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____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Eve gazed onward, surveying the tangled debris of fallen leaves and toppled trees. But for the first time in more than 40 years, Adam did not look back.When storms destroyed nearly 300 trees on campus last May, Adam, of “The Space Between” sculpture located behind Kirkwood Hall, was left with a cracked head and bent sculpture base after he was struck by a falling tree.The sculpture was created in 1963 by former IU Professor of Fine Arts Jean Paul Darriau. Another one of his best known works in Bloomington is the “Red, Blond, Black and Olive” sculpture that occupies Miller-Showers Park between College Avenue and Walnut Street. Removed soon after the storm, Adam was stored in the IU Art Museum for the summer and fall as Curator of Campus Art Sherry Rouse searched for the best place to send him for repairs. “The bronze was actually rolled up where the tree had forced him forward,” Rouse said. About seven months later, on Jan. 6, both Adam and Eve were moved to Venus Bronze Works Inc. in Detroit, Mich. They will spend the winter there being repaired by owner Giorgio Gikas. While Eve remained outside during the fall semester, she was removed to join Adam in the restoration process. The repairs are expected to take the rest of the winter to complete and will cost approximately $14,000. While in Michigan, Adam’s skull will be fixed. Depending on how severe the damages are, the company will either patch up the damaged bronze or loosen the metal to repair the crack, Rouse said. The base that Adam stood on will need to be re-flattened, and both sculptures will be cleaned and repatinated. “They will try to be the least invasive to not cause any more trouble,” Rouse said. “They want to use existing material as much as possible.”
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____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Both small college towns. Both Big Ten schools. Both used to have coaches that were bigger icons than the school itself.These similarities have left campus wondering how IU would handle a situation like that of Pennsylvania State University’s current one. Head football coach Joe Paterno and university President Graham Spanier were recently fired for allegedly not doing enough after receiving information regarding possible child sex abuse allegations against a former assistant football coach. Because the full details of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky’s investigation have yet to be uncovered, IU Athletics has not looked into how these events may impact their policies yet, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations J.D. Campbell said. “We’re just kind of observing right now,” Campbell said. “We don’t know what all transpired, so it’s kind of hard to make comments until we do know more.” According to a Daily Collegian article, thousands of Penn State students tore down lampposts, shattered car windows and overturned a news van in a riot Nov. 9, reacting to the firing of Paterno.Those events have rung eerily similar to those that occurred 11 years ago in reaction to the firing of then-head basketball coach Bob Knight. The night after a press conference Sept. 10, 2000, where IU announced Knight’s firing, a peaceful rally turned into a riot as students walked from Assembly Hall to the Bryan House.Different groups of students tore down lampposts in the Arboretum, near Woodburn Hall and at Showalter Fountain and burned effigies of then-freshman Kent Harvey, who had reported his confrontation with Knight the previous week.Students also alledgedly stole the bronze fish, which was the last remaining part of the original sculpture. Similar to Paterno’s recent statement to students to show his appreciation for them as they congregated outside his house last week, Knight, as reported in the IDS, returned to campus that night to subdue the riots by speaking to the crowd.He said he appreciated their support, but said, “Now let’s give (the police) a break so they can go home to their families.”Currently, the University has implemented policies through the Student Life and Learning office to provide space mechanisms for students to demonstrate peacefully and share differences, Dean of Students Harold “Pete” Goldsmith said.If a riot similar to the one at Penn State or the one at IU 11 years ago were to occur, Goldsmith said his role would be to try to assist and restore peace. “I’m hoping that because we have a place for open dialogue we wouldn’t get to that point,” Goldsmith said. IU students have expressed their opinions on how administrators and students would react if a similar situation occurred at IU. “I don’t think students would riot. It wouldn’t be as big a deal,” senior Mitch Klein said. “Paterno was such a staple, and we don’t really have that anymore.” “Probably the same,” freshman Brandon Fleites said. “We’re both Big Ten schools, it’s the same environment. Kids like to make trouble.” “I hope students would be more mature and realize (administrators) had to do what was necessary,” junior Jordan Kiel said. “Hopefully, administrators would’ve done it in a more professional fashion not over the phone at 10 p.m. at night.” “To be honest, it’s hard to compare. I’m a huge basketball fan. I go to all the games, but we just don’t have the same following as Penn State football does,” senior Elizabeth McGrath said. “Hopefully, students would understand the severity of the situation and not riot. Anytime a scandal involves children it should be taken seriously. And, hopefully, the University would own up and get to the bottom of the situation.” “I think we’d be more conscious about our actions. Hopefully, administrators wouldn’t be so quick to react because all the facts aren’t even known yet,” junior Zach Owens said. “I think students would be supportive of sports faculty equally as Penn State. Knowing IU, we’d get rowdy.” IU has an explicit code in place known as the Whistleblower Policy that can be invoked to handle any sort of “wrongful conduct” that might occur among employees. “Indiana University has a responsibility to conduct its affairs ethically and in compliance with the law and university policy. IU employees who make a good faith effort to ‘blow the whistle’ on suspected wrongful conduct are protected under Indiana Code 21-39-3 and IU’s Whistleblower Policy,” according to the University Human Resource Services Staff Handbook.An anonymous reporting hotline is also available at the Internal Audit website.Also, under Indiana law, anyone who fails to make a report regarding child abuse can result in a Class B misdemeanor, which can include some prison time and a fine. “It’s unfortunate what happened at Penn State,” Goldsmith said. “If (rioting) happened here, we would do everything we could to subdue that.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>We can organize many things in life. Essays, shoe collections and governments are just a few possibilities. But for a college student who is strapped for both time and money, perhaps the most diffi cult area to alphabetize, categorize and color code is a house or room. By this point in the school year, most students’ original organizational intentions have fallen by the wayside and been replaced by worries over papers and midterms. So if your room, desk or house looks like more like a construction site than a living space, here are a few tips to get your room back on track.5 EASY WAYS TO ORGANIZE YOUR ROOM FOR LESS THAN $101. 3m hooks, about $6They are strong, and if properly applied and removed, they won’t damage the painton your walls. Use them to hang necklaces, coats, backpacks and picture frames.2. Pizza X cups, free with your purchase of a drinkWhile these are often used for less “organized” forms of entertainment, considerkeeping your writing utensils or makeup brush holders in them, too.3. Dry erase board, about $8.50Keep a to-do list or a list of things to buy, or write passive-aggressive notes to yourroommate on them. You can prop it up on your desk or hang it on the wall withsome of those fancy 3m hooks.4. Pop-up hamper, about $7With sturdy handles for dragging your laundry down four fl ights of stairs andpockets to hang your detergent and fabric softener, this is not your typical hamper.Many of these kinds of hampers also have some sort of closeable top, which meansit’s perfect for throwing your dirty laundry in the car for Mom to do.5. Command cord organizer pack, about $7Between the wires for your diff erent chargers, television and all your roommate’sstuff , something’s going to get tangled. This product will organize all of those,keeping them off the fl oor and away from potential liquid spills.CLEAN!Before you begin organizing, spend time cleaning. It’s the only way you’ll be able to see the full space you have to work with. Th row out or recycle unnecessary clutter. Unless that free bottle opener from Welcome Week has found a home on your key ring, it’s time to say goodbye. If it’s your closet that needs organizing, do all your laundry first and then start categorizing.KNOW YOUR HABITSThe nice thing about organizing a space after you’ve been living in it fora few months is that you know where you like to charge your phone, keep your sweaters and hang your coat. Keep all of that in mind when you’re setting up your new plan. It’ll only lead to frustration and lost items if you try to rework the placement of every single item in your room.FIND A SYSTEM THAT WORKS FOR YOUAlphabetizing and color-coding is not for everyone. If you don’t already have a system like that in place, it’s probably not the one for you. Being organized is not all about labeling every single pencil and paperclip you own. Th e definition of “organize,” according to Merriam- Webster, is to arrange elements into a whole of interdependent parts. If that means keeping your gym bag next to your iHome because you always work out to music, then keep it there.SMALL WINSWhatever system you decide to implement, just remember to keep it going. Your new paperfiling binder or hanging shoe rack won’t help you find what you’re looking for if you left everything in a pile on the floor.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Teens appear to be more safe-sex savvy than they were eight years ago, according to the Centers for Disease Control’s 2006-10 National Survey of Family Growth.After data was compiled from the largest sample of teens that has ever been interviewed for the project since it began in 1973, two things have become evident. Teenage boys are using more condoms, more often, while the amount of teens having intercourse is not on the rise. Michael Reese, director of the IU Center for Sexual Health Promotion, said he would attribute this increase to three factors: Present-day teens have never known a day when HIV and other serious STDs were not a possibility. Condom education has improved from what it used to be in the nation as a whole..Condoms on the market today are better than what they were 20 years ago. Users have rated these condoms to be a more positive sexual experience than what they used to be. Eight out of every 10 teenage boys, between the ages of 15 and 19, used a condom during their first sexual encounter, which is a 9 percent increase from the last time the study was done in 2002. The study also showed teen boys are using more “dual-method” practices like using a condom in combination with a female hormonal method like birth control pills, contraceptive injections or patches. IU sexual health researchers through the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation conducted the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior in Oct. of 2010, which documented sexual behaviors of Americans between ages 14 and 94. The researchers reached similar conclusions about teenage sexual experiences. Teenage females who were sexually experienced declined significantly from 51 percent in 1988 to 43 percent in 2006 to 2010, according to the study. This long-term decline is a reversal from a period during which the percentage of teenagers who were sexually experienced was steadily increasing throughout the 1970s and ’80s. The main reason teens cite for staying abstinent remains the same as the 2002 survey: “against religion or morals.” According to the study, 41 percent of females and 31 percent of males chose this as their main reason for not having had sex. The second most popular reason chosen among males was that they “haven’t found the right person yet.” This response increased significantly for male teenagers from 21 percent in 2002 to 29 percent in 2006 to 2010.Teen males are not the only ones to have increased their use of birth control/STD preventative actions. Females have also cited increased use of a wider array of hormonal methods other than the pill during their first time. A larger proportion used hormonal methods other than the pill at first sex, and a higher percentage had used emergency contraception (14 percent), the contraceptive patch (10 percent) or the contraceptive ring (5 percent).
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>As a child, Bloomington native and IU senior Danielle Guevara did gymnastics and played soccer. But it wasn’t until she replaced her younger brother in a martial arts class at Monroe County Martial Arts that she fell in love with the sport. Since then, Guevara has taken classes in Hapkido, Eskrima, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and kickboxing, to name a few.While Guevara came to IU to pursue voice at the Jacobs School of Music, she is also pursuing a martial arts outside concentration because her music degree required an additional field to study. She said she chose an outside field because she doesn’t want to pursue voice after graduation.Guevara was accepted to the Individualized Major Program last May and has taken psychology, American Sign Language, kinesiology and adaptive physical education classes along with IU martial arts classes.She said while most music students choose to concentrate in arts administration or some kind of science, she wanted to do something that combined the activity she’d been doing for more than 10 years and the opportunity to work with children. “I knew I wanted to work with special needs children, but not necessarily in a classroom,” Guevara said. The individualized major program gave her the opportunity to do so.Guevara said hearing about 2011 graduate Adam Rector, who majored in martial arts choreography in film, got her to start thinking about creating her own degree in martial arts therapy. “IU gave me a chance to get a degree in it and to be my own designer,” Guevara said. Guevara currently teaches at both the MCMA and the Monroe County YMCA. At the YMCA, she teaches an adaptive martial arts class for students with special needs or a disability. “It’s a unique form of physical therapy that can be individualized to a child’s needs,” Guevara said. Guevara said she loves seeing how martial arts helps children with their disabilities. One boy in her class at the YMCA was not born with any kind of disability. However, he was in a car accident and lost motor functions, which put him in a wheelchair. Since beginning her class and continuing regular physical therapy sessions, he has moved from a wheelchair to a walker and is now able to do some moves without any kind of support. “It’s been pretty amazing to watch that kind of change happen,” Guevara said. Linda Scott, co-founder and business manager of MCMA, has known Guevara since she was 9, when she began her training. Since then Guevara has remained a staple at MCMA. She began assistant teaching at 15, got her black belt in Tae Kwon Do at 16 and began teaching her own classes at 18. She comes in almost every day for several hours a day, in addition to her classes at IU, Scott said.“We can always count on her,” Scott said. “If we ever go out of town, we know she can be responsible and take care of the place for us.” Scott said she has noticed how well Guevara works with all children. “She just gets right in there, and she’s able to get the kids’ attentions right away,” Scott said. “She’s quietly confident.”
Its basic ingredients include friends, music, and, let’s face it, alcohol.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Parking tickets are like the common cold. They affect everyone at some point.For many IU students, the initial bout with this particular strain begins soon after they decide to pull onto campus for the first time. Along with the freedom a car offers, some students encounter the financial responsibility that comes with parking ticket fines. On average, 40,000 tickets are given out every school year, said Doug Porter, IU Parking Operations parking manager. Another 10,000 are given out during the summer. Sophomore Paul Pescovitz said he received seven of those tickets last school year. He owned an E pass that allowed him to park in the stadium lot and on the Jordan Avenue extension, though he said this pass did not help him avoid infractions that led to $250 in fees. The IU Parking Operations website lists 31 possible infractions. They range from expired meters, parking in the incorrect zone and displaying fraudulent or altered permits to parking in a loading zone, which Pescovitz said he found most frustrating. Pescovitz said he was ticketed twice for leaving his car unattended on Campbell Street outside Wright Quad for no more than 15 minutes while he unloaded bags from a weekend at home. “It’s impractical to be expected to walk from the stadium with all of my bags back to the dorms when it could take five minutes if I was parked right outside,” Pescovitz said.As a way to resolve this problem, Pescovitz said he would suggest transforming a few parking spaces in the lots near dorms into 15-minute loading zones. Some dorms, such as Eigenmann, already have such zones.Because these do not exist, Porter said his best advice to students and faculty is to become experts on their parking pass zones and the hours they apply. “It may take a while to know exactly when and where a D-1 permit can park, but it’s a very important step to take,” Porter said. Porter said it is also important for drivers to display their permits in the proper place inside their car. The peak times for parking tickets, Porter said, are when the most students are on campus: mid-week and mid-day. Parking officers such as Mary Smith work Monday through Friday, patrolling a specific area of campus they are assigned. They walk the parking lots and streets in rain, snow and 100-degree temperatures, Porter said.Smith said she works the center campus area, which includes mostly A permit areas. She said she gives out at least 20 tickets every day. However, Smith said her colleagues assigned to work near the dorm parking lots sometimes give out twice that many. “They sometimes give out 40 to 70 tickets,” Smith said. Marcy Baugh is an attendant who works at the booth on Seventh Street by the Indiana Memorial Union parking lot. When she can, she patrols the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation parking lot to the right and the IMU circle drive to the left of her booth. She said she gets complaints from people who received tickets at least a few times a week. “Oh, they complain at me, yell at me. Nobody likes to be told no,” Baugh said. “But I’m just doing what the University policy told me. I just send them along to the parking office.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The notion that Americans are living in the so-called “post-9/11 world” has become fairly commonplace. The phrase has entered everything from classrooms to newsrooms to living rooms. The line dividing time and history can be drawn at 8:46 a.m., Sept. 11, 2001. The 10th anniversary of the attacks has provided an opportunity to consider ten ways 9/11 has changed the daily lives of Americans. 1. Arab profilingAs soon as the hijackers were identified and an Islamic extremist connection was confirmed, the world for Arabs in the United States and abroad changed. From double glances on the street to difficulties traveling to hate crimes, Arab-Americans are still forced to deal with the stereotypes that have developed in the post-9/11 world. 2. Leave the Listerine at home — Airport securityStarting on Sept. 12, 2001, with the prohibition of knives, razors and manicure sets in carry-on bags, airport security has increased to levels higher than anyone would have expected 15 years ago. It has led to even longer lines and scores of controversy involving the Transportation Security Association’s regulations. The most recent additions to security measures in March 2010 gave the choice between a full-body scan or a body search at airports, but it had travelers up in arms concerning their invasion of privacy. 3. “I want to be Jack Bauer” — Television and moviesHollywood is continually impacted by the events of Sept. 11. While the films “United 93” and “World Trade Center” were both well-received, critically acclaimed tributes to the tragedies of that day, neither seemed to have the pop culture impact of the TV series “24.” The show’s first season, which was, ironically, filmed prior to Sept. 11, revolved around a fictional man named Jack Bauer who never seemed to sleep. The show glamorized terrorism prevention and made Bauer a hero who had everyone cheering when he would beat terrorists at the end of the day. 4. Wars in Afghanistan and IraqAn estimated $3.2 trillion to $4 trillion and counting have gone to fighting various wars in the Middle East in the last ten years. More than 6,000 military and thousands more Iraqi, Afghan and other Middle Eastern people have been killed. 5. “May I check your bag, miss?” — Loss of privacyHaving your bag searched has become as commonplace as having your ticket ripped or scanned before a concert or sporting event. Many don’t think twice about it anymore, but some resent the invasion of privacy.6. “May I also listen to your phone conversation and read your email, miss?” — The Patriot ActSigned into law on Oct. 26, 2001, the Patriot Act dramatically improved law enforcement agencies’ legal ability to search telephone and email communications, as well as medical and financial records. Most of the talk concerning the constitutionality of the act has receded. President Obama signed a four-year extension for the wire-tapping, business records searches and surveillance conduction of suspected terrorists on May 26.7. Flag pin popularityWithin days of the attacks, they became as popular, and necessary, among politicians’ wardrobes as the suit and tie upon which they were adorned. At first seen as a sign of noble patriotism, they later became the crux of controversy during President Obama’s run for office in 2007 when he was observed not wearing one on the campaign trail. Accused of being anti-American, he said, in an interview with KCRG-TV in Iowa City, Iowa, the pin “became a substitute for, I think, true patriotism. “I decided I won’t wear that pin on my chest,” he said. “Instead, I’m going to try to tell the American people what I believe will make this country great, and hopefully that will be a testimony to my patriotism.”8. The New York skylineSince their erection in the early 1970s, the Twin Towers played a notable role in dozens of movies and TV shows that can be watched today. Appearances that once romanticized the beauty of New York now seem eerie from today’s perspective. “Sex and the City,” “Saturday Night Fever,” “Independence Day” and “Stuart Little” all show glimpses of the towers rising above the city’s skyline. 9. “Where were you when …” — Personal memoriesLike JFK’s assassination for our parents’ generation, we remember where we were and what we were doing when we were told about that planes had crashed into the twin towers, the Pentagon and field in Pennsylvania. We are reminded of these memories each time someone talks about the 9/11 attacks. 10. G.I. No — High unemployment, homelessness levels for veterans There are more than 9,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who have been homeless since returning from the Middle East, according to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. Many estimate these numbers will continue to rise as soldiers return home and are forced to focus on civilian life while they endure physical and emotional trauma.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>FROM IDS REPORTSThe hum of the oud, a traditional Iraqi instrument, wafted throughout the crowd of morning shoppers Saturday, mixing with the twangs of the typical banjos and acoustic guitars.From 10 a.m. to noon, the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market celebrated Asian Fest with free food, traditional crafts and live music and dance.People crowded the booths set up in front of City Hall.People gathered to check out the calligraphy demonstrations, traditional scarves, jewelry and trinkets on sale from Indonesia and China. “I think it’s beautiful to let other people explore our culture and let people know more about Asia,” IU freshman Echo Lu said. Lu volunteers weekly with one of the event’s sponsors, the Asian Culture Center. She said she helps around the office and with other events. “It’s a great day for it,” IU junior Blake Zamora said while he waited in line to get a henna tattoo. “It makes me want to get in touch with my Asian roots.”— Michela Tindera
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Indiana was named the 17th most obese state in the country last year according to the “F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2010” report from the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In an attempt to lower these numbers, U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar, R-Ind., announced his partnership with Purdue Extension and FitCity for the Family Fitness Challenge April 18 through May 16. During the five-week challenge, the sponsors will send a weekly newsletter to participants with tips on healthy lifestyle habits to practice. Participants will be able to track their improvements in an online database. The top 100 participants will receive recognition from Lugar for their efforts. Indiana Adults: 28.1%Children: 14.6%Blacks: 35.9%Latinos: 26.8%KentuckyAdults: 30.5%Children: 21%Blacks: 42.6%Latinos: 27.9%Michigan Adults: 29.4%Children: 12.4%Blacks: 38.2%Latinos: 33.4%IllinoisAdults: 26.6%Children: 20.7%Blacks: 35.5%Latinos: 30.6%OhioAdult all: 29%Children: 18.5%Blacks: 40.9%Latinos: 32.5%
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The bill that would make it illegal to smoke in most public places in Indiana was recently defeated in an Indiana Senate committee.House Bill 1018 passed in the House with a 68-31 vote Jan. 31. However, it lost in an 8-1 vote in the Senate Public Policy committee. It was written and sponsored by state Rep. Charlie Brown, D-Gary.The proposed bill would have been enacted in July. It would have prohibited smoking in public places and enclosed areas of employment, though it had several exemptions added in the House. Bars, casinos, fraternal clubs and nursing homes could still allow smoking. The American Cancer Society urged senators to vote against this ban if it contained exemptions.Committee chairman, Ron Alting R-Lafayette, refused to allow any amendments to the bill that would strengthen it while it was reviewed by the committee.Voting on the bill was slowed last month due to the House Democrat walkout, which impeded more than 100 pieces of legislation passed before Feb. 22.There are 35 states that already have some form of smoking ban legislation in place, including Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. Indiana is known as a smoke-heavy state, ranking fifth in the nation in number of adult smokers. Bloomington has had its own smoke-free laws since 2003. They were designed to protect the public health and welfare of the community from health hazards induced by breathing secondhand smoke, according to www.smokefreebloomington.org.An IU study published March 22 determined that a smoke-free air law implemented in an Indiana community did not hurt business at the off-track betting facility in that community, according to an IU News Room press release.Brown said in a press release that he was not pleased with the exemptions that could have cost the vote in the Senate committee. “By picking away at the edges of the ban with exemption after exemption, we are getting to the point where we might as well not even have a ban at all,” Brown said. “That runs counter to the wishes of the people of this state, and I would hope that we would pay attention to their thoughts and feelings as this debate goes along.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Just a few hours after the final parties of Little 500 fizzled out early Sunday morning, the more than 200 people arrested during the weekend arrived at 8 a.m. at the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office to learn their punishment. Every year the sheriff’s office opens on the Sunday of Little 500 weekend for the sole purpose of processing the couple hundred people who receive low-level misdemeanors Thursday through Sunday night. This is the only day of the year the office is open on a weekend. The process everyone goes through is called the pretrial diversion program. It requires a defendant to complete a specific set of requirements. Upon completion of the program, the charges are dismissed. “It’s part of the standard Little 500 requirements,” Monroe County Prosecutor Chris Gaal said. “We’re able to get it all done in one day.”Gaal said it is important to process everything the same weekend because so many of the people arrested are visiting from out of town. Misdemeanors included in the PDP are public intoxication, underage drinking and underage possession of alcohol. DUIs are not a part of this program, so anyone who received one over the weekend is required to go through the normal court process. Most of those who were charged must go through Alcohol Education School, which is a four-hour class offered several times this week. They must also participate in a roadside clean-up, which took place Sunday afternoon, and pay a standard $423 fine to cover court costs, Gaal said.“I feel like it’s kind of a big joke,” IU freshman Cody Lutes said. “It’s just a way for them to make a lot of money.” Lutes said he was charged with underage possession of alcohol for holding an unopened bottle of beer near the Varsity Villas on Thursday night. “It’s not really cool,” said Clarence Patton, a freshman at Ivy Tech Community College. “They were just being petty about it since it’s Little Five weekend.” Patton said he was charged with underage receiving and transporting alcohol at Kroger’s parking lot near College Mall. Employees from multiple branches of the Monroe County judicial system worked overtime beginning Sunday at midnight to prepare paperwork for the people who would arrive that morning. “I’m really proud of my staff,” Gaal said. “This is the biggest weekend of the year for them.”By 10:30 a.m. most cases had been processed. Some employees said there seemed to be fewer cases this year compared to last year.Either way, Gaal said in a weekend where so much alcohol is consumed he hopes that those who were arrested can learn from their experience.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Bloomington history is hidden beneath the sprawling ivy branches and weathered exterior of Café Pizzaria on Kirkwood Avenue.“When I think of IU I think of my student ID number, Showalter Fountain, Indiana basketball and Café Pizzaria,” said Stephanie Mood, IU alumna from the class of 1990. “I might know a handful of my professors’ names, but Café Pizzaria fits that nostalgia that is IU.” The “You’re in Hoosier Country” banner, signed 1976 IU men’s basketball schedule and sports jerseys on the brick walls each tell a story, but none are as nostalgic as those that longtime owner Larry Webb can tell on a Friday afternoon. Original owner Richard “Dick” Barnes, who also owned Nick’s English Hut, first hired Webb as a driver in 1962. “When I first started, it was when what they used to call ‘pizza pies’ were a brand new thing for everyone,” Webb said. Café Pizzaria opened in 1953 under the name “The Pizzaria,” and, according to www.cafepizzaria.com, it was Bloomington’s first pizzeria.Webb managed the store in 1971 and bought the building in 1986. By then, Café Pizzaria had already become a family business. His son, Dave Webb, had begun full-time work there in 1976. “The business is my family,” Dave Webb said. “It’s everything we know.” ***Café Pizzaria was recently named by the March edition of the magazine “Popular Plates” as one of the best pizza places in the Midwest. It was the only restaurant from Indiana to be included in the list of 23. “It’s very exciting to hear that,” Webb said. “We placed fourth behind only Chicago, Milwaukee and Michigan.” The rankings were composed by Jane and Michael Stern, award-winning authors who have written several books and have their own food critique website, www.roadfood.com. Webb said he remembers the couple having a meal at the restaurant, though at the time they did not identify themselves as critics. “They asked a lot of questions. I thought they were just curious,” Webb said. Alumni like Mood continue to pledge their allegiance to Café Pizzaria even decades after they have graduated.“812-332-2111,” Mood said with a laugh. “I won’t forget that number.” Some graduates have requested pizzas to be shipped to them across the country. Webb said they have sent pizzas to Alaska, California, Louisiana and Maryland, among other states. Webb said one customer in Maryland ordered a pizza instead of flowers for her mother on Mother’s Day because she loved the pizza so much. “We’ve gotten a lot of compliments and have a good rapport with grads,” Webb said. The restaurant also has a strong relationship with the local Bloomington community, Webb said.One customer, Gary Misik, has eaten at Café Pizzaria on and off since he moved to the Monroe County area in 1969. Despite this, Webb said the restaurant has struggled to maintain that close relationship with current students. “We need to make contact again with the students,” Webb said. ***Webb said Café Pizzaria’s efforts to maintain a family-friendly atmosphere and a high level of quality are what make this restaurant unique.“We’re definitely not a commercial place,” Webb said. All toppings are fresh. Webb said they have a commitment to putting on a lot of toppings no matter what. “If a box of green peppers goes up to $60 a box, we’ll pay it so those green peppers can go on your pizza,” Webb said. The cheese is a no-blend pure mozzarella. Fresh tomatoes are ground for the sauce. And both fresh dough and sauce are prepared daily. The sauce recipe has been the same since the restaurant opened. Webb said it came from an Italian neighbor of Barnes in Anderson. Larry, his son Dave and grandson Crosby are the only three people who know the entire recipe for the sauce. The sauce recipe is his family’s most guarded secret, Dave said. Old-style stone floor ovens are used to cook the pizza. And while they take longer to cook a pizza than a conveyer oven, Webb said the extra time allows the toppings to fully cook and melt into the mozzarella. “It’s kind of like a meatloaf,” Webb said. Though Webb used to eat his pizza once a day, he has since cut back to once a week. His ideal pizza is pepperoni and mushroom.Pizza is the main focus of the restaurant, but Café Pizzaria serves more than pizza. It also has stromboli, hot subs, sandwiches and burgers.“Ours is sort of different,” Webb said. “People who like it love it.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>From the quiet Hunter Avenue sidewalk you can sometimes hear the gentle twang of a fiddle or a banjo floating through the air on a Wednesday evening. Once a week, Bloomington Old-Time Music and Dance Group sponsors a contra dancing event with live music in the Harmony School gym on East Second Street, parallel to Hunter Avenue. Contra dancing is a type of folk dance similar to square dancing, but it is done in lines in a large group rather than with a few people. “It’s a great social dance,” said Stan Curts, Bloomington Old-Time Music and Dance Group member. “In the course of one song you get to dance with everyone.” Inside the gym, dancers trickled in throughout the night. Beginners often arrive right at 8 p.m. to learn the basics with Ken Gall, who has been contra dancing for 20 years. Regular dancers often join in later.“There’s certainly a regular crowd, but there’s also a rotating crowd of new members,” Curts said. While the events are mostly made up of older dancers, a few IU students have discovered the experience. IU freshman Adam Nichols has been coming to contra dancing nights every week with a friend since the beginning of July. “Every Wednesday it’s a nice break to remember, we’re not doing homework, we’re going to contra,” Nichols said. Every week there is live music played by local Bloomington music groups. Often the groups feature fiddles or banjos, but sometimes there will be an accordionist. They play jigs, reels and old-time Appalachian music, Gall said. It is not difficult to learn the dance moves, Curts said, because there is a caller who stands on stage with a microphone announcing the next step in each dance. Even if a dancer messes up a step during the sequence, no one cares because it’s all just a chance to have fun, said Jerry Reynolds, who has been to the dances three times. “If you make a mistake, don’t ever say sorry,” one dancer said as the twangs of the fiddle began for the first song. “Just keep dancing.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Shoppers on the lookout for vintage clothing have another spot on Kirkwood Avenue to shop as of Tuesday. Vintage Vogue by GW, a pilot store owned by Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana, had its grand opening at 422 E. Kirkwood Ave. The store is located in the alley behind Which Wich Superior Sandwiches.“I think it’s really cool. It’s the good part of Goodwill,” shopper and IU freshman Christina Sneed said as she carried several blouses and skirts to a dressing room. The store sells brands ranging from Aeropostale and L.e.i. to Louis Vuitton, Oscar de la Renta and Gucci.It opened amid a flurry of free T-shirt giveaways, extra discounts and a WBWB-FM, commonly known as B97, radio broadcast on Kirkwood. While several similar stores are located throughout the country, this is the first of its kind in central Indiana, said Cindy Graham, vice president of marketing at Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana. Graham said the store has more than 7,000 items for sale on a daily basis. Purses, jewelry, knickknacks for homes or dorm rooms and both men and women’s clothing and shoes are available for purchase.“This is what Urban Outfitters is trying to achieve, but their stuff costs three times as much,” Bloomington resident James Woodard said. While an array of brands are for sale, higher-end merchandise such as kate spade or Ralph Lauren is less common.All products come from Goodwill stores in the Indianapolis area, so Bloomington-area Goodwills will continue to have unique merchandise, Graham said. “When you go to Goodwill, they either have clothes for really young or really old people,” Sneed said. “This store does well with putting a college-age group of products in here.” Vintage Vogue features a few racks of exclusively women’s jeans where 7 for All Mankind, Juicy Couture, Joe’s Jeans and Calvin Klein brand names can be found. “We’re very picky about what we put on our shelves,” team leader Joshua Mattick said. New merchandise comes in three times a week and goes on the racks that night, Mattick said. “I think it has a lot more options than I thought they would,” IU senior Lanise Wafford said. “The price range is really good.” Once an item has been on the shelves for four weeks it is automatically marked down 50 percent, Mattick said. “Even if it’s an awesome high-end brand, we will move it to the 50 percent off section,” Mattick said. Located near other established boutiques on Kirkwood, Vintage Vogue will try to be as competitive as possible with both pricing and merchandise offerings, Mattick said.“We’re poor college students,” IU senior Sarah Epplin said. “It’s nice to find a cute top that’s $7.” Like all other Goodwill stores, profits earned will help fund employment and educational services in central Indiana, Graham said. “It’s a win-win situation,” she said. “You can get cool things and help someone out at the same time.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Be More Awards is an annual event run by the Bloomington Volunteer Network to honor community volunteers whose work often goes unrecognized by others. Eighty-six groups and individuals have been nominated this year. All nominees have the chance to win in one of nine categories and earn a $500 prize for their volunteer organization. 2011 Be More Awards7 p.m. TuesdayBuskirk-Chumley TheaterThe Indiana University group nominees are as follows.Eigenmann residents and staffNominated for their work with the South Central Community Action Program. For the past two years they have provided volunteers, resources and donations to SCAAP. R250: Intro to Equine Assisted Therapy studentsNominated for their work with People and Animal Learning Services. The class makes up 75 percent of the PALS volunteer force. PALS is an organization providing therapeutic horseback riding lessons. Pi Kappa PhiNominated for its work with Stone Belt. Stone Belt serves those with developmental disabilities in south-central Indiana. Students Taking Active Roles Today START is a student association within the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs that supports volunteering in the city of Bloomington.Best Buddies Indiana University Best Buddies also works with Stone Belt. Each IU student pairs up with a buddy from Stone Belt to hang out with on campus and attend group activities with.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Growing up, Indiana State Police Trooper Kent Rohlfing said he always knew he wanted to be a state trooper.After three years as a trooper for the Bloomington District, Rohlfing was presented with his second Trooper of the Year award.He was one of 13 troopers recognized for work in their respective districts across the state. Rohlfing received the award during a ceremony March 29 at the Indiana State Police Post in Indianapolis. “We got a lot of good guys at the post who make a big difference in the community,” Rohlfing said. “It’s a pretty big honor to even be nominated.” Nominees are selected based on who has the highest performance in criminal/DUI arrests, traffic arrests and police services such as giving people directions or helping someone change a flat tire, Rohlfing said. Rohlfing said his favorite part of his job is helping the public.“I like making a difference in people’s lives and also protecting them from people who aren’t doing the right thing,” Rohlfing said. The hardest part of the job is being away from his family, Rohlfing said. He works the night shift, which lasts from 6 p.m. to 3:30 a.m., but if an emergency arises he can be on call as late as 5 a.m. “It’s hard working when most people are off. You end up missing different things with your family,” Rohlfing said.Despite the late shifts, Sgt. Brad Ayers said Rohlfing is always reliable. “We know he’ll complete any assignment we give him,” Ayers said. “He does what he’s told and does it well.”