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Alma Azul mixes it up at Second Story

By Jacob Frohnapple · Sunday, Feb. 11,2001 10:39 p.m.

Second Story Night club offered a mix of music and dancing Saturday night, the sound courtesy of Bloomington's Alma Azul.

Tintern Abbey brings funk, folk music

By Christopher Ensminger · Sunday, Feb. 11,2001 10:38 p.m.

Jenny Appleby, bassist for Tintern Abbey, growled into the microphone midway through the band's three-set performance Thursday at Kilroy's Sports, "You have lost all your clothes, but you can keep your hat on." His words summarized an evening of music that defied a classification into one genre.

Spirit of Sport returns

Sunday, Feb. 11,2001 4:10 p.m.

Spirit of Sport, an annual event sponsored by the IU Division of Recreational Sports, will start today at 5 p.m. in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation's Wildermuth Gymnasium, going until 5 a.m. The event is designed to raise money for Indiana Special Olympics.

Indiana must change with times

Friday, Feb. 9,2001 1:20 p.m.

It's about time Indiana joined the rest of the civilized world in observing daylight-saving time, falling an hour back in the fall and jumping an hour forward in the spring. Although Congress adopted daylight savings time nationally in 1966, states were allowed to opt out, and Indiana chose to do so.

Team to use 1st game as catalyst for season

By Nate Rau · Friday, Feb. 9,2001 1:11 a.m.

In the grand scheme of things, the softball team's first game at 3 p.m. Saturday at Evansville could be considered just another pre-season game. But coach Diane Stephenson sees it as a potential catalyst for a successful season.

Cassady carries Hoosiers in win

Friday, Feb. 9,2001 1:09 a.m.

Suspended IU senior Rachael Honegger wasn't the story in IU's 83-79 overtime win against Wisconsin Thursday. Junior guard Heather Cassady made sure of that -- in the game's first five minutes.

Rested Hoosiers ready for revenge

By David Uchiyama · Friday, Feb. 9,2001 1:05 a.m.

After a week off from games, sophomore guard Tom Coverdale said it's time to get back to business. Not that he hasn't enjoyed the time to rest -- he's averaging nearly 38 minutes per game -- but he's looking forward to playing Michigan at 1 p.m. Sunday in Assembly Hall.

Anti-harassment team offers help

By Peggy Trytko · Friday, Feb. 9,2001 12:49 a.m.

Racial slurs and swastikas carved into doorways and walls of campus buildings. Anti-gay messages on dry-erase boards in the residence halls. An associate instructor making fun of a Jewish student's religion. These are only three examples of discrimination cases that were reported to IU's anti-discrimination teams.

Gunman left warning signs

By Joseph S. Pete · Friday, Feb. 9,2001 12:47 a.m.

It was not unusual for Robert Pickett, an IU alumnus and Evansville accountant who fired shots outside of the White House Wednesday, to take unannounced time off of work and drive to Washington, D.C. Clients and his employer say he often made the trip "to consult a lawyer" in his ongoing litigation with a former employer, the Internal Revenue Service. Sometimes he would disappear for weeks at a time during the tax season.

Bayh to head Democratic centrist group

By Joseph S. Pete · Friday, Feb. 9,2001 12:45 a.m.

It would be hard to disagree that Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., is a rising star in the Democratic party. Tuesday, he was appointed chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council, a centrist group. The council of "New Democrats" has helped launch the national careers of many former chairmen, including then-Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton and House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt of Missouri.

Volunteers' efforts help Special Olympians

By Carrie Waggoner · Friday, Feb. 9,2001 12:44 a.m.

From helping the Special Olympians put on their bowling shoes to cheering for them as they bowled, the Spirit of Sport volunteers bonded with the athletes at the Special Olympic bowling tournament last November. The bonding experience at the tournament helped the volunteers focus on what they are working toward for this weekend's Spirit of Sport events, said Christine Geary, the assistant director of special events for Recreational Sports.

Centers offer evening help

By Jasmine Flagg · Friday, Feb. 9,2001 12:21 a.m.

Students looking for homework or study help late at night have a place to turn. The Academic Support Center offers tutoring in various subjects, workshops and advising 7 p.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday.

Around The Campus

Friday, Feb. 9,2001 12:20 a.m.

Kevin Glowacki, assistant professor of classical studies, was awarded the 2000-01 Archaeological Institute of America Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.

Council approves historic district

By Rhiddhi Trivedi and Riddhi Trivedi · Friday, Feb. 9,2001 12:10 a.m.

The Bloomington Historic Preservation Commission won its petition to make McDoel Gardens the city's first historic conservation district. But the attempt to hold the district together fractured the community. The petition was passed by a vote of 6-3 in the city council meeting Wednesday, but not without a debate between supporters and those opposing the petition. Discussion on the petition, which began at 8 p.m., continued until the early hours of the morning. The area being designated as a historic preservation district means the commission would have to approve any demolitions or relocations of houses or businesses, as well as any new construction in the district.

AIDS on the rise ... again

By Sheila Lalwani · Thursday, Feb. 8,2001 11:32 p.m.

Every major network channel broadcasts messages about AIDS. But how much is actually getting across? How much of this information are viewers absorbing and using to prevent contracting this disease? According to recent figures, many people are not listening. A study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows AIDS is on the rise -- 12 percent overall. But, for homosexual black males, one in three are are at risk of contracting the virus.

Time change would be pointless

By Jodi Miskell · Thursday, Feb. 8,2001 11:30 p.m.

Indiana is one of only three states that don't recognize daylight-saving time. Neither do Arizona and Hawaii. Because these states don't fit into a specific time zone, the business community wants them to conform to the rest of the country and adopt daylight-saving time. Every year, a bill comes before the Indiana General Assembly to adopt daylight-saving time, and every year it fails.

Trumping the race card

By Jim Stinson · Thursday, Feb. 8,2001 11:29 p.m.

The other day, a liberal friend reminded me of what I expect to be a large part of the Democratic strategy for the next four years: "When all else fails, charge racism." When I told him I was generally in favor of a "one nation, one language" policy (having been born in Canada, that gives me a different perspective), he rebutted with one simple term: "Racist."

Our tax dollars at work

By Duncan Mitchel and Duncan Mitchell · Thursday, Feb. 8,2001 11:28 p.m.

If only Al Gore and Joe Lieberman had been elected, we wouldn't be facing this attempt to break down the wall of separation between church and state by giving government funds to "faith-based" charities… Oops! My mistake. Of course Gore and Lieberman also endorsed "charitable choice" during the campaign, seeking to bring religion and government closer together. If they had won, I daresay the Democrats who are now attacking President George W. Bush's "faith-based initiative" would be defending it with pious blather about the "vacuum of values" found in a "hollow secularism."

Around The Region

Thursday, Feb. 8,2001 11:19 p.m.

Woman, 2 children killed in Elkhart fire ELKHART, Ind. -- A fire Thursday morning in an Elkhart duplex left a woman and two young children dead, a fire department official said. The names of the woman and the two children, ages 1 and 2 1/2, were not immediately released.

Around The Arts

Thursday, Feb. 8,2001 11:07 p.m.

Beyond the Pale presents evening of puppet theater Beyond the Pale Productions will present and evening of puppet theater, including "The Puppet Show of Don Cristobal," "Buster Keaton and the Buddha" and "The Third Pythia of Flin Flon" 8 p.m. Saturday in the Rose Firebay of the John Waldron Arts Center, 122 S. Walnut St. Tickets are $9 in advance at TD's CDs & LPs or $10 at the door. For more information, visit www.beyondthepale.org.