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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.”

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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.

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Weather dependent stress

By Gal Shifron · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

Do you experience more sadness, irritability and apathy, or less energy and motivation, in these dreary winter months? Stress during winter is a very real phenomenon for many people for many reasons. Shorter days, much longer dark periods, the desire to eat more and exercise less or to “hibernate” more, the threat of inclement weather inhibiting normal activities, and uncomfortably cold temperatures are some of the reasons. During the winter months we want to sleep more, stay in bed longer and eat more comfort foods high in calories and fats. This can leave you with a sense of lethargy, which can enhance winter depression. One thing we can do to offset this is exercise regularly. An exercise routine creates more energy to fight the desire to lounge in bed longer and increases motivation. It can be a good way to meet and mix with other people, too, which helps to prevent mid-winter isolation. It will also offset those extra calories. Another method to prevent the stress of weather-related isolation is making a special effort, or even forcing yourself, to seek social activities with peers. This is a good time to dust off your old indoor hobbies or look for new hobbies as a fun way to meet and interact with others who share similar interests. Another great way to spend quality time is to seek volunteer opportunities for projects that are especially meaningful to you. A good way to start your search for volunteer activities is consulting the Web sites of IU or the city of Bloomington.

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Playing the name game all around the world

By Leah Linder · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

When you are new to a foreign country where you don’t speak the language, and everyone is still a stranger, you cling to your native tongue. You begin to eavesdrop for English speakers everywhere. While on the subway and at restaurants, museums and pubs, conversations filter through and unabashedly, people will ask in their lingua franca, “So, where are you from?”

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Breaking barriers

By Andrew Shaffer · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

The 1946 IU head basketball coach Branch McCracken pondered a question as the crowd held its breath. McCracken was publicly asked about “Jumpin’ Johnny” Wilson, a black man from Anderson who was named Mr. Basketball later that year. Wilson wanted to play for IU, but McCracken, in accordance with the Big Ten gentlemen’s agreement, had never recruited a black basketball player. That night in the Anderson YMCA, a man stood up and confronted the coach with that question.

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Hoosiers win 1, lose 2 to start season

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Monday, Feb. 26,2007 12 a.m.

After losing its first two games of the season this weekend, the IU baseball team claimed its first win under some odd circumstances late Saturday night. Playing an unexpected double-header that started Saturday, the IU baseball team earned its first win of the 2007 season with a 5-1 score over Georgia Southern in the wee hours of Sunday morning.

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Alumni Hall hosts Cornhole Championship

By Emily Pickett · Monday, Feb. 26,2007 12 a.m.

It was early in the evening but already the Indiana Memorial Union Alumni Hall was filling with dozens of students eager to test out their hand-eye coordination in order to help a charitable cause. Intensive Freshman Seminars Extended member Kim Karr made a few practice tosses as she prepared to participate in the Campus Cornhole Championship.

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Anthem inks new contract

By Brian Spegele · Monday, Feb. 26,2007 12 a.m.

Health care provider Anthem/Wellpoint and Bloomington Hospital reached a new multi-year contract Friday, concluding a monthslong disagreement.

Geoffrey Miller • IDS Kelvin Sampson glances at the scoreboard en route to the Hoosier's fifth straight road loss in East Lansing. The loss marked the 13th consecutive loss in East Lansing.

IU drops 5th straight road game Saturday, still missing senior point guard Calloway

By Eamonn Brennan · Monday, Feb. 26,2007 12 a.m.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – In his weekly press conference Friday, and again Saturday after his team lost its fifth straight Big Ten road game 66-58, IU coach Kelvin Sampson had the same message for the media: it’s the home court advantage, stupid. Sampson may not have been as blunt as the old political adage, but he was no less sure when discussing his team’s road difficulties.

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Student joins Bloomington mayoral race

By Michael Reschke · Monday, Feb. 26,2007 12 a.m.

IU senior Jamie Lober is more interested than the typical student in who will be elected as the Republican candidate for Mayor of Bloomington this May. That’s because Lober will be running against fellow Republican and current City Council member David Sabbagh in the primary elections.

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