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The 'us' and 'them' mentality

On a flight from Los Angeles to St. Louis, there was a polite young man in the window seat of row 43. After exchanging a few obligatory comments regarding the mad house that is LAX, I discovered that my fellow passenger was travelling to Missouri to visit family. He was much looking forward to it. I, on the other hand, was heading home to Indiana after a brief sojourn in California and was not much looking forward to it.

Solid play in Florida follows slow start

Spring break began in nightmarish fashion for the men's golf team, and its problems had nothing to do with sketchy travel agents or missed flights. The team had one of its poorest showings of the year, limping to a 14th place finish in the 16-team Big Red Classic, an event of which the Hoosiers were co-host.

Students learn tune of music industry

LONDON -- Many university students find their book bags weighed down by Freud, Shakespeare, biology texts or accounting tomes, so feel no pity for Graham Parker, whose homework consists of listening to Stevie Ray Vaughan and other masters.

I'm part of this place now

I'm writing from a perspective slightly different from most people here, but at the same time I'm far from unique. I'm not a graduating senior, nor a parent of one. I'm one of the people who stay behind, and I've been one of them for a long time. I came to IU from northern Indiana as a student in 1971, and stayed here as an employee, in the Center of the Universe (as my friend Evan calls it) or the Belly of the Beast (as I sometimes call it).

Complaints filed, hearing held tonight

Amid allegations of misconduct by the tickets aspiring to lead the student body, the IU Student Association election commission is meeting today to settle disputes. The commission, made up of eight students, will meet at 8:30 p.m. in State Room East of the Indiana Memorial Union and will rule on complaints filed by the Kirkwood, Steel and Synergy tickets.

Book examines foreign policy

Not since the Vietnam War have Americans given so much attention to the United States foreign policy as we have following Tuesday's terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon across the river from Washington, D.C. Hundreds are already confirmed to have died, hundreds more are missing, and still more are injured. As answers are sought, many Americans might find that a quick review of foreign policy is helpful. And there is arguably no better source of knowledge of foreign policy than former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who served in that role from 1973-77 and as the assistant to the president for National Security Affairs from 1969-75.

Trapped by eating disorders

A 15-year-old, 5-foot-4, 112-pound girl places her hands down on her bathroom sink. She takes a deep breath and stares into the mirror; her eyes look tired and worn-out. She begins to count: 10,9,8,7…and then it is all over. Everything she ate for lunch is gone, swirling down the drain. She breathes in, looks at herself again in the mirror feeling relieved and then disgusted.

College life examined in "Number 6 Fumbles"

Everyone's heard the phrase, "These are the best years of your life." The validity of this statement is brought into harsh light by first-time author Rachel Solar-Tuttle in her book "Number 6 Fumbles."

Phi Gamma Delta positioned on pole, ready for race

Row 1 is filled with tradition. Phi Gamma Delta and Delta Chi are two of the all-time top teams. Delta Chi won 7 of 10 races in the 1970s and early 1980s, and Fiji hasn't finished out of the top five since 1993. Sigma Phi Epsilon, the other team in the row, has developed a solid program in recent years and was the last greek team to win the race. Sigma Phi Epsilon edged Fiji to win the 1999 Little 500.

Eigenmann Hall merges into RHA

Eigenmann Hall residents took to the polls Tuesday and passed a referendum 183-42 that merged the Eigenmann Resident Association with the Residence Halls Association. Because voter turnout was more than 20 percent, the results are officially binding. One ballot was unmarked.

Jigga who? Jigga what? Jigga wow!

If you own all or most of Jay-Z's albums, Jay-Z Unplugged no doubt needs to be a part of your collection. Jay-Z, aka Jigga or Young H.O.V.A., whatever you want to call him, has done it again with a hit album less than four months after his previous release, The Blue Print. Few artists can release quality albums one right after the other, but Jay-Z has proved to his fans, as well as the general public that he is capable of things that most artists aren't.

Around The Game

Davis adds to his staff Track teams take wins in invitational Tennis teams fall short in NCAA

Delayed service to honor Jerry Tardy

Former IU Alumni Association president and beloved friend of the University Jerry Tardy will be memorialized in a service today at the Musical Arts Center. After the service, a reception will be held in the Virgil T. DeVault Alumni Center -- a building that stands as one of his many legacies.

Budget battle unnecessary

From the campaign through inauguration, President Bush assured voters that there was enough money for funding Social Security, Medicare and education, as well as increasing defense spending, cutting taxes, providing for any urgencies and balancing the budget. When Bush took office he increased defense and education spending, cut taxes and faced emergency circumstances (i.e. a recession and a war). But now White House Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mitch Daniels forecasts deficit spending through at least 2005 -- and Bush hasn't even addressed Social Security and Medicare yet. Bush's policy doesn't lead to a balanced budget after all. Although I suspect he knew that all along, what's done is done.

Haston selected 16th by Charlotte

Nearly a hundred aspiring NBA athletes discovered Wednesday night the direction their lives would take, as all 29 NBA teams made their selections in the 2001 draft in New York City. The lottery picks walked on the stage sporting their new teams' hats and shook the hand of NBA commissioner David Stern, welcoming them into the league. First-team All-Big Ten Kirk Haston was not one of them. Even though Haston didn't get to met Stern, the former IU men's basketball star was selected with the 16th overall pick by the Charlotte Hornets, officially entering into the newest stage of his career: a professional one.

Lobbyist discusses American-Israeli relations

When questioning the loyalty of Congress to Israel, David Gillette uses what he calls the "three-in-the-morning test." "If you wake members of Congress up in the middle of the night from a deep sleep and ask them where they stand regarding Israel, the vast majority will say that they are very supportive," he said. "They realize that Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East, has acted as one of our strongest allies."

Consumer confidence falling

The Conference Board, a non-profit worldwide research institution, operates a Consumer Confidence Index that is one of the key economic indicators for the U.S. economy. The index represents both consumers' perceptions of the present economic situation and their expectations for the economic conditions six months in the future. But, because the index attempts to gauge consumer psychology, it tends to be more volatile and exaggerated.

The 80's: When 8-bit games ruled

I scream, you scream

That sweet smell of waffle cones and fudge fills your nose. Your taste buds start watering as you scan the long list of tantalizing flavors posted on the walls. That first cool, sweet taste on your tongue sends you into euphoria on a hot, humid day. Luckily, no matter where you live in Bloomington, odds are you don't live too far from a source of this one of a kind experience.

Penn State knocks off IU 62-57

The women's basketball team fell for the 10th time in as many tries to Penn State at Bryce Jordan Center last night, 62-57. IU forward Erin McGinnis missed a three-pointer with four seconds left as the Hoosiers trailed 60-57. Nittany Lion Kelly Mazzante picked up the rebound and completed two free throws with two seconds left to seal the victory. "I thought we played well enough to win this game," IU coach Kathi Bennett said in a press release. "We prepared hard all week long. I think we played hard today and we were in the ball game."