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Lessons learned as a child in small town still serving Bears' coach Smith

By Jaime Aron · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 9:45 p.m.

BIG SANDY, Texas -- Damontray Darty is bouncing on a trampoline outside his trailer, parked amid the run-down houses in this one-stoplight town. The 9-year-old is wearing a blue football jersey, clutching a big white teddy bear, and even bigger dreams.

Colts' Dungy's humble ways took root in midwestern city of Jackson, Mich.

By Aaron Beard and Larry Lage · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 9:44 p.m.

JACKSON, Mich. -- Tony Dungy was back in his hometown, attending a ceremony to name Frost School's library after his mother, a former teacher. A black plaque with silver lettering read: "Cleo May Dungy Library. In honor of her many years of dedicated service to Jackson Public Schools. Dedicated, May 2001."

Hoosiers beat Michigan for 11th consecutive time, stay undefeated at home

By Matt Mattucci · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 9:43 p.m.

The IU men's basketball team had won 10 straight games against Michigan heading into its weekend matchup, including 13 of the last 14.

Students learn professional skills from internship fair

By Jessica Anderson · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 9:43 p.m.

Outside of Starbucks in the Indiana Memorial Union, students walk to Alumni Hall clutching their resumes, as they shed their backpacks and books for nametags. Wearing slinky black heels, a stylish skirt and neatly applied makeup, senior psychology major Nicole Boyle was one of the many students who attended Thursday's internship fair, hosted by the Career Development Center.

Forward motion

By Eamonn Brennan · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 9:43 p.m.

When IU forward Mike White entered Saturday's 76-61 win over Michigan, he did so much later than he's gotten used to. White has seen a bump in his playing time since IU's road win over Connecticut more than a week ago, but missed out on first-half action Saturday for the first time in a week. IU coach Kelvin Sampson waited until midway through the second half to insert the junior college transfer. Once White climbed into the game, though, he made his presence felt. In eight minutes of play, White scored six points on 2-of-3 shooting, pulled down two rebounds, emphatically blocked two shots and ripped a steal. "Mike didn't play the first half and I think he got upset," Sampson said. "I kind of like that. I think he went in there and said 'I'll show you,' which is good. You have to have the right attitude to be able to approach things like that.''

Need some comfort before the big game?

By Ryan Corazza · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 9:41 p.m.

Do any of you out there need some comforting before Wisconsin rumbles into town Wednesday night? You know, that Badger squad that currently sits atop the Big Ten with a perfect 7-0 record, 21-1 overall mark and is ranked No. 2 in the country?

Students use poetry to talk about culture

By Sandra Arao Ameny · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 9:16 p.m.

Lyrical sounds and sing-song rhythms bellowed from the depths of their souls. "Spoken word," or simply poetry, an expressive art form in African-American culture, rang throughout the Willkie Auditorium Friday night.

Board looking to 're-energize' IMU position

By Erica J. Nourse · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 9:13 p.m.

The Indiana Memorial Union is searching for a new executive director after the resignation of Director Loren Rullman. Thom Simmons, former associate director of the IMU has taken the position of interim director.

National guard member joins IUPD

By Paige Ingram · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 9:11 p.m.

The IU Police Department has hired a National Guard member and northern Indiana native to join its forces IUPD Capt. Jerry Minger said in a news release.

Study says broad curriculum preps students for real world

By Tom Edwards · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 9:09 p.m.

Universities should adopt broader, liberal arts-based curriculums in order to better prepare students for today's global economy, according to a report released by the Association of American Colleges and Universities earlier this month.

Carpe IU

By Jacob Stewart and Jake Stewart · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 8:27 p.m.

My brother is a Purdue graduate. He moved to Dallas last Wednesday to begin his career at a construction firm as an assistant project manager. A typical start for any fresh graduate, right? Not so typical is that with only one preliminary interview and a couple of tanks of gas, he drove to Texas a few weeks earlier without any hesitation and came back needing to sign an apartment lease and with a big shiny number to show his family.

Terrible Tancredo

By Grace Low · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 8:26 p.m.

In an outstanding display of the xenophobia and racism we've come to expect from proponents of harsher immigration policies, the Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus, headed by the ever-terrifying Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., has issued a response to President Bush's lukewarm attempt at making everyone happy, aka "Comprehensive Immigration Reform." Bush's tepid reform policy proposes upping border patrol, "expedited removal" of so-called "illegals," cracking down on those who employ illegal immigrants and outlining a temporary worker program.

Mandolin madness

By Matt Peyton · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 8:26 p.m.

Over winter break, I picked up a new hobby: Mandolin enthusiasm.

A tough pill to swallow

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 8:22 p.m.

Once again, the IU student body has been left in the dark. The sudden closing of Cold Stone Creamery's Kirkwood store left us feeling betrayed and gave no time to adjust our dietary habits accordingly, and now we have received more belated bad news.

UPDATE: Police discover two local businesses burglarized

By Michael Reschke · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 5:17 p.m.

Bloomington Police discovered two local businesses were burglarized this weekend after receiving a call Saturday morning. Bloomington Police Department Officer Keller responded to Tropical Tan in the 300 block of S. Hickory Drive after Tropical Tan's owner notified the police of the incident, said BPD Sgt. Daniel Carnes, reading from the police report.

Suicide car bomber kills 26 in Baghdad

Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 5:17 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A suicide car bomber struck a mostly Shiite neighborhood Thursday in central Baghdad, killing 26 people, hours after the prime minister promised the coming U.S.-Iraq security sweep in the capital would pursue militants wherever they were hiding.

'Girls Gone Wild' event canceled

By Mallory Simon · Friday, Jan. 26,2007 3:04 p.m.

Several campus groups have successfully forced the cancellation of the shirt-raising "Girls Gone Wild" event that was scheduled to take place Friday night at Jake's Nightclub. More than 125 members of the Bloomington community, including students, faculty members, administrators and campus groups, signed a petition Wednesday calling for the event to be cancelled, according to e-mails obtained by the Indiana Daily Student. Jake's owner Dave Kubiak and representatives with "Girls Gone Wild" refused interviews with the IDS. Kubiak, owner and manager of Bluebird, also canceled a show in September 2006 featuring a Jamaican artist with anti-gay song lyrics. Bloomington Safe & Civil City Director Beverly Calender-Anderson said administrators within the city government including Mayor Mark Kruzan were notified about the outrage regarding the event and a possible protest, which spurred a meeting Wednesday afternoon with the nightclub's owners. "We spoke with the owners of Jake's and expressed our concerns that this was not appropriate entertainment for this community," Anderson said. Anderson said at the conclusion of the meeting that the owners of Jake's, 419 N. Walnut St., were weighing their options about whether to cancel the event. Wednesday night Kubiak responded to criticism by canceling the event but declined to speak with the press about the situation.

New student group hopes to build schools in Africa

By Jessica Anderson · Friday, Jan. 26,2007 1:55 p.m.

In a sterile, fluorescent-lit Teter classroom late Thursday night, when the weekend had begun for many, several self-described "idealistic" IU students discussed ways to change the future for children on the other side of the world.

Ruckus expands to all U.S. colleges

By Beka Mech · Friday, Jan. 26,2007 12:14 a.m.

Students across the country can now legally download music and movies free through Ruckus, the downloading and social networking service that the IU Student Association brought to IU in October. IUSA's "Hoosier" party, which won the elections last year, made bringing Ruckus to IU one of the key issues in its campaign.

A frosty farewell

By Vivian Huang · Friday, Jan. 26,2007 12:01 a.m.

When sophomore Joe Ting arrived at his favorite ice-cream shop, Cold Stone Creamery at 530 E. Kirkwood Ave. for his usual Birthday Cake Remix, he was surprised he could no longer smell Cold Stone's delicious and sweetly scented aroma. Instead, he was greeted by a window that was completely covered in brown paper and a simple red sign informing customers that Cold Stone Creamery had moved. While the sign does not say where the new location will be, it does ask customers to visit the other Bloomington location, 115 N. State Road 46, near Best Buy, for a 10 percent discount with an IU ID. As of right now, Barry Keaton, the owner of both Bloomington Cold Stone stores, said he doesn't know where the new Cold Stone will be relocated to because he has "so many options." He expects that it will take about two months until he finds the perfect spot for his second location. After three years at the Kirkwood location, Cold Stone's relocation seemed to be a surprise to many of its customers. "I was so confused," Ting said. "I was just here last Saturday. Now it's closed?"