Community Arts

The stupid vote

By Kristi Lafree · Thursday, Oct. 23,2008 9:41 p.m.

When the weatherman tells me to wear a coat, I listen. When MTV tells me to “Choose or Lose,” I don’t. I already voted. But I didn’t vote because MTV told me to. I refuse to be exploited, and I refuse to jump on the bandwagon that MTV and other youth-targeted organizations are steering.

Don’t stereotype those in military

Thursday, Oct. 23,2008 9:40 p.m.

Jack Killen makes the argument that you can’t support the troops without supporting the war and that every service member in Iraq has made the choice to go to Iraq. This argument makes as much sense as saying that Jack Killen supports racism because he goes to IU and we have the Ora L. Wildermuth Intramural Center named after a segregationist. Jack, obviously, has done little research about the military. People have little choice about where they serve. The majority of the U.S. military is not serving in Iraq or Afghanistan; they are deployed around the world.

More of this, less of that

By Julia Boriss · Thursday, Oct. 23,2008 9:38 p.m.

Today I told my boyfriend I’m going to start keeping a list of the jokes he tells that I like and a list of the ones I don’t like so that he can review the lists regularly and, in the future, better cater his jokes to my sense of humor. “I’m not Facebook News Feed,” he told me. “You can’t just hit an icon of thumbs up or thumbs down to choose which kinds of stories you’d like to hear more and which you’d like to hear less.”

We can do more to get aid to the right students

Thursday, Oct. 23,2008 9:37 p.m.

Recently we wrote about the Rethinking Student Aid Study Group, which came out with a report suggesting student aid was not being made accessible enough to low-income students.Now a new report from the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation suggests the same problem with our northern neighbor.The report claimed that much of student aid is offered through tax credits from the federal and provincial governments, along with post-graduation tax rebates, which favor more affluent students.It seems that some Canadian students now receive a better type of aid because more of it comes as non-repayable grants than as loans, which are more difficult for low-income students to cope with. In 2006-07, 30 percent of need-based student aid was provided as non-repayable grants or loan remission – double the figure of 15 years ago.

Strong governance

By Bertrand Teo · Thursday, Oct. 23,2008 9:36 p.m.

I am a supporter of Barack Obama because I believe stronger governance is needed in America at this stage. Some years back, I was puzzled by how the United States – the richest country in the world – constantly registers budget deficits annually and borrows billions from China. During a discussion with friends, I posed this question and was informed that the American economy was driven by credit. This concept further confused me. It is apparent now, however, that with the current credit crunch, credit-lovin’ America is witnessing a crisis.

Senior Ariel Simpson as Queenie, performs during the "Wild Party" dress rehearsals Wednesday evening at the Wells-Metz Theatre.

IU Theatre and Drama throws ‘Wild Party’ on stage

By Lauren Falk · Thursday, Oct. 23,2008 7:53 p.m.

Act II opens with a song by a coked-out 1920s vixen. The cast strips down to barely any clothing, and they drink alcohol and do drugs.

Original Straight No Chaser revisits roots

By Erica Rogers · Thursday, Oct. 23,2008 7:51 p.m.

A decade later, after the members graduated and moved on with their lives, the original Straight No Chaser will be back on stage Saturday at the IU Auditorium for the Homecoming weekend concert.

Second year graduate student Jennifer Jakob performs during the "Merry Wives of Windsor" Tuesday evening at the Musical Arts Center. The opera is of William Shakespeare's tale set to music.

Joke’s on ‘Merry Wives’

By Katherine Hagan · Thursday, Oct. 23,2008 7:50 p.m.

Performers in IU Opera Theater's "The Merry Wives of Windsor" share their insights about the upcoming performance.

Our art fighting ageism

By Ryan Brown · Thursday, Oct. 23,2008 7:26 p.m.

I was in my German class the other day, and in the usual gauntlet of foreign language education, my teacher was firing off questions about who in our classroom was the most of each specific adjective she had listed.

An ode to Jim and J.D.

By Claire Burke · Thursday, Oct. 23,2008 7:25 p.m.

As I was coming up with ideas for this week’s column, I went through the normal “let’s find ideas” routine (which actually just consists of asking my very creative roommate for ideas), and decided it would be best to just make a case for why Jim Halpert and Dr. John “J.D.” Dorian are simply the best male characters (at least they’re my favorite) on television.

I endorse everything ‘Diddy’

By Bryan Payton · Thursday, Oct. 23,2008 7:24 p.m.

“Take that, take that, take that.” Does this phrase ring a bell? Read on.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks to a crowd of more than 35,000 people during a rally Thursday at the American Legion Mall in Indianapolis

Obama addresses 35,000 in Indianapolis

By Kristi Oloffson · Thursday, Oct. 23,2008 5:21 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS- Democratic nominee Barack Obama won’t give up on Indiana. The Illinois senator addressed 35,000 cheering Hoosiers on Thursday in his seventh visit since the May primary, promising voters that if elected he would fix the economy.

Powers clash in Hoosiers’ chance at redemption

By Tyler James Perry · Thursday, Oct. 23,2008 12:20 a.m.

This weekend, the 6-0 IU club hockey team will take on the team that beat them in the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division II National Championship game last season. The Hoosiers will face off with Davenport University, who will head into Friday’s game with an 11-0 record. Both Friday’s and Saturday’s games will take place in Grand Rapids, Mich. The game is the first between the two teams since the title game.

Chappell adapting to starting role with Lewis still nursing hurt ankle

By Lee Hurwitz · Thursday, Oct. 23,2008 12:13 a.m.

Every day for the past week and a half, junior quarterback Kellen Lewis’ high-ankle sprain has listed him as questionable. Improvement in the injury has given the Hoosiers a case of optimism, but for now, they stick to the alternative: Ben Chappell. The sophomore and Bloomington South product started against Illinois last week and has filled in occasionally for the oft-injured Lewis. For most teams, the loss of a dynamic player and leader like Lewis can be irreparable. But having Chappell at the reigns is not new to this team.

Guilty as charged

By Mike Abrams · Thursday, Oct. 23,2008 12:11 a.m.

I did it. Guilty as charged. I take all the blame. It was 100 percent my fault. I know what you are thinking, and you’re wrong. No, I didn’t rob a bank. Nor did I shoot the sheriff. I didn’t even cause the IU football team to lose again. Rather, I am guilty of planning a party I should have never planned.

Johnson simply turning NASCAR’s chase upside down

By Geoffrey Miller · Thursday, Oct. 23,2008 12:10 a.m.

NASCAR instituted the Chase for the Sprint Cup system to determine the season champion in 2004 in an effort to create more excitement in late-season races. At the time, no one would have expected a single driver to dominate the system as handily as Jimmie Johnson has. After last Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway, which Johnson won, the No. 48 is in prime position to score his third-straight title thanks to a commanding 149-point lead over second place Greg Biffle.

Fort Bragg trial starts in ‘fragging’ case

Thursday, Oct. 23,2008 12:10 a.m.

Military prosecutors argued Wednesday that the first soldier accused of killing a direct superior in Iraq – known as “fragging” during the Vietnam war – told other soldiers he wanted to kill and burn his National Guard officer.

More than 100 teams participate in Cornhole contest

By Anna Schilawski · Thursday, Oct. 23,2008 12:10 a.m.

Debbie Deig said she needed an excuse to see her daughter. So when she read there would be a campus-wide Cornhole tournament, she encouraged her daughter to enter because they used to play at family gatherings. She e-mailed her daughter Laura Deig newspaper articles about the event and even paid the $10 registration fee.

2nd annual bonfire sponsored by SAA, Union Board

By Sean Morrison · Thursday, Oct. 23,2008 12:10 a.m.

The second annual bonfire, put on by the Student Alumni Association and the Union Board, was sparked at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dunn Meadow following a Cornhole tournament.

World leaders to meet on economy in Washington

Thursday, Oct. 23,2008 12:09 a.m.

World leaders will meet Nov. 15 in Washington to address the global financial crisis – the first in a series of summits to mitigate what economists predict could be a long and deep downturn, a senior Bush administration official said.