Community Arts

Drunks interrupt dreams

By Alyson Brodsy and Precious Sanders · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 1:33 a.m.

One weekend, I was roused from my slumber by the sound of loud voices and a ground-shaking bass line. After a moment of fumbling for my glasses, I glanced at the clock: 3:37 a.m. Peering through the window, I found a handful of inebriated students surrounding a car, which was parked frighteningly close to mine, with the doors wide open and the stereo system blaring. They were singing off-key at the top of their lungs to a dreadful country song and yelling at one another for cigarettes.

Timberwolves sign Wright

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 1:33 a.m.

The Minnesota Timberwolves signed former IU guard Bracey Wright Monday, the Associated Press reports. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound guard will be looked to fill the void of former sharpshooter Fred Hoiberg, who the wolves released this summer under the amnesty clause. The 10-year veteran underwent successful heart surgery and is still recovering.

After Katrina, family calls Indiana temporary home

By Jessica Wolfe · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 1:15 a.m.

Three-year-old Grace Ramsak wants to play a game to pass the time. "Will you play 'Go Fish' with me, Daddy?" she asks. "Wait just a little while," her father, Rob Ramsak, responds. Grace sighs and walks away, unaware that her parents, Rob and Ronda Ramsak, understand now more than ever how hard waiting can be.

Campus icon retains history, myth from 1868

By Gavin Lesnick · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 1:11 a.m.

IU students Otto Klopsch and Mathilde Zwicker met for the first time beside the sun dial near Maxwell Hall sometime in the early 1890s. Before the century was over, the two campus sweethearts were married and their meeting spot became a part of IU's lore. Though the numbers on the dial are worn down and its time has been distorted over the years, the dial, built in 1868, still exists as a central point to that and other campus traditions and stories.

Student alleges sexual assault in Wright Quad

Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 1:10 a.m.

A female student reported she had been raped in a Wright Quad dorm room early Sunday morning. The IU Police Department was contacted about 11 p.m. Sunday and was informed that the student was admitted to Bloomington Hospital, said Sgt. Leslie Slone. Evidence of a possible assault was gathered at the hospital.

Red Sox topple Blue Jays thanks to another Ortiz game-winning hit

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 1:10 a.m.

TORONTO -- David Ortiz hit two home runs, including a drive in the 11th inning that gave the Boston Red Sox a 6-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays Monday night. Manny Ramirez also homered for the Red Sox, who recovered after wasting a 5-0 lead and moved 3 1/2 games ahead of the second-place New York Yankees in the AL East.

False rape reporting case dropped

By Elisha Sauers · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 1:08 a.m.

The student who recanted a report of being raped at the IU-Purdue men's basketball game in February avoided charges for false informing of a crime. Sophomore Mary Bray pleaded guilty Thursday to a class C misdemeanor for illegal consumption of alcohol. The charges cited for false informing were dropped as a result of the plea agreement.

Bonds is back, nearly homers

By Alyson Brodsy and Janie McCauley · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 1:07 a.m.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds is just a foot or two shy of his old sluggin' self. In his season debut for San Francisco, Bonds strode to the plate Monday night and tipped his batting helmet to the roaring, flashbulb-popping crowd, worked a 3-2 count and lined a double to left-center that fell just shy of clearing the wall.

11th place in South Bend

By Sam Story · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 1:05 a.m.

The IU women's golf team started its 2005 campaign with an impressive showing this past weekend at the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend. The Hoosiers tied for 11th place in a 17-team field, but there was plenty of excitement, most notably from senior Shannon Johnson. Johnson, who fired seven over par 223 (72-76-75), earned co-medalist honors at the event.

Living with a guilty mind

By Alyson Brodsy and Levi Harris · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 1:04 a.m.

Mens rea" is Latin for "guilty mind," and I'm convinced it's ideal for the name of my weekly column. In a criminal trial, prosecutors generally have to prove defendants committed the "actus reus," or guilty act, and that they did so with the required mens rea, or guilty state of mind.

Imitating a Saint

By Alyson Brodsy and Kevin Dwire · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 1:03 a.m.

It couldn't happen. Hell -- no one could even ask for it to happen. After everything the New Orleans Saints had gone through, they couldn't be expected to win their opening game of the season, not after what Hurricane Katrina had done to their city. Oh yeah, and facing a Super Bowl-caliber team in the Carolina Panthers wasn't supposed to help either. But as we all watched the game or flipped to our box scores in the newspapers yesterday, there it was -- Saints 23, Panthers 20.

Around Business

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 1:01 a.m.

ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines Inc., the nation's third-largest carrier, plans to file for bankruptcy protection in New York as early as Wednesday, according to an industry consultant who has been informed of the company's plans.

Consultant: Delta plans to file for bankruptcy

By Alyson Brodsy and Harry R. Weber · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 12:59 a.m.

ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines Inc., the nation's third-largest carrier, plans to file for bankruptcy protection in New York as early as Wednesday, according to an industry consultant who has been informed of the company's plans.

Exiting stage left

By Alyson Brodsy and Colin Dugdale · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 12:59 a.m.

When I returned to my high school last year to see "Grease," it became very clear that most of the male extras were gay. Heterosexuals doing wild pelvic thrusts would have simply been too anomalous, like finding a hamburger in the desert. Obviously, the trend for the gay moths to gravitate toward their inner acting flame was still going strong.

New Web site offers Bloomington menus

By Ryne Shadday · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 12:58 a.m.

When Peter Margulies and Michael Rolland, now IU sophomores, began looking for an easy way to view restaurant menus and find out which restaurants delivered or offered carry-out, they were met by rejection from the numerous phone books around campus.

Keep going forward with e-mail

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 12:52 a.m.

For better or worse, one thing all IU students and faculty share is a common reliance on IU Webmail. However, many users feel Webmail is insufficient due to its poor spam filter, lack of a bulk mail folder and interface reminiscent of the early 1990s, among other concerns.

New backpack turns energy into electricity

By Alyson Brodsy and AP Reports · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 12:52 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- As students, soldiers and hikers can testify, it takes energy to haul around a heavy backpack. Now, researchers have developed a backpack that turns that energy into electricity. It doesn't crank out a lot of juice but it's enough to run things like an MP3 player, a personal data assistant, night vision goggles, a handheld global positioning system or a GSM cell phone. The researchers used a backpack fastened to the carrying frame -- a rigid frame similar to regular backpacks -- by springs. The up-and-down motion caused by walking powers a small generator, producing electricity that can be used directly or stored in a capacitor or battery. The device, developed by Lawrence C. Rome of the University of Pennsylvania, and colleagues, was reported in Friday's issue of the journal Science. The electricity-generating frame weighs about 10 pounds, Rome said. He's working to lighten it so it will weigh only a couple of pounds more than a standard backpack.

Artist bakes edible human 'body' parts in markets

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 12:52 a.m.

POTHARAM, Thailand -- Inside a dark room, realistic-looking "human body parts" are stacked on shelves and hanging on meat hooks. The place looks like a mortuary or the lair of a serial killer, but in fact, it's a bakery. What appears to be putrefying body parts are the bread sculptures of 28-year-old art student Kittiwat Unarrom.

1920s inspire musical comedy

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Kuchwara · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 12:51 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Sandy Wilson describes his fascination, some might say obsession, quite simply. "The 1920s impinged on me as a child and have remained with me ever since," the composer states with crisp understatement.

Latino Cultural Center to demonstrate cooking

By Kacie Foster · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 12:50 a.m.

Many Hoosiers have a large appetite, but they might not have time to prepare a delicious meal. To help change that, the IU Latino Cultural Center is hosting a series of food demonstrations to teach students how to cook a quick and inexpensive dish while learning about Latino culture in the process. All students are invited to the Latino Cultural Center, located at 715 E. Seventh St., at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to learn how to make Mexican breakfast pizza.