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Subtlety is the best policy

By Jacob Levin · Tuesday, Feb. 17,2009 10:22 p.m.

By noon on Tuesday, a story about China’s collapsing exports industry was the fifth-most commented story on Economist.com, down slightly from its ranking as No. 3 just days earlier. It had beaten out stories on the financial crisis and was runner-up to a story on the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Crean has it right

Tuesday, Feb. 17,2009 10:20 p.m.

Tom Crean’s IU basketball debut gave “starting from scratch” a whole new meaning. Predictably, record-setting losses are occurring.

Stimulus Bill – The ‘Real’ Truth

Tuesday, Feb. 17,2009 10:19 p.m.

Barack Obama promised change. Sounds great on paper, but how is he going to back that up?

A fair and good raise for IU staff is needed

Tuesday, Feb. 17,2009 10:18 p.m.

As part of the IU staff, I believe that the IU staff needs a real raise this year. The most important reason is that the staff has suffered from unfair wage increases that have not compensated for inflation and the cost of living in Bloomington.

Students responsible for clean elections

Tuesday, Feb. 17,2009 10:17 p.m.

With the start of a new IU Student Association election season, I am optimistic about the student response thus far. Tickets have eagerly commenced their campaigns, and it appears that active campaigning will continue until the voting takes place from 10 a.m. March 31 until 10 p.m. April 1.

Quitting the autism blame game

By Sanjay Mohanty · Tuesday, Feb. 17,2009 10:16 p.m.

The column I wanted to write – about vaccines, autism and last week’s court ruling that they are unrelated – was going to be triumphant.

A stand, only somewhat dignified

By Nathan Dixon · Tuesday, Feb. 17,2009 10:14 p.m.

Barack Obama’s decision to sign the stimulus bill yesterday in Denver probably irked a lot of Republicans.

The real ‘Facestalker’?

Tuesday, Feb. 17,2009 10:10 p.m.

One criticism of the digital age is that it decreases face-to-face contact between real human beings. As the story goes, an increase in texts, instant messages and wall posts has put the world at our fingers but has made our understanding of it tragically shallower.

IU should keep Coke

Tuesday, Feb. 17,2009 10:09 p.m.

IU’s exclusive contract with Coca-Cola expires June 30, and soon the Anti-Sweatshop Advisory Committee will make a recommendation in light of the accusations labor rights groups have made against Coke.

Panel to discuss Darwin, the arts

By Mitchell Blatt · Tuesday, Feb. 17,2009 9:11 p.m.

Artists, poets, scientists and IU professors will examine the connection between evolutionary science and the arts during ArtsWeek at the discussion “Darwin, the arts, and the aesthetics of the ordinary” to see how Darwin’s principles of natural selection relate to art and how humans view beauty.

Art contest winners released

By Alexandra Brown · Tuesday, Feb. 17,2009 9:09 p.m.

Your Art Here, a local non-profit organization, recently announced the winners of Billboard Generation VII, the organization’s seventh annual billboard art contest.

BFC passes Pace resolution

By Haley Adams · Tuesday, Feb. 17,2009 5:56 p.m.

At Tuesday’s meeting, the Bloomington Faculty Council passed the resolution regarding Gen. Peter Pace and the honor of Poling Chair granted to him by the Kelley School of Business.

With Vice President Joe Biden looking on, President Barack Obama signs the economic stimulus bill during a ceremony on Tuesday in the Museum of Nature and Science in Denver.

Obama signs massive stimulus package

By Liz Sidoti · Tuesday, Feb. 17,2009 4:03 p.m.

DENVER – President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed a massive $787 billion package to revive the economy, saying the measure represented the "essential work of keeping the American dream alive in our time."

In this file photo, date unknown, made by the U.S. Department of Defense and obtained by thememoryhole.org, flag-draped coffins of U.S .war casualties are seen aboard a cargo plane in Dover, Del. President Barack Obama said Feb. 9 that his administration is reviewing a policy that bans the media from photographing flag-draped coffins of fallen U.S. soldiers. The president says his advisers are discussing with the Defense Department the prohibition on pictures of coffins returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Officials: Obama OKs more Afghanistan troops

By Anne Gearan · Tuesday, Feb. 17,2009 4:01 p.m.

WASHINGTON – Defense and congressional officials say President Barack Obama has approved an increase in U.S. forces for the flagging war in Afghanistan.

Fashion on the brain

Tuesday, Feb. 17,2009 11 a.m.

Edward Hirt, an associate professor in the department of psychological and brain sciences, says choosing the perfect outfit is one of the many ways people express themselves.

Cut the copycat

By Sarah Hutchins · Tuesday, Feb. 17,2009 11 a.m.

Whether you’re penning the next great American novel or just another research paper, here are a handful of tips to get those creative juices flowing.

Confessions of a film geek

By Claire Burke · Tuesday, Feb. 17,2009 11 a.m.

After graduating from IU in December, 22-year-old Nicholas Peters dove into business as a freelance filmmaker and created local media production company GunZ n Butter Productions.

Art on location

By Erin Wright and Joe Jasinski · Tuesday, Feb. 17,2009 11 a.m.

Trash the brochures and snooze-inducing tour guides, and wake up to Bloomington’s local art scene.

Your body, your canvas

By Bryan Payton and Haley Adams · Tuesday, Feb. 17,2009 11 a.m.

We’ll show you how to be a one-(wo)man exhibit.

DIY - arts for non-artists

By Shannon Burruss and CJ Lotz · Tuesday, Feb. 17,2009 11 a.m.

You don’t need a gallery to showcase these done-in-an-hour art projects. Make a corkboard out of memorable wine stoppers, or string cup lights around your basement bar. Most of the supplies can be found at a thrift store, or if you feel like going for a dive, your neighborhood Dumpster.

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