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Hoosiers under national spotlight against Georgia Tech in Big Ten/ACC Challenge

By Chris Engel · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 9:48 p.m.

The IU men’s basketball team will look to rebound from last Saturday’s loss when the Hoosiers host Georgia Tech in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge at 7 p.m. today on ESPN.

IU tops Georgia Tech 83-79 in Big Ten/ACC Challenge

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 9:48 p.m.

IU survived a scare from Georgia Tech Tuesday night by topping the Yellow Jackets 83-79. For more coverage check out the IDS Basketblog

Parents of dead students use Facebook to connect

By Ab D. Phillip and Jesse North · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 9:39 p.m.

To Dawn Burke, Facebook had only been a simple Web site where her children used to post funny pictures and chat with friends. But when her daughter died, it became a way for her to reconnect with her child and begin the long, uncertain process of healing.

Striking Hollywood writers to resume negotiations

By Gary Gentile · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 9:37 p.m.

LOS ANGELES – The first day of talks since movie and TV writers went on strike produced no public updates or word if any progress was made –but it did trigger a promise to meet again.

Latest round of Broadway strike negotiations ends without a deal, but union says ‘no breakdown’

By Michael Kuchwara · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 9:36 p.m.

NEW YORK – Talks ended Tuesday morning between striking Broadway stagehands and theater producers without a deal to end the labor dispute that has darkened theaters for more than two weeks.

School of Education to study technology use

By Cheryl Thomas · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 9:36 p.m.

The IU School of Education will partner with the Granato Group, a Washington, D.C.-area company, in a $3.1 million project that will assess the use of technology in classrooms nationwide from now until April 2009.

Fans can meet Hanson through ‘The Walk’

By Kristi Oloffson · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 9:35 p.m.

Hanson, a trio of brothers who have been playing music since their childhood, will be welcomed to Bloomington for the second time since 2005, but this time with a new purpose. Before Thursday night’s performance at The Bluebird, 216 N. Walnut St., they will lead “The Walk.”

Advocates for Community Engagement form connections

By Lindsay Davis · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 9:35 p.m.

IU named 13 new Advocates for Community Engagement this fall, adding to the nine already in the program. The program, which began in 2000, started out with just three students and is quickly growing.

PJs in public?

By Claire Burke · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 9:34 p.m.

When I wake up in the morning, I am excited to get dressed. As I scrub my hair in the shower and apply my makeup, I think about what I am going to wear. Most days, with the exception of the occasional fat day or the more frequent oh-my-God-I-have-nothing-to-wear day, I look forward to shedding my pajamas and getting ready to face the world looking my best (or at least looking decent).

Jacobs student wins composition award

By Nathan Brown · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 9:33 p.m.

Graduate student Nikolas Jeleniauskas not only sings, dances and plays music, but he can also compose award-winning pieces.

A holiday for all

By Thomas Wachtel · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 9:15 p.m.

I’m not sure if I can speak for everyone (though I like to pretend I can), but when I was young, Christmas was solely about the acquisition of presents. That was basically the only aspect of the holiday season I had any interest in.

Smoky prospects

By Jennifer Miller · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 9:15 p.m.

CAIRO, Egypt – This just in – wildly advanced statistical agencies have pooled their lofty resources and finally reached a verdict: Cairo is ... unhealthy. In other world shockers, the Israel-Palestine conflict continues to look bleak, Roger Federer looks good this year, and the new Celine Dion album sucks.

Printing pleas

By Ayesha Awan · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 9:14 p.m.

You’re probably vaguely aware that IU has granted you a generous “print quota” of 650 pages a semester.

Affirmative action for conservatives?

Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 9:12 p.m.

For years, universities have struggled to make sure their policies and attitudes are both accommodating and attractive to a variety of regional, ethnic and religious groups. But now the stereotypically liberal American higher education system might begin to make an effort to incorporate another minority group into the arms of academia – the oft-perceived mortal enemies of free exchange and compassion, conservatives.

IU gets $60M grant for AIDS program

By Chelsea Merta · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 3:34 p.m.

Treating and preventing AIDS is only part of the partnership that flourishes between the IU School of Medicine and Kenya’s Moi University Teaching and Referral Hospital.

Prosecutors to introduce prior firearms violations in T.I.’s federal weapons case

By Errin Haines · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 1:13 p.m.

ATLANTA – T.I., who faces federal weapons charges, has previously violated the law by possessing firearms and a silencer while a convicted felon, a federal prosecutor said in a document filed Monday.

Jerry Seinfeld’s trip to Israel to promote ‘Bee Movie’ generates buzz in Holy Land

By Sean Gaffney · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 1:13 p.m.

TEL AVIV, Israel – Jerry Seinfeld’s trip to the Holy Land got so much hype it rivaled news of key upcoming Mideast talks.

U. Minnesota researchers turning algae into fuel

By Ab D. Phillip and Liz Riggs · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 1:12 p.m.

The University of Minnesota and the Metropolitan Council recently partnered to explore whether the large amounts of algae that come through the council’s wastewater treatment plants could one day be used as a fuel source for metro buses.

Student group says bloodshed could be prevented with more firearms on campus

By Ab D. Phillip and Michelle Roberts · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 1:11 p.m.

Mike Guzman and thousands of other students say the best way to prevent campus bloodshed is more guns. Guzman, an economics major at Texas State University-San Marcos, is among 8,000 students nationwide who have joined the nonpartisan Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, arguing that students and faculty already licensed to carry concealed weapons should be allowed to pack heat along with their textbooks.

McRobbie goes to China to sign study exchange deal

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 1 p.m.

IU President Michael McRobbie is leading a 10-member delegation to China this week, where he hopes to expand relationships and form partnerships with top Chinese universities.

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