Community Arts

Critics: I-80/94’s construction contributed to flooding, delays

By Associated Press and Alexandra R. Moses · Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 12 a.m.

HAMMOND, Ind. – Residents and officials are questioning why Interstate 80/94 flooded last week, causing parts of the route into Chicago that is one of the nation’s busiest stretches of highway to be closed for three days.

Interfraternity Council ensures safety at parties

By Whitney Mitchell · Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 12 a.m.

n the aftermath of the suspension of five fraternities at Purdue, IU administrators and the Interfraternity Council is taking steps to ensure that fraternity parties at IU remain safe.

Students can visit South Korea via new class

By Ben Phelps · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:59 p.m.

While most students will be celebrating their first week of the 2008 summer vacation, 20 select students will welcome the summer in an entirely different fashion.

The Making of a union

By Kasey Hawrysz · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:59 p.m.

–A small group approached the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and talked with a representative. –The AFSCME representative advised the group to put together an organizing committee made up of at least 10 percent of eligible staff.

Favorites have U.S. Open field day

By Ben Walker · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:52 p.m.

Lleyton Hewitt served up a shutout, Martina Hingis needed only an hour and Svetlana Kuznetsova neatly slid into the second round Tuesday at the U.S. Open. Maria Sharapova and Andy Roddick hoped to keep up that run by former champions in the featured night matches.

Illinois loses touted freshman guard to academics

By Associated Press and Aaron Beard · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:51 p.m.

Illinois basketball coach Bruce Weber said promising recruit Quinton Watkins will not play or attend school this fall because he is not academically eligible.

White Sox go from first to worst, quickly

By Aaron Beard and Rick Gano · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:50 p.m.

Confetti fell and euphoria reigned as manager Ozzie Guillen and his team paraded through the streets of the city after the White Sox won the World Series for the first time in 88 years. That day seems so long ago now, although it’s been less than two years.

Tennessee signs another former Colts defender

By Associated Press and Aaron Beard · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:47 p.m.

Defensive tackle Corey Simon agreed to terms Tuesday with the Tennessee Titans and will try to resume his career after not playing at all in 2006.

Burnout

Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:25 p.m.

A firefighter sprays water to help maintain a fire break as smoke billows behind Tuesday in Ketchum, Idaho.

Dark side of the moon

Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:24 p.m.

The shadow of the earth can be seen on the moon following a total lunar eclipse viewed early Tuesday, near Greenwater, Wash.

Pakistani power struggle heats up between exiled rivals

By Stephen Graham · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:10 p.m.

The power struggle that could unseat President Gen. Pervez Musharraf heated up Tuesday, as his main rivals dug in against his re-election plan and the government defended a ban on two exiled opposition leaders serving again as prime minister.

Virtual police to patrol China’s Internet to prevent illegal content

Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:09 p.m.

Police in China’s capital said Tuesday they will start patrolling the Web using animated beat officers that pop up on a user’s browser and walk, bike or drive across the screen warning them to stay away from illegal Internet content.

Idaho senator’s future in question

Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:08 p.m.

Senate Republican leaders called for an ethics committee review Tuesday into Idaho Sen. Larry Craig’s guilty plea in a police sting operation this summer in an airport men’s room.

Foreign minister Abdullah Gul wins Turkish presidency

Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:07 p.m.

A devout Muslim with a background in political Islam won the Turkish presidency Tuesday, in a major triumph for the Islamic-rooted government after months of confrontation with the secular establishment.

‘Robots’ lacks the emotion and psychological depth of recent animated releases.

Bonjour, Mode

By Kevin Caldwell · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 9:58 p.m.

Do you see these shoes? They are mine. I bought them in early August at a store in New York called Oliver Spencer. Available in black or white, they were originally more than $200, but I was able to get them at a sale price of $59. A smokin’ deal for my smokin’ shoes.

Sex and tech

By Jacob Stewart and Jake Stewart · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 9:18 p.m.

How many of you reading this sentence are listening to an iPod? I thought so. Here’s a little advice. Pull the plugs out of your ears, turn to the person sitting next to you and start talking about anything. Movies, books, your professor’s comb over … literally anything. The technology bug that is infecting the world is quite pronounced on campus. Students long ago stopped communicating with each other prior to class or on sidewalks. This is old news, and, quite frankly, students are probably tired of hearing about it.

Academy of love

By Brian J. McFillen · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 9:15 p.m.

This is going to sound really boring for a moment – but it’s about professors and sex, so stay with me. On Friday, The Chronicle of Higher Education posted a blurb about the latest round in an argument between professor Paul Abramson of UCLA and conservative writer/intellectual Dinesh D’Souza. Abramson is coming out with a new book called “Romance in the Ivory Tower: The Rights and Liberty of Conscience” which, among other things, will argue that state university rules banning romance between professors and students violate the Ninth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution (the Ninth Amendment being: “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people”). D’Souza expressed skepticism about this – and, most recently, Abramson has told D’Souza that he needs to wait until the book comes out before he can criticize it.

Mysteries of Beethoven’s death studied

By George Jahn · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 9:15 p.m.

VIENNA, Austria – Did someone kill Beethoven? A Viennese pathologist claims the composer’s physician did – inadvertently overdosing him with lead in a case of a cure gone wrong.

Folk art museum rejuvenated in Va.

By Sonja Barisic · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 9:14 p.m.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Colonial Williamsburg is more than costumed interpreters in tricorn hats making speeches about revolution or craftsmen demonstrating silversmithing and other trades.

Bulletin Board

Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 9:13 p.m.

Editor’s note: There are many school groups and local organizations that hold auditions and call-outs throughout the year. We will be posting audition information as we receive it. Make sure to check out tomorrow’s ArtsExtra for advice on how to excel in a theater audition.