Community Arts

Community reflects on lives of those lost to AIDS

These were the names of victims of the AIDS pandemic. Candles were lit in their memory at the World AIDS Day Ceremony of Celebration and Remembrance on Monday night in the Fountain Square Ballroom, where more than 100 people gathered with heavy hearts to commemorate the millions of people affected by the illness.

Suicide bombings kill more than 30 in Baghdad, Mosul

A suicide bombing tore through a line of recruits waiting to enter a police academy as multiple blasts struck Iraqi security forces Monday, killing at least 33 people and wounding dozens including four U.S. soldiers and an Iraqi general.

Accident at annual Christmas parade injures at least 9

A hospital official says an accident at a holiday parade in east Texas has injured at least nine people, some of them children.

Vigil remembers those lost in Mumbai

While wind gusts blew and snow fell, students gathered in front of the Sample Gates to commemorate the lives lost in the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai. Through Monday’s freezing weather, members of the Association for India’s Development stood facing Kirkwood Avenue, holding poster boards with images of the victims.

Thai protesters reinforce besieged airports that stranded 300,000

Protesters trying to force the prime minister’s resignation brought in thousands of reinforcements to occupy Bangkok’s two besieged airports Monday, extending the political paralysis that has stranded 300,000 travelers.

Mayor arrested on bribery, fraud charges

The mayor of Alabama’s largest city, Larry Langford, was arrested Monday on federal bribery and fraud charges connected to a multibillion-dollar sewer bond deal that has driven the surrounding county to the brink of bankruptcy.

Experts declare U.S. in recession for past year

The elephant in the room is actually real. Capping months of speculation about a puttering economy, the National Bureau of Economic Research announced Monday the United States has been in a recession for about a year. The NBER is the committee that officially determines the U.S. business cycle.

IU alumnus Gates to stay on as Obama’s defense secretary

President-elect Barack Obama’s National Security team will include a familiar face – both to the nation and to IU. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, an IU alumnus, will keep his position, Obama announced Monday at a press conference in Chicago. Gates served in this role since 2006 under President George W. Bush. He earned a master’s degree in history from IU in 1966. Gates is the only member of the Bush administration slated to join Obama’s, which makes his appointment rare, professors said.PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines

Indianapolis school requires parents help for students to stay enrolled

INDIANAPOLIS – An Indianapolis elementary school treats parental involvement just like homework – and if a student’s parents fail to meet strict expectations, their child can be shipped to another school.

Report blames combination of wet spring, June deluge for flooding

INDIANAPOLIS – An unusually wet spring that dumped nearly twice as much rainfall as normal in the months before a record June deluge expanded the scope of the flooding that followed, a federal report has concluded.

Lawmakers likely to leave same sex marriage off 2009 agenda

INDIANAPOLIS – Lawmakers will face plenty of challenges when they meet in January for the 2009 legislative session, with the top priority being the creation of a balanced two-year budget amid a tanking economy. But one hot-button issue that’s likely to be left off the agenda is same-sex marriage.

Students flock to dorm communities

If your living situation doesn’t complement your interests or provide you with a community, then living-learning centers might be your answer.

Secular group offers niche

Secular Alliance is an organization for any secularists people who are atheists, agnostics, freethinkers, humanists, skeptics and others.

Union Board holds elections

Starting today, students can cast their votes for 16 Union Board directors who will control about $360,000 in student fees. The Union Board election is campus-wide, and all students are encouraged to run, said senior Rachael Tunick, Union Board’s vice president for membership. Students can vote from 5 p.m. today until 5 p.m. Wednesday online at http://ub.indiana.edu.

Wendi Robinson tabbed for All-America cross country honors

Junior Wendi Robinson (left), IU’s lone representative at cross country Nationals on Nov. 24 in Terre Haute, brought home an All-American honor after finishing 28th at the event. Consistently the women’s cross country team’s best runner this season, Robinson was an individual qualifier for Nationals courtesy of her fourth-place finish at the Great Lakes Regional Championships. Robinson posted a 20:34.1 time against 252 competitors over the six-kilometer course. “Wendi did a great job today. We had a goal of being in the top 40 and being an All-American, and she got that done,” IU coach Ron Helmer said in a statement.

Club grows due to devoted members

At the time when most students are quieting down for the night, studying for a test or writing a paper, there is a select group whose favorite part of the day is just beginning at the IU Tennis Center. This group of late-night athletes makes up the IU club tennis team, a program that has been going strong for more than 20 years. Practicing until 11 p.m. three times a week, these students get their fill of tennis, but don’t be mistaken: They love each second of it. Club Vice President Neville Batiwalla said it’s the club’s love for the game that keeps the program on its feet and running.

McNabb a class act in the face of adversity

Donovan McNabb is one tranquil human being. He displays the calmness of a loveable teddy bear in the face of adversity and criticism. And he’s had plenty of it. McNabb was greeted with a soothing chorus of boos the day he was drafted in the first round by the Philadelphia Eagles back in 1999, and all he did was show off that signature million-dollar smile of his. Even though he somewhat won over the Philly fans with his Pro Bowl quarterback play, the 32-year-old has yet to escape constant criticism. On the verge of winning a possible Super Bowl appearance, he endured criticism from his own teammate and the league’s biggest mouth, Terrell Owens.

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Post turkey: The sound of settling

PARIS – It’s funny how returning to a place can make it feel like home. I hadn’t considered Paris a home the entire time I’ve been studying here. But when I returned from Amsterdam last weekend, I felt something I couldn’t recognize until now.

Hoosiers defeat Ohio State, come up short of NCAA Tournament bid