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Cabaret for all ages

By Liv Cole · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:50 p.m.

The Bloomington Playwrights Project ran the cabaret "Candy & Friends," on Friday and Saturday as a part of the Cabaret Nouveau Series. The show was an excellent chance to experience an interactive performance, as the singers made sure to draw in the audience. "I equate cabaret to giving a party for your closest friends and you are the host or hostess," said Candace Decker, the show's creator. "It's a journey told through stories and songs. It's immediate and real. It is an art form that breaks the fourth wall of conventional theater and includes the audience in its intimate performance." Shani Wahrman, Cairril Adaire and William and Christina Shriner comprised the cast.

MtvU replaces College Television Network at IU

By Danielle Gingerich · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:46 p.m.

Another MTV is coming to IU. The College Television Network, channel 33 on campus, was replaced today with the new mtvU. The new network incorporates on-air with online and on-campus features. IU is one of 20 major universities with access to the new network. Others include Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Missouri and University of Georgia. mtvU reaches over 720 colleges with a combined enrollment of 5.5 million, and is the largest television network devoted to college life and its students, according to a press release from MTV. The channel can be viewed 24 hours a day, seven days a week in all parts of campus, on any television.

Illegal online file sharing among college students on the decline

By Holly Johnson and Holy Johnson · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:45 p.m.

According to a survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, the number of college students who illegally swap files on the Web has dropped by more than half during the past year, and IU statistics obtained from University Information Technology Services seem to be consistent with this trend.

Popular musical to bring Austrian Alps to IU

By Meredith Hahn · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:42 p.m.

Unlike many children who vaguely ponder what their future holds, Christina Jackson, 12, already has a head start on her future. Jackson went from being a typical seventh-grader in Cincinnati, taking music lessons and performing in children's theater, to acting in a national touring show, "The Sound of Music."

BPP diversity festival honors King's legacy

By -Jenny Kobiela · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:37 p.m.

From noon to midnight Monday, people of all ages celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. with The Bloomington Playwright's Project. The BPP decided to put on the event in honor of King's dream of peace and togetherness. The festival was centered around diversity and encouraging attendees to embrace their differences.

Jordan River Forum

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:35 p.m.

Gelato not new to Bloomington Regarding the article "Gelato comes to College Mall" (IDS, Jan. 14), I think it is about time that IDS reporters widen their views in their very own neighborhood. Unlike it says in the article, The Gelato Shop in College Mall is not unique in Indiana. There has been a cafe right here in Bloomington that has served gelato for a few years now. The cafe started with the name "Colpa Dolce," but the ownership change renamed it Neannie's cafe. It is located, not so far from IU Press, on Sixth and Madison. Tei Laine Graduate Student

Politicians, media and students flock to Iowa caucus

By Tony Sams · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:30 p.m.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA -- The lands of Iowa are flat, with barren fields under the ugly frost of January. The highways are long and scenic, though Iowa is a state with nothing special to look at and provides little in the way of recreational enjoyment.

Where rubber meets the road

By Neal Taflinger · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:28 p.m.

I have been terrified of death since I was a little boy. The thought that at some point in the future I would no longer exist triggered hyperventilation and heart palpitations.

Observing the King holiday: 21 years later

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:26 p.m.

AIs America celebrates the 21st year of King Day in 2004, many lofty things come to mind. For example, we keep on learning that the vision of equality, peace and nonviolence of Martin Luther King Jr. was so powerful that it has survived his death to transcend man-made boundaries of race, party affiliation and nationality. This is evidenced by the fact that numerous leaders all over the world use King's words and vision as a foundation for their own struggles. In America, his birth date -- Jan. 15 -- was made the 10th federal holiday on Nov. 2, 1983 by President Ronald Reagan, thereby placing him in the company of great leaders like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and a few others.

Business majors focus on entertainment in BCEC

By Stacie Vasko · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:23 p.m.

Until two years ago, business majors with an interest in entertainment were unable to find a way to combine the two fields at IU. Senior Eddie Anderson, one of these students, found opportunity in what he saw as a flaw in the business school.

Students campaign, show support in Iowa contest

By Josh Sanburn · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:21 p.m.

When I decided to travel across two states to campaign for someone I had never met and a candidate almost no one had heard of a year ago, I still wasn't exactly sure what drove me to volunteer for former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean.

Retire mandatory retirement

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:20 p.m.

The reappointment of Ken Gros Louis as IU-Bloomington Chancellor is wonderful news. He is an urbane, articulate and creative leader whose unwavering loyalty and dedication to IU have earned him widespread admiration and affection. Gros Louis' return thus raises the obvious question: presuming he is the eminently gifted administrator we know him to be, for what imaginable reason was he forced to step down as chancellor in the first place?

Grocery Conspiracy 101

By Bonnie Real · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:17 p.m.

When the trend of distributing customer loyalty cards became popular among grocery and other retail stores, just a few short years ago, some of The People started getting a little perturbed with The Man. "Heck, why not let them install a camera in your shower?" cried a watchdog at Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering (www.nocards.org) to those who thought their Fresh Idea histories were no big deal.

New year, same beer

By Jenna Hess · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:15 p.m.

A thousand pages to read, books to unwrap, hangovers to cure, laundry piles to dodge -- finals week was hell. Having found out one of my finals was comprehensive an hour before it started, I downed two large cups of wine (ah, the distinguished undergrad, drinking wine out of a Styrofoam cup) and swore to myself "next semester will be different."

Express to the Rescue

By Holly Johnson and Holy Johnson · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:15 p.m.

For 21 years, IU students have been getting it every night. Or at least that's what local fast-food bastion Pizza Express would say, more than 4 million pizzas after Jeff Mease and Jeff Hamlin first opened their doors to the Bloomington community. And now the Bloomington pizza staple has hit Indianapolis. Located at 923 Indiana Ave., just minutes from the IUPUI campus, the state capital's first Pizza Express promises consistency in flavor, price and brand, said Gabe Connell, co-owner of the Indianapolis location.

Holiday inspiration

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:13 p.m.

Here's a little history lesson about holidays. We're told the Bloomington Faculty Council will consider any proposal for a day off of school. Well, we have one -- fall break. Every October, fatigue sets in. By the middle of the month, most students show symptoms of complete exhaustion. Lethargy besieges the dorms, making it nearly impossible for students to wrestle out of bed and stumble to class. If the University wants to foster education, it must comply with the repeated pleas of disheartened students.

Outsourcing could lead to less American jobs

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:13 p.m.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Executives from Silicon Valley to Wall Street are adamant that shifting white- collar jobs from the United States to developing countries is good business, but a backlash is brewing.

Hoosiers host Big Ten leader

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Friday, Jan. 16,2004 1:17 a.m.

In recent years, a match-up with Northwestern would mean a win for IU. The Hoosiers (7-6, 2-1 Big Ten) hold the all-time series mark 101-41 and have won nine of the last 10. But that loss came in the teams' last meeting, and the Wildcats (7-7, 2-1) are off to a fast start in the Big Ten, winning at Iowa and beating No. 25 Illinois, Wednesday. The Hoosiers look to defend their home court 2 p.m. Saturday in their Big Ten home opener and knock off the up-start Wildcats.

Read-Out set for MLK Day

By Jackie Corgan · Friday, Jan. 16,2004 1:16 a.m.

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. day, the Monroe County Public Library, 303 E. Kirkwood Ave., will be holding a Read-Out in conjunction with the City of Bloomington's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration Commission. Volunteers from diverse campus and community organizations will present children's books to heighten awareness about issues in children's literature and literacy from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday. Special presentations of the film "Martin's Big Words" will also be held at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to help illustrate the goals and aspirations of King in honor of his commitment to community involvement.

Monday one of IU's few holidays

By Christina Galoozis · Friday, Jan. 16,2004 1:15 a.m.

One day every year in January, the country honors one of the most peaceful leaders in American history -- Martin Luther King Jr. Like most federal holidays, schools and post offices will be closed. And Americans have also set aside certain days to honor this nation's veterans, laborers and Columbus. Most people don't have to work these days either. But IU students, faculty and staff work or go to class for all three. Bloomington Faculty Council President David Daleke said the University doesn't close on such holidays because there are a set number of institutional days IU must reach every semester, which are complicated by lab courses and other things.