Community Arts

IUware Online program licensed to LSU

IUware Online has been offering free software to students, faculty and staff on all eight IU campuses since 1994. Until recently, the services IUware Online provided have been exclusively offered to those affiliated with IU. Now, IU has licensed IUware Online to Louisiana State University in a three-year agreement. The agreement includes any updates and improvements IU develops within the next three years, but IU still owns the license and reserves all rights, said Sue Workman, director of user support at IU.

RHA Nalgene program aims to reduce waste

Students throw away 1,280 red-and-white Coca-Cola cups each week at the Market food court in the Indiana Memorial Union alone, said Market Manager John Shay.

Hillel event tackles race, religion

The inviting atmosphere was difficult to ignore at the Hillel Center Thursday night. The buzz of chatter from the dining room carried to the front door, along with the aroma of a mix of foods. About 50 students gathered to meet people from various backgrounds and to discuss identity and cultural issues during a program titled "Who says we can't talk about identity, politics, sexuality and religion over dinner?" sponsored by various campus cultural centers.

Professors' musical art based on birds' flocking

Science and music combine to make an experimental form of art in A(rt) Life 2.0, an exhibit on display at the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts until Feb. 4. A reception at the gallery will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today. Larry Yaeger, a professor in the School of Informatics, and Norbert Herber, a professor in the Department of Telecommunications, collaborated on the project, which uses complicated algorithms of flocking behavior similar to that of birds. The "birds" in the exhibit, which appear as three-dimensional geometric shapes, use Yaeger's algorithm to flock in random ways, though they do follow certain rules to guarantee that they remain as a flock, Yaeger said. Their actions are tied in with musical noises, such that different behaviors result in different sounds.

Ecuadorean exhibit shows daily life

A vivid array of paintings from Ecuador is on display now through May 7 at the IU Mathers Museum of World Culture. The exhibit, titled "Emerald, Ruby, and Gold: Contemporary Paintings of an Andean Indigenous Culture," also offers visitors explanations and maps as to the paintings' cultural origins. Terra Fuller, a graduate student and curator for the exhibit, explains that these paintings are a relatively recent development.

Monroe County bank robbed

A man robbed the Monroe Bank and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash Wednesday at noon. A white male handed a teller a threatening note after announcing the robbery, but never displayed a weapon, said Bloomington Police Department Captain Joe Qualters, reading from the police report. No one was injured. Witnesses described the suspect as a white male in his mid- to late-20s wearing a light-colored jacket with a stocking cap. A scarf and sunglasses covered his face. They said he was about 5-feet-7 inches or 5-feet-8 inches tall and of thin build. Qualters said another individual drove the suspect away in a gray mid-80s Buick or Oldsmobile.

McRobbie poised for position

Exactly nine years ago today, an Australian researcher boarded a plane and left his home on a national holiday. Now, that researcher, IU-Bloomington Interim Provost Michael McRobbie celebrates Australia Day 10,000 miles across the globe in Indiana. But the former Australian National University professor claims he has no qualms with the States so far. "I love it here," he said. "It's a great country and a great university." After overseeing the success of the information technology department by leading the development of the connective IU infrastructure, founding the pervasive technology labs and providing ample research and computing centers for students, McRobbie's leadership skills speak for themselves, said IU School of Informatics Dean Michael Dunn.

Turning down the heat

Like most students who have a little downtime, Kelli Jo Gatewood likes to hit the bars, catch up on sleep and relax in front of the TV with her boyfriend. She also likes to strap on 70 pounds of gear, rush into blazing buildings and save lives. Gatewood volunteers as a firefighter and emergency medical technician at the Bloomington Township Fire Department. She juggles classes, work and a social life in order to make time for emergency work. A senior fitness specialist major, Gatewood is on staff at both the Bloomington Township Fire Department and the German Township Volunteer Fire Department near her hometown of Columbus, Ind. She has been an EMT for three years and a firefighter for two. As an EMT, she goes on medical calls to do direct patient care. As a firefighter, she responds to car accidents, hazardous materials, carbon monoxide leaks and structure fires.

Greeks seek old campus buildings

The University Architect's Office announced recently that the University will demolish a historic fraternity house. Some members of the greek community say the demolition of the house formerly used by Kappa Sigma is only part of a larger campus problem -- IU's lack of greek housing. While many fraternities and sororities have housing on Jordan Avenue or Third Street, others have had trouble finding a home. "Over a year ago, we tried to buy a building near the (Indiana Memorial Union) that has been vacant for some time," said Greg McBride, president of Phi Kappa Tau. "We were just told that it was going to be used for education, which is great, but it still hasn't been touched."

Campus groups struggle with turnout

Weeks of planning can go to waste for student organizations that are failing to entice students to get involved on campus. Some campus organizations are finding it difficult to recruit new members and attract students to sponsored events. These organizations are forced to look at new tactics and reconsider the structure of their programming. La Casa, the Latino cultural center, experienced these problems last week when director Lillian Casillas organized an event to celebrate Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales, a Latino activist. No one showed up to the event, and although disheartened, Casillas was not surprised. "Our numbers are not as high as they used to be," Casillas said. "There used to be about 30 to 40 students, and now it's closer to 20 or 25."

Hoosiers take it on the offensive

While struggling through a difficult 2004-05 season, the IU women's basketball team finished dead last in the Big Ten in scoring average (51.7 ppg) and field goal percentage (.352 overall). This season, under first year coach Sharon Versyp, the Hoosiers have moved up two spots into the 9-hole in the Big Ten with an average of 62.9 points per game. In comparing the two seasons, the jump in conference ranking might not seem like a major difference, but the increase in points has led to a jump in another important category -- wins. With the season barely past the halfway point, Versyp's Hoosiers have matched their win total from last season, 10, heading into tonight's game against Illinois.

Athletic Injustice

In case you've been living under a rock, or maybe in Collins dormitory, Kobe Bryant, star shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, scored 81 points Sunday night. It was the most points scored in a game since Wilt Chamberlain shot for 100 points in March 1962 against the New York Knicks. While Wilt dominated the opposition with his size (and without a 3-point line), Kobe dominates the league with his athleticism. And I'll take Kobe's athleticism over Wilt's size any day of the week, and twice on Sunday.

IU hopes to move from middle of Big Ten pack

With one month remaining in conference play, a log jam exists in the middle of the Big Ten standings. IU, Illinois and Michigan State are deadlocked in a three-way tie for fourth place. But the Hoosiers (10-8, 4-3) could distance themselves from both teams by the end of the weekend, as they welcome Illinois to Assembly Hall Thursday, before heading to East Lansing to face Michigan State on Saturday. Looking ahead to the Big Ten tournament, IU head coach Sharon Versyp knows that winning these games will greatly affect her team's postseason chances.

Sports columnist goes too far

Courtney Bishop, know your role

Don't boo 6th man

Cursing quotation embarrassing for IDS front page

IU students must cease buffoonery at Assembly Hall

Don't forget other Founding Fathers

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