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$40,000 in electronics damaged by vandals

By Paige Ingram · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

About $40,000 in electronics were damaged Monday morning as part of a vandalism spree in Ballantine and Jordan halls, according to IU Police Department reports.

Presidential pot o’ gold

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

They say only two things in life are certain: death and taxes. Well, folks, one of those two is about to hit IU in a big way. Don’t worry. There hasn’t been an outbreak of bird flu or the Black Death.

Around the World

Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

Britain’s defense secretary on Monday announced the deployment of 1,400 extra troops to Afghanistan. It bolsters NATO’s mission to oust the resurgent Taliban only days after Prime Minister Tony Blair disclosed plans to trim British forces in Iraq. The deployment will bring British troop levels in Afghanistan to around 7,700 until 2009, meaning Britain will have more forces based there than in Iraq for the first time since the 2003 Iraq invasion.

Concert showcases ‘musical tongues’

By Rorye O'Connor and Rorye O'Conner · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

As the lights dimmed and voices began to soar Sunday night in Auer Hall, dancers clad in red, yellow and blue silk suddenly ascended from the crowd onto the stage, rushing together in the middle to express, through dance, the words to the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Thus began the 13th annual Extensions of the Tradition concert, co-sponsored by the African American Arts Institute and the Archives of African American Music and Culture.

Over the Hill?

By Matt Peyton · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

It occurred to me somewhere between not being able to move the day after a vigorous yoga class and not being able to find my passport that I’m getting old.

‘Distinguished experts’ lead discussion of nuclear arms

By Shannon McEnerney · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

Originally, sophomore Tim Torkelson came to the Student Alliance for National Security and Union Board presentation, “Securing the Bomb: Stopping Nuclear Proliferation in the 21st Century,” to boost his grade instead of out of enjoyment or interest in the topic.

7 designers present work at Axis of Evil fashion show

Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

Axis of Evil will present its first fashion runway show from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. today at Jake’s Nightclub, 419 N. Walnut St. Seven local designers have submitted their work, all of which represents “a soft reset of alternative/subculture aesthetic through manipulation of the old-school do-it-yourself mentality and integration of the brand-new and cutting edge,” according to a news release.

WIUX announces starting lineup for Culture Shock

By Shannon McEnerney · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

Freshman Nina Limbeck thinks that when it comes to music, all groups should have the opportunity to “strut their stuff.” “I love music, especially new music,” she said. And new music is exactly what IU student radio station WIUX hopes to bring to its annual music event this year, said Special Events Director Brian Kerr.

Court exonerates Serbia of direct responsibility for Bosnia genocide

By Arthur Max · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The United Nations’ highest court on Monday exonerated Serbia of direct responsibility for genocide in Bosnia in the early 1990s, but it ruled that the nation failed to prevent the slaughter of Bosnian Muslims at Srebrenica.

Eating disorder screening available during Celebrate Your Body Day

By Chelsea Merta · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

Eating disorders, including anorexia and bulimia, affect about half of all college women. And women at IU are no exception, said Luana Nan, a coordinator of Wednesday’s Celebrate Your Body Day. IU Counseling and Psychological Services is hosting the event Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the School of Education atrium, Herman B Wells Library lobby and Foster-Gresham lobby, and from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Student Recreational Sports Center lobby.

Kelley fundraiser yields class credit

By Chip Cutter · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

Business professor David Rubinstein has a challenge for students in his organizational management course. He wants them to change the world. That might sound like a lofty goal – and Rubinstein admits it is – but he says students need to create their own organizations to learn, instead of simply reading about other companies’ successes.

Society's sorority

By Brittany Hite · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

If you are not pretty, skinny, white and popular, you are not wanted in the Delta Zeta sorority at DePauw University. At least not anymore.

Never say never

By Brian Stewart · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

I don’t mind the meeting being held at 7 p.m. today in the business school under the banner “Stand against genocide in Darfur.” By all means, be there or be square. What I do mind is the squeaky tone these types affect, as well as the squeamish policies they endorse, at a moment of life-or-death gravity for others, if not for themselves.

Sampson attends son’s senior night at OU

By Eamonn Brennan · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

Kelvin Sampson will see his first senior night as the Hoosiers’ coach Saturday when IU hosts Penn State, but the most important senior in Sampson’s life beat the Hoosiers to the punch. Oklahoma senior guard Kellen Sampson – Kelvin’s son – celebrated his senior night last night in Norman, Okla., with his father in attendance.

Consumption, possession lead to IU student’s arrest

By Michael Reschke · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

Bloomington Police arrested an IU student Sunday for illegal consumption and possession of marijuana after he spit on the windshield of a marked police car.

Idealism and realism as put by 5-year-olds

By Ryan Brown · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

Watching the Oscars thisSunday night was an all too memorable 4 1/2 hours, I must say. It was a night for dark-horse nominees, such as best supporting actress winner Jennifer Hudson for “Dreamgirls.” Also a surprising win was best original song recipient Melissa Etheridge for her gripping work “I Need to Wake Up,” from the environmentally conscious work of Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth.” And, I must admit, I probably peed a little when screenwriter Michael Arndt won the award for best writing (original screenplay).

Proposed bus plan would require hike in student fees

By Michael Reschke · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

If an increase in the student transportation fee is approved, the frustration many students feel from the overcrowding on the IU Campus Bus Service could be no more. The Student Transportation Advisory Committee met last week with members of IU Transportation Services to finalize a proposal for a new bus route called the “U” route. The Student Transportation Advisory Committee is made up of students chosen by Dean of Students Dick McKaig to represent different areas on campus, said sophomore and Student Transportation Advisory Committee member Adam Pozza.

Fact or Fiction?

By Erin Riley · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

One of America’s favorite snacks is made from the connective tissue, skin, cartilage and bones of such animals as cows and pigs. Jell-O, a Kraft Foods product, contains an ingredient called gelatin.

Students sometimes feel disinclined to seek counseling, experts say

By Alisha Chaudhary · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

Last semester, an IU-South Bend student was visiting the Bloomington campus and jumped from the third floor of Ashton Johnston in a suicide attempt. “Several girls on the second floor heard the window breaking and saw him falling,” Ashton Student Government President Dan Sloat said. “They were very traumatized.”

51 percent right

By Jeremy Mentz · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

A year ago I believed I was right about 80 percent of the time. That’s not even a B average. But something happened and I lost my confidence: I read the book “How to Win Friends & Influence People,” Dale Carnegie’s winsome overview of the human psyche. When Theodore Roosevelt was in the White House, he confessed if he could be right only 75 percent of the time, he would have reached the highest measure of his expectation. If one of the most distinguished men of the 20th century hoped himself to be right less than 75 percent of the time, who am I to assume such accuracy? Carnegie offered an interesting perspective: If he were right even 51 percent of the time, he could make millions on Wall Street. If that’s all it would take, why do I so often assert that others are wrong? Well, I don’t like to be wrong – in fact, I love to be right. And if I am wrong, I surely don’t want anyone to know about it.