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IU opens its 'door' to new freshmen

By Kasey Hawrysz · Thursday, Aug. 24,2006 3:40 p.m.

Since its inception in 1933, the Freshman Induction Ceremony has marked both a starting point and a finish line for parents and their newly collegiate offspring. For students, it's a kickoff to the next phase in their lives. For parents, however, it is a farewell to the era of cartoons and pajama parties, soon to be replaced with empty nests and the occasional bag of dirty laundry. "It's bittersweet," said Laura Mulligan, whose daughter Rachel is a freshman. "On one hand, we are excited for the opportunities she is going to have, but it's still a little sad. I'll probably shed a few tears on the way home."

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UITS reaches out to incoming freshmen

By Sonia Rana · Thursday, Aug. 24,2006 3:39 p.m.

University Information Technology Services is offering additional support this week for freshmen. They have tips on their Web site for users to help solve problems with personal computers and Internet connection set-up through the University. "UITS is just a word that doesn't mean anything (to incoming students)," said Mark Lynch, manager of support software engineering and distribution at UITS. He said students can learn more by visiting the UITS Web site at http://uits.iu.edu/.

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Sculptor strove for equality with lifetime of art

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Thursday, Aug. 24,2006 3:39 p.m.

Jean Paul Darriau believed his art had the power to change the world. The retired IU professor and nationally renowned sculptor died at his Bloomington home Saturday at the age of 76, leaving behind a wife, four children and numerous works of art expressing hope for a better, more unified world. "He was very energetic, very socially conscious," said Betsy Stirratt, director of the IU School of Fine Arts Gallery, who worked with Jean Paul Darriau on his 1996 retirement exhibit. "He felt his art could convey a message to change society for the better."

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Review says IU students 'almost never study'

By Carly Dachis · Thursday, Aug. 24,2006 3:37 p.m.

After earning past titles as a No. 1 party school and the place to find "lots of beer," the Princeton Review has taken note to another common -- or uncommon -- activity at IU. The review ranked IU as the No. 4 college where "students almost never study" in its eighth edition of "The Best 361 Colleges." IU also earned the 13th ranking for party school. IU administrators are hesitant to admit the rankings lend any quality information and said rankings seem to get more attention than they should. "We were relieved to not be ranked as a party school, the one the news media gives the most attention to," said Larry MacIntyre, IU director of media relations.

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Art + Coffee = Culture at Art Museum

By Lindsey Landis · Thursday, Aug. 24,2006 1:45 a.m.

Instead of requiring students to cram gallery visits into their already-hectic class schedules, this year the IU Art Museum is extending its normal 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. hours (noon to 5 p.m. Sundays) to include four special "after hours" parties celebrating art, coffee and culture.

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Herbert lends a helping hand

By Peter Stevenson · Thursday, Aug. 24,2006 1:22 a.m.

A nervous-looking mother stood on the sidewalk outside Foster Quad, a pile of boxes and suitcases at her feet. She looked up at Harper, the nine-story building that towers over Fee Lane, as if trying to figure out which room belonged to her child. "How are you doing today?" a man wearing a straw IU hat and shirt asked her. A smile crept across the woman's face when the man introduced himself as President Adam Herbert. Herbert visited with parents and students Wednesday morning outside Foster. As thousands of students descended on residence halls all over campus, Herbert and several members of the Residential Programs and Services staff talked with students about the new journey on which they were about to embark.

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Smooth Move

By Kristi Oloffson · Thursday, Aug. 24,2006 1:15 a.m.

Freshman Amanda Faber unloaded her belongings onto a Gator Wednesday afternoon. Because of construction blocking Ashton's old parking lot, Ashton residents like Faber had to use the utility vehicles to move in. Because only six Gators were available, Faber had to wait about an hour to get her luggage moved. Despite the inconvenience, she and her mother were patient as they waited. "I've been through this before," her mother Donna Faber said. "We should have gotten here earlier. I think it's been organized. The construction is just bad timing."

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Presence of asbestos in dorms sparks worries from some parents

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Thursday, Aug. 24,2006 1:05 a.m.

Mini fridge? Check. TV? Check. Asbestos? Check. Some parents were surprised to learn a carcinogen would be part of their child's dorm room this year. "It would be nice if they told us beforehand," said Maryanne Sides, who came from Brownsburg, Ind., to move her son Nick into McNutt and was not aware of the asbestos before Wednesday. "I wish they'd have someone take all of it out."

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Food for men

By Alyson Brodsy and Michelle Manchir · Thursday, Aug. 24,2006 1:03 a.m.

Thank goodness for Hardee's. Without its consistent production of unnecessarily large meat creations and individual food items that provide all the calories the average human needs in a day, "some guys would starve." So they claim in their commercials, anyway.

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Beach Boys 'catch a wave' to IU Auditorium

By Andrea Alumbaugh · Thursday, Aug. 24,2006 1:02 a.m.

If you love picking up 'Good Vibrations' while driving in your 'Little Deuce Coupe,' then you'll have 'Fun, Fun, Fun' celebrating Homecoming at the IU Auditorium with the Beach Boys, featuring original members Bruce Johnston and Mike Love with six members who have joined the group since Brian Wilson left in the 1960s.

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Not an accident

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian Stewart · Thursday, Aug. 24,2006 1 a.m.

The accidental war," the smart editors at The Economist called it in their first edition after the capture of two Israeli soldiers. But superior observers recognized that this war, initiated by Hezbollah with thinly veiled direction from Iran and support from Syria, was hardly accidental. It was an act of war carried out with malice aforethought.

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Academic regression

By IDS staff and Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 24,2006 12:57 a.m.

The University of West Florida has decided to offer basic math and grammar tutorials on its Web site. The tutorials, broadcast on three- to 30-minute video clips, are an attempt to assist the student body and general public in these areas most likely last discussed in high school.

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Alumna explores bodies with photography, art

By Lindsey Landis · Thursday, Aug. 24,2006 12:50 a.m.

A little girl raises her shirt to show a feeding tube protruding from her stomach. A nude woman embraces a tree and reconnects with nature. A single mother poses with her two young children. Twelve of alumna Yara Cluver's stirring portraits are displayed in the Rosemary P. Miller Gallery at the John Waldron Arts Center, 122 S. Walnut St., until Saturday.

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Manning uses preseason for charity

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Marot · Thursday, Aug. 24,2006 12:45 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Peyton Manning is all business when it comes to football. But since it's still the preseason, forgive Manning if this week has been devoted more to his second vocation -- helping others.

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A team is born

By Matt Dollinger · Thursday, Aug. 24,2006 12:39 a.m.

Thousands of IU students moved into their places Tuesday afternoon, settling in for a relaxing week before class begins. But relaxation was the last thing on the minds of the members of the IU football team Tuesday as they prepared for their first big test of the season: Western Michigan.

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