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Faculty to vote on Herbert review

By Peter Stevenson · Monday, Nov. 14,2005 12:27 a.m.

The agenda committee of the Bloomington Faculty Council announced a list of resolutions Friday to be considered by the faculty at a mass meeting Tuesday. The most controversial resolutions concern the timely appointment of a new IU-Bloomington chancellor and senior vice president for academic affairs and a review of IU President Adam Herbert by the IU board of trustees.

Hope in Dover

By Alyson Brodsy and Bryan Schmidt · Monday, Nov. 14,2005 12:15 a.m.

A battle over science is being waged in this country right now. Interestingly, the war rages not in science labs or peer-reviewed scientific journals, but in school boards, the courts and public opinion. The fight concerns intelligent design, which is pushed as an alternative to Darwinian evolution that ought to be taught to impressionable high school students.

Attention, Herbert!

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian J. McFillen · Monday, Nov. 14,2005 12:12 a.m.

Two years ago, in this very paper, I announced my willingness to serve as chancellor of IU-Bloomington (Indiana Daily Student, Nov. 11, 2003). I still haven't heard back, and given that I'm not invited to Tuesday's special closed-door "general meeting of the Bloomington faculty," I'm probably not being seriously considered for the post. I suspect this is because of the search process places an unhealthy emphasis on "qualifications" and "competence" and "a lack of outstanding warrants for arrest" -- a discriminatory approach that has surely barred many interesting candidates from consideration.

Poultry religion

By Alyson Brodsy and Amy Obermeyer · Monday, Nov. 14,2005 12:09 a.m.

As the idea for this column sprung into my mind, I at first considered not writing it. I knew I would face possible persecution from not one, but two groups. The first is, as always, the right wing, both religious and economic, but it doesn't scare me. The second faction is the poultry-loving hungry college students. They, on the other hand, scare the bejesus out of me.

Open the doors to the public

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 14,2005 12:07 a.m.

The mass faculty meeting Tuesday, the first in almost 20 years, will possibly have profound implications for the campus and the University at large. During the meeting, faculty will consider proposed resolutions that aim to secure an IUB chancellor as soon as possible and evaluate the performance of IU President Adam Herbert. This is a rare occurrence. But the meeting will be closed to the public, and for this we must condemn the faculty.

Rice: Democracy in Middle East will be slow, difficult

By Alyson Brodsy and Anne Gearan · Monday, Nov. 14,2005 12:05 a.m.

JERUSALEM -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday the Bush administration is under no illusion that democratic change in the Middle East will be neither swift nor easy. "We are not naive about the pace or the difficulty of democratic change," Rice said in remarks prepared for delivery during a memorial forum honoring slain Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Even so, she said, "We know that the longing for democratic change is deep and urgently felt."

Iraqi woman admits to attempted suicide bomb

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 14,2005 12:05 a.m.

AMMAN, Jordan -- Strapped with a disabled explosives belt, an Iraqi woman arrested Sunday confessed on television to trying to blow herself up with her husband in one of three suicide attacks earlier this week that killed 57 people. The 35-year-old woman -- the sister of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's right-hand man who was killed by U.S. forces in Iraq -- appeared on Jordanian state TV hours after she was captured by security forces who were tipped off by an al-Qaida claim that a husband-and-wife team participated in Wednesday's bombings.

Bush adviser: Public not misled about Iraq war

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 14,2005 12:04 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- While admitting "we were wrong" about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, President Bush's national security adviser rejected assertions Sunday that the president manipulated intelligence and misled the American people. Bush relied on the collective judgment of the intelligence community when he determined that Iraq's Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, national security adviser Stephen Hadley said.

At least 1 dead as tornadoes rip through central Iowa

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 14,2005 12:03 a.m.

WOODWARD, Iowa -- Tornadoes swept across central Iowa on Saturday, ripping up farms, destroying homes in several towns and sending college football fans running from a stadium for shelter. At least one person was killed in the storm, two others were hospitalized and a gas leak forced authorities to evacuate part of Stratford, a town of about 746 residents 50 miles northwest of Des Moines.

Panelists discuss role of religion in political climate

By Ben Woodson · Monday, Nov. 14,2005 12 a.m.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. used his religion as a guiding light on issues, and in a Thursday night discussion about King and the role of religion in politics, panelists agreed religion is one of the values people can use to help them make decisions.

Girl Scouts honor women of distinction

By Elizabeth Peacock · Monday, Nov. 14,2005 12 a.m.

Girl Scouts young and old began the Women of Distinction Awards Dinner Saturday by reciting the Girl Scout Promise and the Girl Scout Law, in which Girl Scouts promise to "make the world a better place."

Community celebrates Veterans Day

By Roy Maurer · Sunday, Nov. 13,2005 11:59 p.m.

American Legion Post 18 Vice Commander Eddie Dean rang a little bell for each of the 186 local veterans that have died this year as their names were called off Friday during the annual American Legion Veterans Day ceremony at the Monroe County Courthouse.

Italy invites Metropolitan Museum of Art director

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Nov. 13,2005 11:56 p.m.

ROME -- Italy's culture minister has invited the director of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art to Rome for talks as Italy steps up efforts to recover allegedly looted antiquities from top U.S. museums, the minister said Friday.

Festival celebrates traditional, modern Asian art

By Allison Richie · Sunday, Nov. 13,2005 11:54 p.m.

The Asian American Association pulled together Saturday a night of fashion, dance, comedy and talent. The program was devoted to showing the cultural contributions Asian Americans have made to the United States. "The U.S. is not a melting pot but one big stirfry," said the emcee, student Dan Vergara.

Audience: 'Macbeth' is 'powerful'

By Sarah Neely and Sarah A. Neely · Sunday, Nov. 13,2005 11:51 p.m.

The lobby of the Ruth N. Halls Theatre was buzzing Friday night after the opening performance of Shakespeare's classic tragedy "Macbeth." The play, the third in the IU Department of Theatre and Drama's season, started its run with enthusiasm despite the dark mood of the show. "It was spectacular," said senior Erin Aakhus after the show. "It's a visual feast."

Britten opera brings out the magic in Shakespeare

By Alyson Brodsy and Adam Sedia · Sunday, Nov. 13,2005 11:50 p.m.

After the very traditional "Così Fan Tutte" and "Roméo et Juliette," the IU Opera Department threw audiences a curveball: Benjamin Britten's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." One word best describes the opera: bizarre. That's not to say it was bad -- in fact, it was rather enjoyable. Just to put things in perspective, the first two premiered in 1790 and 1867, respectively; Britten's opera dates from 1960. Yet despite its late date, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" uses rather standard harmonies and manages to be fresh and unique without being unbearably avant-garde. The music is reflective of Shakespeare's fairy-tale subject material -- at times dreamy and mysterious, eerie at others and light and airy at still others. A small pit orchestra, as well as atypical pit instruments such as the harpsichord and celesta, are mainly what achieve this effect.

Freshman reports McNutt room ransacked

By Audrie Garrison · Sunday, Nov. 13,2005 11:48 p.m.

Freshman Tess Agnelneri reported vandalism and theft to her McNutt Quad dorm room Thursday, according to IU Police Department reports. One week earlier, Agnelneri reported her room key had been lost or stolen, said IUPD Lt. Jerry Minger, reading from the police report. The lock was scheduled to be changed Nov. 11, according to the report.

Young Conservatives honor veterans

By Audrie Garrison · Sunday, Nov. 13,2005 11:47 p.m.

The Young Conservatives of Indiana handed out yellow ribbons to students on Veterans Day to honor American veterans and show support for troops currently overseas. Representatives stood outside Ballantine Hall, Woodburn Hall and the Kelley School of Business Friday, giving away yellow ribbons and papers with a quote about veterans from President Bush.

Students face off in Web building contest

By Katie O'Keefe · Sunday, Nov. 13,2005 11:47 p.m.

Lines of code blanketed the computer screen in front of senior informatics major John Palmer. He scrolled through the hundreds of numbers and letters, tweaking a few minor details, and then checked the progress of his creation: a Web site oriented toward recruiting students for the IU School of Informatics. His site consisted of a variety of greens and oranges, a color scheme he said he chose to symbolize "gardening" -- signifying students developing within the informatics program.

1,400 women commence formal recruitment with tours of houses

By Michelle Manchir · Sunday, Nov. 13,2005 11:46 p.m.

The clusters of freshman and sophomore female students donning long-sleeved black T-shirts all over campus this weekend were in search of their future homes. More than 1,400 women participated in 19 Party Saturday and Sunday, the first stage of the Panhellenic Association's formal recruitment where potential new sorority members tour all 19 chapter houses on campus, said junior Jaclyn Reinking, PHA executive vice president of recruitment.