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Man assaulted, blamed for broken window

By Audrie Garrison · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 12:39 a.m.

A male subject was checked into Bloomington Hospital's emergency room after reportedly being chased and assaulted by four males in the Teter Quad courtyard early Sunday morning, said Lt. Jerry Minger, reading from the police report. The subject reported that at about 4:30 a.m., he and a friend were walking toward Teter past Ashton Quad when he knocked on the window of a dorm room that he believed was his friend's.

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Students protest Coca-Cola's presence at IU during meeting

By Michael Zennie · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 12:37 a.m.

Eight students lying face down with faux morbidity in pools of their own red blood made of felt were of little concern to those in attendance at Saturday's trustee press conference. The droves of reporters, professors and IU administrators in the lobby of the mezzanine floor of the Indiana Memorial Union only glanced at the students as they stepped over them.

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Ban on birds hurts small business

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 12:30 a.m.

BAMAKO, Mali -- For caged Senegalese parrots chirping away their morning in captivity, a European ban to combat an Asian virus might mean freedom. Or starvation. In late October, a quarantined parrot from South America died in the United Kingdom from H51N strain of the avian bird influenza, prompting the European Union to impose a blanket prohibition on the importation of all exotic birds.

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Young consumers depend on plastic

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 12:30 a.m.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Consumers born in the 1980s are the leading edge of a generation that is shunning paper payments like no other before it. These young consumers so consistently reach for debit and credit cards that Visa USA has anointed the age group "Generation Plastic," or "Gen P." Plastic payments, including online commerce, now account for 50.4 percent of the spending among consumers ranging from 18 to 24 years old. Consumers 25 to 34 years old spend about 45 percent either way, while everyone older still uses cash and checks at least half the time, according to Visa, the nation's largest payment network.

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New Web site delivers services

By Amy Carol Wolff · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 12:29 a.m.

It's 7 p.m. Another day filled with classes, responsibilities and appointments has passed and it's time for dinner. On top of all of this, the house is still a disaster from the party held the night before. Without access to transportation and ambition, these situations can become quite a dilemma. Enter www.Straight2yourdoor.com, a Web site created by two IU students that currently provides services to increase convenience.

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Minus 10 points for style: The online trends of yesteryear

By Alyson Brodsy and Derek Kagemann · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 12:15 a.m.

This year marks a special anniversary for one of the granddaddies of online humor. In 1996, college student Nehal Patel posted "Mr. T Ate My Balls" (www.geocities.com/nkpatel/mrt/). It was juvenile, it was pointless, and it conquered the Web. Patel followed up his first page with "Chewbacca Ate My Balls," and from there the phenomenon spawned countless celebrity "Ate My Balls" pages. Everyone from Bill Gates to Seinfeld found their pictures amended with not-too-witty word blurbs or crudely drawn gonads. "Useless" pages like these were how we entertained ourselves before broadband. It was considered by many to be the first Internet phenomenon -- at least among those unaware of Kibology (www.kibo.com).

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Witty play includes humor, important advice

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 12:12 a.m.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater were humming with interest about Thornton Wilder's play, "Our Town," presented by the Cardinal Stage Company. "Our Town," directed by Randy White, is set in a small town in New Hampshire, and opens with a single man walking across a nearly barren stage. There are two tables each stacked with several chairs, and in the background there is a large brick wall that stretches from stage left to stage right. Three frames, two vertical and one horizontal, were suspended by a wire above the stage. The man on stage introduced himself as the stage manager, and said his character will play the role of a narrator for the rest of the play.

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'Business as usual is out the window at IU'

By Adam Aasen · Saturday, Jan. 14,2006 4:09 p.m.

With IU president Adam Herbert set to leave IU in 2008, the trustees voted Saturday to approve his recommendations in a dramatic restructuring of the University's administration.

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Team Major Taylor leader banned from Little 500

By Adam Aasen · Friday, Jan. 13,2006 9:28 a.m.

The IU Student Foundation announced it will ban the director of Team Major Taylor, IU's first all-black cycling team, from all Little 500 activities. The ban comes after a two-year investigation of Courtney Bishop about reported recruiting violations, in which time IUSF claims Bishop promised riders scholarships in exchange for participation on the team.

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Dancing with the Students

By Ashley Brown · Friday, Jan. 13,2006 9:28 a.m.

The break-out TV hit, "Dancing with the Stars," has given social ballroom dancing a fresh new look, leading many to buy a new pair of dance shoes. Ballroom dancing might be a great way to impress family and friends at weddings, class reunions and other social events, but for those with two left feet, it can be intimidating. The IU ballroom dance club, called Dancesport, offers students the chance to learn the art of ballroom and Latin dancing.

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Simon Hall to be finished this year

By Molly Kravitz · Friday, Jan. 13,2006 12:49 a.m.

What has appeared to be a 140,000-square-foot construction site for the past two years is well on its way to a complete transformation. University architects anticipate the transformation into a "modern art version of collegiate Gothic" inspired building this December. The building, known as Simon Hall or the Multidisciplinary Building, will contain additional research facilities and unify the other science buildings on campus.

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E-bus times change to reflect realities

By Zachary Osterman · Friday, Jan. 13,2006 12:45 a.m.

Regular patrons of the E Route of the Campus Bus Service might have noticed a change in its weekday schedule since returning from the winter break. The route will now require five to 10 more minutes to complete than it did before the changes. This effort was made to more closely follow published schedule times, said Kent McDaniel, the assistant director of transportation.

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Holiday apathy doesn't detract from IU plans

By Adam Aasen · Friday, Jan. 13,2006 12:33 a.m.

Since 1997, IU has canceled classes on Martin Luther King Jr. Day for what officials call "A day on, not a day off." IU's plan is to have students participate in all the diversity activities planned during the day. The truth is many students will instead spend the day lying in bed catching up on sleep.

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'A day on:' MLK Jr. Day full of events

By Ashley Lough and Ashley M. Lough · Friday, Jan. 13,2006 12:33 a.m.

Classes will not meet Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but students still have the opportunity to learn through a week full of activities. Monday kicks off the weeklong celebration of the 20th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as an official holiday. The 2006 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Committee has organized events under the slogan "Power of One" to encourage positive change that will continue throughout the year.

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Valentin seals free throw record as Hoosiers cruise to victory

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Friday, Jan. 13,2006 12:14 a.m.

Senior guard Cyndi Valentin wasted no time putting the NCAA record for consecutive free throws made behind her. With 7:03 remaining in the second half of IU's 69-56 victory over Northwestern Thursday night, Valentin stepped to the charity stripe and promptly made the first of two shots, her 61st consecutive free throw.

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