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Just say no

Until last week, I lived alone in my room, typing out pages and pages for a seemingly endless barrage of assignments. That is, until I was reintroduced to that devil in a box of glass and traded my soul for MTV, Fox News and "American Idol."

The moral hypocrisy

Do you ever get that feeling that you don't belong? Thursday, President Bush's inauguration promised me four more years of feeling out of place. As a Democrat living in one of the two blue counties in Indiana, I was able to fool myself into believing that Kerry had a chance at winning. The November election showed how wrong I was. I thought the Bush administration was on its way out, but in reality, our country will continue to be dominated by the tyranny of the majority.

'Contact' opens Sunday at IU Auditorium

For one night, the IU Auditorium stage will transform into a storyteller's dream. The music of Richard Rogders and Lorenz Hart will mesh with pieces by Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky and Georges Bizet to serve as background for three interpretative dance stories. "Contact" also features songs by Dean Martin, Robert Palmer and the Squirrel Nut Zippers.

Devolving textbooks

There's no question about it: Evolution always proves to be a sticky subject. Controversial stickers on high school biology textbooks in Cobb County, Ga., reminded teachers and students that "(t)his textbook contains material on evolution. Evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully, and critically considered."

BPP throws 25th birthday party

Twenty-five years ago, two young men created a venue for the arts, a safe place where they could perfect their craft and showcase their work. Saturday, these two men will be returning to Bloomington for the Silver Season Gala to celebrate 25 years of successful new works.

'Phantom' sings to success

Ever since October 1986 when "The Phantom of the Opera" first debuted in London, Andrew Lloyd Webber's modern opera has been drawing the public to stages with its mesmerizing music. The Phantom (Gerard Butler), an outcast from the world, uses his musical talents to entrance an orphaned chorus girl, Christine Daae (Emmy Rossum).

Kinsey Confidential

Question: Is it weird that I'm horny pretty much all the time?

Kinsey Confidential

Question: My girlfriend told me that she had HPV but was treated.

The KISISS Report

Question: My girlfriend and I have been together for two years.

'Tradition' wristbands benefit kids

This summer, yellow plastic bracelets swept the country as not only a new fad, but a symbol of support for cancer patients across the world.

The KISISS Report

Question: I've been dating a man for several years, and I love him. We are sexually active, and we are both relatively satisfied.

Big changes expected in Main Library

Last academic year, Main Library users logged on to computers a total of 609,545 times and printed 4,930,767 pages. It's safe to say demand is high for work space at the library.

Lucky No. 7

IU might only have eight wins on the season, but the team has figured out how to beat Michigan seven straight times. The Hoosiers' 62-53 victory was IU's third straight, and sixth in the last seven games.

Taser death suit settled for $500,000

The family of a Bedford man who died in 2003 while in police custody will receive a total of $500,000 from Monroe and Lawrence counties, the lawyer for the family confirmed.

Freshman D.J. White breathes life into team

The Hoosiers found their new A.J. Moye Wednesday. With 8 minutes and 5 seconds left in the game, D.J. White took a no-look pass from junior guard Marshall Strickland and flushed it.

Bloomington social services seek $81,000 in community support

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced new budget allocations for federal housing assistance dollars -- a 5 percent decrease for the Bloomington community.

A runway in Ballantine

IU Auditorium fosters variety in shows

Acrobats, dancers and Broadway musicals will take to the IU Auditorium stage this semester. IU Auditorium Director Doug Booher said he hopes the season stuns and excites audiences throughout Bloomington and Indiana.

Around The Arts

Indiana Public Interest Research Group will hold a Tsunami Relief Benefit at 7 p.m. tonight at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Performers will include Jenn Cristy, Paris, Salaam and Sophia Travis. All proceeds from the show will be donated to the American Red Cross to aid the Indian Ocean Relief Effort.

women discover inner author

Award-winning songwriter Beth Lodge-Rigal leans forward and with an excited voice, describes the "ripple effect" she hopes to initiate by teaching the Bloomington branch of classes called Women Writing for (a) Change.