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Right what is wrong, then move along

By Zachary Osterman · Sunday, Dec. 14,2008 10:51 p.m.

Forget this one. Seriously, just move on. Games like this happen. They are unavoidable, and I’m not even sure last year’s Hoosiers would have won that game.

Kentucky's Perry Stevenson dunks on IU's Verdell Jones III and Tom Pritchard during IU's 72-54 loss to Kentucky on Saturday in Lexington, Ky.

Kentucky E(Rupp)tion

By Tom Kirby · Sunday, Dec. 14,2008 10:50 p.m.

LEXINGTON, Ky – IU coach Tom Crean can prepare his young Hoosiers to the best of his abilities and have them ready for anything. But as IU has found out this season, you can’t prepare for height. Or athleticism. Kentucky jumped out to a 32-6 run and never looked back, crushing the Hoosiers 72-54. IU, now 5-5, never brought the game to single digits after Kentucky’s, now 7-3, initial spurt and could only muster 13 first-half points – its fewest total since its second-round NCAA Tournament loss to UCLA in 2007.

Room, board to increase 5.7 percent in 2009-10

By Nick Cusack · Sunday, Dec. 14,2008 10:46 p.m.

The cost of living at IU is going up. Rates for dorms on the Bloomington campus will rise 5.7 percent, from $7,138 to $7,546, for an air-conditioned double room, according to a press release. The IU board of trustees approved the change for the 2009-10 school year on Dec. 12.

IU guard Devan Dumes dives for a loose ball during IU's 72-54 loss to Kentucky on Saturday in Lexington, Ky.

Loss in border battle burns deep

By Matt Dollinger · Sunday, Dec. 14,2008 10:45 p.m.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Devan Dumes knows “hate” is a strong word, which is why he chose his words carefully.The Hoosiers’ most experienced player was down. One of IU’s most bitter rivals had just finished torching the Hoosiers for 40 minutes, and the fire inside Dumes still had a few embers aglow.SLIDESHOW: Kentucky 72, IU 54

Salary freeze on table for officials

By Nick Cusack · Sunday, Dec. 14,2008 10:44 p.m.

In an attempt to fight a revenue shortfall, IU President Michael McRobbie recommended suspending this year’s merit-based pay raises for senior administrators on Dec. 12 during a board of trustees meeting.

Patricia Lockwood, live-in house mom of the Sigma Phi Epsilon, right, sits and talks with sophomore Cory Mason on Wednesday afternoon at the Sigma Phi Epsilon house. Lockwood spends time talking with the men in the house, many of whom admit sneaking Tootisie Pops from the bowl next to her door.

House mom adjusts to frat life

By Danielle Patras · Sunday, Dec. 14,2008 10:43 p.m.

Southwestern knick-knacks are scattered among novels on tan bookshelves. A cactus in the window is the perfect accent to the stucco pink walls and matching plush couch. This is not your typical frat house bedroom. This is not your typical frat house resident. This is the bedroom of Patricia Lockwood, the live-in house mom with Sigma Phi Epsilon.

An American turned French returns home

By Bonnie White · Sunday, Dec. 14,2008 10:33 p.m.

PARIS – How did I get here? I’m at the end of my 16-week stay in Paris, and I can’t believe it’s actually time to leave. I remember seeing for the first time the bedroom that has become part of my temporary home.

IU alumnus shoots fashion photos for popular blog

By Amanda Cochara · Sunday, Dec. 14,2008 10:33 p.m.

Fashion is not about trends. It is not about wearing what’s popular or copying the celebrities. Fashion is expressing who you are through the clothing you wear and looking cool while doing it.

Straight No Chaser performs Friday evening at the IU Auditorium.

IU’s SNC spreads holiday cheer

By Erica Rogers · Sunday, Dec. 14,2008 10:31 p.m.

IU’s Straight No Chaser members kept the audience in the holiday spirit as they performed their winter concert Dec. 12 at the IU Auditorium.

Disgraced Ill. gov. meets with lawyer

Sunday, Dec. 14,2008 9:34 p.m.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich met with a renowned Chicago criminal lawyer Saturday as he weighed his legal options on how to fight a scandal that has left his career in tatters and disrupted President-elect Barack Obama’s White House transition.

In this image from APTN video, a man, centre throws a shoe at President George W. Bush, background left, during a news conference with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Sunday in Baghdad, Iraq. On an Iraq trip shrouded in secrecy and marred by dissent, President George W. Bush on Sunday hailed progress in the war that defines his presidency and got a size-10 reminder of his unpopularity when a man hurled two shoes at him during a news conference.

Bush ducks hurtled shoes during news conference on final Iraq trip

Sunday, Dec. 14,2008 9:32 p.m.

On an Iraq trip shrouded in secrecy and marred by dissent, President George W. Bush on Sunday hailed progress in the war that defines his presidency and got a size-10 reminder of his unpopularity when a man hurled two shoes at him during a news conference.

India PM calls for ‘normalized’ relations with Pakistan

Sunday, Dec. 14,2008 9:30 p.m.

India’s prime minister said Sunday he wants “normalized” relations with Pakistan amid rising tensions between the South Asian rivals following the Mumbai attacks that left more than 160 people dead.

Mumbai gunman’s chilling confession sheds light

Sunday, Dec. 14,2008 9:29 p.m.

The gunman captured in last month’s Mumbai attacks had originally intended to seize hostages and outline demands in a series of dramatic calls to the media, according to his confession obtained Saturday by The Associated Press.

Class teaches students to change communities

Sunday, Dec. 14,2008 9:15 p.m.

CMCL-C223 “Business Communication” is a course offered through the Department of Communication and Culture that teaches students about the structure of communities and how to change them.

RPS offers stress relievers for finals

By Amanda Cochara · Sunday, Dec. 14,2008 9:14 p.m.

Residential Programs and Services has put together a series of fun, stress-free activities including eating contests and movie nights to simply help students relax. Each residence hall on campus will host its own events.

Web sites offer grade distribution figures

By Alex Rast · Sunday, Dec. 14,2008 9:13 p.m.

Campusbuddy.com is a site, launched in October, that offers more than 80 million official university grades at hundreds of campuses nationwide. It has the most up-to-date and accessible collection of grade distributions anywhere.

IU seniors balance classes, running food service business

By Ashley Bornancin · Sunday, Dec. 14,2008 9:12 p.m.

Jessica Keckhaver and Aaron Lifford are two seniors who co-founded their own company, Prodigy Staffing Solutions, which specializes in “food services and hospitality staffing.” They have been working on developing the growth of their company since their sophomore year of college.

Survey: 20 percent of students don’t complete homework

By Ben Phelps · Sunday, Dec. 14,2008 9:10 p.m.

One in five college students comes to class “often or very often” without completing required readings or assignments, according to a national survey of college students.

One hell of a year

Sunday, Dec. 14,2008 8:52 p.m.

After watching him cover the youth beat for the 2008 election, few would have initially expected Luke Russert, son of the great late Tim Russert, to end up broadcasting on Election Day from the Indiana Memorial Union. It was certainly a welcome respite given that, for far too long, most of the media attention received by the University was focused on the NCAA violations of Kelvin Sampson.Coming here certainly seemed like a good call for Russert. The presidential race in Indiana was decided by some 26,000 votes – a number smaller than the enrollment at IU. Given the drastic turnout on this campus, we might very well have been a deciding factor in which way Indiana’s 11 electoral votes swung.This year has certainly been an exciting year for IU students to make and witness history. We were visited by everyone from Feist to Bill Clinton. John Edwards broke his media silence in the IU Auditorium. The president-elect himself, Barack Obama, dropped in on the Little 500 women’s race and greeted patrons of Nick’s English Hut.

To be taken as a work of reality

Sunday, Dec. 14,2008 8:51 p.m.

To the editors of “The Radish”: I would like to applaud your recent article regarding the continuing and startling “uselessness” (as you call it) of a liberal arts education. You correctly point out that in today’s perilous job market, those majors and areas of study not geared toward financial success leave academic consumers in a highly disadvantageous economic position.