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My B.A. in English

By John Brown · Monday, March 1,2010 5:56 p.m.

Now I plead guilty. Last Wednesday, I officially declared a second degree, a Bachelor of Arts in English.

Tread carefully

By Sarah Hann · Monday, March 1,2010 5:52 p.m.

Utah — or any state — should be careful about abortion legislation. Too many restrictions and codified penalties could end up hurting innocent mothers whose only crime was to trip down the stairs.

An aquatic ancestor?

By Kate Slabosky · Monday, March 1,2010 5:51 p.m.

Some thinkers are suggesting that maybe Phelps, along with all modern humans, world-class swimmers and hydrophobes alike, has a semi-aquatic ancestor.

State of RHA: Restricted, Hindered, Aimless

Monday, March 1,2010 5:50 p.m.

WE SAY Don’t forget the RHA elections are today, but the struggle for real student body authority shouldn’t end at the ballot box.

History finds new life in U.K.

By Caitlin Ryan · Monday, March 1,2010 5:10 p.m.

An old Victorian tea set. A jade axe. The Rosetta Stone. These seemingly unrelated objects have one distinct commonality — they are all a part of the History of the World project’s 100 items chosen to represent world history through a partnership involving the British Museum, the BBC and hundreds of local museums throughout Britain. As an outreach to communities, the project has also selected 10 items from each region of Britain to represent history. In Kent, these objects range from a Bronze Age boat to a World War II football, viewable at local museums throughout Kent.

Colleges enlist parents to curb drinking

Monday, March 1,2010 5:08 p.m.

At Virginia Tech, where tailgating and raucous apartment complex parties are time-honored rituals, university officials are turning to Mom and Dad to curb underage drinking. This semester, the school began notifying parents when their under-21 students are found guilty of even minor alcohol violations, such as getting caught with a beer in a dorm room.

Braun powers Hoosiers past Lady Lions

By Drew Allen · Monday, March 1,2010 12:53 a.m.

Jamie Braun would not let the IU women’s basketball team lose on her senior day. The lone senior’s double-double ensured it didn’t happen.

IU its own worst enemy in defeat

By Jordan Cohen · Monday, March 1,2010 12:46 a.m.

On Saturday, IU coach Tom Crean told members of the media that “statistics accuse; the film convicts.” Following the Wisconsin loss, the team went through a film session in which individual players were asked to call out their own mistakes. Crean might have his team do the same following IU’s 73-57 loss at Iowa, but this team seems guilty until proven innocent.

IU drops 10th straight with loss

By Zina Kumok · Monday, March 1,2010 12:44 a.m.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — It all began here. The first game of this 10-game losing streak began against Iowa on Jan. 24, but it wouldn’t end there. IU dropped its 13th conference game Sunday, losing 73-57 on the road against the Hawkeyes.

Turnovers, poor post-play lead to IU demise in Iowa City

By DeAntae Prince · Monday, March 1,2010 12:41 a.m.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — It might be impossible to make Iowa look better than it did against IU on Sunday night.A team scrapping for wins every week, the Hoosiers made the Hawkeyes look like the best team in the Big Ten — and them some.The 73-57 loss came for a bunch who seemed overwhelmed with a Hawkeye group that has never been confused with anything resembling the Big Ten’s finest.

Senior fashion designers show off styles on dirt runway

By Kelsey Finn · Monday, March 1,2010 12:36 a.m.

Two weeks ago, fashion designers brought the front row of New York Fashion Week to Bryant Park. This past weekend, two IU senior fashion design students, Casey Heck and Kate Murphy, brought the front row to an unusual location in Bloomington.

Student arrested at Kilroy’s after pointing loaded gun

By Sarah Hutchins · Monday, March 1,2010 12:34 a.m.

A 21-year-old IU student was arrested after he used a loaded handgun to assault a man at Kilroy’s Sports Bar early Saturday morning. Bloomington police Sgt. Jim Batcho said officers arrived at the bar around 2:45 a.m. Saturday and walked down an alley where they found Alexander Edward Brill with his hands in the air, surrounded by bar employees.

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Amid controversy, AKAs ‘Step Off’ at Sprite competition

By Mickey Woods · Monday, March 1,2010 12:32 a.m.

Alexandria Prather took to her Facebook last week in the wake of a step dance controversy. The junior said she wanted the world to know this: “TAU step is the best sorority step team in the nation. Period.”

Chile quake death toll hits 708

Sunday, Feb. 28,2010 11:08 p.m.

Heroism and banditry mingled on Chile’s shattered streets Sunday as rescuers braved aftershocks digging for survivors and the government sent soldiers and ordered a nighttime curfew to quell looting. The death toll climbed to 708 in one of the biggest earthquakes in centuries. In the hard-hit city of Concepción firefighters pulling survivors from a toppled apartment block were forced to pause because of tear gas fired to stop looters, who were taking from microwave ovens to canned milk at a damaged supermarket across the street.

Special Olympics offer alternative for hundreds of athletes

By Tim Dunn · Sunday, Feb. 28,2010 11:07 p.m.

With so much attention on Vancouver and the medal count, it can be easy to forget another group of hard-working athletes. Since 1968, the Special Olympics has provided an opportunity for children and adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities to compete on an international level in many sports.

Scientists defend tsunami warnings after nonevents

Sunday, Feb. 28,2010 11:04 p.m.

Oceanographers issued a bulletin telling Hawaii and other Pacific islands a killer wave was coming with terrifying force and that “urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property.”But the tidal surge predicted after Chile’s earthquake for areas far from the epicenter never materialized.

Students style soles to give ‘one for one’

By Bailey Loosemore · Sunday, Feb. 28,2010 8:44 p.m.

Members of the TOMS Shoes Club at IU, along with other students decorated shoes and other items Friday at their Style Your Sole event.

Workshops showcase, teach dance styles from around world

By Zollie Barnes · Sunday, Feb. 28,2010 8:42 p.m.

Members of the IU African American Dance Company had been at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center since 8 a.m. Saturday, when the rest of campus slept.The group was setting up for another day of their 13th-annual dance workshops.Ten classes, ranging from modern Cuban dance to traditional African dance, were offered throughout Saturday.

Morality, money in ‘Major Barbara’

By Melissa Sokolski · Sunday, Feb. 28,2010 8:40 p.m.

One might think a donation for the poor is always a good thing. But not if you ask Major Barbara, who quits her post at the Salvation Army as soon as it accepts donations from breweries and arms dealers. Questions of morality and religion rise up in the IU Department of Theater and Drama’s production of “Major Barbara,” which opened Friday.