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IUSA ready for elections

Marking the first official day of the IU Student Association election season, the IUSA president explained the rules to a handful of potential candidates Thursday at Ballantine Hall. Two tickets are expected to announce their candidacies Sunday. President Meredith Suffron, a senior, handed out the timeline for the election and pointed out key dates. Applications will be available Thursday at the Indiana Memorial Union Student Activities Office and are due Feb. 1. Executive candidates will debate Feb. 8 The IUSA election will be held Feb. 20-21. Students will vote on paper ballots or online, Suffron said.

Bennett heads home with victory in mind

It's homecoming weekend for coach Kathi Bennett. And everyone's making a big deal about it. Except Kathi Bennett.

Game of rivals marks end for facility

It's fitting that the final meet in Purdue's Lambert Pool is against its biggest rival, IU. IU heads to West Lafayette to battle Purdue at 1 p.m. Saturday at the 61-year-old Lambert Pool. The aging venue is being replaced by the Aquactics Center, set to open in August.

Speaker encourages teachers

By age 9, children in under-resourced school districts are already three to four years behind their higher-income peers, the founder of Teach for America said Thursday in a speech.

Organizations seek to prevent violence

Beginning at 3 p.m. today, the Division of Recreational Sports and Middle Way House will sponsor a program called Fitness Against Violence. The event, at the Student Recreational Sports Center, is designed to raise awareness about violence against women.

Around The Arts

Civic Theater adapts 1499 'La Celestina'

The Monroe County Civic Theater will perform "La Celestina," a play by Fernando de Rojas and translated from Spanish by James Mabbe and Eric Bentley.

International film series to hit campus

As it does every semester, the East Asian Studies Center is sponsoring the East Asian film series. To promote culture throughout campus, the center has put together a series of seven films from various East Asian countries.

Officer honored for public service

Police officers clock in day after day, never knowing if their lives will be put on the line. Most officers will tell you it's a thankless job with little appreciation. That's not the case for Indiana State Police Sgt. J.D. Maxwell. He was named Monroe County's police officer of the year by the Fraternal Order of Police at its annual Christmas party in December.

Orchestra brings a world of music to Bloomington

Stimulating is how School of Music professor Yuval Yaron describes his involvement in the Camerata Orchestra, a professional independent ensemble of faculty, students, faculty emeriti and Bloomington residents.

Clinton's legacy too close to call

Tomorrow, the roller coaster ride that was Bill Clinton's presidency will come to an end. His eight-year tenure was marked with incredible popularity despite unprecedented controversy. Clinton will find his way into the history books for eight years of prosperity, and eight years of scandals. How will we remember this man? The man who brought us Whitewater and the man who brought us America's longest period of economic expansion. The man who had an Oval Office affair with an intern and the man who doubled the number of Head Start programs.

A birth of a magazine

Evan Tobias and Adam Pieroni might have begun a literary movement in Bloomington, but they seem to be lost for words on their newest endeavor. What started as a simple poetry reading in honor of the latest edition of the literary magazine, Cocked and Ready, has developed into a release party so complicated it can't be named, said senior Tobias, co-editor and founder of the magazine.

O'Bannon plans for progress

In his fifth "State of the State Address," Gov. Frank O'Bannon addressed the concerns of Indiana residents and outlined his plans for "keeping Indiana in a state of progress." Although O'Bannon praised the state's "unprecedented economic growth," he urged citizens to prepare for a decline in the state's economic condition, as the national economy slows as a whole. "Because our economy is cooling down, our reserve is precariously low," O'Bannon said.

Defense clinches Hoosier win

When junior guard Dane Fife was a senior in high school, he used to watch Penn State senior guard Joe Crispin play on television.

Parties give mixed reviews for State of the State speech

Emphasizing the need for fiscal responsibility, Gov. Frank O'Bannon's State of the State Address received mixed reviews from both Democrat and Republican parties

University reprimands IUSB professor

A former chancellor and current tenured professor at IU-South Bend has been warned to stop offensive classroom behavior, including ridiculing his students.

Championship is athlete's No. 1 goal

Imagine being bundled in crimson warm-ups and a gray hooded sweatshirt, jumping rope after a strenuous three-round match. Meet Viktor Sveda, a junior wrestler who does this very ritual.

Wrestlers to face rival

For the wrestling team to secure a victory tonight, momentum is the key word. IU opens Big Ten competition against rival Purdue. The Hoosiers will play host to the match at 7 p.m. at Mater Dei High School in Evansville.

IU meets Purdue in conference opener

Senior Mike Dixon anxiously lined up across from his practice partner. As sweat increasingly faded the letters on his IU football T-shirt, Dixon lunged forward and locked arms with his counterpart. Seconds later, he towered over his fallen opponent like any linebacker gloating after a quarterback sack.

Time for change has passed

With road games against Minnesota, Iowa and Ohio State and a highly anticipated visit from Purdue to Assembly Hall, IU needed and captured a breakout win against Penn State. But can IU carry the momentum into those next contests?