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Bloomington hosts Chefs’ Challenge

By Erica J. Nourse · Sunday, Sept. 2,2007 10:11 p.m.

A mouth-watering aroma seeped through the doors of the Buskirk-Chumley Theater Friday night during the first-ever Bloomington Chefs’ Challenge, which attracted food connoisseurs, local residents and University students alike.

Laboring away

By Brian J. McFillen · Sunday, Sept. 2,2007 7 p.m.

Today is Labor Day – a day when we reflect upon the accomplishments of the common person, and America’s workers take a much-deserved break from their toils. Around the country, hard-working men and women are grilling burgers or going to sales at K-Mart or, uh, taking advantage of their last opportunity to wear white shoes.

Freshman foolery

By Abby Schwimmer and Ab Schwimmer · Sunday, Sept. 2,2007 6:58 p.m.

Around campus this year, there is a new dynamic between new freshmen and seasoned, campus-savvy upperclassmen. After all the articles and press releases touting the Hoosier class of 2011 as the “smartest … incoming group in the University’s history,” there is a bit of resentment on the part of the sophomore, junior and senior classes toward those we might have previously thought of as “fresh meat.”

Pretty little things

By Colleen Carroll · Sunday, Sept. 2,2007 6:57 p.m.

In the pursuit of distracting myself from the binge eating induced by 17 credit hours, I’ve used three brands of peeling masks in the past 25 minutes. A soak in the tub, a $400 Yves Saint Laurent elixir (my roommate’s internship swag paid off for me) and a taut face don’t seem to be the cure for the oh-crap-LSAT-this-month, and neither does this “liquid cure for lazy abdominals with caffeine” that I just rubbed in a circular motion on my ass for a minute. At least my bum smells like mint now.

Fruits of our Labor Day

Sunday, Sept. 2,2007 6:55 p.m.

Last year, the Bloomington Faculty Council finally voted to institute Labor Day as a holiday in the 2008-2009 academic year. Alas, today our classes on the Bloomington campus continue to meet, while our satellite campuses (and Purdue) frolic, presumably in flower-filled fields flowing with rivers of Rolling Rock.

Eli Holman not traveling with team to Bahamas

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Sunday, Sept. 2,2007 1:26 p.m.

IU announced today that freshman forward Eli Holman has not been fully processed through the NCAA Eligibility Center and will not accompany the team on its weekend trip to the Bahamas.

Princeton Review ranks IU as No. 8 party school

By Natalie Avon · Sunday, Sept. 2,2007 1:24 p.m.

The votes are in and the tallies have been counted: IU’s students (almost) never study. They are too busy being the eighth-best party school with the fifth most amount of hard liquor, which may also be why IU’s students are the 16th-happiest.

Citizen’s Police Academy enrollees learn about law enforcement

By Sara Amato · Sunday, Sept. 2,2007 1:24 p.m.

In 2005, IU lecturer Darryl Neher got a chance to learn, hands on, the full operations of the Bloomington Police Department. Two years later, he still feels the Citizen’s Police Academy is an eye-opening experience.

Hoosiers win opener 55-7 over Sycamores

By Lee Hurwitz · Sunday, Sept. 2,2007 1:23 p.m.

For a moment, it appeared as if Indiana State had a chance against the IU football team Saturday.

Football team opens in Bloomington vs. Indiana State

By Tom Kir · Friday, Aug. 31,2007 12:49 a.m.

After a summer of heartache, it’s time to play football.

Men's soccer to face Nos. 1- and 9-ranked teams this weekend

By DeAntae Prince · Friday, Aug. 31,2007 12:49 a.m.

If faced with two teams ranked in the top nine in the nation in one weekend, many coaches would be scrambling to prepare their team. IU coach Mike Freitag said when the No. 7 Hoosiers take the pitch this weekend in the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic to face the No. 2-ranked UCLA Bruins and the No. 9-ranked Maryland Terrapins, they will worry more about themselves than the opponent on the field.

3 tough opponents await volleyball team in Tennessee over weekend

By Brandon Smith · Friday, Aug. 31,2007 12:48 a.m.

This weekend, the IU volleyball team will face tough competition as they travel to Knoxville, Tenn., to take part in a tournament at the University of Tennessee. All three of the Hoosiers’ opponents this weekend made the NCAA tournament and had a combined record of 67-24 last season. Their first match will be against Belmont, the preseason favorite to win the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Indiana State isn’t a question of if, but how much

By Matt Dollinger · Friday, Aug. 31,2007 12:35 a.m.

The Hoosiers have said all week that no one on the team is taking the in-state I-AA competition against Indiana State lightly.

Still can’t beat Federer? Send in the women!

By Carrie Ritchie · Friday, Aug. 31,2007 12:26 a.m.

American tennis has gotten a big boost this week as John Isner and Donald Young, two future stars (hopefully), have made significant noise at the U.S. Open.

Women's soccer ready for ‘cracking’ game against No. 13 Florida

By Ryan Gregg · Friday, Aug. 31,2007 12:26 a.m.

Going in head first, the IU women’s soccer team is looking to not only be physically prepared for the start of their season, but also ready mentally.

Mathers Museum inspires visitors with cultural exhibits

By Ben Phelps · Friday, Aug. 31,2007 12:01 a.m.

It is a dimly lit room coated with lime green walls and lined with antiques and vases. Sixties-style furniture finished with green and orange paint fills the room while a typewriter, fondue set and rotary dial phone are scattered throughout.

RHA ready to expand

By Shannon Dahmer · Friday, Aug. 31,2007 12 a.m.

Of the 7,000 freshmen who moved into the dorms last week, few know that they have input into decisions about dorm and dining hall policies.

Culture centers host call-out for interested students

By Chelsea Merta · Friday, Aug. 31,2007 12 a.m.

To welcome all students, new and returning, the Asian Culture Center will host its annual welcome reception complete with food, information and fun starting at 5 p.m. Friday, said Babita Upadhyay, program and administrative assistant at the ACC.

Follow the leaders

By Lee Hurwitz · Friday, Aug. 31,2007 12 a.m.

When practice for the IU football team came to a close Wednesday night, apparently nobody told Tracy Porter it was over. Even if someone had, chances are the senior cornerback would have stayed out on the field. After the rest of the team left practice, Porter remained to work with junior wide receiver James Hardy and sophomore quarterback Kellen Lewis in preparation for Saturday night’s opener against the Indiana State Sycamores at Memorial Stadium.

More than just sexuality

By Emily Pickett · Thursday, Aug. 30,2007 11:58 p.m.

“Sex museum.” Eyebrows skyrocket. Faces light up. Heads bob off desks. The term is admittedly crude, but leaves little doubt as to which campus establishment is being referenced.