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Senior duo sparks Purdue to win against in-state rival

By Aaron Beard and Cliff Brunt · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 11:57 p.m.

WEST LAFAYETTE -- This is why David Teague went through all the grueling rehab. Teague, a senior guard who missed last season with a torn ACL, was at his best Thursday night, scoring a career-high 32 points as Purdue beat No. 24 IU 81-68.

Student mistakes police car for taxi

By Paige Ingram · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 11:11 p.m.

IU student Jordan A. Howard may have fooled those checking IDs at the bars he visited Wednesday night, but he was not able to fool a police officer, whom he flagged down during a drunken walk down a street, according to IU Police Department reports.

Provost's office provides $2 million for faculty research

By Joel Sanders and Joel Sansers · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 11:08 p.m.

A $2 million grant from the Office of the Vice Provost for Research will help faculty members start research projects that will aid them in securing larger grants.

Democrats' budget would increase school spending

By Alexandra R. Moses and Mike Smith · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 10:35 p.m.

Public schools would get spending increases of about 4 percent in each of the next two years under a budget drafted by Democrats, who now control the Indiana House of Representatives. It would also provide money to begin a phase-in of statewide, full-day kindergarten, party leaders said Thursday.

Bush: NATO allies must provide additional troops in Afghanistan

By Jennifer Loven · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 10:33 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Describing a country on the brink, President Bush on Thursday exhorted NATO nations to send additional troops to Afghanistan and allow their soldiers already there to fight in the violent south and under other dangerous circumstances.

Tuition at Notre Dame to increase

By AP Reports and Alexandra R. Moses · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 10:32 p.m.

Tuition at the University of Notre Dame will increase 5.4 percent for undergraduates next fall to $35,187 a year, the school announced Thursday. Add that to the average room and board rates of $9,290 and a typical undergraduate will pay $44,477 to attend the university.

U.S. government plans to shun a future Hamas-Fatah coalition

By Mohammed Daraghmeh · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 10:30 p.m.

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Aides to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that U.S. diplomats told them Washington plans to shun a future Hamas-Fatah coalition government because it will not explicitly recognize Israel.

Report slams Indy prison conditions

By AP Reports and Alexandra R. Moses · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 10:27 p.m.

Prisoners and staff at the Marion County Community Corrections Center must endure conditions that include poor sanitation, a suspect emergency sprinkler system and breathing air from moldy ventilation, a state report said.

Hungarian animation on display tonight

By Rorye O'Connor and Rorye O'Conner · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 9:30 p.m.

Friday marks the screening of the second film in the IU Hungarian Cultural Association's Film Series. The HCA will show the animated feature "Fehérlófia" ("Son of the White Mare") at 6 p.m. in Swain Hall East 140.

Concert piece a 'marathon of fury and passion'

By Eric Anderson · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 9:29 p.m.

For those willing to brave the snow, wind and ice, Wednesday evening's University Orchestra concert was a welcome respite from the toils of the week.

BCT to host 2nd Cinephile indie film festival

By Yeonjoo Son · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 9:28 p.m.

The second annual Cinephile Festival of Independent Film & Video will be held at 3 p.m., Feb. 17 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. The festival consists of mostly short film features by several local filmmakers, many of whom received grants from Cinephile Film Arts to help with production costs.

Camerata to warm up listeners with 'Russian Favorites'

Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 9:27 p.m.

The Camerata Orchestra Series, in its 18th season, will present "Russian Favorites" at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Bloomington High School North Auditorium.

Ugly Bettys

By Indira Dammu · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 6:59 p.m.

I've always been intrigued by America's fascination with beauty. Never mind that no two individuals have similar conceptions of what makes someone attractive -- we've gotten the art of "being pretty" down to a science. Fashion magazines are proof of that. Makeup, shaving kits and hair products are proof of that. With all this, we're supposed to find time to be a perfect student, perfect wife, perfect mother.

Grammy for best dissent

By Johnathan P. Rossing and Jonathan P. Rossing · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 6:58 p.m.

Patriotic dissent and free speech won big at the 49th annual Grammy Awards last Sunday. Four years after the Dixie Chicks were vilified, threatened and shunned for exercising basic freedoms, their voices -- both musical and political -- were finally honored with five Grammy awards.

My campus too

By Kirk Nathanson · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 6:57 p.m.

Keep your arms inside the bus. Never touch a hot stove. Always peek over the fence before jumping over. The Socratic method be damned, it's the instinct for self-preservation that teaches children, adults and whole communities not to repeat the same mistakes twice. Unfortunately, some people learn too slowly and some people never learn at all. Cue the "nanny state."

From Hermes to Borat, introductory-level English class studies 'tricksters'

By Ben Homrig · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 2:27 p.m.

As English professor Joan Pong Linton speaks on Homeric hymns, students in L142: Introduction to the Writing and Study of Literature eagerly answer the questions posed to them in the discussion. Both Linton and her students share the same interest in "Trickster Narratives, Trickster Narrators," which is the literary topic of one of this year's sections.

Tiny dancers

By Ashley Wilson · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 2:26 p.m.

Simon Brooks won't soon forget the first time he performed on stage at the Musical Arts Center. The second-grader played a mouse in the IU Ballet Theater's production of the "Nutcracker," and he's not too shy to admit his steps didn't go quite as planned.

Trading iPods for AK-47s

By Maria Srour · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 2:25 p.m.

An iPod is not a conventional safety device. But for Fearless Charities, a new group comprised of IU students and alumni, Apple's MP3 player can make the difference between a shooting and a dance-off on the streets of Somalia.

Snowed Over?

By Ryan Corazza · Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 2:36 a.m.

Well, it's about that time. Time to predict a loss. I haven't done it this season, and tonight's tilt with Purdue will mark the 11th game this season I've written one of these Beyond the Arc previews.

Attack at the Mack

Thursday, Feb. 15,2007 2:24 a.m.

The road isn't very kind to the IU men's basketball team. It hasn't been before -- the Hoosiers are 2-6 away from Assembly Hall this season -- and it certainly won't be Thursday. IU will travel through the ice and snow up to West Lafayette to battle in-state rival Purdue at 7 p.m. tonight. The Hoosiers' road ahead could provide their most crucial challenge. Tuesday afternoon, IU coach Kelvin Sampson stressed the importance of the team's remaining schedule this season, but also said the Hoosiers can't overlook the importance of their tilt with Purdue.