tenure.\nBesides learning basic outdoor skills, students will train for a Wilderness First Responder certificate and a basic camp director course certificate from the American Camping Association, the pamphlet said. The syllabus includes a three-week expedition, written in-depth assignments and leadership education in rock climbing, spelunking, canyoneering, canoeing and mountaineering.\nSenior Tonia Slain, a CORE alumna, said she enjoyed the social experiences that stemmed from working with her group, as well as the program's hands-on learning approach.\n"In performing your missions, you are making friends and learning how to interact with other people ... you can sit in a classroom and be told how to do things, but unless you actually do them, you can't honestly say that you've learned them."\nProfessor Alan Ewert, the faculty supervisor, said, "CORE students usually report back that they have undergone personal growth and development and have learned very valuable group management skills and specific knowledge for managing groups in an outdoor setting."\nApplications are outside HPER Room 147 on the CORE bulletin board and in HPER Room 133. They must be returned by Nov. 17, but available openings are expected to fill quickly. More information is available at CORE's Web site, www.indiana.edu/~core.
(09/29/00 4:47am)
The Near Eastern Languages and Cultures Department, a subdivision of the College of Arts and Sciences, is quickly recovering from one of the most challenging obstacles it has ever faced -- possible termination.\nIn 1998, then-COAS Dean Mort Lowengrub told then-NELC Chair, and current professor of NELC Suzanne Stetkevych he wished to shut down the program because he said there was dissention in the department.\nNELC professor John Walbridge said he was suspicious of Lowengrub's goal.\n"The reason he gave us was that there was dissention in the department," Walbridge said. "But that is not, by (COAS') own rules, a legitimate reason to close a department."\nNevertheless, after facing opposition from faculty, alumni and students, Lowengrub recanted his original intent and instead said he wanted to transform NELC into an Islamic or Near Eastern languages institute. Former Chair of NELC, Jamsheed Choksy, who succeeded Stetkevych, agreed to work toward Lowengrub's vision.\nIn the summer of 1999, Lowengrub resigned to take a job with Yeshiva University. Russ Hanson, took over as acting dean and continued Lowengrub's efforts. Hanson submitted his proposals in writing to the College Policy Committee, but its members refused to vote on, let alone pass, the issue.\nKumble Subbaswamy began his term as COAS dean June 30 and one month later, the College Policy Committee ruled that NELC could rebuild itself and solve its dilemmas under a new chairperson. Subbaswamy appointed Folklore Institute professor Henry Glassie as the new NELC Acting Chair, much to the delight of faculty.\n"He has involved the faculty in every aspect of the administration of the department, rather than trying to run the department himself," Walbridge said. "And, because the department is small and interdisciplinary, he has tried to involve other people interested in Middle East studies by inviting them to become active members of the department. This is the right way to run a department, so it is not particularly surprising that things are going much better."\nNELC Director of Undergraduate Studies Stephen Katz echoed Walbridge's sentiments.\n"It looks very promising. There are good signs that the department will be coming out of its earlier falling apart stage."\nJeff Schulte, the program's temporary executive assistant, also attested to the progress NELC has made.\n"The department has gotten back on its feet," Schulte said. "Professor Glassie has been doing a great job as acting chair. We've been having weekly meetings, and we're co-sponsoring some lectures this later this fall."\nMore information about the department is available on the department's Web site, www.indiana.edu/~nelcmesp.
(09/14/00 5:17am)
After nearly three and a half months of searching for sophomore Jill Behrman, authorities and her family still don't know where she is.\nBut there is some hope in the case. \nBloomington Police Department has released a sketch of a man who might be connected to Behrman's May disappearance.\nThe man in the composite is accused of attempting to kidnap two women outside the Bigfoot convenience store at Ind. 46 and Sale Street in Ellettsville. Police believe the first incident occurred June 13, when the suspect tried to grab a woman outside the store and force her into his truck. He ran toward another female outside the Bigfoot store while talking to her Aug. 10 and tailed her for a short distance.\nBoth women escaped and told police, who made a sketch of the suspect. The two physical descriptions given by the women were similar, but the victim who was accosted in August noticed that her potential kidnapper had a scar with stitches above his left eyebrow. Police are looking for a white man in his thirties with short, light brown hair and a muscular build.\nBoth women said a black pick-up truck with a camper shell was in the Bigfoot parking lot at the time the man in the sketch confronted them. The police announced Aug. 16 that they were seeking information about a dark pick-up truck that was spotted in the parking lot of St. Paul's Catholic Center Church. \nAuthorities were interested in the truck because a walkman resembling one that Behrman used on bicycle rides was discovered after it left the parking lot. Investigators do not know if the truck in the church lot and the Bigfoot lot are the same.\nCapt. Bill Parker of the BPD said, "There is nothing to indicate that the man is or is not involved in the disappearance of Jill Behrman. If he is caught, we will see if he has an alibi on the day Jill disappeared, but right now we are trying to investigate and find out who he is and go from there."\nBehrman was last seen on May 31 at about 9:30 a.m. riding her bicycle at the intersection of Harrell Road and Moffett Lane in Bloomington. Her Cannondale R500 bike was found along North Maple Grove Road later. Some witnesses claimed to have seen a bike rider there at about 10:30 a.m. on the day Behrman disappeared. \nSince the Behrman investigation began, police have received close to 2,000 leads, although none have provided major help.\nAccording to "The Search for Jill Behrman" Web site, the community has rallied behind Behrman's family. Besides several search party ventures, which included one Sept, 10, other events to support and help the Behrmans will take place soon. \nOn Behrman's Sept. 17 birthday, the First United Methodist Church, at Fourth and Washington streets, will have a prayer service for her family at 12:30 p.m. followed by lunch.\nAlso, three "Take Back the Night" functions, which will protest crimes against women, are scheduled over a two-day period. A Take Back the Night candlelight vigil will be Sept. 20 at Showalter Fountain at 7 p.m. Twenty-four hours later, a Take Back the Night rally and march will begin in Dunn Meadow and end at the Monroe County Courthouse. The Jill Behrman Run for the End Zone, sponsored by the IU Division of Recreational Sports, will be Oct. 7. \nAll the money earned will go to the $50,000 reward being offered for information leading the arrest of the person responsible for Behrman's disappearance.\nEric Behrman, Jill's father and an IU Alumni Association employee, said he was appreciative of the efforts made on his family's behalf.\n"We are grateful for all the help and support given to us by all of our friends and co-workers at the IU Alumni Association, the IU Foundation and throughout the University," he said.\n"The support given to us by the community and friends has been unbelievable ... we are concerned that the person(s) involved in this abduction may still be here in the Bloomington area. We don't want to see anything like this happen again to anyone else here in our community." \nParker gave advice for anyone who is harassed by the suspect in the sketch.\n"Go straight to the nearest business and ask for help. So far both the incidents in Ellettsville were outside the Bigfoot store," Parker said.\nHe also recommended that young people, especially women, travel in numbers whenever possible.\n"Many of the traditional warnings are not so applicable as Jill was riding on a public road in broad daylight, but of course it is generally safer to stay in a group," Parker added\nAnyone with information regarding the suspect is urged to call 349-3331. Tips on Jill Behrman's whereabouts should go to 349-3313.
(09/12/00 6:00am)
For the past seven years, the School of Education has initiated a program named A Community of Teachers for the benefit of its secondary education students. A Community of Teachers allows secondary education pupils to earn their teaching licenses through hands-on work in actual classrooms as opposed to grades and credits. This is the only curriculum program of its kind in the entire state.\n"I was one of two faculty who designed the program in (connection) with a large group of students and teachers in the schools," explained program director Tom Gregory.\nGregory emphasized the unique qualities the program possesses.\n"It was not designed by faculty," he said. "It's rare that undergraduates are involved as heavily in designing a program as they were for CoT. I think it's one of the reasons the program looks so different from most of teacher education, not just here, but anywhere in the country."\nGregory founded the program along with Kris Bosworth, a former IU faculty member who now works for the University of Arizona. Its doors have been open to students since January 1993.\nThe program enrollment, which consists of 50-60 students, ranges from freshmen to graduate students. Most of those on the program roster are college graduates with hopes of switching careers to teaching. The remaining pupils are graduate students with at least one degree, or undergraduates who began as freshmen or sophomores.\nAdmission to the program mandates at least a 2.5 GPA in previous coursework and respectable scores on entry tests. In addition to grades and test scores, prospective pupils are evaluated for entry into the unique program through a 30-minute interview with students and faculty members.\nAfter acceptance, members must meet a variety of requirements in order to complete the program successfully. First, each participant must choose a local school where he or she will work alongside a licensed teacher for two to five semesters. During their tenure as student teachers, pupils are required to commit to one of several on-campus seminar groups, each containing roughly 15-20 people. Every seminar group is taught by the same professor, who oversees each student's progress, and meets on a once-a-week basis.\nGregory said, "A seminar is not really a course. It's actually an experience that, over time, takes the place of five courses in the standard program. Faculty members don't really teach a seminar. It is jointly led by a faculty member and the students. Each term, each group decides what its theme, the focus of its work, will be during the following semester."\nParticipants must also put together personal portfolios showing that they have grasped the 30 program expectations necessary for becoming certified instructors. These are based on those used by the state of Indiana and the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium.\n"It's important that our students understand that school doesn't have to be the way that it always has been; that it can be done in other ways, and that they can be central actors in making those changes happen," Gregory said.\nWhen students graduate from the program and receive their teaching licenses, they search for jobs in a variety of school districts.\nSchool of Education professor Susan Klein, who leads a seminar group, stressed the advantages the program's graduates possess when looking for employment.\n"(They have) more confidence in themselves and knowledge and expertise in demonstrating what they know and what they can do with students."\nSchool of Education professor David Flinders, who also leads a seminar group, said the program is beneficial.\n"CoT is run for education students who learn best by taking a large amount of responsibility for their own professional growth, who are good at taking initiative and who enjoy struggling with the ambiguities inherent in a field like education, a field that does not serve the interests of any single group," he said.\nWendy Bailey, a senior who has been enrolled in the program since her sophomore year, reflected on how the program has made a difference in her life.\n"After being involved in CoT, you begin to look at the world and your experiences in it through a critical lens," she said. "You discover you can't work within certain systems or among certain mentalities without growing frustrated and restless. But instead of becoming cynical, CoT motivates you to become active. CoT teaches you to recognize the faults and limitations of various current systems and practices and find a way to work with them at a gradual, diligent, effective pace."\nFor more information about CoT, contact Tom Gregory in School of Education room 3206, e-mail comteach@indiana.edu or visit http://education.indiana.edu/~\ncomteach/.
