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Online charter schools respond to local demand from K-12 students

By Kelsey Nash · Monday, Feb. 12,2007 10:36 p.m.

Imagine getting up for school each morning and only having to move as far as the nearest computer. This could soon be the reality for public-school students around Indiana. Ball State University has authorized its sponsorship of the first virtual charter schools in the state, said Larry Gabbert, director of the Office of Charter Schools at Ball State.

Fact or fiction: Is light beer better for you?

By Nadia LaMantia · Monday, Feb. 12,2007 10:33 p.m.

Could a beer a day keep the doctor away? Not necessarily, but a pint a day isn't bad for you, says Caleb Staton, head brewer at Bloomington's Upland Brewery.

Lonely no more

By Gal Shifron · Monday, Feb. 12,2007 10:32 p.m.

The need to form social connections is deeply rooted in the human psyche. It is secondary only to physical and safety needs. We all need to feel a sense of belonging; it is part of what it means to be human. Young adults especially need to feel connected to a group to belong to the human family. Feeling alone or out of place causes a great deal of stress.

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Procrastination: Internet, games, e-mail leading to large spike in work-delaying

By Haley Beck · Monday, Feb. 12,2007 10:31 p.m.

The mantra of the procrastinator -- "I do my best work under pressure" -- is also a perpetual myth on campus.

Around the World

Monday, Feb. 12,2007 10:22 p.m.

House Democratic leaders circulated a nonbinding resolution Monday saying that Congress "disapproves of the decision of President George W. Bush ... to deploy more than 20,000 additional United States combat troops to Iraq." The measure, expected to come to a vote by Friday, also says that "Congress and the American people will continue to support and protect the members of the United States armed forces who are serving or who have served bravely and honorably in Iraq."

Iran rejects U.S. accusations it armed Shiite insurgents in Iraq

By Ali Akbar Dareini · Monday, Feb. 12,2007 10:21 p.m.

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran on Monday rejected U.S. accusations that the highest levels of Iranian leadership have armed Shiite militants in Iraq with armor-piercing roadside bombs. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a televised interview that his country was opposed to conflict and bloodshed in Iraq and that problems in Iraq should be solved with dialogue, not by force.

UPDATE: 6:24 p.m.: New round of phishing attacks target IU Credit Union members

By Michael Zennie · Monday, Feb. 12,2007 10:10 p.m.

The latest round of phishing attacks on IU Credit Union members displays a higher level of sophistication than previous scams -- though this should come as no surprise, experts say.

IU moves back into Top 25

By Aaron Beard and Doug Feinberg · Monday, Feb. 12,2007 9:29 p.m.

Duke's Top 25 streak is over. Saddled by its first four-game losing skid in 11 years, Duke fell out of The Associated Press poll Monday for the first time since the end of the 1995-96 season. The Blue Devils had been in the media poll for 200 straight weeks -- the second longest streak behind UCLA.

Carried off in a coffin

By Andrew Shaffer · Monday, Feb. 12,2007 9:28 p.m.

What would it be like to play God? The NFL might know. If I were God, I would do three things: end world hunger, cure all forms of cancer and give Brent Boyd $960,000 dollars.

IU radio personality named Indiana sportscaster of the year for 19th time

By Matt Mattucci · Monday, Feb. 12,2007 9:27 p.m.

IU radio announcer Don Fischer recently added another award to his long list of accolades. The "voice" of the Hoosiers was named Indiana sportscaster of the year Sunday by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. It marked the 19th time Fischer has won the award.

Online Only: You are what you love

By Stefania Marghitu · Monday, Feb. 12,2007 9:24 p.m.

According to the 2002 film "Adaptation," "You are what you love, not what loves you." This statement was further verified by Jenny Lewis in her song, "You Are What You Love." I trust this belief for several reasons. Charlie Kaufman wrote the screenplay for "Adaptation" and "Being John Malkovich." Along with Michele Gondry, he won an Academy Award for best original screenplay for "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." His writing style is innovative, clever and gripping. He's pretty much brilliant.

Brazil's bizarre sound

By Ethan Cirmo · Monday, Feb. 12,2007 9:13 p.m.

The Jacobs School of Music continued its new Brazilian Music Festival on Feb. 11 with a special guest lecture and a pair of concerts. Themed "Modern and Experimental Composers," this second installment in the festival's concert series dismissed any remaining preconceptions about Latin American music. American ears used to Latin music thick with rhythmic complexity and festive brass instead received a genre rarely heard by American audiences: modern and contemporary vocal compositions.

What is art?

By Ryan Brown · Monday, Feb. 12,2007 9:11 p.m.

It's Grammy and Oscar season, and you know what that means: a cornucopia of Justin Timberlake performances and accolades to all the hit movies of the year you haven't heard about until now. Yes, there are many reasons you should be averse to these tiring, marathon-style awards ceremonies, but for some reason, you just can't change the channel. You make predictions, you gasp in shock and you analyze the victors and why they should or should not have won the category. Repeat these steps about 20 times for a total of three to four hours.

Represent for consent

By Brittany Hite · Monday, Feb. 12,2007 9:08 p.m.

If a man wants to have sex with a woman and she says no but he does so anyway, it's rape; we all should know that by now. But if she consents and then changes her mind, the exact definition -- legally -- is not so clear.

Freud was right all along

By Scott Leadingham · Monday, Feb. 12,2007 9:07 p.m.

We, as humans, are extremely indecisive. Exhibit A: The Rev. Ted Haggard. Married with five children, Haggard was the pastor of an evangelical Colorado megachurch. For three years he allegedly engaged in "sexually immoral" actions with a male prostitute. There were also various claims of drug use. Now, after three weeks of "treatment," Haggard has announced that he's been cured of his delicious male cravings. Hurray! He's completely heterosexual. Haggard will leave ministry behind and pursue a master's degree in psychology. No joke.

Soliciting self-pity

By Brian Stewart · Monday, Feb. 12,2007 9:06 p.m.

If chivalry is dead, I presume on the day before the Feast of Saint Valentine, one is compelled to notice the rape of romance. You may have a favorite case of your own, and if you don't you really ought to have one.

Party on

By Aparna Venkatraman · Monday, Feb. 12,2007 9:03 p.m.

Now that the High 5 party has officially dropped out of the next IUSA elections, the Hoosier ticket -- and with it, its close ties to the current IU Student Association -- is the currently unopposed future leadership of our student body.

UPDATE: 7:30 p.m. Student robbed by RA impersonators

By Paige Ingram · Monday, Feb. 12,2007 7:31 p.m.

A student had his wallet stolen from McNutt Quad on Sunday by two men posing as resident assistants, according to the IU Police Department.

UPDATE: 6:28 p.m.: Police: Ivy Tech student flees accident scene, leaves unregistered handgun

By Paige Ingram · Monday, Feb. 12,2007 6:57 p.m.

Kyle A. Dempsey, an Ivy Tech student living in Ashton Center, fled the scene of a car accident he was involved in early Saturday morning, leaving behind an unregistered handgun, according to the IU Police Department. Dempsey entered a Jimmy John's restaurant, 1827 E. 10th St., at about 2:30 a.m., covered in blood, and then quickly left, IUPD Capt. Jerry Minger said, reading from a police report. An unidentified employee of Jimmy John's called police, but when officers arrived on the scene, Dempsey was nowhere to be found, Minger said.

IU's V-Day campaign seeks to curb violence against women

By Jessica Anderson · Monday, Feb. 12,2007 6:28 p.m.

On Friday, outside the IU State Room West in the Indiana Memorial Union, "Cunt, cunt, cunt" could be heard belted from senior Aura Vaught while rehearsing her solo performance in "Reclaiming Cunt," part of "The Vagina Monologues," put on by the IU V-Day campaign.