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Graduates network to find city jobs

By Alex Kopytko · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

Just because a business degree says “Kelley” on it doesn’t mean graduates intend to stay in Indiana to pursue their careers. Some graduates dream of landing a corporate job in the John Hancock Building in Chicago, but don’t have the means to do it. One of the most crucial aspects of getting a job is finding contacts in the chosen industry or business. While it may seem impossible to get the attention of people like Bill Gates, IU faculty members and a graduate student shared their recommendations for finding contacts in a new city. First, they said it is vital for students to keep in contact with people they know today. Those contacts could someday be helpful. “If you can keep that relationship going, you never know what can happen,” said Christopher Rolf, a graduate student in the Kelley School of Business.

Lawyers, guns and money

By Andrew Shaffer · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

With Opening Day approaching, the future of Major League Baseball is anything but rosy. • Former Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose admitted on ESPN Radio last Wednesday, “I bet on my team to win every night,” and all facts published in the Dowd Report about his bets on baseball were true, he said. Yet the report reads that Rose did not bet on his team every night.

WFIU hosts ‘This American Life’ advance screening

Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

The televised version of the public-radio hit “This American Life” will be shown 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Radio and Television Building room 251. The event is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by WFIU and the Indiana Daily Student. “This American Life” follows host Ira Glass as he travels around the country for six months. Some of his encounters include Iowa pig farms, a first-time filmmaker in California and a hot-dog stand in Illinois.

May I have your attention?

By Ryan Brown · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

The art world has been shrouded with a dark stigma for a while now over its radical, sometimes too edgy nature. Artists continually push the envelope in dark, sometimes disturbing ways that began during the Dada period in the early 20th century. Perhaps one of the most famous pieces from this period is Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain,” a found art sculpture of a urinal signed “R. Mutt.” The piece, revered for its drastic existential questioning on the basis and standards of art, can be found as a replica in IU’s own art museum. Artists continued in Duchamp’s steps to create new forms of art that have brought on serious questioning on the status of art. Were the artists creating personal meaning, or were they merely craving attention?

4 war years

By Brian Spegele · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

With their son Mike already in Iraq and daughter Sarah soon to be on her way, Norman and Cathy Peacock stood in Bloomington’s courthouse square Monday in a somber protest against the now four-year-old war. While tears welled in the eyes of several Bloomington anti-war gatherers, Norman Peacock wrapped a single comforting arm around his wife.

Statehouse rallies result in varying impacts

By Alexandra R. Moses and Mike Smith · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Statehouse rallies are a common occurrence during legislative sessions, often drawing large crowds cheering or jeering contentious proposals before the General Assembly.

Error: Education shutdown

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

"OMG! Did you hear that Mike broke up with his GF over the weekend?” “Oh, I know! WTF? In the meantime, can you believe what McDreamy said to Meredith on ‘Grey’s’ last night?” “Yeah, how crazy was that? I was definitely LMAO!”

Methadone clinics could be banned

By Alexandra R. Moses · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – New methadone clinics would be banned temporarily in Indiana under legislation that passed through the House on Monday.

Remember to breathe

By Gal Shifron · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

When a person is under stress, muscles tense up and breathing becomes shallow and rapid. Studies have found that one of the best methods to deal with this stress and its accompanying problems is to breathe deeply and slowly. Most adults do not breathe as deeply as they should. But there are deep-breathing methods that will lead to relaxation and a reduction in stress. From an evolutionary point of view, stress caused human muscles to tense and forced breathing to become rapid and shallow as prehistoric man fought, froze or fled. In tough situations, this high level of tension helped prepare the body for the performance it required. In the modern world, however, we are no longer running or fighting regularly. Modernity has thus hindered stress release (outside of sports or physical activities) and caused the build-up of much higher levels of tension.

Fact or fiction: Is bottled water really better for you?

By Heather Haemker · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

There are dozens of varieties of water in the world today. They range from tap water to name-brand bottled water, such as Evian, to the local grocery-store water. Water is essential for human life, and for some, choosing the right type of water can be a major decision.

Productivity and me

By Matt Peyton · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

Sigh. I have so much to do and so little drive. A feeling I’d bet many are feeling in the wake of a week off of school. For instance, I was supposed to turn this column in a couple of hours ago, but having spent most of the past week looking down on Paris from various monuments, I just keep asking myself, “What’s the point?”

Writer compares Iraq, Vietnam wars

By Tom Edwards · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, historian and distinguished nonfiction author David Halberstam explained the historical correlations between U.S. involvement in Iraq and Vietnam in the Buskirk-Chumley Theater as part of the IU School of Journalism’s speaker series Monday night.

Your inner Jefferson

By Brian Stewart · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

Lurking inside us all there is a little Thomas Jefferson reminding that happiness is not exactly an object that it is normally thought of. The “pursuit” is what matters. It does seem like an eminently easy counsel, but it’s actually very hard to live by.

Banana company guilty of terrorism-related charges

By Adam Geller and Matt Apuzzo · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

WASHINGTON – Banana company Chiquita Brands International admitted in federal court Monday that for years it paid Colombian terrorists to protect its most profitable banana-growing operation. The company pleaded guilty to one count of doing business with a terrorist organization. The plea is part of a deal with prosecutors that calls for a $25 million fine but does not identity the several senior executives who approved the illegal protection payments. The agreement ends a lengthy Justice Department investigation into the company’s financial dealings with right-wing paramilitaries and leftist rebels the U.S. government deems terrorist groups. Prosecutors say the Cincinnati-based company agreed to pay about $1.7 million between 1997 and 2004 to the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, known as AUC for its Spanish initials.

ONLINE ONLY: Legendary Toots and Maytals at Bluebird tonight

By Zack Teibloom · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

The casual reggae fan knows of Bob Marley, but for more than 40 years Toots and the Maytals have spanned all Jamaican styles and genres from ska to rock-steady in their unique blend of reggae. Most well known for “54-46 that’s my number” and “Pressure Drop” the band reached new acclaim for their compilation album where they collaborated with Eric Clapton, Trey Anastacio, Jeff Beck and Keith Richards among others.

Hoosiers squeak past Iona, advance in WNIT

By Lee Hurwitz · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

When asked if the monkey was off her back after her first postseason win at IU, Felisha Legette-Jack smiled.

Class can lead to cash for students who take notes for sophomores’ new Web site

By Mandy Eid · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

Three ambitious sophomores have come up with a Web site that not only gives students a way to earn money while in class, but can also enhance any student’s learning experience.

Iranians outraged over box office hit movie ‘300’

By Nasser Karimi · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

TEHRAN, Iran – The hit American movie “300” has angered Iranians who say the Greeks-vs.-Persians action flick insults their ancient culture and provokes animosity against Iran. “Hollywood declares war on Iranians,” blared a headline in Tuesday’s edition of the independent Ayende-No newspaper.

NYPD officers surrender to face charges in 50-shot killing

By Abisalom Omolo and Pat Milton · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

NEW YORK – Three police officers surrendered Monday to face charges in a shooting that killed an unarmed groom on his wedding day that stirred outrage around the city.

UPDATE: Wade Steffey’s body found

By Alberto D. Morales and Alexandra R. Moses · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

Purdue University freshman Wade Steffey died from high-voltage electrocution after accidentally entering a high-voltage room outside Owen Hall on Jan. 13, Purdue spokeswoman Jeanne Norberg said at a news conference this morning. The two-month search for the 19-year-old Bloomington native concluded when Steffey’s body was found in the room Monday afternoon. His identity was confirmed around 10 a.m. Tuesday at a news conference after the Tippecanoe County Coroner’s office completed an autopsy Monday night.