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Student presents play about coping with heroin addiction

By Annysa LaMantia and Anyssa LaMantia · Thursday, Feb. 22,2007 12 a.m.

Garlia Jones never got to say goodbye to a close friend who died of a heroin overdose last year. Jones, finishing her master’s degree in African American and African Diaspora Studies, is the writer and director of the play “Against the Grain,” which debuts at 8 p.m. today at the John Waldron Arts Center, 122 S. Walnut St. “When he died, the best thing for me to do was to write,” said Jones, who wrote the play for her master’s thesis production.

Event to promote Asian culture

By Rorye O'Connor and Rorye O'Conner · Thursday, Feb. 22,2007 12 a.m.

The Asian American Association is putting a spin on MTV’s “Diary” TV series this Friday at its annual fashion show. The IU show, titled “The Diary of an Asian American,” will feature several types of dancing and runway modeling from different Asian organizations on campus.

Energy efficiency would save IU money

By Aparna Venkatraman and Lucy Frick · Thursday, Feb. 22,2007 12 a.m.

The Feb. 14 piece “Money talks” was a particularly important one as students should be aware of how budget spending has the potential to greatly affect their experience at IU. While the author correctly raised the possibility of directing funding toward sustainability, the author’s arguments against it were unsound.

Illinois’ mascot Chief Illiniwek to perform for final time on Wednesday

By Aaron Beard and David Mercer · Thursday, Feb. 22,2007 12 a.m.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – After 81 years of war paint and feathered headdresses, the University of Illinois’ controversial American Indian mascot is performing his last dance, but Chief Illiniwek’s image and regalia will continue to be a subject of negotiations.

STAND against genocide in Darfur

By Aparna Venkatraman and Emily Roberts · Thursday, Feb. 22,2007 12 a.m.

Is our state helping to fund the ongoing genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan? Indiana is one of almost 20 states considering legislation that would require removal of money from companies that operate in Sudan and are complicit in the genocide. This presents an exciting new angle from which to pursue advocacy on behalf of Darfur.

IU looks to upset No. 33 Kentucky Wildcats on road

By Jordan Cohen · Thursday, Feb. 22,2007 12 a.m.

When the No. 63 IU men’s tennis team (8-1) takes the court today at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center in Lexington, Ky., history will not be on its side.

Rom--com a bit off--key

By Mike McElroy · Thursday, Feb. 22,2007 12 a.m.

I went into this movie with high hopes. Since both stars had a good run in romantic comedies, I thought the combination of the two would play well together, but I was very wrong because they both lacked chemistry. Through the whole movie, everything felt very predictable and formulaic. There was the sudden-realization-they-like-each-other-after-working-together scene, the fight scene that drives them apart and makes them question their feelings and the fight-gets-worse-will-they-make-up scene that was immediately followed by the typical guy-redeems-himself-and-wins-the-girl scene.

IU's own Oscar winners

By Michael Reschke and Aaron Beard · Thursday, Feb. 22,2007 12 a.m.

Sunday night, several students will be relaxing in front of the television at 8 p.m. watching the 79th annual Academy Awards. A few might even dream of being on the red carpet, either because of their own accomplishments or because of their aspirations to date one of Hollywood's hottest. While these people might just fantasize, some IU students have turned their red carpet dreams into reality later in life, and others got to their five minutes of fame standing in as extras in an Oscar-winning film shot on campus.

New city Web site tracks environmental statistics

By Elizabeth Dilts · Thursday, Feb. 22,2007 12 a.m.

More than two-thirds of Bloomington workers commute to work alone everyday, according to the 2000 Census. 10 percent of workers walk and 10 percent carpool. Two percent ride bicycles to work and, believe it or not, that’s up 19 percent since 1990.

IU enters final weekend of regular season

By John Wustrow · Thursday, Feb. 22,2007 12 a.m.

Every year around late February, signs of spring appear around Bloomington. The Big Ten Tournament is one of these signs for the IU women’s basketball team.

IU photographer defines sexual slang in new dictionary

By Katie Ingmire · Wednesday, Feb. 21,2007 12 a.m.

CEOs, Grammy winners and Pulitzer Prize recipients rank among the most prominent figures to ever walk IU’s hallowed halls. Now, graduate student Jordan Tate is paving his own path of distinction by adding a new title to the list: dictionary writer.

Back on track

By Ryan Corazza · Wednesday, Feb. 21,2007 12 a.m.

Um, if I could just write in this space, “IU will beat Minnesota,” that would be lovely. But see, I have more space to fill than that.

Author speaks about political power of hip-hop music

By Whitney Mitchell · Wednesday, Feb. 21,2007 12 a.m.

Hip-hop expert Bakari Kitwana challenged IU students to use the music that’s part of their everyday lives as a means to change the political atmosphere of the nation during his speech Tuesday at the IU Auditorium. “You can’t really have a political movement without a political infrastructure,” Kitwana said. “The hip-hop movement has created a national infrastructure – young activists that understand the power are tapping into it to make a political change.”

Illinois basketball player charged with felonies in recent crash

By David Mercer and Jake Stewart · Wednesday, Feb. 21,2007 12 a.m.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois basketball player Jamar Smith – charged Tuesday with drunk driving and leaving the scene of an accident – apparently believed a teammate in the car had died, authorities said. Smith, 19, was driving a 1996 Lexus shortly after 11 p.m. on Feb. 12 when it struck a tree in heavy snow. He then drove the car a little over a mile to the apartment complex where he lived in the small town of Savoy.

Indiana House votes 55-41 in favor of law requiring seat belts for everyone

Wednesday, Feb. 21,2007 12 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – The House voted 55-41 Tuesday for legislation that would require almost everyone to wear seat belts in both the front and back seats of most vehicles, including pickup trucks.

Bill approved by state Senate committee would privatize lottery

By Brian Spegele · Wednesday, Feb. 21,2007 12 a.m.

Enticed by the notion of landing more cash to develop life sciences, IU officials supported Tuesday’s Senate committee approval of the controversial Hoosier lottery privatization bill. The bill, which squeaked through the Indiana Senate Tax and Fiscal committee with a 7-5 vote of approval, calls for a corporate takeover of the state-run lottery, which is another public sector

IDS Presents IU Foundation President Curt Simic

By Maria Srour · Wednesday, Feb. 21,2007 12 a.m.

IU Foundation President Curt Simic earned his degree at IU and went on to hold positions at several universities, including University of California at Berkeley and Yale University. He has been president of the foundation for 19 years.

Dropped call collision

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Feb. 21,2007 12 a.m.

The term “teenage driver” is as oxymoronic as “military intelligence.” In fact, it’s probably more accurate to describe newly licensed teens in terms of the moving violations they commit. “Reckless endangerment” comes to mind; as does “criminal negligence,” as in “Criminally negligent Jane caused a 15 car pileup on the interstate because she was steering with her knees while sipping coffee, applying makeup, and calling her boyfriend.”

That's what she said

By Joanna Borns · Wednesday, Feb. 21,2007 12 a.m.

Could you pass me the butter? I’m going to ride the A bus. Is there parking in back? I really want some chimichangas. These are buy one, get one free.

Around the World

By Abdullah AlShihri · Wednesday, Feb. 21,2007 12 a.m.

Language skills and culture background are the aspects President Bush instructed the nation’s new spy chief to focus on when finding more recruits to collect information on al-Qaida and other terrorist groups.