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City shows movies under the stars
For all film fans who have grown tired of watching movies in the frigid darkness of a movie theater, the City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department has just the solution in their annual Evening with the Stars Movie Series.
New exhibit highlights fashion changes, meanings
Fashion is everywhere -- in television ads, in magazines and newspapers and on the internet. As times change, so does the style of clothing that people wear. What was considered to be "in style" or fashionable in 1930 is no longer what the public wants to wear. Looking back over a century and examining the style trends is an interesting way to look at just how much a culture can change.
Schooling ethnicity
Was it just me or was President George W. Bush's speech at the Black Expo rather quick, unemotional and impersonal? The African Americans at the event a couple weeks ago deserved much better.
Crashing Canseco
Jose Canseco on the new season of "Surreal Life"? The premise behind the VH1 reality show is placing seven once-popular celebrities in the same house, years removed from the height of their popularity, and watching the mayhem ensue. There have been exceptions to this formula, including models and "Real World" cast members (some of which appear so soon after their "Real World" experiences they might as well have moved from one house to the other), but all have been justified because they were never very popular to begin with. But Jose Canseco?
Take back the buck, Mitch
In the grand old tradition of politics, Gov. Mitch Daniels is passing the buck.
Congressman proposes textbook bill to cut costs
Buying textbooks is usually the bane of back-to-school shopping for college students. Every year, students spend hundreds of dollars on books that they may hardly ever use, only to get paid back half of the cost of their books upon returning them.
White House unwilling to release Roberts docs
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration does not intend to release all memos and others documents written by Supreme Court nominee John Roberts during his tenure with two Republican administrations, a White House representative said Sunday.
Suspect in stadium police assault found not guilty
A Noblesville man was found not guilty on charges of assaulting an IU police officer at a 2003 football game. The jury reached its decision earlier this month after a two-day trial, upsetting some IUPD officers.
11 Kelley Scholarship winners named for 2005-06 school year
Each year between nine and 12 incoming freshmen intending to major in business earn one of the University's most prestigious honors -- the title of Kelley Scholar.
'COAS' becoming 'COLL'
Meet Amanda Dodds. She is a junior and double major preparing to go to medical school. "I am a COAS student" Dodds said. "I am getting a B.S. in microbiology and a B.A. in French."
Students meet 'Best Buddies' at IU event
IU played host to more than 1,200 high school and college students participating in a volunteer program this weekend for intellectually disabled adults known as Best Buddies.
RPS prepares for new residents
Freshman move-in day on August 24 is a month away, and Residential Programs and Services have been preparing for it all summer long. RPS Associate Director for Apartment Housing Tim Stockton said many campus employees are working overtime to get ready.
Smokers butted out
The City of Bloomington has instituted a smoking ban in most public facilities in an effort to help keep the community healthy and smoke-free. Some Monroe County businesses, as a result, fear their profits might be extinguished in smoke-free indoor air.
Firefox offers IU alternative browsing
Junior Rishi Verma thinks pop-ups are "annoying as hell." So, he was already looking for an alternative Web browser to Microsoft's traditional Internet Explorer when he found out about Mozilla Firefox. Firefox boasted increased security, a built-in pop-up blocker and new features -- all for free. Verma jumped at the chance to use it and has been a die-hard fan ever since.
North Korea to resume nuclear disarmament talks
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea said Tuesday that North Korea will resume nuclear disarmament talks on July 26 after a 13-month boycott, with diplomats from five nations stepping up pressure on Pyongyang to scrap its nuclear weapons program.
Blair: We must stop extremist attacks
LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday he was considering calling an international conference on how to eliminate Islamic extremism following the London suicide bombings, while Britain's Muslim leaders demanded a judicial inquiry into what motivated the four "homegrown" suicide bombers.
Internet security remains a priority at IU
IU's not the only university frequented by hackers. Officials at University of Southern California are contacting roughly 270,000 people with some bad news: a hacker may have had access to their files.
Have your 'Cake' and eat it too
"I'm not a gangster, I'm a businessman."
Right ingredients, wrong flavor
In Tim Burton's latest hyped-up summer blockbuster, he takes the daunting task of trying to follow in the footsteps of the nearly perfect 1971 film classic "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."
