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(05/09/02 4:29am)
The second Sunday of May has traditionally been the day when mothers are appreciated for all they do for their children, their families and society in general.\nAt a large university such as IU, moms play important roles as students, staff and faculty. Mothers balance the responsibilities of their administrative positions with the daily expectations of their children and spouses.\nBeing a mother while trying to carry out other roles in society has many advantages and disadvantages only mothers can truly understand. It's a balancing act that, at times, can be both frustrating and rewarding.\n"The issue of time is a problem, having enough time for both your children and students," Susan Keenan, a professor at the Kelly School of Business, said.\nShe also says her job as a professor at IU allows her the flexibility which she appreciates, allowing her to care for her younger children.\n"Being a parent helps you learn to say 'no' to students," she said. "I used it at the end of the semester when a student asked me to raise a grade from a B to an A."\nThis Sunday her plans include spending time with her kids and having a barbecue.\nPam Freeman, director of Student Ethics and Anti-Harassment Programs, the Associate Dean of Students, and mother of two, said being a parent of older children has helped her in her role as an administrator. \nShe said her two roles are "mutually compatible." \n"It's reinforcing now, rather then committing like it was when they were younger," Freeman said.\nFreeman said the role has changed over the years as her children get older and face different challenges and rewards.\nHaving her children go through the same things as other students of the same age helps her as she deals with other college-age students. \n"With one ready to graduate high school and the other finishing the junior year of college in another university, I can apply what I learn at work with my children, and I can apply what I know about my children with the students," she said.\nThis Mothers' Day weekend, she plans to make time for the whole family.\n"I'm going to spend time with all four of us together," she said.\nBill Head is a professor for the criminal justice department. His wife, Julie, is a professor at the Kelly School of Business. Together they have three children. \n"We are both working parents so we coordinate when things are going to happen and when they happen," he said.\nHead said having his children was the best thing that ever happened to he and his wife. \n"We share what happens at home with our classes, and what happens at class, at home," he said.\nTheir plans for this weekend include visiting their own mothers. \n"Both of our mothers are here in town, so the kids will get to see their mom and grandmoms," he said. "Julie does a great job making sure everything gets done. \n"Being college professors allows us flexibility in parenting and scheduling. We try and do everything we can as a family"
(04/26/02 5:44am)
Two students will receive scholarships honoring the memory of slain IU student Won-Joon Yoon at this afternoon's award banquet.\nWon-Joon Yoon was a graduate student in the school of education when he was murdered in the summer of 1999. The shooting took place in front of the Korean Methodist Church, 1924 E. Third St., over the Fourth of July weekend.\nHis killer, Benjamin Smith, a former IU student, was a follower of the World Church of the Creator, a white supremacist organization that was active on campus in the years before 1999.\nSmith killed Yoon as part of a three-state killing spree that also left former Northwestern University men's head basketball coach Ricky Byrdsong dead. Smith's rampage ended in southern Illinois when he took his own life after a massive police manhunt and standoff.\nIn the wake of those events, IU President Myles Brand established the Won-Joon Yoon Memorial Scholarship to honor students who foster understanding and tolerance along racial and religious divisions at IU.\n"The tragic events of the 1999 Fourth of July weekend renewed our determination to ensure that diversity, civility and inclusiveness are known far and wide as the bedrock values of Indiana University," Brand said in a statement.\nHe added that the establishment of a memorial scholarship was "a way of giving form to that resolve. This memorial scholarship was established to provide financial support for IU Bloomington students to honor the memory of Won-Joon Yoon."\nThis year's recipients are Sheila Lalwani, a senior from Mishawaka, Ind., and Shaila Danielle Mulholland, a graduate student from Indianapolis.\nLalwani, a former IDS employee, is an honors student in the School of Journalism. She has also worked for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Elkhart Truth and the South Bend Tribune and interned at WTHI-TV in Terre Haute. In 2001, Lalwani was honored by the Scripps Howard Foundation in 2001 as its "most valuable staffer."\nReceiving the award means a lot to Lalwani, even though it appears to be bittersweet. \n"First of all, I'm sorry that such a scholarship exists," she said. "As for what it means to me to me, it is a great honor. Won-Joon Yoon was a fine student, and I am proud to be associated with his name."\nMulholland graduated from the College of Arts and Science in 2001 with a bachelor of arts in biology degree. She is now enrolled as a graduate student in the School of Education and works for the Office of Student Ethics and Anti-Harassment Programs. She is also an assistant to the Commission on Multicultural Affairs and is a member of IU's Racial Incidents Team.\nWhile an undergraduate, Mulholland was a community educator in the residence halls and created programs that dealt with race, religion, gender, national identity and sexuality. \nPam Freeman, associate Dean of Students, oversees the work of Mulholland for the Office of Student Ethics. \n"She a very, very outstanding Graduate Assistant," Freeman said. "She is extremely dedicated to diversity and has gone above the beyond the requirements of a Graduate Assistant. She is a very accomplished student and well deserving of the Won-Joon Yoon Scholarship"
(04/25/02 4:21am)
Student groups not pleased with the methods used to cover the war in Israel invited a Palestinian activist to come and speak to the Bloomington community Monday.\nAli Abunimah, a Palestinian activist who co-founded the online newspaper electronicintifada.net, spoke in Woodburn Hall 100. The lecture entitled, "Back to Reality: the Past, Present and Future of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict," offered his prospective on how the conflict in the Middle East escalated to the point it is today and what needs to be done to ensure a lasting peace for all people in the region.\nAbunimah, a graduate of both Princeton University and the Univerisity of Chicago, has been on a college tour recently trying to highlight the growing problems in the Middle East to students, faculty and the general public. The lecture was part of Palestine Week at IU, which has also featured an art exhibit of work by Palestinian children living in Jerusalem. \nMany different student groups on campus including Collins Living and Learning Center, Students for Justice in Palestine, the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures and the Committee for Peace in the Middle East are sponsoring Palestine Week.\nProfessor Nazif Shahrani, chairperson of NELC, said the purpose of hosting the week was to give a better understanding of what is going on in Palestine.\nWhen Adunimah took the podium, he echoed Shahrani by saying the purpose of the lecture was to "provide a perspective that is not heard in the mainstream media." \nAdunimah compared the present day situation in the Middle East to that of the Apartheid era in South Africa.\n"The parallels are very similar, the Israelis feel they have a divine right to the land," he said.\nAdunimah does not believe that the strife is religious but points to more socio-economic reasons for the hostilities.\nHe ended his lecture by saying, "The conflict is not about theology, it is about good old fashion colonialism."\nHe also added that his ideal solution to the problem in the Middle East would include "peace with justice, an end to military rule, a future for an Israeli and Palestinian state and a life worth living for all."\nMany of the attendants at the lecture were affected by the arguments Abunimah made during the lecture.\nBret Davis Eartheart, a Bloomington resident, explained after the presentation, "I thought what he said was irrefutable; there is no way to justify colonialism."\nEartheart said what is happening in Palestine is a military occupation.\nNot everyone who attended the lecture said the points that Abunimah made were valid.\n"I feel that both sides were not represented fairly in the discussion," sophomore Dan Kuperstein said. "I felt he could have done more to show peace and stop pointing fingers thereby causing more anger"
(04/12/02 5:08am)
The city of Bloomington is offering two new classes through the Division of Parks and Recreations' "People's University."\nThe People's University is an adult learning program offered by the city to promote continued education in the community in a casual environment. \nIts goals are to promote the interactions of local business, educators and the community at large. Classes are offered in subjects ranging from classes such as "Redirecting Children's Behavior" to language classes and book clubs.\n"The mission of Bloomington Parks and Recreation is to provide the services for the positive development of Bloomington, and these classes are just an extension of that," said Shelli Stewart, public relations manager for Bloomington Parks and Recreation. "The people that use it love it and keep coming over and over and using the services."\nThe two new classes that are being offered are "Ex Libris" and "Heritage Scrapbook Album."\n"Ex Libris" is a book group that will meet the last Wednesday of the month from May to September to discuss contemporary novels at Borders Books and Music, 2634 E. 3rd St. \nThe class is free to Bloomington residents, and participants will receive a 20-percent discount for books they purchase for the class. Free refreshments will also be provided for participants. \nGerry Reynolds, director of the Borders shop in Bloomington, said his company is not concerned about profits when its plays host to such events. \n"It is more of a community thing," he said. "We have the space to offer, and it is part of our community outreach."\nThe second new class, "Heritage Scrapbook Album," is an advanced scrapbooking class that will explore scrapbooking techniques. It will be taught by Angie Doling, a creative memory consultant.\nProgram director Michael Simmons said the class is "is a specialized version of scrapbooking."\nClasses will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. June 4 at Bloomington North High School. The cost will be $6 for city residents and $8 for non-residents.\nStudents will receive complimentary Creative Memories Heritage album booklets when they attend the class.\nClass size is usually small, with seven to 14 people enrolled in every class. \n"We try to keep our classes small so people feel comfortable interacting," in an educational setting, Simmons said.\nThe classes also tend to be relatively cheap, Simmons said.\n"Our goal," he said, "is to make it available to as wide a segment of the population as possible"
(04/09/02 4:33am)
In what is becoming an IU tradition, students competed against one another last weekend to win a brand new Jeep Wrangler.\nFor the past three years students have competed for a Jeep in the Pi Beta Phi/Delta Upsilon Kiss Off. The winner of the event is the participant who kisses the Jeep for the longest time.\nSenior Ryan Yoder, Delta Upsilon philanthropy chair, described the rules.\n"The only thing participants can touch the Jeep with is their nose, lips and chin," Yoder said. "They also have to stay standing the whole time."\nThe proceeds of the fundraiser go to RISE!, a shelter for abused women and children. \n"RISE! is an important charity for our house and Delta Upsilon because of how many women and children are abused each year in our community of Bloomington," sophomore Allison Blinn, Pi Beta Phi philanthropy chair said.\nDean of Students Richard McKaig drew the names of 21 of the 22 participants. Participants entered a raffle for the chance to compete. The person who bought the most tickets earned an automatic entry.\n"It's a great cause," Senior Justin Shaw, a senior and the highest bidder for the past two years said. "I donated the money to be in that contest, and I'm happy the money went to that cause."\nThe challenge of the event is to first withstand the pain of standing in the same position for up to 30 hours. When participants overcome the pain the next obstacle is to overcome the boredom that goes along with standing there for the 30 hours.\nThe strategy most participants used was listing to music or books on tape through headphones and having friends come visit them.\n"I've had friends visit me every 20 minutes or so, and I have been listening to CDs and books-on-tape all weekend," said participant Jamie Brouillette, a sophomore.\nIn order to hasten up the event, at 7 p.m. Saturday the organizers told the participants to only stand on one leg. Nine kissers were still left at the time this rule took effect.\n"I knew it wasn't going to be easy," Brouillette said. "Actually I was looking forward to it because it was getting kind of boring."\nThe event ended at approximately 11:15 p.m. on Saturday with senior Jason Krause outlasting Shaw. \n"I have nothing but respect for (Shaw)," Krause said. "He is a true competitor with an iron will."\nKrause was delighted to walk off with a new car after close to 30 hours of kissing the SUV.\n"Jeeps have always been my dream car." Krause said, "and there is nothing I would sell it for."\nKrause used a slightly different approach to deal with the boredom. He had his friends bring him a lap-top computer with a DVD player. He watched the movies "Thomas Crowne Affair," "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" and "Hoosiers." \nKrause said the movie about high school basketball in 1950's Indiana was very inspirational.
(01/25/02 5:40am)
The IU women's tennis team looks to continue its perfect season against two non-conference opponents this weekend. The Hoosiers will face Western Michigan University at 9:30 a.m. and the Miami University of Ohio at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Indiana Tennis Center.\nThe team is getting into the rhythm of the season as it prepares to play the Big Ten schedule and face ranked opponents later this year.\nLast week, the Hoosiers beat Bowling Green State University 7-0 and the University of Cincinnati 7-0 in the season openers. \nWestern Michigan beat the University of Valparaiso 7-0 in its season opener but lost to Big Ten opponent Michigan 6-1. The Broncos have been to the NCAA tournament the past two seasons and were ranked No. 69 in the preseason.\nMiami (Ohio) opened its season losing 7-0 at Kentucky and was unranked in the preseason.\nThe Hoosiers are undefeated in the all-time series with both teams. IU is 18-0 against the Broncos and 21-0 against the Redhawks.\n"I think the team should build on our performance last weekend," senior No. 1 singles player Amanda Field said. "We should have gotten rid of all the first match jitters then."\nField said the level of competition of the teams the Hoosiers will face this weekend will be higher than last weekend's opening matches.\n"Western should be the tougher of the two teams," coach Lin Loring said. "They have been in the tournament and are well coached in doubles. Both teams are two of the top three in the Mid-American Conference year in and year out."\nLoring also said the injuries the team was faced with have not gotten worse from the previous matches.\n"Everyone is dealing with the same injuries," Loring said. "Everyone on the team is working on individual things for singles and doubles. We just need to get a little better every time."\nAssistant Coach Ramiro Azcui agreed with Loring's assessment.\n"We were very happy the way everybody played (last weekend)," he said. "We have the goal to improve every day, and we did this weekend. We played to our level, not the opposition's"
(01/22/02 5:34am)
The IU women's tennis team defeated Bowling Green State University and the University of Cincinnati in its first two team matches of the year Sunday. The score in both matches was 7-0.\nThe team swept all of the doubles matches. IU's No. 1 doubles team, junior Karie Schlukebir and sophomore Linda Tran, only lost three sets in the two matches they played; defeating Bowling Green 8-2 and Cincinnati 8-1. \n"I think all in all every one played great," Schlukebir said. "Every one was a little nervous, but everyone played very well."\n"I thought we competed well," coach Lin Loring said. "There were a couple matches that were close, and we won all the close ones. We didn't get more injured, so that was the other good news for the weekend."\nMany of the players have had nagging injuries but still participated in the matches Sunday.\nEven though both matches were blowouts, Loring thought that both teams were good competition at this early stage of the season. \n"They have some good young players," Loring said. "I thought both teams played well."\nThe IU coaches are still experimenting with the doubles because injuries have troubled the team all season. \n"We didn't have our doubles set going into the matches, but our biggest challenge is going to be keeping everyone healthy," Schlukebir said.\nAfter they dominated the doubles matches, the Hoosiers swept all the singles matches for an opening day win. \nNo. 1 singles player, senior Amanda Field, defeated Bowling Green senior Devon Bissinger 6-0, 6-1 and Cincinnati junior Jen Capuzzi, 6-3, 6-1. \n"We all played well," Field said. "It gave us a good start. The first match of the season is always hard."\nLoring agreed, but didn't think the team ran as smoothly as it could have been.\n"It was a good start to the season," Loring said. "We definitely have a lot for improvement to work on."\nWomen's assistant coach, Ramiro Azcui, is pleased with the way the team has been playing. "Everyone is trying to improve match by match, especially in the first half of the season before the Big Ten season," he said. "The players worked aspects of the game that we asked them to. They are getting better and better."\nSaturday IU faces Western Michigan University at 9:30 a.m. and University of Miami (Ohio) at 2:30 p.m. The games will be played at the Indiana Tennis Center, north of Assembly Hall.
(10/26/01 5:48am)
Computer servers across campus stopped Saturday morning as IU's computing services were off-line.\nThe problems prevented students from accessing the Shakespeare \ne-mail systems, the Windows NT application servers (R drive), the Common File System and IU Web pages Saturday morning.\n"I was not able to check my grades on the Post'em system over the weekend," freshman Justin Ross said.\nThere was no foul play involved, said Dennis Cromwell, senior functional manager of University Information Technology Services.\n"There was no evidence of someone tampering with the system from outside," he said.\nUITS is responsible for maintaining and updating computers and other information technology services on campus.\nThe shut down affected some students' ability to turn in class assignments. Others could not access the Post'em computer system to check midterm grades.\nCromwell said the shutdown of the servers was the result of miscommunications between the physical power plant and UITS. Cromwell also cited human error, as the attendants at the machine room failed to transfer power to the back up generator, he said.\nAt about 9 a.m. Saturday, the physical plant shut down power to a number of University-owned buildings for scheduled maintenance. This information was not relayed to UITS.\nUnder normal operating procedures, the machine room runs through an uninterruptible power supply to buffer against power spikes and unexpected losses in electricity. \nThe power supply lasts about 12 minutes if the power is cut. Also, if power is lost an emergency generator goes on automatically. Standard procedure then calls for an operator to manually switch over to generator.\nThe attendant on duty at the time followed procedure to the letter, said Cromwell, except that he miscalculated the amount of time they had on the backup batteries. \nAfter the batteries drained all power was lost to the University machines. In order to restore power the uninterruptible power supply had to be recharged' which caused an interruption in University computing services. \nBy noon, e-mail systems were running and by 4 p.m., all other computer systems were back on line.\nThere was a similar situation in January 2000, when electricity went out and UITS switched to the back-up generator, Cromwell said. But that time everything went according to procedure.\nSome students did not mind the shutdown in services. For them, a glitch was bound to happen.\n"It is inevitable such a large research university," senior Kathryn Bryan said. "I am sure they were doing everything in their power to fix the problem"
(03/01/01 5:46am)
Editor's note: This story corrects mistakes in the Feb. 28 article "Churches mark Ash Wednesday with services across Bloomington."\nChurches around Bloomington celebrated Ash Wednesday yesterday along with the rest of the world.\nAsh Wednesday marks the first day of the Lenten period in Christianity, particularly the Catholic faith. Lent is the 40 days before Easter Sunday .\nThe Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran and Episcopal Churches formally celebrate Ash Wednesday.\n"Ash Wednesday for us is the official start for the season of Lent, a period of fasting for Christ's resurrection, which will come on Easter Sunday," said Susan Schramm, director of communications for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.\nLent also remembers the 40 days Jesus Christ wandered in the desert, fasting and meditating.\nChristians believe during this time Satan tried to tempt him, urging him to change rocks into bread, bow to the devil to receive earthly kingdoms and to cast himself from the top of the temple in Jerusalem to test God, according to the Catholic Encyclopedia.\nLent is a time when Christians renew their commitment to religion by looking at their lives and making any alterations they see necessary, Schramm said.\n"The season of Lent is a time to look inside and to continue spiritual growth," said Mark Erdosy, pastoral associate for St. Paul's Catholic Center. "I have always likened it to spring cleaning. It is a good time of year to open up the windows of our souls."\nFather Dan Atkins, pastor at St. Paul's Catholic Center, said Ash Wednesday "is first of all a way to prepare for Easter."\n"The other thing is that there are people who are going to enter the Church, they are going through an intense time, it is our way of showing solidarity," he said.\n Catholics celebrate Ash Wednesday by attending Ash Wednesday mass. Ash Wednesday is also one of two days of fast during the Lenten season, Erdosy said. The other is Good Friday.\nA fast is considered a day when a person only has one full meal. Two other smaller meals may be taken during the day in accordance to one's needs. Together these two smaller meals should not equal another full meal.\n Ash Wednesday mass is distinguished from regular mass in that it includes a ritual known as the Distribution of Ashes. In this ritual, the priest will draw a cross of ashes on the parishioners' foreheads while saying "Remember, man, that thou art dust and unto dust thou shalt return."\nThe Distribution of Ashes occurs just before the parishioners take communion and leave. \nAtkins said the ashes "symbolize our humility before God and our repentance form our sins; they also remind us of our mortality."\nThere is no ceremony for the removal of the ashes. \n"They stay on until they disappear or when you take a shower the next day," Atkins said.\nThe ashes are made from the palm fronds that were used in last year's Palm Sunday celebration. They are collected after the Palm Sunday services, burned and then blessed.\nMany churchgoers believe that the Distribution of Ashes plays an important reminder to people about the human condition and mortality. \n"When the priest puts the ashes he says 'from dust to dust,' reminding us of our place, fellow travelers to the grave," Bloomington resident Scott French said, who attended the 5 p.m. service at St. Paul's.\nIn an effort to accommodate as many members of the university community as possible, an Ecumenical Ash Wednesday Service was held at the Whittenberger Auditorium in the Indiana Memorial Union at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.\nMembers of the clergy from four different denominations took part in the service in a gesture of solidarity and goodwill between the churches.\nAshes were distributed at the service but no communion was given because it was an ecumenical service.\nThe churches participating in the service included St. Paul's Catholic Center, Trinity Episcopal Church, Lutheran Campus Ministry and Center for University Ministry.\nErdosy believed the ecumenical service to be a success because it brought "people from different religious traditions coming together and celebrating the beginning of Lent"
(02/28/01 5:22am)
Today, millions of Catholics will celebrate the Day of Ashes, commonly known as Ash Wednesday.\nThe holiday commemorates the first day of Lent in the Catholic calendar. Lent is a 40-day period of fasting and meditation before Easter. \nFather Charlie Chesebrough of St. Charles Borromeo Church, 2222 E. Third St., said Ash Wednesday is one of the "oldest traditions within Christianity. It is meant to jolt us back to reality. It reminds us that the life on this earth is temporary and we answer to a higher power."\nAfter Ash Wednesday, Catholics try to follow Christ's example during Lent, giving up material things and refraining from certain indulgences.\nDevout Catholics fast on Wednesdays and Fridays. When fasting, a person eats only one main meal a day, said Susan Schramm, director of communications for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. The individual can choose which meal to eat and is allowed two small snacks during the day. \nCatholics also refrain from eating meat during the Lenten period and traditionally give up something they enjoy as a sign of penitence, according to the Catholic Encyclopedia.\nLent is meant to remember the 40 days Jesus Christ wandered in the wilderness, fasted and pondered his impending crucifixion. Catholics believe during this time Satan tried to tempt him, urging him to change loaf-shaped rocks into bread, bow to the devil to receive earthly kingdoms and test God by casting himself from the top of the temple in Jerusalem.\nAs part of Ash Wednesday services, priests draw ash crosses on the foreheads of parishioners before they receive communion. The ashes are made from the palm fronds that were used in last year's Palm Sunday celebration.\nAs he does this, the priest says, "Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return."\nJunior Eugene Donahue, a Catholic, said the service has great spiritual importance.\n"It humbles you," he said. "You are made of ashes, so it reminds you of your mortality."\nThe three main Roman Catholic churches in Bloomington are having commemorative masses and communions today. St. Paul's Catholic Center, 1413 E. 17th St., will have Ash Wednesday masses at 7 a.m., 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.\nSt. Charles will hold masses at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. and will have communion at noon.\nChesebrough said the scheduling of the communion service is targeted toward students and working individuals who don't have a lot of time. It offers them the opportunity to attend an event commemorating the day without having to go to a full mass, he said. \nSt. John The Apostle Catholic Church, 4607 46th Ave. West, will hold mass at noon and 7 p.m.\nAn Ash Wednesday mass will be held in the Whittenberg Auditorium of the Indiana Memorial Union. This will be sponsored by St. Paul's Catholic Center, which has been commissioned by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis to serve students, Chesebrough said.\nWhile the holiday is of significance to Catholics, not all students who want to attended services will be able to do so.\n"I am going to a K201 exam on Wednesday from 9 (p.m.) to 11 (p.m.)," said sophomore Mark Krodel. "And I can't make the services."\nBut University policy and federal law dictate that students are allowed to observe religious holidays despite academic conflicts, according to the Bloomington Faculty Council.\nIf students have ongoing conflicts with instructors, they can discuss the matter with them. If either person is dissatisfied with the results of this dialogue, he or she can contact Associate Dean of the Faculties Kim Walker at 855-0230. Students can also call the IUSA Student Rights office at 856-4188.
(01/22/01 4:05am)
Many associate drugs with big cities, not with the small towns and farms of the Midwest. \nBut methamphetamine abuse is a growing problem in many suburban and rural areas, law enforcement officials say. According to the 2000 annual report of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, an unprecedented 9.4 million Americans experimented with the drug in 1999.\nThe report states 2.64 metric tons of methamphetamine were seized by federal agents in 1999, compared with 0.007 in 1993. \nThe study reports about 40 percent of the busts were made in rural areas.\nSouthern Indiana is not exempt from the drug's reach. It is a hotbed of meth production, said Hailey Moss, a forensic scientist for the Indiana State Police. \n"It's a very big problem in the state of Indiana, mostly in the southern and western part of the state," she said. "And it is spreading north."\nMoss said the regional "meth county," where the drug is produced in clandestine labs, is in the tri-state area of Southern Illinois, Indiana and Western Kentucky. The problem has been historically concentrated in the Southwest.\nWhile Indiana State Police busted four meth labs in 1994, Moss said they raided 427 clandestine labs last year. \nMany of the busts have been made in the Evansville area, where police have tried to crack down on the drug. \n"In 1999, 49 labs were taken down, and last year, 30," said Sgt. Mike Lauderdale of the Evansville Police Narcotics Division. "They were in apartments, residences, mobile homes, hotel and motel rooms, vehicles, vans and trucks." \nState Rep. Jonathan Weinzapfel, D-Evansville, said he is concerned and is filing legislation this session to curtail the problem.\n"I've met with several local law enforcement officials and what they want is the tools to help them fight this battle and hopefully win this battle," Weinzapfel said.\nMeth is a highly addictive stimulant, which has a powerful effect on the central nervous system. It can be made with relatively inexpensive over-the-counter ingredients in simple laboratories, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration's Web site, www.dea.gov.\nLauderdale said it's not uncommon for the drug's producers to steal fertilizer from local farms, which contains ammonia, a key ingredient.\nMeth, according to the DEA, can be either injected into the blood stream or smoked. When it is injected, its street names are "speed", "meth" and "chalk". The methamphetamine that can be smoked goes by the names of "crystal", "crank", "ice" or "glass." It can also be taken orally or snorted.\nThe effects of meth include euphoria, hyper-excitability, extreme nervousness, accelerated heartbeat, insomnia and incessant talking, according to the DEA. Telltale signs of methamphetamine use are violent and aggressive behavior, impaired speech, uncountable movements, extreme rises in body temperature, acne, sores, dry, itchy skin and a disorganized lifestyle, the Web site states.\nThe cost of the drug is typically $100 a gram, Moss said, which is equivalent to the price for the same amount of cocaine. \n"We really haven't seen any on campus," said Lt. Jerry Minger of the IUPD. "But that does not mean that it is absent from the campus."\nBloomington police have reported one meth lab bust thus far this year, Captain Joe Qualters said.\nIn Bloomington, Moss said the biggest problem with methamphetamine is the manufacturing of methcathinone, a weaker version of the drug commonly know as "cat." Police believed they curtailed the problem a few years ago, she said, but the drug is starting to make a comeback. \n"Any jerk can set up a cat lab," said Laurence County Sherriff's Detective Philip Whigley, where cat manufacturing has been particularly pronounced. \nThe manufacturing of the drug is extremely dangerous, Lauderdale said. Many of the basic ingredients of the drug are very flammable and explosive. Fatal accidents during the manufacturing of the drug are not uncommon.\nThe problem, he said, is still growing. To combat the epidemic, police officers in the state are receiving training in learning how to recognize meth labs. They are also learning how to deal with them after they find them.\nLauderdale said more concerning than the overdoses that happen every year is the alarming number of highly publicized and violent homicides caused by the extreme paranoia associated with use of the drug.\n"It's gone beyond the scope of just trafficking in narcotics," Lauderdale said. "This is a public safety issue"
(01/08/01 4:03am)
The turn of a new year is always a time for change and growth. The Bloomington Herald-Times seems to be keeping that in mind. \nIt's expanded the reach of its Sunday paper in association with the Bedford Times-Mail and Morgan County's Reporter-Times. The new product, which hit newsstands Sunday, is a 10-section newspaper called the Sunday Hoosier Times.\nAll three papers are owned and operated by the Schurz Corporation.\nThe goal is to expand the readership and focus of the Sunday paper from Indianapolis to the Kentucky border.\nThe circulation of the paper after its release is expected to reach to 118,000 copies in Monroe, Lawrence, Morgan, Greene, Owen, Brown, Orange and Martin counties.\nThe paper will also circulate in parts of Johnson, Marion, Jackson and Washington counties, to the north.\nNew writers for the Sunday Hoosier Times include author James Alexander Thorn, musician Jonas Starker and historian Robert Farrell. It will feature several new columnists, including Molly Ivins of the Dallas Morning News and staff writer Laura Lane. New sections cover automobiles, travel and the outdoors. Every edition will feature an essay by a prominent Southern Indiana writer.\nTo coincide with the launch of the Sunday Hoosier Times, HoosiersTimes.com's Web site has been expanded and upgraded, making it faster to load and easier to navigate.
(10/20/00 5:00am)
Five bands will take part in Alpha Kappa Psi's "Battle of the Bands" Saturday night as a fund-raiser for the Greek letter business fraternity.\nThe event is scheduled to go from 5-10 p.m. in Woodburn room 100 and each band will play a 30-minute set in an effort to prove to the audience they are the best band in the contest. The winner will be determined by audience response to the individual bands.\nThe fall pledge class of Alpha Kappa Psi is hosting the event as part of their fraternity's pledge program in hopes of giving its members experience running a business. The first $1,000 generated will be used for fraternity functions and any amount over that will be given to charity.\nThe concert will follow a format in which each band will have 25 minutes to set up for their show and 30 minutes to perform. If they do not take the full 25 minutes allotted for set up, they can add the time saved on to their set time.\nThe event's main organizer, Ashley Zauler, a junior, said, "The bands are looking forward to playing, and would like lots of people to come out and have a good time."\nSophomore Chip Rehm, an Alpha Kappa Psi pledge, said he has high hopes for the event.\n"I am excited because it's a chance to hear five great bands play, and it will be a great way to get the night started for Homecoming."\nA Bloomington-based DJ service, dj TEQs will be providing the sound and lighting for the concert. They will also perform during the down time when the bands are setting up their audio equipment.\nRaygar Khailany, a junior and member of dj TEQs, said he is looking forward to the concert.\n"It gives a chance for some local bands to get some publicity and a chance for their friends to hear them play a set," Khailany said. "The location may not be the best, but it's only $5 for five bands -- a pretty good deal. There are seats in Woodburn 100, so if you want to listen or bust a move, you've got options.\n"The dj TEQs are going to be cutting it up on the turntables while mixing everything from hip-hop to house to make sure everyone's having a good time," Khailany said.\nKhailany said dj TEQs will perform for the first half hour and then at 5:30 p.m. the first band, Soul Kitchen, is scheduled to begin their set.\nOther bands scheduled to play are Three-Minute Mile, Goodness, Paul Hazard and Easel. All of the bands are Bloomington based except for Easel, which is from Lexington, Ky.\nTickets will be available at the door for $6 or can be obtained for $5 by e-mailing Zauler at azauler@indiana.edu.
(10/05/00 4:00am)
The summers are long and rather boring in Bloomington. Not too many people are around, and if you are not 21 or do not have a fake, your options are limited. The only way to survive is to be very creative and be willing to try new experiences. \nNot too many people throw keggers during the summer because they know not many people are going to show up. But I was crafty enough to find a few, and I was able to learn from them. \nWhat I learned in going to some of these parties is that live music adds a certain flavor to parties, and fraternities are not the only legitimate host for bands and musicians. \nTwo parties from the summer come to mind because they were binary opposites in terms of band style and themes that parties can follow. One showed that a good band could be the catalyst for an extremely good time and how a bad band can have the party's host running for cover. \nOne thing to remember when having a band over is if the band is related to one of the hosts and they are using the party as a practice session, be wary. Plus, there are differences between classic rock and classic metal, and unless you think Iron Maiden are demigods, you do not want a classic metal band.\nLesson learned: If you are going to have a band play at your place, go over the set with them. Find out what they are going to play. It's your party, and if they play music you don't like, then why go to the trouble of having a band?\nLegend has it that the School of Music's students are extremely talented musicians, and they are looking for every opportunity to prove themselves. So let's use them for a hedonistic benefit.\nOne of my close friends gave them an opportunity to play at his place, and as far as I remember, all who were involved had a good time. The host invited some graduate music students to play a jazz set at his apartment during the summer.\nTalentwise, these musicians far outrank any other bands. The party evolved from being just a party to being a private concert for all lucky enough to attend. The overall feeling was that of a 1920s speakeasy.\nMoral of the story: If you are tired of the college kegger party, invite some jazz musicians to play at your place. Have some close friends over, relax and enjoy the music.\nIf you have anything you want to tell me, my e-mail address is ychami@indiana.edu.\nFinally, let us all remember a good man that just passed, and I was lucky enough to know. Coach Pete, we love you and miss you.
(10/05/00 2:50am)
The summers are long and rather boring in Bloomington. Not too many people are around, and if you are not 21 or do not have a fake, your options are limited. The only way to survive is to be very creative and be willing to try new experiences. \nNot too many people throw keggers during the summer because they know not many people are going to show up. But I was crafty enough to find a few, and I was able to learn from them. \nWhat I learned in going to some of these parties is that live music adds a certain flavor to parties, and fraternities are not the only legitimate host for bands and musicians. \nTwo parties from the summer come to mind because they were binary opposites in terms of band style and themes that parties can follow. One showed that a good band could be the catalyst for an extremely good time and how a bad band can have the party's host running for cover. \nOne thing to remember when having a band over is if the band is related to one of the hosts and they are using the party as a practice session, be wary. Plus, there are differences between classic rock and classic metal, and unless you think Iron Maiden are demigods, you do not want a classic metal band.\nLesson learned: If you are going to have a band play at your place, go over the set with them. Find out what they are going to play. It's your party, and if they play music you don't like, then why go to the trouble of having a band?\nLegend has it that the School of Music's students are extremely talented musicians, and they are looking for every opportunity to prove themselves. So let's use them for a hedonistic benefit.\nOne of my close friends gave them an opportunity to play at his place, and as far as I remember, all who were involved had a good time. The host invited some graduate music students to play a jazz set at his apartment during the summer.\nTalentwise, these musicians far outrank any other bands. The party evolved from being just a party to being a private concert for all lucky enough to attend. The overall feeling was that of a 1920s speakeasy.\nMoral of the story: If you are tired of the college kegger party, invite some jazz musicians to play at your place. Have some close friends over, relax and enjoy the music.\nIf you have anything you want to tell me, my e-mail address is ychami@indiana.edu.\nFinally, let us all remember a good man that just passed, and I was lucky enough to know. Coach Pete, we love you and miss you.
(09/28/00 4:00am)
I have been to a lot of parties at IU that would have been phenomenal if the music played had come from a bigger selection.\nPicture this scene with me. Lots of people are there, and the music is loud. Most of the people are trying to dance and have a good time, but the only CD the host owns is a bootlegged copy of Nelly's Country Grammar album. You can only grind to the same song a set number of times in one night.\nA lot of parties at IU fail because of the host's poor music selection. So do yourself a favor and hire a DJ to take care of everything music-related at the party. It will eliminate a lot of your stress and encourage a lot more of your friends to show up. Having a DJ advertises the party - they might invite friends, too. Everyone involved will have much more fun than they would if the party was relying on your roommate's outdated CD collection.\nEverybody can get a DJ. It is not that hard to find one. One of your neighbors, a roommate with a lot of MP3s on his or her computer or even one of the aspiring professional DJs at IU will suffice.\nHiring a DJ instantly brings credibility to the party. It becomes a mini-club, not just a bunch of college students who have had too much to drink. Most DJs have their own equipment, too, so the sound system they bring will probably be better then the rickety one in the basement.\nSome serious DJs also have light shows. It might make hiring them a little more expensive, but having the lights they bring is well worth a few more bucks.\nI would suggest hiring a DJ, especially if it is a theme party. Let them know this, and they can help in keeping with the theme by having music that fits. Playing Fred Durst's music at a Hawaiian party might not be the best of ideas.\nAt IU, there are clubs for everything. There is even one for aspiring DJs on campus. Disk Jockey and Electronic Musicians (DJEMA) is an interest group of aspiring DJs on campus. They maintain an extensive Web site at www.indiana.edu/~djema..\nThe site has links to many local DJs. The difference between hip-hop DJs and techno heads is clear, so you can get what you want.\nDJs are not that expensive. If you have friends that DJ, you might be able to convince one to do it for free. If not, price will depend on how established the DJ is, the size of the collection and the equipment that they bring with.\n"Most DJs run from $30-$50 an hour. So it turns out to be $150-$300 for the whole gig," says junior Raygar Khailany of DJ TEQS. "We have over 10,000 songs that people can come up and request; it's just more fun with a DJ."\nOnce again, let me know what you think about partying. My e-mail address is ychami@indiana.edu. Also, the Big Ten football season starts for real Saturday, so go out there and support the Hoosiers as they play the Hawkeyes.
(09/28/00 1:50am)
I have been to a lot of parties at IU that would have been phenomenal if the music played had come from a bigger selection.\nPicture this scene with me. Lots of people are there, and the music is loud. Most of the people are trying to dance and have a good time, but the only CD the host owns is a bootlegged copy of Nelly's Country Grammar album. You can only grind to the same song a set number of times in one night.\nA lot of parties at IU fail because of the host's poor music selection. So do yourself a favor and hire a DJ to take care of everything music-related at the party. It will eliminate a lot of your stress and encourage a lot more of your friends to show up. Having a DJ advertises the party - they might invite friends, too. Everyone involved will have much more fun than they would if the party was relying on your roommate's outdated CD collection.\nEverybody can get a DJ. It is not that hard to find one. One of your neighbors, a roommate with a lot of MP3s on his or her computer or even one of the aspiring professional DJs at IU will suffice.\nHiring a DJ instantly brings credibility to the party. It becomes a mini-club, not just a bunch of college students who have had too much to drink. Most DJs have their own equipment, too, so the sound system they bring will probably be better then the rickety one in the basement.\nSome serious DJs also have light shows. It might make hiring them a little more expensive, but having the lights they bring is well worth a few more bucks.\nI would suggest hiring a DJ, especially if it is a theme party. Let them know this, and they can help in keeping with the theme by having music that fits. Playing Fred Durst's music at a Hawaiian party might not be the best of ideas.\nAt IU, there are clubs for everything. There is even one for aspiring DJs on campus. Disk Jockey and Electronic Musicians (DJEMA) is an interest group of aspiring DJs on campus. They maintain an extensive Web site at www.indiana.edu/~djema..\nThe site has links to many local DJs. The difference between hip-hop DJs and techno heads is clear, so you can get what you want.\nDJs are not that expensive. If you have friends that DJ, you might be able to convince one to do it for free. If not, price will depend on how established the DJ is, the size of the collection and the equipment that they bring with.\n"Most DJs run from $30-$50 an hour. So it turns out to be $150-$300 for the whole gig," says junior Raygar Khailany of DJ TEQS. "We have over 10,000 songs that people can come up and request; it's just more fun with a DJ."\nOnce again, let me know what you think about partying. My e-mail address is ychami@indiana.edu. Also, the Big Ten football season starts for real Saturday, so go out there and support the Hoosiers as they play the Hawkeyes.
(09/14/00 9:34am)
The madness has left me. No more talk about partying during the day. We are going back to a world when all partying is nocturnal. I mean if it is a hardcore party, it could start during the day. But as we all know, the cool people arrive fashionably late.\nSo what parties are we going to be fashionably late to this weekend? Why not have a party themed after a certain decade? We have all been to a psychedelic \'60s party; a trippy \'70s party and some of us have been partying since the \'80s. Now because we are in the 21st century we have another decade to exploit. Now that we are in the \'00s we can safely party through the \'90s.\nThe others decades are easy. The \'60s had hippies and free love. At a \'70s party, Afros and discos would rule. During the \'80s bad hair, music and yuppies. \nWhat do we have to work with during the \'90s? They are several ways that the \'90s were unique. In the spirit of it being the last decade of the millennium, we could go space age. This party would have techno music blasting so loud your kidneys hurt. People will be dancing wildly out of rhythm and out of step, so you might want to wear protective gear. The big rave-production companies do not always put on the best raves, so your home might be the best place to house a stellar rave.\nTo have the full experience of the rave, hire a DJ. It is possible to hire a DJ with his/her equipment for well under $50. If you wanted to go all out with lights and a long set you can pay upwards of $500 for a night. A good benchmark is if you spend more than $100 you should have a decent DJ with a decent light show, especially if it is a young college student that would like the chance to build up their experience. Going all out would be easy, too; it would involve some cool lighting and a few streamers.\nThe \'90s were not all techno-oriented. For a long time during the decade, grunge was the biggest craze. Grunge influenced everything from lifestyle to fashion. Dig through your old clothes and find your flannels and boots. Let\'s get back to our Gen-X selves and remember our fallen leader, Kurt Cobain.\nThe perfect Gen-X party needs to be hosted in a dirty basement or garage with a concrete floor to add degrees of authenticity. This type of party needs a garage cover band. Playing pre-recorded music would be evil. The Seattle music genre was supposed to be played live for maximum effect. The live format also leaves out the greedy record bigwigs who zeroed in on an art form they could exploit. \nWith all that said, the ultimate \'90s party still has to be the \'Gangster Jam.\' The inspiration for this party is the Dr. Dre song "Ain't Nothing but a G Thang." Think about it, this gives you a chance to find your beat down yellow Timberlands and the old pair of jeans that are 10 sizes too large. Forget about getting a keg, filling a fridge with 40s will suffice. Just be very careful not to play Eminem songs, as the flavor should be one of Ice Cube, Domino, Eazy E, Warren G and Snoop Doggy Dogg. \nThe \'90s were only nine months ago; hopefully we can all remember the parties we went to when we lived in the \'90s. They were a good time for many; let's see if we can recreate that good time for all.\nOnce again, I urge you to contact me if you have any cool party ideas that you would like to let the world know about. My e-mail address is ychami@indiana.edu. And finally let me say my piece and give a shout out to the football team. Go down to Lexington and kick some Wildcat butt.
(09/14/00 4:00am)
The madness has left me. No more talk about partying during the day. We are going back to a world when all partying is nocturnal. I mean if it is a hardcore party, it could start during the day. But as we all know, the cool people arrive fashionably late.\nSo what parties are we going to be fashionably late to this weekend? Why not have a party themed after a certain decade? We have all been to a psychedelic \'60s party; a trippy \'70s party and some of us have been partying since the \'80s. Now because we are in the 21st century we have another decade to exploit. Now that we are in the \'00s we can safely party through the \'90s.\nThe others decades are easy. The \'60s had hippies and free love. At a \'70s party, Afros and discos would rule. During the \'80s bad hair, music and yuppies. \nWhat do we have to work with during the \'90s? They are several ways that the \'90s were unique. In the spirit of it being the last decade of the millennium, we could go space age. This party would have techno music blasting so loud your kidneys hurt. People will be dancing wildly out of rhythm and out of step, so you might want to wear protective gear. The big rave-production companies do not always put on the best raves, so your home might be the best place to house a stellar rave.\nTo have the full experience of the rave, hire a DJ. It is possible to hire a DJ with his/her equipment for well under $50. If you wanted to go all out with lights and a long set you can pay upwards of $500 for a night. A good benchmark is if you spend more than $100 you should have a decent DJ with a decent light show, especially if it is a young college student that would like the chance to build up their experience. Going all out would be easy, too; it would involve some cool lighting and a few streamers.\nThe \'90s were not all techno-oriented. For a long time during the decade, grunge was the biggest craze. Grunge influenced everything from lifestyle to fashion. Dig through your old clothes and find your flannels and boots. Let\'s get back to our Gen-X selves and remember our fallen leader, Kurt Cobain.\nThe perfect Gen-X party needs to be hosted in a dirty basement or garage with a concrete floor to add degrees of authenticity. This type of party needs a garage cover band. Playing pre-recorded music would be evil. The Seattle music genre was supposed to be played live for maximum effect. The live format also leaves out the greedy record bigwigs who zeroed in on an art form they could exploit. \nWith all that said, the ultimate \'90s party still has to be the \'Gangster Jam.\' The inspiration for this party is the Dr. Dre song "Ain't Nothing but a G Thang." Think about it, this gives you a chance to find your beat down yellow Timberlands and the old pair of jeans that are 10 sizes too large. Forget about getting a keg, filling a fridge with 40s will suffice. Just be very careful not to play Eminem songs, as the flavor should be one of Ice Cube, Domino, Eazy E, Warren G and Snoop Doggy Dogg. \nThe \'90s were only nine months ago; hopefully we can all remember the parties we went to when we lived in the \'90s. They were a good time for many; let's see if we can recreate that good time for all.\nOnce again, I urge you to contact me if you have any cool party ideas that you would like to let the world know about. My e-mail address is ychami@indiana.edu. And finally let me say my piece and give a shout out to the football team. Go down to Lexington and kick some Wildcat butt.
(08/28/00 3:03am)
As part of Welcome Week, Eigenmann Hall hosted an event by Extreme Wrestling Federation (EWF) of Marion, Ind. \nAs well as having members of the EWF perform, there was a free barbeque with hamburgers, hot dogs and snow cones. \nAbdul Haleem Young, a senior and resident assistant at Eigenmann, said, "This is definitely, to the students, an opportunity to show students that there is more than academics at Eigenmann."\nThe program took place on the tennis courts behind Eigenmann and started at about 8:30 p.m. It drew a crowd of about 200 Eigenmann residents. \n"Part of the reason we are doing this is to let the students know how exciting it is," said Dietrich Willke, president of Eigenmann and a senior. "Eigenmann is portrayed as grad students. We are trying to show that we are fun and we have a lot of programs, like this large one." \nWhile the event was a change of pace for Eigenmann, it was the first time that they had performed at IU, and they rarely perform in front of a college crowd. \n"We travel all over the states; this was a good opportunity to come to Bloomington and showcase what we got to the students at the University in hopes that we can come back and do this on a regular basis," said promoter Jason Mapples.\nThe wrestlers said they were exited to have the opportunity to break their normal routine and showcase their talents in Bloomington in front of a different audience. \n"I am very exited to be here... . It's good to get into another town and show what we can do," said Robbie Drake of Clinton, Ill., who wrestles as "Jack Hammer."\n Joseph Thacker of Houston, also known as "Eden," said, "We usually have a lot of kids come and watch us. This is an older audience so we don't have to be PG-13." \n In total, five bouts were fought. The fighting was not just in the 16-foot-by-16-foot ring that ECW brought with it. The wrestlers used steel chairs, Target shopping carts and assortment of other weapons. \n One of the matches degenerated to such an extent that a wrester was thrown off the top of a staircase that provided access to the tennis courts from Eigenmann. It was about a 12-inch drop.\n IU Student Association Senator and Collins Center resident, junior Jeramy Foltz was the sole IU student that actually got in the ring and fought in the main event. His wrestling character is "Johnny Law" and he tours with ECW on a regular basis.