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Rape experts say silence not a solution

Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 1:31 a.m.

Though seven rapes on campus have been reported to the IU Police Department so far this semester, national statistics suggest that as many as 10 or 20 times more might have occurred. Student sexual assault experts suggest psychological distress and social pressures might account for the reason for such widespread silence.

Students fast to reflect upon God during Ramadan

By Kacie Foster · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 1:18 a.m.

For more than a billion Muslims, Ramadan means more than fasting from sunrise to sunset. As one of the five pillars of Islam, it is a time to reflect upon personal devotion to God. Ramadan, which begins today, is a particularly special time for sophomore David Mitchell. He learned of Islam through his friends in high school during Ramadan and decided to convert to the religion when he was 17. He said exploring his faith deepened his spirituality.

Earth Religions bring pagan students together

By Roy Maurer · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 1:16 a.m.

One group on campus is gathering all types of different people under a tent of paganism -- and that's what they want. "With Christianity, the divine is there to be revered and feared, but as pagans, you are hands-on. You're getting in with the god and goddess," said senior Jeremiah Crisp, in closing the Sept. 26 meeting of Earth Religions, the IU Pagans Club.

Opening up discussion

By Adam Aasen and Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 1:14 a.m.

There's nothing like a good debate. Across the country this week, politicians, political scientists, TV pundits and college students debated the nomination of Harriet Miers and the confirmation of John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court. Advocates on both sides attacked their opposition, calling them stupid and questioning their credibility.

Formal recruitment to begin Nov. 12

By Michelle Manchir · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 1:12 a.m.

Formal sorority recruitment season is approaching, but women interested in participating can still register to do so. Last Tuesday, all 19 sorority chapters on campus congregated at Alumni Hall for Greek Opportunities for Women, an information session on greek life for potential pledges.

Community of experience

By Kathleen Quilligan and Kathleen Quilligen · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 1:08 a.m.

Tucked into a dusty folder on the second floor of Bryan Hall in the Offices of the IU Archives is a simple letter from a great man about an ambitious idea.

Company makes nicotine beer to kick smoking habit

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 1:06 a.m.

A German company has devised a way to beat smoking bans in pubs -- it's put nicotine in its beer. NicoShot is currently being tested in Germany and might be approved in upcoming months. Nautilus, its German manufacturer, said the beer is designed to help smokers kick their habit rather than making the beer more addictive.

Buried in stone

By Ashley Lough · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 12:59 a.m.

Dressed in dust-covered blue jeans and steel-toed boots, Tom Prince leaps into his red Chevrolet Cheyenne truck ready to deliver tools, water or whatever his fellow co-workers might need. With one foot on the gas pedal and the other on the brake, Prince grins widely.

Class acts

By -Kehla West and Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 12:48 a.m.

I keep having class with the same people. It always takes me a few months to realize this. The faces are different, and the kids answer to different names, but no matter. It's the same set of kids.

Proposed bill would limit assisted reproduction

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 12:47 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- An interim legislative committee is considering a bill that would prohibit gays, lesbians and single people in Indiana from using medical science to assist them in having a child.

Rainbow trash

By Alyson Brodsy and Asma Khalid · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 12:47 a.m.

Recently during dinner, I tried to explain the intricacies of "white trash" to a cosmopolitan, out-of-state friend. You see, she had never met "white trash." Thus, throughout the meal, she kept asking for more details, questioning my responses and second-guessing my descriptions.

Worker badly burned in explosion at factory

By Alyson Brodsy and Deanna Martin · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 12:45 a.m.

MARION, Ind. -- Construction workers cut a live electrical line at a closed Thomson television picture tube plant, sparking an explosion Tuesday morning that left one worker critically burned, police said.

Vote and be heard

By Alyson Brodsy and Precious Sanders · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 12:45 a.m.

Last week, I received a pleasant surprise in my mailbox: my Monroe County voter registration card. Immediately, I detached the card, signed it, proudly slid it into my wallet and tried to calculate how many days were left until the next election.

Chef rediscovers entreprenurial spirit

By Jessica Wolfe · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 12:44 a.m.

Life is like a box of chocolates for some, but for the enterprising Runcible Spoon owner and head chef Matt O'Neill, life is a path filled with chances and risks to take.

The best woman for the job?

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 12:44 a.m.

We were not dazzled Monday by President Bush's nomination of White House counsel Harriet Miers to be the next U.S. Supreme Court justice. That's not to say we cannot be convinced Miers is the best woman for the job, but between now and her final confirmation vote, she'll need to pack an awfully strong punch.

Hurricane Stan strikes Central America

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 12:38 a.m.

VERACRUZ, Mexico -- Hurricane Stan slammed into Mexico's Gulf coast Tuesday, forcing authorities to close one of the nation's busiest ports and spawning related storms across the region that left at least 59 people dead, most from landslides in El Salvador.

Murals to liven up concrete floodwalls for Hoosiers

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 12:38 a.m.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. -- Scenes of ferry boats and stately mansions are unfolding along the floodwall in Jeffersonville, linking southern Indiana to an Ohio River art project that stretches from Steubenville, Ohio, to Paducah, Ky.

New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin announces up to 3,000 layoffs

By Alyson Brodsy and Amy Forliti · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 12:37 a.m.

NEW ORLEANS -- Mayor Ray Nagin said Tuesday the city is laying off as many as 3,000 employees -- or about half its workforce -- because of the financial damage inflicted on New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina.

Bush defends his nominee against conservative doubts

By Alyson Brodsy and Tom Raum · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 12:36 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush pushed back against suggestions by some skeptical Republicans that Harriet Miers was not conservative enough, insisting on Tuesday that his nominee to the Supreme Court shares his strict-constructionist views.

No clowning around; juggling club serious about 2005 season

By Wes Scott · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 12:36 a.m.

When talking about juggling, the first thing that might come to mind is the circus. However, the participants in the IU Juggling Club are anything but clowns. The Juggling Club has been around since the early 1980s and is still trying to rid the association of the circus that goes along with juggling.