Community Arts

4776 vs. 1776

Last Tuesday, U.S. Representative Mike Sodrel (R-Ind., 9th District) introduced House Resolution 4776, a bill seeking to prevent federal courts from reviewing or ruling on speech employed in state legislatures -- excluding witnesses and admissions of criminal guilt, treason or breach of the peace. This bill would also prevent courts from using federal funding to enforce any such rulings.

Amateur radio club offers free classes

The tall antennas sitting on top of the west tower of the Indiana Memorial Union aren't used to channel life in outer space. Instead, they're used by members of K9IU, IU's amateur radio club. Members of K9IU use radios from the sixth floor of the tower that are hooked up to antennas on the roof in order to speak to other radio operators across the globe, from locals to the late King Hussein of Jordan.

Interfraternity Council supports 'BYOB' party policy

The Interfraternity Council is pursuing a policy that would allow anyone 21 and older to bring alcohol into fraternity parties. For more than a year, the IFC has been working on projects to improve safety and responsibility at fraternity parties. This project is known as the Social Responsibility Policy. IFC President Justin Sloan said this policy would reduce the number of lawsuits brought against fraternities and the number of people getting hurt at parties. The policy is currently in place at other schools, including Purdue.

Tradition bridges the gaps in communication

Webster's Dictionary defines a bridge as a structure providing passage over a waterway or other obstacle. But on Fee Lane and Jordan Avenue, they are also makeshift billboards. From personal valentines, charity event information or campus groups searching for new members, these spray-painted bridges always have a message for students. Dean of Students Dick McKaig said the bridges were already being used as billboards when he came to IU in 1971.

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Live From Bloomington looking for cover art

Books shouldn't be judged by their covers, but that is precisely what members of the Union Board will be doing -- CD covers, that is. The annual CD art design competition for Live From Bloomington will come to an end Tuesday, said Live From Bloomington Director Tracy Johnson. The CD is a compilation of nine local bands that will perform April 6 at various venues for Club Night -- an annual event to showcase local music live while simultaneously raising money for a good cause.

Don Knotts, TV's Barney Fife, dies at 81

LOS ANGELES -- Don Knotts, who won TV immortality and five Emmys for playing the bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on "The Andy Griffith Show" with self-deprecating humor, was remembered by his friend and co-star as a comedic genius who wrote some of the show's best scenes. "Don was a small man ... but everything else about him was large: his mind, his expressions," Griffith told The Associated Press on Saturday.

Actors make 'She Stoops' a laughable success

During the rehearsals leading up to this week's performances of "She Stoops to Conquer," director Fontaine Syer said repeatedly reminded actors that "The acting style this material requires has certain things in common with 'I Love Lucy.'"

Author offers insight on poetry, cancer

His yellow Mini Cooper pulled up to the circle outside the Musical Arts Center five minutes before his scheduled reading Sunday afternoon, and poet J.D. McClatchy emerged from the passenger seat. McClatchy and his companions left the car on the curb for his entire 45-minute lecture. McClatchy, an English professor at Yale University, was in Bloomington for ArtsWeek and to celebrate Friday's world premiere of "Our Town," the opera for which he wrote the libretto. McClatchy said he is a poet and an opera writer but he likes writing poetry more.

From the Editors

If you take a look at today's front page, you'll see a photo of an Ann Coulter protester holding up his middle finger. I want you to know the decision to run the photo was not arrived at impulsively.

Diamonds don't translate to love

Clichés stick to Valentine's Day like flies to honey.

Saying 'no' to engagement chicken

I love to cook. I love it even more when I don't have to do it. Luckily, I don't live in an era where such domestic talents are a woman's main value. That notion is a thing of the past. Yet, Glamour magazine doesn't think so. In this year's March issue, a reader named Laura wrote in to share her success with a previously published Glamour recipe, called "Engagement Chicken," which she paired with her recipe of "Hook Him Apple Pie."

Ann Coulter splits IU's crowd

Conservative author Ann Coulter drew a large crowd to the IU Auditorium Thursday night. More than 2,500 of the auditorium's 3,200 seats were full, but that number dwindled throughout her speech as many students were ejected for disruptions and others simply walked out after certain comments.

Senior Night to mark many departures

Calling it senior day might not do justice to Sunday's game against No. 18 Michigan State.

Faculty to help Afghan educators

IU faculty members plan to travel to Afghanistan within the next couple months as part of a $38 million project to help rebuild the educational system in the impoverished country.

Tickets have bus, taxi plans

In August 2005, the Princeton Review ranked IU the No. 6 party school in the nation. Because of IU's flourishing social atmosphere and the concerns that can go with it, both of this year's IU Student Association tickets include safety ideas in their platforms. Red Hot's platform includes dollar cabs and CampusAccess payment for cabs. Hoosier's platform lists support for the Interfraternity Council's Social Responsibility Policy proposal. Both tickets say they would like to see more Midnight Special buses.

Cartoons should remind us to balance freedom of expression with incitement to violence

Nearly six months have passed since the infamous Muhammad cartoon controversy first erupted in Denmark.

Hoosiers set for Big Ten competition

The IU men's track and field team leaves Friday for Iowa to compete in the 2006 Big Ten Indoor Championships. Last weekend's Hoosier Hills Invitational provided a final competitive gear-up before the team takes on nationally ranked Big Ten talent in the postseason.

Track preps for Big Ten championship

After seven meets this season, the IU women's track and field team will compete in the Big Ten Championships. The Hoosiers, along with the rest of the 11-member conference, will compete on Saturday and Sunday in Madison, Wis. IU expects to see more fierce competition than it saw in its earliest meets, and looks to test themselves against the best in the Big Ten.

Inside the reporter's notebook: Ann Coulter

A look at some of the notes reporter Adam Aasen made while covering Ann Coulter's speech at the IU Auditorium Thursday. Some made the final story, while others didn't. Ann Coulter "You don't want the republicans in power, does that mean you want a dictatorship, gay boy?" she said. "Evan Bayh isn't as insane as other democrats," she said. "But he certainly isn't as good as the worst republican."