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U. of Illinois student invents slide rule widget, wins award

By Ab D. Phillip and Brittney Foreman · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

On a warm day a student might see Greg Schechter riding his unicycle to class. Once inside the classroom, the professor might catch Schechter, a sophomore engineering student, using a slide rule on one of his computer science tests. Recently, Schechter adapted the slide rule to the computer screen and won first place with his invention of a slide rule widget at the first Yahoo! University Hack Days.

Photo exhibit documents last movie of Marilyn Monroe

By Martin Griffith · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

RENO, Nev. – Like the rest of her work, Inge Morath’s photographs of Marilyn Monroe, shot in 1960, go right to the heart of her subject. Monroe may be smiling on the outside, but her vulnerability is also revealed.

Committee says no to POW-MIA flag at war memorial

By AP Reports and Alexandra R. Moses · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

A group of veterans is pushing for a POW-MIA flag to be flown over a proposed war memorial despite a committee’s refusal to include it as part of the project.

The organ trail

By Brian Janosch · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

Here’s what I don’t like about America. We never take it to the extreme. I wish, just once, this country could crack a Dew the size of Canada, slam it while snowboarding down South America, and launch that into a reverse slam dunk over Australia. Now that would be extreme.

A day for action

By Abby Schwimmer and Ab Schwimmer · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

It only comes around once a year. Every spring, the anticipation in the air is palpable as students prepare for this special day and all the excitement it promises – a weekend of fun, enthusiasm and some pretty decent parties. For IU students, April 22 will be an Earth Day to remember. Yeah, I said Earth Day. What did you think I was talking about?

Ind. House passes smoking ban for most indoor public places

By Alexandra R. Moses and Mike Smith · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

The Indiana House of Representatives approved legislation Monday that would establish a statewide ban on smoking in most enclosed public places. The bill passed on an unrecorded vote but at least 60 lawmakers voted for it. The legislation was attached as an amendment to a major health care bill that may eventually include a cigarette tax.

Hoosiers ready to face Indiana State

By DeAntae Prince · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

The IU softball team is set to square off against in-state competitor Indiana State for the 67th time since the 1975 season when the two teams clash this afternoon. IU holds the winning edge with a 49-17 record against the Sycamores. Opening pitch is at 4 p.m. today at the IU Softball Field. IU will have the home advantage in this game and will be looking to add another win to its all-time record against Indiana State.

‘Butterfly’ opera blossoms into success

By Eric Anderson · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

Perhaps Gwyn Richards, the dean of the School of Music, summed it up best. “Isn’t it breathtaking,” he said to me at intermission. In a word, yes. The IU Jacobs School of Music’s production of Giacomo Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” was a musical and theatrical triumph that made an exciting conclusion to the 2007-08 Opera Theater season. Based on a play, which is itself based on a short story, “Madama Butterfly” is the tragic tale of a young geisha who renounces her country and faith to marry Lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton, an American naval officer with remarkably less wisdom or cultural awareness than his auspicious namesake. Insisting his marriage to Butterfly includes an “escape clause,” he leaves her within a year, with false promises of his return and ignorant of the child he has fathered.

April ‘showers’ in late-night hours

By Chelsea Merta · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

Look to the sky after all the races and parties of Little 500 weekend. Beginning around midnight April 21, stargazers will be able to see hundreds of meteors falling from the cosmos. The stream of meteors originates from the comet Thatcher C/1861 G1, according to NASA’s Web site. Meteor showers are commonly visible in Bloomington, said Caty Pilachowski of the IU Astronomy Department. In fact, they were first accurately explained by Daniel Kirkwood, a professor of mathematics at IU, in the 19th century. Kirkwood discovered that meteor showers were the result of an aged comet that had been heated by the sun and broken apart, Pilachowski said.

Make the most of that summer internship

By Chip Cutter · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

After months of researching companies, mailing cover letters and resumes, and honing interviewing skills, the good news arrives: You’ve landed a summer internship. Local career services experts say that’s a crucial first step in developing a relationship with a company. But they remind that the burden of turning the summer job into a great experience is still the student’s. “Getting the internship is not the end-all,” says Mark Brostoff, associate director of the Undergraduate Career Services Office at the Kelley School of Business. “You have the internship. Now you should be thinking: What does this company do, and how can I take an advantage of that?”

Stanford, Duke adopt ‘green’ dorm projects

By Ben Blackman · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

Several years ago, Richard Luthy and his colleagues at Stanford University’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Department decided to build a student residence for the 21st century: the Stanford Green Dorm. They envision a 50-student house that “would be both a living and teaching place” and would “exemplify the state-of-the-art,” Luthy said. They designed landscaped roofs that collect and filter rainwater for use in laundries, bacterial reactors that purify water from decomposing cafeteria scraps, and geothermal pumps that tap the ground’s heat to keep rooms warm and showers hot.

Graduate student Hye-Won Jo performs for audience members, March 30 at the International Center. The concert was a part of the International Center’s Friday Noon Concert Series.

International center offers free concerts, lunch on Fridays

By Nicole Palmer · Monday, April 9,2007 12 a.m.

In order to allow international students to show off their various musical talents, the Leo R. Dowling International Center holds a free concert followed by a light luncheon at noon every Friday.

Drink like Europeans

By Jacob Stewart and Jake Stewart · Monday, April 9,2007 12 a.m.

I attended a party last weekend. With the number of people, the amount of alcohol and the volume of the music pouring from the speakers, one could predict what would happen next – the police would be joining us very soon. Sure enough, the long beam of a flashlight poured over the crowd of partygoers at about 1 a.m. and the race began.

IU gets its chance to host tournament

By Ari Shifron · Monday, April 9,2007 12 a.m.

After watching other teams host tournaments, the IU women’s golf team finally has a chance to do the same. Not only will the Hoosiers be hosting the IU Invitational tournament, but it takes place at the world-class Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind.

Boxcar Books rocks out ‘under the sea’

By Katrina Loh · Monday, April 9,2007 12 a.m.

Mermaids, punk rockers and sequined dresses invaded Bluebird on Saturday night for the fifth annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Prom. Bluebird was transformed into this year’s theme, “Under the Sea.” Supporters were encouraged to dress for the theme, in prom dresses or in rock ‘n’ roll attire.

IU splits weekend set with Wisconsin, Northwestern

By Aaron Beard · Monday, April 9,2007 12 a.m.

The No. 71 IU men’s tennis did not take both matches this weekend as they had hoped. But after falling 5-2 to No. 45 Wisconsin on Saturday, they came from behind on Sunday to upset No. 57 Northwestern 4-3.

Sophomore outfielder Andrew Means slams into a Northwestern catcher during the second game of a double-header Sunday at Sembower Field. The Hoosiers lost both games.

IU drops 2 games to Northwestern, will finish series today

By Lee Hurwitz · Monday, April 9,2007 12 a.m.

Forty-degree weather and a cold-weather delay didn’t stop the IU baseball team from playing Northwestern on Sunday in the first of two double-headers.

School board set to fire teacher over controversial article

By Erin Riley · Monday, April 9,2007 12 a.m.

Woodlan Junior-Senior High School journalism teacher Amy Sorrell was removed from her position as newspaper adviser due to a conflict that many are saying began with an opinion article about tolerance of homosexuality. Sophomore Megan Chase, 15, said she wrote the article in support of a friend who revealed to her that he or she was homosexual.

Traveling doctor, IU alumnus still practicing after 50 years

By James Brosher · Monday, April 9,2007 12 a.m.

Early in his career, the IU alumnus known locally as “the country doctor” regularly made house calls to treat ailing patients. Today, nearly a half-century later, his warmth toward patients continues unchanged, although much in the field of medicine has drastically changed.

Death, taxes and student fees

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 9,2007 12 a.m.

It is often said that there are only two things in life that are certain: death and taxes. Although we at the Indiana Daily Student Editorial Board agree that there is no escaping the Grim Reaper or the inevitable panic of the ides of April, we have found another unassailable certainty in the life of a college student: no matter what happens, as time drags on, our tuition and fees will continue to rise. Period.