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White Sox go from first to worst, quickly

By Aaron Beard and Rick Gano · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:50 p.m.

Confetti fell and euphoria reigned as manager Ozzie Guillen and his team paraded through the streets of the city after the White Sox won the World Series for the first time in 88 years. That day seems so long ago now, although it’s been less than two years.

Tennessee signs another former Colts defender

By Associated Press and Aaron Beard · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:47 p.m.

Defensive tackle Corey Simon agreed to terms Tuesday with the Tennessee Titans and will try to resume his career after not playing at all in 2006.

Burnout

Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:25 p.m.

A firefighter sprays water to help maintain a fire break as smoke billows behind Tuesday in Ketchum, Idaho.

Dark side of the moon

Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:24 p.m.

The shadow of the earth can be seen on the moon following a total lunar eclipse viewed early Tuesday, near Greenwater, Wash.

Pakistani power struggle heats up between exiled rivals

By Stephen Graham · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:10 p.m.

The power struggle that could unseat President Gen. Pervez Musharraf heated up Tuesday, as his main rivals dug in against his re-election plan and the government defended a ban on two exiled opposition leaders serving again as prime minister.

Virtual police to patrol China’s Internet to prevent illegal content

Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:09 p.m.

Police in China’s capital said Tuesday they will start patrolling the Web using animated beat officers that pop up on a user’s browser and walk, bike or drive across the screen warning them to stay away from illegal Internet content.

Idaho senator’s future in question

Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:08 p.m.

Senate Republican leaders called for an ethics committee review Tuesday into Idaho Sen. Larry Craig’s guilty plea in a police sting operation this summer in an airport men’s room.

Foreign minister Abdullah Gul wins Turkish presidency

Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:07 p.m.

A devout Muslim with a background in political Islam won the Turkish presidency Tuesday, in a major triumph for the Islamic-rooted government after months of confrontation with the secular establishment.

‘Robots’ lacks the emotion and psychological depth of recent animated releases.

Bonjour, Mode

By Kevin Caldwell · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 9:58 p.m.

Do you see these shoes? They are mine. I bought them in early August at a store in New York called Oliver Spencer. Available in black or white, they were originally more than $200, but I was able to get them at a sale price of $59. A smokin’ deal for my smokin’ shoes.

Sex and tech

By Jacob Stewart and Jake Stewart · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 9:18 p.m.

How many of you reading this sentence are listening to an iPod? I thought so. Here’s a little advice. Pull the plugs out of your ears, turn to the person sitting next to you and start talking about anything. Movies, books, your professor’s comb over … literally anything. The technology bug that is infecting the world is quite pronounced on campus. Students long ago stopped communicating with each other prior to class or on sidewalks. This is old news, and, quite frankly, students are probably tired of hearing about it.

Academy of love

By Brian J. McFillen · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 9:15 p.m.

This is going to sound really boring for a moment – but it’s about professors and sex, so stay with me. On Friday, The Chronicle of Higher Education posted a blurb about the latest round in an argument between professor Paul Abramson of UCLA and conservative writer/intellectual Dinesh D’Souza. Abramson is coming out with a new book called “Romance in the Ivory Tower: The Rights and Liberty of Conscience” which, among other things, will argue that state university rules banning romance between professors and students violate the Ninth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution (the Ninth Amendment being: “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people”). D’Souza expressed skepticism about this – and, most recently, Abramson has told D’Souza that he needs to wait until the book comes out before he can criticize it.

Mysteries of Beethoven’s death studied

By George Jahn · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 9:15 p.m.

VIENNA, Austria – Did someone kill Beethoven? A Viennese pathologist claims the composer’s physician did – inadvertently overdosing him with lead in a case of a cure gone wrong.

Folk art museum rejuvenated in Va.

By Sonja Barisic · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 9:14 p.m.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Colonial Williamsburg is more than costumed interpreters in tricorn hats making speeches about revolution or craftsmen demonstrating silversmithing and other trades.

Bulletin Board

Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 9:13 p.m.

Editor’s note: There are many school groups and local organizations that hold auditions and call-outs throughout the year. We will be posting audition information as we receive it. Make sure to check out tomorrow’s ArtsExtra for advice on how to excel in a theater audition.

Living with men

By Colleen Carroll · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 9:12 p.m.

I just cleaned my new roommate’s whiskers from our bathroom sink. I knew somewhere deep inside he had made some sort of mess in the bathroom, either because I’m an Operating Thetan level III (that’s an obscure Scientology joke implying I’m telepathic), or someone just told me he did.

David Baker to perform tomorrow at Bear’s Place

Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 9:11 p.m.

The Jazz Fables Concert Series will be featuring the sounds of Distinguished Professor of Music David Baker tomorrow night at Bear’s Place. The event, which celebrates the 18th Anniversary of the concert series, will feature Baker playing cello on his own compositions and arrangements, along with other jazz faculty and alumni from the jazz studies program.

‘Don’t panic.’

Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 9:07 p.m.

Don’t panic. When you left your homework on the school bus back in grade school, this adage seemed always to be appropriate advice. Well, that little bit of counsel may have sufficed to keep you calm during a minor third-grade crisis, but it is all but impossible to heed such advice during major disasters, such as the Virginia Tech massacre April 16.

Dean receives Bryan Hall bomb threat via e-mail

By Shannon McEnerney · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 1:47 p.m.

Police officers were dispatched to Bryan Hall Sunday after being notified of a bomb threat, IU Police Department Capt. Jerry Minger said.

Nationwide ‘Toy Story’ gone wrong

By Ben Homrig · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 12:59 a.m.

The toy recall sweeping the nation has left Bloomington citizens concerned for the safety of their children. “We have had a lot of parents and teachers come in and ask if we carry the contaminated items,” said Cheryl Wells, store manager of Bloomington’s Banana Junction. “I tell them that we don’t carry any Mattel items and our products imported from China all meet the international standards set by the government.”

Regular in-state flights to Indy might resume

Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 12:58 a.m.

SOUTH BEND – Plans are in the works for an airline to start making regular direct flights to Indianapolis from South Bend and Evansville, officials said. The South Bend Airport Authority on Thursday gave preliminary approval to the proposal by Massachusetts-based Cape Air to offer daily flights on Cessna planes that could carry up to nine passengers on an hour-long route.