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(04/03/02 5:00am)
The '80s were perhaps the funniest decade ever, and I'm not even going to mention Devo in this article. This list contains 10 comedic films that defined a decade of laughter. The unfortunate part of the list is that many high quality films had to be left on the proverbial cutting room floor. Perhaps they will be included in the director's cut of "10 greatest comedies of the eighties." Without further ado, here they are:\n1.) The Blues Brothers (1980) \nThis movie follows the exploits of "Joliet" Jake (John Belushi) and Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) Blues on their "mission from God" to get the band back together. Along the way, they manage to infuriate everyone from state troopers (lead by John Candy) to Jake's psycho ex-girlfriend (Carrie Fisher) to the Illinois Nazis to a country band called The Good Ole Boys. It also features such classic lines as "Are you men policemen?" "No ma'am, we're musicians." And "It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. Hit it, Elwood." The movie also features great car chases (one in a mall, and one where about half of the Chicago police force crashes) and musical performances from stars like James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker.\n2.) Airplane! (1980)\nAnother titan from 1980 is "Airplane!" One of the funniest movies ever made, it is a brilliant spoof of disaster movies. A scared ex-combat pilot (Robert Hays) must take control of a plane after the whole crew comes down with food poisoning. Among the other stars providing humorous roles are Lloyd Bridges as control-tower worker Steve McCroskey, and Leslie Nielsen as Dr. Rumack. There is a visual gag in practically every scene in the movie, so it is key to keep an eye out for anything funny. Memorable lines include "Can you fly this plane and land it?" "Surely you can't be serious." "I am serious. And don't call me Shirley." And the landing sequence sets up the line "Flight 209 now arriving at gate eight. Gate nine. Gate 10."\n3.) Trading Places (1983)\nThe movie that shows just how funny Eddie Murphy is. The premise of the film is based on a one-dollar bet made by the Duke brothers (Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche), who are wealthy stockbrokers in New York. They bet that they can put one of their own men, Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd) onto the streets and replace him with homeless Billy Ray Valentine (Murphy). After the deal has been in place, Billy Ray and Louis learn of it and team up to take down the Dukes. The New Year's Eve train scene is one of the funniest ever filmed. It features lines such as "It's beef jerky time! Does anyone want some beef jerky? We've got plenty of it!"\n4.) Caddyshack (1980)\nPossibly the greatest comedy of all time. Or maybe just the greatest movie of all time. And you don't even have to be a looper (you know, a caddy, a pro jock) to figure that out. Bill Murray steals the show as assistant groundskeeper Carl Spackler, whose goal in life is to rid Bushwood Country Club of gophers. Also giving a strong performance is Rodney Dangerfield as Al Czervik, who intends to buy Bushwood and turn it into a condo development, while offending club president Judge Smails (Ted Knight) throughout the film. Almost lost amid these performances is the storyline of caddy Danny Noonan's (Michael O'Keefe) quest to win the caddy scholarship. The most memorable scene may be Bill Murray eating the Baby Ruth bar that he cleaned out of the Bushwood swimming pool. Memorable lines include Dangerfield's "Hey Wang, don't tell them your Jewish," and Murray's "And I says, 'Hey Lama, how about a little something, you know, for the effort?' And he says to me 'On your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness.' So I got that going for me, which is nice."\n5.) National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)\nThe original and best. We are introduced to the Griswold's and the Family Truckster in this staple of the 80s. Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) plans a family vacation to Wally World in California from their suburban Chicago home. Everything goes wrong from there, including the death of the family dog and Aunt Etna, visiting cousin Eddie, as well as a wrong turn in East St. Louis, Ill. Once they finally arrive at Wally World, it is closed -- requiring a hijacking of security guard John Candy. Eighties staple Anthony Michael Hall appears as son Rusty Griswold. Memorable quote: "The Wagon Queen Family Truckster. You think you hate it now, but wait till you drive it."\n6.) Ghostbusters (1984)\nOften overlooked, though it did make the American Film Institute's list of the Top 100 comedies of all time. And with its synthesizer-driven theme song, it may define the '80s better than any other comedy. The movie follows the exploits of parapsychologists Ray Stantz (Aykroyd), Peter Venkman (Murray), and Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis), who are kicked out of their jobs at Columbia University and form their own ghostbusting outfit. They are joined by Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson) once their workload becomes too heavy in their fight against Ghozer the Gozerian. Rick Moranis is hilarious as nerdy accountant Louis Tully/keymaster Vince Clortho. And what ending scene could be better than the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man plodding through New York? Memorable quote: "What are you supposed to be?" "We're the exterminators. Somebody saw a cockroach on 12." "That must be some cockroach." "Yeah, it'll bite your head off." \n7.) Revenge of the Nerds (1984)\n"What are you looking at, nerd?" The answer, of course, is the best college movie made behind "Animal House." After getting kicked out of their dorm by the Alpha Betas, who burned down their fraternity, a group of outcasts bands together to form their own fraternity. What follows is a brilliantly underrated satire of status in greek and college life. Curtis Armstrong gives an inspired performance as Booger, and is supported by a pre-ER Anthony Edwards, who plays Gilbert. Quote: "You college guys are all alike, all you really care about is getting laid. I wish I was going with you."\n8.) Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987)\nThe quintessential movie for any business traveler. Steve Martin plays slick advertising executive Neal, and John Candy plays Del, a traveling shower-curtain ring salesman. After a taxi cab mix-up, the two are tied together in their attempts to get home to Chicago for Thanksgiving, via any mean of transportation necessary. Memorable line: "Where's your other hand?" "Between two pillows." "Those aren't pillows!" "So… how bout those Bears?"\n9.) The Naked Gun (1987)\nFrom the directors of "Airplane!" comes this farce of cop movies starring Leslie Nielsen as Lt. Frank Drebin of Police Squad. The movie also features O.J. Simpson before he began his search for "the real killers" in the role of Nordberg. The plot revolves around Drebin's attempts to foil an assassination plot of Queen Elizabeth II. The opening scene where Drebin rubs off Gorbachev's birthmark is an '80s fixture, and the climactic scene filmed at Anaheim Stadium provides the funniest baseball scene outside of "Major League," complete with Drebin forgetting the words to the "Star-Spangled Banner." Memorable quote: "Well would you look at that. It's the missing evidence in the Kellner case. He really was innocent!" "He went to the chair five years ago, Frank."\n10.) Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)\nOne of the most excellent comedies ever filmed. The action follows the lives of William S. Preston, Esquire (Alex Winter) and Ted "Theodore" Logan (Keanu Reeves), two high school slackers who front the band Wyld Stallions. Unfortunately, if they don't pass their history presentation, Ted will be sent to military school. Bogus! Fortunately, the boys run into Rufus (George Carlin) and his time traveling phone booth. They are able to go back into time and bring history's greatest characters back for the presentation. Between Bill and Ted's lack of historical knowledge and the adjustments that characters like Napoleon and Genghis Khan must make to live in the '80s, there are numerous fun moments in this epic. Memorable quote: "Strange things are afoot at the Circle K"
(04/01/02 5:18am)
A vote by the chapter presidents of the Panhellenic Association has paved the way for the organization to expand. The Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority has passed the first hurdle to becoming an established IU chapter. \nThe next step in the process will be for the group of prospective women to make a presentation to an expansion committee. The expansion committee consists of the organization president and one chapter president from the PHA, Interfraternity Council, IU Pan-Hellenic Council and the Multicultural Greek Council.\nAccording to the organization's Web site, Sigma Sigma Sigma was founded in 1898 and is one of the 26 members of the National Panhellenic Conference. There are 106 chapters throughout the United States in addition to one chapter in Germany. The only chapter in Indiana is at Ball State.\nThe students who expressed interest in bringing Sigma Sigma Sigma to IU first met with Stan Sweeney, director of student activities. Sweeney then submitted the group's proposal to the Panhellenic Association, which voted on it this week. \n"The Greek community supports this," PHA President Leslie Fasone said.\nThe measure to allow expansion passed resoundingly, receiving only two dissenting votes. Fasone said the primary concern for the dissenting groups was that established chapters might not be able to reach their quota with a new house in the mix. \nFasone said that should not be a concern. Approximately 1,200 interested women with qualifying grades participated in formal recruitment. However, only about 850 received bids.\n"An overwhelming amount of women signed up for open recruitment," Fasone said. "It broke my heart to see so many women not having the opportunity to have the same experiences that I've had. Anyone who wants to go greek should have the opportunity."\nThe last obstacle the prospective Tri Sigs face before getting on campus will be making a presentation to the expansion committee. They will have to prove they have both the funds to start a chapter and a house to reside in.\nIf the motion to expand passes, the committee will then determine whether the chapter can begin the colonization process in 2003 or 2004.\nHaving a chapter build itself from the ground up is not something entirely new at IU. Alpha Omicron Pi re-colonized in 2000. If Sigma Sigma Sigma comes to IU, it will be expected to go through the same process as AOPi.\nAOPi was allowed to participate in 19-party so rushees could get a glimpse of what the sorority had to offer when it would be on campus. In lieu of a house, the new chapter held recruitment from St. Paul's Catholic Center on 17th Street.\n"In order to be successful here, Tri Sig will have to find an open area where they can start recruiting women," Fasone said.\nAfter 19-party, AOPi dropped out of formal recruitment. After the rush process was completed by the other chapters, women who did not receive bids from other chapters were allowed to interview to become members of AOPi. The interviews were conducted by alumni and active members from other AOPi chapters in Indiana.\nJessica Bednarz, now a senior and president of AOPi, was one of the women who went through the interview process. Though she did not get to join the chapter she originally wanted, Bednarz was impressed by AOPi.\n"It was so interesting hearing everybody's different stories as to why they joined," Bednarz said. "They made it seem really exciting."\nBednarz added that Sigma Sigma Sigma will have to take a similar approach if it is accepted on campus.\n"They have to really sell greek life -- not just the chapter itself," Bednarz said.
(03/20/02 6:00am)
Kappa Sigma fraternity will ring in Little 500 week by hosting the band Of A Revolution (O.A.R.) April 16. The concert will be from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Kappa Sigma house, 1411 N. Jordan Ave. The opening act will be local favorite Three Minute Mile.\nTickets for the show are being sold for $12. All of the proceeds from the event will benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington.\nKappa Sigma philanthropy chairman Trey Smith, a junior, said the fraternity has worked with the Boys and Girls Club in the past.\n"It's a tradition we wanted to continue," Smith said.\nAccording to the Boys and Girls Club national Web site, the mission of the organization is to "inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens."\nThere are 2,851 club locations across the United States and its territories.\nFor Smith, the process of booking the band began at the start of the school year. He was able to negotiate to get the band through its booking agency, Creative Artists.\nLater in the process, Smith said he also had to compete with Union Board for the rights to bring O.A.R. to IU. Union Board has scheduled another band from Creative Artists, Guster, to play at the IU Auditorium on the same date as the Kappa Sigma event.\nSmith said the fact that he had contacted the band first made the difference in getting it to play at Kappa Sigma.\n"I have been working hard on this for a long time," Smith said. "Plus, our show is for a charitable cause."\nThe members of O.A.R, who are students at Ohio State, will make Kappa Sigma one of many stops on their upcoming tour. The tour begins April 4 in Wilmington, Del., and wraps up in Columbus, Ohio, May 18.\nO.A.R has developed a loyal fan base among many college students. Sophomore Adam Berry has enjoyed going to O.A.R shows in the past -- he has already seen the band five times. He advised anyone who has not seen O.A.R in concert to give it a try.\n"It's a good experience," Berry said. "They have a combination of different types of music that makes for a somewhat original sound."\nThe quartet Three Minute Mile got its start in the fall of 1999 when its members met while they were IU students. The band has taken off to make a prominent name for itself since and has played at a number of concerts, including Farm Aid in September 2001.\nThough there will be no alcohol served at the event, Smith expects the concert to sell out within a week, as he has already received several ticket requests.\n"It will enhance the greek system quite a bit," Smith said. "Everyone associates Little 5 with partying and all that, but this is dry and it's for a great cause."\nStudents interested in the Kappa Sigma O.A.R. concert should contact Trey Smith at 331-9245 or Sam Rodin at 331-9238.
(03/18/02 5:28am)
What do you get when you mix rules used in hockey with equipment used in curling? No, the answer is not "every Canadian's dream."\nIt's broomball.\nNew members from IU's sororities tried their hand at broomball the night of March 7 at the Frank Southern Center Ice Arena in Bloomington in a tournament organized by the Panhellenic Association's special projects committee.\n"We wanted to bring girls from different houses together in a competitive but friendly way," said sophomore Rachael Rose, PHA director of special events.\nThe rules of broomball are quite simple. Like hockey, it is a 5-on-5 competition, plus a goalie in each net. But in lieu of skates, the players wear shoes. The puck is substituted for a soccer ball. Players didn't don hockey sweaters Wednesday, but hula skirts or handmade shirts with their sorority letters. And, as the name broomball would indicate, sticks are traded in for brooms.\nThe competition was intense as several players slid across the ice to prevent a goal from being scored. But action was not exactly fast-paced -- people who hurried down the ice after the ball often ended up on their backs. \nWhile many players used a more finessed approach in attempting to score, others decided to try to power the ball into the back of the net by winding back and whacking the ball with all of their might. More often than not, the power technique led to the player landing on their posterior rather than scoring a goal.\n"It makes it more fun with everybody slipping and sliding," said sophomore Whitney Kincaid, PHA Director of Promotions and Event Development.\nPlayers were not the only ones getting into the games. Fans were as rowdy as a crowd at the old Chicago Stadium, pounding their hands onto the boards and making as much noise as they could to support their new sorority sisters.\n"The teamwork and sisterhood were really great," Kappa Delta freshman Darcie Ryan said. "The bruises hurt, but it was fun."\nAnd while fans and players focused on winning, the continual echoes of laughter raining throughout the arena served as a reminder that the activity was meant to be fun for all.\nThe idea for broomball was not motivated by the fact that it was an Olympic year. Rather, it was an activity that some members of the special projects had experience with in the past. \nBased on these past experiences, PHA Vice President of Special Projects Lindsey Fenton, a sophomore, said she thought the activity would work well in building tighter bonds in the greek community. \n"We wanted to cut down on stereotypes between houses and build a stronger greek community," she said.\nFenton also said the activity provided a positive outlet for the new members of the greek community to interact.\n"It provides a non-alcoholic activity for those under 21 in the greek community because there is not a lot of that right now," Fenton said.\nThe Special Projects Committee has already planned additional community-building events throughout the remainder of the spring and next fall.
(03/08/02 5:38am)
For those who put any credence into superstition, seven is a significant number -- as in seventh place, where the Hoosiers have finished their past three tournaments. \nIt's said that good things come in threes. \nNot for junior Mike Miller. After entering the fall season as the top golfer for IU, Miller played only three rounds, needing surgery to repair damaged ligaments in his wrist after the season-opening Badger Invitational.\n"I'm very anxious to get back to playing after surgery," Miller said. \nMiller said he is almost back to 100 percent, experiencing no real pain but occasionally hitting the ball a few yards shorter than normal.\nOver spring break, the Hoosiers will have an opportunity to toss their unlucky numbers out the window as they play in two different tournaments.\n"It's a fun trip but not a vacation," Coach Mike Mayer said. "We're here to play golf."\nNine players will make the trip. Freshmen Jeff Overton, Rob Ockenfuss and Heath Peters, sophomores Ryan Cassidy and Kirk Wood, juniors Bret Hardin, Aldo Jordan and Ben Davidson and senior Richard Thomas will all see playing time in both tournaments.\n"It will be a lot of fun," Overton said. "Team unity will be a lot better, and it will help out (with) things in the future."\nDespite being in Ocala, Fla., IU serves as co-host with Ball State for their first event of spring break, the Big Red Classic March 9-10. The event is 54 holes.\nThe event will be played at the Lake Diamond Golf & Country Club. In addition to IU and Ball St., the field includes Akron, Bowling Green, Evansville, IU-Purdue University at Indianapolis, James Madison, No. 32 Lamar, Marshall, Methodist, Michigan State, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Penn State, Richmond and Xavier.\nMayer described Lake Diamond, which plays at about 6,600 yards, as a very short and tight course.\n"They won't always be hitting driver off the tee," he said. "(The course) will really penalize errant shots." \nThe Big Red Classic is a rare tournament. Six players compete for the team, and the top four scores are counted for the team total. The remaining athletes play as individuals.\nAfter the Big Red Classic, the Hoosiers have four days of practice to prepare themselves for the El Diablo Invitational in Citrus Springs.\nMayer said that the tournament course layout will require players to use both length and shot-making strategies.\n"If you hit the ball crooked," Mayer said, "you won't find your golf ball"
(03/07/02 5:52am)
Two IU players finished in the top ten at the Emerald Coast Collegiate at Tiger Point Golf & Country Club in Pensacola, Fla. However, the individual efforts of junior Ben Davidson and freshman Heath Peters were not enough to prevent IU from finishing seventh in the 11-team tournament.\nAs a team, IU carded a total score of 619 (314-305) in the tournament. Illinois, the only other Big Ten foe in the tournament, scored a 604 to finish in second place. Host and defending NCAA Division II champion West Florida easily won the Emerald Coast Collegiate with a mark of 593.\nDavidson finished the tournament tied for fifth-place, the best showing of his career. Davidson's two-round score of 148 (73-75) tied his career low mark, set at The Tillinghast last October. Davidson finished tied for 17th at the Tillinghast.\nStill, Davidson believes that there is room for improvement.\n"I made a few mistakes on the back nine -- I hadn't been in that position (near the lead) for a while," Davidson said. "It will give me experience for next time, though." \nPeters also had a career tourney, finishing tied for seventh place with a 150 (74-76). Peters' finish marks the first time he has even placed in the top 30 in a multi-team field.\n"It's a confidence booster," Peters said.\nThe rest of the Hoosier squad was unable to match the consistency displayed by Davidson and Peters. \nFreshman Jeff Overton was the only other IU player to finish in the top 25. \n"If your top players struggle, you're in trouble," Mayer said.\nOverton overcame a first round score of 82 on Monday and posted a 76 Tuesday, bringing him into a tie for 24th place. Overton's first-round score marked the first time he shot above an 80 in his young career.\nWhile Davidson and Peters chalked up career bests, the normally dependable junior Aldo Jordan put together a career-worst. Jordan opened the tournament with an 86 in the first-round, the worst 18 hole score of his career.\n"Aldo needs to play better for us in order for us to be able to compete," head coach Mike Mayer said.\nJordan was playing in his first tournament since sustaining injuries in an October automobile accident. \nFreshman Rob Ockenfuss also struggled, finishing 13 over par on the last six holes of his round Monday en route to an 85. Ockenfuss shot an 80 Tuesday, finishing the tournament tied for 47th.\nThe Emerald Coast Collegiate had originally been scheduled as a three-round event, but bone-chilling temperatures cancelled Monday's opening round.\n"It's hard to imagine wind chills around 15 degrees in Pensacola, Fla. (The coaches) chose not to put the players into harm," Mayer said.\nThe Hoosiers will not have much time to brood over their performance. The team heads back to Florida today to prepare for the Big Red Classic, an event co-hosted by IU and Ball State in Ocala, Fla.
(03/05/02 7:01am)
At 3 p.m. Monday, over 25 students, mostly from the Black Student Union, marched from the Indiana Memorial Union to the Student Ethics and Harassment Programs building, 705 E. Seventh St. The students filed grievances with the Racial Incidents Team regarding the Thomas Hart Benton mural in Woodburn Hall Room 100 that depicts members of the Ku Klux Klan burning a cross. \nSenior Shannon Walden, political action chair woman for the BSU, said the group had been told to e-mail their complaints about the mural to the Racial Incidents Team. Walden felt e-mailing the grievances would be far too informal of a way for the group to prove its point.\n"Showing up as a group shows a more powerful dynamic," Walden said. "It shows we're serious, and stand firm behind our position."\nThe primary grievance for the group is not that the painting is exhibited, but that it is currently exhibited out of context and in an improper place.\nIU Art Museum Curator of Works on Paper and co-author of the book "Thomas Hart Benton and the Indiana Murals," Nanette Brewer said the work is out of context in the fact that the original mural has been separated and placed in three different locations on campus due to its size.\nThe two portions of the mural contained in Woodburn 100 were designed slightly different than the other panels displayed at the 1933 Chicago Century of Progress World's Fair Exposition. Because they were the final panels in the mural, they were displayed at a different angle and smaller size to fit onto the end wall, Brewer said.\n"In some ways, they were meant to be read separately (from the rest of the mural)," Brewer said. \nThis was due to the subject matter of the panels, which were meant to represent the contemporary state of Indiana life in 1933. The panel under scrutiny is known officially as Cultural Panel 10, and is meant to correlate with Industrial Panel 10, which is on the opposite wall of Woodburn 100.\nBrewer said Benton was trying to make a statement for tolerance and against bigotry in an era before the civil rights movement. Benton consciously placed a picture of a white nurse tending to a black child in the foreground and the Klan scene in the background.\n"He felt you couldn't grow in the present if you didn\'t learn from the past," Brewer said. \nFor the BSU, organizing a protest and filing grievances marked the second phase of their plan to promote dialogue on the mural. \n"So many groups are perturbed that the mural is still there after 17 years of debate," Walden said.\nThe first phase of the plan was educating people about the mural and organizing them towards a common goal of increasing dialogue about the murals on campus. \n"Because it's become an issue on campus, we feel that we've won in that aspect," said BSU President Marshawn Wolley, a junior. "We know that the University will have to do something now."\nThe next phase will be a meeting to discuss options regarding what will happen to the mural next.\nWalden said the suggestions for the mural's fate range from covering it, moving it to a museum or discontinuing the use of Woodburn 100 as a classroom and turning it into a center of diversity on campus. Also suggested was the possibility of having an African-American artist paint a mural showing a more positive side of Indiana history.\nWalden cited the University of Texas as an example, where a protest over a statue of Confederate soldiers was quelled by the erection of a statue of Martin Luther King Jr.
(03/05/02 6:31am)
It's snowing in Bloomington. Wind chills are dipping to ear-numbing levels. People are hacking at their car windows to remove ice. \nGolf season must be starting.\nThe Hoosiers have begun their spring campaign in the warmer climates of Pensacola, Fla., participating in the two-round Emerald Coast Collegiate tourney which began yesterday and concludes today.\nBut the frigid temperatures of Bloomington followed the men to Florida. In the first day of action yesterday, the men's golf teamn shot a first-round 314, and are in sixth place overall. The tournament was called before the completion of one of the rounds because of frosty temperatures.\nIU's Ben Davidson is tied for second place overall after day one action. The junior shot a 1-over-par 73, and stands one stroke out of the lead. \n"Ben played a great round today, especially under these conditions," IU coach Mike Mayer said in a press release. "It was unfortunate that he ended his round with a double bogey, or else he would be leading the golf tournament."\nDavidson and junior Aldo Jordan are joined by freshmen Jeff Overton, Rob Ockenfuss, and Heath Peters in the Hoosier lineup.\nIn addition to IU, the field of competitors consists of Austin Peay, Cincinnati, Drake, Eastern Michigan, Florida A&M, Florida Atlantic, Illinois, Louisville, Missouri and host West Florida. West Florida is the defending NCAA Division II champion.\nMayer believed prior to heading to Florida that the Hoosiers could tame the tournament course, Tiger Point Golf & Country Club.\n"It's a good test of golf," Mayer said. "With our length, I think it (the course's layout) suit us pretty well. We believe this tournament gives us a chance to compete for a title right away."\nMayer also thought that any southern team who thinks that northern teams like IU won't be able to compete may be in for a bit of a surprise. During the off-season, the team worked with strength and conditioning coach Stephan Roche to bulk up and add flexibility to golf-related muscles. \nThe mild weather also allowed the Hoosiers to play more frequently than usual during the winter.\n"I really feel we can challenge some of the southern schools," Mayer said. "I wouldn't be surprised if we beat a lot of their butts."\nThe IU golfers were excited about the prospect of playing in a tournament setting for the first time since October. Particularly enthused is Jordan, who missed the end of the fall season after being injured in an automobile accident.\nJordan spent much of his winter break working to strengthen his muscles and bones that had been damaged. Upon returning, he focused on getting back into golf-related shape.\n"On a scale of one to 10, I would have to give this a 15," Jordan said. "I'm really excited. I've put a lot of effort into running and eating right. I'm finally getting back on track."\nFor Overton, the tournament will be a gauge of his transition from an inexperienced rookie to a cagey leader both on the scorecard and as a decision maker. Overton will be playing in the No. 1 spot for the Hoosiers.\n"You learn from the best five players from teams all over the country," Overton said. "It allows you to stay more competitive."\nThis is the first year that IU has competed in the Emerald Coast Collegiate. The tournament was added on to the schedule to make up for the loss of the Northern Intercollegiate, which was among the Big Ten events cancelled in the aftermath of Sept. 11.\nIf the weather behaves, IU will begin the final 18-hole round at 7:30 a.m today.
(03/01/02 6:11am)
Thursday evening Dean of Students Richard McKaig accepted the judgments of the Fraternity and Social Judicial Board regarding the Delta Tau Delta and Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternities. Both fraternities were brought in front of the Judicial Board for having parties that violated campus alcohol policy.\nNeither fraternity will be expelled from campus. \nDelta Tau Delta will be placed on probation until December 2002 and will not be allowed to participate in any campus activities for the duration of the suspension. The fraternity will face additional social restrictions through the spring semester of 2003, and will not be able to participate in serenades or parties. Delta Tau Delta will remain on disciplinary probation until 2004. Any additional violations during that time may lead to heightened penalties. \nIU has joined SAE's national organization in suspending the fraternity for the rest of the spring semester. In addition to being banned from participating in campus activities for the rest of the semester, SAE will not be recognized as a chapter by the Interfraternity Council.\nSAE will be recognized by the IFC again next fall, and will be able to rush. They will face social probation through the fall semester, and will be put on disciplinary probation through spring of 2003. \nIFC Vice President of Risk Management Jack Summerlin said he feels that the sanctions are fair.\n"I support the decision in that it is holding them accountable in a restrictive way," Summerlin, a junior, said. \nThe national organizations of both fraternities will be reviewing the membership status of chapter members. Some members of Delta Tau Delta have already been asked to leave the house, effective after Spring Break. The membership review of SAE chapter members won\'t be completed until later in March, McKaig said. \nAll members that are asked to leave their respective chapters will have inactive status until graduation. \n"They will be recognized as alumni upon graduation, provided that they don\'t do anything to violate their oath to the organization," McKaig said.\nThe primary difference in the severity of the penalties had to do with what actions had already been taken by the national organizations.\n"The judicial board thought Delta Tau Delta had taken more student leadership action, while things at SAE were more unsettled," McKaig said.\nSummerlin said he was glad neither house would be forced to leave campus.\n"It\'s not good (for the IFC) to lose a chapter for an extended period of time," Summerlin said.\nIn a previous IDS article, IFC President Colin Godecke, a senior, said each chapter brings a unique identity that is lost when they are not able to be a part of IFC.\nIU has expelled two fraternities, Theta Chi and Pi Kappa Alpha, since the beginning of 2001. While both the SAE and Delta Tau Delta parties violated campus alcohol policy, McKaig said the judicial board felt the violations were not as serious as those committed by Theta Chi and Pi Kappa Alpha.\nA student, Seth Korona, died last year from a skull fracture he sustained while doing a "keg stand" at Theta Chi. Another student was admitted to Bloomington Hospital with a .375 blood-alcohol level after an event at Pi Kappa Alpha last September. \nThe Campus-Community Commission on Alcohol is currently making evaluations and recommendations on how to combat underage and abusive drinking among students. \n"We will never make the progress we seek, nor will we substantially minimize the risks our students run, until they join us in this effort by taking greater responsibility for themselves," McKaig said in a statement released Thursday. "Enforcement and education are the two components for which the campus administration must remain responsible, but only our students can make these efforts work by caring enough about themselves and their friends to both choose and act responsibly.
(03/01/02 5:20am)
At a party at Sigma Pi fraternity tonight, a band will play a raucous set of songs. People will tap their feet and possibly begin dancing. And no one will be drinking alcohol or smoking cigarettes.\nThe party is Sigma Pi and Alpha Omicron Pi's "Smoke Out" philanthropy event benefiting the American Lung Association. Rich Hardesty and his band will play at the event, which gets underway at 10 p.m. \n"As a house, we wanted to do a big philanthropy that would involve all of campus," said freshman Rob Walter, Sigma Pi philanthropy chairman.\nThe event's name, "Smoke Out," is a play on words. The grill will be smoking, as members of AOPi and Sigma Pi will cook hamburgers and hot dogs throughout the evening. Since the event benefits the American Lung Association, partygoers will not be smoking unless they are willing to pay a fee.\nSmokers will have to pay a quarter and smoke in a roped-off pen, AOPi philanthropy chair Sarah Clem said.\nSigma Pi has long wanted to have a benefit concert, Walter said. The fraternity started planning the event in early February when it was able to book Rich Hardesty to play a show. \nOnce the concert was set up, AOPi and Sigma Pi teamed up to find an organization for the proceeds to benefit. They selected the American Lung Association, which has been committed to fighting lung disease since its foundation in 1904.\nCasey Holsapple, Interfraternity Council vice president of community relations, said the event combines two of the best aspects of Greek life -- socializing and working for a philanthropic cause.\n"We're going to be having a good time and doing a good thing," said Holsapple, a sophomore. "I try to avoid cliches, but that's the best way I can describe it."\nWalter said the event will be a great example of how the Greek community can serve the community-at-large.\n"This is a great way to show that there's more to us than just partying," Walter said.\nStudent response to the event has been positive. Clem said she anticipates the event will be sold out. She said this was evident in the large number of tickets already sold.\n"I don't even know if we'll be able to take people at the door," Clem said. "But we're still encouraging people to come." \nTickets will be sold at the door for $10.
(02/28/02 4:43am)
For some people, the opportunity to don a pair of bowling shoes and a technicolor silk shirt is enough to bring them out to the lanes. For others, it is the chance to raise money for a charitable cause.\nWhatever their motives were, nearly 400 bowlers participated in the IU Bowl for Kids Sake at Suburban Lanes last night and Tuesday night. Proceeds from the event benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monroe County.\n"This is our most important special event fundraiser," said Liz Grenat, executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monroe County. "It generates close to 30 percent of our fundraising budget for the year."\nThis year marks the 14th year for the IU Bowl for Kids Sake. The event is a national fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters. The organization primarily uses the proceeds from the event to pay for the recruiting, screening and training of volunteers. \nThe theme for this year's Bowl for Kids Sake was "Hoosier Hoops, Hoosier Hopes." Honorary chairpersons included former IU basketball legends Kent Benson and John Laskowski, women's basketball coach Kathi Bennett, radio announcer Don Fischer and Assembly Hall public address announcer Chuck Crabb.\nWith about 65 teams competing in Bowl for Kids Sake, there was a high level of greek involvement. The event was co-sponsored on campus by Alpha Xi Delta, Pi Kappa Phi and Chi Phi. \nAZD philanthropy chair Sarah Ferraro, a junior, said she had so much fun at the event last year that she wanted to get more involved this year.\n"The bowling makes it more relaxed," Ferraro said. "Everybody's on a team with their friends."\nThe event gives people a chance to help out Big Brothers Big Sisters even though they may not have time to volunteer for the organization, Grenat said.\n"We hope that the community will get real excited about this," she said.\nBig Brothers Big Sisters of Monroe County anticipates raising $25,000 from the event, Albertson said.
(02/27/02 5:12am)
Approximately 5 percent of college females finish a meal by inducing vomiting, according to the University of Minnesota Medical School. These women suffer from the disease bulimia nervosa. \nLizzy Cameron, a senior at the University of Utah, was once one of them. Last night Cameron spoke to an audience at the Foster Quad formal lounge about her struggles to overcome bulimia as a part of the program "Killing Us Softly."\nThe event was organized by Chad Marriott, a supervisor at Foster. Marriott's staff puts together a program each semester and felt eating disorders would be an appropriate topic this semester. The program coincides with National Eating Disorder Awareness Week.\n"We really wanted to connect with students before it becomes a problem," Marriott said.\nFor Cameron, bulimia became a problem when she was a freshman attending the University of Florida. She exceeded the famed "freshman 15" by gaining 20 pounds. As a result, Cameron became a self-described "hermit" and went through several different diets, including the Atkins diet, which was all the rage at the time.\n"Don't do that diet," Cameron said. "I didn't know what was good or bad anymore. I didn't know what to put in my mouth."\nUnable to lose weight with her diet plans, Cameron turned to bulimia. She described her inability to vomit the first time she tried shoving her finger down the throat. The audience squirmed as she told her struggle just to throw up her meal for the first time.\nSoon after becoming a bulimic, Cameron was able to lose the 20 pounds she had gained as a freshman.\n"I looked into a mirror and said 'This is so worth it,'" Cameron said.\nA change in scene via transferring to the University of Utah for her sophomore year did not improve Cameron's health. By that point, she did not even have to stick a finger down her throat -- her body reacted by naturally vomiting following a meal. \nLike an addiction to drugs or alcohol, eating disorders affect the brain by releasing serotonin improperly, Cameron said.\n"I didn't need to think about what I was doing," Cameron said. "I scheduled my time around my eating disorder."\nFinally, Cameron saw that she needed professional help or her life would be in jeopardy. While an inpatient at a treatment center in Florida, Cameron met young women who went into cardiac arrest and mutilated themselves.\n"I was lucky to have supportive friends and a boyfriend," Cameron said.\nCameron's story was preceded in the program by the showing of the video "Killing Us Softly 3." The event also discussed what various advertisements were trying to portray about the image of women.\nFreshman Naura Keiser found the program to be enjoyable and useful.\n"It was interesting to hear a personal story," Keiser said. "I've never heard (a story like that) in person"
(02/20/02 5:46am)
The smell of spices and melting cheese wafted through the air. Salsa music permeated in the background, giving a few people with happy feet the chance to show off a dance move or two. \nLast night, a group of men interested in founding a new Latino-interest fraternity at IU held its first fundraiser by cooking an ethnic dinner at The Latino Cultural Center (LaCasa), 715 E. Seventh Street.\nThe men also received assistance from the members of the Latina-interest sororities Gamma Phi Omega and Sigma Lambda Gamma in organizing the event.\nThe dinner provided a good turnout and a profit for the group, sophomore Melvin Tejada said.\nTejada and a group of five other IU students are currently attempting to establish a colony of the Lambda Theta Phi fraternity at IU. Lambda Theta Phi is a national fraternity founded in 1975 at Kean College in New Jersey. The fraternity now has more than 50 chapters nationally.\nTejada got the inspiration to start a fraternity after transferring to IU from DePaul University in Chicago this year. When he saw that two Latina sororities were successfully operating on campus, Tejada decided to take action and e-mailed Latino men to see if there would be interest in starting a fraternity.\n"We want to try to get more expanded diversity on campus," Tejada said.\nThe group will first have to meet several requirements that will be necessary for the group to receive recognition as a fraternity on both the national and University levels. \nThe group must have at least five members, meet a minimum grade point average standard and inform the national organization of their intention to form a chapter.\nTo earn recognition from the University, the Student Activities Office will have to first acknowledge the potential fraternity as a special interest group. Then, the group must receive a two-thirds vote from the IU Panhellenic Council, Multi-Cultural Greek Council, Panhellenic Association and the Interfraternity Council.\n"Reaching chapter status might take a year," Tejada said.\nSo far, the group has received assistance from other minority groups and the president of the Multi-Cultural Greek Council in its efforts to organize.\nWith a total of 723 students on campus that have identified themselves as being of Hispanic origin, LaCasa director Lillian Casillas said it was important to have a group with a strong voice representing Latino interests.\n"It gives an opportunity for people to have a collaborate voice," Casillas said.\nCasillas also emphasized that it is essential that such a group demonstrate that Latinos are not homogenous but rather a diverse collection of ethnicities and cultures. \nGamma Phi Omega president Stephanie Santiago, a senior, said there is a common misconception that these organizations are only open to Hispanics. In reality, they are open to anyone interested in Hispanic culture.\n"People are sometimes hesitant to participate, but we promote cultural awareness," Santiago said.
(02/19/02 6:16am)
For nearly three years, the Campus-Community Commission on Alcohol has been working to resolve issues regarding alcohol in the IU community. Among the organizations most affected by the commission\'s proposals are the Interfraternity Council and the Panhellenic Association.\nWhile many of the proposals made by the commission have already been incorporated into the policy of the IFC and PHA, the organizations are continuing their efforts to work with the commission on proposals that are still unresolved, including measures calling for live-in advisers in all houses and others designed to curb underage drinking.\n"The hope would be to reduce the emphasis on alcohol, make stronger organizations, and avoid the problems that we\'ve had in the past," Dean of Students Richard McKaig said.\nThe PHA has met one of the proposed standards by supporting the Panhellenic national policy on alcohol-free activities, which states that chapters will only co-sponsor functions that are held at alcohol-free facilities.\nPHA Vice President of Risk Management Lauren Jones, a sophomore, said in the past, chapters have not been held accountable for such violations.\nSome proposals made by the commission are still being discussed. Among these is a measure calling to prohibit the co-promotion of alcohol and greek life. This includes eliminating t-shirts for Little 500 and other events that incorporate beer or liquor logos and the name of a fraternity or sorority in the design.\nDespite the confluence of such designs in greek apparel catalogs, IFC President Colin Godecke, a senior, is confident that the proposal is a positive step forward.\nWhile sororities already have live-in house supervisors, one proposal calls for fraternities to also adopt live-in advisors. Godecke said that if properly implemented, such a system would benefit any house.\n"Graduate advisors are not baby sitters or RAs, but a great resource for a chapter to use. It helps when there is someone to go to for information," Godecke said.\nOne item the IFC will be working to change is the Bloomington Faculty Council Student Affairs Committee's proposition that would defer fall recruitment for fraternities. Under the proposition, rush would only occur during spring semester for freshmen.\nGodecke disagrees with the proposition, and said freshmen who pledge fraternities during their first semester tend to have higher retention rates, grade point averages and involvement on campus than those who do not. \nMcKaig said the original set of proposals was distributed to the offices of all involved parties in May 2000. Feedback was received from these proposals, which were updated and released one year later, in May 2001. \n"The (current) proposals are still subject to conversation and recommendation," McKaig said.\nAmong the proposals that have become standard practice is the inclusion of alcohol awareness programs in new member education. \nEvery chapter is required to include "Train for Intervention Procedures" as a part of their new member education program. TIPS teaches new members how to spot someone who has been abusing alcohol and how they can work to prevent such behavior.
(02/18/02 4:09am)
If I had the power to eliminate an entire month off of our calendar, it would certainly be February. But since no one has vested that power to me, I will simply complain about its existence.\nThe word February is derived from the Latin Februalia, which was the time of the year sacrifices were made to atone for sins. Thus, it is probably no coincidence that it is the shortest month of the year. \nAnd while 28 days may seem short enough for some, in my humble opinion, they are still 28 days too many. (Except, of course, when there is a leap year. Note that leap years always happen to occur in presidential election years so we are blessed with an extra day of campaign ads).\nIf the school year were a cross-country road trip, then February would be the middle of Kansas. In other words, staying awake becomes exponentially more difficult. What can be used for motivation? The slate gray skies that shower us with refreshing drops of frozen rain? Or perhaps the thought that midterms are at the end of the month will be one that revitalizes mind and spirit.\nAs my associate, distinguished scholar Luas Det, recently observed over a bottle of cream soda, "Even the chicks are wearing revealing clothing." But that's just the way his mind works. I apologize.\nThere also seems to be some sort of "bug" floating around every February, ranging from the "flu bug" to the "cold bug" to the "mono bug" to the "I'm staying at home so I can watch 'The Price is Right' bug." Just see if you can avoid any of them.\nThere are a number of holidays in February, from Groundhog Day to President's Day. Not that I have a problem with holidays. But all of the holidays we have are rather useless, considering that we don't even get any days off school from any of them.\nI remember when this was not the case. Back in the heyday of my educational career, we got both Lincoln's birthday and Washington's birthday off. Then, because I live in Illinois, it got cut down to only having Lincoln's Birthday off. \nEventually, political correctness transformed it to President's Day, which gave us the opportunity to celebrate the glorious accomplishments of other chief executives like Warren G. Harding and Grover Cleveland. \nBy the time I graduated high school, we didn't even get that day off.\nAnd then, of course, right in the middle of the month, is the most horrific "holiday" created: Valentine's Day. \nI must admit that Valentine's Day was enjoyable back in the grade-school era, when guys swapped Ninja Turtles valentines with the girls in exchange for New Kids on the Block valentines. But then puberty hit and it all went downhill.\nYou may call this the bitter ramblings of some guy whose dating highlights include getting dumped by a girl before our first date and going on a date with someone in between breaking up and getting back together with her ex-boyfriend (at least once), but one fact remains: Valentine's Day was originally created as a religious holiday (Saint Valentine's Day). Then card companies, candy makers and jewelers collaborated to cheat us out of our money, which is quite unlike any other holidays that we celebrate.\nSo the sooner February is liquidated, the better. After all, my birthday is in March.
(02/08/02 4:34am)
For now, they are simple lines etched on a set of blueprints. But in a short time, these lines will grow into the mortar and wood of a house at 724 N. Lindbergh Dr., just one of dozens built by Habitat for Humanity in Indiana this year.\nFor the family that will move into the house, the blueprints represent the culmination of a dream. And that dream has largely been made possible by the fundraising efforts of the Interfraternity Council and the Panhellenic Association.\nThe IFC and PHA have raised around $9,000. IU Habitat for Humanity board member junior Tisha Wilson said it costs $45,000 to build a Habitat house in Monroe County.\nFundraising efforts began this fall for IFC chapters. Each chapter president agreed to donate a specific amount of money from chapter funds. The amount of money raised from each chapter varied.\n"People gave what they could when they could," said Casey Holsapple, IFC vice president of community relations.\nPHA chapters have been raising money since being approached last spring. Some chapters have donated money to the cause and others have chosen to donate their time to help build the house, Abby Massey, PHA vice president of community relations, said.\nThe current project is the first house that will be built by the IU Habitat for Humanity chapter in three years. Wilson cites the cost of getting a house built as the primary reason for the wait.\n"We've just been trying to organize and get our chapter stronger to build a house," Wilson said.\nFraternity and sorority members will volunteer alongside students from Bloomington North High School throughout the building process.\nConstruction begins March 23.\n"This goes beyond dollars," Holsapple said, explaining the value of Habitat. "It provides a tangible service for the community."\nWhile Massey has enjoyed helping with the project thus far, she believes the best is yet to come.\n"When I get a chance to get in there (and build) and know it's for someone else and making their life a little better -- that's why some of the women are so excited about being able to build the house," she said.
(02/07/02 5:03am)
Sigma Alpha Epsilon's national organization announced suspension of the fraternity's IU chapter early this week. The fraternity will not be able to participate as a chapter in University -- or Interfraternity Council-sponsored events, pending the results of their case before the campus judicial board. \n"There will be a hearing within 10 to 20 days," Dean of Students Richard McKaig said.\nSAE is the second fraternity to be suspended by its national organization this semester. Delta Tau Delta is also waiting for the campus judicial board to hear its case. The results of the judicial board hearings will determine the severity of the penalties assessed to either fraternity by the University. The results could potentially range anywhere from probation to the fraternities having their charters revoked by their national organization and getting kicked off campus. \n"Each case is argued separately," McKaig said. "What happens to the Delts should not have a bearing on this (SAE's case)."\nMcKaig emphasized that each chapter has its own distinct judicial record and that the records will be a factor in establishing their fates. \nIFC President Colin Godecke, a senior, lamented the void left in the organization by having two fraternities not currently able to participate on campus.\n"Each chapter brings something unique and different," he said. "This takes a little something away from us…we need to have all of these chapters contributing." \nBecause of the waiting period for its judicial board hearing, SAE will not be able to participate in IU Sing Feb. 15-16. \nSAE nationals suspended the chapter in response to an IUPD report of violations committed by the fraternity early Sunday morning during a party where alcohol was served.\nIUPD Lt. Jerry Minger estimated between 300-400 people were at the party when police arrived. \nSAE's national organization, based in Evanston, Ill., has removed the link to the IU chapter from its home page.
(02/05/02 6:46am)
IUPD officers responded to a call reporting a party with a keg at Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity early Sunday morning. Officers arrested five students at the party, including the SAE chapter president. They also confiscated a keg, as well as several bottles of alcohol and cases of beer.\nOfficer Joe Amandola was the first officer to arrive at the scene, and attempted to find the president of the house upon arrival. Amandola was assisted by officers Brian Oliger and Steven Schnell.\n"The uniqueness of the situation was that our officers were trying to contact house officers," IUPD Lt. Jerry Minger said.\nAccording to Minger, while searching for a chapter officer of SAE, one of the IUPD officers observed several trash bags of iced-down beer in the kitchen. Officers also noticed several people dumping their cups in attempts to rid themselves of any evidence.\nUpon spotting the beer, the IUPD officers contacted dean's officials.\nDean of Students Jim Gibson and the officers were walked through the house by chapter President junior Robert Guiser. Gibson ordered Guiser to open up the kitchen, but Guiser stated that he did not have a key for the kitchen.\nAfter a key was not produced, a call was made to the house manager. \n"The house manager said that they all have keys," Minger said.\nMembers of SAE still could not produce a key. At that point, fire department officials were contacted, and they opened the kitchen door. \nUpon entering the kitchen, officers and dean's officials found a trove of alcoholic beverages. The items found included one keg, two unopened 1.75 liter bottles of rum, one three-quarters full 1.75 bottle of rum, 15 empty 1.75 bottles of rum, 57 empty thirty-can cases of beer, and 20 unopened thirty-can cases of beer.\nGuiser was arrested under charges of furnishing alcohol to minors.\nIn addition, four others were arrested on various charges.\nGuiser has not heard anything about disciplinary action that could be pending against SAE on the university or national level.\n"The members of the chapter and I are working along with the university to come up with a positive solution to this matter," Guiser said. \nSenior Colin Godecke, InterFraternity Counsel president said IFC is working to help resolve the matter. \n"We are going to urge them to cooperate with any sort of investigation that is taking place, whether it is with their nationals or the University," he said.
(01/30/02 5:00am)
Kung Pow!: Enter the Fist - PG-13\nStarring: Steve Oedekerk\nDirected by: Steve Oedekerk\nShowing: Showplace West 12\nIt would seem appropriate to feel somewhat relunctant, or perhaps even frightened, about the prospects of seeing a movie whose selling point in previews is "from the director of 'Ace Ventura 2'."\nTrust your instincts. Sure enough, director/writer/producer/star Steve Oedekerk provides us with 90 minutes that we will want back on our deathbeds.\nFor a mindless comedy, "Kung Pow" starts off rather darkly with the entire family of The Chosen One (a digitized baby) getting murdered by the nefarious Master Pain (Lung Fai). The baby gets medieval with Master Pain, but is tossed down a hill and left to rot.\nThe next time The Chosen One is seen, he's grown into a man (Oedekerk). In the next five minutes or so, we learn some humorous details about his life up until then, such as the fact that he was raised by "various rodents," and we have to sit through some ridiculous dubbing.\nThe film then goes into what I think was meant to be its main plot -- The Chosen One's quest to beat Master Pain. How do we know he is "The Chosen One"? Because he has a face on his tongue, of course. This is supposed to be funny. I'll have to check with some local third-graders to see if it is or not.\nAn interesting concept used in the movie is the taking of scenes from the 1974 chopsocky flick "Tiger & Crane Fists," and digitally placing Oedekerk into the scenes, which are re-dubbed for comic effect. This might have worked if any of the punch lines actually landed.\nIt is hard to find words to describe the sheer vapidity of the movie. For instance, Master Pain has his name changed to Betty in the middle of the movie -- for no other reason than to make the extremely weak joke that his name is now "Master Betty." (Get it? It's a play on "masturbation." Heh heh, cool Beavis.)\nIn fact, the only funny joke in the movie after the somewhat inspired beginning occurs when we learn that the Evil Council that Betty works for is a group of Frenchmen. Oh wait, I wasn't supposed to give away the ending. Well, never mind. You'll thank me when you're on your deathbed.\n
(01/28/02 5:15am)
A third party has entered the horizon for the upcoming IU Student Association elections. Now challenging the Synergy and Steel parties for the candidacy is the Kirkwood ticket.\nKirkwood ticket candidates for executive council include: Bill Gray, president; Judd Arnold, Vice President of Adminstration; Vanessa Sea, Vice President of Congress; and Blair Greenberg, Treasurer.\nMembers of the Kirkwood ticket said they are quite capable of election day victory. In fact, the party is convinced that they are closer in touch to the student body, campaigning under the motto, "Work hard, play hard."\n"The other candidates are all about politics, and I am all about being a college kid," Gray said.\nThe primary plank on the Kirkwood platform is the revival of what they call "the old IU atmosphere."\n"The Kirkwood party was founded on the ideals of the old IU, where a person could walk up any street on a Thursday night and find a rocking party," Arnold said. "Where that same person would go to an IU game on Sunday, then go to the library on Sunday night and get their work done."\nAs their motto states, the Kirkwood candidates also look to work hard. One of the projects Arnold and Greenberg are currently looking into is a plan to assure students of paying the same tuition for the duration of their IU career.\n"You come into the school as a freshman and your tuition doesn't increase after that," Greenberg said. "We'd really love to see that at IU."\nGreenberg said that the policy is currently in place at several schools across the country, including St. Olaf's College in Minnesota. \nArnold and Greenberg are also looking at the student budget for places where cuts can be made to free up money for their tuition plan. They are also optimistic despite the impending budget crisis in the state legislature, saying that the state is "very pro-education."\nIn addition to their plans, members of the Kirkwood party feel that their personalities set them apart from candidates from other parties. Kirkwood candidates stated that "unlike the others," they have candidates from "all walks of life."\n"The other parties really don't understand what college is about," Gray said. "There is no doubt that college is about learning in the classroom, but it is also about the lessons you learn at fraternity parties, the bars, and IU basketball games"