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Hip-hop culture to be topic of lecture

By Elvia Malagon · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 11:43 p.m.

Georgetown University professor Michael Eric Dyson will lecture on hip-hop, Hurricane Katrina and Bill Cosby at 7 p.m. today at Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union.

Study states diet soda may cause health risks

By Nick Cusack · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 11:42 p.m.

Consuming diet soda might raise the risk of developing metabolic syndrome, according to a study done by researchers at the University of Minnesota and the University of North Carolina.

Around the World

By AP Reports and Abisalom Omolo · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 10:47 p.m.

Former President George H.W. Bush endorsed Sen. John McCain on Monday, a nod of approval from the Republican political dynasty’s patriarch that sends a strong signal to a GOP establishment wary of the Arizona senator.

US, European powers recognize Kosovo

By Abisalom Omolo and William J. Kole · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 10:46 p.m.

The U.S. and major European powers recognized Kosovo on Monday, a day after the province’s ethnic Albanian leaders declared independence from Serbia.

Letters from abroad: Milan: Where Versace meets Verdi

By Lindsey Landis · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 9:08 p.m.

BOLOGNA, Italy – Paris. New York. London. Milan. These four cities are known as fashion capitals of the world.

Dance performance to highlight theme of restricted movement

By Christian Hines · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 9:05 p.m.

Whether they are exploring the claustrophobic dynamics of a train car or the inventive acrobatics of concession-stand workers, members of the Windfall Dancers Company challenge audiences’ perception of space and confinement in their upcoming show, “Edgy Things in Small Spaces.”

The book will be available later this month.

IU publishes book with works from Art Museum galleries

Monday, Feb. 18,2008 9:04 p.m.

After two years of editing, writing and shooting, the IU Art Museum has compiled a “masterwork” of pieces from its galleries into a book, due for release later this month.

Handouts of emergency contraception angers anti-abortion supporters

By Alexandra R. Moses · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 9 p.m.

A free giveaway of emergency contraception doses at Planned Parenthood health centers in Indiana cities that have large college populations has angered an anti-abortion group, whose leader calls it “irresponsible.”

Fellowship grants could help critical teaching shortages

By Alexandra R. Moses · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 8:59 p.m.

LAFAYETTE – A big city’s drawing power can make it hard for rural school districts to attract good math and science teachers, but superintendents hope to find help in a fellowship program that starts taking applications this year.

Hundreds bowled over for soup, charity opportunity

By Bertrand Teo · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 8:58 p.m.

Sunday evening’s fund-raising event, the 14th Soup Bowl Benefit, was a celebration of song, dance and soup. Sponsored by the Hoosier Hills Food Bank, the event helped raise money for the food bank and awareness about local hunger.

Superdelegates – superbad?

By Abra Oliver · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 8:38 p.m.

Much controversy has emerged recently over the presence of superdelegates in the Democratic presidential nomination process. This is simply because they have become a real factor in deciding who the nominee will be, because it appears likely that neither Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) nor Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) will win enough “regular” delegates to decisively secure the party’s nomination.

Travel wisely

By Abby Schwimmer and Ab Schwimmer · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 8:35 p.m.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Banana Boat, beware. Just about everyone knows about the current threats to coral reefs worldwide.

Kids in the hall

By Scott Leadingham · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 8:31 p.m.

Life is ultimately a series of poor decisions. Take, for example, my decision to come to IU, arguably the college basketball capital of the Midwest. Not being a fan of Hoosier basketball – more precisely being someone who has cheered for Gonzaga the last two years when the teams have met in the NCAA

Write a check

By Cheryl Thomas · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 8:30 p.m.

When you’re sitting in the Indiana Memorial Union Starbucks, you might expect to overhear the occasional conversation from a nearby

Paparazzi killed the rock star

By Stefania Marghitu · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 8:27 p.m.

If video killed the radio star, tabloids killed the rock star. They even killed the movie star, for that matter. Perhaps they also killed the common sense of the typical American citizen.

Awkward Silence creates 4 improvised musicals

By Allison Tyra · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 2:30 p.m.

The John Waldron Arts Center auditorium rang with laughter last Thursday, Friday and Saturday as Awkward Silence Comedy created four brand-new, on-the-spot musicals for crowds of 60 to 100 people.

Mormon missionaries describe daily lives in Bloomington

By Ben Phelps · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 9:58 a.m.

Each day, Nicholas DiGiuseppe and Shane Jacobson wake up at 6:30 a.m. and shave, shower, eat and study before walking to campus to talk to IU students about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as Mormonism. But any day now, the men could be called to leave Bloomington for their next destination.

4 days left in internal Sampson investigation; McRobbie praises Greenspan for compliance

By Chris Engel · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 2:24 a.m.

IU President Michael McRobbie praised IU Director of Athletics Rick Greenspan at a Friday press conference for the athletic department’s efforts in uncovering infractions committed by IU men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson and members of his coaching staff. SOUNDSLIDE: IU vs. Michigan State VIDEO: IU-Michigan State post-game VIDEO: McRobbie press conference

D.J. White leaves game Saturday with knee injury

By Michael Sanserino · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 2:23 a.m.

Talk about adding injury to insult. Just a few days after the NCAA released a list of five major recruiting violations IU coach Kelvin Sampson and staff allegedly committed, senior forward D.J. White left Saturday’s game against Michigan State with an injury to his left knee. SOUNDSLIDE: IU vs. Michigan State

Think Pink

By Zachary Osterman · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 1:34 a.m.

The numbers were a little bit bigger for the IU women’s basketball team against Michigan on Sunday – bigger than themselves, bigger than the 74-65 score and bigger than the game. BLOG: Above the Rim

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