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(03/04/03 6:11am)
Eric and Marilyn Behrman will meet with Monroe County Prosecutor Carl Salzmann today to discuss promises previously made to them regarding the investigation of the disappearance of their daughter, IU student Jill Behrman.\nOriginally scheduled for February 28, the meeting was postponed until this afternoon. There are three main objectives the Behrmans wish to accomplish in today's meeting, with the primary goal to get a prosecutor assigned to work on the case, Eric Behrman said.\nSecondly, the Behrmans said they want a certain space, hopefully in the prosecutor's office, to be appropriated for all of the investigation materials, including the 70-page executive summary given to the prosecutor in December.\nJill's parents would also like to see a timeline created regarding all the events yet to take place regarding the investigation of her disappearance. \n"I think we'll all be working together with the benefit of solving Jill's case," he said. "We want a timeline or plan to follow, observe and be sure that the process is continuing."\nAs for the suspects named in the investigation, one has confessed, one refuses to talk and one is facing a rape charge.\nAccording to reports from Indianapolis new station WXIN, Wendy Owings allegedly confessed to investigators last March that she and two acquaintances, Alisha Sowders and Uriah Clouse, hit Behrman with their truck and proceeded to wrap her in plastic. \nAfter driving out to Salt Creek, the group saw Behrman was still alive, according to WXIN. In Owings' confession, she alleges Clouse first stabbed Behrman, then had the other two women do the same. Then they threw Jill's body into the creek. Owings later took investigators out to the creek, where they found physical evidence and a hunting knife Owings described as the murder weapon.\nThe Behrmans have requested the opportunity to see the videotape with Owings' confession.\n"We've known that since this happened, there have been people in the community who have known all along what happened to Jill," said Eric Behrman. "Now the materials have been turned over to the prosecuting attorney's office. The legal will take it from here and proceed with their responsibilities."\nOwings is being held in the Monroe County jail on multiple charges unrelated to the investigation.\nSowders's attorney, Ron Chapman, said his client has declined to make any comments regarding the Behrman situation, but WXIN reported prosecutors are working toward a confession from Sowders.\nSowders is in custody at the Monroe County Jail on two counts of armed robbery.\nCharged in the rape of a Bloomington woman, Clouse has spent his time in custody at the Brown County Jail. One of WXIN's sources said the rape case against Clouse is weak with many holes. That trial is scheduled for March 26. If a "not guilty" verdict is returned in the trial, Clouse will be released from jail since there are no other charges pending against him.
(02/25/03 6:09am)
Indiana women will now have to receive in-person counseling 18 hours prior to having an abortion. The state mandated counseling would give women information about abortion and alternatives to the procedure.\nThe U. S. Supreme Court denied the hearing of the Indiana Civil Liberties Union, declaring the original law to be constitutional and to stand as the guiding procedure for women wishing to have an abortion.\nTheresa Browning, director of Communications for Planned Parenthood of Greater Indiana, said the Supreme Court's decision to declare the law constitutional will place greater burdens on what is already a difficult process for women.\n"Life is not particularly easy when you're in the situation of a crisis pregnancy. Imposing more burdens, like making two trips to the clinic is just adding to those burdens," Browning said.\nThe appeals situation began in 1995 when the state passed a law mandating that women must receive counseling concerning abortion procedures and alternatives at least 18 hours before the procedure at the chosen clinic. U.S. District Judge David Hamilton issued an injunction in March 2001 preventing the state from implementing the counseling section of the law. The case was then taken to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals which rendered a decision by a three-judge federal appeal panel. Two of the three judges declared the law constitutional. The ICLU filed a challenge to the law soon after saying the law placed "undue burdens" upon women wishing to have the procedure, but the Supreme Court denied hearing the challenge Monday. \nThe full effects of the law will be immediately enacted, meaning women who wished to go to the clinic only once this week for an abortion will have to make an additional trip to receive counseling. These women will be given counseling by medical staff at the clinic, allowing only advanced practiced nurses or physicians to deliver state mandated information. This will result in increased costs for the women.\nWhile this decision will not affect many Hoosier women from metropolitan areas, it is the vast majority of rural and poor females who will carry the majority of the burdens since they would not have easy access to transportation or medical facilities.\nChallengers to the law believe the "undue burdens" faced by a woman would mean double the trouble to follow through with her decision. \nFor southern Indiana women, the Planned Parenthood clinic in Bloomington is their only option for abortions, and the clinic performs abortions only one day per week. Browning said women who live in Evansville or Madison, Ind., would have to find transportation to and from the clinic twice, possibly miss two days of work or classes and if they have kids, will have to find someone to watch the kids twice.\nOne campus group, Indiana University Students for Life, approves of the Supreme Court's decision. IUSFL supports the right to life and said there are "no excuses for abortion" according to the group's Web site, www.indiana.edu/~iusfl.\nIUSFL president Melody Kanney said the extended time period will allow women to think more about their life changing decision.\n"We're supportive of (the law) because it would cause women to think longer and be required to have more time before they can actually end the life of her child," Kanney said. "Anything that requires a woman to spend more time to think about what she's going to do is advisable."\nRepresetatives from Campus for Choice could not be reached for comment.
(02/20/03 6:13am)
Two anonymous phone calls concerning a bomb threat prompted a speedy response by the IU Police Department Wednesday morning. The first call was at 9:09 am, and IUPD response plans were underway by the time the second phone call came in at 9:19 a.m. \nThe caller claimed a bomb, which would detonate within 30 minutes, had been left in the west end of the Indiana Memorial Union, near the bowling alley.\nThe phone calls went though the IU call center, who then alerted the IUPD. After receiving notification of a possible explosive device, IUPD officers swiftly called IMU assistant building manager Tom Simmons. Simmons evaluated the situation and chose to notify students and patrons in the bowling alley about the threat. \n"We took it seriously, but we didn't immediately get everybody out of the area," said Simmons. "That's not the first bomb threat we've received."\nTim Robben, Back Alley manager and bowling instructor, forced the students in his bowling class to evacuate.\n"I took the information from the IUPD seriously and followed the evacuation procedures," Robben said. "I made my students leave the area and follow the instructions given by the IUPD."\nFor almost an hour, six IUPD officers, accompanied by members of the IMU building staff, scoured the area for suspicious packages or Union property that might have been tampered with. Search members explored the area around and below the bowling alley for signs of an explosive device.\n"The IMU employees were there to help us and say if anything was off or unusual," said Lieutenant Jerry Minger of the IUPD. "We made sure to go around with employees who were familiar with the location since the officers might not notice if something was wrong or out of place."\nBy the time the walkthroughs were completed, the time limit given by the caller had expired. Although no bomb was found, the IUPD will maintain an active investigation into the case with the help of the Bloomington Police Department. \nAlready with several leads regarding the identity of the caller, investigators say the suspect's voice sounded like a middle-aged woman. The department also has leads on where the calls originated, Minger said. \nIn Indiana, calling in a bomb threat will usually result in a charge of false informing, a class D felony. Under standard sentencing, the charge can carry a penalty up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine.\nWednesday's incident was not the first time a bomb threat had been called in to the IUPD, Minger said. In the past, threats have normally been made during finals weeks from students hoping to get out of a final. These threats have been aimed at larger campus buildings, such as Woodburn and Ballantine, which house larger rooms and lecture halls.
(02/19/03 5:39am)
Indiana House of Representative Democrats revealed a two-year budget Monday that would increase spending for education but cut Medicaid funding. The bill, which gets part of its funding from the new keno casino game, would place nonviolent criminals into faith-based rehabilitation programs instead of providing new beds for them at the Miami and New Castle correction facilities.\nThe House Ways and Means committee passed the bill Monday in a 17-11 vote. The vote rejected a $22.9 million budget proposed by Governor O'Bannon that would have funded numerous Medicaid programs and added 1,500 beds to correctional facilities.\nInstead, the Democrats plan to increase spending on K-12 education by 2 percent each year and higher education by 1 percent. The money for these increases comes from a $490 million cut in Medicaid funding, using $33 million in increased taxes paid by gambling establishments and $45 million revenue from the implementation of keno in state establishments such as casinos and taverns.\nKeno is similar to bingo, where a person chooses 20 out of 80 numbers to match a randomly generated series of numbers. The state would also pay $17.50 per day per offender to faith-based programs to care for nonviolent offenders.\nDemocratic Representative and Ways and Means Committee member Ron Herrell, an IU graduate, commended the proposed budget.\n"The legislature is hoping to hold down tuition increases if possible without raising taxes," Herrell said. "I think this budget will do that and maintain a quality education at IU and other higher educational institutions."\n"It is the goal of every legislator to not have any tax increases," Herrell said. "This bill will do that and give the state a balanced budget."\nState Budget Director Marilyn Schultz said that although the governor's budget would freeze any increases in spending, the state has not cut education funding for decades. The proposed Democratic budget would have funds directed towards construction projects at IU, Purdue and IU-Purdue University Indianapolis.\n"Obviously, everyone would like to give more money to higher education," Schultz said. "IU is expected to play a very large role in the economic development in our state. That higher education has not been cut in Indiana during this time of heavy recession or since World War II shows how the governor and the legislature place priority on education and higher education."\nBuilt into the Democratic budget are funds for new buildings at IU and IUPUI directed towards science and life sciences, both which are an integral part to the governor's plan to revitalize the Indiana economy, Schultz said. Also proposed was allotting $200 million for K-12 education, additional money to student financial assistance and funding for bonding projects for universities. \nRepresentative Larry Buell (R-Marion), a member of the Ways and Means Committee, said the effects of taking the funding out of the health programs will be felt more in the long run.\n"It wouldn't immediately affect Medicaid, but it would take money out of the fund for later years that would pay for programs such as Medicaid and HoosierRx," said Buell.\nThe state's tobacco control fund was initially created so the majority of the settlement money would go toward health initiatives. The proposed budget cuts Medicaid and gives it no funding increase. Since Medicaid is an entitlement program, a possibility the budget could be overspent exists, said Buell.\nThe HoosierRx and Hoosier Healthwise programs could also be affected. HoosierRx is a prescription drug subsidy program for low-income seniors and Hoosier Healthwise provides for children in poor families. Last week, the legislature supported an amendment which would set aside $283 million for the project, but the proposed Democratic budget would leave only $164 million.\nWednesday the House of Representatives will go through the second reading of the bill, where it can be amended. At its third reading, the House will vote on the budget. If it passes, the bill will be heard in the Senate with a vote possible in March. Buell said the issue should be resolved in late April.
(02/12/03 5:25am)
Despite a slow economy, the IU Foundation endowment grew 3.6 percent to $956 million in the last fiscal year, which ended on June 30, 2002. The foundation manages all donations given to the University. Private giving to IU totaled $92.4 million.\nThe economy affected the foundation's assets, but it credits a diverse group of investments, which maintained a more profitable pool of donations.\nAn investment committee, created by the foundation's board of directors and comprised of multiple individuals retaining an extensive knowledge of investing activities, meets a minimum of three times per year to look over the foundation's portfolio and discuss means to diversify the assets. \nOver the weekend, the committee approved a measure to place 80 percent of the endowment assets into stocks and 20 percent into bonds. In the past, the committee placed 70 percent into stocks and 30 percent into bonds. While the numbers were still conservative, Gary Stratten, chief investment officer for the foundation, said the new proportions should be sufficient enough to help increase the portfolio but is not too risky.\n"We want to invest those dollars so they grow, so 20 or 40 years from now, one dollar will have the same purchasing power as it does today," Stratten said. "We have our portfolio structured for 80 percent stocks and 20 percent bonds. For an institution like ours, it's reasonable. It's not overly aggressive, but it positioned us well so we can have that purchasing power over time."\nPortfolio diversity and the boom economy of the 1990s have allowed the endowment assets to raise an average of 10.6 percent each year. \nBarbara Coffman, executive director for strategic planning and communications for the foundation, said the endowment fund has followed the valleys and peaks of the fluctuating economy, but the investments practices have helped to smooth out the changes.\nFrom scholarships and library books to new buildings on campus, the endowment fund benefits every student at the University. Of the $92.4 million given to the foundation, $23.6 million of that will go toward undergraduate scholarships, graduate fellowships and student financial aid. The libraries will receive $1 million for use toward new books, magazines and other publications.\nCharging up the ranks of public university endowments, IU jumped from 14th last year to 9th this year since the average public university endowment dropped 6 percent in that same fiscal year according to a survey done by the National Association of College and University Business Officers. \nWith 100,795 donors last year, up from 99,805, this record setting number is another shining moment for the foundation.\nStratten said the record number of donors demonstrates the loyalty alumni and other donors have for the University.\n"In these tough economic times, having this economic support is just amazing," Stratten said. "People have a choice to do what they want with their resources and this speaks highly of their affinity for the institution."\nDonations to the foundation vary from year to year. In the 2000-2001 fiscal year, $92.4 million was donated in private grants by alumni, corporations and other types of groups. The previous year garnered $220.7 million, including a $105 million donation by the Lilly Endowment for IU's Life Science Initiative according to the IU Foundation 2001-2002 fiscal report.\n"It is common for gifts to be designated for specific uses through the endowment," Coffman said. "When donors make gifts, they can make the gifts current, use gifts which are spent right away or as endowment gifts, which are invested."\nWhile the proportion varies from year to year, generally 95 to 98 percent of all gifts have a designated purpose chosen by the donor. Current gifts are donations designated to be spent within a 12-month period on such things as Ætechnology. The unrestricted funds, which received $3.7 million, will be allotted for a variety of purposes, Coffman said. The majority of the money will go to the administration. This money is generally used for unexpected events or University initiatives and programs which previously did not have funding.
(01/30/03 5:50am)
A Bloomington contracting firm broke ground Wednesday on a new, $42 million development on the site of old ST Semicon plant.\nBloomington-based Weddle Bros. Construction, a general contracting firm, is teaming up with developer Smallwood Plaza, LLC to create the development on College Avenue between Eighth and Ninth Streets.\nThe complex will consist of three areas: Smallwood Plaza, the residential area; Smallwood Pike, the main commercial area; and Smallwood Annex, a combination of residential and commercial space.\nConstruction for the project began Wednesday with a morning demolition ceremony with Guy Totino, a partner in Smallwood Plaza, LLC, as the master of ceremonies. John Jacobs, managing member of local developer Smallwood Plaza, and Bloomington Mayor John Fernandez spoke at the ceremony about the importance of the project and its benefits to the community.\n"We are so pleased to take out a longtime eyesore and replace it with a development that everyone in Bloomington can be proud of," Jacobs said. "In the process, we plan to provide 135 full-time construction jobs."\nAfter the speeches, Fernandez, Bloomington planning director Tom Micuda and city controller Tom Guevara were among the city officials to take swings at the walls of the old plant with golden sledgehammers.\n"I was one of three city officials to officially commence the demolition," Micuda said. "It's the first time I've ever been involved in anything like that, and it was exciting. Usually, my role in land development is to plan on the front end of it and not be involved with the construction. It was neat to be on the scene when they began the work on the property."\nJeffersonville, Ind.-based architecture firm The Estopinal Group designed the plans for the new complex, creating an area that will help to restore the residential-commercial mix that was popular in downtown Bloomington at the turn of the century. The brick-and-limestone apartment building will be home to 223 apartments and will take 16 to 18 months to complete. On-site parking and 27,194 square feet of commercial space will be added benefits. Tenants will be able to move into the centrally-located apartments by August 2004.\n"These are not going to be built as budget apartments," Jacobs said. "They are not going to be as expensive as some of the luxury apartments. These are going to be quality-built apartments that will have some very nice finishes in them."\nThree-dimensional renderings of the apartments' interiors will be up on the Smallwood Plaza Web site, www.smallwoodplaza.com, within the next two months so that prospective tenants can see the layouts and designs of the apartments.\nThe apartments will be available for rent in multiple sizes. According to a statement from Smallwood Plaza, apartment size will range from 726 square feet to 1554 square feet among the two- to four-bedroom apartments. Equipped with appliances such as refrigerators and dishwashers, the apartments will also include high-speed Internet access and free cable TV.\nTo ensure the security of the complex, each tenant will be issued a picture identification to enter the building, the elevators and apartments, in addition to the more than 50 security cameras that will be installed.\nParking spaces have been provided for 65 percent of the tenants, a larger number than most apartment complexes, according to the statement. If residents need to travel around Bloomington, they will be able to hop onto Bloomington Transit routes since Route 6 will be extended to the new complex.\nMicuda said this new development near the heart of Bloomington will help the city move toward a more vivacious image.\n"I think the development of the Semicon property will be an important turning point in the future of the city's downtown area," Micuda said. "Bloomington has always tried to have a 24-hour downtown (area) that is vibrant all the time because there are a number of people who reside, visit and shop (there). In order to have the 24-hour downtown that we want for our community, it is important to have housing projects that stimulate the vibrancy that we look for"
(11/22/02 5:27am)
After a 30-month investigation into the disappearance of IU student Jill Behrman, the Bloomington Police Department and the FBI have turned over a 70-page report describing all the evidence they've found to the Monroe County prosecutor.\nThe probable cause affidavit names three suspects, said Marilyn Behrman, Jill's mother. All are currently in jail on unrelated charges. Behrman acknowledged one of those named is Uriah Clouse, who was previously named as a suspect, but she declined to name the others.\nSince September, after the conclusion of the Salt Creek search for Behrman's body, investigators compiled information and evidence in the report. It was finished last Friday and reached Monroe County Prosecutor Carl Salzmann's desk Monday, said Bloomington Police Department Detective Marty Deckard.\nSalzmann said he is unsure of how long it will take him and his team to analyze the report.\n"We just received the executive summary," Salzmann said. "The FBI has asked us to try to digest and review it during the rest of this month. After we go through everything, we will meet with the FBI in early December."\nFBI Agent Gary Dunn said it won't be the final report on the case. He said the department is still investigating leads and will give further findings to the prosecutor's office.\n"There is a report that they have, but it is not all-inclusive," Dunn said. "We are still going to be providing (the prosecutor's office) with additional information. This investigation is still ongoing."\nDeckard said there is still a small amount of evidence to be found.\n"We'll continue to follow leads and tips submitted to us, but we're at such an advanced point in the investigation that there is very little, if any, that we don't already know," Deckard said. "When people call us with tips and information, we can tell them who they heard it from before they tell us. What we are doing now is searching for more people who are main sources."\nAnalyzing the 70-plus page report will be a tiresome practice involving numerous people, Salzmann said. In addition to being reviewed by Salzmann, the report will also be analyzed by deputy prosecutor Mary Ellen Diekhoff, as well as a team of research assistants and legal interns.\nTo analyze the case, Salzmann said he and his group will not only read the case, but may choose to read over thousands of pages of interviews gathered in the past two-and-a-half years.\nThe BPD and FBI plan to help the prosecutor's office understand the report in any way necessary.\n"If the prosecutor's open, we will present the report in Power Point. We have several points that we could illustrate to them, whether it be in written statements to video interviews or thousands of photos," Deckard said. "If that's what they require us to do, we will do that. We're at a point now that if we need to do anything, we can. We already have put everything in a 71-page report. We can do more."\nBehrman disappeared May 30, 2000. She left her house early that morning for a bike ride, but never returned. Her bike was later found 10 miles from where she was last seen. \nPolice have said Behrman probably was hit by a pickup truck driven by someone under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Her body may have been dumped in Salt Creek.\nSince then, the BPD and FBI have undertaken an investigation that included draining a 1.4 mile stretch of Salt Creek in September.\nMarilyn Behrman said she is glad to see the case is moving forward and is taking it one step at a time.\n"It's kind of a relief that maybe the case will be solved or resolved at some point, but it's still a long way off," she said.\nManaging Editor Cory Schouten contributed to this story.
(11/15/02 5:13am)
Since 2000, nationwide Staples office-supply stores have been subject to over 600 demonstrations and tens of thousands of letters and phone calls to the CEOs in a fight over the sale of recycled paper. A recent decision by Staples has the company phasing out the sale of paper made from endangered forests in North America and phasing in the sale of more forest-friendly paper.\nThe Paper Campaign, which spearheaded the movement, is an organization made up of dozens of citizen groups dedicated to moving the marketplace toward recycled paper. Led by San Francisco's ForestEthics and the Dogwood Alliance out of Asheville, NC, the Paper Campaign said they hope the rest of the companies in the office supply industry, such as Office Max, Office Depot and Corporate Express, will follow Staples' decision.\nTodd Paglia of ForestEthics said he hopes the industry will step up to the challenge, so the Campaign does not have to aim its sights toward another office supply giant.\n"I think that the industry has a choice to respond in kind or fall behind," Paglia said. "I hope that the companies are smart enough to do the right thing without any other incentives. If Office Max and Office Depot don't do the right thing, then the campaign will definitely continue with one of them as a target."\nThe Staples' decision is a first for the office supply industry. The company's new guidelines for the making and selling of forest-friendly paper will have the company averaging 30 percent post-consumer recycled content in all paper sales. This means phasing out purchase of paper from endangered forests, including key endangered forests in Canada and the U.S., and creating an environmental affairs division to report annually on results.\nStaples Spokesman Owen Davis said the company is looking forward to the new policy, but also said the company has been environmentally aware for the past decade.\n"Staples is very excited about this announcement. It really is a milestone for the industry," Davis said. "This policy has had a lot of work go into it, and we're excited about the work that lies ahead to pursue the goals outlined in it. Staples has had a commitment to the environment for many years, including over 1000 recycled products, energy conservation programs and internal recycling programs."\nInternational Paper, one of the primary logging companies in the southern United States, is also one of Staples' main paper suppliers. Jenny Boardman from the Consumer Communications department at International Paper said the new policy will not hurt the company, only help it.\n"We'll continue to work with them with our expertise and researchers in the area of forestry," Boardman said. "We are very pleased to be able to say we are already helping them achieve their goals with their products. In terms of their policy, they are looking to protect endangered forests, and our company doesn't harvest from there."\nSaving endangered forests was part of the Paper Campaign's mission when it began two years ago. The group educated consumers, made the media spotlight and worked directly with corporate decision makers to help reduce the demand for paper made from endangered forests and increase the demand for affordable, quality recycled paper.\nAs the largest grassroots, market-based forest protection campaign, the Paper Campaign gained the majority of its strength from the smaller, local groups, Paglia said.\n"This campaign was built from the ground up as a grassroots campaign," Paglia said. "It's energy in the field that has kept things going."\nThree Bloomington environmental groups helped the Paper Campaign in its fight for environmental protection. American Lands, Indiana Forest Alliance and the IU Student Environmental Action Coalition combined forces during the past few years to help out this forest-friendly fight.\nRobin Larsen from the Indiana Forest Alliance said the efforts of all three groups helped the effort.\n"Members of all three groups have been instrumental in organizing and carrying out three of the actions we've had at the Staples store in Bloomington," Larsen said. \nLocal environmental groups have also tried to make sure IU follows suit and uses more recycled material.\n"Right now, members of the three groups are working on getting the campus to go 'tree-free,' meaning it would go 100 percent recycled post consumer content in all paper products it buys. So far we have had fairly positive responses," Larsen said. "This is pretty much the largest incarnation of the Paper Campaign in Bloomington"
(11/12/02 5:12am)
Close to 300 people celebrated America's heroes and veterans on the lawn of the Bloomington Courthouse in observance of Veteran's Day.\nThe ceremony, an annual event presented by American Legion Post 18, honored the men and women who serve or have served in the military. \nThis year's ceremony featured Kirk R. White, assistant fire support coordinator in Indianapolis and a major in the 38th infantry division, as this year's guest speaker. His speech emphasized the morals and values brought back by veterans during World War II.\n"Veteran's Day is a day where we celebrate both our past veterans and their accomplishments and a time for us to recognize the current service people who are being deployed in various parts of the world, including many soldiers from the reserve forces," White said. "We salute them for their service from the military perspective and their subsequent service for the work in their communities as leaders in various organizations."\nWreaths were laid on the lawn in the veterans' honor. Desert Storm veterans, Post 18 and the Prisoners-of-War Missing-in-Action were among the numerous groups to lay memorial wreaths.\nSecond Lieutenant Kevin Pauly of the Civil Air Patrol laid a wreath as a representative of the American Red Cross.\n"It was quite an honor to be picked to represent the Red Cross," he said. "I have done a lot of volunteer work with them, so I really enjoyed this opportunity. We had the privilege of wearing the uniform of the Civil Air Patrol and that's one of the neatest things to do to express our gratitude."\nJames B. May, a member of Post 18 and the Veterans of Foreign War Post 604, said he felt the ceremony went well and helped the community remember their past.\n"If it wasn't for the veterans, the community wouldn't be here, and I was glad to see people come to honor the veterans," May said. "In whole, I think it was a great day for the program."\nMay also said this year's program marks the 45th year the Legion has put on such a program in downtown Bloomington.\nWhite's keynote address talked about the ideas of military values that veterans enforce and practice in their lives. The book, The Greatest Generation written by NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw, helped form the basis of White's speech.\n"The book focused on the invasion of Omaha Beach," White said. "The soldiers that participated in that invasion at Normandy knew that in many cases the persons sitting to their left and to their right probably weren't going to make it through that invasion. Nevertheless, with those very difficult odds, the allied forces were successful on that day in achieving their mission."\nValues such as duty, honor, integrity and selfless service are all traits White said he believed characterized the generation that fought in World War II. In his book, Brokaw names that generation as the greatest generation in America's history because of those traits.\nIn 1926, the American government declared Nov. 11 as a day to honor the veterans of World War I, the first modern global conflict. Originally named "Armistice Day," the title was changed in 1954 to "Veteran's Day" to also honor all who served in World War II and the Korean War. To many, the observance of Veteran's Day on Nov. 11 "preserves the historical significance of the date and focuses attention on Veteran's Day as a day to honor America's veteran's for their patriotism, love of country and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good," according to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Web site.
(11/11/02 11:02pm)
For the second year in a row, Alpha Phi Alpha will reign as the IU Panhellenic Council's Chapter of the Year, while Phi Gamma Delta gained control of the title for the Interfraternity Council and Alpha Gamma Delta for the Panhellenic Association.\nThursday night, over 500 members of the greek community filled Alumni Hall at the Indiana Memorial Union to recognize the great accomplishments of their peers at the 2002 Greek Awards Ceremony. \nThe ceremony, organized by IFC, PHA, IU-PHC and the Multi-Cultural Greek Council, recognized the recipients and chapters for their hard work, leadership and commitment to their chapters and to the community. New to this year's program was the addition of four emcees as well as several new awards. \nOpening the program was a brief dance number featuring the night's emcees to "Celebrate" by Kool and the Gang. The routine was followed by a video compiled of footage from various campus activities such as Dance Marathon, intramural sports teams, Little 500 and Delta Delta Delta's candlelight vigil. \nJunior Erin White from Kappa Delta, sophomore Brian Moak from Zeta Beta Tau, senior Jason Lee from Alpha Phi Alpha and sophomore Erika Chairez from Sigma Lambda Gamma claimed the Alumni Hall stage as emcees for the event.\nFollowing the dance number and video presentation was the evening's keynote speaker, Dr. Debbye Turner, the 1990 Miss America, journalist for CBS and member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Dr. Turner's speech urged attendees to "be all you can be" and to never lose focus. Turner's anecdotes, which included one about a school of fish and another about Turner and her grandmother, encouraged students to work for their best and "celebrate that they were born into excellence." \nThroughout the night, 24 different awards were handed out to members in all of the councils involved. Alpha Phi Alpha ruled the evening with seven awards, and Alpha Kappa Alpha followed with six.\nSenior Julie Lappas, the PHA vice president of Membership Development, said Thursday night's awards ceremony has been in the works since last spring, but the bulk of the work was accomplished this fall . \n"We added new awards to really recognize the additional values that are important to the greek community," Lappas said. \nThe "Challenging the Process" award, won this year by Alpha Phi, was created to recognize a chapter which challenged the status quo and worked to "think outside the box." The other new service award was the "Greek Collaboration" award, won by Kappa Delta and Alpha Kappa Alpha, was given to a chapter that collaborated with greek organizations outside their own council. \nThe extensive planning done by the committee and all of this year's new editions added to the quality of the program, Lappas said.\n"The emcees provided good transitions between the awards and made the night more spirited and fun," said Lappas. "I am so proud of all four of the emcees. They did a fabulous job entertaining everyone and engaging the audience." \nThe emcees prepared for the program for about a month, picking out all the songs and working to coordinate the event. \n"The emcees practiced twice a week for a little under a month, and we really developed quite a chemistry together," Moak said. "I thought that we as emcees helped make smooth transitions,and provided comic relief during some lulls in the ceremony. My favorite part of the event was the introduction. We did a dance, introduced ourselves and got the crowd going."\nLast night's awards were highly competitive among greek members, with the PHA Chapter of the Year award claiming closest finish between chapters. There was only a five point difference on application scoring among the top eight chapters. Alpha Chi Omega and Alpha Omicron Pi tied for second place with 130 points each, but AGD edged both chapters out with a score of 131.\nOther top awards for the evening were Greek Man of the Year, given to senior Eric Butterbaugh of Pi Kappa Phi and Greek Woman of the Year, given to senior Jennifer Watters of AGD.\n"I don't really think that there are one or two big accomplishments that helped me in receiving this award, rather it was a combination of smaller, everyday experiences and decisions -- more of a way of life, than a couple of life events," Watters said.\nButterbaugh credited other members of his house with helping him receive the award.\n"Not one accomplishment that set me up for this was result of individual effort," he said. "I simply couldn't have done any of it without the support of my chapter brothers"
(10/24/02 5:38am)
Princesses, witches, ninjas and ghosts decorate the streets annually one night a year, when kids have a reason to stay up late and consume massive amounts of candy.\nAs the years progress, so do children's costumes, until middle school or high school when they are "too old" to go trick-or-treating. However, you're never too old to go trick-or-treating and celebrate Halloween, a perennial favorite among IU students.\nNow, as college students and beyond, we begin to look at what we want our costumes to be this year. Wearing mom's old black dress and a pointed hat for a witch's costume was fine at age 10, but now at age 21 or 31, that old black dress won't cut it. \nWe all have our favorite perennial costumes, but being a witch, a vampire or a ghost gets old after 20 years. Now the big decision is what to do for this year. The main trends this year include superheros, along with anything retro and anything sexy. Tony Bianchi from the Halloween Adventure Shop, located at 104 4th St. in New York City, says this year it is OK to wear whatever the heart desires.\n"There really aren't any costumes people should avoid. I mean, here in New York we have a huge parade and anything goes," Bianchi said.\nJimmy Donner of Hollywood Toys n Costumes, located at 6600 Hollywood Bvd. in Los Angeles, agrees about the anything goes, but his store won't carry any costumes pertaining to Osama bin Ladin. Although many customers have inquired about the infamous terrorist, his store refuses to keep it in stock. George\nGarcia, from Fantasy Costume Headquarters, located at 4065 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago, says his store won't carry a Saddam Hussein costume because of the same reasons regarding American patriotism.\nLocally, Sharon Hays of Rags T Ritches, located at 1809 E. 10th St., says Arabian costumes have been low-key this year.\n"We haven't pushed our Arabian or far eastern costumes this year," said Hays. "We have them, but we have not pushed them because we haven't had anyone ask for that costume. We have not rented one so far. I still think people are skittish about that and they have always been one of our best rentals."\nThe big question is now, if anything goes, how do you know what's going to be the coolest costume of the season? The consensus among costumes shops is that superheroes and retro are sure to rock the parties this year.\nGarcia's store has sold large quantities of Spiderman costumes for kids and adults. College students and adults frequenting his store have purchased numerous 70s-ish Austin Powers costumes to wear this year. The female shoppers have headed towards the Renaissance costumes, as well as Marilyn Monroe and Elvis. Garcia explains the sudden interest in Marilyn and Elvis due to the anniversaries of their deaths.\n"This year is the 40th anniversary of Marilyn's death and the 25th of Elvis," Garcia said.\nBianchi's store has sold many of the same types of costumes, but his store has had a larger contention among children-themed costumes.\n"This year Harry Potter, Star Wars, Spongebob Squarepants, as well as your classic witches, vampires and Presidents are all popular," said Bianchi. "For the ladies, they have been in here looking for Snow White and other Disney Princesses, as well as nurses, Wonderwoman, and any other sexy costumes."\nBrittany Spears costumes and anything short and sexy have been among the main interests of female shoppers at Rags T Riches.\nWhat determines the trends for Halloween? Some costume shops say movies and the news heavily affect what people will don for All Hallows Eve, but others say manufacturers determine what people wear. Movie trends can be seen in the abundance of Spiderman, Scooby Doo and Austin Powers costumes, all which were box office blockbusters over the summer. The numerous requests for Hussein, bin Ladin, Clinton and George W. Bush are all due to the intense media coverage of their actions.\n"Austin Powers is now an icon after 3 successful movies. And do you know how many vampire moves have been made?" Bianchi said. "The Statue of Liberty costumes are big this year because manufacturers are making them. It's the same with any other patriotic or military costume, like firemen."\nHow much to spend?\nMost students are in a panicked state when it comes to purchasing or creating their costume. They are not sure of how much is too much to spend and how much is too little to spend. Estimates of what students and adults should spend varied from store to store, with the general average was around the $35 mark.\nHollywood Toys n Costumes said $100 was enough for students, with the average prepackaged costume running around $39.99.\nHalloween Adventure Shop said anywhere from $10 to $500 could be spent at their store, depending on where students are wearing the costume. Bianchi says students should spend more if they are entering costume contests, but spend less if it's just for a party.\nFantasy Costume Headquarters' customers spend an average of $45 to $75 dollars, but Garcia says you can go higher or lower depending on your tastes.\nRags T Ritches has a wide variety of costumes ranging form $10 to $100, with plenty below $30. The store even has sales and clearance racks outside, with costumes as low as $1.\nDeciding to stray away from this year's most popular costumes, sophomore Brent Moore is going to spend no more than $30 on his costume.\n"I'm going to be Scuba Steve from the movie 'Big Daddy'," Moore said. "I chose it because I was watching the movie and thought that all the fine young ladies would like to see me wearing a wet suit. Plus, it's original."\nWhile choosing a costume can be a difficult task, Garcia has one piece of advice to give to those dressing up: watch the extent of the costume.\n"I think some people get too technical. They think they are going to a wedding. Instead, they should just dress up, be down-to-earth, hang loose and have a good time rather than worry about the small details of the costume," Garcia said.\nJunior Lizzie Pope is unsure about this year's costume, but she's directing her attention towards anything in her house.\n"I usually look around my house for inspiration for my costume," Pope said. "I use stuff from around the house to make my costume. Last year I was a Christmas tree because I had lots of Christmas lights lying around."\nSome of the different and wacky costumes in stock this year around the costume shop circuit include one named "All-pooped-out" with a fake rear-end and fake poo on the butt, "White Trash" which is a garbage can with the head going through the lid and Neptune and his Sea Nymph, based upon Roman mythology, at Rags T Riches. The Neptune costume uses wigs with green stringy hair, shell bracelets and necklaces and a certain type of cape the store carries.
(10/18/02 2:29pm)
In its third annual survey, SELF, a women's health and fitness magazine, has dubbed Indianapolis the second unhealthiest city, with South Bend, sixth, and Gary, 10th, following shortly thereafter.\nMeg D'incecco, from SELF magazine's public relations department, said the survey encompassed a large number of areas affecting women, but that the Indiana cities failed the survey because of the general health of the female population.\n"In this survey, we took the 200 largest metropolitan areas in the country and looked at statistics from violent crime, rapes per minute, exercise time, number of toxic sites in the area. So just in general a very, very wide range of lists that we got from an advisory board of experts," D'incecco said.\nIn the study, Gary had a low number of rape cases and relatively low alcohol consumption," D'incecco said. According to survey statistics, Gary females consumed two fewer drinks per month than the survey average. On the other hand, the average Body Mass Index (BMI) for Gary was 26.5. Anything over 25.0 is overweight, according to the Center for Disease Control.\nThe survey found that South Bend's positives were that the city has a relatively low suicide and depression rate and the city is above average for the number of health clubs for the population. On the downside, South Bend women averaged only 25 minutes of exercise per day, while the survey average was 34 minutes. Also, women's health care for the city was extremely bad, according to the survey. To determine this the magazine compared the number of people with insurance, the access women have to see a specialty doctor, the number of hospital beds in the city, the number of mental health care professionals and among other things.\nDespite such a low ranking, Indianapolis actually had very high rankings in the number of insured women and a relatively low unemployment rate. D'incecco said the latter criterion was important because jobs generally help to increase the quality of life for people.\n"When women are employed, they have income, which allows them to pay for health clubs, insurance, and they usually wind up having a greater opportunity to have and live a healthy life," said D'incecco.\nIndianapolis had a high number of smokers and high rates and statistics for sexually transmitted diseases, D'incecco said.\n"This was a very important criterion for us to look at," she said. "With this area, we wanted to make sure we let women know about these areas, so if they live there and didn't know, they would find out, be knowledgable and know they need to take more precautions to protect themselves."\nGonorrhea and syphilis rates for the city are nearly five times the national average, according to the magazine. \n"Although the number of sexually transmitted disease cases has been high in Indianapolis in the past years, the Stomp Out Syphilis program has helped to lower not only syphilis numbers, but also gonorrhea and other diseases, John Althardt from the Marion County Health Department said.\n"Several years ago, the Center for Disease Control said Indianapolis had the highest per capita STD cases in the nation," Althardt said. "What we look at is the pure numbers because those are individuals. They are not percentages or numbers, but they are individuals."\nThe program's success, Althardt said, has come from the comminties work to tackle this program. "We've gone to the neighborhoods where we know have a large number of cases, and used one-on-one contact with the residents thanks to help from the community," he said. "It takes time for the building of relationships and trust and a community wide approach. We have to have the support of the business owners and the clergy to help spread our message. We've had a multi-faceted approach, so we've been able to see our numbers come down."\nOver the past few years, Indianapolis has been touted as one of the heaviest cities in America. For 2002, Natural Health magazine named Indianapolis runner up for fattest city, while Men's Fitness put the city at tenth.\nCurrently, the national statistic of obese persons -- people with a Body Mass Index greater than or equal to 30 -- is at 20.1%, according to the Web site for the Center for Disease Control. Indiana's obesity rate for men and women combined is at 21.8%, almost two points higher than the national average.\nThe Indiana Governor's Council for Physical Fitness and Sports was created by Indiana Governor Frank O'Bannon to recognize a person's dedication to fitness and to challenge people to strive for better health. The council delegates its time towards the creation and recognition of health conscious opportunities in the community.\n"We are working with several different partners that you might not think of as public health partners; the Indiana Department of Transportation, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Environmental Management and other agencies that deal with creating an environment that encourages physical activity," said Casey McIntire, executive director of the council. "The things we are trying to do are to point out and create biking routes, use non-motorized transportation on these routes, and make sure existing sidewalks meet (standards). We want to create environments that allow people to be active and…encourage people to try to incorporate more physical activity back into their lives"
(10/11/02 4:57am)
A probable cause affidavit filed by the Bloomington Police Department Thursday claims Uriah Clouse raped a Bloomington female May 21, 2001 and then continued to harass her, eventually violating a protective order early June 2001.\nIn April 2002, investigators in the Jill Behrman case named Clouse as one of the suspects in the case. BPD Detective Marty Deckard said in an IDS article from April 2002 that "Uriah is a suspect, as are several others, based on having an alibi that doesn't stick." At the same time, Brown County Prosecutor Jim Oliver encouraged a bond motion filed April 5 to raise Clouse's bond on charges unrelated to the Behrman investigation based upon FBI information and Clouse's criminal record.\n"The (FBI) agent told me that his sources said Clouse was threatening to kill people involved in the Behrman investigation," Oliver said in a previous IDS article. No charges have been filed against Clouse in the Behrman investigation.\nBehrman disappeared May 31, 2000 while on a bicycle ride. Her bike was found later that day. This September, investigators drained a portion of Salt Creek in search of her body. Due to weather conditions, the creek investigation came to a halt. Investigators will be sending the case to the Monroe County Prosecutor Carl Salzmann by the end of the month, Deckard said.\nAccording to the probable cause affidavit, in May of 2001 Clouse struck up a relationship with the rape victim. The affidavit says that on May 21 in the early morning hours Clouse arrived at the victim's apartment where another female was also present. Later that morning, the acquaintance left, leaving Clouse and the victim alone. Minutes after the friend left, Clouse allegedly proceeded to grab the woman, eventually pinning her on the couch and raping her.\nFive days later, according to the probable cause affidavit, Clouse returned to the victim's apartment where he attempted to force himself upon her again. The victim's acquaintances deterred Clouse from any further harm on the victim.\nIt was not until after the victim knew that Clouse was incarcerated in the Brown County Jail that she came forward with her report.\nAt press time, no known date had been set for a pleading hearing in the rape allegation. If Clouse is convicted, he could receive anywhere from six to 20 years in jail.\nBut this won't be Clouse's first time through the justice system. He has a long history of charges and trials for various crimes. \nIn a Brown County court Thur-sday, Clouse was found guilty of disorderly conduct and had a hung jury on a battery charge stemming from an earlier incident where Clouse allegedly beat up another inmate at the Brown County Jail. His sentence hearing for the case is October 25, where he could receive a maximum of 180 days in jail, Oliver said.\nSince October 1993, Clouse's record includes a conviction of a delinquency petition alleging felony battery, a conviction on a rape charge which was overturned 18 months later, numerous dismissed public intoxication charges, guilty pleas for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle over the legal .10 Blood Alcohol Content, resisting law enforcement and failure to carry insurance.
(10/01/02 5:47am)
After 28 months of searching for missing IU student Jill Behrman, officials on the case are preparing reports for the final stage of the investigation before turning them over to the county prosecutor.\nWithin the next several weeks, the FBI and Bloomington Police Department will turn over reports summarizing the entire investigation to Monroe County Prosecutor Carl Salzmann, BPD Detective Marty Deckard said. \nThe summary will include the analytical values of all of the physical evidence found in the investigation, as well as the results of leads and tips, Deckard said. \nThe BPD and the FBI will keep the physical evidence in their custody to forensically-analyze it. \nUntil the report is sent, Deckard said the BPD and FBI will continue to investigate leads and evidence to their fullest extent.\n"We have several leads that have come from the last episode of 'America's Most Wanted,'" Deckard said. "I have at least 40 phone calls to return since the media coverage at Salt Creek, with more calls everyday. Even today, after the weekend, I had 20 phone calls, and I have taken eight calls today regarding information on that case."\nWith large amounts of investigating still to be done, it will take time before law enforcement officials have the reports ready. Once the report is ready for the prosecutor, it will be presented by Deckard or FBI Agent Gary Dunn, Deckard said.\nAfter the presentation, the prosecutor's office will review the case, look at all the summaries, then make a determination on whether or not there is enough evidence in the case to file charges, Salzmann said.\nThe FBI's and BPD's roles in the case are not over once the report is turned over, Deckard said.\nIf necessary, both departments will further investigate any part of the case prosecutors have questions about or would like to see further investigated.\nSalzmann said his office has not been idle during the last 28 months. Since Jill's disappearance May 31, 2000, they have provided subpoena and evidence requests for the courts to get records and search warrants to help investigators.\nIn this final part of the investigation, the Behrman family will be kept informed of what is going on in the case, Salzmann said.\n"Like any victim in a felony case, we keep them reprised of what's going on," Salzmann said. "If there are any questions of them, we call them, or if they have any questions of us, they call us. We have an open-door policy."\nMarilyn Behrman, Jill's mother, said she and her family were initially focused upon finding Jill, but now they are also concerned with discovering the individuals involved in their daughter's disappearance.\nThose with information in the case should call the local FBI office at 332-9275 or the local police at 349-3325.
(09/19/02 6:09am)
Evidence found during a search of Salt Creek confirms missing IU student Jill Behrman was placed there, investigators said Wednesday.\nAt a press conference near Salt Creek, investigators said they are consulting with the IU Geological Department and with crews on site about the possibility of using ground-penetrating radar to find Behrman, who disappeared while riding her bike in May of 2000.\nInvestigators now have additional hope they will find Behrman, FBI Special Agent Gary Dunn said.\n"We found items that once again reinforce to us that Jill was placed here, and that gives us that much more encouragement that we\'re going to find what we\'re looking for," Dunn said.\nSearch crews have spent the past week draining and searching for evidence in Salt Creek. Natural conditions have stifled work as rain, mud and water seepage from the ground fed back into the creek bed.\nDunn said the 27 person Salt Creek crew spends 10 to 15 minutes removing one worker stuck in the sludge on average. Wednesday's effort saw two workers stuck in the sludge.\nBloomington Police Department Detective Marty Deckard said while parts of the creek bed are now showing, pools of water dot the 1.4-mile stretch of the creek. Workers have been concentrating on the few hundred yards south of the north dam. \n"We've exposed an area of land that has been under water for hundreds of years. I don't expect that mud to dry up any more," Deckard said. "You end up with mud up six inches above the knee, stuck and it stinks."\nThe ground-penetrating radar, which Deckard called a CAT scan for the ground, could help.\n"It will be able to layer images for us, so that it can tell us what is one inch under the ground, what is two inches and what is three inches," he said. "We are going to look at that as some type of magnetic resonance imaging, like the medical profession uses."\nManual searches by crews and search dogs will be the main methods for seeking clues and evidence for now, until the ground-penetrating radar is used, Deckard said.\nBefore the radar is used, workers will have the benefit of working with an additional 20 National Guardsmen this weekend. Starting on Friday and continuing throughout the weekend, the Guards will work along side firefighters, law enforcement and conservation officers already out at Salt Creek, said Steve "Rocky" McClain, a conservation officer who has worked with the crews since the beginning of the search. \n"Part of the excitement of the day was that we were going to get reinforcement by the end of the week, and I think we're all looking towards that due to the fact that…it's getting to the point where (the search crews are) a little fatigued and a little exhausted," McClain said.\nDunn commended the volunteer firefighters who have been out at the scene throughout the search.\n"The firemen from Bloomington and Ellettsville have been magnificent," he said. "We've had to put pumps in, take them out and put them in ad nauseum. We've done this in the evening hours when it's dark and treacherous, and these guys have done this without a whimper."\nBehrman was last seen on May 31, 2000. She left her house that Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. for a bicycle ride, but was reported missing late that night by her family. Local and federal law enforcements have been working for the past 27 months to find Behrman and also possible suspects in what has now been called a hit-and-run.\nLaw enforcement officers encourage people with information to call the Bloomington FBI office at (812) 332-9275 or the local police at (812) 349-3325.
(09/17/02 6:07am)
Crews working all day Monday to search Salt Creek discovered new evidence police say could be linked to missing IU student Jill Behrman.\nBPD Detective Marty Deckard, a member of the Jill Behrman Task Force, said investigators will forensically analyze the evidence to determine whether it has any value.\nSalt Creek was extremely muddy Monday, but work did not cease. With an initial river depth of 19 feet, the river is now down to three to three-and-a-half-feet. Crews, using large and small pumps and two dams, have drained the majority of a 1.4 mile stretch of the creek.\nCrews are concentrating on three "pools," named the Northern Pool, Middle Pool and Southern Pool, with the final pool capturing the main attention of the search effort. Efforts will be concentrated on the North pool, which is currently four to four-and-a-half-feet deep, to eliminate the majority of the water to continue the search.\nFederal, state and local law enforcement officers have spent the past week with members of state and local environmental agencies and companies. Department of Natural Resource employees have been out at the scene from before sunup to after sundown every day maintaining equipment used on the scene, such as pumps that continue to drain water, Deckard said. \nSince the creek bank was exposed, members from three different canine search and rescue units have combed the banks of the river.\nLaw enforcement officers from the Indiana State Police, IU Police Department, Bloomington Police Department and Monroe County Sheriff's Department have provided security, search members and divers. The United States Army Corps engineers brought their knowledge of the lake and lake area.\nSince Saturday, Bloomington and Ellettsville Fire Department members have helped with moving pumps and equipment and assisted other crew members.\nDeckard said he feels all the crews have given more time and effort than was expected.\n"These guys (from the fire departments) are working as volunteers. They are doing all of this on their time off. It's very moving," Deckard said.\n"Lt. Dennis Kuntz from the Department of Natural Resources has had his men and women come out not only in their dive apparatus, but coming out with their incredible expertise and knowledge of the area so they can assist us in every way.\n"Honestly, this is a heroic effort on many agency parts," he said.\nDeckard noted some of the most heroic work was done by law enforcement divers back in April and June.\n"Earlier this year, we had divers in that water. Now that the water's down and we can see what the divers had to deal with, it truly is a testament to the divers that they risked their lives in the debris-strewn, murky water," he said. "We now see fallen trees and trees from the banks of the river before the creation of Lake Monroe. It's a very treacherous environment. It's pretty amazing and honestly pretty moving to know what these guys went through to assist us."\nEric Behrman, Jill's father, says his family is very appreciative to all those involved in the search.\n"We're pleased with the dedication and the determination of the investigators. They have been the ones who have coordinated this effort, making it possible to hopefully find Jill and bring her home," Behrman said. "That's also in cooperation with a great many other people around the Bloomington community, as well as various construction and trucking companies and all the law enforcement people who have helped out in many, many ways."\nWhile almost all of the search and rescue efforts have been concentrated at Salt Creek, investigators are still receiving tips and information regarding the case because of large amounts of media coverage from newspapers and TV stations. \nDeckard explained that while most people believe their information might already be known or is unimportant, he encourages people with information to report what they know.\n"The truth of the matter is it's an active investigation, and it's like putting together a puzzle. Even though someone might feel like their information is not important, it might be the piece of the puzzle we might be looking for," he said.\nThose with information are asked to call Deckard at (812) 349-3325 or FBI Special Agent Gary Dunn at (812) 332-9275.
(09/17/02 5:05am)
Feminist artist Judy Chicago's return to the IU campus was marked Friday afternoon with a screening of the documentary "No Compromise: Lessons in Feminist Art." Some of Chicago's art has been displayed in The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction, and a lithograph of one of her most famous pieces, "Butterfly Vagina Erotica," will be added to the collection.\nKinsey curator Catherine Johnson believes this piece is a great addition to the Kinsey Institute.\n"We are very pleased with this donation. Judy Chicago is one of the most important artists of the 20th century and, now, on into the 21st century because of her notability in feminist art," Johnson said. "It's what our collection needed. We've had a shortage of women's work in the past. This is a step toward improving our collection."\nChronicling Chicago's semester at IU in the fall of 1999 as an instructor for an advanced art class, the documentary film captured Chicago's abilities as a mentor, friend and creative influence.\nClass participants spent 16 weeks in an art studio focusing on art history, gender studies and philosophy. The culmination of the students' growth and progress was demonstrated in an art exhibit hosted by the IU Art Museum.\nAfter seeing the video, sophomore Adam Steer said the Chicago's work opened up a new art genre for him.\n"I'm from New York, so we have a large amount of art galleries and exhibits. Before the video, I had never really thought about feminist art," Steer said. "Now that I've seen Chicago's perspective and the way she helped her students, I would like to see more of her works."\nFollowing the screening, documentary writer, director and editor Suzanne Schwibbs, Chicago, IUB professor Peg Brand from the gender studies department, and two of Chicago's students participated in a question and answer session, where topics ranged from Chicago's role models to possible shock value contained in her art to the students' experiences during and after Chicago's course.\nChicago began creating her feminist art in the 1960s, according to "Through the Flower," her Web site.\nOver the past 40 years, Chicago has worked with California State University in Fresno and the California Institute of the Arts to develop and teach others about feminist art. Some of Chicago's most well-known pieces, such as "The Dinner Table," "Birth Project" and "The Holocaust Project" have traveled to hundreds of exhibits around the country, with "The Dinner Table" being donated to the Brooklyn Museum of Art.\nIt will be on display in the Brooklyn, New York museum from Sept. 20 until Feb. 9, 2003, and later the museum will become the piece's final resting place in 2004.\nWith paintings such as "Butterfly Vagina Erotica," "The Dinner Table," "Birth Project" and "The Holocaust Project," Chicago's art spans multiple art genres, thus helping to capture the attention of numerous art fans. While part of Chicago's publicity has come from her paintings that at times are considered scandalous or salacious, others, such as "The Dinner Table" present a hard look at female role models.\nChicago believes there is nothing wrong or salacious about her art.\n"To us women," she said, "we have images that are natural to us, but make others go 'eek!' As artists, we have to display what we feel and, as women, we have to display our needs"
(09/12/02 5:19am)
During an early autumn evening last Thursday filled with wine, music and conversation, over 150 musicians, patrons and Monroe County public welcomed Leonardo Panigada as the new conductor of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra at the Oliver Winery. \nCo-sponsored by 103.7 WFIU, IU's public radio station, the BSO fundraising event opened at 6:30 p.m. to guests with gourmet hors d'oeuvres and a plethora of Oliver wines for visitors to taste. Providing the evening's entertainment was Karl Sturbaum's Jazz Group, whose lead member, Karl Sturbaum, is a cellist for the BSO. \nWith jazz music floating in the humid, twilight air, guests browsed the tables laden with prizes for the night's raffle. Among the gifts were concert, theater and sports tickets, gift baskets, retail gift certificates, fine arts and crafts, CDs and more. The master of ceremonies for the night was George Walker, the classical music programmer for WFIU. Opening the evening with welcome remarks, Walker soon gave the microphone away to Panigada, whose thick accent gave all in attendance a hint of what is to come for the BSO concerts.\nPanigada was chosen by the BSO Board out of a final slating of six well rounded, diverse candidates. His experience and commitment to music education and outreach to young people were dutifully noted by all. Being appointed as the new Artistic Director-Conductor is a thrill for the Latin American.\n"I feel honored and thrilled," Panigada said. "I have a lot of enthusiasm for the orchestra and the music. I am honored because of the orchestra's community and it has a program that shows respect for youth talent. I see music as a history, or continuum where society has a part in it everyday. This season will be an explosion of music."\nOriginally a native of Venezuela, Panigada currently holds dual Venezuelan-Italian citizenship. His undergraduate studies were completed at the Simon Bolivar Conservatory in Caracas, Venezuela, with additional studies in Spain, Italy and France. Currently, Panigada is a doctoral student in the IU School of Music.\nOut of all the new and exciting opportunities the BSO will offer to Panigada, he is most excited about the youth outreach opportunities. \n"The most important thing I am looking forward to is that the classical music will be able to reach young people," Panigada said. "I was one of seven children and I heard classical music. Now I am here. If we can reach more young people and show to them the wonderful aspects of classical music so they will love that experience and education. Music is not only for musicians, but for understanding of life. The force inside music can change lives and is not just a concept."\nCurrently, the BSO is comprised of volunteer musicians ranging from high school students to senior citizens, as well as a "Side-by-Side" concert with Bedford-North Lawrence High School orchestra students. The concert sits one high school musician at the same music stand as a member of the symphony orchestra.\nEntering its 33rd season, the 50+ member orchestra made up solely of volunteers will open its season with "Rhythms from Spain and Latin America" on Sunday, Oct. 20 at 3 p.m. BSO violinist Fay Blackburn, who has played in the orchestra since 1973, is excited about the new and diverse program the BSO will offer to area residents.\n"It is all very exciting and we have high expectations of Leonardo," Blackburn said. "He seems to have a lot of command and knows what techniques to use in rehearsal. It will all show and pay off when we play the beautiful music he has chosen for us."\nGeneral Manager for the BSO, Lydia Brown Finkelstein, believes the Panigada's heritage and experience will make the orchestra more appealing to all.\n"We are really excited about his Latin American heritage. His selections are a real departure for our orchestra," Finkelstein said. "We are trying to become more of the world's culture, and this is a wonderful opportunity for us to reach out to the Monroe Country community"
(09/04/02 6:34am)
Pizza parties in the dorms, ice cream runs with friends to the dining hall and social alcohol consumption add pounds to students. Many times these activities are done in addition to regular meals, so the results add up on the waistline rather quickly.\nGenerally, these new food and social plans create what students hate to hear about college: the dreaded "Freshman 15."\nNot to fear, though. A study done by scientists at Tufts University, in Medford, Mass., shows male students tend to gain an average of six pounds, while females tend to gain an average of 4.5 pounds. \nTo gain one pound of fat, a person must consume an extra 3,500 calories that are not burned off through exercise or strenuous physical activity.\nHouse and frat parties can contribute to a student's sudden increase in alcohol consumption, while dorm foods can contribute to a student's increase in unhealthy meals.\nTufts study showed that all-you-can-eat buffet style dorm food help to increase weight gain, but students at IU's dorms don't have to face that problem. All dorms -- with the exception of Read -- offer pay-by-item meal plans.\nIn addition to social influences, psychological influences contribute to weight gain -- particularly, stress.\nA new environment, being away from mom and dad, and classes all contribute to a person's stress level. Moving out-of-state and associating with new peers can cause anyone to become stressed or worried. At these times, students tend to turn towards comfort foods of pizza, ice cream or mom's homemade cookies to ease homesickness and anxiety.
(07/25/02 8:23pm)
Following a nationwide search, David Gallahue is the new Dean of IU's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Current Dean Tony Mobley steps down June 30 after 26 years of service to the school.\nChancellor Sharon Brehm commented on Gallahue's abilities and credentials for the dean position in a recent press release.\n"David has served the school and the campus exceedingly well, taking on major responsibilities for the enhancement and management of HPER," she said in the release. "At the same time, he also has served the discipline in such roles as president of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education. He is held in high regard throughout the school for his strong academic focus, mentoring of younger faculty and innovative training methods."\nDean Mobley echoed Brehm's sentiments concerning his successor.\n"Dr. Gallahue was an outstanding associate dean for six years," Mobley said. "He was involved in almost every administrative aspect of (HPER). He is an internationally recognized scholar in his field. Because of his long tenure at IU, he is very familiar with the operation of the University and most of the people involved. He is eminently qualified to assume the leadership of our school."\nAfter earning his bachelor's degree from IU in 1964, Gallahue continued his education at Purdue University with a master's degree in 1967 and a doctorate of education degree from Temple in 1971.\nJoining the IU faculty as an assistant professor of kinesiology in 1970, Gallahue has since worked his way up to acting dean for academic affairs and research.\nDuring his time at IU, Gallahue served in strategic planning, faculty governance, international programs, research, tenure and promotions, administrative structure and student recruitment and retention.\nBeyond the borders of campus, Gallahue has created an impressive resume of involvement and research. Besides serving as a consultant to governing bodies of the U.S. Olympic Committee dealing with gymnastics and skiing, Gallahue's extensive credentials include a body of research comprised of children's physical activity, motor performance, childhood obesity intervention, youth sport delivery systems and children's hero choices. \nAmong Gallahue's list of credentials is an international reputation in children's physical activity and the translation of numerous textbooks.\nGallahue, in a recent press release, stated his admiration of Dean Mobley along with his future plans as Dean of HPER.\n"Being selected to serve Indiana University as the next dean of the School of HPER is indeed humbling," he said. "Retiring Dean Tony Mobley has been an outstanding leader. He brought the school to national and international prominence." \n"I will do my best to continue his legacy by striving, with my colleagues, for research and academic excellence, cultural diversity and quality service to our various constituents in promoting (HPER's unofficial) motto of 'Living Well."
