What: A seated figure made of aragonite from the Classic period (200-750) in Teotihuacan culture in Mexico
Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp collaborate as The Wreckers
The Rape Crisis Fund is in dire straits. Between 2002 and 2005, student donations to the fund fell from $27,500 to just more than $11,000. Spring and fall 2006 donations barely surpassed the more than $9,000 IUSA spent on advertising.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if there were something that could significantly lower high blood pressure, reduce the risk of heart attack, ease the pain of cancer treatment, decrease stress and reduce anxiety and depression? What would it cost? Could I afford it? When might such a miracle be available?
In the midst of the Jacobs School of Music choir group Pro Arte's practice, conductor John Poole sprinted off stage while the choir finished a song.
Challenging friends to dares, double dares and even triple-dog dares reigns as a schoolyard staple for earning peer respect. For the Bloomington Playwrights Project's Richard Perez, a dare even led to his life's work -- theater.
Middle school students nationwide are noticing a change, but it's not a change in curriculum or the condition of their textbooks. It's a change in their food.
Former Enron Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Skilling, facing decades in prison for his company's collapse, insisted he was innocent yet remorseful Monday as he appeared before the federal judge who will sentence him.
NEW YORK -- Iraq's former finance minister alleged in a U.S. television report aired Sunday that up to $800 million meant to equip the Iraqi army had been stolen from the government by former officials through fraudulent arms deals.
DEARBORN, Mich. -- Ford Motor Co. said Monday its loss widened to $5.8 billion in the third quarter, weighed down by the costs of its massive restructuring plan aimed at reshaping the company and cutting expenses so it can compete better against lower-cost rivals from overseas.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Shiite militiamen loyal to a fiery anti-American Shiite cleric re-emerged in the troubled southern city of Amarah on Monday, dragging four policemen aligned with a rival Shiite militia from their homes and killing them.
The seventh annual Jill Behrman Run for the End Zone brought out about 1,300 runners, many of whom had a connection to the family, on Saturday's brisk and sunny morning. Many in attendance were quick to bring up the ongoing trial, which provided an extra incentive and desire to remember Jill. The event, which began and ended in the John Mellencamp Pavilion Saturday, included a 5-kilometer run and walk and a 1-mile walk, as well as a number of informative booths. The high turnout and diverse group of runners -- the youngest was four, the oldest was 85, made race planners proud. "It's like that first year with the community coming together for the family to show their support," said Chris Geary, director of programming and research for Recreational Sports. Proceeds for this year's run will be donated to the Jill Behrman Emerging Leader Scholarship and Jill's House, the recently approved temporary home for families of patients receiving care at the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute in Bloomington.
After a vast decline in student donations to the Rape Crisis Fund, the IU Student Association announced the formation of a task force Friday that could decide to pull the fund's money away from Middle Way House, the recipient of the donations for nearly 20 years.
The last time Monroe County had an non-presidential national election only 17 people from the Bloomington Five precinct showed up to vote. The precinct, which had 1,281 registered voters at the time, is entirely on-campus -- it includes any land between Fee Lane, Jordan Avenue, 17th and 10th streets. The precinct includes Foster Quad and seven greek houses. Only 1.4 percent of Bloomington Five residents actually voted in the 2002 congressional election.
The IU School of Informatics is working to bring the new age of computing to the next generation. The school hosted 20 computer science students from 10 historically black colleges and universities to a three-day workshop called "Bring IT On!" this weekend, in which participants were encouraged to develop outreach programs for younger students in their respective institutions and communities.
Many courses offered at IU have titles that are stronger than others, as they tackle issues beyond typical course disciplines. "Power and Violence" is one of those classes, teaching how coercion, persuasion, consensus and dissent operate in the politics and performances of everyday life. The class examines the idea of power and how it is present and active in everything people do or come into contact with.
Volunteers for the Indiana Public Interest Research Group, a student environmentalist group, will be asking IU community members for pledges this week to help sponsor its four campaigns -- the New Voter Project, Campus Climate Challenge, Hunger and Homelessness and Higher Education Affordability.
Vying for cash and glory, both Greeks and independents alike faced off in Sigma Alpha Mu's three-on-three basketball tournament Saturday afternoon. The event, which benefited the Alzheimer's Association and Dance Marathon, raised $3,500.
While a vast majority of faculty and students support the newly approved general education requirements, some opposition exists on how much student input should be allowed on the issue in the future. At an Oct. 3 meeting, the Bloomington Faculty Council passed a proposal that established a core of general education classes and created the General Education Committee, which will make decisions regarding any future changes in general education requirements.
Do I understand your question, man? Is it hopeless and forlorn?" Not exactly, but IU expectations fell face-first flat against the crowned kings of the Bowl Championship Series.
